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rjweiss.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center at UGA #proteoglycans #glycotime #SanDiegoNative http://weisslaboratory.com
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

As a leader in my lab & various initiatives, I’ve made my stance clear....my commitment to DEI is unwavering. I won’t back down or shy away, even as others do. I’ll continue to uphold and advocate for these values.

My institution sent out something very short and not saying much. It is pretty clear that red states are planning to ride the coattails of the legal actions of blue state AGs. But red state universities/faculty/researchers/staff are absolutely freaking out rn.

New review on structural glycobiology in glycosciences: "From enzymes to organelles". Carbohydrate processing enzymes, glycosylation networks in vitro, Cryo-ET in direct visualisation of native biology , challenges for studying glycosylation by cryo-ET. tinyurl.com/4jnv85xt #glycotime

Proud of @faezehjame.bsky.social and our latest paper on upregulation by #miRNA. miRNA upregulate protein expression of CD98hc, ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2 in a coordinated manner. Regulation is bidirectional, changing the picture on how these #RNA work. #glycotime www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪

Large-scale changes in the genome inherited from parents are significant risk factors for pediatric solid tumors, a new Science study finds. The results provide new insights into the genetic underpinnings of pediatric cancers.

That time when antivaxxers thought so hard that they accidentally re-invented vaccines.