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The home for the Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology Ph.D. program at Washington University in St. Louis on Bluesky.

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Student Award! πŸ—£οΈ

@klaudiofatmiri.bsky.social from the Soranno Lab was recognized with the 2025 Elliot L. Elson Education and Training Award! This award was created to support educational opportunities for outstanding trainees and provides funds for educational expenses. Congratulations, Klaudio!

04.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Student Award Alert! πŸ—£οΈ

@mariabroering.bsky.social from the lab @nieminm.bsky.social earned the 2025 BMB Science Communication Award! This award is in recognition of her excellent scientific communication and reasoning during her first year as a rotation student. Congratulations, Maria!

04.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Semester Recap!! πŸ—£οΈ

We started the semester off strong with a great BBSB program retreat! Hosted in the St. Louis Zoo, we got to hear some really great talks and posters from students and faculty. As well as some wonderful talents and some interesting(?) karaoke performances in the talent show!

04.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We had a great time getting to know some of our first year BBSB graduate students over coffee! We wish you the best as you continue to settle into graduate school, and we hope to see you around!

@washubbsb.bsky.social

03.11.2025 21:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last, but not least, please join us in welcoming Yuying to the BBSB program! πŸ‘πŸ₯ΌπŸ’«

We are so excited to have such a wonderful cohort of incoming students!

19.08.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next BBSB incoming student highlight features @nataliewalsh.bsky.social ! Welcome, Natalie! πŸ”¬β€οΈπŸ€©

18.08.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please help us give a warm welcome to the next incoming student, Eun Sil! πŸ’šπŸ§ͺπŸŽ‡

15.08.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next is @anna-pan.bsky.social ! We are so happy to have you joining us in BBSB! βœ¨πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬

14.08.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First up, join us in welcoming @vnchlsn.bsky.social to BBSB! πŸŒŸβš›οΈ

13.08.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome, BBSB Incoming Students! πŸŽ‰

We’re excited to welcome five first-year students to our program this year! Pictured below at last week’s orientation, they’re now diving into scientific immersion training. Join us in giving them a warm welcome as we highlight each one in our upcoming posts!

12.08.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@madison-stringer.bsky.social and @mariabroering.bsky.social were caught twinning! πŸ‘―

The BBSB students proudly wear their @washumedicine.bsky.social giving day T-shirts while enjoying the beautiful weather for lunch ❀️πŸ₯ͺπŸŒžπŸ’š

04.08.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another pair of BBSB twins spotted! πŸ‘―

Freya Beinart and Anshuman Jaysingh rock a coordinated summer look, white pants and blue tops, while catching up over cookies and tea πŸ‘”β˜•πŸ‘

16.07.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twins!! πŸ‘―

BBSB GSC Chairs, @klaudiofatmiri.bsky.social and @morganpayne.bsky.social, were spotted in matching program T-shirts! These two do so much for our students, so let’s take a moment to recognize and celebrate our amazing chairs! πŸŽ‰

(T-shirt design by @ellamozi.bsky.social )

09.07.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted in the wild: BBSB students enjoying lunch!

Some of our students who work in labs on the Danforth Campus took a well-deserved break today to catch up and share a meal together β€οΈπŸ’š

12.06.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some bonus pics...

02.06.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A giant shoutout to our Event Planning Chairs, @ericabiven.bsky.social and Aaron Ammerman for putting together this creative event that was such a blast!

02.06.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GSC's main student event was a scavenger hunt this spring! Students split into groups and were sent to find objects or complete various tasks across the medical campus and local Forest Park area. What a super fun way to get together (and get some steps in πŸ˜…)!

02.06.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function Hundreds of mitochondrial-destined proteins rely on N-terminal presequences for organellar targeting and import. While generally described as positively charged amphipathic helices, presequences lack ...

Very excited to share our latest work, β€œMitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧡

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

29.05.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBSB was happy to celebrate five recent graduates in this May's hooding ceremony. Please join us in congratulating Drs. Jonathan Mount, Alexandria Quillin, Jackie Garcia, Jenna Lin, and Paige Hall! πŸ’šπŸŽ“β€οΈ

02.06.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A huge congratulations to Dr. Jenna Lin, who has successfully defended her thesis work from Baron Chanda's
Lab last month! BBSB is so proud of Dr. Lin and this accomplishment! πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸŽˆπŸ™Œ

02.06.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Niemi lab and @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan gave a fantastic presentation on her work at the @asbmb.bsky.social meeting in Chicago! #ProudPI (photo credit to @kerikozul.bsky.social)

14.04.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A huge congratulations to Dr. Paige Hall from the Fremont lab for successfully defending last week! Her thesis, "Biophysical insights into emerging virus-host interactions," contained some really beautiful scientific work. Dr. Hall, BBSB is so proud! πŸ₯³πŸ₯‚πŸŽ‰

03.04.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBSB students and faculty were happy to welcome a new round of admitted students this year! It was a pleasure meeting and introducing you all to St. Louis and our program. Special thanks to Drs. Natalie Niemi and Andrea Soranno for their great efforts in organizing the admitted students’ visit!

01.04.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0