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A global community of researchers dedicated to the understanding of proteins.
@proteinsociety.bsky.socialAttending the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting in Washington, DC, this weekend? Stop by Booth 28 to meet us! Don’t miss CEO Raluca Cadar on the panel “Finding Community Within Your Discipline” tomorrow, Oct 10, from 10:15–11:30 AM. See you there!
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday
Can sugar modifications influence eye health?
Stacy Malaker & colleagues show that O-glycans affect the structure and assembly of lacritin, a tear protein being studied for dry eye disease.
📄 Protein Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Webinars are back!
Join us Nov. 16, 12–2 PM EST, for “The Dynamic Nature of Allostery,” featuring Peter Hamm, Doeke Hekstra, Hagen Hofmann & Ruth Nussinov. Moderated by Gilad Haran.
💻 Free virtual workshop. Space is limited!
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🏆 Nominate a standout in protein science!
2027 TPS Awards & Fellows nominations are due Nov. 1, 2026.
Awards: No TPS membership required
Fellows: Nominees must be current or past members
Learn more: www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday
Can we engineer how proteins choose their partners?
Andrew Marshall, Charles Bond & colleagues created a DBHS protein that favors pairing with itself, revealing clues about what drives protein partner preference.
📄 Protein Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@proteinsociety.bsky.social🎃 October’s Under the Microscope is here!
Explore an imagined Halloween interview with Jacques Monod, TPS award nominations, upcoming events & Protein Science highlights.
📬 Read: mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Heading to the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting? Visit The Protein Society’s booth and meet our team!
Our CEO, Raluca Cadar, will also speak on the “Finding Community Within Your Discipline” panel on October 10.
See you in DC!
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Discover the research in Protein Science through Figure Friday! Each week, we spotlight a figure and the finding behind it.
Published in the journal? Submit your paper and a figure for consideration: [email protected]
Learn more: www.proteinsociety.org/protein-scie...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday
Not all amino acid changes affect proteins the same way.
Liskin Swint-Kruse & colleagues developed RheoScale 2.0 to reveal hidden patterns in how substitutions impact protein function.
📄 Protein Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Save the date!
Join The Protein Society & ELRIG for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026, Nov. 10–11 at GSK Stevenage, UK.
Explore AI/ML, protein design, advanced QC, challenging targets & novel therapeutics.
Learn more: elrig.org/portfolio/pr...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🏆 2027 Protein Society Award Spotlight: Hans Neurath Award
Honoring recent contributions of exceptional merit to basic protein research.
👏 Congrats to 2026 recipient Dr. Babis Kalodimos of St. Jude!
Nominations close Nov. 1: www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday
Can we engineer proteins to better resist oxidation?
Seyed Shahriar Arab & colleagues developed EvoMut, a tool that identifies oxidation-prone amino acids—and predicts which can be safely changed to improve stability.
📄 Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@proteinsociety.bsky.social🏆 2027 Protein Society Award Spotlight: Emil Thomas Kaiser Award
Recognizing significant contributions to applying chemistry in the study of proteins.
👏 Congrats to 2026 recipient Professor Peng Chen of Peking University!
Nominations close Nov. 1: www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🔬 The September issue of Under the Microscope is here!
Inside: 🧬 protein science in drug discovery, 🏆 2027 TPS Awards & Fellows nominations, 📖 the latest from Protein Science, upcoming webinars & more.
Read the latest: mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday
How does HIV-1 protease change as drug resistance develops?
Rieko Ishima & colleagues show that resistance mutations increase asymmetry in the protein’s flexible flaps when bound to darunavir.
📄 Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@proteinsociety.bsky.social🏆 2027 Award Spotlight: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award
This award recognizes exceptional contributions in protein science that profoundly influence our understanding of biology.
👏 Congrats to 2026 recipient Andreas Martin!
Nominations close Nov 1: www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social📄 Facile, high-throughput protein purification enabled by high-efficiency protease elution (Fig. 2)
Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🧬 Figure Friday AI is making protein design faster, but can protein production keep up? Edson Noriega, Chris Bahl & colleagues developed a high-throughput workflow for rapid protein purification, demonstrated across 96 diverse proteins.
@proteinsociety.bsky.social🏆 2027 Protein Society Award Spotlight: Christian Anfinsen Award
This award recognizes technological achievement or significant methodological advances in protein science.
👏 Congrats to 2026 recipient Paula Booth of King's College
Nominations close Nov. 1: www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...
