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Vahe Bandarian

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Joined June 2019
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Sean Elliott@Prof_SJE2 May 2023
Congratulations to @Drennan_Lab !!! I may be biased, but you are my favorite bioinorganic chemist. HUZZAH!
National Academy of Sciences (@theNASciences) profile pictureNational Academy of Sciences@theNASciences2 May 2023
We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 23 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research. bit.ly/3HyRx2u Congratulations to our new #NASmembers! #NAS160
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Starting to understand how a radical SAM enzyme makes a thioether crosslink - the auxiliary iron-sulfur cluster binds the substrate! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
Peptide Selenocysteine Substitutions Reveal Direct Substrate–Enzyme Interactions at Auxiliary...

Peptide Selenocysteine Substitutions Reveal Direct Substrate–Enzyme Interactions at Auxiliary...

Abstract. Radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) enzymes leverage the properties of one or more iron- and sulfide-containing metallocenters to catalyze comp

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ASBMB@ASBMB10 Nov 2022
Registration is open for #DiscoverBMB! Join us in Seattle to explore 11 symposia, browse exciting exhibits, and attend talks by high-profile scientists and rising stars, panel discussions, poster presentations, interest group sessions and workshops! discoverbmb.asbmb.org/regist…
Graphic promoting seven reasons to attend Discover BMB featuring blue hexagons with white text against an orange background.

ALT Graphic promoting seven reasons to attend Discover BMB featuring blue hexagons with white text against an orange background.

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Our newest paper in Biochemistry finally balances the reaction catalyzed by the tRNA-modifying radical SAM enzyme TYW1 showing that carbon dioxide is the second product and that the auxiliary cluster serves as an oxidant. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Insertion of 4‑Demethylwyosine in tRNAPhe Catalyzed by the Radical S‑Adenosyl‑l‑methionine Enzyme...

Insertion of 4‑Demethylwyosine in tRNAPhe Catalyzed by the Radical S‑Adenosyl‑l‑methionine Enzyme...

Abstract. The radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) enzyme TYW1 catalyzes the condensation of C-2 and C-3 atoms of pyruvate with N-methylguanosine containi

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Continuing on a good streak. Our newest paper in JBC where we report on the substrate for a key RNA modification enzyme! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Beyond thrilled to see our newest paper in ACS Central Science, where we report studies that reveal breathtaking substrate tolerance by radical SAM RiPP maturase. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Leveraging Substrate Promiscuity of a Radical S‑Adenosyl‑L‑methionine RiPP Maturase toward Intram...

Abstract. Radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (RS) enzymes operate on a variety of substrates and catalyze a wide range of complex radical-mediated transformat

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Congratulations Cathy!
ASBMB (@ASBMB) profile pictureASBMB@ASBMB21 Jun 2022
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Congratulations to Catherine Drennan (@Drennan_Lab) at @MITBiology, who won the William C. Rose Award! Her lab studies the structural biology of metalloenzymes, & her pedagogical work includes research into best practices for active lectures. asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people… #DiscoverBMB
2023 ASBMB Annual Award winner graphic. Blue text reads William C. Rose Award with a marker-like double orange line underneath it. Below that, there is a hexagon-shaped photo of Catherine Drennan and the text Catherine Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also in blue. The background is white and grey 3-D hexagons. The Discover BMB logo is in the bottom left hand corner of the graphic. It features a cluster of nine hexagons in dark blue, light blue and blue outline next to the words Discover (in orange) BMB (in light blue) | 2023 (also in light blue) with Seattle | March 25–28 in orange text in the line below.

ALT 2023 ASBMB Annual Award winner graphic. Blue text reads William C. Rose Award with a marker-like double orange line underneath it. Below that, there is a hexagon-shaped photo of Catherine Drennan and the text Catherine Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also in blue. The background is white and grey 3-D hexagons. The Discover BMB logo is in the bottom left hand corner of the graphic. It features a cluster of nine hexagons in dark blue, light blue and blue outline next to the words Discover (in orange) BMB (in light blue) | 2023 (also in light blue) with Seattle | March 25–28 in orange text in the line below.

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Congratulations to Squire for receiving both the Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award, AS WELL AS the Merck award! I think he is the first person to receive TWO awards in the same year from ASBMB!
ASBMB (@ASBMB) profile pictureASBMB@ASBMB21 Jun 2022
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Congratulations to @BookerMan_PSU at @PSUScience, on winning the 2023 Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award! Booker is a past chair of the ASBMB’s Minority Affairs Committee and established the ASBMB IMAGE grant-writing workshop. #DiscoverBMB asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people…
2023 ASBMB Annual Award winner graphic. Blue text reads Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award with a marker-like double orange line underneath it. Below that, there is a hexagon-shaped photo of Squire Booker and the text The Pennsylvania State University, also in blue. The background is white and grey 3-D hexagons. The Discover BMB logo is in the bottom left hand corner of the graphic. It features a cluster of nine hexagons in dark blue, light blue and blue outline next to the words Discover (in orange) BMB (in light blue) | 2023 (also in light blue) with Seattle | March 25–28 in orange text in the line below.

ALT 2023 ASBMB Annual Award winner graphic. Blue text reads Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award with a marker-like double orange line underneath it. Below that, there is a hexagon-shaped photo of Squire Booker and the text The Pennsylvania State University, also in blue. The background is white and grey 3-D hexagons. The Discover BMB logo is in the bottom left hand corner of the graphic. It features a cluster of nine hexagons in dark blue, light blue and blue outline next to the words Discover (in orange) BMB (in light blue) | 2023 (also in light blue) with Seattle | March 25–28 in orange text in the line below.

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ASBMB@ASBMB21 Jun 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 ASBMB Annual Awards! Colleagues & other leaders in the field nominated the winners for making significant contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology & to the training of emerging scientists. #DiscoverBMB asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people…
ASBMB names 2023 award winners

ASBMB names 2023 award winners

Don’t miss their lectures at #DiscoverBMB in March in Seattle.

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ASBMB@ASBMB7 Apr 2022
Thank you all for joining us at #ASBMB2022 at #ExpBio! It was a wonderful experience, and we so appreciate the enthusiasm with which you shared your work. The countdown to our 2023 annual meeting, #DiscoverBMB, is on! We hope you'll join us in Seattle! discoverbmb.asbmb.org
Invitation to Discover BMB, the 2023 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Seattle, featuring a drawing of the Seattle skyline.

ALT Invitation to Discover BMB, the 2023 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Seattle, featuring a drawing of the Seattle skyline.

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ASBMB@ASBMB5 Apr 2022
We're looking forward to #DiscoverBMB in Seattle next year! You can see the themes and sign up for updates here: discoverbmb.asbmb.org/
Craig Cameron Lab (@CameronLabUNC) profile pictureCraig Cameron Lab
@CameronLabUNC5 Apr 2022
Karen Allen @kna6662 and I are so pleased to organize #ASBMB2023 in Seattle. Save the date: March 25-28, 2023. Come discover BMB with us! @ASBMB
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It was such a treat to co-organize the 2022 ASBMB (@ASBMB) meeting in Philadelphia with Martha Cyert (@cyertmartha). Thank you to all the theme organizers, speakers, poster presenters, attendees, and ASBMB for making this a great meeting. See you in Seattle in 2023!
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Karen Allen @kna6662 and I are so pleased to organize #ASBMB2023 in Seattle. Save the date: March 25-28, 2023. Come discover BMB with us! @ASBMB
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ASBMB@ASBMB10 Sep 2021
The abstract-submission site for #ASBMB2022, held in conjunction w/#ExpBio, opens soon! To support members presenting their research, ASBMB will issue more than $270,000 in awards, which include the Dependent Care Grant, Early-Career Faculty Award & more. bit.ly/38WxpFH
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The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize20 Aug 2021
#OnThisDay 20 August 1955, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and her colleagues published the final structure of vitamin B12 which has the most complex structure of all vitamins.
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ASBMB@ASBMB25 Jun 2021
ICYMI, @KayuntaJ won a silver #EXCEL2021 award from @SIIA for her @ASBMB Today essay "Being Black in the ivory tower." Read her powerful essay about her journey through the criminal justice system and academia as a Black woman scientist: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/opinio….
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Something to think about for the Fall. The Other Freshman Class chronicle.com/article/the-ot…
The Other Freshman Class

The Other Freshman Class

Your first-year students aren’t the only ones finding their way around campus.

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Proud to be an @asbmb member. Good job by the minority affairs committee!!
ASBMB (@ASBMB) profile pictureASBMB@ASBMB1 Jun 2020
We are sickened. We are grieving. We are exhausted. We are angry. We are united. Together, as scientists and leaders in our communities, we cannot sit silently. Read ASBMB's statement and call to step up, speak out and intervene: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/opinio….
'We will not be silent'

'We will not be silent'

Members of the ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee release statement about police killings of Black people and institutionalized racism

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ASBMB@ASBMB1 Jun 2020
We are sickened. We are grieving. We are exhausted. We are angry. We are united. Together, as scientists and leaders in our communities, we cannot sit silently. Read ASBMB's statement and call to step up, speak out and intervene: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/opinio….
'We will not be silent'

'We will not be silent'

Members of the ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee release statement about police killings of Black people and institutionalized racism

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