Congratulations @zeqiraj.bsky.social, thoroughly deserved!!

Latest cohort of Ngā Ahurei Fellows announced Twenty-one new Ngā Ahurei Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, including one Honorary Fellow. Fellowship recognises researchers, scholars, and innovators through...

Massive Congrats to @pseudokinase.bsky.social for being named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ! Been great collaborating and enjoying niche 90s live music over the years.

Also well done @peterkdearden.bsky.social and the new NZ-based fellows!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/latest-...

The E3-ome gene-centric compendium reveals the human E3 ligase landscape The E3-ome defines the human repertoire of ubiquitin E3 ligases, creating a unified resource that maps their diversity across the ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like systems. By consolidating fragmented knowledge, this framework provides a foundation for studying ubiquitin signaling and accelerating discovery.

Now online! The E3-ome gene-centric compendium reveals the human E3 ligase landscape

This looks exciting—can I ask how we might access the hetero-complex predictions?

Continuing to build your cycling peleton..... :)

New post-doctoral research position in my phage-host interactions (Phi) laboratory in @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social at @universityofotago.bsky.social New Zealand. The project is focused on defences against jumbo phages. Please share and if interested apply using the link in the comments.

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Sort the weather out won't you @peterfineran.bsky.social !!

50c + Paul Mc is not the combo we deserve in 2025, but it's what we need

We’ve made some new tools to manipulate N-recognins. Check them out in our preprint.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Honour to have our Plenary from Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts at our NZSBMB Conference 2025

Stopping GLI transcription factors in their tracks: identifying regulators of proteolysis as therapeutic targets. at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Stopping GLI transcription factors in their tracks: identifying regulators of proteolysis as therapeutic targets. at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com

We have a fully funded studentship to start your PhD in October 2026! Work with me, Elton Zeqiraj and Joe Cockburn to find new ways to treat diseases with high levels of Hedgehog signalling. Fantastic training in cell and structural biology, genomic screening and biochemistry at the Uni of Leeds!

Just confirming what we already knew: Otago Biochemist Associate Professor Lynette Brownfield is an awesome postgrad supervisor! This week awarded the Division of Health Sciences Supervisor of the year. Here she is with her group of young scientists enjoying a well-earned break amongst the rhodies.

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Is the alphafold database performing really poorly, and Uniprot alphafold links broken for everyone, or just me?

I've tried clearing my cache, but any tips @ebi.embl.org?

What if the guy benchmarking the software IS the developer down the hall you have a beer with....? @ppgardne.bsky.social

Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?

Somewhat disturbing!

Excellent course content for my scientific writing class!

You do make more sense to me after several sips of beer..... ;)

Muyuan Chen has turned structural biology into an immersive experience with his new video game Meowtabolism, now available on Steam.
Try the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/4045010/...
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I am thrilled to release ProteinDJ: a high-performance and modular protein design pipeline. Our open-source workflow incorporates #RFdiffusion, #ProteinMPNN, #FAMPNN, #AlphaFold2 and #Boltz-2. It is a fast, free, and fun way to design proteins (1/5)
doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.678028 #proteindesign

Don't get me wrong, it is an excellent department doing diverse research, supportive colleagues, etc etc! But also there is this for the weekends.....

We're hiring! Come join us as a Lecture/Senior Lecturer in the fantastic supportive Biochemistry Department at the University of Otago.

Dunedin is a super-liveable city, which just happens to have some of the best access to nature (and biking) in Aotearoa......

otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.

Translational research is digging for gold. Basic research is learning where and what to dig. The more funding is diverted to translation, the more we deplete the research ecosystem, driving the supplies of "gold" - immediately translatable findings and innovations - to unsustainably low levels.

Awesome to have such a bunch of legends down under. Thanks @pseudokinase.bsky.social !!

Biochemistry Special Seminar
Wed 27 Aug 1pm Rm BIG13
Distinguished Professor Natarajan Kannan, University of Georgia
Evolution of regulation in signaling systems: From ancient cores to modern complexity

Vinnie Tagliabracci kicking off the final morning of #iubmbkinases, post conference dinner crowd still strong (with coffee....)