Hi hi hi! Appearing here briefly to say two things:

1) please register for the coolest summer GRC #metalloco24

2)watch this amazing video my friend Yeva Dashevsky shot for the amazing Chicago band Panther Style

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I gave out “organic chemistry friendship bracelets” (ORGO, ACID, BASE) today to students who volunteered to solve problems on the board in class. Day 1 of this experiment was wildly successful. I had students already volunteering to answer questions in future classes.

!!! I have had serious problems from the very start with water getting into my vacuum pump after every single regen. And yes I’ve done (and bought) everything VAC told me to. IT WAS NEW. I’m stuck with a doorstop and will never recommend VAC again. They won’t come out, either!

Thank you to Qantas for such a lovely trip from Adelaide to Sydney! Your crew treated me like a VIP and gave me the lowdown on the best snacks in Oz. QF746 ROCKED! Can’t wait to fly with you again! 🤓

I truly had a fantastic time in Golden CO giving a talk at NREL today as a BEST JEDI speaker. Plus!! I got to try out a Tesla 3 for my rental car…vroom vroom R. David Britt ! Thank you to (Dr) Effie Kisgeropoulos and Martha Arellano-Trevino for having me. I felt so valued. ❤️

Do you know any post-baccs or current research associates that would like to work in my lab? I’m looking for a 2 year commitment and an interest/skills in proteins and metal ions! Pay is competitive and the work is fun. I just need help doing all this science! DM for more info.

A previous thesis student saw this in a cell pellet and I think about it all the time

.Kelly Chacón uses light-based measurements to study bacterial enzymes that reduce toxic metal ions and mentors students from historically marginalized backgrounds. Read more about this #LGBTQinSTEM Trailblazer: fal.cn/3yLmx #QueerinSTEM #PrideMonth

As a reviewer of many a broader impacts statement I often see great ideas that lack modern best practices for supporting vulnerable groups (like properly hosting summer students). YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT- HIRE ONE! And this expert right👇🏽 is legit.

At the 2023 NSF CHE workshop as a mentor- how time has flown! And so excited to meet folks like Jonathan L. Kuo in real life. 😍

Amazing Day at Reed College! the Bowring Group Nicole M James @Shivani20921690 Phan T. Trương (張朝藩) Dr. Irving “Deuterolysis” Rettig

Super pleased to share that Verna 's last paper of her PhD was just published in Nature Communications showing that [Fe-S] clusters are linked to post-translational arginylation! 🔓Open access here to read for all: rdcu.be/c4kgv

Finally, we congratulate #MetalsinBiology ⁦Gordon Research Conferences⁩ 2022 Saltman and Stiefel award winners in person in Ventura! ⁦Joey Cotruvo⁩ ⁦Marie Heffern⁩ ⁦Kelly Chacón⁩ and Dan Suess ⁦MIT Chemistry⁩ !

Getting ready for Metals in Biology GRC by pre-gaming at Catalina Island with these fantastic scientists Olshansky Lab H.S. Shafaat Kelly Chacón

Packed and ready for #MIBGRC2023 ! Don’t care if that’s a legitimate hashtag or not…it is now! 3 years of delay…and I know we are gonna make up for it next week. 🥳

4x #BSF -grantee Prof. Deborah Fass Weizmann Institute & 🇺🇸 collaborators Prof. Katherine Franz Duke University & Dr. Kelly Chacón Reed College published a new study on the role of gut mucus in transporting potentially toxic but essential copper inside the body. bit.ly/BSF-DeborahFas…