Out in Science Advances, and just in time for #NationalChemistryWeek... One of the rarest and least understood elements, #actinium, becomes less of a mystery with the help of #lanmodulin! Proud to be part of this team led by Gauthier Deblonde Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory #NCW Penn State Eberly College of Science

Today in PNASNews, the first genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for #manganese! My student Jen Park Jennifer Park re-engineered the EF hands of lanmodulin to selectively respond to Mn(II) and used the resulting sensors to study Mn dynamics in bacteria. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Here is my result for my 6-year journey! I'm so proud of myself!

Grateful for the opportunity share my thoughts and experiences on my journey to tenure in Trends in Chemistry ! Thank you to Dr Jess Pancholi for giving me the chance to share my voice. Take a look! authors.elsevier.com/a/1jQVG9CpcYaQ… #pathtotenure #profmomlife #academicjourney

Just out PNASNews, we characterize a new type of lanthanides-binding protein (a Ln chaperone) and engineer it for separations! Great work by Wyatt Larrinaga and Jonathan Jung, w/ my colleague Amie Boal! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… Penn State Chemistry Penn State Eberly College of Science

Please join me and Jennifer Park this year at the 2025 Gordon Research Seminar: Cell Biology of Metals in Portland, ME 🔬🧫 (and the associated GRC of course! erinlconnolly and Tom Bartnikas) with our Keynote Speaker Oriana Fisher And why not…vote for your fav transition metal!