Our previous paper showed that variant rRNA alleles are conserved and exhibit tissue-specific expression (Parks et al. Sci Adv). We now show that a conserved rRNA allele in E. coli is upregulated under stress and can regulate gene expression and phenotype. cell.com/cell-reports/f…

So proud to be a part of this outstanding collaborative effort to explore the unexpected discovery and physiological significance of an EMT-associated ribosome biogenesis program: disq.us/t/3ehf3jj

Tuning the Baird aromatic triplet-state energy of cyclooctatetraene to maximize the self-healing mechanism in organic fluorophores pnas.org/content/early/…

New paper out from our lab investigating the use of the putative RNA-POL I inhibitor CX-5461 in pediatric neuroblastoma. I believe this study represents a fantastic example of why the details of drug mechanism are deeply important for patient safety. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Here is a nice post in Nature Portfolio summarizing our recent findings on the chemotherapeutic CX-5461, written with Min PAN, Jake Batchelder and Scott C Blanchard. cancercommunity.nature.com/posts/the-chem…

I am thrilled to announce I'll be joining St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Scott C Blanchard. Looking forward to being part of an exceptionally talented research group and immerse myself in working with #smFRET and #CryoEM methods #postdoc

For all the Davidson lefty student athletes as well as our very own @GavinViano #lefty #southpaw #catsarewild

No matter how you feel about Trump politically, can you imagine him filling out a March madness bracket with @ESPNAndyKatz?

MLB opening day. That special time of year when everyone unites to begin 7 straight months of rooting against the Yankees.

33 (993): Minnesota Twins select Davidson Col RHP Clark Beeker. m.mlb.com/draft/tracker#… #MLBDraft

#Marlins Giancarlo Stanton Last 215 plate appearances: 11 HR #SFGiants Madison Bumgarner Last 215 plate appearances: 11 HR

"Nothing was funny for Seneca." atmilb.com/ZQgJK7 x.com/AMarshallSport…

Mets fans waking up, finding out they've signed Tim Tebow... 😱😭

Madison Bumgarner's first pitch is a called strike, and all is right with the world. OK. Maybe not.

When you start a business but you have a life also

@ESPNAndyKatz DodgerhatLa this is a great tweet. Why didn’t you like it???

Crick and Reynolds is the take for pirates in mccutchen deal. Andrew Baggarly Alex Pavlovic on it. i only wish tony watson was still with the pirates so he could have combined to form a crick and watson combo in their pen (nerd joke)

Grad school can be rough! #Doctors #research #sciencefunny

A paper just published in Science Advances, "Variant ribosomal RNA alleles are conserved and exhibit tissue-specific expression," reveals that the sequences of ribosomal RNA within the mammalian ribosome may be significantly more divergent than expected: advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/2/ea…

In a new Science Advances study, Scott C Blanchard and team found that each person contains a wide variety of #ribosomes. Study suggests that genetic variation of rDNA may affect the way proteins are built, linking to developmental disorders. bit.ly/2oJo51k