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Lab of Dr. Nik Sgourakis at the University of Pennsylvania. Decoding immune function at the atomic level. Retweets ≠ endorsement

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New preprint alert! Our lab has captured the first glimpse of how #TAPBPR selects #antigens for #MHCI presentation. Focusing on a high-fidelity #immune checkpoint, our structural insights guide new approaches to #vaccine design and #cancer #immunotherapy. tinyurl.com/tuuwjjh4

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Incredible #ICMRBS in Seoul! 🇰🇷 Reunited with good friends and colleagues, explored cutting-edge #NMR research in talks & poster sessions, and shared our work on #MHC-I antigen proofreading by molecular #chaperones. Kudos to the organizers for a stellar meeting! 👏 #SciComm

Incredible #ICMRBS in Seoul! 🇰🇷 Reunited with good friends and colleagues, explored cutting-edge #NMR research in talks & poster sessions, and shared our work on #MHC-I antigen proofreading by molecular #chaperones. Kudos to the organizers for a stellar meeting! 👏 #SciComm
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Exciting news! UPenn Dept of Biochem & Biophys has installed a new 800 MHz NMR instrument, supported by HHMI & Penn Medicine. Special thanks to tolbertlab for making this possible. This cutting-edge resource will be invaluable for our BBCB Graduate Group grad students & the entire Penn community.

Exciting news! <a href="/BB_UPenn/">UPenn Dept of Biochem & Biophys</a> has installed a new 800 MHz NMR instrument, supported by <a href="/HHMINEWS/">HHMI</a> &amp; <a href="/PennMedicine/">Penn Medicine</a>. Special thanks to <a href="/tolbertrnalab/">tolbertlab</a> for making this possible. This cutting-edge resource will be invaluable for our <a href="/BMBGGUPENN/">BBCB Graduate Group</a> grad students &amp; the entire Penn community.
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Excited to share a new preprint! Using solution #NMR spectroscopy, we explored the #dynamics of the #cytokine interleukin-2 and ‘superkine’ variants, identifying a core allosteric network that enables enhanced receptor binding. Greg Bowman SpanglerLab doi.org/10.1101/2024.1…

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🧪 #NMR, why bother? Because it provides unprecedented insights into molecular mechanisms! Case in point: A dynamic switch within #Cas9's REC3 domain enables DNA proofreading function. Congratulations to Viviane De Paula and team for a beautiful paper : tinyurl.com/2ayt235h

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🧬 Excited to share our new collaborative study with Greg Bowman and SpanglerLab uncovering how protein dynamics regulate IL-2 cytokine immune signaling. Our #NMR data can help design new IL-2 variants. Congratulations to Claire Woodward and coauthors! tinyurl.com/4udpaj6t

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"A structure is worth a thousand words!" Thank you David for instilling your passion for proteins, and making the most difficult problems in science look easy. It was an honor to join colleagues and friends for your proudest moment, looking forward to exciting times ahead!

"A structure is worth a thousand words!" Thank you David for instilling your passion for proteins, and making the most difficult problems in science look easy. It was an honor to join colleagues and friends for your proudest moment,  looking forward to exciting times ahead!
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Tired of running separate experiments using ELIspots and tetramers? Then use VLP-Open HLA - a versatile nanoparticle platform that can screen for #Tcell responses in vitro. Using SpyTag/SpyCatcher chemistry to conjugate our loadable, open #MHC-I molecules on engineered

Tired of running separate experiments using ELIspots and tetramers? Then use VLP-Open HLA - a versatile nanoparticle platform that can screen for #Tcell responses in vitro. Using SpyTag/SpyCatcher chemistry to conjugate our loadable, open #MHC-I molecules on engineered
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💡 Members of SgourakisLab in team NexTGen uncover novel mechanism of antigen selection, resolving long-standing questions in adaptive immunity. These findings could pave the way for advancements in cancer #Immunotherapy & #VaccineDevelopment. More 👉 cancergrandchallenges.org/news/unravelli…

💡 Members of <a href="/SgourakisLab/">SgourakisLab</a> in team NexTGen uncover novel mechanism of antigen selection, resolving long-standing questions in adaptive immunity. 

These findings could pave the way for advancements in cancer #Immunotherapy &amp; #VaccineDevelopment. 

More 👉 cancergrandchallenges.org/news/unravelli…
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Thrilled to congratulate Dr. Claire Woodward on her successful thesis defense! Her pioneering use of #NMR spectroscopy to investigate Interleukin-2 and other #Tcell signaling molecules has opened new windows into therapeutics design for immune regulation! Brilliant work that

Thrilled to congratulate Dr. Claire Woodward on her successful thesis defense! Her pioneering use of #NMR spectroscopy to investigate Interleukin-2 and other #Tcell signaling molecules has opened new windows into therapeutics design for immune regulation!  Brilliant work that
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🎓Celebrating a major milestone: Two outstanding new PhDs, Drs. Yi Sun and Claire Woodward graduated in the 2025 Penn BGS ceremony-our lab's very first graduates from BBCB Graduate Group. We are all incredibly proud of their dedication and accomplishments. The future of science is bright

🎓Celebrating a major milestone: Two outstanding new PhDs, Drs. Yi Sun and Claire Woodward graduated in the 2025 <a href="/pennbgs/">Penn BGS</a> ceremony-our lab's very first graduates from <a href="/BMBGGUPENN/">BBCB Graduate Group</a>. We are all incredibly proud of their dedication and accomplishments. The future of science is bright
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Just out in PNASNews ! Using the Institute for Protein Design's SMART #MHCI concept we can now rapidly map interactions with #Tcell receptors by #NMR. This could accelerate immunotherapy development for #CancerGrandChallenges Teams MATCHMAKERS, NexTGen. Congratulations to Claire Woodward and all