We are happy to introduce one of our keynote speakers for PVMS, @AlissaRothchild! Dr. Rothchild combines immunology, microbiology & computational approaches to investigate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of alveolar macrophages and how that impacts host immune response. 1/2

We're excited to introduce @SymbiosisRox as a keynote speaker! Dr. Roxanne Beinart investigates the impact of symbiotic microbes in marine ecosystems by describing the mechanistic links among symbiont physiology, ecological and evolutionary processes and biogeochemical cycles!1/2

Our Bacterial Physiology speaker is fascinated in small things! Dr. Mona Wu Orr, Mona Wu Orr studies how bacterial small proteins mediate responses to antibiotic exposure through a combination of biochemistry and genetic techniques. Register for #PVMS21 today!!!

Did you know that the Human norovirus is one of the leading causes of food poisoning in the world, making this virus a severe public health and economic burden globally each year? Our keynote speaker Dr. Matthew Moore will be telling us all about these exciting organisms!!! 1/2

Taking out the trash – on a cellular level! Eric Streiter, Chemistry, and a team of researchers have uncovered how cells dispose of damaged proteins. Learn more at umass.science/disposed

Just a gentle reminder that Abstract Registration ends at 11:59PM on December 7, 2020. Come join us! We would love to hear about your exciting research. A huge perk is that it's free to submit and attend this year! Prizes to follow for best talk/poster. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Save the date! This Thursday Dec 10th at 6pm EST join our last cafe of 2020 with Dr. Carrie Palmquist. We'll talk how do we trust & make snap judgments. Flashback to our childhood to understand what social & cultural clues kids use to navigate the world

Great news!! In honor of the holiday season, the abstract submission deadline has been extended to Dec 21st. Submit your abstract today!!1/2

We’re hiring! Our editorial team has an opening for a science journalist to contribute to our coverage of areas ranging from archaeology to molecular biology. This is a full-time, remote position; full details here: bit.ly/3nLvjhP bit.ly/3nLvjhP

🌍UMass Community!🌍 Join us for an exciting #BRiDGE2Impacts talk by Dr. Samniqueka Halsey TOMORROW 2/24 at 10:00 AM EST! "The Importance of Peer Mentoring in Both Recruitment and Retention" See you there! UMass SES College of Natural Sciences at UMass Amherst

Mark you calendars! Our second cafe is coming soon March 11th at 6 pm EST. We took it at the molecular level. Everything you need to know about enzymes, the tiny workers in our body! Join Dr. Yadilette Rivera-Colon for this awesome cafe. Registration: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Tomorrow Thursday 11th 6pm EST! One of our former MCB students will be talking about her reseach for Science Cafe Don't miss it!

Tune in at 4pm today at the link below to support our brilliant and engaging MCB student present her 3MT talk. Come and cast your vote for your favorite speaker. umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91774533565 #UMassMCB #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

A beautiful movie from our paper that just went live @MBoCjournal. molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb…

And here's another movie from our @MBoCjournal paper. This time the optogenetic oligomerization was triggered in interphase cells. molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb…