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Alex Guseman

@alexguseman.bsky.social
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Assistant professor at UCSD Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (www.bmb.ucsd.edu). Pens fan & bbq enthusiast.

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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 16h
How your email finds me tonight
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Dr. Evil: I Didn't Spend Six Years in Evil Medical School
ALT: Dr. Evil: I Didn't Spend Six Years in Evil Medical School
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Neal lab is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to lead exciting structural and biophysical studies of membrane protein quality control! Competitive HHMI-scale salary + cutting-edge science + a genuinely wonderful and supportive lab culture. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’ll take these views for ACS!
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Join the Macromolecular Machines & Assemblies Subgroup on Monday September 14 from 1:00-2:00pm EST for "Emerging Concepts in Macromolecular Assemblies and Machines." This session will feature Neville Bethel from UCSD. Register Today! tinyurl.com/mr35e6j2
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Come be my colleague! We are hiring a structural biologist. I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career here and both department(s) are full of exceptional scientists. apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04589
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Assistant Professor in Structural Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
im heading east (ish) soon for a conference soon and the weather says its supposed to rain... I shouldnt be this excited about a summer thunderstorm should I?
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Im looking for a postdoc to help with protein engineering efforts. If you know who could be a good fit send them my way! see details below:
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Ismail Ahmed @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our lab was awarded a 3 year Brain Initiative R21 to develop a pipeline for predicting where to cage neuropeptides. Looking for a postdoc with expertise in docking and cell culture. (See NIH reporter link in comments for more details). Please share!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Regalt Top Gun
ALT: Regalt Top Gun
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@syracuseu.bsky.social A Scientist’s Quest to Outsmart Brain Disease, A Syracuse University researcher Professor Carlos Castañeda @castanedalab.bsky.social is working to unravel the mysteries behind ALS and Alzheimer’s www.syracuse.edu/stories/brai... #NMRchat #NMR 🧲
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A Scientist’s Quest to Outsmart Brain Disease
A Syracuse University researcher is working to unravel the mysteries behind ALS and Alzheimer’s.
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Who got stoned and decided it was a good idea to have muppets sing the fifa halftime?
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Well I guess I no longer have ESI status.... because its NoA day! I am thrilled my R35 application was funded by NIGMS! I
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The LRP is an awesome program. It helped pay for over half of my college debt. 100% recommend checking if you are eligible and applying
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Im late on this news but this fucking sucks. This is part of where I learned to bee (all pun intended) a scientist. While I was UG at UMD, we used to start the day tending hives and bringing them back to UMD for pesticide toxicology experiments. So sad. www.science.org/content/arti...
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USDA accelerates plan to close its flagship scientific campus
Agency says closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center will improve efficiency, but skeptics argue it will undercut research critical to farmers
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Two years ago we made >25 offers and had a class of 17.... This past year we offered a gut wrenching 8 offers and got a class of 5... SO many talented and deserving students did not get offers that normally would have. not sure how to fix it but i hope we do sooner rather than later
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
As someone who grew up in the protein folding dynamics GRC and a former protein folding dynamics GRS chair.... OMG WE MADE IT FAM!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Thank god there is facebook to remind me annually how long ago i started grad school... Cant believe my first rotation started 12 years ago!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Does this mean America is so back?
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
hmmm only refreshed like four times... thats probably a record.
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Study section is over. how many refreshes will it take to learn the outcome for our R21?!?
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
friendly reminder for everyone to back up their data. Also looks like I will be buying a new computer. Any suggestions? I was thinking Mac Studio?
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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Label-Free AI-Classification of Subcellular Organelles Based on Optical Photothermal Infrared Images www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Registration open : 2026 Solution NMR Structural Biology Workshop @nmrfam.bsky.social July 27-31, Madison WI. This hands-on workshop will focus on protein assignment & ligand interaction. First come first serve basis, with a limit of up to 25 participants nmrfam.wisc.edu/workshops/ #NMRchat 🧲
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Workshops
Training NMRFAM has a long history of providing workshops to train beginning users and non-experts in NMR data analysis. We are developing new content, including modern solution NMR data analysis, sam...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We are hiring a new facilities manager for our solution BioNMR facility. Check out the ad below and please share with anyone who might be interested! employment.ucsd.edu/r-d-engineer...
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R&D Engineer 3 - 139747
R&D Engineer 3 - 139747 | Careers at UC San Diego
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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We are hiring! This is a joint Lab Assistant position with @phosphotig.bsky.social ‘s lab. If you are organized and creative, enjoy learning new things, and if working with two great teams of scientists sounds appealing, please apply! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...
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Laboratory Assistant
The Laboratory Assistant position is a joint-hire between the laboratories of Drs. Tigist Tamir and Chrystal Starbird in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC Chapel Hill. This is a sup...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Notre Dame cannot get into half time soon enough. Needed to make a change sooner...This game is basically over...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Wow. This is BAD, makes me happy I dont use antibodies that often...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Me after reviewing a meh manuscript: I am not reviewing another manuscript for at least 3 months. Also Me: Ooo that author does good work maybe ill say yest to this one...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
As someone with a top gun obsession this is such an awesome birthday present !! I just have to figure out where they go in my office !
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
My wife made me a killer birthday cake!!!!! #spoiled
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Grant and manuscript rejections on the same day are brutal. anyone whose an editor of a decent chem journal want to give advice on getting past the desk?
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Great day for a multi lab bbq!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
RFK jr. just touted this guy who used AI to cure his dogs cancer... turns out the guy made an mRNA vaccine... which RFK jr hates... lol theconversation.com/a-man-used-a...
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A man used AI to help make a cancer vaccine for his dog – an oncologist urges caution
One dog, one vaccine, one data point. The story of Rosie is fascinating – but it is not yet evidence that AI can beat cancer.
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I have seen this story in progress for many years now, so I am thrilled to see Fatema's manuscript on bioarxiv! Such a cool story. Also rumor has it Fatema is on the job market AND just scored a K99 so search committees next year keep your eyes open for that app! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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In Preparation @inprep.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Paper Titled ‘Glycans Of The Caribbean’ Continues To Haunt First Author’s CV
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Fourteen years after its publication in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a paper titled “Glycans of the Caribbean: Structural Analysis of N-linked Oligosaccharides in Marine…
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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Engineered OAA lectins as selective and sensitive high mannose glycan targeting tools www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I am REALLY excited to share this manuscript from my group now on bioarxiv. Here we used the OAA lectin scaffold to ask can lectins be evolved to have specific interactions for defined glycan structures . www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I need my those bioarxiv manuscript vetters to vet my manuscript asap because i cant wait to share it with yall...
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility Lead (NMR Facility Manager) the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, San Diego, CA careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/55... #NMRchat #NMR #NMRjobs 🧲
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Details - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility Lead (Research Technician III) | Job Opportunities | SDSU
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I feel like now will be a rush to get the rest of the remaining 4 letter PDB codes... In a couple of weeks we will be dropping a preprint (w/ one of the coolest PDB codes btw...) so stay tuned...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
it would be great if each journal had a list what each status for their "manuscript status" types mean somewhere.... and the NIH too...
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Me: ordering Girl Scout cookies online feels so wrong Also me: oh (grad students kid) has a link to order send it my way…
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Really cool work from Eugene’s group. I got to hear about it straight from the source at the protein folding dynamics conference this week!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Some Pielakers past and present and honorary took Gary to an airplane museum today during the GRC! What a thrill!
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
My postdoc advisor is an advocate for the “post faculty fellow” positions and in theory it sounds like a super cool idea. That being said if anyone is wanting to do one in my lab, Please email me a CV and cover letter.
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Successful Christmas in the Guseman household as we experimented with new recipes! Dinner for five !
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