Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Enjoying my first time at the Plant and Animal Genome meeting in sunny San Diego! #PAG33 0261
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Normally I post about science, but here is a bit of my textile dye art pieces that I enjoyed making during the holiday break #icedye 0131
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I'm excited to share our new work getting us closer to on plant-derived compostable plastic replacements 🌿🧪 My talented grad student, Mohammad Aghajohari, figured out the structure-reactivity roadmap for plant xylans to make it easy to modify. #glycotime #MaterialsScience #Biobased rdcu.be/eMh4grdcu.beStructural features of xylan dictate reactivity and functionalization potential for bio-based materials 081
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Are you interested in graduate studies in plant science? UGA is looking for perspective graduate students to participate in Integrated Plant Science Access Preview Week hosted by graduate students affiliated with the UGA Plant Center.. Applications are due October 14th tinyurl.com/IPS-Accessplantcenter.uga.eduPlant Center – University of Georgia 020
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczBioF:GREAT @biof-great.bsky.social · 18/09/2025🍭 Glycans are biology’s sugar code—super complex, super important. Thanks to AlphaFold3, we can now model their interactions with proteins! 🧪 Our new workflow unlocks fresh ways to explore immunity, infection & disease. doi.org/10.1093/glyc... #BioFGREAT #NSF #glycotime 2122
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczBioF:GREAT @biof-great.bsky.social · 19/09/2025The team at BioF:GREAT is always on the lookout for new protein design models that care about more than just the backbone! We are excited to try the new RFdiffusion3 (RFD3)! 🚀 New preprint from David Baker!🚀 🧪 #ProteinDesign #DeepLearning #ComputationalBiology www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgDe novo Design of All-atom Biomolecular Interactions with RFdiffusion3Deep learning has accelerated protein design, but most existing methods are restricted to generating protein backbone coordinates and often neglect interactions with other biomolecules. We present RFd... 072
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczBioF:GREAT @biof-great.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Meet the BioF:GREAT Team at The Society for Glycobiology's Annual Meeting in San Diego this November and be part of the future of glycoscience! Register for SfGlycobiology here: www.glycobiology.org/annual-meeting See you there! #SfGlycobiology #glycotime #biotech #glycotime #glycosylation 063
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczElisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Our work @benschulz.bsky.social on the specificity and the mechanism of activation of the eukaryotic oligosaccharyltransferase is now on Glycopedia ⬇️🎉🥳, the largest repository of #glycotime news and educational material online! Thank you Serge Perez 🤓❤️ glycopedia.eu/2025/09/09/r...glycopedia.euRegulation of N-glycosylation efficiency by eukaryotic oligosaccharyltransferase - GlycopediaOligosaccharyltransferase (OST) catalyses the key step of N-glycosylation, transferring immature N-glycans to select Asn residues in nascent proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Asn are more li... 13110
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Sweet science, serious impact!! Check out this new paper from our NSF Biofoundry the BioF:GREAT. #glycotime 🧪 041
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Who knew the kinome has a dark side? To find out more- check out this new paper from our NSF Biofoundry. #glycotime #kinase 🧪 040
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Check out our new paper unraveling the structure of Rhsmnogalacturonan I in Arabidopsis. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... 🧪🌱kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me 042
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 25/07/2025So proud that Kristen Thorne in my group won an award for best poster at the CAZyme GRC today!! #glycotime 070
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Enjoyed a tour of the #UGA Georgia Electron Microscopy facility to see the new #Sigray x-ray microscope that me and a group of PIs acquired through the support of #NSF MRI We’re ready to look at plant cell walls! 🧪 120
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Had a wonderful evening celebrating my friend and colleague Robin Buell’s election into the National Academy of Sciences! So proud to be part of UGAs plant science community. 😊 080
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Really excited to have this new capability at UGA thanks to the support of the NSF! The Eclipse XRM-910 Micro-CT from Sigray Inc., will allow us to create 3D models of plant tissues from a series of 2D X-ray images, preserving the original sample. #plantbio #glycotime 🧪 091
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Celebrating 2 new PhD candidates in the Plant Biopolymers Group this week. Congrats to Zeina and Charlie!!! 070
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We are still accepting applications to attend the GRC on CAZymes for Glycan Conversions. This year's theme is ‘Unlocking CAZyme Interfaces’. This is one of my favorite meetings and I am excited to be the vice co-chair elect this year. #glycotime #biochemistry 🧪 www.grc.org/carbohydrate...media.tenor.coma cartoon of a pitcher and a cup of sugar on a table with the words `` sweet '' written on it .ALT: a cartoon of a pitcher and a cup of sugar on a table with the words `` sweet '' written on it . 064
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczKaren James @kejames.bsky.social · 02/03/2025It’s not just about this or that nameserver or browser, or how long it’s down, or if it’s intermittent (though those things are important, especially to clinicians and their patients); it’s this: “What if NCBI is not a permanent repository?” 🧪 🧬 44918
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Had a great time hosting @ArielOrellana this week for a wonderful visit! Lots of cool work going on with NDP-sugars in plants. 020
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczCezary Waszczak @cezarywaszczak.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Have you ever wondered how pectin acetylation affects cell adhesion? Together with @breeannau.bsky.social we have the answer! Check our our joint preprint! @treebiocoe.bsky.social www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...researchsquare.comTBR is an RG-I rhamnose O-acetyltransferase required for epidermal cell adhesion in Arabidopsis thalianaPectins are enriched in primary cell walls and the middle lamella, determining cell-to-cell adhesion. O-acetylation of pectin backbones influences their physicochemical properties and plays a role in ... 2114
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Read our new #preprint on @researchsquare: TBR is an RG-I rhamnose O-acetyltransferase required for epidermal cell adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana. Pectin synthesis is much more complex than we think! #glycotime 🧪 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...researchsquare.comTBR is an RG-I rhamnose O-acetyltransferase required for epidermal cell adhesion in Arabidopsis thalianaPectins are enriched in primary cell walls and the middle lamella, determining cell-to-cell adhesion. O-acetylation of pectin backbones influences their physicochemical properties and plays a role in ... 031
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Had a blast at our holiday lab Bingo party!! Great people 🧪 and great fun 🎉🍻 030
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczBorjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Our colleagues at the Jülich Plant #Phenotyping Center #JPPC (@fz-juelich.de) have an open #PHDposition. Apply on the link 👇 untill 10.1.2025. #PlantSciJobs #PlantScience 🧪 #Roots Re-post please. www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...fz-juelich.dePhD Position – Characterization of the Phenotypic Diversity of Root and Shoot Traits in Rye Heterotic PoolsAre you passionate about science? Would you like to contribute to research on breeding crops resilient to climate change? Come to work with us at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Plant Sciences... 01413
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I want to give @carrieaeckert.bsky.social a big shout out for leading our teams effort to work with scientists across academia, government, industry, and US funding agencies to suggest science roadmaps to drive the emerging bioeconomy. Check out our roadmap here!! www.casa-bio.netcasa-bio.netCASA-BioDesigned by Knowinnovation 020
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Our new preprint is out on developing ML models to study glycosyltransferaes #glycotime 🧪 Thank you to DOE for supporting our work on glycoenzymes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgDecoding substrate specificity determining factors in glycosyltransferase-B enzymes - Insights from machine learning modelsSubstrate specificity is an essential characteristic of any enzyme's function and an understanding of the factors that determine this specificity is crucial for enzyme engineering. Unlike the structur... 2193
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczElisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Thank you for having me Chris! Such a great visit 🥳🥳 and amazing hospitality 🙏🏻 062
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Glyco-job alert!! The application deadline is approaching for our open track faculty position at the CCRC 🧪🧪 join the great glyco community in Athens, GA. #glycotime www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/400...media.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a pitcher and a cup with sugar being poured into themALT: a cartoon drawing of a pitcher and a cup with sugar being poured into them 063
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Check out the Plant Science Research Weekly -- Perspective on our recent review : Enzymatic routes to designer hemicelluloses for use in biobased materials (JACS Au) (Summary by Mary Williams) buff.ly/3C87FZ3 #PlantaePSRW #glycotimebuff.lyPerspective: Enzymatic routes to designer hemicelluloses for use in biobased materials | PlantaeThis article poses the interesting question of whether we can use our knowledge of plant cell wall-modifying, carbohydrate-active enzymes to produce biobased materials. Specifically… 294
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczBreeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 21/11/2024www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/400...ugajobsearch.comOpen Rank - Assistant, Associate or Full ProfessorThe University of Georgia (UGA) announces an opening for a tenure track faculty member at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC; https://c... 011
Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Calling all glyco-enthusiasts!! We have an opening for a tenure-track faculty member at any rank in the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (ccrc.uga.edu) in the areas of plant or microbial glycoscience. Come join our amazing team. #glycotime www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/400...media.tenor.coma cartoon of a pitcher with a spoon and a cup of sugar on a tableALT: a cartoon of a pitcher with a spoon and a cup of sugar on a table 12926
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczSam Mugford @samtmugford.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Come and join an amazing community of researchers in plant-insect interactions, Group leader position at the John Innes Centre #plants #insects www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/pl...jic.ac.ukPlant-Insect Group Leader | John Innes CentreThe John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on plant-arthropod interactions, including insects. 01119
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczChenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Here is a thread showcasing my GitHub repositories: 1) Friends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs. An opinionated essay on good and bad graphs. My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie... 1222871
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczCarrie A. Eckert (she/her/hers) @carrieaeckert.bsky.social · 16/11/2024It’s not too late, please consider attending a Keystone Symposium I’m chairing on the role of genetic engineering in driving a sustainable future www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...keystonesymposia.orgGenetic Engineering for a Sustainable Future | Keystone Symposia 012
Reposted by Breeanna UrbanowiczCarrie A. Eckert (she/her/hers) @carrieaeckert.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I also want to highlight the massive amount of work so many talented scientists across academia, government, industry, and non-profits working with US funding agencies to suggest science roadmaps to drive the emerging bioeconomy www.casa-bio.netcasa-bio.netCASA-BioDesigned by Knowinnovation 001