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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Heya Folks - our priority review of applicants for our Tenure Track position in Biochemistry (focus on protein homeostasis) is coming up (Monday June 22). Take a look and let me know if you have questions! bsky.app/profile/chie...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We are hiring! Focus is on colleagues interested in protein homeostasis and human disease. Priority reviewing starts mid-June and will continue on a rolling basis. Here is the ad, hit me up if you have questions! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry - Protein Homeostasis - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Title: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry - Protein Homeostasis Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Work Locati...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

It's awesomely amazing to hear from my old undergrad junior lab partner @veatchlab.bsky.social how excited they were to see my student's poster at Protein Society. Even after 30 years we still get excited about each other's science!!

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Today is Loving Day! Anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in 1967 legalizing interracial marriage, without which my relationship and family would not be considered legal. Best name for a celebratory day! ❤️❤️❤️ www.npr.org/2025/06/08/g...

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NPR readers share stories of love and adversity in honor of Loving Day

June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A reminder that nominations for the Sternberg Award for the 2025 Molecular Genetics of Phages and Bacteria (Phages Meeting) is due in one week! Nominate your amazing graduating students!!! conferences.union.wisc.edu/phages/award...

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Sternberg Thesis Prize | Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

My son just came up with a great joke. "Why wasn't the RNA shivering? Because it had a CODON!" 😀 🧪

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Greatest comment from a student in my PChem class (meets at 8:30 AM). "I really like it, it's like gen chem, but with physics". Boom achievement unlocked.

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

An amazing meeting. Strongly recommend for anyone in the general new england area!

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

My partner Holly is an amazing artist and scientist. She is contemplating a book about a visual appreciation of colors and forms in the natural world. This is her hand painted panel on shell chirality! Whattya think?

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Justyne Odgahl successfully defended! Her paper was also just accepted at JBC, check it out to learn about allostery and DNA binding in the Lon protease! #microsky www.jbc.org/article/S002...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Giving thanks for an awesome group of folks to work with (they came up with this lab shirt), wishing you all a graceful break!

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Because of the new followers, wanted to repost this! Priority deadline is this Friday (15th). Hit me up with questions!

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

We are looking for a new colleague to join our department, the focus is on quantitative and/or structural biology. Let me know if you have any questions. Feel free to repost or tag appropriately! careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Details - Assistant Professor - Quantitative & Structural Biology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

Don't forget to submit your nomination for the Sternberg Award to celebrate your amazing graduating student! LMK if you have questions #phages2024 conferences.union.wisc.edu/phages/award...

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Sternberg Thesis Prize | Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

OK, evidently someone 'fiddled' with the knobs below the stage on the microscope and now we are in a bad place for our phase contrast. Figured #microsky might have some ideas about how to get us back to happy? I'm leaning toward misaligned phase rings?

poor phase contrast microscopy of bacteria

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Happy Pi day everyone! As another example of a special day - we start priority reviewing of our faculty search tomorrow ! Hit me up if you have any questions: careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

We had two preprints drop this past week! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... and www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

The 2024 GRC Microbial Stress meeting program is live and we have some blazin' folks - should be a little bit of something for everyone. The conference is usually oversubscribed, so please register early! Hit me up with any ?s! www.grc.org/microbial-st... #MicroSky

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Just letting folks know that we're going to start reviewing for our newest faculty search on March 15 careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Excited to share this first preprint from Kubra Yigit in my lab. It's a pink phenotype ya'll (pre-Barbie!). Let's see if I can thread about this...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

There has to be a word for that feeling when you actually have your final grading finished early!!

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

Come join us at UMass! Great colleagues and banging science. LMK if you have questions about position, area, etc! careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

I was settling in thus am to write the last grad rec letter on my list and realized I already had done it for this student for something else!! <insert gif of snoopy dancing>

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Impromptu lab photo with weirdly warm day for November! Thrilled to have all these UGs and Grad students in the lab.

Lab photo with two rows of lab members outside the building

Lab photo of lab members outside the building on a warm day

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Peter Chien @chienlab.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

To celebrate the last Friday of 'Mole month' (10/23!), my oldest made this video game for his chem class. If you want a little break in the routine, have some fun moving around moles! paperfive.itch.io/the-mole-the...

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