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Em Sontag

@emsontagmu.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof at Marquette Biology researching proteostasis and neurodegeneration. 1st gen and grew up on a farm. Undergrad at Rose-Hulman, Grad at UC-Irvine with the amazing Leslie Thompson, and Postdoc at Stanford with the incredible Judith Frydman.

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HDBuzz @hdbuzzfeed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Day 1 of #HD2026 - From what human brains can teach us about HD, to HTT1a, somatic CAG expansion and the normal biology of HTT, today’s talks spanned the spectrum from fundamental biology to potential treatments. Catch up on everything we learned right here. en.hdbuzz.net/hd-2026-milt...
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Castañeda Lab at SU @castanedalab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We are actively looking for a NMR facility manager for our growing NMR needs in Syracuse! This facility hosts an 800 with TCI cryoprobe (perfect for disordered protein research) and 600 with Prodigy cryoprobe. Please share with your communities!
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Proteostasis UK @proteostasisuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Registration Now Open: Proteostasis UK ECR Training Workshop 2026 Measuring Proteostasis Using Quantitative Proteomics 3–4 November 2026, Liverpool John Moores University 📅 Early registration closes: Friday 14 August 🔗 Find out more and register visit: proteostasisuk.co.uk/ecr-network/...
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Castañeda Lab at SU @castanedalab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Interested in joining a vibrant Syracuse research community? We are looking to hire a NMR facility manager overseeing 600 and 800 MHz Bruker systems (the latter equipped with a TCI cryoprobe). Please share with your networks and apply here!: esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In this blog post, BPS President @karenfleming.bsky.social amplifies the remarkable story of how a molecule discovered in lizard venom ultimately led to today's groundbreaking GLP-1 drugs. buff.ly/8xrOmaI
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Sonja Blumenstock @sblumenstock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What if part of Huntington's disease wasn't just damage, but a circuit stuck in the wrong pattern? Our new paper, out today in Nature, tests that idea.
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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🍷Hidden yeast compounds revealed: Profiling 48 wine #Yeast strains revealed previously uncharacterized bioactive lipids (LNAPEs) & major strain differences in beneficial omega-3 & -6 fatty acids; could optimize fermentation & wine quality 🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬 www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 23/03/2026
Crystal structure work by Matthew Wohlever and colleagues shows how ALS mutations disrupt self-association between the ubiquilin STI1 hydrophobic groove and internal placeholder sequences, modulating its phase separation link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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ALS mutations disrupt self-association between the ubiquilin STI1 hydrophobic groove and internal placeholder sequences - The EMBO Journal
Ubiquilins are molecular chaperones that play multifaceted roles in proteostasis, with point mutations in UBQLN2 leading to altered phase-separation properties and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)....
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Join the Biopolymers In Vivo (BIV) Subgroup for a webinar on Tuesday, March 24 at 4:00 PM ET. The symposium will highlight the research of four graduate students from the Subgroup. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr3r97bc
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Proteostasis UK @proteostasisuk.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📢 Next Proteostasis Consortium Seminar – Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 3:00 pm GMT (10:00 am CT) 👉Link & Updates here: www.proteostasisconsortium.com/seminars/ Speaker: Ulrich Hartl (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) Title: ’Observing chaperone machines in intact cells’
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Dawafuti Sherpa @dawafutisherpa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Excited to announce that FASEB Ignite Career Forum 2026 (preceding FASEB Ubiquitin Mechanisms, Functions, and Therapeutics & Protein Folding in the Cell) is open for registration! Abstract deadline - April 6, 2026 For more details - events.faseb.org/event/Protei... events.faseb.org/event/Ubiqui...
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 09/03/2026
We’re looking for a creative & enthusiastic postdoc with expertise in cryo-EM or protein biochemistry to join @annebertolotti.bsky.social (LMB Neurobiology Division) and help solve structures of key stress signalling enzymes and develop new inhibitors. www.nature.com/naturecareer... Apply by 22 MAR
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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · 04/03/2026
Madison, WI 🚨City announcement🚨 Madison — where curiosity is basically a local tradition 🧠🍻 Join #Pint26 May 18–20, 2026! 👉 pintofscience.us/team/Madison/
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Verena Kohler @verenakohler.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
#Postdoc #Opportunity in the #KohlerProteostasisLab. Deadline: May 30 Details: www.vkohler-lab.com/join-our-team Looking forward to receiving your application! What we stand for: #STEM #Science #Support #ProfessionalDevelopment #AcademicKindness #DynamicTeam
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Join our Team — Kohler Proteostasis Lab
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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Valid question really
Four panel comic: First panel, a figure holds a stack of papers with a ship drawn on it. Text says "First you tell me to change out the third aim since it was pretty weak. Then overhaul the second." Second panel, two sails on the ship are now red. "The first aim no longer makes sense so I change that one too. Then redo the introduction and conclusions. The abstract follows." Third panel, all three sails and part of the body of the boat are red now. "Every single figure and table has to be updated and all new citations put in too." Fourth panel, the ship is completely red "So, members of my committee, I ask you: Is this the same thesis that I started with?"
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David Gaboriau @dgaboriau.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Gentle reminder :-)
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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Reposting. Because it's another day but the same gaping maw
Four panel comic with two figures talking. Panel 1: figure in black "How are things going?". Panel 2: figure in red "well...". Panel 3: shows a giant swirling black cloud above with lightning coming out - red figure '... aside from the gaping maw of existential apocalypse looming overhead...'. Panel 4: red figure '... pretty good. Can't complain.'
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Em Sontag @emsontagmu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This is an incredible opportunity to work with one of my personal and scientific heroes! If you know anyone looking for a tech position right now, please let them know!
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If you know undergrads who are still looking for a summer research opportunity (esp with the cancellation of so many REUs) - Our NSF BII INSITE is still taking applications for our summer internship program.
Flyer advertising summer INSITE program at UC Merced
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Chelsea Cook @phdbee.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎉🎉I am SO excited to share our lab's first data paper published in ProcB @royalsociety.org! This research is part of @jlotusnguyen.bsky.social 's PhD dissertation and explores how social #behavior is organized in honey bees. 🐝 Let me share the story...! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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Disruption of collective behaviour correlates with reduced interaction efficiency | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Group-living organisms commonly engage in collective behaviour to respond to an ever-changing environment. As animals face environmental change, establishing the mechanisms of information used to collectively behave is critical. Western honeybees (Apis ...
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Em Sontag @emsontagmu.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Both of my graduate students have taken this course, and it has been invaluable for them! I highly recommend it!
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jackie pelham @pelhamjackie.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Announcing the Biophysics Week IDP Trainee Symposium on March 27 at 12pm CT hosted by @idpseminars.bsky.social & The BPS IDP Subgroup! Join via Zoom for talks by talented grad students & postdocs. Abstract submissions are open! See flyer for more details! #BiophysicsWeek @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
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Scott Rich, Ph.D. @richcompneuro.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This hits the #NewPI community hardest if true. No grant reviews delays not just work that needs funding, but the “cycle” of multiple submissions before acceptance. Funded grants build off of feedback on multiple previous versions. Evaluations for tenure and promotion will need fundamental change.
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I'm seeing a lot of support for fired scientists and environmental professionals, which is great But a lot is phased is "just keep doing your important work," and I need you to know that these are early career people with student loans and no savings, and they need income for food and shelter.
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Staff position available in my lab at Stanford! Please share. Details below 👇 careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/life-sc...
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Life Science Research Professional 2 (2 Year Fixed Term) in School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
The Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine is...
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Em Sontag @emsontagmu.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
It is -2F and iced coffee still outnumbered hot 2:1 at the coffee shop this morning. People in Milwaukee are just made of sterner stuff.
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