Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026and finally... Amardeep recently put together an excellent review on non-native B12 enzyme catalysis. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-sv6l4 010
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Payal finished off a study of conformational changes relevant to metal-dependent modulation of prolyl oligopeptidase activity by genetically encoded BpyAla residues. Our final effort from a MURI in collaboration with Benoit Roux. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-61n8b 110
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Xuzhong recently reported the first example of enantioselective C-C bond formation by a flavin dependent halogenase via halogenative semi-pinacol rearrangement. Very cool… 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-fdcwp 100
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026We contributed some engineered flavin dependent halogenases to a study by the Sherman group that were used for selective modification of the Antimalarial Premarineosin A: www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comClient Challenge 100
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Way behind on promoting work from folks in the group… not sure I ever plugged Autumn’s work on selective phosphorylation of small molecule substrates with the kinase PsiK. Great collaboration with Graham Cooks’ group at Purdue and Ryan Phelan at AbbVie: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comSelective Phosphorylation of Phenols and Benzenediols by the Kinase PsiK and Variants ThereofPsiK from Psilocybe cubensis phosphorylates a diverse set of substituted phenols and benzenediols beyond its native substrate. High-throughput screening of active site mutant libraries using DESI-MS ... 150
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 22/12/2025very sorry to hear this… such a great legacy in his music. 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 21/12/2025so close, yet so, so far away. an edit striking a few unnecessary details: But life properly lived is dangerous. It’s dangerous to people who refuse to hate those they are told to hate, to people who refuse to oppress, to conquer, to exploit. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Christianity Is a Dangerous Faith 010
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 16/11/2025had to buy one of those little guys when my fam was there last summer. shop owner showed me a list of common symbols in tanuki statues 220
Reposted by Jared LewisClaus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 30/07/2025Excellent article on the importance of US academic research for US private enterprise, and in particular for Silicon Valley. open.substack.com/pub/theahura...open.substack.comSilicon Valley is Wrong about Federal University FundingModern universities are more like a national research labs than colleges. Killing them would handicap America for generations. 163
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025downloaded for the name, but it is quite good! nerv.app/en/about.htmlnerv.appAccessibility UpdateLearn more about the features and functions provided by the NERV Disaster Prevention app. 030
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025i have felt this way since grad school. at this point i don’t even pay attention to them. 030
Reposted by Jared Lewisjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/07/2025america is already great folks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/d...nytimes.comChinese Students Flocked to Central Illinois. Their Food Followed. 532744220
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025fam has had an awesome start to our visit to japan, this pic was preceded by a great time in harajuku before the rain, and i had no clue there was a roland store here, apparently the only one in japan, but the rain was the perfect setting for finding that the store was… closed on tuesdays! so close! 140
Reposted by Jared LewisRobin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 14/07/2025This is utterly brilliant - Macintosh System Software 1.0, all the way to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, all with emulations of the software that actually work!! Incredible. aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...aresluna.orgFrame of preferenceA story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators. 1333
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025it appears that one of the trial locations is just a couple blocks from the hotel my family and i will stay at in shinjuku later this week. daughters will go crazy over this. thanks! any record stores that cannot be missed in tokyo, nagoya, kyoto, or osaka? 110
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025she was originally a so-cal girl. here she is back in pasadena in 2008. 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025had to say goodbye to Panda today. seventeen great years with this crazy border collie. 120
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025arnold group alums out in force at tom ward’s repartzymes (repurposed and artificial metalloenzymes) conference. great science and awesome community! 010
Reposted by Jared LewisIU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse! Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸 🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8 📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology 04213
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025publican and smart bar are two of my favorite places in chicago. this bathroom in basel looks like the child of their bathrooms’ pagan union. 020
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025i was initially put off by alchemist in basel because the glassware was not properly assembled, but i found out i could order absinthe feuerzangenbowle-style. and that you get forceps and a mortar/pestle at table… also the food was excellent. shared pak choi, spätzli, lamb shank, and pork belly. 110
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025having a great time in basel. plattfon record store is a strong recommend. 040
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 22/06/2025wording makes it sound like this could affect grad students also, but i didn’t read the bill text… 000
Reposted by Jared LewisJenny Yang @chemjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) is taking place in Long Beach, CA from July 28 - Aug 1! There is still time to register and submit an abstract! www.icbic21.orgicbic21.orgICBIC 2025, Long Beach CaliforniaJoin the prestigious International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) in Long Beach, California in 2025. Discover the latest advancements in the field of biological inorganic chemist... 1127
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025we just did this for a box turtle on the highway near our neighborhood a couple weeks ago. no pee thankfully! 120
Reposted by Jared LewisRichard Higgins @zen0effect.com · 14/06/2025Courthouse Square, Bloomington, Indiana #nokings 0104
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 14/06/2025i am somewhere between embarrassed (how could i not know about this band?), shocked (seriously, how???), and excited (a whole catalogue of new (to me) music!) that i was completely unfamiliar with The Young Gods before this article. great stuff. 120
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 13/06/2025🌮🌮🌮 www.politico.com/news/2025/06... bcpolitico.comTrump embraces Israeli strike after arguing against itIt hasn’t been a complete shift but the president’s calculus around the risks of an Israeli strike have changed. 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025“the male-above position evolved cooperatively with the additional 180-degree genital rotation from the ancestral end-to-end position, and […] an insufficient angle can negatively affect reproduction” phys.org/news/2019-02...phys.orgEvolutionary rotation of fly genitalia tied to mating successIn the order Diptera, more-primitive species such as mosquitos generally do their deed in the end-to-end position. Higher (more evolved) species such as flies tend toward the male mounting the female ... 020
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025can’t wait to hear the expert advice from this group… (nice summary of “credentials“) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...nytimes.comKennedy Announces Eight New Members of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory Panel 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025i loved this tape when i was little, and i was psyched to find the record @landlockedmusic.com 000
Reposted by Jared LewisPitchfork @pitchfork.com · 11/06/2025Breaking News: Brian Wilson has diedpitchfork.comThe Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia 39274651962
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025saw this ad online. another effort to divert funding for and even the meaning of STEM to other fields. there are good reasons why the acronym STEAM emerged and why the A stands for Arts and not Accounting… but these people just don’t care. www.politico.com/sponsored/20...politico.comSponsored Content: 7 Reasons Why Accounting Should Join Other Tech Professions as a STEM FieldThe need for a change in how the U.S. views accounting. AICPA sponsored content on POLITICO. 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025this guy clearly has no idea what an R1 institution is… or just doesn’t care: “One of the things that we wanted was a guarantee that you would have every professor teaching at least 12 credits, so 12 hours in the classroom for a full-time job, and they just couldn't get there." 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025apparently darrell issa is going to review all research grants in CA? “Come to me with the grant and the justification, and I’ll advocate for that.” 100
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025🌮🌮🌮 www.politico.com/news/2025/06...politico.comTrump, White House aides signal a possible détente with MuskThe two men have been embroiled in a feud over legislation that encompasses the president's agenda. 000
Jared Lewis @jclewislab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025woooooooooow… www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...nytimes.comTrump Compares Russia and Ukraine to Children Fighting 010
Reposted by Jared LewisAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away 608349998050