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Prof. Rivka Isaacson

@rli22.bsky.social
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professional scientist; amateur artsy person; youtube.com/watch?v=92JExD… she/her

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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I loved the many mentions of crisps in #ThePalmHouse and made the mistake of asking AI about the symbolism: Riley uses the humble crisp packet the way Marcel Proust used a madeleine in case you were wondering...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Five more papers and I'm allowed a creme egg #exams #marking #incentives
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Iris Murdoch @irismurdoch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
'Out of the Attic' with @rli22.bsky.social irismurdochsociety.org.uk/2026/03/16/o... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
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Out of the Attic - The Iris Murdoch Society
As someone who lives for both poetry and Iris Murdoch (her own canon and the wonderful world of scholarship that surrounds her), Poems from an Attic, is the best fiftieth birthday present I could wish...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Builders near us seem to be working on a #homunculus...
Big water dispenser filled with rubbish
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🧪Congratulations to my former literature supervisee Tamanna and current PhD student Mingyang whose sterling efforts to research the under-explored role of growth hormone in breast cancer have now been published in Bioscience Reports - well done everyone! url: portlandpress.com/bioscirep/ar...
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The role of growth hormone in metastasis and angiogenesis of breast cancer
Abstract. Breast cancer is a complex disease which has many factors affecting its progression and metastasis. Although steroid hormones, especially oestrogen, are most commonly associated with breast ...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I got the Welshiest sentence on Duo just now: After eating Owen, the dragon is planning to move to Cardiff. Hope you don't get indigestion, ddraig!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I ❤️ Iris Murdoch #youdon'tsay - I'm so excited she has a new book out despite having died in 1999 and it's poetry - my fave - here are some of my thoughts: How I found an unexpected connection to science in the works of Iris Murdoch – by a molecular biophysicist theconversation.com/how-i-found-...
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How I found an unexpected connection to science in the works of Iris Murdoch – by a molecular biophysicist
An academic has used ten of Iris Murdoch’s novels and some newly discovered poems to illuminate scientific concepts.
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Blown away by this incredible documentary by Hannah Berryman about Eileen Collins pioneering astronaut, pilot & mission commander. I remember these famous space missions esp Discovery but knew nothing of their heroine. Amazing Q&A w her afterwards too. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket-unmissable!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Earlybird deadline has passed and we have our ideal number of delegates signed up but if anyone else would like to join us the venue has a little more capacity and we are still open to a few more applications and poster abstracts if anyone else would like to join us - it's gonna be a blast!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Earlybird deadline TODAY! We are nearly full-reserve your protein-making spot right now-we would love to see you in Birmingham-super fun interactive 2-day course-choose-your-own-adventure sessions for expression and purification; personalised trouble-shooting! www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
It's Bandcamp Friday! daily.bandcamp.com/best-country... so far I've bought Folk Bitch Trio, Darkening Green, Kissing Other Ppl (all from attached) and David Hurn. I was gonna get Fancy Hagood who was wonderful supporting Ashley Monroe recently but don't think he's on. Further suggestions welcome...
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The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, August 2025
Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
EARLYBIRD deadline 18th Sept! Places filling fast for our super-interactive protein-making workshop. Come join us in Brum at Thinktank Museum & learn to make top qual proteins start-to-finish. Limited numbers 4 max interaction/troubleshooting. My report from 2024: portlandpress.com/biochemist/a...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🧪I'm honoured & proud to say I've been appointed chair of the organising committee for Physics of Life 2027, our flagship conference @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social, @instituteofphysics.bsky.social & @bbsociety.bsky.social which will be held in Edinburgh 22-25 March 2027. Stay tuned for many updates...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
@irismurdoch.bsky.social On Murdoch's Birthday why not consider joining the Iris Murdoch Society? irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/memb... Receive the brilliant Iris Murdoch Review, keep up to date with scholarship, new publications, symposia etc via the newsletter & get reduced rates on IM events
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I wrote about my 7/7 experience for the 20th (!) anniversary: The art of ‘travelling hopefully’ ft.com/content/ac05... via @ftweekend.com This, from the comments section, is going on my CV: In a world of pontificating dim wits, a voice that is crystal clear on what it means to carry on fully awake
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The art of ‘travelling hopefully’
Twenty years after being caught up in the 7/7 London terror attacks, Rivka Isaacson reflects on the lasting impact of that day
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
With the great man himself! I always get pics with the colourfully haired people of the conference...
Two NMR spectroscopists with colourful hair...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
It's the keynote now - the epic legend Frank Delaglio whom I've cited so many times but never met - he is a total genius, endlessly entertaining, and his beard is purple!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🧪25th @ccpnmr.bsky.social conference is go! Off to wonderful start with session on peptides featuring Anne Conibear, @kawamuragroup.bsky.social so far. We don't think anyone has been at all 25 CCPNs but search is on for top attendee. I'm 22/25 -missed first 2 living in US and 1 for giving birth...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
An outstanding afternoon at the cross-disciplinary 1st King's Multiscale Biofilm Research Hub Symposium. This is Prof. Jessica Mark Welch all the way from the US-just look at those incredible images! 🧪
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I am at something amazing-a book launch for 2 very different works-a coming-of-age lesbian novel by Katie Hall & a book about evil in Iris Murdoch by my friend Daniel Reid. Totally inspiring evening @kingstonunilib.bsky.social is a total travesty they have shut down humanities
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
On the same day my son asked me how I wore my hair in the 'nineteen hundreds' & my daughter asked me whether the bike I rode in Cambridge was a penny farthing... #notthatold
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🧪 I have an excellent review article on S-palmitoylation in health and disease written by a superb student I've been mentoring. I've been sniffing around for upcoming special issues on PTMs or lipids but no luck so far - anyone know of anything, or has interest in publishing this? NO SPAM please
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
PGR symposium always a favourite day of the year. Our @kingsnmes.bsky.social chemistry PhD students are so awesome! Love this action shot of our fearless leader Isma telling us what an adventure the PhD journey can be...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Absolute #dreamcometrue meeting the wonderful #MaryChapinCarpenter last night. The heartfelt dynamic between accomplished interviewer &lifelong superfan #NicoleTaylor and MCC was absolutely bewitching. Everyone was enraptured. Both so sweet & modest-privileged to hear the beautiful new songs. Lovely
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I had a great time at the #climateprotest last week - I know fun isn't really the goal but it was a beautiful day with inspiring talks and the reassurance of being around sensible people who care about the planet and are actually trying to do something about it @ScienceToPolitics.bsky.social #win
small crowd of scientists at climate protest in parliament square
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I've got a crazy day on Tuesday but am still really hoping to put in an appearance - please come too 🧪
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
To find out about inner workings of department stores I bought a book published in 2024-it all felt quite relevant & useful, if a bit pompous in style, until about half way through it mentioned deliveries by horse & wagon. I've since discovered it was first published in 1901-interesting experience!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Every year I co-organise a popular protein engineering workshop with @Biochemsoc.bsky.social - this year we will be in Birmingham 18-19 Nov. Booking hasn't opened yet but interest can be registered here. We had a wonderful group last year-join us! www.biochemistry.org/events-and-t...
biochemistry.org
Engineering Recombinant Proteins for Structural and Functional Studies 2025
This training event will explore strategies for producing high-quality, pure, and homogenous recombinant proteins - essential for both structural and functional studies. Aimed at early career research...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Thank you so much for writing this! All three corresponding authors across the 2 papers are women, and the majority of the other authors are too. Feminism & diversity issues are close to our hearts & foremost in our practice...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🧪Awesome Lizzie from the press office @kingsnmes.bsky.social has written a story about our new papers in Genes & Development @cshlpress.bsky.social which identify MdfA, a new protein that helps bacteria shut down their metabolism as they transform into spores: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/scienti...
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Scientists discover protein key to bacteria's survival in extreme environments
The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria form spores for survival, enabling superbugs to evade hospital cleaning
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🧪And the great Peter Setlow, one of the sporulation patriarchs, kindly wrote a commentary about our two papers! genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Where and why have so many metabolic enzymes gone from developing spores of Bacillus subtilis?
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🧪At some point we discovered that Kit Pogliano's lab at UCSD had discovered the same adaptor through completely different experimental approaches and we all worked together to publish back-to-back. Here's theirs: genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Developmentally regulated proteolysis by MdfA and ClpCP mediates metabolic differentiation during Bacillus subtilis sporulation
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🧪When bacteria meet unfavo(u)rable growth conditions and decide to become practically indestructible spores, MdfA helps them get rid of their metabolic enzymes in the ClpCP waste disposal chute, so that they can shut down metabolism and go dormant, until such time as environment improves...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🧪Amy @amycamp.bsky.social & I met in the Silver lab @danafarber.bsky.social in 2001 & we've collaborated ever since we both got our own labs. This paper about a new ClpCP adaptor, out today, is the work of about 10 years & we are very happy to see it fly the nest. genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This week I did a careers fair at a huge state school for years 7-9. Hundreds of students over 4hrs. Bought a 500 piece jigsaw from Vinted for £2.50 & the kids all helped me do it gradually - worked great & finished in perfect time! Lots of kids said they hated science tho & I tried to argue back...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I would love to be added thank you! TBH I wasn't sure which subject to pick as I'm in between but I'm a biophysicist based in a #chemistry department - think it's the best fit - feel free to advise if you think otherwise - thank you www.kcl.ac.uk/people/rivka...
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Rivka Isaacson
Professor of Molecular Biophysics
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Early bird deadline TODAY! Come join us in beautiful Harrogate...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The event I did in the Old King's Head now has a lovely write-up on the PubSci blog! I can't explain how much I enjoyed doing this - I found my milieu - sipping, supping, science - hope to do lots more of it... pubsci.info/2025/02/05/g...
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Gunpowder, Sonnets and Quantum Gravity
A Poetic Way to Look at the Protein Folding Problem, Jim Gates explores how visualisation can propel the search for quantum gravity on 8th Feb, and news of PubSci’s February talk
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I haven't been yet but I hear good things and have got tickets to this: www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/as-... something thought-provoking in these dark and complex days - I will report back...
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As Long As We Are Breathing
"What colour eyes you have doesn't matter to me. Does it have to matter to you? We all love to play don't we?" The world premiere of a new work by Diane Samuels (author of award-winning Kindertranspor...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I did leadership course with an incredible company 64 million artists-their online course Creative Courage is open-designed to give tools, time, space & community to build courage to make life changes, personal/professional. Strong recommend 4 inspiring trainers! 64millionartists.com/creativecour...
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Creative Courage - is back! - 64 Million Artists
Creative Courage is a programme designed to give you the space to reflect on what is next for you, the courage to do it, and the community to support you.
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Yours is amazing - I didn't take the one I posted - it was the thumbnail that pops up with the journal - agree it's incredible. We don't get as exciting spiders here in the UK but I've seen a lot of amazing things now thanks to our antipodean collaboration!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Never imagined being published in the Journal of #Arachnid Science but hey, #dreamscancometrue thanks to our fab Aussie collab Sean Blamires & PLuS Alliance - this is a review for spidey peops on recombinant protein production... www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...
frontiersin.org
Frontiers | Biochemical methods for producing and characterising recombinant spider silks
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy 2025! If u fancy summat fun& vaguely educational to cheer up yr Jan, I've agreed to do 'Science in the Pub' event 15th nr London Bridge-will b accessible & entertaining (tho I do say so myself)-it's free (donations appreciated)-u can eat/drink throughout: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-ai-won...
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How AI Won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
What is "protein folding", why is it so hard to predict, and how did gaming AI help win the Nobel Prize? PubSci has the answers!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Beware the #rickshaw #cyclists are out in force hurtling around #London eliminating everyone on #Whamageddon #Scrooges #merryChristmas
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Shimmering city - feel very happy and lucky to live here! Took this on the way to our #chembio #Christmas meal on #Bankside #loveLondon
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Roll up, roll up, this will be a fantastic meeting - abstract submission extended until 15th Dec so please go for it!
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Here's the audiobook discount link: www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...
audiobooks.co.uk
50% OFF Eclipse & Revelation: Total Solar Eclipses in Science, History, Literature, and the Arts
Two questions guide this seven-year project: First, how can we approach the phenomenon, representation, and interpretation of total solar eclipses? Second, how can we heal the historical divide separa...
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Sharing current @oxunipress.bsky.social #discountcodes (incl 50% off audio book just till end of today-sorry so late) for incredible book on #eclipses edited & partly written by #TomMcLeish (he'd've loved BSky) & #HenrikeLange reviewed by me @naturephysics.bsky.social nature.com/articles/s41...
Flyer for Eclipse and Revelation book including discount codes
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Wonderful #NMR #reunion this eve @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social am feeling #inspired, #drunk & #nostalgic in equal measure. I spent 10 happy years in this uni!
Bunch of NMR spectroscopists in party mode
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Prof. Rivka Isaacson @rli22.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Not sure #ConnectNMRUK has quite made it to the #bluesky yet but I'm loving the #Christmas newsletter that just dropped which includes new research on #NMR analysis of #Brusselssprouts & #metabolomics for tracking veg consumption: www.connectnmruk.ac.uk/connect-nmr-...
connectnmruk.ac.uk
CONNECT NMR UK NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2024
NEWS AND UPDATES December promises to be an exciting month for the UK NMR community. SNUG will host its annual Postgraduate Course in NMR, and we’ll wrap up the year with the NMRDG/BRSG Winter Meeting...
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