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Calcium channel linked to cancer drug resistance
Researchers discover a protein associated with carboplatin-resistant retinoblastoma, suggesting this protein could be a promising therapeutic target. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

Host fatty acids enhance dengue virus infectivity
Researchers in Germany find that viral replication depends on host enzymes that synthesize lipids, revealing potential metabolic targets for antiviral intervention. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

Antibodies inhibit hyperactive protein disposal
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, identify an enzyme inhibitor, offering new tools to study diseases like cystic fibrosis, neurodegeneration and cancer. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

Upcoming opportunities
Register for 涩里番 upcoming free professional development webinars on women in science and commercializing biomedical research.

Teach, learn & transform biochemistry education
Meet the co-chairs of the 2025 ASBMB meeting on reimagining undergraduate education in the molecular life sciences to be held July 24鈥27, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ahmed named Goldwater Scholar
She will receive up to $7,500 for tuition, fees, books and room and board each year until she graduates.

Seven steps to advocating in your home state
Find out how to schedule, prepare for and conduct a productive district office meeting to communicate the importance of fundamental scientific research funding to your representatives.

Scientists find unexpected correlation between age and HDL-C levels
In a 30-year multicenter study, researchers determined what factors predict HDL-C concentration. In their analysis, they found that HDL-C levels grew with increasing age and physical activity.

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Submit your abstract for 涩里番 upcoming meetings on nucleophilic proteases, gene expression and O-GlcNAc.
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Beyond the bench: On a mission to build an inclusive scientific community
Benjamin Garcia will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award at the ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12鈥15 in Chicago. Read More
Quantifying how proteins in microbe and host interact
鈥淭o develop better vaccines, we need new methods and a better understanding of the antibody responses that develop in immune individuals,鈥 author Johan Malmström said. Read More
Who decides when a grad student graduates?
Courtney Chandler
Careers Columnist
Ph.D. programs often don鈥檛 have a set timeline. Students continue with their research until their thesis is done, which is where variability comes into play. Read More
Computational biosciences illuminate how molecular condensates form
Rohit Pappu will receive the 2025 DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12-15 in Chicago. Read More
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