sigalalab.bsky.social
biochemist, parasitologist, mentor, student https://sigala.biochem.utah.edu
👤 Joined on 28 February 2025
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@sigalalab.bsky.socialLed by @helenahopson.bsky.social, with ERC doyen @nclark.bsky.social and labwork in collab with @sigalalab.bsky.social, we are happy to release an Evolutionary Rate Covariation (ERC) resource for Plasmodium, published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Show PostToday marks 30 years since we identified the apicoplast, a relict plastid in human and animal parasites (PMID 8632819). Apicoplasts are the target of the widely used antimalarial prophylactic doxycycline, which has saved many thousands of malaria infections.
Show PostThis was a great collaboration with my friend and colleague Yang Liu @uofubiochem.bsky.social, led by recent graduate Dr. Sheng in my lab, with help from Ian and Mengsheng. Lots more to learn about the mysteries of embryonic DNA repair!
Show PostCongratulations to Jared Rutter @rutterlab.bsky.social who was recently named a 2026 Fellow of ASBMB @asbmb.bsky.social ! www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Show PostStarting the 2026 with excellent news! Congratulations to graduate students Queren Alcantara (@queren-alcantara.bsky.social) and James Carrington for receiving the AHA Predoctoral Fellowship! @ahascience.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social 🔬🧪🌟
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