marymunson4.bsky.social
Multidisciplinary research at UMass Chan focused on membrane trafficking. Striving to make academic science a more diverse, equitable, welcoming and inclusive place. President of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Opinions are mine (she/her)
👤 Joined on 21 August 2023
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@marymunson4.bsky.socialOctober is #breastcancerawareness month. Did you know: Mary Claire King discovered the BRCA1 gene. In the 70s, she told people that one gene might be responsible for inherited breast cancer. No one believed her. In 1990, she found proof. It created a paradigm shift. It saved millions of lives.🧪
Show PostYour children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.
Show PostWe finally got an NOA! The lab now has a brand new R01 from the NINDS to fund our work on synaptic biology in the olfactory system through 2031!
Show PostAnd… I am SO excited to share the first research preprint from my group! In this paper we determined several cryoEM structures to visualize the entire cell-to-cell bridging complex formed by TAM receptor and ligand, bringing into 3D a common graphical depiction. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Show PostDouble rainbow between UW Physics and Astronomy buildings.
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