Watch the Pairwise Alignment Tool Office Hour and learn how to align one or more protein chains to a reference structure in a pairwise manner youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEx4…

A compelling illustration of the difference between mRNA abundance, ribosome density and protein abundance.

It is crucial to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to attend conferences. I am proud to be associated with ULethbridge, which offers many opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research activities. Thanks to the Biophysical Society for publishing this editorial.

You can accomplish balance as a new professor if you… • Stop volunteering for uncredited labor • Schedule office hours in strict blocks • Guard mornings for deep work • Automate repetitive admin Kudos. You kept your sanity.

Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist science.org/content/articl…

Benefits of setting boundaries as a professor: • You create focus where others create noise • You model healthy work for students • You avoid resentment from overload • You protect your research identity Which is why boundaries are so valuable.

The 3 biggest mistakes new professors make: • Leaving research for when I have time • Saying yes to every committee • Treating email like a to-do list Let’s fix them: • Say no to protect priorities • Write daily, even 20 min • Batch email This gets the job done.

Academic goals you should strive for as a new professor: • Say yes only to compensated or strategic admin • Protect your teaching time without over-prep • Finish and submit papers consistently • Build a sustainable program identity Achieving these puts you in the top 1%.

My early years as a Professor: Me in year 1: • Over-prepped every lecture • Said yes to every request • Drowned in admin Me in year 7: • Built systems to breathe • Saying no without guilt • Prep just enough A few years change everything. Stay the course.

1/ Bioinformatics takes years to master. Not because it’s hard. But because so much of what matters… no one writes down. Let me explain

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If you want to succeed as new faculty, practice boundary-setting everywhere: • In meetings • In classrooms • In committee emails • In hallway quick questions Don’t wait for the perfect time. Do it daily. Do it now.

Traits of the best early-career professors I know: • Strategic in choosing journals • Resourceful with small labs • Generous with coauthors • Fearless about rejection • Relentless about drafts Look around. You’ll see the successful ones share these.

Simple tips I’d give anyone starting their publication journey: • Use every collaboration opportunity • Don’t wait for perfect data • Build a writing schedule • Submit and learn fast • Pick journals early Getting started is just that easy.

Today's #TBT post celebrates 120 years of Journal of Biological Chemistry! The first issue of JBC was published in Oct. 1905. Here's the ASBMB Membership Committee w/a copy of that first issue! It was a fun moment looking back as the membership committee looks to the future. asbmb.org/membership

Thanks to Scott Hanton for a thoughtful review of #LabworkToLeadership in Lab Manager! labmanager.com/book-review-la…

Avoid these mistakes as a beginner researcher: • Aiming only for high-impact journals first • Waiting for perfect resources • Ignoring feedback loops • Writing in isolation Dodge these issues and save yourself years of hassle.

If you’re a new professor, your goal should be to protect deep work time. 1. It anchors your research identity 2. Shields you from admin creep 3. Restores a sense of progress It’s not hard. Guard 2 hours a day. The rest can wait.

If you feel unmotivated, it’s not laziness. You’re just depleted. So do this: • Sleep more • Cut low-value work • Celebrate micro wins That’s how confidence comes back.

Habits of the most resilient professors: • Protecting energy like a scarce resource • Writing despite low motivation • Blocking time for recovery Anything else?