I once thought of ion channels as protein tunnels, built to exclude the membrane. Fitting that the one @stevebrohawn and I chose to study contains internal lipids central to channel function. Preprint on the LRRC8A:C volume-regulated anion channel: doi.org/10.1101/2022.0…

Info for UC faculty on their right to respect a picket line in solidarity with @uaw2865 Student Researchers United-UAW and UAW Local 5810

Thousands of UC Berkeley workers and community members are picketing all over campus for a fair contract! Student Researchers United-UAW @uaw2865 UAW Local 5810

At 5am this morning, striking Academic Workers formed a picket line at a construction site at UC Berkeley and successfully shut it down by talking to the workers from OE, IBEW, and LiUNA. They are honoring our picket line and won't be building today. #Solidarity #UAWonStrike

going phoenix mode

for those sticking around until Wednesday, hope to see you at my poster!

Check out Naomi's paper examining domain coupling in mGlu receptors on bioRxiv! A fun collaboration with the @IsacoffLab and also featuring great work from our undergraduate researcher Sam! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…