SpecificityStudio preprint on bioRxiv! June 15, 2026 A key result is that sequence models that learn from the surrounding sequence context - especially protein language models - systematically bias against variants that alter specificity. Read more on bioRxiv.
New preprint on determinants of Nramp transport and selectivity April 01, 2026 from Sam Berry, with Camille Freedman, based on high-throughput functional analysis of ~37,000 variants. Read it here.
New preprint - clade B Nramps do not cotransport protons January 30, 2026 Posted on bioRxiv - suggests that transition metal selectivity evolved before proton co-transport in canonical Nramp transporters.
Sanket awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Postdoc Pioneer Fellowship January 28, 2026 Sanket is using molecular dynamics to investigate insect gustatory receptors. Read more about it in the MCB News here.
JBC paper from a TRPV4 project started a long time ago! December 29, 2025 ...with interesting results on the interactome of the TRPV4 intracellular N-terminal region. Read it here.
Wasan wins 1st prize poster award at Zymo-sponsored BioFestival 2025! October 26, 2025 See more about the event and award here on the MCB news.
Welcome Nikita Kupko! February 26, 2025 Nikita is a Biophysics PhD student joining us to investigate 12TM-LuxR transcriptional regulators!
New preprint from Elizabeth May! October 09, 2024 on a clever surface delivery quantification strategy applied to clustered protocadherins. Read more here!
Welcome Brooke DeJong! September 09, 2024 Sophomore concentrating in Chemistry at Harvard, joining the lab this fall after completing the FUEL program!