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Cynthia Wolberger

@cwolberger.bsky.social

Professor and Director, Dept. of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, structural biologist, lover of chromatin and ubiquitin, fan of the active voice.

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Happy Birthday, Hopkins! 2/3πŸ’™

22.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Get this over with already so we can see the figure skating.

09.02.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Memoriam: Michael Matunis, 1964-2026 | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

It is with deep sadness that we share that Michael J. Matunis, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has passed away. (1/4)

04.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations!

02.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Engineering Light-Responsive Transcription Factors via Strategic Masking of Post-translational Modification Residues The development of synthetic transcription factors (TFs) that generate functional outputs in response to specific stimuli holds significant promise for modulating key cellular processes in both basic ...

Engineering Light-Responsive Transcription Factors via Strategic Masking of Post-translational Modification Residues

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

27.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day I remember my grandmother, Cywia Wolberger, and aunts, Aliza and Perel Wolberger, who were murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto. Never again.

27.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And "talmudic rituals" - classic code for antisemites, who are obsessed with the Talmud and its supposed evils. There are plenty of real things to be outraged about regarding the Israeli government, not this phony catnip for Israel haters.

31.12.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mark, read the article and other accounts online. Jews visited the temple mount - not Al-Aqsa - under police escort. There is no information that could possibly identify them as settlers (or anything else). It stretches credulity that the police would allow a group that size- too large to control.

31.12.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s see what @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social has to say about this…..

31.12.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

15.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the Acknowledgments!

27.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous! What an amazing shot

25.11.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheetah Cub Cam The Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.

For a few moments of distraction in these trying times, check out the Cheetah Cub Cam at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute:
nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...

25.11.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Google Translate didn’t work on this. I’m stumped.

22.11.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow

11.11.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am going to scream if one more person sends me a schedule but calls it an "itinerary."

itinerary = planned route or journey, or a document recording it. It is from the Latin, "itinerarium," which means route of travel.

Please spread the word!!

07.11.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Program in Molecular Biophysics The Program in Molecular Biophysics (PMB) trains PhD students to do cutting-edge biophysics research using the methods of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computer science.

Apply now to join the Johns Hopkins Program in Molecular Biophysics! Our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program trains students to explore the physical principles underlying biology β€” from molecules to cells. Open to both U.S. and international applicants. Application deadline Dec. 1 : pmb.jhu.edu

03.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been enjoying your drawings but especially love this one ! πŸ’•

02.11.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom, it really is paywalled. I can’t get it, either.

26.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Because sometimes we just need a laugh:

24.10.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow- congratulations, KJ!!

18.10.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable ΞΌMax Modulators Transcription factor engineering has emerged as a powerful strategy for generating novel proteins for fundamental research and biomedical applications. Although various analogs have been developed, th...

Chemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable ΞΌMax Modulators l @jacs.acspublications.org
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

15.10.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prof. Jasmina Wiemann has been selected for a prestigious Packard fellowship. This the first recognition of a paleobiologist by the Foundation!

That is 8 Packard Fellows in 6 years for Johns Hopkins University.

Prof. Wiemann's website is the stuff of movies: www.jasminawiemann.com

15.10.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and OrbΓ‘n proceeded β€” using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

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SimpleFold: Folding Proteins is Simpler than You Think

iFold, sorry, SimpleFold, by Apple

arxiv.org/html/2509.18...

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πŸš¨πŸ§ πŸ”¬ A major breakthrough in molecular neuroscience:

I am excited to share a new story from our lab, published in accelerated format today by @nature.com:

"Delta-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels"

Read more here (free article link): rdcu.be/eGIKz

16.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

OMG

11.09.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

A giant in molecular biology and virology has passed. RIP David Baltimore.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...

08.09.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Oh no. Such sad news.

08.09.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0