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April Lukowski

@aprillukowski.bsky.social

Assistant professor at UC San Diego in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Interested in natural products, biosynthesis, biocatalysis, enzymology, hiking, climbing, and yoga.

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the word irony is written on a white background ALT: the word irony is written on a white background

I have been trying to find the time to move away from the polical hellscape we find ourselves in to finish and share a bluetorial about science.

This helps me remember what this is all about.

Ironically, it is about the treatment of pain.

22.02.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 36

I’m getting a little tired of β€œBreaking News”

28.01.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What makes AetF the most efficient flavin-dependent halogenase discovered to date? Prof. Pimchai Chaiyen and Dr. Aisaraphon Phintha decode the mechanistic principles of flavin chemistry in AetF in our new study out in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
#halogenases #biocatalysis

13.01.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!

My department is hiring a fungal biologist! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01990

10.12.2024 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marine Natural Products/Marine Biotechnology - Assistant Professor University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring an assistant professor in marine natural products and marine biotechnology at SIO - check out this link to learn more: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04101

05.12.2024 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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