Biophysical NMR | Biofilms | Bio-Nano Interactions | Disordered Proteins | Science Advocacy | ORCID 0000-0002-8993-2140

Starkville, MS
Joined April 2020
A couple of days late, but congratulations to Dr. Dhanush Amarasekara for successfully defending his dissertation entitled "Engineering Functionalized Nanomaterials for Targeting and Ablating Biofilms."
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First TROSY on the 800 MHz was a little ambitious: Protonated 15N ApoA1. But this isn't bad for a rotation student's first prep! Nice job, Choy and Gabriel! #NMR @chem_msstate
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Replying to @GonzaParra_
I generate RSS searches using NCBI, and then I monitor abstracts/titles using Feedly. youtu.be/BQ3NaCjLfOQ?si=U0b4…
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I couldn't make it to BPS this year, but I still got some cool Brukern swag. Thanks to Justin Lovett from the Johnson lab!
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To follow up, Radha performed hydrogen-exchange #NMR and methylation mass spec. In a recent article in Langmuir, she identified potential binding regions in a small protein. There are implications for #nanoparticle coronas, #biofilms, and #microplastics. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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New research on protein interactions with polystyrene surfaces! In a new article in Small, Radha used a series of protein stability and binding affinity measurements to develop a structural hypothesis for polystyrene binding: "Adsorbotopes" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Watch out, bacteria, and move over, nanorods! Dan's recent manuscript shows that elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) functionalized gold nanospheres are inherently tunable, low-fouling, and have photothermal conversion efficiencies that rival nanorods. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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@bruker 800 MHz NMR delivery today! The instrument is (in pieces) in the building! Special thanks to Dr. David Wallace for helping us out with his forklift! #NMRChat @msu_bagley_dean @MSUArtsSciences
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Newly-minted Dr. Radha Somarathne was recently featured as one of MSU's "Graduate Student Ambassadors" at this week's Annual Research Celebration. Check out her video! @chem_msstate @MSUArtsSciences youtube.com/watch?v=oPi2GERx…
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PVC for the win! Also we moved the EPR today, too!
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I haven't forgotten about the helium recovery videos! We're documenting everything and should be able to continue the videos soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures of our tented #NMR magnets. The goal is to make a clear marker so workers know where they can't go. #nmrchat
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Congratulations to Dr. Radha Somarathne, who defended her dissertation today! Radha wrote three first-author manuscripts and interned for six months at @Bayer. She still managed to graduate in just over four years. (!) #superstar
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Broader impacts! 1,200 Gen Chem students are touring the Mississippi State @chem_msstate #NMR facility this week as part of their lab experience. #NMRChat
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We're having all our Gen Chem I Lab students visit the NMR facility this semester (~1,200 students!). Here's the video they'll watch while they're there. #NMR #NMRChat youtu.be/BUSDSG-YIv4
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You just died. The most recent photo in your camera roll is what killed you.
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Now ask a simple question...
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Okay, but this is better. @LemonSqueezyGPT
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We're starting a new video series to document the installation of our helium recovery system at MSU. Hopefully it can help other smaller facilities as we navigate the conservation of this valuable resource. Join us! youtu.be/dBO4nxTNbks
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