Janet Iwasa

Cal the @IUCr2026 horse stopped by the RCSB PDB exhibit booth at #aca2026 for the 2026 calendar Get your copy today to enjoy illustrations from Molecule of the Month creator @janetiwasa

SUMMER SCIENCE DAY IS HERE! Today, Sat July 12th 10am-4pm at the U of U. Peer through microscopes to look at mutant flies and zebrafish! Learn about how scientists are studying metabolism and cancer! And much more. See our full schedule online: gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

More than fifty U of U researchers are giving over 80 demos, lab tours, workshops and talks for the public this Saturday, July 12th! Science-curious? We have something for everyone! 10am-4pm @utah @UofUHealth Schedule and directions here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

Zoom In. Geek Out. Take a Backstage Pass to the Secret Life of Cells! Take a tour of the HSC Cell Imaging Core at 12, 1 or 2pm during Summer Science Day this Sat July 12th! Find the full Summer Science Day schedule here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

Artists belong in science! Come to Summer Science Day & learn about: + How to draw dinosaurs! + Animating science w stop-motion animation! + Making a science comic! Sat 7/12 10am-4pm. Free all-ages open house at the U. gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

Check out this new review (with animations, natch) of mechanisms of licensing origins of DNA replication - a wonderful (and continuing!) collaboration with Bruce Stillman @CSHL and John Diffley @TheCrick! nature.com/articles/s4159…

You're trying to fill the summer days. What do we have that might be interesting for you and your kids? How about electron microscopes? Glowing fish?! Pig lungs??!! Come to Summer Science Day at the U on Saturday, July 12. Free and open to the public! gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

Summer Science Day is less than two weeks away! Come to the U on Saturday July 12th between 10am-4pm for lab tours, science demos, talks, and fun for all ages! Free and open to the public. Schedule will be coming out in the next day or two! gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…

Summertime can bring biting mosquitoes. Infection by Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) spread by mosquitoes can cause severe neurological disease pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/306

Register Now for Tutorial: Introduction to Molecular Animation On June 24, learn how to use ChimeraX to create simple animations that can enrich your presentations, websites, and social media pdb101.rcsb.org/news/682b4f06c…

Paper Published: A new chapter for Molecule of the Month Read how @janetiwasa has taken over as the series creator of stories about critically important biological macromolecules pubs.aip.org/aca/sdy/articl…

...and big thanks to @janetiwasa for making this amazing video to illustrate the strand-sliding mechanism!

May's Molecule of the Month: The large TOC-TIC supercomplex transports proteins into the chloroplast pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/305

Please join us at #MM2025 for our jointly hosted Pre-Meeting Congress (PMCX61) on Transformative High-Resolution CryoEM! Let's shape the future of microscopy & structural biology research. We look forward to seeing you there. #CryoEM

Had a great time chatting with @flichtman and Tim Lee @nhmu a couple of weekends ago here in SLC, and excited that our Science Friday @scifri piece will be airing today! sciencefriday.com/segments/scien…

#MeettheGSLC After 19 years, Mouse Party is STILL our most popular activity. Come see why: learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addict… Help us make and maintain high-quality educational activities this #UGivingDay: tinyurl.com/482kzszf