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The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 14

Stephanie Wankowicz
08 May 2026
tags: #podcast

Episode 14: Mastermind

We chat about NIH strategic plan comments, AI lab guidelines, preprints on cryo-EM vitrification and automated image processing, and training scientists for the future.

NIH Strategic Plan Comments (Due 5/26):

  • NIH seeks input on framework for next NIH-wide strategic plan

Preprints:

  • Cooling fast and slow: Characterising the effects of vitrification in cryo-EM and the subsequent recovery of equilibrium populations
  • cryoAgent: An agentic workflow for robust and adaptive end-to-end cryo-EM image processing

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