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Brian O'Flynn

Brian O'Flynn
Brian O'Flynn is a scientific writer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of South Florida in 2019 and conducted postdoctoral research at St. Jude. He's been an ASBMB Today contributor and ieditorial advisory board member.

Articles by Brian O'Flynn

Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ origins of function revealed for a key drug target
News

Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ origins of function revealed for a key drug target

Jan. 13, 2024
Scientists show how G protein-coupled receptors decode critical properties of their ligands.
Study shows cancer resistance protein can have its cake and eat it too
News

Study shows cancer resistance protein can have its cake and eat it too

Aug. 27, 2023
Scientists at St. Jude Research Hospital unravel the mechanisms behind a key culprit in chemotherapy resistance.
‘I wish I had this when I started out’
Interview

'I wish I had this when I started out'

April 7, 2023
ASBMB’s summer education meeting offers new pedagogical research, career guidance and a strong sense of community, organizers say.
Varki seeks clues in chimps, grandmothers and sialic acid
Annual Meeting

Varki seeks clues in chimps, grandmothers and sialic acid

Oct. 19, 2022
The physician–scientist at the UC San Diego School of Medicine has won the ASBMB’s JBC Herbert Tabor Research Award.
A phage agent of change
BMB in Africa

A phage agent of change

June 22, 2022
Tolulope Oduselu, a student at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, got hands-on research experience through a multinational program.
The fate of genes during differentiation
Journal News

The fate of genes during differentiation

June 2, 2022
Researchers in Sichuan, China, show that transitional chromatin structures facilitate sperm cell production.
The benefits of being an open-minded skeptic
Annual Meeting

The benefits of being an open-minded skeptic

March 16, 2022
Jacob Rowe, a JBC Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Award winner, will present his research at the ASBMB annual meeting in April.
Bringing immunopeptidomics to the bedside
Annual Meeting

Bringing immunopeptidomics to the bedside

Feb. 9, 2022
Michal Bassani–Sternberg will speak at the ASBMB annual meeting’s Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ & Cellular Proteomics session on her work advancing cancer vaccines and T-cell therapies.
From the journals: JLR
Journal News

From the journals: JLR

Jan. 12, 2022
Targeting protein folding to combat Niemann–Pick type C1. Pinpointing substrate specificity for phospholipase A2S. A high-throughput assay of lipase activity. Read about articles on these topics recently published in the Journal of Lipid Research.
From the journals: JLR
Journal News

From the journals: JLR

July 29, 2021
Reversing alcoholism’s effects on lipid droplets. How HDL cholesterol might reduce COVID-19 risk. Shining light on the cholesterol–GPCR relationship. Read about recent papers on these topics in the Journal of Lipid Research.
The STEM Academy: A necessary remedy to med school tunnel vision
Reimagining

The STEM Academy: A necessary remedy to med school tunnel vision

July 13, 2021
A one-week camp at the University of South Florida forged community as it introduced new students to the possibilities of a career in scientific research.
St. Jude and maximizing the value of blood
Health Observance

St. Jude and maximizing the value of blood

June 14, 2021
The hospital is most renowned for passing along no costs to families. To facilitate this, the in-house capabilities of St. Jude are second to none. This includes the on-site blood donation facilities.