Contributors
Inayah Entzminger
Inayah Entzminger is an ASBMB Today careers columnist and a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, in the department of biochemistry. Their research focuses on viral translation initiation mechanisms.
Articles by Inayah Entzminger
Jobs
A brief history of the performance review
Nov. 8, 2024
Performance reviews are a widely accepted practice across all industries — including pharma and biotech. Where did the practice come from, and why do companies continue to require them?
Jobs
The molecular biology of commercial cannabis testing
Oct. 18, 2024
Anthony Torres of Front Range Biosciences, explains how scientists analyze organisms growing on the plant as well as the genetic markers in cannabis DNA.
Jobs
For this molecular biologist, cannabis testing is a field of discovery
Sept. 27, 2024
Anthony Torres went from loving high school biology to working in an industry he’s very enthusiastic about.
Webinars
Upcoming ASBMB events for future industry scientists — and others
Sept. 6, 2024
ASBMB offers webinars aimed at a variety of member groups, including scientists who have taken time off for caregiving or members who want to start their own labs. These three will be useful to postdocs and graduate students.
Jobs
Science journalism internships for early career scientists
July 26, 2024
If you love science but are ready to leave the bench, consider a career in science storytelling.
Professional Development
Career development when you need it
July 5, 2024
ASBMB membership comes with a ton of on-demand webinars, including many that cater to those interested in careers in industry.
Jobs
Starting your industry career on the ground floor
June 14, 2024
Kevin Lewis learned that working as a research scientist at a small biotech startup provides unique challenges and opportunities.
Advice
2024 new-grad gift guide — the industry edition
May 24, 2024
A newly employed scientists might not have a lot of desk space for trinkets, so here are some non-physical suggestions.
Jobs
Strong bonds and a startup
March 15, 2024
Kevin Lewis’ career path shows that networking is not just about meeting new people to find job leads. Keeping in touch with people from your past can net you opportunities too.
Jobs
Choosing an internship or a fellowship
Feb. 16, 2024
There are other ways to begin your industry career other than being directly hired to a position. Here we explore the similarities and differences between internships and fellowships in industry.
Jobs
New year, new career
Jan. 30, 2024
For recent biochemistry graduates considering industry careers, the beginning of the year is the best time to apply for jobs and internships
Student Chapters
A chapter builds connections
Nov. 27, 2023
The ASBMB helped Lauryn Ridley build a community among her peers: “It’s outside the classroom, and you can be free to relate to other people who are going through the same things that you’re going through.â€
Journal News
From the journals: MCP
Oct. 13, 2023
Lysosomal proteins differ across cell lines. Reducing background in protein identification. Stress-related differences in protein sugars. Read about recent papers on these topics.
Jobs
Combining project management and people management in industry
Sept. 1, 2023
Our industry careers columnist talked to Isha Dey, a cell biologist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, about her role as a scientist in industry.
In Memoriam
In memoriam: Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti
April 3, 2023
He was a human rights advocate, a prolific biochemist and a member of the ASBMB since 1971.
Journal News
How proteolysis controls the Legionnaires’ pathogen
Nov. 24, 2022
The bacterium that causes this severe pneumonia has a biphasic life cycle that depends on regulation of protein homeostasis.
Student Chapters
Building a focus on research
Nov. 2, 2022
Klea Hoxha, ASBMB Student Chapter founder and president at Coastal Carolina University, started a student mentoring program.
Annual Meeting
Rye offers tools for success
Oct. 26, 2022
A JLR editor-in-chief and deputy head of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of New South Wales, she has won the 2023 ASBMB Mid-Career Leadership Award.
Annual Meeting
Kenworthy links quantity to theory
Oct. 20, 2022
A professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine studying membrane structure and dynamics, she has won the ASBMB’s 2023 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry.
Journal News
MicroID2: Streamlined for better biotinylation
Oct. 4, 2022
By removing the C-terminus of BioID2, the Londino lab at Ohio State created a smaller biotin ligase with rapid labeling and fewer nonspecific labeling events than its predecessors.
Student Chapters
Springing from research to med school
Sept. 7, 2022
Zoe Frias recently graduated from Arizona State University, where she served as president of the ASBMB Student Chapter.
BMB in Africa
‘Science is everything’
July 19, 2022
Olaposi Idowu Omotuyi is an ASBMB member and a researcher in Nigeria studying metabolic and infectious diseases.
Observance
Black history in the making
Feb. 15, 2022
Michelle Lee started at Los Alamos National Laboratory as an intern. Today she runs the internship program.
Journal News
From the journals: MCP
Nov. 24, 2021
What’s the role of CD151 in triple-negative breast cancer? How similar are nonstructural proteins between coronavirus homologs? What proteins are candidates for targeting oral cancer?
Observance
Listening and learning at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Nov. 2, 2021
Exhibit and audio tour highlights native plans used by Indigenous peoples.
Health Observance
The doctor told him to go live his life
Oct. 1, 2021
Stuart Baum pivoted from plants to patents and trademarks after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as a postdoc.
Observance
An abundance of potential
May 10, 2021
For National Lipid Day, a new contributor offers a glance at what yeast might yield.