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Renae Crossing

Renae   Crossing
Renae Crossing is a writer and former teacher. She holds a first-class master’s degree in life science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a first-class master’s in teaching from the University of Melbourne.

Articles by Renae Crossing

From the journals: MCP
Journal News

From the journals: MCP

Dec. 8, 2023
Metals contaminate protein samples. Lipid droplets go haywire in Huntington’s. Nerve cells respond to stimulation. Read about these recent papers.
Travels with Chelsey
Pride

Travels with Chelsey

June 28, 2023
“I went to a seminar in church where the most common word used to describe trans people was “confused,” which I thought was ironic because Chelsey knew exactly who she was.”
The researcher and the roaches
Feature

The researcher and the roaches

March 25, 2023
Jingwei Li, an undergraduate at Case Western Reserve University, has been studying cockroaches to learn about Parkinson’s disease. He'll present his work at #DiscoverBMB.
Schreiber chanced upon a safe harbor in science
Annual Meeting

Schreiber chanced upon a safe harbor in science

Jan. 18, 2023
Renate Schreiber, a Journal of Lipid Research junior associate editor, will discuss her work during the JLR Spotlight Session at Discover BMB 2023.
Dixon uncovers a new type of cell death
Annual Meeting

Dixon uncovers a new type of cell death

Oct. 18, 2022
The Stanford University associate professor of biology has won the ASBMB’s Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award.
Move over, DNA. The future is protein
Journal News

Move over, DNA. The future is protein

Sept. 20, 2022
A recent Â鶹´«Ă˝É«ÇéƬ & Cellular Proteomics perspectives article explores how and why the proteomics field is expanding its dimensions.
Parallel tracks: A nutritional biochemistry vision
BMB in Africa

Parallel tracks: A nutritional biochemistry vision

June 14, 2022
ASBMB member James Ntambi promotes health education in East Africa — from rural villages to university labs.
How chronic pain shows up in urine
Journal News

How chronic pain shows up in urine

May 10, 2022
Researchers distinguish urinary pelvic pain from healthy controls — and from other chronic pain diseases
118 memories — and counting
Observance

118 memories and counting

Feb. 7, 2022
"The periodic table is your cheat sheet," Renae Crossing tells new chemistry students. "You don't need to memorize it. It is a tool for you, and I am going to teach you how to use it."
In memoriam: Frank F. Davis
In Memoriam

In memoriam: Frank F. Davis

Jan. 24, 2022
The biochemist who 50 years ago came up with a drug delivery system now used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, Davis died at the age of 100.
Permission to break down
Wellness

Permission to break down

Jan. 20, 2022
"The effects of fasts on cells are a good analogy for what happens when we step away from work. Let’s make intermittent resting a thing."
Farese and Walther find depth in a droplet
Award

Farese and Walther find depth in a droplet

Dec. 15, 2021
Tobias Walther and Robert Farese Jr. have won the ASBMB–Merck Award recognizing outstanding contributions to research in biochemistry and molecular biology.
In memoriam: William Whelan
In Memoriam

In memoriam: William Whelan

Oct. 11, 2021
Whelan worked on important storage molecules in animals and plants, glycogen and starch, respectively, and is credited with discovering glycogenin.