Wankowicz Lab Posts


The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 6

Stephanie Wankowicz
31 August 2025
tags: #podcast


The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 5

Stephanie Wankowicz
12 July 2025
tags: #podcast

We chatted about the latest news, including the new NIH open access policy, trends observed with scientists using LLMs, & the Montpelier Mile race.

“The new Administration began weaponizing what should not be weaponized - the health of all Americans…creating chaos and promoting an…unreasoned agenda of blacklisting certain topics, that…has absolutely nothing to do with the promotion of science.” - Judge William Young (reported by Max Kozlov, Nature News)


The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 4

Stephanie Wankowicz
24 June 2025
tags: #podcast

The fourth episode of The Tortured Proteins Department is out now!

We chatted about the latest news, our Conformational Ensembles Conference, vibe coding in science, and the Dipsea and Montpelier Mile races.

The pre-prints discussed in this episode:


The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 3

Stephanie Wankowicz
16 May 2025
tags: #podcast

The third episode of The Tortured Proteins Department is out now!

We discussed grant cancellations, exciting regional meetings and reunions, two fun new preprints, community norms surrounding code release, and the importance of giving kudos.

The pre-prints discussed in this episode:


The Tortured Proteins Department, Episode 2

Stephanie Wankowicz
15 April 2025
tags: #podcast

The second episode of The Tortured Proteins Department is out now!

We chatted about the continued chaos of science infrastructure and dived into some cool science from recent meetings Jaime and Stephanie attended. We introduce two new segments: preprints and how to do science.

The pre-prints discussed in this episode: