Biophysics Grad Student @ UW Madison in the Lim Lab || UC Davis Alum || she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynabe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynabe.bsky.social/post/3mqs3zsr4rc241/5: Our latest preprint is out! We show that LEA proteins can diversify particle orientations in cryo-EM, helping to overcome preferred orientation at the air-water interface (AWI). https://www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2026.07.09.737610v1 with @cijilim.bsky.social and Tim Grant #CryoEM #LEAproteins16 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:7sof2ub76b6zie2oeypyvnj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs3zsr4rc24https://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynabe.bsky.social/post/3mbz22czjsk2dIt is so exciting to see our LEA proteins playing a role in solving this insane structure. Amazing work to the authors! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:7sof2ub76b6zie2oeypyvnj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz22czjsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynabe.bsky.social/post/3l3dyxnmitz23I am thrilled to share that our manuscript on using LEA proteins to prevent air-water interface damage to fragile samples for cryo-EM is officially out! #CryoEM https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52091-104 Sep 2024 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:7sof2ub76b6zie2oeypyvnj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3dyxnmitz23https://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynabe.bsky.social/post/3kkxd7e4xh72cI am excited to share that my work with @cijilim.bsky.social on protecting fragile samples from air-water-interface damage during cryo-EM plunge freezing is in preprint! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.06.579238v109 Feb 2024 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:7sof2ub76b6zie2oeypyvnj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkxd7e4xh72c