Metalloprotein assembly and catalysis; bioinorganic chemistry; structural biology; spectroscopy; microbiologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mqfyxyjmt223Need security? The Ribbe/Hu Labs provide 24/7 protection... as long as it doesn't interfere with nitrogenase assays. 🧬😄12 Jul 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfyxyjmt223https://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mpohgfqn722uWe are recruiting postdoctoral scholars to join our laboratories. Come be part of our team in sunny Southern California! https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/mribbe/available-positions/02 Jul 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpohgfqn722uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mnt5ftdbrk2zCongratulations, Robert, Yimo, and CC! Our paper has been selected as a VIP Paper by Angewandte Chemie—a wonderful recognition. @angewandtechemie.bsky.social @ribbehulab.bsky.social b.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.296812309 Jun 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnt5ftdbrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mnt4sv4puk2rCongratulations, Robert! What an outstanding PhD defense! You did a fantastic job - well done! @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social09 Jun 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnt4sv4puk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mnbbtsvnjk2bOur ChemBioChem paper just got published today! Take a look when you have a chance. @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.7040001 Jun 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbbtsvnjk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mklbm6gwz22hhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.296812328 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklbm6gwz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mklb22atrk22Very happy to share that our Angewandte Chemie paper was published today. Many thanks to Robert, Yimo, and Chi Chung for the excellent teamwork! @angewandtechemie.bsky.social @ribbehulab.bsky.social @uciphyssci.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.296812328 Apr 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklb22atrk22https://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mih5eimql22wCongrats, Joe! We’re very proud of you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih5eimql22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mieb3y6iyc2eMany thanks to Nature Catalysis and to Prof. Zhang and his colleagues for featuring our manuscript in a News & Views article - this is truly appreciated! @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social @natcatal.nature.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieb3y6iyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mg6eaw6p4k2rSo excited to share our cryo-EM study of the nitrogenase cofactor assembly scaffold NifEN expressed in E. coli! @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social @natcatal.nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-026-01489-903 Mar 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6eaw6p4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mfu6rrp3os2tTake a look at our article 😀! @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social @natchem.nature.com https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02079-927 Feb 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6rrp3os2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3mcq3ywgtfk2wWho would have thought? We successfully attached the nitrogenase L-cluster to DPOR. @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.20250092318 Jan 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq3ywgtfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3m3gg3zzzj22zOur home department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry at UC Irvine is looking to hire a new tenure-track assistant professor in the broad area of structural biology. Come be our colleague! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09887 Please apply and/or share this post. https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF0988717 Oct 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gg3zzzj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3lrgjrvzh222zCongratulations to Bryan Neumann from our collaborator Shane Gonen’s lab on receiving the Barbara K. Burgess Postdoctoral Fellowship Award — a well-deserved honor! @gonenshane.bsky.social‬ @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social12 Jun 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgjrvzh222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3lo7ils32gk2bOur second paper that came online within a week 😊! Thanks everyone for their hard work! @ribbehulab.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social Heterologous synthesis of a simplified nitrogenase analog in Escherichia coli | Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw678502 May 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7ils32gk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ribbehulab.bsky.social/post/3lnv6e4y6oc2sExcited to share our latest work highlighting the crucial role of belt-sulfur mobilization in nitrogenase catalysis. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort! @cp-chemcatalysis.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social https://www.cell.com/chem-catalysis/fulltext/S2667-1093%2825%2900104-628 Apr 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:dsap27hn4g4c7cjj65qrf5sr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv6e4y6oc2s