e-Newsletter

October 2026

• NMRFAM is hiring an NMR faculty position! Deadline for full consideration is October 30. To apply, please see the complete listing here. 
• Lakenvelder (1.1 GHz) is now in Solution mode. For new users and collaborators, please submit your application through the NAN portal. For users with an approved project, please contact us to schedule your instrument time.
• November 2026 Spectrometer time requests: A friendly reminder that the deadline to reserve spectrometer time for November 2026 in iLab is October 19th at 2 pm CST. If you have questions, please reach out to Lai Bergeman by e-mail or call 608-262-3173.

NEW USER INFORMATION

• NMRFAM provides access to high and ultra high field (500-1100 MHz) solution and solid-state NMR instrumentation and a team of expert staff to assist researchers in experimental design, data acquisition or data analysis. Please contact us with your project ideas and spectrometer needs. Please visit the NMRFAM website for more information.
• Solution NMR spectrometers (Fleckvieh 900 MHz, Gelbvieh 800 MHz, Telemark 750 MHz, Kurgan 600 MHz, Dexter 600 MHz, Kerry 500 MHz) are all equipped with 5 mm triple resonance HCN cryoprobes. Additional HPCN and HFCN quad cryoprobes are available at 600 MHz. A 1.7mm cryoprobe is also available at 600 MHz. SampleJet with capacity for up to 500 samples is available at 500 MHz and 600 MHz.
• Varian SSNMR spectrometers (Ayrshire 750wb, Taurus 600, Ribeye 600) feature a customized version of OpenVNMRJ 3.2 with advanced OPTO automation capabilities. These systems are optimized for 1.6 mm and 3.2 mm Varian and Phoenix probes, including HCN, HFCN, HPCN and other broadband configurations.
• Bruker SSNMR spectrometers (Lakenvelder 1.1 GHz, Girolando 900 MHz, Vosges 600 MHz) offer unique performance with emphasis on high performance ¹³C detection at high and ultra-high field.
• Our Solution and Solid spectrometer capabilities.

Recent publications:

1. NMR of Fully and Partially 13C-Enriched Biomass Enhances Pendent Group Structural Characterization. Ralph J, Lippens G, Tonelli M, Fry CG, Anklin C, Lu F, Timokhin VI, Nuoendagula, Smith RA, Liu S, Ralph SA, Lan W, Tobimatsu Y, Yue F, Li Y, Bunzel M, Sorieul M, Hill S, Mansfield SD, Boerjan W, Van Montagu MV, Rencoret J, Del Rio JC, Gao Y, Mortier JC. Analytical Chem. 2026 Jul. PMID:42335209. DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c08043
2. Protonated Structure of EmrE Reveals C-terminal Tail Gating Mechanism. Hiett-Borcik AB, Harding BD, Brousseau M, Warmuth O, Borcik CG, Wu C, Uhlemann E, Cornilescu CC, Reichert G, Rienstra CM, Henzler-WildmanKA. bioRxiv (Preprint). 2026 Jun. PMID:42282654
3. Probing Solution Dynamics of Tissue Factor Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations Guided by NMR Chemical Shifts. Lihan M, Pant S, Ojoawo AM, Rienstra CM, Tajkhorshid E. J Phys Chem B. 2026 Marc. PMID:4189586.
4. In vitro-prepared A30P alpha-synuclein fibrils adopt the conserved and disease-relevant Greek key fold. Milchberg MH, Warmuth OA, Borcik CG, Han R, Harding BD, Dhavale DD, Kotzbauer PT, Wright ER, Schwieters CD, Rienstra CM. bioRxiv (preprint) 2026 Feb. PMID:41676702.
5. A structural model of toxic amyloid oligomers involved in type 2 diabetes. Shivani ST, LeMasters BE, Ravula T, Esterly HJ, Maroli N, Rich KL, Fields CR, Dicke SS, Warmuth OA, Stapleton DS, Keller MP, Attie AD, Kananenka AA, Henzler-Wildman KA, Rienstra CM, Zanni MT. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2026 Feb. PMID:41587315.
6. Impact of shared facilities in advancing solid-state NMR research: 2025 edition. Schurko RW, Rienstra CM, Jaroniec CP, Hansen AL, Franks WT, Bryce DL, Brinkmann A, Terskikh V, Brown SP, Iuga D, van Heijenoort C, Fayon F, Bertaina S, Alfonso C, Karlsson G, Grobner G, Potzebowski MJ, Cerofolini L, Ravera E, Fragai M, Lelli M, Lesage A, Pintacuda G, Pons M, Mafra L, Schneider JF, Monti GA, Acosta RH, Pastawski HM, Thomas B, Kolyagin YG, Agarwal V, Hou G, Deng F, Xue K, Kigawa T, Manjunatha Reddy GN. Solid State Nuclear Magn Reson. 2026 Feb. PMID:4142257.
7. Top-Down Scoring of Spectral Fitness by Image Analysis for Protein Structure Validation. Harding BD, Dezonia B, Gang R, Hu Z, Delaglio F, Grant T, Rienstra CM. J Chem Inf Model. 2026 Jan. PMID:41417269.
8. Multidrug Resistance Transporter EmrE is Only Moderately Sensitive to Lipid Composition. Hiett AB, Hisao GS, Robinson AE, Morrison EA, Henzler-Wildman KA. Biophys J. 2026 Jan. PMID:41612699.
9. Host-mirobiome mutualism drives urea carbon salvage and acetogenesis during hibernation. Regan MD, Chiang E, Grahn M, Tenelli M, Assadi-Porter FM, Suen G, Carey HV. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2026 Jan. PMID:41481471.
    

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