David W. Kastner

I uploaded the final set of tutorials from MIT 20.S947: 3D Scientific Rendering! My hope is that they will be a helpful and convenient resource for those interested in starting their scientific illustration journey. #Blender #SciArt @MITdeptofBE

@CorinWagen Same. The safeguards basically mean unusable for science

maaaaan

@mmckain_ What is this visualized with?

5 years of company writing

Excited to share our new paper in @ACSCatalysis! Our computational study explores the mechanism of DMFase, a non-heme iron enzyme with an unusual 2Tyr-1Glu coordination motif. @KulikGroup pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

@woodyahern @woodyahern Will the code be released with training/finetuning scripts as well or just inference code like RFdiffusion1?

New enzymes can unlock chemistry we never had access to before. Here, we introduce RFdiffusion2 (RFD2), a generative model that makes significant strides in de novo enzyme design. Preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Code: coming soon Animation credit: x.com/ichaydon (1/n)

Happy Monday! @davidwkastner brings to us much needed guidance on the proper care and maintenance of a 《Human Processing Unit》🧠🧮💆‍♀️ #artificalintelligence #HumanResources sciphijournal.org/index.php/2024…

gm everyone🍷

Congratulations to @davidwkastner for receiving a CCG Excellence award from @ACSCOMP! Come check out his poster to hear about his metalloenzyme work! You can find him right by the 🍿

David Kastner, @MITdeptofBE doctoral candidate, blends his passion for art & science to create stunning 3D illustrations of molecular systems. Working in the lab of Forest White & Heather Kulik, Kastner's visuals make complex research more accessible. mit-ki.org/3X3D9Y8

Great to see our resident artist/scholar @davidwkastner featured by MIT news. Congratulations David!

Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals. mitsha.re/cOgb50SS2Hz

An avid artist, BE doctoral candidate David Kastner produces beautiful 3D illustrations of molecular systems that help make his research more accessible to a wider audience. news.mit.edu/2024/david-kas… @KulikGroup

David Kastner, a bioengineer, an artist, and a PhD student in the @KulikGroup, seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Excited to get highlights from @NatComputSci as the Cover of the last issue in 2023. Thanks @davidwkastner for the beautiful artwork! Want to learn more about the actual work? A long 🧵 explaining it (x.com/chenru_duan/st…) for a holiday read📗 #compchem #MachineLearning

@luminous_lab I love the color choice!

Baby, it's cold outside and I haven't posted in ages. So please enjoy this antifreeze protein from spruce budworm (pdb code 1L0S). #sciart #blender3d

Using generative AI, members of the @KulikGroup have created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

@J_A_C_S This sadly looks very AI generated. Not a fan of the extra thumb. I’m sad to see ACS not adopting the no AI generated images policy of other journals like Nature. I hope to see the sciart community rally against moves like this #sciart

The latest issue of JACS is live! On the cover this week: "Data-Driven Predetermination of Cu Oxidation State in Copper Nanoparticles: Application to the Synthesis by Laser Ablation in Liquid". Read the full article here ➡️ go.acs.org/779

@RxPricing It isn’t big pharma that leads to high prices. It’s the medical system siphoning cash at every step of the drug discovery process that forces pharma to charge higher prices to recoup losses. @CommunityNotes

Big Pharma controls prices on their products and sets out-of-control Rx prices to boost profits at the expense of Massachusetts patients. Reject Big Pharma’s bogus blame game pointing the finger at others.

@amycaoart I agree with you. It feels inappropriate

I could immediately tell that this is an AI-generated cover. Midjourney and other AI art platforms are being sued for violating artist rights by scraping content for their training tools without consent. AI-generated images are not protectable under current copyright law.

As part of a new collaboration with Jing-Ke Wang’s lab, @davidwkastner helped @cyhkim explore the mechanism of coumarin synthase, an enzyme with a fascinating story. Check out Colin’s thread on the paper here!

@cyhkim @WhiteheadInst @MITdeptofBE @MITBiology @MITChemE @NatureComms Congrats!! Well deserved 👏

My second gradschool paper is out 🌱! nature.com/articles/s4146… @WhiteheadInst @MITdeptofBE @MITBiology @MITChemE @NatureComms (1/20)