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Institute for Protein Innovation @ipiproteins.bsky.social · 17d

Frequent user of epitope tags? Try ours!

IPI epitope tag antibodies & plasmids are now available through our partner @addgene.bsky.social!

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Epitope tag antibody collection

Epitope tags are short amino acid sequences fused to a protein’s N- or C-terminus. When paired with an antibody that specifically recognizes this sequence, epit

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 18d

Inclusive lab adaptations for scientists who need them

#labdaptations for inclusive laboratory research

Nature Reviews Chemistry - Disabled scientists encounter many barriers in laboratory spaces, especially a lack of accessible lab equipment. #labdaptations is an ever-growing database of inclusive...

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Al Guiocoche @guiocoche.bsky.social · 18d

apnews.com/article/mack... Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

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Sandhya Koushika @wormlockholmes.bsky.social · Aug 12

😮 Just WOW!!

Spray GFP mRNAs on plant leaves and the leaves translate this and you get glowing leaves.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Foliar mRNA spray induces protein synthesis in monocot crop and dicot model plant species

In planta gene expression via exogenous mRNAs has a wide range of potential biotechnological applications from genome editing to plant protection and to circumventing tissue culture. Yet, regarding mR...

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bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · Jul 21

Dynamin regulates PLK-1 localization and spindle pole assembly during mitosis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.21.665896v1

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Iyer Lab @iyerlabncat.bsky.social · Jul 30

Double Congratulations!

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Iyer Lab @iyerlabncat.bsky.social · Jul 21

I’m pleased to share the latest preprint from the Iyer Lab! 🎉
We uncover a novel role for dynamin in regulating spindle pole assembly and PLK-1 localization during late mitosis in C. elegans embryos.
Read it here 👉 www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
#CellBiology #C_elegans #Cytokinesis
#Dynamin #PLK1

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our review is out! Such an honor to publish with Ryoko and Michael-early midbody leaders!

The midbody and midbody remnant: from cellular debris to signaling organelle with diagnostic and therapeutic potential

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The midbody and midbody remnant: from cellular debris to signaling organelle with diagnostic and therapeutic potential | Molecular Biology of the Cell

The midbody (MB), a transient structure formed during cytokinesis, has evolved from a mere structural component to a complex signaling organelle with diverse functions beyond cell division. Recent stu...

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nobel winners of worms! Curiosity driven science is essential! @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hey @socdevbio.bsky.social Hope you all can make my plenary talk this Thursday am in sunny 😎 San Juan! Will be speaking about MBRs—translating large EVs generated in mitosis!

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jun 6

Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.

Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:

1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Iyer Lab @iyerlabncat.bsky.social · May 18

Congratulations!

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Iyer Lab @iyerlabncat.bsky.social · May 17

Congratulations Dorothy! I hope you take the time to celebrate!

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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · May 17

".....but a key feature of this community became abundantly clear: Worm people tend to help one other. They readily share insights, lab processes, even worms themselves."

So true. The worm community is the best.

Max Heiman @heiman.bsky.social · May 16

Delighted to share this timely article in Boston magazine on our local C. elegans community and the effects of NIH freezes.

"There might be no group more enthusiastic, self-aware, or life-affirming than the worm people."

www.bostonmagazine.com/news/c-elega...

Boston Has Worms (The Good Kind)

Inside the world of C. elegans worms and the scientists who know them best.

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · May 2

“I’ve always loved to bake — I would probably be a baker if I wasn’t a scientist. It’s actually very scientific.

I had an undergrad professor that told me never trust a scientist who can’t cook. And I actually think that’s true!”

UW-Madison geneticist’s cookbook offers recipe sampler from scientists across the world

A genetics professor at UW-Madison teamed up with students to publish a new cookbook, “Lab Culture: A Recipe For Innovation in Science.”

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · May 1

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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Iyer Lab @iyerlabncat.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations Dorothy!

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Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · Apr 25

👏new paper👏 ! Our preprint is now accepted at MBoC @ascbiology.bsky.social

Congrats to co-1st authors Junnan (new PI at OSU!) and Weiyi (now a Yale grad student) and 🙏 to collaborators Melissa & Jordan @myosincity.bsky.social

Funded by NIH grants & NSF GRFP!
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The PCM scaffold enables RNA localization to centrosomes

As microtubule-organizing centers, centrosomes direct assembly of the bipolar mitotic spindle required for chromosome segregation and genome stability. Centrosome activity requires the dynamic assembl...

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Gustavo Silva lab at Duke @thesilvalab.bsky.social · Apr 21

My department (Biology) at Duke University is seeking applicants for the position of Instructor B for the Microbiology (212L) lab sections. This course introduces major concepts in biology through the lens of microbiology!

Share it with your network!

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Duke University, Biology

Job #AJO29941, Instructor B, Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Feb 22

This is so important!

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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · Feb 18

NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.

This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Feb 6

We invite you to submit your latest research to our special issue - Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: Pleasantine Mill @cilialab.bsky.social and Lotte Pedersen @lottepedersen.bsky.social.
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Stephen Floor @snf.bsky.social · Feb 9

not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.

can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities

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Sri Kosuri @srikosuri.bsky.social · Feb 8

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

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