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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 1d

Lab’s 1st preprint!

Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.

@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.

He is on the job market!

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵

Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 1d

Last week we were in the Washington Post for our characterization of Robertsonian chromosomes. This week we are entering our 10th day of being shut down and all of our research is on hold. To help me feel not-so-bad, here is a thread of some studies we released right before the shutdown 🧵 [1/n]...

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Stephan Gruber @gruberlab.bsky.social · 2d

How do SMC complexes load onto DNA to get ready for loop extrusion?

@roisnehamelinf.bsky.social & co discovered that Wadjet, an SMC complex involved in bacterial DNA immunity, performs some impressive molecular gymnastics 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️.

Check out the new paper: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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ambilinski.bsky.social @ambilinski.bsky.social · 1d

If you're in health policy or medicine and confused about what to do with all the recent DiD innovations -- or curious about their adoption in the medical literature -- @brownbiostatistics.bsky.social PhD student Shuo Feng has you covered!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 2d

Great Job - Great Colleagues - Great Science👍
Help us pick the next generation of @hhmi.org Investigators, Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Hanna Gray Fellows, Gilliam Fellows
Relocation to DC is required, perfect for academic PIs looking for their next chapter
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Primary Work Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the disco...

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Vijay Ramani @vram142.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @karalmckinley.bsky.social & lab on their groundbreaking recent preprint establishing + characterizing a chemically inducible model of menstruation in mouse:

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

My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.

Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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Sheila Teves @sheilateves.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! Big shoutout to Hazel Cui who led this study and will defend her PhD this year!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 4d

Congrats, Sheila!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5d

Social media sites where people in the US get their news from:

Facebook 38%
YouTube 35%
Instagram 20%
TikTok 20%
X 12%
Reddit 9%
Nextdoor 6%
WhatsApp 5%
Threads 3%
Rumble 2%
Truth Social 2%
Bluesky 2%

Source: www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...

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John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 7d

What an amazing assay.

DAF-seq, the evolution of Fiber-seq from the Andrew Stergachis group, using the @pacbio.bsky.social platform:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This will revolutionise our understanding of transcriptional regulation and functional non-coding variants.

Deaminase-assisted single-molecule and single-cell chromatin fiber sequencing

Gene regulation is mediated by the co-occupancy of numerous proteins along individual chromatin fibers. However, our tools for deeply profiling how proteins co-occupy individual fibers, especially at ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 8d

"I just need to get through this weekend" she says for the 4th week in a row

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 8d

I've been busy doing alumni interviews for Occidental College and MANNNNN, the kids are okay! the passion for bridging science & society from young students gives me so much hope!

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 10d

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.

She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10d

Will never forget my interactions with Dr. Jane Goodall. RIP to a legend!

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 12d

We created a 2nd, urgent petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!

bsky.app/profile/omfi...

Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 12d

🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?

We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

New season of From where does it STEM? coming soon 🫣 lots of new people, connections, and more!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Excited to have these types of labels created by scientists all over the country!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Huge shoutout to @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social for co-leading this with me and others from @sciforgood.bsky.social !

Pilot sites are well on their way!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Excited to announce the release of the Loopapalooza Pale Ale & Fold Skool Fizz Seltzer (non-alcoholic) on tap and in cans at both Steel String Brewery Taproom in Carrboro, NC and at Pluck Farm in Mebane, NC!

Thanks to @researchamerica.bsky.social for having these at your event last week!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Felt rejuvenated after this year’s Annual @hhmi.org Gilliam Conference! Was so nice being with the future of science again 😊 great time sharing my story, playing music, and telling everyone the hot gossip with the happenings of the year 🤭

expecting a lot of @sciforgood.bsky.social contributions 🤗

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Great conversation with Representative Deborah Ross today, along with students from NC State!

Great conversations re: multi year funding, the NSF GRFP, @sciforgood.bsky.social, international student scientists, @snapcoalition.bsky.social and more!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

Please consider signing this open letter!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15d

The GRFP helped me secure an internship in the NIH Office of Science Policy (through its INTERN supplemental funding) and helped me find different levers to bridge science and society

I mentor 10+ students every year in the application process, and they always remind me of how bright the future is

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 16d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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