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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 23d

We’re organizing a conference at @ijmonod.bsky.social in Paris, January 2026, in memory of M.P. Sheetz — pioneer in cell mechanics and mechanobiology, co-discoverer of kinesin, and founder of @mbisg.bsky.social. Join us to explore his legacy.

mikeinmemoriam.sciencesconf.org

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Once again, ARC hits the 🎯 with their comms strategy:

8pm on Sunday night. When the eyeballs of researchers are glued to … twitter?

They've not posted this anywhere else. I can't think of a better way to _not_ "engage stakeholders". Almost uncanny.

Screenshot of tweet from the ARC about a survey they want "stakeholders" to complete. Black text on white background above a rather outsized picture of dark blue smudges on a light-blue background. One smudge says "Survey" … you know, to catch your eye?

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kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Apr 9

A beautifully elegant study from Vaish and Leeba and team looking at mitochondrial volume regulation using cleverly designed and fabricated chambers to track fission yeast divisions over time

Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan (She/Her) @vaishananth.bsky.social · Apr 9

How is mitochondrial volume maintained across successive generations of dividing cells? In our new preprint, we show how fission yeast cells use mitochondrial activity to control division timing and maintain mitochondrial homeostasis! (1/n)

📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Jörg Grandl @jorggrandl.bsky.social · Jan 20

Excited to join Bluesky today! As an ion channel biophysicist, Professor at Duke Neurobiology, and Director of Graduate Studies I will be sharing my insights. Plus the occasional post of my private life. Please help me connect to my community by sharing this post.

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Jan 16

“The PhD stipend is $33,511 … well below minimum wage of $47,627”

“Universities can raise the stipend to a maximum of $52,352, but a ACGR survey found none have done so. The highest stipend is just over $40,000 … with the average at $34,244.”

#RaiseTheStipend

PhD student Jesse Gardner-Russell earns $20 an hour. Experts say low pay is turning Australia’s best and brightest away

The University of Melbourne student whose work could contribute to curing blindness says ‘people are shocked to find out how unlivable it is’

www.theguardian.com

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kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Dec 2

Hi Jorge, please add me to the list

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kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Nov 25

Good luck every one!

ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Nov 25

ARC says they’ll release the Discovery Projects 2025 outcomes tomorrow.

Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time.

My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately.

Good luck!

Screenshot of a tweet from the ARC saying they’ll announce DP25 grant outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 26 Nov).

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kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Nov 21

🙋🏼‍♀️

kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Nov 13

Wot? How is this in line with section 6 of the ARC conflict of interest and confidentiality policy? And the hide to even ask for this information. I’m struggling to find a charitable explanation for the intended purpose of having those names.

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kate poole @katepoole.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy New Year Izzy and Jess - here’s hoping it’s a good one

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · Nov 21

If there is anybody on Bluesky with an interest in working towards a PhD with a vibrant and inclusive group of people, we have a funded project available through @singmolsci.bsky.social in UNSW, Sydney, to do some advanced single molecule & electron 🔬. Please pass on to any students you may know. 🧪

Molecular scale mapping of intracellular signalling nanodomains and giant channels in the heart

www.unsw.edu.au

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