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Priya Shah
@whatthefugacity.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Joe & Essie Smith Endowed Chair at UC Davis, and dog lover. Integrates virology and engineering to study virus-host interactions in shahlab.ucdavis.edu
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · Jun 19
🚨PRE-PRINT ALERT🚨
We mapped yellow fever virus-host protein interactions and did cool stuff with the data! 🧵 1/n

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Jen Herman @jukebarosh.bsky.social · 2h
Odd to consider, but T-Rex had a Krebs cycle
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PombeDoc @pombedoc.bsky.social · 1d
Proud to be an MIT alum today.
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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 1d
15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 7d
You know what they say. Never waste a Friday night on a fascist news dump.
a woman is riding on the back of a pink horse
ALT: a woman is riding on the back of a pink horse
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 8d
DID YOU GIRL BOSS TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN?

Call it what you want, but TS is a singular talent.
a little boy is driving a red toy car on the street .
ALT: a little boy is driving a red toy car on the street .
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Adriana Forero @adforu.bsky.social · 9d
We are currently in the process of recruiting a technician. 🥼🐭🔬

If you know anyone with enthusiasm to learn new skills and stamina to hear me go on and on about IFNs, please have them reach out to me for more details!
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 9d
No one:
Me trying to convince my students to read their textbook:
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 9d
ChatGPT says yes, this needs a real person to draw it
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 12d
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 14d
Self medicating with Fat Bear Week and @weratedogs.com
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 14d
At this point you think I would know better and just not check the news on Fridays specifically.
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 14d
WHY DO FRIDAYS HAVE TO SUCK SO MUCH IN 2025?

Every. Single. Week.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 14d
NSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes

1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible.

2. "alignment with Administration priorities"

3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem.

a brief 🧵 w/receipts

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 17d
Is this the Dems cellphone cache?
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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 18d
This is a picture of the cellphone cache they found in NYC and holy shit. All of those little chiclets in the rack cases are SIM cards; apparently the rig could send 30 million anonymous texts per minute
Rows of black metal racks filled with hundreds of small red SIM cards plugged into USB modem trays. Each shelf holds neat grids of these devices with antennas sticking up, all connected with cables. The setup stretches down the length of the room
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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 19d
Giving a webinar on #BlueSoup this Friday, in case anyone wants to pop in during their lunch!
A promotional flyer for a webinar in the CSU Bioinformatics Webinar Series. On the left side, it shows the date and time: “26 Sep | 12 PM PST.” It includes instructions to join via Zoom with Meeting ID: 886 2442 3158 and a QR code above. On the right, there is a photo of Dr. Elinne Becket, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University San Marcos, sitting outdoors with plants and trees in the background. Below, the title of the talk is displayed: “The Soup that Blue up Twitter.” The description explains that Dr. Becket will discuss the shared curiosity of science, open science, and a story from February 2023 when leftover beef soup prepared by her mom turned bright blue. Scientists and people on Twitter collaborated to investigate, leading to a global effort among microbiologists and chemists. At the bottom, there are links to learn more about upcoming webinars at www.informatics.sdsu.edu and Dr. Becket’s website: https://elinneb.wixsite.com/becketlab
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 21d
I’m glad you enjoyed the talk, Clara! Thank you for the shout out.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21d
ADD YOUR THOUGHTS ON LIMITING STUDENT VISA TO FOUR YEARS

Comment period ends September 29th

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 21d
Ugh, I am so upset I missed this!
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 22d
I see we have moved onto the phase of openly fascist government.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 24d
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 27d
MANUSCRIPT NOT REJECTED
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 28d
Neither do I 😂
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 28d
Me in the faculty group chat today
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 29d
Whoops, shared via box
a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face .
ALT: a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face .
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 29d
Ofc it’s Arthur. I’m dreaming about archaeal viruses these days.
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