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Abby Cheruiyot

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Postdoc at Joslin Diabetes Center. Alum WashU, Colby College. Kenyan American. RNA and translation regulation, pancreatic islets, diabetes. MOSAIC NIDDK K99/R00 recipient 2024. #LeadingEdge Fellow #Keystone Fellow 👩‍🔬🧪

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · Nov 11

Finally made the switch to this community. Happy to see scientists here! Postdoc interested in mRNA translation: role of ribosomes and RNA decay, focus on pancreatic beta cells, autoimmunity, beta cell stress in diabetes. I champion diverse scientific workforce and peer mentorship

Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · 2d

I think this is on point! Universities must unite, and is time for Harvard to lead! www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · 14d

Really enjoyed this one too and learnt a lot!

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 14d

Interesting episode of short wave about the origin of endometriosis. I really appreciate that they end with how uncertainty in NIH funding affects the future of their work.

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What causes endometriosis? Scientists are closer to finding out : Short Wave

Since the age of nine or ten, Katie Burns has had debilitating pain from endometriosis, a condition where tissue resembling the uterine lining grows outside the uterus. For years, Katie was in the dar...

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Samarth Hegde @samhegde.bsky.social · 19d

🔬Our paper from the @miriammerad.bsky.social lab is now online! This is a story shaped over years of cross-disciplinary endeavor at @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social and labs across the world. 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Myeloid progenitor dysregulation fuels immunosuppressive macrophages in tumours - Nature

An understanding of the molecular mechanisms promoting the generation of immunoregulatory and tumour-promoting monocytes and macrophages is key to breaking the cycle of tumour myelopoiesis and develop...

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · 19d

Major Congratulations!

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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 24d

This looks like a great opportunity: #Tenure-track assistant #professor position at University of Lausanne on #MPMI
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Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

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MagnoliaBouton @magnoliabouton.bsky.social · Aug 25

Listed are some of the many NIH research training programs that were terminated! Together, these programs supported thousands of trainees, whose careers are now in limbo. Such a great loss for discovery and innovation. We must protect our next generation of scientists!
#HandsOffNIH #ProtectScience

27 UNIHTED @27unihted.bsky.social · Aug 23

We LOVE our trainees ! From @nihvigils.bsky.social today ❤️❤️

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 23

I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail.

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August 22, 2025

Dear Director Bhattacharya:

I write to you regarding your plans after the Supreme Court ruling yesterday. As you know, the Supreme Court did allow a stay on the required grant reinstatements based on a controversial jurisdictional issue but also found that the grant termination processes used were likely illegal.

I know you are deeply concerned about public trust in NIH. I hope that you understand that proceeding to fail to reinstate or to re-terminate grants that had been found to have been illegally terminated will not increase the public trust in NIH. This would also be substantially damaging to science.

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27 UNIHTED @27unihted.bsky.social · Aug 22

A joint statement with @savehealthresearch.bsky.social on the supreme courts decision today that will pave the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in NIH grant terminations. We are heartbroken and stand with the extramural community during this devastating time.

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket.

It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.

We must speak up now.
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Tell the Supreme Court: No Stay. Hands off NIH

The Supreme Court is poised to allow Trump to illegally terminate NIH grants. Let's speak out. There is not much time.

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · Jul 31

Elizabeth Kaweesa was recently featured in ASBMB Today. Here's the link! ow.ly/k7EF50WykAJ

From dust to discovery

From makeshift classrooms in Uganda to postdoctoral research in Chicago, MOSAIC scholar Elizabeth Kaweesa builds a legacy in women’s health.

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · Jul 22

Scientists stand together

3 female scientists with NIH, EPA, NASA written at the bottom

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · Jun 22

So joyful! Love to see it!

andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · Jun 22

You need more Black boy joy in your life

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College friends go viral for making 'Black boy joy' videos

YouTube video by NBC News

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Jun 20

1/ 🎉 Black In Neuro is turning FIVE — and we’re celebrating with our first-ever in-person conference! 🧠✨
Join us for 3 days of connection, learning & celebration with the BIN community! 💥

📍 Sept 10–12 | Washington, D.C.

Registration is LIVE so register today at the link below! tinyurl.com/BINW25

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Hypothesis Fund @hypothesisfund.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌠 Announcing our latest awardees! 🤩 These talented scientists are uncovering how viruses infect cells, decoding cell behavior, and exploring the hidden biology in the ocean: bit.ly/HFAwardees.

Meet the awardees & hear about their bold projects from our #HFScouts 👇 /1

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations 🎉🎈

Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations 🎊! So happy to see it!

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 24

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏

youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 Action alert: Two days left!!

Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.

👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.

➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.

Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · May 16

I really hope this is not true about MIRA! People keep suggesting apply for regular R01, and I was like I have ideas but no preliminary data yet. The Katz would have been great. I don’t know if people are oblivious of facts or want to say positive things

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · May 16

So true. I just saw Katz Early Stage investigator R01 is ending 😭

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · May 1

If I was hunting for a postdoc, I would definitely apply for this one! Dr. Gibbs truly cares about mentoring and pursuing really cool science. Apply! Apply!

Whitney Gibbs @whitgibbs.bsky.social · Apr 30

My lab at NYU is hiring a postdoc interested in RNA biology and local translation in neurons following axonal injury/neurodegenerative diseases!! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/165681

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Melissa Wilson @sexchrlab.bsky.social · Apr 28

In December I accepted a position as a senior investigator at the NIH in the National Human Genome Research Institute & Center for Genomics and Data Science Research.

Bringing the party in the desert to Maryland.

We are hiring postdocs & postbacs!

Please reach out :)

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Apr 28

New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency.
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...

The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster

An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do

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Christos Karampelias @ckarampelias.bsky.social · Mar 1

Have a look on this upcoming meeting

Mike Kalwat @kalwat.bsky.social · Mar 1

Hey #PancSky and #islet people, we're hosting the 2025 Midwest Islet Club in Indianapolis May 7-8. Most of the talks are from students/postdocs. Help spread the word about abstract submission and registration! medicine.iu.edu/research-cen...

2025 Midwest Islet Club Meeting | Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases | IU School of MedicineIndiana University School of MedicineFacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterIndiana University School of Me...

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Abby Cheruiyot @abbycheru.bsky.social · Feb 24

Yay! Congratulations 🎊

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