Colm Atkins, PhD
@atkinscolm.bsky.social
Research Associate, Daniels Lab, Rutgers. AAUP-AFT Local 6323. Socialism, dogs, virology, books, music, sports. he/him. New Brunswick, NJ. http://colmatkins.com/
collars & co/untuckit collab when
I refuse to believe Collars and Co isn’t a drug front
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
collars & co/untuckit collab when
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We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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Are WNBA owners willing to stand there and insist that amid growing revenue and attention, the players should be happy with 10 percent? 🎁 defector.com/the-wnbas-mi...
The WNBA's Million-Dollar Offer Is A Misdirection | Defector
There’s no way to know exactly what goes on during a CBA negotiation between a sports league and its players’ union. All we have to rely on is information that gets strategically shared to plugged-in…
defector.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Are WNBA owners willing to stand there and insist that amid growing revenue and attention, the players should be happy with 10 percent? 🎁 defector.com/the-wnbas-mi...
"The companion dog as a translational model for Alzheimer's disease: Development of a longitudinal research platform and post mortem protocols"
Gimbal is officially published. His longitudinal data are included in this paper in the non canine cognitive dysfunction, non postmortem arm.
Gimbal is officially published. His longitudinal data are included in this paper in the non canine cognitive dysfunction, non postmortem arm.
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"The companion dog as a translational model for Alzheimer's disease: Development of a longitudinal research platform and post mortem protocols"
Gimbal is officially published. His longitudinal data are included in this paper in the non canine cognitive dysfunction, non postmortem arm.
Gimbal is officially published. His longitudinal data are included in this paper in the non canine cognitive dysfunction, non postmortem arm.
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🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
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we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
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Vaccines do not cause autism, no matter what the CDC website now says 🎁 defector.com/vaccines-do-...
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, No Matter What The CDC Website Now Says | Defector
On Nov. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—a name that feels increasingly misleading, given Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s track record of sowing outbreaks of infectious diseases—quietly…
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Vaccines do not cause autism, no matter what the CDC website now says 🎁 defector.com/vaccines-do-...
It was photo day at daycare yesterday.
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It was photo day at daycare yesterday.
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NIH LRP application due date extended to Dec 4th. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-010: Notice of Change in Application Due Date for NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Change in Application Due Date for NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program NOT-OD-26-010. OD
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NIH LRP application due date extended to Dec 4th. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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At #SfN? Check out super talented graduate student Esther's poster on how acute alcohol modulates cell specific in vivo cortical activity. You can also congratulate her on recently defending her Masters thesis!!
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
At #SfN? Check out super talented graduate student Esther's poster on how acute alcohol modulates cell specific in vivo cortical activity. You can also congratulate her on recently defending her Masters thesis!!
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Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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📢Our bargaining survey launched earlier in November! To all our members: if you haven't taken the survey yet, check your email inbox. This is an important tool for establishing the core demands of our next contract campaign. We want to hear from YOU!
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
📢Our bargaining survey launched earlier in November! To all our members: if you haven't taken the survey yet, check your email inbox. This is an important tool for establishing the core demands of our next contract campaign. We want to hear from YOU!
Any of my followers have peristaltic pump suggestions, we have been happy with this from VWR , but it seems to have left their catalog, just PBS and 4% PFA for mouse perfusions.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Any of my followers have peristaltic pump suggestions, we have been happy with this from VWR , but it seems to have left their catalog, just PBS and 4% PFA for mouse perfusions.
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🎉 Heading to SfN? Come vibe with the BIN fam at our SfN Social on Nov 17! Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |
Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |
Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎉 Heading to SfN? Come vibe with the BIN fam at our SfN Social on Nov 17! Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |
Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |
Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
OH MY GOD GIMBAL HAS A REPUTATION AT DAY CARE FOR BEING A PERVERT
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
OH MY GOD GIMBAL HAS A REPUTATION AT DAY CARE FOR BEING A PERVERT
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Updated guidance about study sections and due dates during the shut down. (Given the number of emails about issues with submission/letters of rec I had, this will help with those). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-004: Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding NOT-OD-26-004. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Updated guidance about study sections and due dates during the shut down. (Given the number of emails about issues with submission/letters of rec I had, this will help with those). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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With the imminent and uninvited arrival of Trump’s Bull Connor in Charlotte, thought I’d share this episode from the first season of the award-winning podcast I cohost with Robert Greene, Our New South, for the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte.
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Nuevo Sur
Podcast Episode · Our New South · 02/07/2024 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
With the imminent and uninvited arrival of Trump’s Bull Connor in Charlotte, thought I’d share this episode from the first season of the award-winning podcast I cohost with Robert Greene, Our New South, for the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
hashtag data science
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
hashtag data science
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Big Jeopardy run by an @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member!
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Big Jeopardy run by an @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member!
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Therefore, send not to know
For whom the vengabus comes,
It comes for thee.
For whom the vengabus comes,
It comes for thee.
The Vengabus is coming. It is happening again.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the vengabus comes,
It comes for thee.
For whom the vengabus comes,
It comes for thee.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).