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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · 19d

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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Sep 8

This 2009 article by @jencwaters.bsky.social discusses the parameters of digital image acquisition that affect the accuracy & precision of quantitative fluorescence #microscopy measurements rupress.org/jcb/article/...

In #Reproducibility & Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 28d

In 2019, Anna Jost & @jencwaters.bsky.social reviewed best practices for validating quantitative #microscopy methods & discuss strategies to avoid unconscious bias in imaging experiments rupress.org/jcb/article/...

📕 In #Reproducibility & Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

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Jon Daniels @jsdaniel02.bsky.social · Jul 9

Production has started for a new #Snoutscope objective, AMS-AGY v3. It has significantly larger FOV and some other tweaks from v1 and v2. Currently accepting pre-orders. The price will need to increase modestly after deliveries start late October.

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AI4Life @ai4life.bsky.social · Jul 10

3rd challenge from AI4Life! We're inviting the community to design unsupervised models that preserve spatial & temporal patterns in neuronal data.

📅 Open till Aug 11, 2025
🚀 Join now: ai4life.eurobioimaging.eu/challenge-3/

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week, we are highlighting Helen Zenner, Community Manager of @focalplane.bsky.social and @jcellsci.bsky.social Online Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@helenzsci.bsky.social

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Martin Weigert @maweigert.bsky.social · Jul 10

Do you like developing new AI vision methods for microscopy image analysis? You love theory & implementation? 1 week left to apply for a fully funded PhD position in our lab in Dresden 🇩🇪! Topics: object detection/tracking, multimodal models & more. DM/email for details! #PhD #AcademicJobs #GPUsgoBrr

Vacancy ID 12244

www.verw.tu-dresden.de

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jul 1

New PIs: Objective lens damage during routine use is real. These videos explain how this can happen and how to avoid it. Share with your lab! #savetheobjectives

Preventing Microscope Damage - YouTube

www.youtube.com

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · Jun 25

In Advice: It can feel very risky to tell your doctoral adviser that you plan to deviate from the expected faculty career path. Here’s how to approach that conversation. chroni.cl/4end1P1

Advice | How to Have ‘The Talk’ With Your Adviser

Why do many Ph.D. students still feel compelled to make their career plans in secret?

chroni.cl

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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · Jun 23

The White House's proposed FY26 budget would cut NIH funding by >40%. Our new #SCIMaP report projects the budget would lead to economic losses throughout the US with $10M+ lost in almost every House district.
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

@joshuasweitz.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @cl10.bsky.social

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research

Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

scienceimpacts.org

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jun 23

"The money the government sends to Harvard is, in effect, not a subsidy to advance the university’s mission. It’s a payment for the role Harvard plays in advancing the research mission of the United States." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard (Gift Article)

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Without researchers at Harvard or other universities doing this foundational work, it’s not clear who would. The government doesn’t have the expertise. Companies don’t have the luxury of time."

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard (Gift Article)

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jun 23

"This is the science model the U.S. has developed over 80 years: The government sets the agenda and funds the work; university scientists design the studies and find the answers... There is no alternative in the U.S. to produce the kind of scientific advancements represented by these grants."

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard (Gift Article)

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · Jun 23

“The money the government sends to Harvard is, in effect, not a subsidy to advance the university’s mission. It’s a payment for the role Harvard plays in advancing the research mission of the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

www.nytimes.com

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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · Jun 7

Watching a science talk with slides completely incomprehensible to us colorblind folks.
Easily fixable with a little effort…
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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · May 22

apnews.com/article/stud...

Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

A judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out.

apnews.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · May 22

apnews.com/article/stud...

Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

A judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out.

apnews.com

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · May 22

Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

A judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out.

apnews.com

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · May 16

"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts

Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.

www.wbur.org

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · May 11

See this? It's called a non-inferiority trial. It compares the new vaccine with the current vaccines to see if the new vaccine does better. This new vaccine did.

Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 10

Nobel Prize winning science.

Moderna's combo Covid and flu mRNA shot outperforms current vaccines in large trial

A combination shot would make it easier for people to get vaccinated against Covid and the flu at the same time.

www.nbcnews.com

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Apr 10

Your yearly reminder to acknowledge the core facilities you use and their staff scientists in your papers. These scientists are a crucial part of the scientific ecosystem and to continue to exist they need tangible credit for their work. Plus their associated expertise adds credibility to your work.

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AIC at Janelia @aicjanelia.bsky.social · Apr 15

The latest AIC Call for Proposals is now open! Deadline is June 16, 2025. Come use @hhmijanelia.bsky.social imaging technology and expertise for FREE. Visit www.aicjanelia.org/apply for details. Before applying, contact us to schedule a technical consultation!

Apply | aicjanelia

Apply to use the advanced microscopes housed at the AIC.

www.aicjanelia.org

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Eoin Brodie @elbrodie.bsky.social · Apr 11

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

US Applicant Week

www.grad.ubc.ca

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Estefania Sanchez-Vasquez @niasv.bsky.social · Apr 6

Light sheet baby!! QI2025

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