Nichole Broderick, PhD
@nabroderick.bsky.social
microbiologist. entomologist. immunologist. Lover of science, especially at its intersections. Asst Prof of Biology at Johns Hopkins. @nabroderick elsewhere.
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Wanna see what projects were funded last year?
I just published a post about them this morning!
Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart.
www.patreon.com/posts/scienc...
(anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)
I just published a post about them this morning!
Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart.
www.patreon.com/posts/scienc...
(anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)
SCIENCE IRL: Mini-Grant Highlights | Skype a Scientist
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February 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Wanna see what projects were funded last year?
I just published a post about them this morning!
Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart.
www.patreon.com/posts/scienc...
(anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)
I just published a post about them this morning!
Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart.
www.patreon.com/posts/scienc...
(anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)
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Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
🚨🚨🚨
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
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For teachers, environmental educators, and D&D dorks!
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock: A Feywild Adventure in Ecologic Succession - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
Hunt the Jabberwock, Defend the Warren, Save the Forest
Welcome to the Warren. Within this tiny Domain of Delight, Rabb
www.dmsguild.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For teachers, environmental educators, and D&D dorks!
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
Updates from NSF BIO leadership…
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Updates from NSF BIO leadership…
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Useful primer for trainees/those new to nih funding. For Jan apps, while some councils have met, not all applications has finished review, so the process may be longer. If you haven’t, reach out to discuss next steps with your PO. www.nigms.nih.gov/about/counci...
Council's Role in the Funding Process | National Institute of General Medical Sciences
www.nigms.nih.gov
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Useful primer for trainees/those new to nih funding. For Jan apps, while some councils have met, not all applications has finished review, so the process may be longer. If you haven’t, reach out to discuss next steps with your PO. www.nigms.nih.gov/about/counci...
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My weekly NIH update (grants funded through 2/13/26)
All projects...
1/4
All projects...
1/4
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
My weekly NIH update (grants funded through 2/13/26)
All projects...
1/4
All projects...
1/4
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Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups.
This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social!
App deadline is March 15!
This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social!
App deadline is March 15!
Hot Metal Bridge Post-Bac Program | The Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies | University of Pittsburgh
This two-semester post-baccalaureate fellowship program is designed to help talented students from groups traditionally underrepresented in their academic disciplines, including pell eligible, first g...
www.asgraduate.pitt.edu
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups.
This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social!
App deadline is March 15!
This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social!
App deadline is March 15!
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Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
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Alright bsky science + art community, I need your help.
I was p confident we could get a grant to fund our upcoming biodiversity mural in Kensington. Last night, they called to say our partner school is 2 blocks outside of their service area.
But ya know what? We're gonna do it anyway.
I was p confident we could get a grant to fund our upcoming biodiversity mural in Kensington. Last night, they called to say our partner school is 2 blocks outside of their service area.
But ya know what? We're gonna do it anyway.
February 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Alright bsky science + art community, I need your help.
I was p confident we could get a grant to fund our upcoming biodiversity mural in Kensington. Last night, they called to say our partner school is 2 blocks outside of their service area.
But ya know what? We're gonna do it anyway.
I was p confident we could get a grant to fund our upcoming biodiversity mural in Kensington. Last night, they called to say our partner school is 2 blocks outside of their service area.
But ya know what? We're gonna do it anyway.
Support this great project if you can!
Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Support this great project if you can!
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The loss of grants management specialists, those with the budget and accounting knowledge to actually get awards out the door is just as damaging for our agencies. May not have Phds but for some ICs we’ve lost more of them then folks with PhDs.
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The loss of grants management specialists, those with the budget and accounting knowledge to actually get awards out the door is just as damaging for our agencies. May not have Phds but for some ICs we’ve lost more of them then folks with PhDs.
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"Healthy dietary patterns, longevity genes, and life expectancy: A prospective cohort study" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
TLDR:
Dietary component most associated with a longer life: dietary fiber
Dietary components most associated with shorter life: red meat and sugary drinks
TLDR:
Dietary component most associated with a longer life: dietary fiber
Dietary components most associated with shorter life: red meat and sugary drinks
Healthy dietary patterns, longevity genes, and life expectancy: A prospective cohort study
Healthy dietary patterns are linked to longer life expectancy and can be adapted to personal preferences and cultural traditions.
www.science.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
"Healthy dietary patterns, longevity genes, and life expectancy: A prospective cohort study" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
TLDR:
Dietary component most associated with a longer life: dietary fiber
Dietary components most associated with shorter life: red meat and sugary drinks
TLDR:
Dietary component most associated with a longer life: dietary fiber
Dietary components most associated with shorter life: red meat and sugary drinks
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NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
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Hello fly folks! If you are a postdoc or junior faculty attending the @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #Dros26 #flymeeting in Chicago, and interested in helping judge trainee posters, please comment or DM me!
Topic: Stem Cells/Regeneration/Tissue Injury
Please RT
@flybase.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social
Topic: Stem Cells/Regeneration/Tissue Injury
Please RT
@flybase.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Hello fly folks! If you are a postdoc or junior faculty attending the @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #Dros26 #flymeeting in Chicago, and interested in helping judge trainee posters, please comment or DM me!
Topic: Stem Cells/Regeneration/Tissue Injury
Please RT
@flybase.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social
Topic: Stem Cells/Regeneration/Tissue Injury
Please RT
@flybase.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social
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I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
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All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis!
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis!
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
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The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme.
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme.
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
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Please share!
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please share!
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
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Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
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THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
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Postdoc position on Asgard archaea in Thiago’s new lab for someone well trained in biochemistry, cloning, and protein purification:
international.au.dk/about/profil...
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Postdoc in Archaea Microbiology - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Biology - Microbiology, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Facts!
Don’t get me started on the hypocrisy of this organization aligning with the current NIH/HHS “leaders”: kill all the animals you want to eat more and more animal flesh and fat but it is unethical to use animals for life saving medical research
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Facts!
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NIH just lighting money on fire now
Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’ - KFF Health News
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...
kffhealthnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
NIH just lighting money on fire now
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We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology.
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology.
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org