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Nichole Broderick, PhD
@nabroderick.bsky.social
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microbiologist. entomologist. immunologist. Lover of science, especially at its intersections. Asst Prof of Biology at Johns Hopkins. @nabroderick elsewhere.
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
NSF Update

Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.

Now by Directorate...

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A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 across NSF. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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shyama13.bsky.social
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
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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nanditagarud.bsky.social
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
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acritschristoph.bsky.social
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)
Figure 2. Himar1 transposon variant screen on a cohort of 92 bacterial species.
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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isme-microbes.bsky.social
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
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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michaelpoulsenucph.bsky.social
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
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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ehaswell.bsky.social
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!
The Sustainable Professor can help! Structuring, revising and editing manuscripts and grant proposals. Wrapping up manuscripts for authors that have left the lab. Incorporating reviewers' suggestions. Science communication: blogs, press releases, social media threads. Fast turnaround times, reasonable rates, respectful interactions. thesustainableprofessor.com, the sustainableprofessor@gmail.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
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
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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danielabarilla.bsky.social
#Archaeasky #Microsky
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
nabroderick.bsky.social
Facts!
bita137.bsky.social Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social · 3d
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
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surtlab.bsky.social
NIH just lighting money on fire now
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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ebi.embl.org
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
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Botany valentine. Another oldie.
A four panel comic. In panel 1, there are three beautiful blooming roses, and the text says "Roses are red..." In panel 2, there are some lovely violets budding and blooming, and the text says "Violets are blue..." In panel 3, there are some terrifying red and flesh colored plants with toothy maws and the text says "Hydnora are leafless, bizarrely fleshy, and incapable of producing chlorophyl..." and in panel 4 there are some cute hearts and the text says "And so are you. Happy Valentine's Day"
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
nabroderick.bsky.social
B learned what the phrase 'drank the kool-aide' meant in our household following the ad....(ad was awful and disappointing)
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
This is a powerful message from Freeman Hrabowski.

🧵

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Freeman Hrabowski III, the President Emeritus from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, giving a TED talk.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
nabroderick.bsky.social
Film or song….
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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a-hryckowian.bsky.social
Postdoc position available in my lab! Project will focus on how the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate shapes C. difficile fitness and pathogenesis & will build on our previous/ongoing work in this space. Apply here:
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...
Postdoc, Postgrad, and Research Intern Vacancies
Browse Postoc and Research Intern vacancies at UW–Madison.
hr.wisc.edu
February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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alexwild.bsky.social
Tip for those finding Bluesky sparse or empty:

Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.

There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.

Just hit that follow button.
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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edanfoley.bsky.social
Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.
Computational and experimental microbiomics
The critical contribution of microbiota to animal, plant and environmental health is now widely accepted. Progress has been driven by two parallel approaches: in silico analyses of large -omics data …
meetings.embo.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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dbikard.bsky.social
🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
Postdoctoral position - Synthetic Biology / Bacterial Immunity - Research
The Bikard lab at Institut Pasteur in Paris is seeking to hire postdoctoral researchers. We are investigating bacteria / bacteriophages interactions, and the genetic innovation that happens at this in...
research.pasteur.fr
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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colincarlson.bsky.social
Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
www.nsf.gov
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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flscitriguy.bsky.social
In the process of signing on. A notice will be published when that is done.
lablerit.bsky.social Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 8d
F31 coming back to NIGMS in FY27?!
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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awisnational.bsky.social
The AWIS scholarship cycle is now open, offering over $25K in awards for first-generation college students, undergraduates, PhD students, and women seeking to reenter #STEM fields. Apply by 2/28. Visit https://awis.org/scholarships/ to learn more.
#WomenInSTEM
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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vscooper.micropopbio.org
Founded in 1950, NSF's mission is "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, & welfare; & to secure the national defense; and for other purposes."

NSF discoveries underpin most modern technology from the US.

That scientific progress is ending. Tell your reps!
jeremymberg.bsky.social Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 8d
But, as they say, there is no time like the present

[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]

But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!

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A line plot with the numbers of NSF awards for fiscal years 2021-2026. The curve for fiscal year 2026 is quite a bit lower than those for 2021-2025 while the curve for fiscal year 2026 (in red) is much lower than all through the same date.
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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markowenmartin.bsky.social
#LuxPortrait collaboration between yours truly and @jennifer.j.quinn . Here is Jane Hinton. Read about her fabulosity here: www.blackpast.org/african-amer... Yes, she helped invent Mueller-Hinton media. #MicrobialHeroes @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbetv.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM