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Michael Trakselis @trakselis.bsky.social · 3d

My scientific grandfather. What a gentleman scientist. RIP

University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 3d

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 3d

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 13d

"You couldn’t stop me from pursuing science. . . . It was just part of who I am." - Mona Minkara. cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪

Mona Minkara uncovers patterns in how our lungs interact with airborne viruses

The 2025 Trailblazers guest editor uses computational models to study lung chemistry while building resources that help blind scientists succeed

cen.acs.org

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Lori Passmore @lapassmore.bsky.social · 13d

We have an open post-doc position in my group to study mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation using biochemical reconstitution and cryoEM.

Please get in touch if you are interested in joining this amazing team! 🔬🧬🤩
#RNA #cryoEM

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 14d

Continuing efforts to hurt the research pipeline, the very late NSF GFRP solicitation no longer allows 2nd year PhD students to apply. Lots of these students chose not to apply last year because they were told they would have a better change once in their thesis lab www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Institute for Protein Innovation @ipiproteins.bsky.social · 17d

Frequent user of epitope tags? Try ours!

IPI epitope tag antibodies & plasmids are now available through our partner @addgene.bsky.social!

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Epitope tag antibody collection

Epitope tags are short amino acid sequences fused to a protein’s N- or C-terminus. When paired with an antibody that specifically recognizes this sequence, epit

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STAT @statnews.com · 28d

A frenzy of grantmaking in August has the NIH seemingly on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30
www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/n...

After lagging far behind, NIH now seems on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by Sept. 30

A frenzy of grantmaking in August has the NIH seemingly on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30

www.statnews.com

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Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · Aug 25

shocking to read over and over the stories of close colleagues who can't run their lab anymore. I know Karen well and it's heartbreaking. Also #PIinthelab! www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Harvard’s research is shrinking amid the Trump administration’s freeze

Even if grants at Harvard are suddenly restored, there is deep-rooted uncertainty about the damage already done and the future of basic science research in the U.S.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Michael Trakselis @trakselis.bsky.social · Aug 13

Heading to #FallACS2025. Check out the #TOXI program. Some great talks and award sessions. See you soon! @sturlalab.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @acs.org

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jul 11

DO NOT GIVE UP!

Our advocacy is working.

A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF.

Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Nature: US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · Jul 6

What an incredible few days it’s been with the amazing #Nucleic25 participants! 🌟
We can’t wait to celebrate all together at the Gala Dinner this evening! 🎉

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Janet Iwasa @jiwasa.bsky.social · Jul 2

Check out this new review (with animations, natch) of mechanisms of licensing origins of DNA replication - a wonderful (and continuing!) collaboration with Bruce Stillman @cshlnews.bsky.social and John Diffley @crick.ac.uk! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Michael Trakselis @trakselis.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations. This looks great!

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Science Magazine @science.org · May 23

Hundreds of National Science Foundation staffers turned out for a group photograph to celebrate the besieged agency’s 75th anniversary—despite efforts by NSF officials to prevent the picture from being taken. scim.ag/4jcGpIt

Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait

Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

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Michael Trakselis @trakselis.bsky.social · May 21

I am so sorry 😞

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · May 18

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

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Michael Trakselis @trakselis.bsky.social · May 15

This PhD candidate scientist/Mom is analyzing data and putting together her conference talk like a boss! 💪 #Traklab #AcademicMom

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 10

HAPPY 75th, NSF!

We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.

Read on 🧵(1/11):

A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Mar 11

My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇

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Science Magazine @science.org · May 8

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · May 8

Things are going from bad to worse at NSF; www.science.org/content/arti...

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

www.science.org

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Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · May 2

And, again, WHERE IS #BIGPHARMA in defending #basicscience? laying low? playing dead? Waiting it out? Do SOMETHING! SPEAK UP! Use your gigantic lobbying machine to defend us instead of peddling your wares and increasing your profits. Or do you think highly trained workforce grows on trees?

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 2

My quote of the day

It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.

Carol Greider

Carol Greider with Peter Agre on the day Carol learned she was receiving a Nobel Prize

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here is the link to the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about RFK, Jr, public health, and HHS (including NIH)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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