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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · 11d

Daily log no. 850 - Distant Worlds Final Fantasy

Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · 25d

Daily log no. 951 - taking a nap for the first time in 3 years.

Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Aug 19

Daily log no. 37024 - poems are being rejected but my head is up. I really enjoy the lab I joined.

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Brugmann Lab @brugmannlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

Join us for the Midwest SDB Meeting in Cincinnati.
Abstract submission deadlines:
For talk consideration: 8/7/25
For poster: 8/22/25
Registration deadline: 9/2/25

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Daily log no. 951 - postdoc officially starts Monday

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Jul 29

Daily log no. 4917 - slowly and surely getting the new place settled in

Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · May 28

Daily log no. 38294 - ONE FINAL PUSH FOR A PAPER

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · May 16

Daily log no. 6291 - graduation.

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · May 15

Delighted to have a poem of mine be featured here with so many talented voices. Please enjoy ❤️‍🔥🥂

phoebe journal @phoebejournal.bsky.social · May 15

Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!

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phoebe journal @phoebejournal.bsky.social · May 15

Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · May 13

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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · May 13

‘Devastating:’ Chan Zuckerberg charity slashes funding for more Bay Area nonprofits

“They are making sure to cut anything that would sound or even be construed as DEI-esque,” one former employee said.

sfstandard.com

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River Styx Magazine @riverstyxmag.bsky.social · May 12

Our contest in fiction and poetry is open until August 1.

www.riverstyx.org/the-river-st...

2026 River Styx Contest — River Styx Magazine

The 2026 River Styx Contest in fiction and poetry is judged by Lisa Olstein and Bennett Sims. Enter today and win $1000 plus publication online and in print.

www.riverstyx.org

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Differentiation Journal @diffjournal.bsky.social · May 6

The "Biological Differentiation Across the Scales" virtual seminar series kicked off on April 28 with an insightful, engaging talk by @ecbrooks96.bsky.social. Missed it live? Watch the recording: www.isdifferentiation.org/Journal/Page... @rogerslabucd.bsky.social @uribelab.bsky.social #devbio

The ciliary protein C2cd3 is required for mandibular musculoskeletal tissue patterning. Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. Graduate Student Alumnis, Brugmann Lab, Cinicinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. "Biological Differentiation Across the Scales" Seminar, April 28, 2025.

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Apr 16

Daily log no. 95710 - probably had one of the most refreshing talks over beers in a long time.

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · Apr 13

Stuff of nightmares 🦷👀

Lab-grown human teeth to 'fill in the gaps' in regenerative dentistry 🧪
www.bbc.com/news/article...

King's College scientists' lab-grown human teeth breakthrough

Scientists from King's College London manage to grow a human tooth under laboratory conditions.

www.bbc.com

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Apr 4

Daily log no. 3728 - saw a gentleman in a coffee shop construct a portable second monitor for his laptop. I have not been using my free will effectively

Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Apr 2

Daily log no. 94 - poem accepted and a finalist for a contest!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Mar 31

“.. A recent paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that government investments in [R&D] accounted for at least a fifth of U.S. productivity growth since World War II.

“.. ‘Sometimes you don’t realize the value of something until it’s gone.’”

@bencasselman.bsky.social

Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

www.nytimes.com

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · Mar 31

Congress recently passed FY25 funding at mostly flat levels for science, with language preventing capped indirect costs at NIH. Advocacy played a role. The coming months are critical to ensure funds are fully spent as attention turns to FY26. AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the President's Budget Request ⤵️

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Apr 1

Daily log no. 392 - somewhere between "I'm excited for the future" and "I'm frightened"

Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Mar 29

New
New publication alert from the Kenny Lab on melanoma phenotype switching!!! CUT&RUN! PDX models! Biochemistry!

Antagonistic roles for MITF and TFE3 in melanoma plasticity: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Antagonistic roles for MITF and TFE3 in melanoma plasticity

Melanoma cells can switch from a melanocytic and proliferative state to a mesenchymal and invasive state and back again. This plasticity drives intrat…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Mar 20

SDB President-elect Richard Behringer and SDB President Carole LaBonne published an opinion piece in The Hill on how President Trump's executive order entitled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" ignores science. bit.ly/41OM694

Headshots of Richard Behringer and Carole LaBonne

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Mar 20

If the NIH gets messed up, there is no alternative. Not just in the US, but globally. It is by far the biggest engine of health research in the world. Which is why the idea that US scientists can just do their work elsewhere is a little fanciful.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/politicizi...

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Tim @7imnguyen.bsky.social · Mar 15

Daily no. 3719 - rain.

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · Mar 12

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

www.forbes.com

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