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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 8d

We're still accepting submissions for our next special issue:
Cell Biology of the Nucleus
Guest edited by @abbybuch.bsky.social and Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.
Submission deadline: 3 November
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...

#cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish

Promotional graphic for a special issue of Journal of Cell Science titled 'Cell Biology of the Nucleus.' Guest Editor: Abby Buchwalter. Submission deadline: 3 November 2025. The image features a stylized cell with a bright pink, heart-shaped nucleus on a black background. Text includes a call for papers.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · 28d

Cant wait to read and see how this exciting story evolved! Congrats all!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Sep 4

Also @ekhtn.bsky.social!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Sep 4

Back-to-school vibes with new PhD class arriving at UCSF… @devjanee.bsky.social rocked my world the other day with “happy 20th anniversary of being friends” text! We were those incoming PhD students at WUSTL 20 years ago. Yikes. Looking at you too @rolyanharas.bsky.social @thelucalab.bsky.social!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congrats!!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thank you Marina!

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Aug 31

Last day to submit abstracts! Nuclear cell biologists, mechanobiologists, et al. don’t miss out - amazing interdisciplinary line up: computational biology, biophysics, development, genomics - we will have it all!

Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Final call to register and submit abstracts for the @faseborg.bsky.social conference on the Mechanobiology of the Cell Nucleus (#MBNSRC) to be considered for platform presentations. The conference takes place in Melbourne, FL, Oct. 26-30, 2025. See more info at: events.faseb.org/event/Mechan...

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.

Descriptions and links in the following two posts.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 27

Truth.

Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Final year PhD students, I know you’re desperately trying to finish experiments/revisions/submissions/write a thesis & just survive - but please spare a few minutes to apply to your dream postdoc labs.

It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 20

!!!!

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Elphege Nora Lab at UCSF @elphegenoralab.bsky.social · Aug 16

New preprint with @gfudenberg.bsky.social

We find the rate of cohesin loop extrusion in cells is set by NIPBL dosage and tunes many aspects of chromosome folding.

This provides a molecular basis for NIPBL haploinsufficiency in humans. 🧵👇

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

NIPBL dosage shapes genome folding by tuning the rate of cohesin loop extrusion

Cohesin loop extrusion is a major driver of chromosome folding, but how its dynamics are controlled to shape the genome remains elusive. Here we disentangle the contributions of the cohesin cofactors ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 16

Oh yes!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you Christian! I hope we get to catch up soon.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 14

thank you Michelle!

Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 14

The basic sciences are HIRING at UCSF: open recruitment in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics. Please share and please apply! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702

Ladder Rank Faculty Position – Assistant Professor

University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.ucsf.edu

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just catching up to this - so many inspiring scientists among this year's ASCB awardees! Congrats, all. www.ascb.org/society-news...

ASCB Announces 2025 Honorific Award Winners - ASCB

Each year, the American Society for Cell Biology honors exceptional scientists whose research, mentorship, and leadership are shaping the future of cell biology. From groundbreaking discoveries to tir...

www.ascb.org

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’m all for Newsom being a diva about this and making some noise!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Aug 8

Re:UCLA? I’ve been wondering this too.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · Aug 5

Good news for NIH MIRA applicants. Grants.gov recently published the forecast notice for the reissuance of the EI/NI MIRA notice of funding opportunity. As indicated at the link, the estimated post date for the NOFO is Nov 3. www.grants.gov/search-resul...

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www.grants.gov

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Aug 4

Big congrats to UNC's @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social , winner of the @ascbiology.bsky.social's WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research. Sarah's work on organelle contact sites has helped revolutionize the field. 🧪
www.ascb.org/society-news...

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Sarah Cohen, University of North Carolina
WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research

Presented to a woman or non-binary person in an early stage of their career (within seven years of appointment to an independent position at the nomination deadline) who is making exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology, is developing a strong independent research program, and exhibits the potential for continuing at a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Aug 4

Congrats to Sandy Schmid , a scientific hero, winner of @ascbiology.bsky.social's E.B Wilson Medal. She shaped our understanding of molecular mechanisms & regulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, is a leader in the cell biology community & a remarkable mentor🧪
www.ascb.org/society-news...

Picture of Sandra Schmid, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco
E.B. Wilson Medal

Presented to distinguished researchers for their far-reaching contributions to cell biology over a lifetime in science.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Aug 1

1/3 It's official, our grants from the NIH/NIEHS have all been suspended. We were aiming to understand how arsenic, a chemical that millions of Americans are exposed to at high levels, is disrupting the epigenetic machinery.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Jul 29

Weekend reset in the Sierras - Lake Schmidell, Desolation Wilderness.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hell yeah!

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you Sigurd!