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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Sep 3

Honored that our piece was published in #TheScientist today. We wanted to use this opportunity to reflect on the devastating impact of frozen federal research grants, not just on science, but on the people behind the science and whose futures are at stake.

Holly Ober @sciwri.bsky.social · Sep 3

A poignant plea from @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social: The attacks on science and research are multi-pronged and incessant. Yet it is difficult to understand why something as essential as health research has stopped receiving bipartisan support. bit.ly/3HPVWS1 🧪

Frozen Grants, Canceled Futures: The Human Toll of UCLA’s Research Suspension

A frozen grant is more than halted experiments and lost data; it is a career derailed for many of the trainees dependent on this research support.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Sep 2

This project will take me back to France to explore the critical interface between science and policy in pesticide regulation. I am deeply grateful to the University of Montpellier, Institut ExposUM, Aurélie Binot, and Mariline Poupaud for their support and partnership in this exciting endeavor.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Sep 2

After a period of uncertainty about the program’s future, I am thrilled to share that I have been awarded a hashtag#Fulbright Scholar Award, one of the world’s most internationally recognized academic exchange programs.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is the fruit of Abigail Bline's Ph.D. work. Please read more about Abby in Toxicological Sciences feature: www.linkedin.com/posts/toxico...

#openaccess | Toxicological Sciences

Trainee Author Spotlight: Abigail Bline just completed her PhD and is working at Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She is first author of a recent ToxSci #OpenAccess article: https://ln...

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 New paper alert from our lab! Using model system and in vitro approaches, we demonstrate that PFAS, likely due to their physicochemical properties as surfactant, disrupt liquid-like condensates critical for reproduction. Link: academic.oup.com/toxsci/advan...

#PFAS #Toxicology #SystemsToxicology

A systems toxicology approach implicates post-transcriptional regulatory networks in reproductive defects from PFAS exposure

Abstract. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent in the environment and widespread in consumer products, environmental media, and

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

3/3 I am deeply concerned though for all UCLA trainees and employees and our ability to safeguard and retain the next generation of scientific talent.

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

2/3 Our goal was ultimately to design strategies to reverse its effect and prevent its well known effects including its carcinogenicity. But it looks like this important work will have to wait...

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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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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can you believe that it is my first SSR conference despite having worked in reproductive biology since the late 90's??!! If you are attending the meeting, come and find me! And thank you to Martha Susiarjo and Blanche Capel for the invitation to speak!

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 7

We will be there too. Consider attending this Epigenetics workshop in Erice, Sicily! (see link below).

Patrick Phillips @patrickphillips.bsky.social · Jun 21

Amazing workshop on Epigenetics: from Molecules to Behavior in Erice Sicily, October 6-10. Very comprehensive overview of topics and a beautiful location, as part of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture. Hope to see you there! centromajorana.it/epigenetics2...

Epigenetics: From Molecules to Behavior

'Ettore Majorana' Foundation and International Centre for Scientific Culture Schools

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 29

Check out Adam Filipowicz's poster (621A) on Sunday on the assessment of newer generation pesticides for neurodegeneration and Ivan Olaya's poster (250B) on Monday on the transgenerational meiotic impact of ethanol.

The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 28

Conferences have felt different this year but looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues and presenting some of our work at #Worm25.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 29

Great story and great story telling! 🎉

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 28

Conferences have felt different this year but looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues and presenting some of our work at #Worm25.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 11

All of that originated from the education, training, and research that happen at universities. All of that is getting defunded and will go away. The future of life in America is bleak.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 11

I want people to look around and pay attention to all the technology they are using or the medicine they are taking. I want people to think of their loved ones and the race for cures against cancer or Alzheimer's.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Apr 27

On my way to the 2025 Germinal Stem Cell Biology GRC chaired by Mitinori Saitou in Barcelona. Really looking forward to learn about the latest advances in in vitro and in vivo germ cell biology!

www.grc.org/germinal-ste...

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Apr 3

At least they included references? Now let's make sure these references were not AI generated...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 3

So good. 🤡

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Antoine Molaro @antoinemolaro.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hello World! Are you passionate about epigenomics and evolution 🧪🧬🐭🐵 ? Are you looking for a postdoc in a stimulating and inclusive environment ? Look no further... We are seeking creative postdocs for our ERC project EvoEpi @igred.fr ! 👇Details👇
tinyurl.com/PostdocEvoEp...
Repost are appreciated

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 24

📣 Tenure track job alert! Assistant and associate tenure-track position at McGill University in toxicology and/or pharmacology. I know the department very well and could not speak more highly of the supportive environment it provides and of its leadership!

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with McGill University | 12837963

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Toxicology (L000054

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 20

It's a wrap on #2025SOT! Thank you to @sotoxicology.bsky.social for creating such a vibrant meeting in the middle of these strange times. I am heartened by the unwavering focus of the society on high quality science and on supporting trainees. Hope to see you ALL in San Diego next year!

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 18

If you are concerned about the closing of the US EPA/ORD, you may send a message to Representative Brian Babin, Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and Representative Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member. You can also reach out to your Senators and House Representative.

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thank you @sotoxicology.bsky.social!

See the full statement from the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in support of science and of our colleagues at EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD).

societyoftoxicology.informz.net/informzdatas...

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 18

Call your representatives right now. EPA's research arms provides essential function and ensures that we are safe from toxic exposures.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...

Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · Mar 18

Tenure track position in pharmacology or toxicology at McGill, in Montreal!!!

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with McGill University | 12837963

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Toxicology (L000054

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The Allard lab @allard-lab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 18

I was inspired today by the Out Toxicologists and Allies Special Interest Group's idea of using this as an opportunity to support local organizations such as the Orlando Youth Alliance. You can read their mission and support them by following the link below.

orlandoyouthalliance.org/Mission

ORLANDO YOUTH ALLIANCE

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