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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 10d

“It’s time to remove the arbitrary funding cap on MRFF disbursements so it can deliver what is has been designed & legislated to do: support medical research & innovation" - says Academy President Prof. Chennupati Jagadish, AC commenting on a story in Nine Newspapers lnkd.in/geu3QVba

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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for sharing our work @bladoux.bsky.social (you just made the lead author @marcoenriquez18.bsky.social very happy 😊)

Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions

This work demonstrates that changes in the nonlinear elasticity of collagen in hybrid networks tunes cell-matrix interactions.

www.science.org

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Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Australia: SERD panel wants Australia to have narrow, long-term research focus (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Mission-based approach proposed for five R&D priorities - Research Professional News

Australian review panel wants 10-year plans, small number of priorities and better national coordination

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Yap Research group @yap-lab.bsky.social · Aug 22

Excellent work by @juliaeckert.bsky.social- now online!

Julia Eckert @juliaeckert.bsky.social · Aug 15

Now published in @natcomms.nature.com! 🥳

👉 rdcu.be/eATn3

We developed image analysis tools to capture the nematic orientation field of 3D tissue surfaces. Tested on epithelial aggregates, zebrafish hearts, myoblasts on spheres & micro-vessels, we combined soft matter physics with exp. biology.

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Brett Collins @brettcollins.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Institute for Molecular Bioscience is seeking an exceptional academic leader to be the new Director of the Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery and lead our centre consisting of 10 group leaders, 40 staff and approximately 50 HDR students. Come and join us in sunny Brisbane!

Director, Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery

Institute for Molecular Bioscience Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 Australia’s #1 research institute Based at St Lucia Campus About UQ What started as Queensland's first university in 1...

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Aug 29

We could not just “punch above our weight” but actually become global leaders and diversify our economy.

Data-
www.wipo.int/web/global-innovation-index/w/blogs/2024/end-of-year-edition

End of Year Edition – Against All Odds, Global R&D Has Grown Close to USD 3 Trillion in 2023

Teaser

www.wipo.int

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Reminder Australia’s Global R&D Ranking (Gross R&D expenditure as % of GDP) is 23 at 1.66% (2023). Closest nations are Portugal 1.7%, Estonia 1.78%, Czech 1.96%, Slovenia 2.11%. Leaders=Israel 6.02%, Korea 5.21%. UK 2.9% and US 3.59%.
Imagine 3%….. @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social

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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · Aug 20

The latest figures show R&D investment isn’t even keeping up with inflation, let alone fuelling productivity.

Slide with headline stating 'Latest figures show government spending on R&D is in decline, again.' Background is blue with a minimalist design.

Image displaying text about the Australian Government's commitment to investing in R&D. It discusses ongoing scrutiny of R&D investments and mentions a potential $400 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Image of AC Professor AC Fung FISTE, President of the Australian Academy of Science, with a quote about R&D investment's impact on Australia's economy.

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Jul 23

Every "meet the speaker" event

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Ondine Cleaver @ondinecleaver.bsky.social · Jun 28

SAVE THE DATE!! #2026SDB
🧪🧬🔬🧫🎉
(Never been to Vegas 😂 Exciting!!)

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Mathew Kiang @mathewkiang.com · Jun 25

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions

Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

ki.se

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Nature @nature.com · Jun 22

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people

https://go.nature.com/40aM9M8

‘Super-healing’ animals inspire human treatments

Nature - Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.

go.nature.com

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Miikka Vikkula @mvikkula.bsky.social · Jun 15

It was again a great Lymphatic Forum, this time in Chicago. From basic lymphatic endothelial cell biology to clinical trials on lymphatic diseases. Looking forward to the 2027 one.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 16

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 16

KJ Muldoon, a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition, made medical history by receiving the first custom gene-editing treatment. The technique used has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.

Read more: nyti.ms/44H77pg

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · May 16

Beautiful work! Congratulations to the team

Shalin H. Naik @shalinhnaik.bsky.social · May 16

A triumph of perseverance from twitterless Tom Weber, Christine Biben and the team, our in vivo barcoding "LoxCode mouse" used to resolve epiblast fate to fetal organs is finally published in @cellpress.bsky.social and available through @jacksonlab.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

LoxCode in vivo barcoding reveals epiblast clonal fate bias to fetal organs

Much remains to be learned about the clonal fate of mammalian epiblast cells. Here, we develop high-diversity Cre recombinase-driven LoxCode barcoding…

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Timothy Hla @hlatim.bsky.social · May 16

NIH-funded basic research allowed me to discover two molecules (COX-2 and S1PR1) that became drug targets - COX-2 inhibitors and S1PR modulators - more than 7 million prescriptions for Celebrex taken for pain; >350k people have taken Fingolimod/Ozanimod for MS and IBD/UC-basic research is essential!

Timothy Hla @hlatim.bsky.social · May 16

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Dawson @mafdawson.bsky.social · May 15

Australia completely lacks a dedicated training program for clinician scientists. With the vision and support of VMIAL
@petermaccc.bsky.social is extremely proud to announce the first clinician-scientist fellowship. If you meet the eligibility criteria PLEASE APPLY!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Clinician Scientist Fellowship - Parkville, Melbourne (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Parkville | 12839522

Peter Mac is launching Australia’s first clinician-scientist fellowship to advance cancer care, fostering innovation and global collaboration.

www.nature.com

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · May 5

Australia should be doing this now and at a grander scale. Let’s reverse the brain drain and properly support the scientists we have @markbutlermp.bsky.social @edhusicmp.bsky.social

European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 5

"Science is an investment.

We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."

— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷

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Mel Eckersley-Maslin @meleckmas.bsky.social · Apr 28

Delighted to share the latest preprint from the lab led by Janith Seneviratne

We reveal novel roles for #embryonic regulators DPPA2/4 in facilitating a H2AK119Ub primed #chromatin state when aberrantly up-regulated in non-small cell lung #cancers 🧬🔬 (1/6)

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

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Daniel Castranova @zebrafish007.bsky.social · Apr 28

Two great new #Zebrafish preprints from the #WeinsteinLab using a new transgenic that reports epigenetic silencing and activation! Great to study epigenetic changes in vertebrates, and we even did an ENU screen. Excellent work by @mmarvel.bsky.social et al. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · May 1

Join us as a group leader!!! Only a week left to apply to become part of our talented, fun and enthusiastic cancer research faculty in Melbourne.
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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Mar 21

A group leader position is open at Peter Mac in Melbourne, Australia!
Join us! Applications until May 5.
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www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Group Leader - Melbourne (Suburb), Greater Melbourne (Inner) (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 12837590

Peter Mac is recruiting a Group Leader to increase the capacity and efficiency of our “discovery to translation” cancer research pipeline.

www.nature.com

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Marios Georgakis @mariosgeorgakis.bsky.social · Apr 25

New GWAS for intracranial aneurysms, the main cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (associated with 50% mortality)

👉MVP, FinnGen & previous IA GWAS
👉15,438 cases & 1.2M controls
👉22 loci (5 novel) pointing to genes related to SMCs and pericytes

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Mar 28

Well deserved! Congratulations Brant!! 🙌

Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Mar 28

Special congrats to NIH Senior Investigator Brant Weinstein, Ph.D., who was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Weinstein was honored for his contributions to vascular biology. Learn more at go.nih.gov/sl2B1ka. #zebrafish @izfs.bsky.social

Image of Dr. Brant Weinstein standing in front of a wall of fish tanks

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Mar 28

Special congrats to NIH Senior Investigator Brant Weinstein, Ph.D., who was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Weinstein was honored for his contributions to vascular biology. Learn more at go.nih.gov/sl2B1ka. #zebrafish @izfs.bsky.social

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