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Zoé @neptewns.bsky.social · 24d

Scientists. 😊
#science #scientists #art #chemists #artwork #scienceart

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27d

Kicking off #BINW25 Day 2 with a session on science communication. We're learning from three leaders in this space on combating misinformation, science accessibility, and building visibility for underrepresented scientists.

Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...

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christine liu @christineliu.art · 28d

The first ever @blackinneuro.bsky.social in-person conference has officially started!!!

Join us virtually: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...

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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · Aug 29

For #FluorescenceFriday - image credit to JHU Neuro grad student Suhaas Adiraju - parvalbumin 🟢, somatostatin 🔴, vGlut1 (Cyan). 🟣 marks cells activated by amphetamine using the Fos-TRAP activity-dependent tagging system. 🔬🧪🧠

RNA scope for markers of inhibitory and excitatory cells types in a section of the mouse brain as well as label for cells that were activated by amphetamine administration.

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just a reminder, the NOSIs for Research Continuity and Retention Supplements (childbirth, healthcare issues), and Re-Entry, Re-integration & Re-training Supplements, are ending Sept 9th. If you were thinking about one of them, apply soon. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-23-032: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among...

grants.nih.gov

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christine liu @christineliu.art · Aug 27

Who’s all going to acnp in January?

I have to decide today whether or not to submit a poster! 😅

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 27

The 1st day of Intro Bio is about the expts showing DNA is the heritable material, not protein which seemed to make more sense. Every year I emphasize the importance of discarding pet hypotheses, that Nobel Laureates can be wrong (or Nazis!), & that science is political. This yr got a 2025 update 🧪

Eye pin that says Science is Political from Two Photon Art https://twophotonart.com/products/copy-of-science-is-political-eye-enamel-pin-blue-and-black

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Aug 23

It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.

All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.

Yay for us!

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 23

I’m sorry but the “should scientists be activists” train left the station for the last time when we started spending billions to build concentration camps. I feel like you guys are engaging with the science stuff as though the camps thing is like, happening on a different TV show

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Aug 21

The practical upshot is that justice delayed is justice denied; or to be more precise, a lab which had to fire all of its researchers and halt work on groundbreaking research isn't going to be able to ever restore itself to the same position it would have been without a multi-year pause in funding.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 21

TL;DR: 5 justices say Trump doesn't have to immediately restore the funding, but 5 *also* signal that the underlying directives are unlawful.

That sends a fairly strong (if mixed) message that Trump will lose these cases *eventually,* but only once they're brought in the Court of Federal Claims.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 21

Splitting 5-4 (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS grants *partial* stay to Trump administration in NIH funding case; holds that challenges to grant terminations (but *not* the underlying guidance) need to be filed in the Court of Federal Claims:

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Ciarán Murphy-Royal @murphyroyallab.org · Aug 21

🚨Another PI job opening in the Neuroscience dept. at @umontreal.ca ! 🚨

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with Université de Montréal | 12843808

Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry involved in the production of complex behaviors

www.nature.com

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Alex Long @alexandralong.bsky.social · Jul 10

Really important article in the NY Times today about cuts to NIH diversity grants, featuring a profile of Ashley Albright @aralbright.bsky.social who is an amazing and super inspiring cell biology postdoc whose K99 was prematurely terminated.

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Jul 10

“If you cut out these diversity measures, you're going to make science full of people that are very elite…Full of people who have grown up with a large amount of privilege, who were able to work in a lab in high school because their dad was a prof at Cornell.” 🧪

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

How Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural White Americans Too

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 21

The ideological cancellation of $800 million of scientific research grants because they supposedly focused on DEI was just backed by the Supreme Court. This is horrific on so many levels.

Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now

But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies.

www.npr.org

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Christian Cazares, Ph.D. @fleabrained.bsky.social · Aug 20

to the PIs, is it advisable going on job market this fall when things are seemingly falling apart, or riding the postdoc wave for longer (while funding lasts) for some semblance of stability?

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Caroline Hu @hudrewthis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.

An anole extends its dewlap, which says "call for scientists!"

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you work on climate change and health, but are striking out in the current funding landscape, this might be the job for you. We're looking for someone who can do a lot of work in one year to launch something big. If you think that's you, take a look at our lab website, and then drop me an email:

The Carlson Lab @ Yale @carlsonlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

We may have a one-year postdoctoral position opening! We're looking for someone with experience in attribution science OR very strong skills in climate epidemiology to come help us launch a Global Burden of Climate Change Study. Remote possible for the right person; aim to raise $ for a second year.

The Global Burden of Climate Change Study Working Group

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 20

Come join our new Department of Neuroscience @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041

Assistant Professor - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Knight Foundation and others are trying to raise $50 million to rescue public radio and TV stations, prioritizing ones that historically received more than 30% of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and are among the only sources of information in their communities.

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · Aug 19

There is a lot to be upset about these days, especially if you're paying attention. Remember that there have been times when things seemed hopeless in the past and good has overcome evil. We can do it again, but we need everyone on board.

Be the heroes of tomorrow's history books

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 19

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on the House floor, with a blanket, pillows and a book

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 7

Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 12

It’s eely important that we sell enough advent calendars to support Skype a scientist. The moray we sell the more good work we can do in 2026!

Scratch off the boxes to reveal facts about eels!

Get a calendar at EelFacts.Net

Sarah holds up a brightly colored eel calendar with a moray, ribbon eel, splendid garden eels, and American and European eels, in front of some plants on the sidewalk

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists.

We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!

Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hi! We're Skype a Scientist! We're a free program that matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&As all about science.

Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly.
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