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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jul 2

Had such an amazing time at #Worm25 catching up with old friends and making new ones! Love this community - and remember #justdogenetics!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jun 29

What a great talk!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jun 25

Don’t miss your chance to join an awesome new lab!

callista yee @csybio.bsky.social · Jun 25

I will be opening my new lab in September at UBC! if you’re coming to #Worm25 and are looking for graduate studies or a postdoc position, let’s meet! Vancouver + worms = perfect vibes. www.zoology.ubc.ca/~yeecs/labsi... Please share! 🙌

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jun 3

Strain boring : DQM, but I liked that Sherwood had picked his strain name (NK) after his kids, so I made my allele name (bmd) after my girls and wife (Bria, Maile, Deirdre)

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Apr 12

Omg!

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · Apr 12

Maybe I won the internet today 😄

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Apr 11

We are looking for scientists with experience in light sheet microscopy, biological imaging, image processing and analysis to join a dedicated team of biologists, engineers and optical physicists that are pushing the boundaries of 4D in vivo imaging!

Come help us make movies like this!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Apr 11

#hiring! come join us at the Advanced BioImaging Center at UC Berkeley to help us build the #CellObservatory! 1/2

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04858

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Apr 11

Jealous! Enjoy the gig!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Mar 18

Yes! Haven’t tested with lifeact yet but have been testing membrane and histone fusions of two new mScarlet3 derivatives - so far mScarlet3S2 is the winner / am sending some plasmids to @itsthewoolab.bsky.social happy to send!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Mar 7

Hello SF!
#StandUpForScience2025

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Mar 5

Can’t wait to come visit you in Vancouver!!!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Feb 23

Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation.

Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.

And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

NIH funding cuts could have ‘devastating impact’ on medical advancements, Chicago researchers say

The National Institutes of Health under President Donald Trump announced this month that it was cutting payments covering overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants.

www.wbez.org

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Miguel Reina-Campos @reinacampos.bsky.social · Feb 10

Press release by the appropriations subcommittee on NIH budget slashing by @delauro.house.gov 🙏

Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases

President Trump’s Administration is imposing a new policy to cap indirect costs for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants at 15 percent, which would cut billions of dollars in funding fo...

democrats-appropriations.house.gov

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · Feb 10

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jan 26

He’s pretty good

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jan 17

Hi Bluesky friends! My 85 year old dad is a finalist in a graphic arts contest to design a wine bottle label for his local Maryland winery - if you think his art worthy it would be awesome if you voted for Bernard!

Vote here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

An artistic image of a wine glass and grapes for a wine label contest

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy 2025!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 29

Continuing the tour from Faction to HumbleSea

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 29

Alameda beer night!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 21

What a cool story! Congrats to all the authors!

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 19

@jbwallingford.bsky.social it’s a UC admin gig and I saw Richard Harland somewhere at this gig… not sure he knows I’m playing…

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 19

Gig playing with the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Cal alumni jazz sextet (I know I’m not at alum!)

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 17

Yesterday we had a lab bake off (citrus themed) It was close but my “elevated key lime pie” took home the title! So many key limes gave up their juice for this cause…

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Dave Matus @davematus.bsky.social · Dec 5

That Stan Getz guy ain’t bad either….

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