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Ewa Bomba-Warczak @ebomba.bsky.social · 6d

"Keeping mitochondria fit: Crosstalk between biogenesis and redox pathway" Happening now: link to join psu.zoom.us/j/95127917611
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mitotalks.bsky.social @mitotalks.bsky.social · 13d

The future is visiting again! We are seeking applicants for the 7th season of MITOchats. Deadline for submission is October 17th. Visit www.mitotalks.org for details or submit your application at forms.gle/5D6vWE92yYCi...

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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 21d

Wonderful to see our paper on the #organelle signatures of #neurons and #astrocytes out in final form - congratulations, Shannon Rhoads and team!🎉 t.co/BPxKlbU6Ou

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The Gardiner Lab @thegardinerlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hello world! Today’s officially the first day of the lab! It’s an empty space currently only filled with ideas (that I don’t have card access to yet 😂) but I’m excited for the science that will happen here! -JCG

Photo of Jaye Gardiner, a Black woman with long curly black hair, wearing dark green glasses and a coral colored sleeveless top, holding an iPad with the words “Jaye’s 1st day” written largely. Underneath it’s written “as an assistant professor 9/2/2025” although that doesn’t come out as clear in the photo.

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Ilanit (illy) @imanor.bsky.social · Jun 14

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

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Natalie Niemi @nieminm.bsky.social · May 29

Very excited to share our latest work, “Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧵

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

Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function

Hundreds of mitochondrial-destined proteins rely on N-terminal presequences for organellar targeting and import. While generally described as positively charged amphipathic helices, presequences lack ...

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UPenn Institute of Structural Biology @isbupenn.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations to Drs. Lynch, Burslem, Marmorstein, Yi-Wei, and the entire research team on the publication of your latest research article in the newest issue of Science magazine! | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Molecular basis of influenza ribonucleoprotein complex assembly and processive RNA synthesis

Influenza viruses replicate and transcribe their genome in the context of a conserved ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. By integrating cryo–electron microscopy single-particle analysis and cryo–electro...

www.science.org

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Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD @rangarajuvidhya.bsky.social · Apr 10

📢 New preprint alert!

We watch ATP, the energy currency, in tiny compartments of brain synapses to show that synapses talk to their local mitochondria to produce energy right when needed during plasticity, required for memory formation: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Ewa Bomba-Warczak @ebomba.bsky.social · May 20

Launching a new lab in today’s climate has been anything but smooth sailing—but today, we celebrate a major milestone! I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome not one, but two incredible graduate students to the lab! 🙌 Welcome Tristan and Molly!
www.bombawarczaklab.com/lab-members/

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Ewa Bomba-Warczak @ebomba.bsky.social · May 20

Well, this didn’t age well 👀

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George Burslem @gburslem.bsky.social · May 1

Excited to see this out in @science.org today!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Stirling Churchman @stirlingchurchman.bsky.social · Apr 21

My father-in-law, Jack Strominger, and I wrote a letter to the @wsj.com editor about the current threats to science due to Trump's funding freeze. Please repost! www.wsj.com/opinion/scie...

Opinion | Science Suffers With Trump’s Funding Freeze

America’s scientific enterprise demands reliable stewardship, not destabilizing political intervention.

www.wsj.com

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Rutter Lab @rutterlab.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Rutter Lab is attending ASBMB! If you are interested in cell metabolism, check out Jared, @queren-alcantara.bsky.social and @luisci22.bsky.social research talks in the sessions below. See you in Chicago! @hhmi.org @uofubiochem.bsky.social @bwfund.bsky.social @cziscience.bsky.social

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 6

My quote of the day

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie)

First female Nobelist, 1st person to win 2 Nobels, and only person to win Nobels in 2 scientific fields.

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Tatjana Kleele @tatjanakleele.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thrilled to announce that the registration for the EMBO workshop „Mitochondria in the Nervous System“ is now open.
Join us from Sep 29th to Oct 2nd in beautiful Engelberg, Switzerland!
meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

Mitochondria in the Nervous System

The brain is a high energy-demanding tissue with an heterogenous cellular composition. Most of the energy consumed is used for maintenance of neuronal synaptic transmission, and neurons almost exclus…

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FASEB @faseborg.bsky.social · Apr 4

NIH MOSAIC program’s termination is a massive loss for the next generation of scientists, threatening the research workforce’s future and human health. We remain committed to supporting MOSAIC Scholars with critical resources for the remainder of the award and beyond. Full statement: buff.ly/TSMrvXq

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Apr 3

The termination of the NIH MOSAIC program is a critical loss. As one of the 5 societies supporting MOSAIC scholars, ASCB remains dedicated to supporting early-career scientists & broadening the biomedical workforce. We'll continue our mentorship & development efforts through the end of the grant.

ASCB Responds to the NIH’s Termination of the MOSAIC Program - ASCB

As one of the five scientific societies funded to provide professional development support through the NIH Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program, th...

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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · Mar 24

regarding Columbia University, I just learned about this (anonymous) account of negotiations of the Hitler regime in the 1930s with Frankfurt University -- Germany's most prestigious university at the time:

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · Mar 14

Still optimizing further, but so far I'm blown away by the images we can get of an entire intact cochlea in just ~15 minutes with lightsheet microscopy. Sample prep and imaging by Xiaobo Wang and Julien Cicero.

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Michal Minczuk @mitogene.bsky.social · Mar 6

REGISTRATION OPEN for @faseborg.bsky.social Meeting on Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Repair | June 1 - 5, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee. Apply before it is too late: events.faseb.org/event/mitoch...
Please re-post!

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Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · Mar 7

More white coats, less white robes! @eddpasquier.bsky.social #standupforscience #standupforscience2025

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thank you!

I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.

Dr. Liz Kirby @thekirbylab.bsky.social · Mar 2

@jeremymberg.bsky.social is a national hero. Too many of my tenured colleagues are hiding in their offices, hoping the storm will pass over them if they keep their head down. I'm immensely grateful that Dr. Berg has the opposite response to this moment.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 2

I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful).

Let’s call it a Orwellial.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Mar 2

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · Feb 24

Although we are not federally funded for this summer, WE WILL STILL RUN The National Summer Undergraduate Research Project (NSURP) in 2025. We remain committed to the work that needs to be done and will continue to meet people where they are. 1/4 nsurp.org

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National Summer Undergraduate Research Project

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mitotalks.bsky.social @mitotalks.bsky.social · Feb 3

Time for some mito-business. Or should we say methyl-business?? Let's ask our speaker Thomas MacVicar.
This thursday, usual time and place.

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