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Eduardo Gigante

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Assistant professor of Cell Biology at Kennesaw State University. First generation American, second generation scientist. A SoS, unfortunately. https://facultyweb.kennesaw.edu/egigante/gigante-lab/index.php

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · 5h

There are amazing, once-in-a-generation people working at CDC and I am just so lucky to be married to one of them.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Patterns of genomic deletions in monkeypox virus during the 2022 outbreak in the United States - Nature Communications

Genomic deletions in poxviruses are not well understood, the authors found large deletions in >2% of Mpox virus genomes during routine surveillance, highlighting their role in poxvirus evolution and potential impact on diagnostics and therapeutics.

www.nature.com

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · 7d

I approve this plan.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · 7d

Don't forget to find time to exercise.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ten years ago, I restarted career in the Neuroscience program at Emory. I wanted the freedom drive my own research and chase what interested me. Thanks, @tamaragenes.bsky.social, Alberto Stolfi, @vansciver.bsky.social, and all the mentors for the training and support that brought me here.

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Mar 5

Did the same thing. Mentioned that the ripples are affecting and could continue to worsen things like their ability to get into med school or grad school. Invited them to join us at the Capitol to stand up for science.

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Woke Patriot @wokepatriotusa.bsky.social · Mar 4

Look at this post! So good, and really fucking good ideas.

An avenue we can use to megaphone our message and efforts.

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From the 50501 community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the 50501 community

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · Mar 2

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Mar 2

Sure, one of those jobs is mine, but we are doubling the value of that investment! Protect public support of science!

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Mar 2

This might be the most relatable thing about him. 🤷‍♂️

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Mar 1

Take a break from the chaos and enjoy this homemade cake for my 3yo's birthday.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Mar 1

Never been more embarrassed so far.

homer simpson and bart simpson from the simpsons

Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson from the simpsons

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 28

"DeSantis took office six years ago. Did he just discover 740 wasteful jobs last week?" 😂

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Tamara Caspary @tamaragenes.bsky.social · Feb 27

Stand Up For Science next Friday (3/7)! In 2024, Georgia institutions received just over $1 billion in funding and had more than $30 billion in economic impact in GA. That's a PHENOMENAL return for tax payers- let's share that news!

Atlanta Stand Up For Science March poster, State Capital, Liberty Plaza, March 7, 2025 noon-4

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 27

This is it people. This is why we have to be careful with our use of jargon. The masses are frightened. Wait until they learn about neomorphic mutations!

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 19

CDC saves lives. Diseases are real. They're out there. It's not just COVID and bird flu.

Robert Van Sciver @vansciver.bsky.social · Feb 19

Posted at the crosswalk between CDC and Emory today

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 18

Add CRISPR to the list. Their discovery, funded by NSF, moved research and future gene therapies forward by leaps and bounds. That grant is peanuts compared to the multibillion dollar genetic engineering industry based on it.

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 17

Heading to @kennesawstate.bsky.social tomorrow to interview for their Molecular and Cellular Biology department. Hope they like fluorescent images of little baby tunicates.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 15

Do they have eyelids?

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 15

Oh good. We're literally going backwards. Great. 🤦‍♂️

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 15

Casual repost from a neuroscientist actively on the job market

NIH Bear @nihbear.bsky.social · Feb 14

Listen up @esa.int @ec.europa.eu you have a once-a-century opportunity to wholesale poach the intellectual engine of a continent.

Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 14

I suspect that the money for these programs will be moved elsewhere by the time funding decisions are made. My hope is that by submitting to these parent opportunities we have a better chance of getting the award. As you say, what a waste of time and worry. Good luck!

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hey, that's me. I'm that tall blurry guy! I had a blast teaching at MBL for the Colby College Jan Plan.

Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · Feb 11

The MBL offers a variety of immersive experiences for undergraduates who are exploring careers in STEM 🧬

This January, @colbycollege.bsky.social students spent two weeks diving into MBL life and research in Woods Hole.

Read more about their experience: www.mbl.edu/news/mbl-col...

An undergraduate student wearing a seafoam green Colby College sweatshirt stands in front of a lab bench and peers into a microscope. Other people in the laboratory are visible in the background.

Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 11

Same situation. Withdrew from MOSAIC and submitted to the parent with today as a deadline. What a pain...

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Eduardo Gigante @edgigante.bsky.social · Feb 6

He cozied himself up to the party leader, a man he revered. Through his vast propaganda machine in new and convincing media he was catapulted to a position of power in the new government where he could shape policy and indulge his dear leaders tyrannical desires.
This is about Joseph Goebbels.

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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · Feb 1

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine.
@socdevbio.bsky.social

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