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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Sep 2

@bff.fm is 12 years old this week! I've had the pleasure to be a DJ at this awesome radio station for over 11 of those. Like any community media, BFF.fm is a nonprofit and relies on its listeners and fans for support. Head on over to BFF.fm/12years and celebrate with us!

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Aug 28

Me, I'm all for the precision. It just sits better on the ears. Really just wherever the intention lies.

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Aug 19

Those demos were pretty interesting. The Album Leaf has always been a very precise and well produced project, so interesting to hear something more raw and visceral - less precision but a lot of feel.

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jul 24

New synthesizer fun Sam Prekop. New release of (very old) Album Leaf demo tapes. A preview of some future sounds from Oren Ambarchi. This was a fun show. Tune on in. bff.fm/broadcasts/4...

Sounds In The Dark - 7.23.25 — Sounds In The Dark on BFF.fm

Sounds In The Dark with Eric Pietras on BFF.fm. Listen to show archives, or tune in live Tuesday 12:00 – 2:00am. BFF.fm is a San Francisco community radio station supporting emerging and underground a...

bff.fm

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jul 24

Heading to Orlando this December for ASH 2025? Have cool unpublished science about myeloid/hematopoietic stem cell biology you'd like to present at this year's Myeloid Workshop?

Then get in touch - send me an email or message on this platform! Seriously. Do it.

a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' .

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' .

media.tenor.com

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hi Sierra - all hematology research, leukemia, immunology etc!

Reposted by Eric Pietras

ernstlaboratory.bsky.social @ernstlaboratory.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Myeloid Workshop is back in ASH! Please contact the organizers if you have an exciting story that will not be out by December they are: Zuzana Tothova ,
@ernstlaboratory.bsky.social
@steidluli.bsky.social
@ericpietras.bsky.social
@kathrinbernt.bsky.social
@gritsmanlab.bsky.social

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Apr 15

Absolutely looking forward to this record - Daniel Herskedal is a true innovator in jazz - editionrecords.com/releases/dan...

Daniel Herskedal | Movements of Air - Edition Records

“Movements of Air” is the highly anticipated fifth album from Daniel Herskedal’s acclaimed trio, featuring Eyolf Dale on piano and Helge Andreas Norbakken on drums... [more]

editionrecords.com

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Apr 3

The last time I got to play new music from Tortoise on @bff.fm was back in 2016 - until this week! Great new single out that leads off this week's edition of Sounds In The Dark. bff.fm/broadcasts/4...

Sounds In The Dark - 4.1.25 — Sounds In The Dark on BFF.fm

Sounds In The Dark with Eric Pietras on BFF.fm. Listen to show archives, or tune in live Tuesday 12:00 – 2:00am. BFF.fm is a San Francisco community radio station supporting emerging and underground a...

bff.fm

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Apr 3

Whoohoo! Congrats @juliamaxson.bsky.social and see you in CO next week!

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Mar 12

Big thanks to @cuanschutz.bsky.social for a profile of our lab's trained immunity work in autoimmune disease. March is #AutoimmunityAwarenessMonth and a good time to consider the importance of NIH @altnih4science.bsky.social and the agencies supporting such work. news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...

Do Stem Cell ‘Memories’ Trigger Autoimmune Disease Flare-Ups?

New research raises the possibility that 'memories' held within blood stem cells may trigger autoimmune disease flares over a person’s lifetime.

news.cuanschutz.edu

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking for some good up-to-date information on all the back and forth on science at the federal level? @jeremymberg.bsky.social is a helpful source. Great profile from Pitt on his efforts.

www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/jeremy-...

Jeremy Berg is helping keep researchers nationwide up to date

The Pitt Health Sciences official and former Science editor in unique position to unofficially track funding upheavals.

www.utimes.pitt.edu

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Mar 5

Sometimes it's good to turn down the noise. This week's edition of Sounds In The Dark is streaming on demand at @bff.fm bff.fm/broadcasts/4.... Ambient and interesting music to quiet the mind.

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 26

Science is for everyone. It's not a political football. If you're one of my colleagues, a radio show listener at @bff.fm, or just happening by, please be sure to contact your local representative and let them know.

www.aacr.org/professional...

AACR Legislative Action Center: Your Voice Matters

Directly contact your elected officials about the importance of cancer research, the need for continued funding and the latest lifesaving breakthroughs. In the United States, you can do so by sending ...

www.aacr.org

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 25

Things are gnarly in US politics, but there's one sort of voting where we're all on the same side --

Be sure to vote for the new slate of @isehsociety.bsky.social officers. I'm honored to have been nominated as a candidate for Board of Directors. Vote here:

www.iseh.org/page/2025Ele...

2025 Board of Directors Election - International Society for Experimental Hematology

www.iseh.org

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 11

This is just a phenomenal new record from Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - really shakes up some of his well-worn tropes toward drone-inflected music by adding a talented cast of musical collaborators. Utterly immersive. Worth getting on vinyl. jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...

Gift Songs, by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma

5 track album

jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 9

Any time Shannon :) Come on over!!

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 9

Since the new year, I've protected some time to get back in the lab and do science. With all the noise and confusion out there it's a wonderful experience to get focused and make some impactful discoveries again. A great reminder of why we do this.

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 4

Congratulations to Lev Silberstein and collaborators!

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Niche-derived Semaphorin 4A safeguards functional identity of myeloid-biased hematopoietic stem cells - Nature Aging

Toghani, Gupte et al. identify semaphorin 4A as a cell-extrinsic factor that protects myeloid-biased hematopoietic stem cells from inflammaging, mainly produced by their progeny—neutrophils—and acting...

www.nature.com

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Feb 3

This week's bad science joke (metabolism edition)

What did the healthy mitochondrion say to the dysfunctional mitochondrion?

"Succinate to be you!!"

an illustration of mitochondria on a pink background with lightning bolts

ALT: an illustration of mitochondria on a pink background with lightning bolts

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jan 24

@paralkarlab.bsky.social here goes one:

Student: "I don't know where my HSPCs are in this flow plot!"

Wise Postdoc: "c-Kit, and you shall find"

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jan 24

@paralkarlab.bsky.social time for the bad science joke battle?

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Eric Pietras @ericpietras.bsky.social · Jan 23

Crazy day to be a scientist right? But hey - there's a new Mogwai record coming out.

Mogwai Official Site & Store

Mogwai Official Store

mogwai.scot

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