Francesca Cole
@francescacole.bsky.social
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I study meiosis - how chromosomes segregate into sperm and eggs All opinions are my own Science, food, and cocktails
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Wow - Sharon Dent is amazing - this is so great! Congratulations Sharon ❤️
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Spring dinner - Kale Leek Galette
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It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏
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rebeccafieldingmiller.com
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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standupforscience.bsky.social
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US.

If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
FedFreeze.org
Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
fedfreeze.org
francescacole.bsky.social
Thanks Paula! I applied pre and girding myself for post - doing my best whilst living in interesting times
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We had a lot of fun! SURP poster session madness!!
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So happy to join the dream dean team at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences!
aaballay.bsky.social
We are pleased to welcome MD Anderson Cancer Center scientist and educator Francesca Cole, PhD, as our new associate dean for academic affairs! She is pictured fourth from left in the Cole Laboratory. Read more at go.uth.edu/FrancescaCole-AssociateDean-AcademicAffairs
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This is a beautiful story / check it out!
rosenberglabbcm.bsky.social
What RNA polymerase gets up to in the genome and how mutations happen! Just out in Nature! Many thanks to many collaborators & congrats 1st author Jingjing Liu! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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tamaragenes.bsky.social
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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mzahneis.bsky.social
Important to note that the pause applies only in the 22 suing states. That means the rest of the country is still subject to the 15-percent cap.
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lindaskitka.bsky.social
Could be an interesting opportunity to build a red/blue state coalition?
mzahneis.bsky.social
Important to note that the pause applies only in the 22 suing states. That means the rest of the country is still subject to the 15-percent cap.
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
We are encouraging
-Wackiness
-Scrappiness
-FOCUS on people who DO NOT GET ANY SCIENCE. Not schools.
-Ensuring that people don't need to "come to you" to experience your project
-And again- I mean it- putting science *where it does not currently exist*.
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant

We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
docs.google.com
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karlykingsley.bsky.social
🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.

Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
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srikosuri.bsky.social
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.