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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Jul 14

thank you for doing this!!

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Jul 14

It was alot of fun to help with this interview of the authors!!

Jon Agirre @glycojones.bsky.social · Jul 14

As the community gets ready for #ACA2025, we're proud to present this interview with @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social Vivian Stojanoff and @xtalmaker.bsky.social on how to prepare for successful protein crystallisation experiments! 🥳🥳 youtu.be/m34RI500OFU?...

Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments

YouTube video by International Union of Crystallography

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 9

Breaking news: Staff at the National Institutes of Health have issued a declaration calling on their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse spending cuts.

NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · May 18

A lot of celebrating in the lab this week!

Undergraduates Nancy An (Masters in Biochem, headed to Stanford Law) and Jacob Issacs are graduating (BA in Biochem, headed to RPI for PhD studies), along with Bioengineering Master's student Liam Rivard!

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 30

After Trump’s first 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding.

NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything'

After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Apr 17

Registration is still open, but only a small number of spots are left!

www.med.upenn.edu/jf/aucsymp.h...
@BB_UPenn
@pennmedicine.bsky.social

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 6

For those of you attending the 2025 American Crystallographic Association meeting in Lombard, IL in July: consider this workshop Dr. Maxwell Watkins (APS BioCAT) and I are organizing for the community, and don't forget to register!
#structure #lightscattering #AUC

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Mar 28

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.

Find out how your community may be impacted.

Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org

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US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 19

Championing Science: ACA’s Commitment to Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

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Championing Science: ACA’s Commitment to Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 8

A great crowd here in Philadelphia at the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally! #standupforscience

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 6

For those of you attending the 2025 American Crystallographic Association meeting in Lombard, IL in July: consider this workshop Dr. Maxwell Watkins (APS BioCAT) and I are organizing for the community, and don't forget to register!
#structure #lightscattering #AUC

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 5

Registration is open! - in addition to our traditional session on modern applications of AUC, we'll also be holding a special afternoon session on emerging biophysical methods as applied to therapeutic nanoparticles!

www.med.upenn.edu/jf/aucsymp.h...
@BB_UPenn @pennmedicine.bsky.social

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Mar 2

Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States

NIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes Americ...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Feb 21

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity.

We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry.

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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Feb 21

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs

Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

www.science.org

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Feb 20

We celebrated several of our young labs members. In no particular order:

1. a grad school admission
2. Law school admissions, including Harvard!
3. a preposterously high MCAT score
4. a 2.3 Angstrom EM structure
5. a 2.0 Angstrom dataset on crystals from a new project

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Feb 20

There's never been a better time to celebrate young scientists.
Lab Happy Hour Yesterday:

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Feb 19

Want to do something concrete? help them out.

‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

www.science.org

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Feb 18

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders

A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.

www.nytimes.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 12

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Feb 7

“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”

The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

A Lancet Editorial: “American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”

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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Jan 27

Dear US elected officials:
"Science is hard enough, don't make it even harder! Work to remove restrictions on scientists immediately. Any delay will have deep, immediate, and long-lasting detrimental economic consequences."

You can send your message here:
www.biophysics.org/policy-advoc...

Policy & Advocacy - Take Action | The Biophysical Society

www.biophysics.org

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Jan 28

Eppur si muove - Galileo

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Dec 14

I love going to the synchrotron!

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · Dec 7

just got back from our department retreat in the Poconos - a lot of amazing science was presented to a great group!

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