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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 3d

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
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Polly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · 1d

Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!

Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa

Open Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate (Untenured) Professor

Application deadline: 11:55 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Sarafan ChEM-H is seeking candidates with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation.

Click the link above to learn more & apply!

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 1d

UNC Biology had a 3rd terrific tenure talk by Kacy Gordon. They study interactions between germ cells & somatic gonad support cells of C. elegans exploring how genetic signals produce cellular movements & shape changes during development & the reproductive life of the animal 1/2
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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · 1d

Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

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Nature @nature.com · 1d

Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years

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The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts

Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 1d

White House memo says federal workers furloughed during shutdown aren’t guaranteed backpay - Axios

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Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay — Axios

Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 1d

"Fuck this shit. I'm outta here."

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 2d

Fwd: Fwd: “I hope this email finds you well”

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 1d

AI?

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

My quote of the day

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

“Using metrics to assess researchers can be ‘very dodgy terrain,’” says @jameswilsdon.bsky.social.

Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 1d

$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives – Retraction Watch retractionwatch.com/2025/10/06/1...

$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives

The incentive systems that drive academic research underlie nearly every story we write: publication counts for promotion, pressure to produce positive results, hitting certain metrics, and so on. …

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 2d

AI Eroding Cognitive Skills in Doctors: How Bad Is It? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

AI Eroding Cognitive Skills in Doctors: How Bad Is It?

More research shows declining cognitive skills in humans using AI — including physicians. Some say this isn’t a problem but an opportunity. Should you believe them?

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 2d

Is the Rise in Cancer in Young People...Fake? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Is the Rise in Cancer in Young People...Fake?

A study looking at the eight fastest-rising cancers in young adults concludes that the real problem is overdiagnosis. But not everyone agrees.

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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 5d

Nature has published an article on the crisis facing MODs
Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures

Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 5d

AI Apocalypse? No Problem. - The Wall Street Journal

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AI Doom? No Problem. — The Wall Street Journal

Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ‘Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 6d

The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it | Nature Nanotechnology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it - Nature Nanotechnology

Generative AI has made it trivial to generate fake microscopy images that are indistinguishable from real images, even for experts. As researchers in nanoscience, it is time for us to face this reality and discuss strategies to conserve the integrity of our discipline.

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 6d

Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing
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Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing

Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91 - Los Angeles Times

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Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91 — Los Angeles Times

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 9...

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 12d

"Nightmare bacteria" cases spike as CDC warns of massive threat - Axios

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"Nightmare bacteria" cases spike as CDC warns of massive threat

Infection rates for a drug-resistant

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 14d

This is a HUGE problem

The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America - TIME

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The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America — TIME

‘Am I going to have to quit my job? What am I going to do?’

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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 14d

CDC warns of surge in dangerous, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria - The Washington Post

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CDC warns of surge in dangerous, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria — The Washington Post

The agency said infections from NDM-CRE bacteria, which are resistant to “some of the strongest antibiotics available,” are very hard to treat and can be deadly.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15d

Here are data on the percentage of FY2024 appropriation committed to date in FY2025. Most ICs are well on track, but four ICs (NIMHD, NINR, NHLBI, NHGRI) still appear to be under 80%.

Note that values >100% reflect either a higher appropriation for FY25 or an increased % devoted to grants.

A table of the percentage of fiscal year 2025 funding compared to fiscal year 2024 for 25 NIH institutes and centers (and the Office of the Director).

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 15d

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper

We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

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Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · 15d

A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed.

Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them.

#VaccinesSaveLives

Timeline 'R' Us — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us

Of superbugs and superheroes. Timeline 'R' Us – Explore devastating infections through the ages, alongside crucial scientific discoveries to help control them.

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