Jenn Kong
@jennkong.bsky.social
Assist prof — Biochem @UW! Interested in morphogen signaling — in the context of development, regeneration, and cancer. ❤️🦔
www.thekonglab.org/
www.thekonglab.org/
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I do like the @dev-journal.bsky.social "Research Report" format for shortish papers
This one is valuable. "Is it the N2B27?" is the stem cell biologist version of "Is it the magnesium?"
Congrats Tina Balayo @dias-andre.bsky.social David Turner & all authors
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This one is valuable. "Is it the N2B27?" is the stem cell biologist version of "Is it the magnesium?"
Congrats Tina Balayo @dias-andre.bsky.social David Turner & all authors
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
N2B27 media formulations influence gastruloid development
Highlighted Article: This work explores the cellular and molecular sensitivity of the mouse gastruloid model system to variations in N2B27 media formulations, highlighting the need for careful media s...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I do like the @dev-journal.bsky.social "Research Report" format for shortish papers
This one is valuable. "Is it the N2B27?" is the stem cell biologist version of "Is it the magnesium?"
Congrats Tina Balayo @dias-andre.bsky.social David Turner & all authors
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
This one is valuable. "Is it the N2B27?" is the stem cell biologist version of "Is it the magnesium?"
Congrats Tina Balayo @dias-andre.bsky.social David Turner & all authors
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
❤️🐸!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Join us for Avery Angell Swearer's dissertation defense!
Title: Spinal cord regeneration progresses via developmental and non-developmental mechanisms in X. tropicalis
Lab: Wills Lab, UW
When: Friday, December 12, 11 a.m. PST
Where: UW Health Sciences Building, K069 Auditorium & Zoom
Title: Spinal cord regeneration progresses via developmental and non-developmental mechanisms in X. tropicalis
Lab: Wills Lab, UW
When: Friday, December 12, 11 a.m. PST
Where: UW Health Sciences Building, K069 Auditorium & Zoom
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
❤️🐸!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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Paper alert! Mechanical conditions preventing live cell extrusion during primary neurulation in amniotes. @sabr-bio.bsky.social article published as pre-proof in @cellsdev.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Paper alert! Mechanical conditions preventing live cell extrusion during primary neurulation in amniotes. @sabr-bio.bsky.social article published as pre-proof in @cellsdev.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
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So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
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Open rank search in MB&B in the areas of computational biophysics & biochemistry (purely computational or mix of wet/dry lab). Review of applications begins on 1/2/2026.
We are excited to announce a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring the intricate molecular and cellular processes and the complex interactions of their macromolecular components!
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November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Open rank search in MB&B in the areas of computational biophysics & biochemistry (purely computational or mix of wet/dry lab). Review of applications begins on 1/2/2026.
Love this meeting!!!
SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Love this meeting!!!
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Thank you Senator @murray.senate.gov. I am a voter in Washington State, and I appreciate your actions to support the NIH and other federal science agencies such as the NSF, NOAA, NWS, and NASA
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thank you Senator @murray.senate.gov. I am a voter in Washington State, and I appreciate your actions to support the NIH and other federal science agencies such as the NSF, NOAA, NWS, and NASA
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Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
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Are you a postdoc or Asst. Prof on the job market? Check out our listing and consider applying! The search is very broad and it’s in a great department, location, university! Even with the crazy schedule that comes with being a PI- I love my job @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social!
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Are you a postdoc or Asst. Prof on the job market? Check out our listing and consider applying! The search is very broad and it’s in a great department, location, university! Even with the crazy schedule that comes with being a PI- I love my job @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social!
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The Sosa Lab is going to #SfN25 and actively recruiting ✨postdocs✨ with systems neuroscience experience! We study both fundamental memory processes and how memory changes during pregnancy and postpartum.
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
Sosa Lab - Postdoctoral Researchers
We are seeking postdocs to start in 2026!
www.sosaneurolab.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Sosa Lab is going to #SfN25 and actively recruiting ✨postdocs✨ with systems neuroscience experience! We study both fundamental memory processes and how memory changes during pregnancy and postpartum.
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
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Dr. Steven Henikoff receives the 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research.
www.brandeis.edu/rosenstiel/r...
(Personal note: I continue to be inspired and astonished by my postdoctoral mentor & current colleague)
www.brandeis.edu/rosenstiel/r...
(Personal note: I continue to be inspired and astonished by my postdoctoral mentor & current colleague)
Brandeis University honors Fred Hutch molecular biologist
Dr. Steven Henikoff, a molecular biologist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, has won the prestigious Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research from Brandeis University recognizing h...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Dr. Steven Henikoff receives the 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research.
www.brandeis.edu/rosenstiel/r...
(Personal note: I continue to be inspired and astonished by my postdoctoral mentor & current colleague)
www.brandeis.edu/rosenstiel/r...
(Personal note: I continue to be inspired and astonished by my postdoctoral mentor & current colleague)
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We are #hiring for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Molecular&Cellular Physiology (med.stanford.edu/mcp.html) at @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social. Please apply or forward the opportunity to anybody who might be interested.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
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October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We are #hiring for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Molecular&Cellular Physiology (med.stanford.edu/mcp.html) at @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social. Please apply or forward the opportunity to anybody who might be interested.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
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Everything you wanted to know about #cilia & #signaling in one big beautiful poster format from field thought leaders @wachtenlab.bsky.social & @sorentc.bsky.social- from our just live @jcellsci.bsky.social Special Issue… 🤩🤩🤩
I’m excited to share this collaborative work with Prof. Dagmar Wachten (@wachtenlab.bsky.social), providing an accessible overview of primary cilia signalling and recent advances in cellular signaling in health and disease. Many thanks to Dagmar for a fantastic collaboration! doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Primary cilia signalling at a glance
Summary: We explore the primary cilium as a master regulator of cellular communication that integrates diverse signalling pathways to guide development and maintain homeostasis. Its dysfunction trigge...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Everything you wanted to know about #cilia & #signaling in one big beautiful poster format from field thought leaders @wachtenlab.bsky.social & @sorentc.bsky.social- from our just live @jcellsci.bsky.social Special Issue… 🤩🤩🤩
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Join us 19 November to hear from two early-career researchers, Stephanie Tsai & Ben Cox, working on regeneration.
Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social's Executive Editor, Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social.
📅 Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 GMT/UTC
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social's Executive Editor, Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social.
📅 Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 GMT/UTC
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Join us 19 November to hear from two early-career researchers, Stephanie Tsai & Ben Cox, working on regeneration.
Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social's Executive Editor, Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social.
📅 Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 GMT/UTC
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social's Executive Editor, Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social.
📅 Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 GMT/UTC
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"Due to a variety of circumstances...many science projects will never be finished, despite years of invested resources and effort. By carefully and strategically documenting scientific work achieved, components of unfinished projects can be salvaged and preserved to benefit future researchers." 🧪
When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly
Science projects are designed and funded on the scale of years, so what happens when researchers need to finish prematurely? This Community Page discusses solutions for quickly documenting partially f...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Due to a variety of circumstances...many science projects will never be finished, despite years of invested resources and effort. By carefully and strategically documenting scientific work achieved, components of unfinished projects can be salvaged and preserved to benefit future researchers." 🧪
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warmest congratulations to Scott Emr and Wes Sundquist for being awarded the 2025 World Laureate Association Prize in life science or medicine english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-Ta...
WLA doesnt do a great job advertizing in the US so i am doing their job for them. So well deserved!
WLA doesnt do a great job advertizing in the US so i am doing their job for them. So well deserved!
World Laureates Association announces 2025 prize winners_Latest
The World Laureates Association (WLA) announced its laureates for 2025 in Shanghai on Wednesday, recognizing groundbreaking contributions in the fields of life and mathematical sciences.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
warmest congratulations to Scott Emr and Wes Sundquist for being awarded the 2025 World Laureate Association Prize in life science or medicine english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-Ta...
WLA doesnt do a great job advertizing in the US so i am doing their job for them. So well deserved!
WLA doesnt do a great job advertizing in the US so i am doing their job for them. So well deserved!
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How do pleiotropic TFs generate organized diversity in developing tissues? @spinalorga.bsky.social shows that PAX3 & PAX7 organize #SpinalCord by acting as both repressors & pioneer activators, regulated by #morphogens to ensure precise neural subtype specification @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qumsla
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How do pleiotropic TFs generate organized diversity in developing tissues? @spinalorga.bsky.social shows that PAX3 & PAX7 organize #SpinalCord by acting as both repressors & pioneer activators, regulated by #morphogens to ensure precise neural subtype specification @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qumsla
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My institution---the Sloan Kettering Institute, the basic science arm of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center---is hiring new faculty this cycle! Applications close Nov 15.
www.mskcc.org/research/ski...
www.mskcc.org/research/ski...
Faculty Positions
The Sloan Kettering Institute is seeking innovative scientists to join our faculty.
www.mskcc.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My institution---the Sloan Kettering Institute, the basic science arm of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center---is hiring new faculty this cycle! Applications close Nov 15.
www.mskcc.org/research/ski...
www.mskcc.org/research/ski...
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Synapses may get all the glory, but join us cilia-philes for our @sfn.org Nanosymposium to learn about the role of cilia in modulating brain activity, behavior, and development.
Sunday November 16th 1-4pm SDCC Room 25A. Thrilled to chair with @konjikusicmia.bsky.social - we'll see you there!
Sunday November 16th 1-4pm SDCC Room 25A. Thrilled to chair with @konjikusicmia.bsky.social - we'll see you there!
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Synapses may get all the glory, but join us cilia-philes for our @sfn.org Nanosymposium to learn about the role of cilia in modulating brain activity, behavior, and development.
Sunday November 16th 1-4pm SDCC Room 25A. Thrilled to chair with @konjikusicmia.bsky.social - we'll see you there!
Sunday November 16th 1-4pm SDCC Room 25A. Thrilled to chair with @konjikusicmia.bsky.social - we'll see you there!
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Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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Any #postdoc / #researchassociate / #ECR out there interested in coming to Montreal (all expenses paid + honorarium) to give a seminar at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute?
We wanna hear about your #research work! 😎🧪
#AcademicSky #science #IRCM #DrivenByLife
We wanna hear about your #research work! 😎🧪
#AcademicSky #science #IRCM #DrivenByLife
Call for applications: A fifth edition for the Early-Career Scientist Seminar Series
www.ircm.qc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Any #postdoc / #researchassociate / #ECR out there interested in coming to Montreal (all expenses paid + honorarium) to give a seminar at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute?
We wanna hear about your #research work! 😎🧪
#AcademicSky #science #IRCM #DrivenByLife
We wanna hear about your #research work! 😎🧪
#AcademicSky #science #IRCM #DrivenByLife
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🎆 Join us for an unmissable finale to 2025! 🎆 We're thrilled to bring our #cilia & #centrosome community together 25/11/2025 15:00-17:45 GMT! Our 53rd @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium schedule is live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🎆 Join us for an unmissable finale to 2025! 🎆 We're thrilled to bring our #cilia & #centrosome community together 25/11/2025 15:00-17:45 GMT! Our 53rd @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium schedule is live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1
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Applying for faculty jobs this cycle? Check out our latest special episode! @moeneuro.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social discuss when to apply, important considerations when preparing applications, and more! Listen below!
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs
Applying to faculty jobs 101 — Stories of WiN
This episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.
www.storiesofwin.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Applying for faculty jobs this cycle? Check out our latest special episode! @moeneuro.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social discuss when to apply, important considerations when preparing applications, and more! Listen below!
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs
Oops. Late to the game, but thoroughly enjoying these short talks from the Berkeley/Stanford/UCSF Next Generation Symposium - www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com/speakersalumni
So much talent on the job market this year. Special shout out to Dr. Maia Kinnebrew and her work on lipid biology!🧈❤️
So much talent on the job market this year. Special shout out to Dr. Maia Kinnebrew and her work on lipid biology!🧈❤️
2025 Speakers & Honorable Mentions + Symposium Alumni — Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium
www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oops. Late to the game, but thoroughly enjoying these short talks from the Berkeley/Stanford/UCSF Next Generation Symposium - www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com/speakersalumni
So much talent on the job market this year. Special shout out to Dr. Maia Kinnebrew and her work on lipid biology!🧈❤️
So much talent on the job market this year. Special shout out to Dr. Maia Kinnebrew and her work on lipid biology!🧈❤️