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CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @cbs19news.bsky.social · 18h

#JustIn: Democrats in the state Senate say "future budget considerations" could impact UVA if it signs onto the Trump administration's education compact.

State Senate Democrats tell UVA to not consider education compact

Democrats in the state Senate write that if UVA signs the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, “there will be significant consequences in future Virginia budget cycles.”

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 3d

UVA Faculty Senate with a clear statement of values: facultysenate.virginia.edu/resolution-o...

Resolution Opposing the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" | Faculty Senate, U.Va.

facultysenate.virginia.edu

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · Aug 28

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.

The end of an era.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sign the petition to call for the removal of RFK, Jr.

www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’m excited to share our work which identifies a new seminal fluid protein in C. elegans!

Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · Jul 4

Kasimatis et al. identify a new nematode seminal fluid protein which is released from a novel sperm subcellular organelle. This protein is not involved in sexual conflict but provides a small fitness benefit to females

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

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A novel sperm-derived seminal fluid protein in Caenorhabditis nematodes

Abstract. Nematode sperm contains subcellular vesicles known as membranous organelles (MOs) that fuse with the sperm cell membrane upon sperm activation to

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jun 26

The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct

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AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just minutes into the first meeting of scientific advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., it was clear that the skeptical panelists intended to upend longstanding vaccine recommendations in the US, particularly those pertaining to children.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/h...

Kennedy’s New Advisers to Broaden Scrutiny of Childhood Vaccines

www.nytimes.com

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Partners In Health @pih.org · Jun 24

Millions of people are at risk of losing their health care and it’s no accident.

Follow the thread to learn more 🧵👇

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Jun 22

Hey #Evol2025! Come here about some of the awesome work our lab is doing. Lynsey will be presenting on the function of mate plugging in C. elegans on Monday at 4:30pm in Athena F.

An image of female nematodes with mating plugs (left) and an image of dyed sperm in the female reproductive tract (right).

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Asher Cutter @asherdcutter.bsky.social · Jun 12

Exciting new study showing extensive Argonaute protein family gain, loss, neofunctionalization + more among species, by PhD student Daniel Fusca with @katjakasimatis.bsky.social + Hongyu Zhu; Now out @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #celegans #rna doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Dynamic Birth and Death of Argonaute Gene Family Functional Repertoire Across Caenorhabditis Nematodes

Abstract. Diverse small RNA pathways, composed of Argonaute effector proteins and their bound small RNA molecules, define critical systems for regulating g

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · May 28

The RECOVER team has just published a paper showing that 14% of infants and toddlers and 15% of preschoolers have symptoms of LongCOVID compared to uninfected kids.

COVID19 vaccines have been shown to reduce the risk of LongCOVID, but RFK Jr. has decided this isn’t important.

Link ⬇️

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · May 17

Vaccines are key to reducing #COVID risk, especially for pregnant people

“Pregnant women with COVID-19 consistently had a higher risk of death & pneumonia than nonpregnant women of similar age with COVID-19”

Adj. Relative risk of death: 1.68 (1.36–2.08)

Adj. RR of pneumonia: 1.97 (1.82–2.13)

Young pregnant women are also at an increased risk of mortality and severe illness due to coronavirus disease 2019: analysis of the Mexican National Surveillance Program

There is conflicting information regarding whether pregnant women are at increased risk of severe complications from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We sought to understa...

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Partners In Health @pih.org · May 4

📣 Medicaid is the backbone of maternal and child health in the U.S.

As attacks on this essential program continue, here’s what’s at stake for moms, babies, and families across the country. 🧵👇

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Martijn Schenkel @martijnschenkel.bsky.social · Mar 27

Registration (free!) is now open for the second Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation STN workshop in Barcelona on August 17! Like our first workshop, it will feature contributed talks and group-based discussions on key themes. Info + registration: internalconflictsSTN.wordpress.com. [1/2]

INTERNAL CONFLICTS AND ORGANISMAL ADAPTATION

ESEB Special Topic Network

internalconflictsSTN.wordpress.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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Christopher Rippee @christopherrippee.bsky.social · Jan 21

Some people might need these this week.

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Patrick Phillips @patrickphillips.bsky.social · Dec 31

Now in print, led by @katjakasimatis.bsky.social: Transcriptomic Sexual Conflict at Two Evolutionary Timescales Revealed by Experimental Evolution in Caenorhabditis elegans. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Transcriptomic Sexual Conflict at Two Evolutionary Timescales Revealed by Experimental Evolution in Caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract. Sex-specific regulation of gene expression is the most plausible way for generating sexually differentiated phenotypes from an essentially shared

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Asher Cutter @asherdcutter.bsky.social · Dec 16

Just accepted #EcologyLetters! Exciting work by recent grad Rebecca Schalkowski with @katjakasimatis.bsky.social and Megan Greischar linking 2 species community coexistence to sperm cell mediated reproductive interference! Preprint here www.authorea.com/users/804447...

Reproductive interference alters species coexistence in nematodes due to asymmetric sperm-induced harm

Species coexistence is shaped by a range of biotic and abiotic factors. Beyond predation, parasitism, and competition, one species may interfere with another's reproduction to induce sexual exclusion ...

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Nov 23

Really excited to see this work come out! We show that sexual conflict can be generated over only tens of generations.

Patrick Phillips @patrickphillips.bsky.social · Nov 22

Early online at GBE: Transcriptomic sexual conflict at two evolutionary timescales revealed by experimental evolution in Caenorhabditis elegans, led by @katjakasimatis.bsky.social. Exp evolution for sexual conflict in one sex reveals latent reciprocal sexual conflict academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

Transcriptomic sexual conflict at two evolutionary timescales revealed by experimental evolution in Caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract. Sex-specific regulation of gene expression is the most plausible way for generating sexually differentiated phenotypes from an essentially shared

academic.oup.com

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Nov 17

I’d love to be added! Thanks!

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · Nov 14

Nominations due soon for the 2025 Dobzhansky Prize! This award recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Submit your nomination now! shorturl.at/p70wY

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Dobzhansky Prize, to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist, nominations due December 1, 2024.

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Sep 10

Happening tomorrow (9/11/24)! Join us and ask all your questions about UVA Biology 💙🧡🪰🪱🐀🦠🧫🧬

Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Aug 9

Interested in the UVA Biology PhD program? We're hosting a webinar on 9/11/2024 at 3PM EST. We'd love to see you there!

Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Also, join us on Wednesday Sept. 11th from 3-4pm ET to learn more about @uvabio and how to apply to our graduate programs! Zoom webinar details in the flyer!

Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy back to school! Already thinking about what comes next? I am recruiting PhD students for Fall 2025 to join the Kasimatis lab at the University of Virginia! We study the genomics of sexual conflict & the evolution of reproductive traits. Please share widely! Details:
www.conflictgenomics.com

conflict genomics

Why are there different sexes? What are the functional and evolutionary consequences of this sexual differentiation. The existence of sexual reproduction is so pervasive across complex organisms that ...

www.conflictgenomics.com

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · Aug 9

Interested in the UVA Biology PhD program? We're hosting a webinar on 9/11/2024 at 3PM EST. We'd love to see you there!

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