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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 7h

Just a reminder about our faculty search at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Applications due Oct. 15. @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 9d

According to news reports, NIH is on track to award nearly all of its FY25 budget. Program officers—working long hours despite staff losses—made it possible. Take a moment to thank your PO for their dedication.

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats @moseleylab.bsky.social! @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social

American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 8d

From MBoC: James B. Moseley (Dartmouth) shows PP2A-B56 preserves Mid1 to keep the division plane centered in fission yeast. B56 loss → rings slide & divisions become asymmetric; restoring Mid1 rescues. Paper: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you!

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks Takashi!

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Check out our new manuscript on biorxiv on the role of MOS in mammalian oocyte meiosis: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
With @schindlerlab.bsky.social @giselacairobaza.bsky.social @muhammad-haseeb.bsky.social

A persistent intracellular bridge and cell cycle misregulation enable polar body cell divisions and tumor formation in Mos-deficient eggs

Mammalian female meiosis is uniquely regulated to produce a developmentally competent egg capable of supporting embryogenesis. During meiosis I, homologous chromosomes segregate, with half extruded in...

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio

apply.interfolio.com

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Brian Calvi @briancalvi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Flybase is free to use but not free to make. It takes large teams of people and millions of dollars a year to create the knowledgebas and tools for fly research. Please donate generously.

FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 15

I also had the best co-instructors (pictured here) and teaching assistants to make this course run smoothly!

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just finished teaching another year of CSHL Yeast Genetics and Genomics with a fantastic group of students as usual! @cshlcourses.bsky.social

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Aug 7

Meet the 14 scientists named 2025 ASCB Fellows! Honored for excellence in research, mentorship, and service, they’ll be recognized at Cell Bio 2025 this December in Philadelphia.

Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

Fourteen Visionary Scientists Named 2025 ASCB Fellows - ASCB

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the election of 14 outstanding scientists as 2025 ASCB Fellows—a prestigious honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to cell...

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

I have the privilege of working with these fantastic people every day! @mcbdartmouth.bsky.social @ Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine!

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Jul 1

The "Big Beautiful Bill" isn’t the federal budget—it’s a reconciliation bill focused on tax cuts. The real FY26 funding decisions for NIH, NSF, and more are happening now in Congress.

www.ascb.org/science-poli...

The "Big Beautiful Bill" is Not the Budget - ASCB

If you’ve read recent news about Congress trying to pass “the budget,” you may have noticed that even Washington, D.C. reporters don’t always have a firm grasp on the details of what they’re covering....

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks Takashi!

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks Chenshu!

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks Prerna!

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks Yonatan!

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks Swathi!

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Mary Munson @marymunson4.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great to see such strong support for our courageous NIH colleagues, who are standing up for science!

American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Jun 9

Today, @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social staff sent a powerful letter to the NIH Director outlining serious concerns about the agency’s direction. Thousands have already signed in support—add your name. – Mary Munson, ASCB President www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 9

If you can’t open, feel free to read the biorxiv version www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Disrupted MOS signaling alters meiotic cell cycle regulation and the egg transcriptome

Mammalian female meiosis is tightly regulated to produce a developmentally competent egg. Oocytes enter meiosis in the fetal ovary and then arrest at prophase I until sexual maturation. Upon hormonal ...

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 9

Super excited to post our new publication on the role of MOS/MAPK signaling in maintaining the egg transcriptome. Great collaboration with Britt Goods lab! rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journal...

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Jun 5

Scientists in GA, ASCB has scheduled a virtual Hill Day on June 25. We need scientists willing to talk to their representatives about the consequences of the proposed budget slashes. Please sign up. Or, send to colleagues. Just need to be or become ASCB members. www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...

ASCB Georgia Virtual Capitol Hill Day

ASCB Virtual Hill Day with members of the Georgia Congressional delegation.

www.ascb.org

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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · Apr 25

Wow - Sharon Dent is amazing - this is so great! Congratulations Sharon ❤️

Rick Wood @riwood.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sharon Dent inducted to the National Academy of Sciences #nas162 @ekoutelou.bsky.social @srdent47.bsky.social @angelating.bsky.social @francescacole.bsky.social

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Many congratulations to @pallavisgadgil.bsky.social for being awarded the Lucille Smith award for excellence in Biochemistry. This award is in honor of the memory of Dr. Lucille Smith. The first woman at Dartmouth to attain the rank of full professor!

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

Excited to post our new preprint on how MOS/MAPK signaling impacts the egg transcriptome! Great collaboration with Britt Goods and lab!

bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · Apr 3

Disrupted MOS signaling alters meiotic cell cycle regulation and the egg transcriptome https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.02.646881v1

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