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Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center @galterlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Join us this October for our virtual classes! Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

NIH, My NCBI and PMCIDs - Virtual Q & A "Office Hours"
Date: Fri, October 10 11:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 2 - Tools & Resources
Date: Wed, October 15 1:00 PM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
EndNote
Date: Thu, October 16 12:00 PM CDT
Location: Online (zoom)
NIH Public Access Policy and Publication Management with MyNCBI
Date: Thu, October 16 12:00 PM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Feinberg Founders & Notables: Historical Walking Tour of Graceland Cemetery
Date: Fri, October 17 2:00 PM CDT
Location: Graceland Cemetery & Arboretum
Prism: collect, share, and preserve the full spectrum of your work
Date: Tue, October 21 9:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
ORCID: Register, Use, Share
Date: Tue, October 21 10:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
PubMed
Date: Tue, October 21 10:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Northwestern Elements
Date: Tue, October 21 11:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Proofig AI Training: Research Integrity with Automated Image Verification
Date: Wed, October 22 12:00 PM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Using SciENcv for NIH Biosketches and Other Support Documents
Date: Thu, October 23 12:00 PM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)
Getting to Know the NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing
Date: Mon, October 27 10:00 AM CDT
Location: Online (Zoom)

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Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · Sep 5

Postdoctoral Position (Please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
[email protected]

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · 6d

🍂 This October, explore our basic science events and seminars showcasing exciting research and join us for opportunities to connect with colleagues across Feinberg.

Check out the full lineup here (link updated)👉 tinyurl.com/39z88nkp

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 Congratulations to our recently promoted faculty in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and of Pharmacology! We’re proud to celebrate their achievements in advancing science, education and discovery at Feinberg and beyond.

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Bhuvan @buvansr.bsky.social · 15d

Delight to see that our work on vimentin intermediate filament dynamics is part of JCB’s Special Collection: Intermediate Filaments 2025!!! Check it out: rupress.org/jcb/collecti... @jcb.org @nucdb.bsky.social @nu-bsa.bsky.social @hhmijanelia.bsky.social

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · 16d

Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, and team reveal how tumor–immune cell clusters fuel #BreastCancer metastasis in a pair of new studies published in @natcomms.nature.com and @jclinical-invest.bsky.social.

Investigating How Tumor-Immune Cell Clusters Drive Cancer Spread - News Center

In a pair of studies, investigators from the lab of Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, have uncovered how specific cellular interactions in the bloodstream may be fueling the spread of breast cancer.

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Yogesh Goyal @goyallab.bsky.social · 19d

**POSTDOC POSITION** My lab (www.goyallab.org) at Northwestern and CZ Biohub Chicago looking for a postdoctoc in quantitative biology. We work on a range of topics, including single-cell cancer plasticity, modeling single-cell perturbations, theory, and stem-embryo models. contact via email. Pls RT

Goyal Lab

www.goyallab.org

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JCI insight @insight.jci.org · 27d

Premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia show enlarged airspaces and vascular damage.

@lisyvila.bsky.social and team investigate endothelial injury in a mouse model of neonatal hyperoxia, revealing a key role for p53 in maintaining EC identity during repair.

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Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center @galterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 20

Welcome new @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social students! We’re excited to support you as you start this new journey! Get to know the library and start using the resources available to you 📚

Follow this link to a quick reference guide: galter.northwestern.edu/news/find-yo...

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Havey Institute for Global Health @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 14

📣Call for Abstracts📣

Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day!

Abstract submissions are open: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/global-health-day/

Deadline to submit: Wed, Sept 24

#globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nominations open through Sept. 25 for Northwestern’s annual $250K Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, honoring a scientist whose biochemical, genetics, or molecular research shows outstanding achievement with significant impact on clinic & human health: tinyurl.com/ptu697bx

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Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center @galterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy August!🌻 Join us this month for our virtual class offerings. Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

ORCID: Register, Use, Share - Tue, August 5 10:00 AM CDT at Online (Zoom)

Prism: collect, share, and preserve the full spectrum of your work - Tue, August 5 11:00 AM CDT at Online (Zoom)

Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 2 - Tools & Resources - Tue, August 5 12:00 PM CDT at Online (Zoom)

Conducting a Scoping Review - Wed, August 6 12:00 PM CDT at Online (Zoom)

Northwestern Elements - Thu, August 7 10:00 AM CDT at Online (Zoom)

PubMed - Tue, August 12 12:00 PM CDT at Online (Zoom)

EndNote - Wed, August 13 12:00 PM CDT at Online (Zoom)

NIH Public Access Policy and Publication Management with MyNCBI - Thu, August 21 12:00 PM CDT at Online (Zoom)

10 Simple Rules for File Organization - Wed, August 27 10:00 AM CDT at Online (Zoom)

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Aug 7

A team co-led by Northwestern cell biologist Wilton Snead, PhD, discovered a new mechanism driving paraspeckle formation — challenging models of nuclear condensates and offering insight for future #cancer therapies, according to a recent study published in @pnas.org. tinyurl.com/j4t699zp

Cell Feature Implicated in Cancer Forms Differently than Previously Thought

A team with Professor Krishna Shrinivas discovered how a landmark found in the nucleus of cells in many organ systems forms through a different mechanism than the well-established view, a revelation t...

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Aug 6

A clinical breakthrough using a novel #GeneEditing approach may offer effective treatment for alternating hemiplegia of childhood (#AHC), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, according to a recent study in Cell (@cp-cell.bsky.social).

Successful Gene Editing Demonstrated for a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder - News Center

Scientists have implemented a novel gene-editing approach that may be an effective treatment for alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in children, according…

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Jul 30

A recent study from the DeCaen Lab has identified novel molecular mechanisms by which genetic mutations in the PKD2 gene cause the most common type of polycystic #KidneyDisease, according to findings in @pnas.org. #PKD

Novel Molecular Mechanisms Inform Targeted Therapies for Chronic Kidney Disease - News Center

A recent Northwestern Medicine study has identified novel molecular mechanisms by which genetic mutations in the PKD2 gene cause the most common type of polycystic kidney disease, according to…

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new publication from the Brian Mitchell Lab reveals a novel mechanism epithelial cells use to alleviate tissue crowding, reducing cell damage and loss. Published in @natcomms.nature.com. @evesuva.bsky.social

Novel Mechanism Reduces Epithelial Cell Damage and Loss - News Center

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a previously unknown process used by epithelial cells to alleviate epithelial tissue crowding and avoid cell damage and loss, according to a recent…

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Daniel Arango @danyarango.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excited to share this preprint from my lab. We report a potent and site-specific inhibition of translation initiation by 2’O methylation.

It’s been a though year, but these discoveries keep us excited and motivated! #RNAsky #RNAbiology

bioRxiv Molecular Biology @biorxiv-molbio.bsky.social · Jun 17

Targeted Inhibition of Translation Initiation via 2'O-Methylation of Start Codons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.14.659565v1

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KearneyLab @kearneylab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Honored to be hosting Rylie Pancoast as an AES Bridge Summer Intern 🧠🧪 @nu-bsa.bsky.social @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social

American Epilepsy Society @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Meet the 2025 BRIDGE Summer Interns! These outstanding students are spending the summer immersed in epilepsy research and clinical work. Learn more about the 2025 interns: 🔗 buff.ly/TIPUHOD

#EpilepsyResearch #BRIDGEInterns #FutureLeaders #AES2025 #EpilepsyAwareness

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Center for Human Immunobiology @immunology-nu.bsky.social · Jun 11

You are invited to join the Center for Human Immunobiology with the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for the CHI Distinguished Lectureship Series. This will be our last Lecture of the academic year!

More Details: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/621548

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Jun 10

Feng Yue, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been inducted into the 2025 class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (‪@aimbe-official.bsky.social‬) College of Fellows. tinyurl.com/2w256kex

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Jun 4

In a recent @natmicrobiol.nature.com study, scientists led by Derek Walsh, PhD, reveal how poxviruses — including deadly pathogens like #smallpox — hijack host protein synthesis to multiply and spread. tinyurl.com/ya7yukw4

Uncovering How Poxvirus Hijacks Host Proteins to Spread - News Center

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about how poxvirus hijacks its host’s protein synthesis machinery to multiply and spread, according to a study published in Nature…

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · Jun 2

A new Science Advances study led by Feng Yue, PhD, reveals that the genetic makeup and structure of #glioblastoma tumors can vary dramatically across different regions of a single tumor. @luriecancer.bsky.social‬

Understanding the Genomic Complexities of Glioblastoma Tumors - News Center

Genetic makeup and structure can shift dramatically across different areas of a single glioblastoma tumor, reveals a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · May 30

Mark your calendar and join us for upcoming events and seminars this June. All members of the Northwestern community are welcome.

Details 🔗: tinyurl.com/yjpd2ysm

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Lurie Cancer Center @luriecancer.bsky.social · May 28

Heading to #ASCO25? Lurie Cancer Center’s physicians and scientists will present and discuss leading-edge research in cancer care, May 30-June 1. Visit us at Booth 11016 and view some of the highlights here: breakthroughsforphysicians.nm.org/asco.html @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social @nu-bsa.bsky.social

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Northwestern Basic Sciences @nu-bsa.bsky.social · May 15

“Our recent discovery may provide a new treatment option for #LymeDisease that could help patients recover quickly…minus all those side effects,” said Brandon Jutras, PhD (@jutraslab.bsky.social), associate professor of Microbiology-Immunology, via @webmd.com. tinyurl.com/4pf3t4wm

Tick Season Is Back, but New Lyme Treatment Is on the Horizon

Lyme disease could be worse than ever this year, but two new studies are offering hope.

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