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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · 21d

Join the Junior Faculty Career Session: Meet the Editors: Insights from Behind the Scenes.

Attend this free session during the lunch hour on Thursday, 25 September at #ISEH2025 🏯!

iseh.org/Annual-Meeting/54th-Annual-Meeting/Registration

Pictured and labeled left to right: Lev Kats (Science Advances), Keisuke Ito (Experimental Hematology), Cristina Pina (PLoS One), Katrin Ottersbach (Blood), Toshio Suda (Exp Hem, Cell Stem Cell, JEM)

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · 20d

Join the Junior Faculty Committee at their FREE 22 October webinar on Responsible AI in Research and Publishing featuring Laura Watts, PhD from @lumanity.bsky.social and @p4sc4l.substack.com from Wiley. Learn more and register 👉 iseh.org/Webinars-Eve...

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edwardevansjr.bsky.social @edwardevansjr.bsky.social · 20d

Super excited to attend the 54th @isehsociety.bsky.social
conference in Japan next week! First time in Japan. First time at a hematology conference. Great chance to network with the world's best and share our CH work in Down Syndrome.
@crnicinstitute.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 14d

Can’t wait to see the excellent work! Welcome to @isehsociety.bsky.social

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Keisuke Ito @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social · 15d

Enjoying Japan’s autumn flavors together yesterday after a full day of teamwork & remarkable effort toward multi-year strategic planning for @isehsociety.bsky.social, future scientists, and the prestige of #ExpHem. @thekinglab.bsky.social @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 14d

Hard to think of a better group of people to work with towards a strong future for the ISEH. The BEST society for folks interested in the fundamentals of hematopoiesis and HSC Biology. @isehsociety.bsky.social

Keisuke Ito @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social · 15d

Ready for #ISEH2025 Scientific Session? After 1.5 days of rich, productive discussions, @isehsociety.bsky.social leadership & Board of Directors are all set—with the full program and even the social events lined up!
@thekinglab.bsky.social @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social @nickvangastel.bsky.social

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WKNO-FM | Public Radio for the Mid-South @wkno.bsky.social · 26d

Memphis Mayor Paul Young confirmed reports that Gov. Bill Lee and the White House were in talks to send National Guard troops to Memphis.

WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, September 12, 2025

Memphis Mayor Paul Young confirmed reports that Gov. Bill Lee and the White House were in talks to send National Guard troops to Memphis.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27d

This year's Lasker Awards went to scientists who studied the wiring diagram of life, a new state of biological matter, and a potent treatment for cystic fibrosis. Here's my story with Gina Kolata. Gift link: nyti.ms/4mZlH1F

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 28d

This is a really important analysis. Scientists in the US need to pay attention.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29d

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals.

In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.

Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...

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a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .

ALT: a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 28d

The ISEH just launched a brand new website! Check it out and join our society today to network with your colleagues and keep abreast of the latest advances in basic and translational experimental hematology research!

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · Sep 8

Still time to register for the annual ISEH meeting! No better place to learn about the latest advances in fundamental HSC biology!

Maria Jassinskaja @mjassinskaja.bsky.social · Sep 4

Less than a month to go until #ISEH2025!

ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

@mjassinskaja.bsky.social from @lundstem.bsky.social is looking forward to catching up with her international collaborators at #ISEH2025 🏯. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with your colleagues from around the world and register! www.iseh.org/2025Registration

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Blood Journals' Portfolio @bloodjournals.hematology.org · Sep 5

Targeted therapeutic disruption of ribosome biogenesis is a potential strategy against NPM1-mutant AML. buff.ly/UFBcfEZ #hemesky

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hitoshi Takizawa, PhD from Kumamoto University recommends attending the awards sessions at #ISEH2025 🏯. Visit ISEH's blog at www.simplyblood.org and view the 2025 Interview Spotlight Series to learn more about our award winners!

Q: What is one session you recommend a first-time attendee go to?
A: “It is hard for me to recommend only one session amongst many great sessions with distinguished speakers. Nevertheless, I would definitely suggest to go to the Award Sessions, speakers of which represent ISEH community.”

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 20

Some great content In latest issue of Experimental Hematology!
www.exphem.org/issue/S0301-...

Current Issue Table of Contents: Experimental Hematology

www.exphem.org

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Alessandro Donada @alessandrodonada.bsky.social · Aug 1

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Aug 7

This week on #SimplyBlood we're highlighting the first study to demonstrate that both the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein and BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine can inhibit (HbF) production by and reduce γ-globin mRNA accumulation in β-thalassemic (ErPCs). Read on www.simplyblood.org

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Aug 14

This week on #SimplyBlood🩸 we're delighted to share an inspiring conversation with Dr. Toshio Suda, Editor-in-Chief of ExpHem! @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social had the unique opportunity to discuss the journal’s evolution including its future vision and ongoing efforts➡️https://www.simplyblood.org/

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Raquel Espin @espinlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Looking forward to this #ISEH webinar by two amazing women in the field

ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Aug 19

Tomorrow - Join the NIC for the Human HSC Ontogeny webinar with speakers Hanna Mikkola and Elizabeth Ng. View the webinar details and register on www.iseh.org/ISEHWebinars

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David Green, PhD @ecologistgreen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Not every study needs to be a 20-page paper that takes months—or years—to write.

Negative results, small studies, and datasets deserve a home, too.

That’s why we created the 2-pager at @StacksJournal.bsky.social — a simple format to share all credible findings.

🧪 #SciPub #AcademicPublishing

The Two-Pager | Stacks Journal

Easily share your research with a 2-Pager in Stacks Journal. Peer review and publish datasets, small studies, null results, and more in a quick, concise format.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 29

My quote of the day

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

Abraham Lincoln

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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 30

All US scientists need to understand the horrible effect of this new policy: many fewer grants funded until the system normalizes (several years). How many labs will close in the meantime? Likely many.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 29

New STAT story about multi-year funding.

www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/n...

NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy

NIH plans to shrink the share of grant applications it will award for the remainder of the fiscal year, in some cases by more than half.

www.statnews.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hell yeah, keep the pressure on.

If you live in one of these states, call your Senators, thank them, and remind them that there are related issues where their states and the nation needs their support and willingness to stand up.

Chiasm @chiasm.bsky.social · Jul 29

But this is promising?? Keep the pressure on?

rollcall.com/2025/07/28/r...

Republicans brush aside Trump plan to slash NIH funding - Roll Call

Despite criticism of accusations of sexual harassment, controversial research, lawmakers say a 40 percent cut at the agency is too much.

rollcall.com

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Nate Brought @antifaspecops.bsky.social · Jul 29

Turns out our *literal* rocket scientists have lots of options other than "stay here and get treated like shit"... But losing large numbers of our top top space and rocket scientists overseas could never hurt us, right? I'm sure starlink will take care of everything...

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Jul 28

4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.

www.npr.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jul 30

Shout out to the WSJ journalists who reported on Vought’s impoundment by footnote, causing the White House to walk it back. Impact journalism!!

Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · Jul 30

UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding

The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.

www.wsj.com

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University of Colorado Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social · Jul 30

Researchers at #CUAnschutz, @einsteinmededu.bsky.social and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social have found the first direct evidence that common respiratory infections, including #COVID-19, can awaken dormant #breastcancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors.

Respiratory Viruses Can Wake Up Breast Cancer Cells in Lungs

news.cuanschutz.edu

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