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sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · Aug 29

From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'

Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.

www.cnbc.com

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Jul 23

Super excited our preprint on the Inaugural Flatiron Institute Cryo-EM Conformational Heterogeneity Challenge is up! 🎉 🥳 Check out Miro's thread below for more details!

Miro Astore @miroastore.bsky.social · Jul 23

That's a wrap! The results of the first #cryoEM heterogeneity challenge are up on biorxiv!
biorxiv.org/content/10.110

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Samuel Sledzieski @samsl.io · Jun 23

New preprint 🚨--protein language models + MD training ➡️ allosteric networks!

@sonyahanson.bsky.social and I are developing RocketSHP 🚀 for rapid genome-scale inference of local+correlated fluctuations + structure token distributions!

📄: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻: github.com/flatironinst...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · May 19

You are a scientist or an engineer (with a PhD) and you want to upskill to learn about delivering scientific infrastructure for the lifesciences (experimental or computational)? You want to work in Europe, in an internationally excellent service delivery team? ARISE2 is for you!

EMBL @embl.org · May 19

Interested in research infrastructures career?

The #ARISE2 Fellowship Programme might be right for you.
MSCA funded, the programme supports STEM researchers in becoming leaders in research infrastructures, driving innovation in life sciences 🧪

🗓️ Call opening: 30 June
www.embl.org/training/ari...

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EMBL @embl.org · Jun 2

The EMBL #ARISE2 Fellowship Programme, funded by MSCA, will open for applications on 30 June. This unique opportunity trains researchers to lead #ResearchInfrastructures & innovate in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

🗓️ Join our webinar on 17 June at 15:00 CET: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#careers

Images of scientists at work and text: "Webinar: applying to ARISE2".

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Jun 17

This is so cool!

Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai @tzviyazbm.bsky.social · Jan 15

New year, new publication, new social media platform www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Structural diversity of axonemes across mammalian motile cilia - Nature

Cryoelectron microscopy, cryoelectron tomography and proteomics are used to resolve the 96-nm modular repeat of axonemal doublet microtubules from both sperm flagella and epithelial cilia of the ovidu...

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · May 30

I was asked an interesting question at a (worky/networky) dinner this week. "What percentage of the human proteome has experimentally determined structures?" - Do you know the answer off the top of your head?

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NPR @npr.org · May 26

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Mar 19

👏👏👏 @miroastore.bsky.social

Lander Lab @landerlab.bsky.social · Mar 19

That’s a wrap on the 2025 Cold Spring Harbor CryoEM course! Huge thanks to the amazing students for your enthusiasm, the TAs for your dedication, and the invited lecturers for sharing your expertise. Keep pushing the boundaries of single particle EM - excited to see what you all accomplish next!

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Flatiron Institute @flatironinstitute.org · Mar 19

#FlatironCCB scientist @sonyahanson.bsky.social was a guest editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry B's new Membrane Protein Simulations Special Issue. Read here: pubs.acs.org/toc/jpcbfk/1... #science #biology

Visual graphic of membrane protein simulation

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NYAGIM @nyagim.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happening today with @sonyahanson.bsky.social!

NYAGIM @nyagim.bsky.social · Mar 6

Please join us for our next event on March 18, 2025, with Dr. Sonya Hanson: "Progress and Pitfalls in Free Energy Landscapes from Cryo-EM." Full details and RSVP: www.meetup.com/new-york-are....

Poster for event with text:

March 18th, 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm EST

NYAGIM Event
(New York Area Group For Informatics and Modeling)

Join the NYAGIM Community and network with professionals in the field of in silico methods for drug discovery from both academia and industry

Progress and Pitfalls in Free Energy Landscapes from Cryo-EM
Dr. Sonya Hanson
(Research Scientist, Flatiron Institute)

Location (in-person only)
Simons Center @ New York University
Silver 411
31 Washington Pl, New York, N.Y. 10003

Register
Please RSVP on NYAGIM Meetup page by March 15th, 2025

A QR code points to this link: https://www.meetup.com/new-york-area-group-for-informatics-and-modeling/events/306573383/.

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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · Mar 13

A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Feb 19

It's been a great #bps2025 ! 🎉 Some snapshots of the week for us. So proud of everyone's hard work! @miroastore.bsky.social @samsl.io

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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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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Feb 17

We are hiring a Flatiron Research Fellow in the Structural Molecular Biophysics team! Experience with cryoEM and/or membrane protein simulations are a plus! Happy to chat in person with anyone at #bps2025 ! apply.interfolio.com/160227

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Greg Bowman @drgregbowman.bsky.social · Feb 16

Nice time catching up with folks from @foldingathome.org at #bps2025

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pilarcossio.bsky.social @pilarcossio.bsky.social · Feb 15

Checkout the Flatiron Institute Structural and Molecular Biophysics at #BPS2025 @sonyahanson.bsky.social @miroastore.bsky.social @samsl.io

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Samuel Sledzieski @samsl.io · Feb 15

I'm at @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #BPS2025 with a bunch of folks from the Structural and Molecular Biophysics @flatironinstitute.org group-- come say hi and check out our posters/talks! @sonyahanson.bsky.social @pilarcossio.bsky.social @miroastore.bsky.social

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Feb 15

Excited for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social annual meeting! Checkout what SMBp is up to at these posters and talks:

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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · Jan 13

Our co-founder Jim Simons led an extraordinary life, championing new ideas and ways of thinking as a mathematician, an investor and a philanthropist. Learn more about his incredible legacy in a new short film: simonsfoundation.org/2025/01/09/w... #science #math #finance

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Sonya @sonyahanson.bsky.social · Feb 7

Excited to be at the Ringberg workshop on Structural Biology! Has been a thought-provoking conference with lots of great discussions!

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