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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Jul 22

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 43 tenure-track positions and 5 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 25

Also, thanks for letting me host the glow party karaoke 😉 for the sake of everyone’s dignity no videos shall be shared here, but I think everyone had plenty of fun and it was a much needed sense of relief for our little corner of the science universe

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 25

After the GRS, I was lucky to stay for the Bioorganic Chemistry GRC, chaired by Denise Field and @doc-jlmeier.bsky.social. This meeting is truly one of my favorite weeks of the year, and as every year, I learned so much and left the meeting so inspired in my own science!

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 25

Massive thanks to our keynote speaker, @mbogyo.bsky.social, and our career panelists Prof. JP Maianti, @ritastrack.bsky.social, and Dr. Ziad Ganim as well for sharing your science and safe words of wisdom throughout the meeting. We were so happy to have you at the GRS!

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 25

Last week, I had the privilege of chairing the Bioorganic Chemistry GRS with my amazing co-chair @zhilindseylin.bsky.social. Thank you to all of our amazing speakers, poster presenters for a truly incredibly GRS!

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · Jun 23

This is an excellent article on the termination of all federal funding at Harvard.

This visualization shows all of the terminated programs that were supposed to train the next generation of scientists.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Image showing all ~$2 billion in grants terminated at Harvard, highlighting the many terminated grants that were focused on training and career development

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check off glycosylation!

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 17

Can confirm it’s new this year (or at least hasn’t been done for the last two years).

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 17

We are trying to post printouts of job ads in the vestibule of the conference center! So if anyone wants us to advertise post doc positions, please let us know so we can make them public!

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are happy to seek 3 post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Info attached @nathanwoodling.bsky.social
@ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

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Joe Greener @jgreener64.bsky.social · Jun 16

Interested in a postdoc position combining computational protein design and molecular simulation? There is an open position in my group at the MRC-LMB in Cambridge, UK.

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Feel free to message me with any questions.

Postdoctoral Scientist - Structural Studies - Dr Joe Greener - LMB 2633 - Cambridgeshire job with MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) | 12840475

Postdoctoral Scientist Salary £41,344 per annum Fixed Term – 3 years MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK We are looking for a postd...

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Jun 14

Heading to the Biorganic GRC tomorrow! I will be on a GRS career panel and will be representing both Nature Methods and Nature Chemistry as an editor! Pitch me your papers!!

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · Jun 9

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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Jun 6

During my recent Europe trip, I kept getting asked why we are not in the streets every day protesting. Here is your chance, San Diego. Join us today at noon. I will give brief remarks. See you at UCSD.
actionnetwork.org/events/stand...

Stand Up for Science Education Summer Send Off

At this rally, we will stand up for science education and highlight how cuts to funding will impact the pipeline of discovery, education, and training.

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Jun 3

I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.

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Neil Gow @neil-gow.bsky.social · Jun 3

Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Antifungal Immunity Research available to study T cell responses and fungal sensitization in atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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Jordan Meier @doc-jlmeier.bsky.social · Jun 3

Bioorganic GRC is set! I got tired of the lack of swag so made a couple of unofficial tees. Order one if you want to support the conference (or simply enjoy strange looks in grocery stores).

Spirit: chembio-shop.fourthwall.com/products/grc...

World Tour: chembio-shop.fourthwall.com/products/spi...

Spirit

Preliminary score: ND

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Katherine Xue @ksxue.bsky.social · Jun 3

Want to write to your community about the importance of science funding?

Join me on zoom this Friday at 12pm ET / 9am PT to learn to write an op-ed as part of the #McClintockLetters initiative!

Sign up to write a letter and register for the workshop here:
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

A flyer with the heading McClintock Letter-Writing Workshop. Details are Friday, June 6th, 12pm ET and 9am PT, virtual.

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Jun 3

Practical course on bioimage analysis!

Athale Lab @athalelab.bsky.social · Jun 3

Of some interest: Advanced methods in bioimage analysis www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Advanced methods in bioimage analysis

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm excited to announce that this spring/summer Statistics, Methods, and Research Training (SMaRT) Workshops are live!

Check out the offerings here: smart-workshops.com/workshops

Please repost and share widely!

Some more info in 🧵

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ChemKritzer @chemkritzer.bsky.social · May 26

Boston-area pharma/biotech people! Are you considering a future in teaching? Tufts Chemistry has a new part-time Professor of the Practice position focused on mentoring graduate students for a future in research. Please apply, or DM me with your questions!
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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · May 26

Potential follow-up? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/119522...

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi: 9780812979305 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that...

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Dan Malinsky @danielmalinsky.bsky.social · May 25

I wrote something to say that scientists cannot afford to be 'apolitical'

Scientists actually have the skills and the duty to join in the fight against authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky

The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent

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Stephanie Smelyansky @ssmelyansky.bsky.social · May 22

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 21

Behind every cure, every breakthrough, every treatment — is someone who needed it.

If NIH funding helped you, your research, or someone you love, your story can help protect it.

Share your “why” and help defend the future of NIH & science.

Fill out the form here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Share Your “Why” In Support of a Strong National Institutes of Health

United for Medical Research (UMR) is launching a campaign called "My Why" to highlight the critical role of NIH funding and its impact on the education and careers of researchers and scientists as wel...

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