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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 6d

Send your abstract for the 2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Meeting in San Francisco ✨TODAY✨ to be eligible to apply for our #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award❗️❗️❗️

#BPS2026

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 12d

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩

How to apply:
➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...)
➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award

*Grad students and postdocs are eligible

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SoBLa @sobla-biofisica.bsky.social · 9d

¡No olviden solicitar a nuestro premio de viaje para asistir a la conferencia @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #BPS2026! Vean más detalles de cómo solicitar en el fondo 👇

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Don't forget to apply to our travel award to attend the #BPS2026 Meeting! See application instructions below 👇

SoBLa @sobla-biofisica.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨🚨🚨ANUNCIO IMPORTANTE 🚨🚨🚨

¡Tenemos un premio de viaje para asistir a #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social en San Francisco!

Sigue estos pasos:
➡️ Solicita al BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...)
➡️ Marca la opción para ser considerado para el premio de SoBLa

¡Solicita hoy! ✅

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 9d

Submit your abstract for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social 2026 Meeting by the October 1st deadline and apply to the #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award by October 3rd❗️

#BPS2026
#BIBPS
@blackinx.bsky.social

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 12d

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩

How to apply:
➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...)
➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award

*Grad students and postdocs are eligible

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · 11d

Apply for the #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award to attend the 2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Meeting in San Francisco ❗️❗️❗️

#BPS2026

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 12d

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩

How to apply:
➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...)
➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award

*Grad students and postdocs are eligible

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 30

We can’t believe it’s already the final day of #BlackInBiophysicsWeek 2025! 🥹 We hope you’ve enjoyed our events and engaging with the #BIBPS community.

But #BIBPSWeek is not over yet! 🚨

Don’t miss today’s #BIBPSSpotlight with the outstanding @drstarbird.bsky.social 🙌🏾 You can’t miss it!

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 19

Friday, May 30th: #BIBPSSpotlight
We will wrap #BlackInBiophysicsWeek 2025 with #BIBPSSpotlight

Join us for our Q&A Webinar with Dr. Chrystal Starbird (@drstarbird) and learn about her life, career, and STEM advocacy work at 12pm PST.

Register: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 29

Today we have @jonesylab.bsky.social taking over our social media and giving us insights into her #PI life! 🤩 Stay tuned!

#BIBPSWeek

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 19

Thursday, May 29th: #BIBPSLife

Dr. Alisha ‘Jonesy’ Jones, a James Weldon Johnson Assistant Professor of Chemistry at @nyuniversity in the Department of Chemistry, will take over our @blackinbiophys.bsky.social account and share her #PI life

#BIBPSWeek
#BIBPS25

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 29

Jonesy's recent side-quests 🗺️ 🪂

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 29

BTS submission day! 🧪📃

doi.org/10.1101/2024...

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 29

Hi everyone! It's Daniel and Eesha taking over for Jonesy lab at NYU!

Meet our wonderful PI, Jonesy, an RNA structure enthusiast 🧬

Be sure to check out our lab website :)
wp.nyu.edu/labjonesy/

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · May 28

TODAY!!!

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 28

It’s #BIBPSWeek Day 3! 🙌🏾

Today is #BIBPSResearch at 12pm PST!!! Join us for an engaging discussion with McKenze Moss at @notredame.bsky.social and Dr. Trevor GrandPre (@myphysicsjourney.bsky.social) 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Don't forget to register! 🚨🚨🚨

Just follow this link: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 19

Wednesday, May 28th: #BIBPSResearch

Join us at 12pm PST (3pm EST) for the "Biophysics of Structure: From Protein Folding to Growth Dynamics " with McKenze Moss at @NotreDame and Dr. Trevor GrandPre (@myphysicsvoyage) at @phybiofunc

Register: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 27

It’s #BIBPSWeek Day 2! 🙌🏾

Today is #BIBPSTutorial at 12pm PST with Bryan Nicholson-Dews❗️❗️❗️

Don’t forget to register! 🚨 Just follow this link: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 19

Tuesday, May 27th: #BIBPSTutorial

Join us for "Biophysics 101: Visualizing proteins with ChimeraX" webinar by Bryan Nicholson-Dews, Research Assistant at @MeharryMedical in the lab of Dr. Jamaine Davis (@jscdavis)

Register: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · May 26

Hi #BIBPSRollCall! I’m the Founding President of #BlackInBiophysics. As a neuroscientist/biophysicist, I study the roles of voltage-gated ion channels in the mammalian retinal circuit using transgenic mice, electrophysiology and high-res imaging 👁️ I love family time and anime 🫶🏾

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

👀 Alright SUFS fam...it's time for an Ask Me Anything "Host a Teach In" Edition!

❓Drop your questions in the comments and we will get them answered❓

And don't forget to check out our event guide:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Share science with your community...protest style! Calling back to the Teach-in’s of 1965, we are taking to parks, pubs, & churches to tell our neighborhoods about how the budget cuts will impact them!

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · May 21

Excited for this year’s #BIBPSWeek! 🤩 Starting next week! Register below 👇🏾

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · May 19

We are excited to share our EVENTS for #BlackInBiophysicsWeek 2025!!! We will be host #BIBPSWeek from Monday, 5/26 to Friday 5/30.

RT and help us spread the word!

A thread of Events below
#BIBPS25
#BlackInBiophysics

@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
@blackinx.bsky.social

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Apr 28

Really excited for the Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging Workshop this week! I love that an image of the retina is highlighted 🤩

Program for the Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging Workshop

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Mar 7

Stand up for science rally in the Wisconsin Capitol ✊🏾

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Mar 5

Decimate the scientific enterprise in the United States = flag on Mars 🇺🇸

a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and the words `` sure '' written on his face .

Alt: a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and the words `` sure '' written on his face .

media.tenor.com

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · Mar 4

Myself and 7 other neuroscientists, including @annaintegrated.bsky.social and @stevenssostre.bsky.social got to speak with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about why we think Standing Up for Science is important and imperative. Check out or thoughts here:
www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Feb 28

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · Feb 28

As #BlackHistoryMonth comes to a close, we reflect upon the remarkable achievements of Black biophysicists. We congratulate outstanding the “Black In Biophysics” seminar co-chairs and speakers at #BPS2025.

We are committed to promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in #STEM fields ✊🏾

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Feb 27

We all need to #StandUpForScience ✊🏾

standupforscience2025.org/local-events/

If your city isn’t listed as a site of an official #SUFS rally, you can still make your voice heard by joining the nationwide campus and workplace walkout at 12:00 PM local time on March 7th❗️❗️❗️

@uwmadison.bsky.social

Madison

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025

March 7, 2025
Wisconsin Capitol
12-3pm

SCIENCE IS FOR EVERYONE

Find your local rally site and other ways to get involved: standupforscience2025.org

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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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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Feb 24

Call to Action: STAND UP FOR SCIENCE rally and protest. Washington DC and nationwide, March 7.

If you are a scientist or value science, create your own events in addition to this. Form a science coalition.

#3E #EndAutogenocide #standupforscience2025 #Mar7

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
2025
MARCH 7, 2025
Washington, DC and nationwide
SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE
Find your local rally site and other ways to get involved:
standupforscience2025.org

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thank you for coming to our second Meet and Greet with #BlackInBiophysics! We enjoyed meeting and connecting with you all 🫶🏾

#BPS2025
@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · Feb 19

The #BlackInBiophysics Symposium at #BPS2025 highlighted #BlackExcellence in broad areas of biophysics research. We congratulate Drs. Alaji Bah, Breann Brown, Oleta Johnson, and Wade Zeno for their outstanding work. You inspire us!

#RepresentationMatters

@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Feb 15

Of course! I’ll DM you.

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