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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 12d

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP

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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 14d

This new class has been a lot of prep work but so much fun to get back into some grad school methods! We first learn some theory (PE functions, scoring, sampling, etc) and have hands-on mini-workshops in the computer lab. The main issues have been internet browsers cause different issues. 🙃

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 14d

We used Zinc20 to download mol2 files. A quick overview of drug discovery & target ID. I wish I had this in undergrad, I only used some tools in grad school. It’s been exciting to see how computational tools are free & lower entry barrier! They only paywall was a nature reviews drug discovery paper.

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 14d

Today in my chemical biology course, students were able to perform molecular docking using SwissDock! The web-server has a huge update & output opens in ChimeraX (seen below) pretty well. To compare the prediction with a known structure, they did an alignment with poses. Predictions were close! 1/2

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 19d

The sad truth is that vaccines and vaccination are a feedback loop. We take them for granted because they work well for the most part. Then we take them away because of concerns or downright quackery. Then the diseases come roaring back, making vaccines cool again.

In the interim, people die.

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 19d

Canceled my Amazon Prime a while back. But canceled my Hulu/Disney+ today. Bummed to miss out on High Potential and Abbott Elementary in their upcoming season.

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 21d

It’s been a rough week. I’ve been having trouble sleeping and yes this affects teaching :(

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 4

First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors.

Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

RFK Jr.’s enemies list just got a lot longer

First Bernie Sanders. Then CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 27

Not a woman but Erik has been at Princeton for a while.

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Erik J. Sorensen – Princeton University Department of Chemistry

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 27

Shes at Yale environment.yale.edu/directory/fa...

Kealoha Freidenburg

environment.yale.edu

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 26

There are lots of rumors flying around about what might happen to COVID vaccine access, but please note we still do not have any official news yet.

While we wait, there are things you can do:
1️⃣ Wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission
2️⃣ Push your elected officials to speak up about vaccine access

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you!!

Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 26

Can’t wait to see the result! We’ve tried a few activities in our chem dept with calc.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 26

What you missed overnight night.🥳

Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 26

1st day of classes went well for this associate professor! I’ll ride this tenure/promotion wave for another week.

I’m teaching a new chemical biology class this semester. Excited to bring computational chemistry topics & hands-on activities in the computer lab.

Also still masking this semester!

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · Aug 18

1/ Quick update on #fallvaccines:

Flu and RSV vaccines remain business as usual this fall: if you’re eligible, you should be able to get them without issue. Vaccinations should start in September.

Covid-19 vaccines are another story. There will be three key developments this week 👇

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 19

I got my COVID-19 booster today! I am hoping there will be a new updated version but who knows what will happen. Better to protect yourself until we get more information.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 15

Why are some still spreading misinfo that "masks only work when everyone wears one," & use it as an excuse not to mask as "no-one else is."

It isn't all or nothing. While it's safer when more mask because there's less virus in the air, a well-fitting mask protects you even if no-one else masks.

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ACS BIOL: Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology @acsbiol.bsky.social · Aug 13

I swear if we reach 1000 followers on here before #ACSFall2025 I'll eat an entire banana 🍌

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great paper with similar perspectives and more!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Listening Deeply to Indigenous People: A Collaborative Perspective and Reflection Between a Mapuche Machi and Ecologists

Two-eyed seeing offers a way to see with both Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western ecological sciences. In this collaborative perspective piece between ecologists and a Mapuche spi...

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 13

I got to share a bit about Indigenous values in chemistry on this pod! Thanks @nature for the feature and joining some an amazing list of ChangeMakers!

Nature @nature.com · Aug 12

Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research

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How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research

Joslynn Lee describes why she seeks to bridge the Native American worldview with Western science.

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · Aug 8

#ChemSky #ACSFall2025 Huge thank you to Prof. Isaiah Speight, Prof. Kensha Clark, and Prof. Davita Watkins for organizing this amazing lineup of impressive speakers. Hosted by organicdivision.org POLY and INOR. Thank you to ACS President Dr. Phillips for elevating this to a Presidential Symposium

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 8

“It is also advantageous for students who are not from Indigenous groups to be exposed to other ways of knowing. And by showing that they value Indigenous researchers, universities can lessen perceived hierarchies in academia and in wider society.” 2/2

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Increasing the presence of Indigenous researchers in a university benefits Indigenous students, who gain from being taught, mentored and supervised by Indigenous scientists in a variety of fields.”

This is so impactful and empowering. Also the colleagues and collaborators who engage too!
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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · Aug 8

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

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