Tim Crawford
@timcrawfordnz.bsky.social
Biochemist and life scientist, digging at the intersection of transcription, epigenetics and stress response in photosynthetic organisms. Musician and travelling Kiwi by night.
Perhaps. Certainly Germany is already relatively good at supporting ECRs, but it could be better, and I can't vouch for other European countries. Flagship ideas might have better PR optics but I think increasing early stage funding would improve the foundation for the science community overall.
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Perhaps. Certainly Germany is already relatively good at supporting ECRs, but it could be better, and I can't vouch for other European countries. Flagship ideas might have better PR optics but I think increasing early stage funding would improve the foundation for the science community overall.
Another example of rich-get-richer. We didn't need big money to support (or attract to the EU) the big boys who already have it. We needed more low-level seed or supporting funds for ECRs/ scientists who are struggling to keep their employees paid.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Another example of rich-get-richer. We didn't need big money to support (or attract to the EU) the big boys who already have it. We needed more low-level seed or supporting funds for ECRs/ scientists who are struggling to keep their employees paid.
The last one nailed it. But really not much has changed in ten years. Just exacerbated existing problems
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The last one nailed it. But really not much has changed in ten years. Just exacerbated existing problems
Absolutely it's real. My dad used to catch guys like these all the time. It's a big one for sure!
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Absolutely it's real. My dad used to catch guys like these all the time. It's a big one for sure!
Terrifying if you're not expecting it though!
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Terrifying if you're not expecting it though!
Shouldn't there be a clear conflict-of-interest statement on this article?
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Shouldn't there be a clear conflict-of-interest statement on this article?
Would very much like to! My boss is one of the keynotes, I'm trying to convince her.
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Would very much like to! My boss is one of the keynotes, I'm trying to convince her.
Are you going to this @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social ?
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Are you going to this @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social ?
Great interview Tamara. I also miss those calm, quiet, snowy nights in the deep of winter in Umeå!
October 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Great interview Tamara. I also miss those calm, quiet, snowy nights in the deep of winter in Umeå!
Ironically enough, your response here has a cadence reminiscent of ChatGPT...
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Ironically enough, your response here has a cadence reminiscent of ChatGPT...
Reposted by Tim Crawford
Congratulations! Both papers look super interesting. We will have to take some of the latter paper into account when dealing with our heat 'stress' assays
August 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Congratulations! Both papers look super interesting. We will have to take some of the latter paper into account when dealing with our heat 'stress' assays
And yes we have sugar in our plates 😆 apparently memory doesn't operate without it, although we haven't looked at this.
August 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And yes we have sugar in our plates 😆 apparently memory doesn't operate without it, although we haven't looked at this.
I believe our lab did some experiments on (memory) gene expression in dissected seedlings (before my time). Memory was supposedly organ-autonomous, with photosynthetic tissues displaying the largest response. But that was just targeted analysis/qPCR, afaik we haven't done it transcriptome-wide
August 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I believe our lab did some experiments on (memory) gene expression in dissected seedlings (before my time). Memory was supposedly organ-autonomous, with photosynthetic tissues displaying the largest response. But that was just targeted analysis/qPCR, afaik we haven't done it transcriptome-wide
Congratulations! Both papers look super interesting. We will have to take some of the latter paper into account when dealing with our heat 'stress' assays
August 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Congratulations! Both papers look super interesting. We will have to take some of the latter paper into account when dealing with our heat 'stress' assays
Hi Kelsey! I'm interested, but I have some questions, I'll send you a message.
July 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Hi Kelsey! I'm interested, but I have some questions, I'll send you a message.
Congratulations Yan. That didn't take long!
July 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Congratulations Yan. That didn't take long!
Congratulations to all the authors! Fantastic story and a really valuable advance in the field.
July 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations to all the authors! Fantastic story and a really valuable advance in the field.
You should take a trip to New Zealand and spend some time in the native Bush. High proportion of full-size tree ferns like Dicksonia squarrosa
July 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
You should take a trip to New Zealand and spend some time in the native Bush. High proportion of full-size tree ferns like Dicksonia squarrosa
How'd they get JD Vance on the show
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
How'd they get JD Vance on the show
European science institutes seem to be rubbing their hands together in glee about this influx. But there aren't enough jobs for European scientists as it is, I fail to see how any of this can be positive in the long run.
June 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
European science institutes seem to be rubbing their hands together in glee about this influx. But there aren't enough jobs for European scientists as it is, I fail to see how any of this can be positive in the long run.