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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 1d

Really enjoying this story about Fred Ramsdell not knowing about his Nobel prize in Medicine, because he's offline, hiking in Idaho.

There seems to be such pressure to be reachable all the time nowadays, that is nice to see! 😅

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

www.theguardian.com

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 10d

Husband recently got a @newyorker.com print subscription, and I've really enjoyed some of their #science and #technology pieces.

For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Picture of a New Yorker article on ageing, titled "Live long and prosper"

Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 11d

Only in Belgium...? 😂

#beernation #DrinksForDogs

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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 18d

🚨🚨🚨🧪 H1B scientists who are traveling outside the USA. Please be aware that current advice is to return to the USA IMMEDIATELY

Epi_lady (Amy) @epilady.bsky.social · 18d

This is not my normal content, but given that I have friends and followers this affects, this is the advice one large tech company is giving about H1B visas and the exec order set to go into place on the 21st.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but...

NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.

To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!

🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jul 24

And with these 1500 pieces our summer staycation has officially begun... 🧩🧩🧩

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congratulations!

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sometimes I can't help but wonder what triggered inclusion of certain points in the user manual...

Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅

Highlight from the iwalk crutch user manual

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jun 9

At a conference, and just noticed someone who is "taking notes" by having his computer microphone open, which is auto-transcribing the talks and from time-to-time trading pictures of key slides.

Is this the future?

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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · May 4

⭐ Faculty for the Future Fellows ⭐ Interesting opportunity for women scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies schlumbergerfoundation.com/eligibility-...

Eligibility Criteria - Schlumberger Foundation

schlumbergerfoundation.com

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Apr 24

Oooh yes, fun times in the Raj Lab! And fun discussions about causality!
Plus, writing a review was an excellent excuse to read a lot of interesting papers 📄😅

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Apr 6

📢📢📢ICYMI: we're discussing #nanomedicine on Tuesday! There will be awesome #EIC projects and a roundtable discussion.

It's virtual and free! Registration link in the original post.

Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Apr 1

If you're curious abt #nanomedicine & #healthcare, I'm thrilled to announce *Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow*, a joint EIC/ETPN event!

🗓️ 8 April, 2PM CET online

We’ll present projects+discuss challenges/opportunities to bring nanomedicine to patients.

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqETSFZxo...

Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow: a joint EIC - ETPN event.

events.zoom.us

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Apr 1

If you're curious abt #nanomedicine & #healthcare, I'm thrilled to announce *Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow*, a joint EIC/ETPN event!

🗓️ 8 April, 2PM CET online

We’ll present projects+discuss challenges/opportunities to bring nanomedicine to patients.

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqETSFZxo...

Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow: a joint EIC - ETPN event.

events.zoom.us

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Mar 6

With the world on fire, this was just the thread I needed today, incl some awesome 🐁🐁🐁 mutants and what we *didn't* learn about 🦣 mutations.

Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · Mar 4

Once upon a time, in the late 1800s, people in Japan got really into breeding mice.

Coloured mice. Patterned mice. Even mice that danced.

They became known as Japanese Fancy Mice, and that caught the attention of researchers in Europe and America, who imported them for study.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · Feb 25

Great write up at @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the seeming erasure of SABV in the new era of NIH. Gotta say The Transmitter is killing it the last few weeks, first to report on the Federal Register block and now this. Leading the charge! 💪 www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...

Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies

Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Feb 24

Visiting my mum+sorting through some old stuff. Found my high school geography notes, including lessons on #EU #history, #institutions & #policy from ~1999 (HU wasn't even a member state yet!). Who would have thought that 25 yrs later I will be working for the institutions... 🤯😱☺️
#BlastFromThePast

Picture of a note book with handwritten notes on EU

Picture of handwritten notes from high school geography class in 1999

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Jan 31

🚨 The CDC website is purging resources on LGBTQ+ health, diversity, equity, and health disparities. This is not just a bureaucratic change. It’s a dangerous decision with profound negative public health consequences. Let’s break down the harm this will cause. 🧵⬇️

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.

Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jan 28

Having an amazing time attending "Women's Health: Genes, data and advancing approaches" virtually. Presentations so far were 🎉🎉🎉. I learned so much&already have a looong post-meeting reading list 📄😊
Plus,one of the best hybrid conferences I've experienced to date. #WomensHealth2025

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jan 27

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky

"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.

www.reuters.com

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Daphne Zohar @daphnezohar.bsky.social · Jan 23

Trump executive order declaring only ‘two sexes’ gets the biology wrong, scientists say t.co/kAil53eYzu

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/trump-executive-order-only-two-sexes-not-supported-by-science/

t.co

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Jan 13

Wishing you all the best for next steps!

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · Dec 23

I still have no idea what this is! Best guess at the moment is some kind of trochophore. It’s shaped like a Minstrel or a sea bean and the cilia was only around the midline. It had this amazing flicking ‘tail’. 258 um in diameter. In August they were in every sample. North Sea. Can you help? 🦑

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · Dec 11

Oh, interesting... 🤔