Faculty search announcement 2026: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (broadly defined). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

9500 emails in my deleted folder and 4010 in my inbox at work. And I cleaned this all out 4 months ago 😩😩😩

Are you a recent Ph.D. graduate? Apply for the Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. The $30,000 grand prize will be awarded for outstanding research in cell and molecular biology, genomics, ecology, or molecular medicine. Apply by 15 July: https://scim.ag/4lUpKMN

In the face of ongoing pressures and critique (including here by many), the public reaffirmation of the core mission of the National Academy of Sciences is a much-needed signal from incoming NAS President Neil Shubin. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Apparently the Starbird kids are really trying to be entrepreneurs 😁 If you’re in the Triangle area and interested in supporting a young photographer (middle school), please give my youngest a follow: www.instagram.com/p/DZ8fdTRqj5...

Structural and mechanistic insights into the UBR4-KCMF1-Calmodulin complex @ispt-proteinterm.bsky.social academic.oup.com/proteincell/...

#cryoem folks- we keep seeing this popping up in 2d classes. Sample is a recombinant complex from insect cells

I don’t know what weird virus is going around, but within the past week two members of my household spiked a fever over 100, were suddenly very lethargic and nauseous, and then completely fine a few hours later 🤷🏾‍♀️

Happy #Juneteenth! On this day we celebrate freedom and our commitment to the fight against racism. Our struggles were born from the same roots. Our struggles are one. Su lucha es mi lucha. Together we are more powerful.

Starting a new lab? My middle child is a rising junior at MassArt in animation/graphic design and is starting a logo design business. They designed our lab logo as well, so please contact if interested!

I’ve seen recent comments about private donors saving science. Usually, donations go to universities and it’s not always to the direct benefit of existing labs. As such, several PIs have created direct routes to support their research. You can donate to the Starbird Lab here: starbirdlab.com/donate/

Short-form video (~8 mins) on threats to science from @evidentmedia.org, an Emmy-winning nonprofit newsroom, featuring takes from @cdelawalla.bsky.social, @drstarbird.bsky.social & me. Ongoing efforts by OMB are another indication of the ongoing existential threats to American leadership in science.

It turns out that if I ignore my email it really piles up. But also if I don't ignore my email, I don't get anything done? Been doing a lot of organizing this week, and my colleagues are so tired of the ever-increasing, compliance-focused bureaucratic workload. 1/7

Thrilled and honored to receive a 2026 PDEP award! I'm beyond grateful for the support and excited to join this incredible group of scholars!! 🎉🎉

Congrats BWFUND/Revson PDEP! www.bwfund.org/news/2026-po...

Congratulations to the newest official PhD Candidate in the Starbird lab, Johnna Bingham!!! 🍾🎉

We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences. This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/

"the 10-year probability of the dismal outcome 'retention without promotion' for assistant professors was 41%." 👀 with alt text

Ninety+ degree weather can’t stop #pride

Huge turnout against racism in Glasgow today - can't even see the end of the crowd. Chants so far include "Nazi scum off our streets" and "Refugees are welcome here."

People who’ve been complacent suddenly being alarmed with the newest NIH suggested changes feels a lot like a “then they came for me” situation

🌈 At a time when progress can't be taken for granted, I 'm especially proud to share this @natcellbio.nature.com Q&A piece. I had the pleasure to discuss with @gunawanlab.bsky.social about his inspiring journey as an LGBTQIA+ immigrant. #PrideInSTEM 👉 rdcu.be/fnXQ6 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Lab picture day! I’m so proud of all of the amazing students in my lab. We have 6 graduating seniors, several returning undergrads, many summer students, and 7 amazing grad students who are all doing such cool science. Even with the hardships of academia- I love this job and our little community!

RFI: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity and Innovation grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Three weeks left to apply to our postdoc position on alpine plant resilience! Us: Three years of funding, an awesome collaborative team, a gorgeous study system, blueberry pie, unionized postdocs. You: A PhD and experience in ancient DNA, paleoecology, and/or plant genetics and genomics.

My middle child’s voice apparently now sounds so much like mine that every time we ask Siri to do something, both our phones do it 😬😂

When you want to sleep in but your body won’t let you

Over the past year, @biologyopen.bsky.social has expanded its Fast & Fair initiative to accelerate peer review. The results are impressive - take a look at their latest preprint to find out more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... The anomer collapsing advance is something we continue to use today, and we hope others may find it useful. Furthermore, this library is the largest representation to date of the human N-glycome (3x the next biggest) #glycotime

Steven Moran, a postdoc in the lab funded by support from the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, writes this review to highlight recent work to suggest TAM receptors, known to have role in the spread of enveloped viruses, also appear to have a unique role in promoting the spread of non-enveloped viruses

When your go to dumpling place charges $5/can for your favorite soda, but you’ve already picked some up at the food mart yourself 😁

Happy Pride month! This was me last year attending the San Francisco Pride Parade with my fam. It reminded me that joy is resistance. So please celebrate this month and beyond despite the crazy times, whenever and wherever you can! 😘🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride Month. 🌈 Pride has always been about more than celebration. It is about courage, community, and the ongoing fight to ensure every person can live openly, safely, and with dignity. At a time when LGBTQIA+ rights are constantly under attack, I want to be clear: I stand with you.

Excellent, concise summary of the threats of recent OMB proposal and suggested action items. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS IS JULY 13, 2026 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

I’ve been thinking about how to argue against this in my response. do people have good references that demonstrate the value of peer review for an evidence based argument?

We are hiring! Join our two awesome labs!

Comments are now open. You can comment here: www.regulations.gov/search?filte... Note that even if the administration goes ahead with this abomination, the comments are essential to aid subsequent litigation! 2/2

We are hiring! This is a joint Lab Assistant position with @phosphotig.bsky.social ‘s lab. If you are organized and creative, enjoy learning new things, and if working with two great teams of scientists sounds appealing, please apply! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...

Having to turn away amazing candidates because of funding stinks, but in the realm of things happening in science right now, this is not a serious problem, I know. Just another thing that’s not how I envisioned my lab running #newPILife2026version

I’ve been really excited by conferences that aim to combine techniques across scales, as I think it’s what’s current and future for #structbio. If you get excited by the same, here is an upcoming structural biology/computation/imaging conference at Keystone 👇🏾

the technician position in my lab is now posted! Please pass this along: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...

The NIH has canceled 48 early career training funding opportunities in the last year. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/scientific...

If anyone in the Chapel Hill area needs help this summer, send me a message. My middle child will be home and is seeking work. I’m clearly biased, but they are a super talented and hard working graphic design/animation student with experience as an administrative assistant and in career counseling 😁

Try this new online training game from Leandro F. Estrozi designed for newcomers in structural biology, with a focus on cryo-EM and cryo-ET map interpretation: rico.ibs.fr/helixplo...

Very excited to share the most recent review from our lab, available online and soon in #BiochemSocTrans! This review covers an area of ongoing research in the lab: the role of TAM receptors in the spread of non-enveloped viruses portlandpress.com/biochemsoctr...

Zohran says NYC has erased a $12 billion budget deficit in part by taxing the rich

Excited to share recent work from our lab in @bloodjournal.bsky.social #BloodAdvances! We studied the impact of CD45-targeted radioimmunotherapy (RIT) on the bone marrow vascular niche. Turns out the vasculature is majorly disrupted by hematopoietic targeted RIT ☢️🩸 shorturl.at/qzWIB

Very excited to share the most recent review from our lab, available online and soon in #BiochemSocTrans! This review covers an area of ongoing research in the lab: the role of TAM receptors in the spread of non-enveloped viruses portlandpress.com/biochemsoctr...

A beautiful rainbow in the sky over the ocean today to wrap up #girlstrip!