Many of us are doing it for the 'kids', working hard to create micro environments on our campuses and in our labs where younger scientists can learn, train and be successful. I am buoyed by my like minded colleagues - I celebrate them, nominate them for awards and thank them every chance I get.

Stories like this make me feel that it’s all worth it. Even if stress during the current times is overwhelming, to have even a little of an impact like this pushes me to endure. I hate that the current times means mentors like this aren’t being celebrated and uplifted in the way they deserve.

As a child, @phosphotig.bsky.social dreamed of being an astronaut, but her curiosity led her to scientific research. Now, she leads her own lab at UNC-Chapel Hill, & studies oxidative stress to find better therapies for triple-negative breast cancer. #WomensHistoryMonth www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

Not my link being broken on such a happy milestone! Here’s the real link! (Thanks for the catch @atkinscolm.bsky.social ) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

$2.45 billion NIH grant cuts and ~2300 terminated active research grants were DOGE'd in early 2025 Who were most affected? www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... Early career and women researchers

The @nationalacademies.org Awards for Excellence in #scicomm have honored some of the best thinkers & creatives I know, like @chanda.blacksky.app @neillewisjr.bsky.social @cbo.bsky.social Top award: $40,000. Deadline: April 3. Explore & apply www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...

One of many, many jarring statistics from our @statnews.com survey of NIH-funded researchers: Among scientists who'd sought outside money to fill funding gaps, 63% said they didn't get enough support to sustain their work. Chart by @jaspar.bsky.social

Universities should be places exploding with free expression and the contestation of ideas. That is how learning happens. It can't happen if there are burdensome limits on public displays. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/21/m...

🧠 Join the Black In Neuro Seminar Series! Featuring Dr. Licelia “CeCe” Williams (University of Pittsburgh) discussing authentic inclusion in representation. 🗓 April 3 ⏰ 9AM PST | 12PM EST 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #BlackInNeuro #Neuroscience #DiversityInSTEM #RepresentationMatters

Our @statnews.com survey of NIH-funded researchers drew nearly 1,000 responses from 45 states (plus DC and Puerto Rico). Here's a short thread on 5 scientists' whose labs and lives have been deeply impacted by federal policies 🧵

To open this story earlier and see a scientist that I have so much respect for is tough. How long are we going to keep pretending?!? The numbers are out: less funding is happening. Period. So what are we going to do?!?

13% success rates for FY2025 grant awards. NIH finally releases some FY2025 success rate data drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/n...

Chilling: What scientists told @jonathanwosen.bsky.social and @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...

My first time seeing “Not Discussed”. I guess it had to happen eventually, so hope we’re just getting it out of the way now 😬

In grad school, there was this old professor that sat in the 1st row & ALWAYS asked questions at EVERY talk, didn't matter the topic. Drove us students nuts but was also endearing, he just loved science. That's me, at EVERY talk...now with the title. Professor Siegenthaler, effective 7/1/2026.

👀 We heard you… 🚨The PS40 Open Talks & Travel Awards deadline has been extended to March 23!🚨 🔬 Opportunity to present an Open Talk ✈️ 100+ travel awards available Join us in Boston for The Protein Society’s 40th Anniversary Symposium. Submit here: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo...

The study section for my MIRA application is meeting tomorrow 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾

Despite health challenges this week, my grant was submitted. This one really took a village, and I’m thankful for those who helped me get it together! 🙏🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾

So much fun to see all the Leading Edge members at ASBMB. an honor to know such amazing women in science! @phosphotig.bsky.social @meghnag27.bsky.social @ceej64.bsky.social

This was early in the protest when these photos were taken, but my youngest enjoyed joining. He felt inspired and encouraged after hearing from many people who support science, and a bright and well-supported future for students like him! Thank you to the organizers!

1st time out of the house or hospital in a week. This was a necessary stop

We are excited to announce that our recent collaborative paper, led by the superstar duo @rjnicholson.bsky.social and @luisci22.bsky.social, was selected to participate in #STATMadness! Check the press release here: tinyurl.com/y2pk2tcy @uofuhealth.bsky.social Vote daily at: t.co/I4wfZE7yP5

Great to see such a large crowd out today! #standupforscience

Unfortunately, I was not well enough to help and my youngest had to make his sign alone. But look how well he did! He’s excited to see others out today!

it feels like decades since the first Stand auto for Science protests ahead of this year’s protests tomorrow, I caught up with @cdelawalla.bsky.social to talk about what @standupforscience.bsky.social sees as its strategy as a fully formed organization www.statnews.com/2026/03/06/s...

I’m still recovering from surgery, but my son will be out there with friends! Please consider joining them 👇🏾

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Healing wishes from the lab! 🥰

idk that seems to be the understatement of the week. this is actually happening, postdocs and RAs are being let go, and projects falter. 'could face funding gaps'? this is actually happening at a large scale. 'Worry' doesnt reflect the existential crisis that many of my colleagues are in.

Flowers from friends! #healing

Honored to have this chance to stand up for science! Hope to see you there… or be together in spirit at National Day of Action rallies across the country.

1 year ago at the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally, scientists, students, advocates, & community members joined in cities nationwide. Now we're returning to the streets in nearly 30 cities & towns o demand scientific integrity, strong public health protections, & democratic accountability 1/n

Me realizing that post-surgery me has been putting too many exclamation points in my emails!!!!!! Yes, I logged off as I should have been already 🫠

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Our department at Genentech is hiring. We're looking for a freshly-minted PhD (0-3 years) protein biochemist / structural biologist to join as a Sr Scientist. A rare opportunity to join our group leader job family at a more junior level than we usually hire.

The 2026 #BlackInBiophysics Symposium at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Meeting has begun! 🤩 Dr. Alemayehu Gorfe is presenting on the “Dynamics of lipid-anchored membrane proteins.” #BlackExcellence

The Starbird lab has been doing such a great job of sharing excitement for our ongoing work with our Biophysics community!! #BPS2026

A wonderful night with my lab and friends! #BPS2026

Now that data is out (which still doesn’t capture the whole picture), can you please stop telling ESI’s, etc. not to worry about grants because there haven’t really been any major changes? Please and thank you.

Did I got to this bakery two days in a row? Maybe

1st session happening now!

SO proud of the Starbird Lab scientists presenting today! 🙌🏾

Excited to be at #bps2026 for the 1st time in a long time! @jeremymberg.bsky.social currently speaking in the President's Symposium: Communicating the Value of Biophysics in a Changing World

If you’re attending #BPS2026, there are several opportunities to hear about ongoing projects in the Starbird lab. Looking forward to seeing everyone at BPS!

Hands down the best grapes I’ve ever had: here in San Francisco

Hello San Francisco! I’m excited to be back on the west coast at #bps2026 for the great science and community. I’ll be sharing some of the lab’s recent work and chairing the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Platform Session on Monday at 10:45 in Rooms 209/210/211. Hope to see you there!

The Starbird lab is here! First stop 🍜

Check this out straight from the NIH website, acknowledging that multiyear funding was likely responsible for a 20% decrease in early stage investigators. And that it was expected. A strange approach for someone so committed to the next generation of scientists. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

Are they going to refund us? Because according to numerous sources, companies just passed over 90% of the cost of these the tariffs onto consumers. Said as a PI who has to pay a “tariff surcharge” on many of the recent orders in my lab, which generally replaced the “inflation surcharge”.

The Index of Inspiring Black Scientists is live—and growing throughout #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond. Explore the database, discover new voices in research, and help expand it by sharing with your network: https://ow.ly/zzZk50YilbW