My lab released a new preprint today. The work is the culmination of a long term project led by Peren Coskun, Ph.D., who investigated the biological role of the C. elegans glp-1 3'UTR in its endogenous context. Please join me in congratulating Peren! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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The RNA Society and the Alliance for mRNA Medicines (AMM) are collaborating on communication and advocacy training for members. Please fill out this form if you would like to attend on March 6, 2:00-3:00pm ET. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Sean Ryder, PhD, spoke with Worcester Magazine about RNA therapeutics and how they may treat a wide variety of health conditions in the future and the quest to separate facts from misconception: direc.to/oinD #RNA @seanryderphd.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social @worcestermagazine.bsky.social

I am grateful to share that the latest research paper from the lab is now published in RNA. This work was a wonderful collaboration with Francesca Massi’s lab. Please join me in congratulating co-first authors Asli Ertekin and Sharon Noronha. rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/31/1...

I gave a public educational seminar on the history of vaccines yesterday sponsored by @gain-indivisible.bsky.social. I encourage all scientists to give public educational seminars a shot. You’ll learn something and you will be surprised (in a good way) by the people you meet.

My son (the wizard), myself, and @repmcgovern.bsky.social at the #Worcester #NoKings rally put on by @gain-indivisible.bsky.social. It was a glorious day to fight the power with my people. Representative McGovern is my guy, 100%. He shows up and he tells it like it is.

MEX-3’s untranslated region helps worms beat the heat This Research Highlight showcases the work from Sean Ryder (@seanryderphd.bsky.social) and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we spoke to first author Hannah Brown and corresponding author Sean Ryder @seanryderphd.bsky.social, Professor and Vice Chair for Outreach, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology @umasschan.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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I am not ok with this

Copies of "Everyday RNA" are arriving in the US. I ordered 30 copies—they arrived at my house yesterday. If you haven't pre-ordered a copy, your best bet is to order directly from World Scientific Press . The online retailers won't get them until later. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...

Amazon Rankings: #1 New Release in Biotechnology (#3 overall) #2 New Release in Medical Research (#25 overall) #3 New Release in Genetics (#10 overall) I have been assured by the publisher that it will be available in the first week of October. Thank you all for pre-ordering! everydayrna.com

In 2013, my father lost his life to multiple myeloma. Now, a variety of new treatment options are extending myeloma patient lives for years if not decades. It's been amazing to watch. Support the the NIH, fight back against RFK, and protect academic research. www.fastcompany.com/91388585/

There’s a book from political scientists Macedo and Lee that claims the COVID-19 pandemic was not as much of a threat to public health as was supposed, calling into question the role of expertise. Here, an excellent corrective to that erroneous position: joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/revisionis...

Newsweek is reporting the RFK plans an outright ban on mRNA vaccines in the United States within a few months. That's a huge mistake. Please, speak out against those who would derail the most promising technology to curb virus spread since Charles Maitland and cow pox.

I did a thing. I wrote a textbook about #RNA. I wrote it so that those without formal science training could understand what RNA is and how it is used in medicine. It releases in the US and Europe on September 8th. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...

Very timely review for those of you who have been following all of the recent developments in this area... also @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social why can't we share via bsky directly from the article???

www.state.gov/releases/off... To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas will be instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.” I am not ok with this!

Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody. We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza. Together we are standing up for those with no voice.

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

Grateful to share a microphone and a stage with one of the very best Congresspersons in the nation, @repmcgovern.bsky.social! This was at the #Worcester #NoKings rally. 2000+ energized attendees at the rally behind city hall. #GAIN

Tomorrow we stand together. We stand for democracy. We stand for basic human decency. We stand so that our great Republic will not fall. We need you. We need ALL of you. Stand with us. Together we are Indivisible. Together we will have liberty and justice for all www.facebook.com/share/1AE97P...

Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.

IYKYK

No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

Anybody else just completely over all of this? Like, for real? I wear this out of the house most places I go so turds know to leave me alone. What up, palanteeeer.

Chalk talks are always so much fun.

Research = New Discoveries = Hope Trump = Huge Cuts to #Science = No Research No Research = No Hope Trump = No Hope

Every American scientist needs to get real loud, real fast. Talk to the locals in your community. Work with patient advocacy groups relevant to your research. Explain what is happening in plain English. Go to the protests. Write op/eds. Speak at town halls. Don't be hogtied by fear. Do SOMETHING.

This made me giggle. Found out Reddit.

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

On Thursday, ICE agents detained this Brazilian woman pulling her away her from her emotional 16 year old daughter and an infant. Then, four Worcester PD arrested the daughter too, for disorderly conduct. The WPD has recently been investigated by DOJ for excessive force and other abuses of power.

Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!

While legislators in several states debate whether or not mRNA should be classified as a "weapon of mass destruction", the latest clinical trial data from Moderna on a combined flu / covid shot shows excellent results. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This is my experience www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

I strongly believe this is the plan for the NIH, and has been the plan all along, and I need for scientists to get super vocal about it or we are all cooked. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...

Something positive Saturday. My son got an award at his high school that comes with a 40K /year scholarship to RPI 😮. His friend Annabelle also got an award too, from a different school.

Susan Collins stepping up from "concerns" to "serious objections" is a welcome sign for science. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...

As anticipated, the White House has officially requested an $18 billion cut to the FY2026 #NIH budget (among lots of other cuts). The full guidance from the White House to the appropriations committee is linked. NIH is on page 12. #braindrain #sciencexit www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

A new study by economists estimates that a 25% cut in science funding would result in a GDP decline similar in magnitude to the 2008 recession. They also estimate that a 75% cut to government science would trigger a larger GDP decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.

Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...

“Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures. A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Top environmental science journal is about to go belly up. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/s...

I don't like this one bit, especially the provisioning of local law enforcement with military assets. One more step down the road to fascism. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

The John Oliver segment on the #NIH was great! The whole episode is hilarious, but the NIH stuff starts at 8:08 youtu.be/8H34jcpEsFs

The 60 minutes piece on the #NIH cuts and firings is well worth the watch. youtu.be/U8CcOAsyORM

They are taking away our vaccines. Jay Bhattacharya is talking about eliminating mRNA vaccines. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. has managed to ratfuck the Novavax approval process.

Can confirm: 60 Minutes will be worth watching tonight about #NIH.

These are the types of "seminars" I find myself giving these days. Telling my story in hopes it helps others to see the truth of what's happening to scientists in the US. I would encourage everyone to speak their truth without fear of reprisal. United we stand.