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Scientist at U of U; lab revolves around dsRNA. Love the Utah land. Views are my own.
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Peg Kerr
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Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
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So, so, honored by this awardāit is daunting to know that my heroes have won this award! Thanks to my heroes and mentors, and my trainees, who are everything!!!!
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Craig Kaplan
3 days ago
I would ask people to call or message their senators about this and specifically that Vinay Prasad needs to be out at FDA. Even the Wall Street Journal has said as much. There is push back. Companies wonāt fund clinical trials if they canāt trust the FDA.
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Horse and eagle my favorite commercial so far
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Yay Joe!! I am so proud!! This is so deservedāthe Bass lab depends on you for everything.
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RNA Society
2 months ago
The RNA Society is welcoming submissions of original infographics about any and all things RNA! Scan the QR for details!
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Harmit Singh Malik
5 months ago
Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
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eric lai
5 months ago
New
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paper from Lai lab!! š§¬š„ some think this field, despite recent Nobel to Ambros and Ruvkun, doesn't have much surprises left. but, do we EVEN KNOW WHAT a miRNA precursor LOOKS LIKE? we found some conserved miRNA hairpins up to 10x longer than suspected. this is mir-12, just bonkers! 1/n
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Alejandro Montenegro
12 months ago
šØIT'S HAPPENING!šØ Register now and join us in beautiful southern Chile in September for a new edition of the Molecular Biosystems Conference!
@molbiosystems.bsky.social
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Niladri Sinha
6 months ago
We are hiring at all levels, so please help spread the word!
#RNAsky
#ribosomes
#signaling
#translation
sinha.biochem.utah.edu/join
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Join ā The Sinha Lab
We welcome curiosity-driven individuals excited to make foundational discoveries aimed at understanding and combating defects in translational control and proteostasis in a dynamic, collaborative, and...
https://sinha.biochem.utah.edu/join
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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP)
6 months ago
š We're so excited to announce the 2025
#MySciJourney
Challenge: A
#scicomm
competition for researchers to share their authentic journeys in science with students, teachers, & the broader public! š§Ŗ šø $1k in cash prizes, thanks to
@ncse.bsky.social
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Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! ā Galactic Polymath
Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF
https://www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scijourney-scicomm-competition-2025
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Isabel
6 months ago
Joining an increasing number of people publicly demanding RFKās removal as HHS Sec: Dr. Bill Foege, a literal (6ā6ā) & figurative giant of public health. He served as a CDC director under Carter & Reagan, & is credited with designing the ring vaccination strategy that enabled smallpox eradication.
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Carolyn Johnson
6 months ago
"What I would simply say is cancer can't wait." --Richard Schlueter, a 56-year-old metastatic cancer patient whose therapy was delayed due to terminations at NIH.
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Mark Peifer (He, him)
8 months ago
Join the 22,339 people who have joined to support our NIH colleagues. Let's get this to 50,000 RT
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Jeremy Berg
8 months ago
I have been updating my dashboard (
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
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#BethesdaDeclaration
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Dr. Lucky Tran
8 months ago
"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT. I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up." Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
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Kristy A. Brown, PhD
10 months ago
This might be helpful:
www.regulations.gov/assets/files...
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Jeremy Berg
10 months ago
The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23. Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green āpublic commentā button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/23/2025-06904/improving-performance-accountability-and-responsiveness-in-the-civil-service
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Anyone have advice on how to justify a budget increase on a renewal of a senior MIRA? I know, dreaming, but want to dream right. thanks, thanks for any advice.
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Cell - a Cell Press journal
10 months ago
Now online! Integrator loss leads to dsRNA formation that triggers the integrated stress response
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Integrator loss leads to dsRNA formation that triggers the integrated stress response
Integrator (INT) prevents the escape of immature RNAPII to ensure full-length mRNA production. INT deficiency causes defects in RNAPII maturation that lead to premature termination, accumulation of immunogenic dsRNA, and activation of the integrated stress response (ISR) observed in patient cells.
http://dlvr.it/TK8qnx
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Lori Passmore
10 months ago
Canadians šØš¦ abroad - you can register to vote in the election! You need to do it soon.
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
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Voting by mail ā Elections Canada
Apply to vote by mail, Eligible electors can apply to vote by special ballot. With a special ballot, you can vote by mail from anywhere in the world, 2025.
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=app&document=index&lang=e
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Josh Kovensky
10 months ago
For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce"
www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...
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500 Women Scientists
10 months ago
we need to remember that these small wins are because people SPOKE UP -- keep calling your representatives, keep writing op-eds in your local papers, your voice matters!
#resist
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Carolyn Bertozzi
11 months ago
āa 400-year-old institution should be making decisions with a time horizon of centuries, not news cycles. Making a principled stand nowā¦is the single best thing Harvard could do to earn its continued place as a symbol of genuine excellenceā
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/o...
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Harvardās moment of truth - The Boston Globe
The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/opinion/harvard-antisemitism-trump/
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Alt NIH Bluesky š§Ŗ
11 months ago
Really bad news here:
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Krassensteins
11 months ago
Make this go viral! Her husbandās life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
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Karolin Luger
12 months ago
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
please reskeet and spread the word! š§Ŗ
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Stand Up for Science 2025 - Denver, CO
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2025-denver-co-tickets-1260194237889
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Jack Lee
12 months ago
Working on a story for
@sfchronicle.com
about the administration's impacts to science, including
#NIH
and
#NSF
funding. Hoping to chat with early-career scientists, especially grad students and postdocs, about how you've been affected. Thanks! Signal: jacklee.55
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Shahryar
12 months ago
I think it's going to happen:
techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/m...
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Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night | TechCrunch
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, offering support on the social network Bluesky for newly
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/mark-cuban-offers-to-fund-government-tech-unit-that-was-cut-in-the-middle-of-the-night/
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Charles Jennings
12 months ago
Great speech from Rep Jake Auchincloss (MA) - worth 3 mins of your time.
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Jeremy Faust, MD
12 months ago
I believe we have breaking news in Inside Medicine. I spoke to a member of the FDA vaccine committee who confirmed that the meeting to decide the 2025-2026 flu shot composition was abruptly canceled today. My on-the-record Q&A with the FDA advisor:
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-fda-...
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Scoop: FDA vaccine meeting abruptly canceled. Meeting was to determine 2025-2026 influenza vaccine composition.
Hi everyone,
https://open.substack.com/pub/insidemedicine/p/scoop-fda-vaccine-meeting-abruptly?r=5p3cr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Jeremy Berg
12 months ago
This is a powerful (and accurate) speech both about curiosity driven research and about which institutions would be most hurt by a 15% cap on indirect cost rates (smaller academic med centers) and who would benefit (China). 1/2
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Dr. Lucky Tran
12 months ago
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag ā traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat ā thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
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Development
about 1 year ago
We are looking for a new Executive Editor on the journal, with
@katherine-brown.bsky.social
taking on a new role at
@biologists.bsky.social
. If you're an experienced editor with a love of developmental biology and its community, this could be the job for you. Full details in the link below.
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Jeremy Berg
about 1 year ago
F99/R00 AND K99/R00 DIVERSITY AWARD APPLICANTS If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me. DM me, email
[email protected]
, Signal jeremymberg.78 THANK YOU
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Julie Kovacs
about 1 year ago
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
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New NIH āIndirect Costsā Funding Cuts Threaten Universities, Science
On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced major cuts to funding of indirect costs for Universities, etc. Here's the potential impact on science and society.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/02/08/new-massive-nih-indirect-funding-cuts-threaten-universities-science/
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George Takei
about 1 year ago
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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Charles Ornstein
about 1 year ago
Here's what that hallway looked like before at NIH. (h/t
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Jeremy Berg
about 1 year ago
A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
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Science Magazine
about 1 year ago
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nationās largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universitiesā STEM education more inclusive.
scim.ag/3EtS0US
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HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
āInclusive excellenceā program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
https://scim.ag/3EtS0US
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Amy Kahrmann Huseby
about 1 year ago
Spread the word
#AcademicSky
if you or someone you know is being impacted by the fed funding freeze,
@motherjones.com
wants to hear from you!
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Pam McElwee
about 1 year ago
Some of the EPA science advisory boards are being fired and the websites scrubbed of names tonight. Just putting this here as it seems likely the Board of Scientific Counselors is next - it's been a wonderful honor to serve the past few years.
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Vaughn Cooper
about 1 year ago
Excellent article by colleague and mirror biology expert Michael Kay about the promises of mirror peptides and the perils of synthesizing mirror bacteria.
undark.org/2025/01/16/o...
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Reflecting on the Risks of āMirror Lifeā
Opinion | Scientists are considering the threats posed by creating bacteria that are chemical mirror images of natural ones.
https://undark.org/2025/01/16/opinion-risks-of-mirror-life/
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Petr Svoboda
about 1 year ago
1/n So, this is out in NAR, finally. The longest, the most expensive and the most challenging project in the lab. Sparked by controversy concerning mammalian antiviral RNAi and our identification of Dicer variant, which is sufficient to increase RNAi.
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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Enhanced RNAi does not provide efficient innate antiviral immunity in mice
Abstract. In RNA interference (RNAi), long double-stranded RNA is cleaved by the Dicer endonuclease into small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which guide degra
https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1288
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K.T. Elliott
about 1 year ago
One of my favorite traditions - we give each other really terrible hints that won't actually help you guess their gift K1's hint for her little sister: one of your gifts is covered in microbes Her hint for me: one of your gifts is made up of molecules
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My colleague Dr. Helena Safavi has a postdoc opening--a chance to apply your machine learning/bioinformatic skills to the study of bioactive peptides (of cone snail fame). Check it out on linked in:
www.linkedin.com/posts/helena...
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Helena Safavi on LinkedIn: Exciting Opportunity: Postdoc Position Available in the Safavi Lab! Pleaseā¦
Exciting Opportunity: Postdoc Position Available in the Safavi Lab! Please share with your network! Ā We're looking for a talented Postdoctoral Researcher toā¦
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helena-safavi-bb2572205_exciting-opportunity-postdoc-position-available-activity-7270477942923624448-QtYY?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Aaron Vogan
about 1 year ago
Thrilled to have our recent review on giant
#fungal
#transposons
, called Starships, featured on the cover of Trends in Genetics! Accompanied by some fantastic artwork! With
@mycomile.bsky.social
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www.cell.com/trends/genet...
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Best thanksgiving movies? Nothing dark please and yes I know I missed it by a few days. Things happen.
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Celtic Karla
about 1 year ago
#sciencejobs
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Canāt wait to read this Matt! Thanks for taking the time. This exciting NASEM project needs lots of help to go forward in this non-science climate. More help! more
#RNAmods
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