My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

This life on planet earth isn’t the end. The consciousness survives. We are part of Mother Nature. You get to choose the difference that you make. #Pinks

Just a reminder that vaccines are safe and the best tool to protect you and your loved ones from sickness. More than 1.2 million pregnant women vaccinated against Covid-19 (including myself) and research shows clear benefits from mother and baby. #vaccinesAREsafe

My lab (1st photo), together with the Djaoud lab (2nd photo) took a little break from the lab to enjoy the stunning fall colors and crisp air at Gatineau Park. It was a refreshing gathering, full of connection and shared appreciation for each other, celebrating the accomplishments this past semester

RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

A friendly reminder from the Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus), who weighs 9 grams on a good day… Never give up.

I haven’t shared this before but it is worth remembering - the day I was offered my first position leading a lab/core (at Yale), with a substantial start up, I was rejected from a Portuguese institution my application got 60%. Faculty positions are not dependent on you alone - keep trying.

(Attenborough voice) Behold the majestic splendor of the North American Rescue Mutt, master of all he surveys in this suburban yard

“You can get a other job, but you cannot get another soul”.

We’re all getting so emotional here! 🥹Time moves so fast - congratulations to all graduates! Savour this moment! #uograd25

Celebrating the first MSc graduation from my lab, Rahima Hasmani! It was a truly wonderful experience to mentor you through your science journey. I’m very proud of you and I’m excited to follow your next journey! Viva! #uoGrad25

Samantha Anthony: Career breaks should be supported, not feared 'We owe it to ourselves and to our patients to take time out when we need to' #PermittedToPause blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/03/...

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏 youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

Molecules in urine and blood can reveal how much of a person’s diet comes from ultra-processed foods https://go.nature.com/4kybHea

“demethylation isn't universally required for formation of an early mammalian embryo, because the opossum embryo develops without being fully wiped of this epigenetic mark…wiping may have evolved specifically for the development of the placenta.” #ReproSky #Placenta www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

Are you based in the U.S. 🇺🇸 or Canada 🇨🇦 and thinking of doing research in Europe? ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields. Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik #ChooseEurope

This is what can be achieved today due to longstanding federal support of academic basic science alongside close partnership of universities, private industry and NIH intramural initiatives. An ecosystem worth not just saving but doubling down on! innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p...

Whoa!! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

What a great day of zebrafish research! Thanks to everyone who shared their amazing work at the 3rd CZRC and congrats to our award winners!

The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is sponsoring the Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics symposium! - We are seeking nominations bu June 1. - September 18-19, 2025 - Please share with the star postdocs that you know. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development. Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system. Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.

Just had an incredible week at the Bellairs Research Institute, McGill, discussing CRISPR and functional genomics with brilliant folks. It was, without a doubt, the best scientific meeting I've ever attended! Super small and informal meeting, with plenty of time for discussions and work at the beach

Today we learned the Diels-Alder Reaction

Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barragão's large-scale handwoven artworks using techniques of her ancestors such as latch hook, crochet and felt needle with recycled materials #womensart

Dear Canadian researchers, faculty, RAs, PDFs and grad students, this letter is for the federal party leaders asking them to defend and expand Canadian research sovereignty with a historic investment in science, please sign and share docs.google.com/document/d/1...

so they're mycoblogging

“The release of the Nature Careers jobs-board data follows a separate poll of researchers by Nature’s news team, which found that 75% of researchers in the United States who responded were keen to leave.” #BrainDrain 🧪

Recruiting U.S. scientists is a fine idea – except we’re barely supporting Canadian scientists as it is “this sounds like an excellent idea, except for one detail: There are insufficient funds for those of us who are already here.” #Canada #Research #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Proud to be part of a community like @mitofficial.bsky.social that continues to uphold its independence and core values. In times like these, standing strong for #AcademicFreedom isn’t just brave, it’s essential. #MIT #ResearchSky #AcademicSky #USPol Link: orgchart.mit.edu/letters/furt...

Good for Harvard

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

With @hybridzones.bsky.social & @jenncoughlan.bsky.social, we have been working on an update to Daven Presgraves' influential 2010 review on hybrid incompatibilities (shorturl.at/cJndf). The preprint is available here (shorturl.at/DTC48) with an updated table of almost 100 incompatibilities!

How is mitochondrial volume maintained across successive generations of dividing cells? In our new preprint, we show how fission yeast cells use mitochondrial activity to control division timing and maintain mitochondrial homeostasis! (1/n) 📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Proteome-wide measurements of dose–response curves for 144 drugs reveal drug mechanisms of action go.nature.com/4a9lMs8 rdcu.be/egMl1

A huge day for mapping in life science! —the mammalian brain, most extensive yet (10 papers @nature.com journals) nature.com/articles/s41... @alleninstitute.bsky.social —a comprehensive map of the human cell->sub-cellular nature.com/articles/s41... —complete ape genomes nature.com/articles/s41...

Partial eclipse over Amsterdam proydly brought to you by Our Supreme Lord Sauron #eclipse

New preprint drop! Check out work from @jimmy-ly.bsky.social et al for how protein isoforms generated by alternate translation initiation create dual localization, contribute to mitochondrial function, and are mutated in disease. "Blue-tutorial" thread below. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Discovery of a new class of natural antibiotics with a new mode of action to address antimicrobial resistance, a major unmet need @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are seeking to hire a lab tech, this is an HHMI funded position, please share the job posting: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

www.nature.com/articles/s41... A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity

Directly starving tumor cells by outcompeting them for food: an interestingly bold approach:

Under a court-supervised sale process, genome information from 23andMe’s roughly 15 million users, along with associated information on their diseases and personal details ranging from handedness to education level, could change hands. scim.ag/4iG0iIz

Have you entered Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition? Readers are invited to share their favourite snaps from their working lives. Submissions are due March 28. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.com/4bDqGjo

📢 In @hilltimes.com today: @scichefqc.bsky.social and I make the case for action in the 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 context. 🔗 Read more here: www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

This story is horrific and terrifying. Then, near the end, this: "The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Call it anecdotal, but my Canadian friends who are cancelling their US travel are not doing it because of tariff worries at all; they’re doing it because the US government is currently actively threatening Canada’s sovereignty and economy and they’re all justifiably furious