Invest in your future the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale offers financial support through assistantships and fellowships to help make your graduate education accessible. Apply before 01/15/26 for Fall 2026 admission, www.siumed.edu/mbbs/mbbs-gr...

🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨ Honorable Mentions - Part 1✨ As the application deadline approaches, we would like to celebrate some of our honorable mentions! 👏 ⌛ There's still time to apply!: www.gwis.org/page/fellows... 📆 Deadline: Jan 12th #GWIS #WomenInSTEM

So by this time, my energy and good intentions are already drained. I am doing everyone a favor - for free -, but why is this still so hard in 2026? Why can't we just log in with our ORCID number? One password to rule them all. #Academia #PeerReview

The deadline for Fall 2026 applications to the Multidisciplinary Biomedical & Biological Sciences (MBBS) Graduate Program at SIUC is swiftly approaching on January 15, 2026! Feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries. For further information, visit: www.siumed.edu/mbbs/mbbs-gr....

bioRxiv Affiliate @wbderry.bsky.social enjoys the sense of accomplishment his trainees feel after posting a preprint and before they experience anonymous peer review.Thanks to Affiliates like him, preprints are posted ~48 hours after submission. #openRxiv #OpenScience #preprints #CommunityVoices

In what could plausibly represent a Christmas miracle* SFU Geography has two (2) new tenure track hires. One is urban/climate, which I will repost below. The other is a Landscape Ecologist. Please share ... #academicsky *actually just the good decisions of our new Dean www.sfu.ca/geography/ab...

Happy Holidays from the #JadavjiLab! All the best for the break and wishing you the best for 2026 research !

Fall 2026 admissions to the Multidisciplinary Biomedical & Biological Sciences (MBBS) Graduate Program at SIUC is fast approaching (01/15/2026)! Reach out if you have questions! More details here: www.siumed.edu/mbbs/mbbs-gr...

The MBBS Graduate Program at SIUC is accepting applications! Your training will help you open doors to diverse career paths! This includes but not limited to: pharmaceutical sectors, biomedical research, healthcare education, clinical research, and academia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPk4...

The latest paper from our faculty job market collaboration team @nafisajadavji.bsky.social @drkozik.bsky.social is out in Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education investigating the humanities and social sciences academic job market. @futurepislack.bsky.social www.emerald.com/sgpe/article...

MBBS Graduate Program at SIUC is accepting applications! Study at an elite research university: Explore cutting-edge research at a R1 Top-tier Research University, placing us among the top 5% of research universities in the country. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.siumed.edu/mbbs/mbbs-gr...

New preprint alert from #JadavjiLab! We show vascular dementia leads to an increase in the demand of one-carbon metabolism. #neuroskyence #academicskye www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

If you are looking for a way to show your support for a community-led project like ours, please consider making a donation during our #R4EtaughtMe campaign. Even $3 helps keep us going! Contribute here: opencollective.com/reproducibil... #R4EtaughtMe #GivingTuesday

Pro tip when applying for a faculty position: make sure you include all required documents, and address the ad's expectations. When small, out of the way departments get >130 applicants for 1 spot, you have to know the market is tight. #academicsky

R4E is participating in #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to a community-led education initiative to increase adoption of open research practices at scale. #R4EtaughtMe Contribute here: opencollective.com/reproducibil...

📣 Giving Tuesday starts next week (12/2)! 🙏 We raise funds to help increase our fellowship funds, provide travel stipends for young scientists to attend our National Conference, and help improve our quality programming. Donate here! 👉 www.gwis.org/page/donatio... #GWIS

What makes our MBBS graduate program at SIU Carbondale stand out? - Concentrations in Carbondale include Molecular & Integrative Physiology. - Study at an elite research university: Explore cutting-edge research at a R1. Learn more and apply today! www.siumed.edu/mbbs #AcademicSkye

As it's hiring season again I'm resharing the NeuroJobs feed. Add #NeuroJobs to your post if you're recruiting or looking for an RA, PhD, Postdoc, or faculty position in Neuro or an adjacent field. bsky.app/profile/did:...

To outsiders, taking stool samples constantly might seem disgusting, but faeces provide a window into human health. "It’s a little bit gross, but that’s just our best way to access this incredible and important biodiversity," Mathieu Groussin tells Nature Careers. #Academicsky 🧪

🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Asma Falah, a PhD student from the University of Rochester. Her research investigates combining holography and flat optics to improve various imaging! 🔎 💡 Inspired by Asma's work? Apply here! 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows... #GWIS

The Multidisciplinary Biomedical & Biological Sciences (MBBS) Graduate Program at the School of Medicine in Carbondale offers exciting opportunities for both Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees right here in the Midwest. #Academicsky

#JadavjiLab’s first Drosophila melanogaster study has been accepted and is available online! #AcademicSky www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.lib.siu.edu/science/arti...

As @sfn.org kicks off, here is some guidance to help you get the most out of it—plus a request for principal investigators to train students in “soft skills.” By @drnancypadilla.bsky.social #SfN25 #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

"Our actions are working, and they are not enough. Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters. We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously. Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul. This is how change happens." Dan Berger

Meet the Brain Knowledge Platform. 🧠📈 This open, online platform gives researchers a powerful tool for going from experiment to insights into the brain in health and disease. 🧵

The flexible curriculum for MBBS students is designed to equip them with interdisciplinary knowledge, essential for success in today’s scientific landscape. Check out our program www.siumed.edu/mbbs #AcademicSky #graduatesky #phdsky

UK Reproducibility Network is having a conference, July 2026 in Manchester! Please register your interest: www.ukrn.org/conference/ Bringing together researchers, institutions and research stakeholders from the UK and beyond to drive collaborative change within the UK #research sector.

Beautiful pre-sunrise over Queens

Paperback publication day! Have a good read. Things changing far too slowly for #womeninSTEM

Today is Lise Meitner's birthday, as well as Marie Curie. I wrote this blogpost about Meitner and her life a while back. Let's celebrate the woman who 'never lost her humanity'. occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...

We have introduced a new program for graduate students! All students are offered an opportunity to gain hands-on teaching experience as a teaching assistant and gain valuable research experience!

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 4: There’s nothing wrong with writing fluff. Fluff insulates. It protects. It cocoons us from a world filled with sharp edges and sudden fires. It makes a warm bed to sleep on; builds soft ramparts; saves lives.

We are hiring, come work with us! Please share widely 🙏 and do get in touch if you have questions about the Department Deadline: December 1st #neurojob #psychscisky #neuroskyence #VisionScience #academicsky

Halloween was busy this year! Had the pleasure of hosting a friend and colleague this week, Dr. Lori Buhlman. She gave an excellent talk on her labs’ work with the Parkin fly model.

I just read through > 50 CVs for a faculty job posting in biomedical sciences. This is what I appreciated: - a clear list of past roles and education, publications and funding obtained with role defined (e.g., PI) - no weird formatting - no list of skills (hint: use your cover letter)

To honor World Stroke Day: the #JadavjiLab provided an understanding on how increased levels of B-vitamins and choline can promote recovery after stroke. #ISC26

"Due to a variety of circumstances...many science projects will never be finished, despite years of invested resources and effort. By carefully and strategically documenting scientific work achieved, components of unfinished projects can be salvaged and preserved to benefit future researchers." 🧪

Are you a motivated student with a passion for genetics, biology, neuroscience, epidemiology, microbiology and/or biotechnology? SIU School of Medicine invites you to explore our dynamic Multidisciplinary Biomedical & Biological Sciences (MBBS) Graduate Program.

it's job application season in academia. If you need last-minute developmental editing to get your humanities sample chapter or research proposal in order, I have some room in my schedule. I offer discounts for self-pay and grad students. #academicsky

Apply to become a CSHL-Simons Fellow in Neuroscience! Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community! All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...

🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Sujata Pandey. Her research focuses on using a receptor to prevent ototoxicity (a type of hearing loss) from certain life-saving antibiotics. 🔊👂 💡 Inspired? 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows... #GWIS #WomenInSTEM

🌟 We're Recruiting Volunteers! 🌟 🙋‍♀️ We're seeking dedicated volunteers to serve in national leadership and committee roles! 🕒 Most roles involve just a few hours each month. All career stages and backgrounds are welcome. Interested? 👉 lnkd.in/eh4-awHk ❓Contact: [email protected]

We were afraid of peanut allergies…. So we accidentally jacked up peanut allergies. It’s straight up hygiene hypothesis proven right.

We've launched a new graduate program where students can gain teaching experience through a TAship. The application deadline is January 15, 2026 — don’t miss your chance to apply! Feel free to reach out with any questions or to learn more. www.siumed.edu/mbbs/mbbs-gr...

🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 This week, we're celebrating Christine O'Sullivan. Her research on depredation and mitigation measures is making a vital impact on the conservation of bottlenose dolphins in Jamaica! 🐬 🙏 Thank-you to our past donors and to our future donors!

Lots of exciting research is happening here in Carbondale! We've launching a new graduate program where students can gain teaching experience through a TAship. The application deadline is January 15, 2026 — don’t miss your chance to apply! Feel free to reach out with any questions or to learn more.

Starting the week right, with a quote from Einstein. #quote #science #research

SfN is proud to join Americans for Medical Research, a campaign led by Research!America aimed at educating the public & policymakers about the vital role of NIH in advancing medical breakthroughs that improve lives. Learn more about how you can engage: vist.ly/49uu6 #neurosky #neuroskyence

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

Brain and neuron ink paintings with half-visible quotes from Hildegard of Bingen #sciart. Available for purchase www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...