It is with immense excitement that I share the Damer lab's most recent publication in the journal Cell Calcium. This is an especially meaningful moment for me as I was fortunate enough to be co-first author on this publication alongside my previous mentor, Dr. Amber Ide, PhD!

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Science matters! Science is for everyone! www.wnem.com/2025/03/07/s...

Transgenic mice are widely used in cancer research to study tumor development, genetic mutations, and potential treatments. TRANSGENIC

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone. “It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.

Loggerhead turtles have an uncontrollable urge to dance whenever they anticipate food—a trait scientists used to test whether the reptiles can memorize their favorite feeding sites based on Earth’s magnetic fields. Learn more: https://scim.ag/42VqsSz

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kan., has led to 67 active cases and two deaths, primarily in Wyandotte County. Though severe, the CDC notes at least two larger recent TB outbreaks in the U.S. 🩺 🛟

Nice to see a supportive statement from all the unions on my campus in the student newspaper. www.cm-life.com/article/2025...

Per an NIH source: “Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”

The Damer Lab's NIH funding helps elucidate the relationship between protein-protein interactions and their role in calcium homeostasis. Because of our funding, we can better understand the molecular mechanisms of cancer biology. #NIHImpact #ResearchMatters #AcademicSky #PhDChat

To help people understand the importance of NIH, share what you’ve used their funding for (in easily understandable terms). I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

I'd also like to share an opportunity for scientists to receive an external travel grant through Boster Biological Technology. This grant supports scientists traveling to share their work and aims to highlight work with rare model organisms (like Dictyostelium discoideum!)

I was fortunate enough to receive an internal grant through Central Michigan University. One of the requirements for being awarded the grant was to make a video! Who says science can't be rewarding AND fun?

Thankful for fun opportunities to share science with the general public! One of my favorite things about science is the chance to explain its impact to different groups of people. www.cmich.edu/news/details...

Hello, Bluesky! I am a third-year PhD candidate at Central Michigan University in the Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology program. I'm so happy to be here and meet some fellow scientists!