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www.thebarneslab.com Assistant Professor of Biology, Stanford University
Thanks for the invitation UTSW PROVIDES!!
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Dr. Arnaldo Díaz
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Great to host Dr. Christopher Barnes as part of the UTSW PROVIDES Seminar Series! Thank you for visiting, sharing your science, and engaging with our faculty and students. Wishing you continued success!
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Dr. Arnaldo Díaz
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📢 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Dr. Christopher Barnes to our PROVIDES Seminar Series! Dr. Barnes is an Assistant Professor of Biology and a HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at Stanford University. Don’t miss the chance to learn about his research. Details in the flyer ⬇️
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Black In Biophysics
2 months ago
The 2026
#BlackInBiophysics
Symposium at
#BPS206
has concluded. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 Congratulations to all the speakers and to the co-chairs of this session, Drs. Breann Brown and Wade Zeno for organizing and for highlighting the exceptional science done by our members!
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Colette Delawalla
2 months ago
The fundamental flaw with
@holdenthorp.bsky.social
’s argument is thinking that organizations and people can only do one thing at a time (even though he is really close to acknowledging it!) Let’s break it down, bc I’m tired of this. 🧵 (cred:
@ianlmorgan.bsky.social
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Sarafan ChEM-H
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#YearInReview
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
,
@adonisrubio.bsky.social
& team have designed a series of dual or “bispecific” antibodies, called CoV2-biRN, which could potentially resist the ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as other coronaviruses in the future:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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New antibodies show potential to neutralize virus that causes COVID-19
A Stanford-led team has found two antibodies that can work together to defeat all SARS-CoV-2 variants. More research is needed, but the approach could help in the development of treatments to keep…
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/03/new-antibodies-show-potential-to-defeat-all-sars-cov-2-variants
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Sarafan ChEM-H
7 months ago
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
for being named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar!
chemh.stanford.edu/news/christo...
@hhmi.org
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Stanford University
7 months ago
Congratulations to 2025
#MacFellow
William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources. 🗞️:
stanford.io/3IZIBqF
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Polly Fordyce
7 months ago
Come and join us
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social
! It's an amazing place to do interdisciplinary science & I'm so grateful to be in this community. Faculty applications due 10/15/2025 -- please share widely. Interested but not sure you're ready to apply this year? DM me & I'm happy to provide advice :)
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Sarafan ChEM-H
7 months ago
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar
@hawa-racine.bsky.social
for winning the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award!
@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi...
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The Stanford Biology Preview Program
10 months ago
Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help! At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials! Apply here:
forms.gle/EvTyUWXFMRSL...
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Black In Biophysics
11 months ago
Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by
@hhmi.org
! We’re proud to have to
#BlackInBiophysics
faculty members,
@doctheagrif.bsky.social
and
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
among this outstanding group. We wish you the best in this next stage of your careers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/freeman-hrabowski-scholars/2025-scholars
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Carolyn Bertozzi
11 months ago
Congratulations
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social
Institute Scholar
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
on being named a 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
@hhmi.org
🎉 🍾
www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/freeman-hrabowski-scholars/2025-scholars
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD
11 months ago
Thousands showed up in Palo Alto (pop ~66k) to say no fauxking way!! Not on our watch.
#NoKings
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Derek Lowe
11 months ago
A call to stand up and show support for the Bethesda Declaration, the NIH, and for federally funded science in general.
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The Bethesda Declaration
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/bethesda-declaration
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The Athletic
11 months ago
COCO GAUFF WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 🏆 The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title.
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Prof. Akiko Iwasaki
12 months ago
Join me at the
@aai.org
ASPIRE awards symposium and networking in room 312 starting now with
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
@guthmillerjenna.bsky.social
and Mohammad Arifuzzaman
#AAI2025
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽
about 1 year ago
"Virtually all NIH-funded training programs aimed at attracting underrepresented groups to science are now gone. 'I’m concerned that these events are very likely to affect who decides to stay in science and we will lose important and necessary scientific talent'"
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NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-insiders-trump-dismantling-and-destroying-everything
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Jeremy Berg
about 1 year ago
Here is a link to 60 Minutes NIH segment...
www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-fear-trump-administration-nih-cuts-could-impact-health-60-minutes-transcript/
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Stand Up for Science!
about 1 year ago
We are happy to see Sharyn Alfonsi and
@60minutes.bsky.social
covering the existential crisis facing science in the United States. Huge swaths of the public are unaware of Trump's dismantling of research. From big media stories to conversations with friends--every bit counts!
#standupforscience
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The Atlantic
about 1 year ago
The Trump administration is "willing to not just slash and burn research that challenges their political ideology but to replace it with shoddy studies designed to support their goals, under the guise of scientific legitimacy," Katherine J. Wu writes.
https://theatln.tc/jxfvKla3
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Hakeem Jefferson
about 1 year ago
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
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What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/what-dei-threatens-isnt-merit-its-monopoly/
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AAUP
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: Harvard AAUP & the nat'l AAUP have jointly filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump admin from demanding that Harvard restrict speech & undermine academic freedom or else lose $8.7 billion in federal funds. This action challenges the Trump admin's misuse of funds for coercion. Stay tuned.
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Dr. Bala Chaudhary
about 1 year ago
Racial affinity groups are under attack. Now is the time to redouble our commitments to these vital organizations that make science better for all. Proud to pen this letter with
@khadlily.bsky.social
and many
@wocineeb.bsky.social
colleagues
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Protect US racial affinity groups
On its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq4733
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Gina El Nesr
about 1 year ago
Protein function often depends on protein dynamics. To design proteins that function like natural ones, how do we predict their dynamics?
@hkws.bsky.social
and I are thrilled to share the first big, experimental datasets on protein dynamics and our new model: Dyna-1! 🧵
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Carolyn Bertozzi
about 1 year ago
"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up when DEI matters"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power
The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00791-z
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Katherine J. Wu
about 1 year ago
if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12
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Katherine J. Wu
about 1 year ago
All of these grant terminations coming out of the NIH aren't just devastating - they're forced actions, sloppily handled by an administration that is trying to cancel science that it does not understand.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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A Decade of Cuts in a Matter of Days
The Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/nih-grant-terminations/682039/
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Carolyn Bertozzi
about 1 year ago
Wow, major breakthrough in the development of broadly neutralizing bispecific antibody therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2, led by
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institute scholar
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
😃
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Bispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Bispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive NTD-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adq5720
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Stand Up for Science!
about 1 year ago
TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️ Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science!
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Stand Up for Science!
about 1 year ago
Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE? Join our livestream at
www.twitch.tv/standupforsc...
, starting at 12 pm!
#standupforscience2025
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Carolyn Bertozzi
about 1 year ago
It is important at this pivotal moment to
@standupforscience.bsky.social
. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF:
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Waggoner Lab
about 1 year ago
Bispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive N terminal domain-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Excited to share the peer-reviewed version of our paper, which is out today!! Bispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | Science Translational Medicine
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Bispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive NTD-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adq5720
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Chrystal Starbird
about 1 year ago
Sharing this brave piece that echos a lot of what I have been feeling. The silence around DEI from institutions means the damage is already done. Leadership asking us to keep our heads down to prevent actual damage ignore that it’s already here for people like me.
stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f...
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From the Community | I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t care
Assistant Professor Elliott White Jr. denounces the University's faint response to political threats against DEI, especially compared to the robust support its research initiatives in the wake of NIH ...
https://stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/from-the-community-i-am-more-than-a-researcher-but-stanford-doesnt-care/?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_content=Mar-03-2025?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_content=Mar-03-2025
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Black In Biophysics
about 1 year ago
As
#BlackHistoryMonth
comes to a close, we reflect upon the remarkable achievements of Black biophysicists. We congratulate outstanding the “Black In Biophysics” seminar co-chairs and speakers at
#BPS2025
. We are committed to promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in
#STEM
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Mark Peifer (He, him)
about 1 year ago
Ok scientists & those who love science 🧪: here is another exhortation. Call Congress TODAY about the freeze on NIH Council Meetings and Study Sections. Emphasize that this means NO new grants are being funded & labs will soon start to shut down and fire employees. Phone numbers are at:
5calls.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
https://5calls.org
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HHMI
over 1 year ago
🎉 Congratulations to our HHMI and
@hhmijanelia.bsky.social
scientists named to the
@cellpress.bsky.social
50 Scientists That Inspire list, which honors scientists whose research and careers drive innovation, cross boundaries, and inspire the leaders of the future. 👏 More:
https://buff.ly/40U13Hi
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Black In Biophysics
over 1 year ago
Join us at the
#BIBPS
Meet and Greet at
#BPS2025
! 🚨 This networking event will feature a panel with Sharonda Leblanc,
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
and
@doctheagrif.bsky.social
! 🤩 Scan the QR code below to submit questions to our panelists 👇🏾 🧵 1/3
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Arc Institute
over 1 year ago
Seeking pioneering scientists in immunology, neuroscience, and machine learning! Join Arc Institute as a Core Investigator + Stanford Bioengineering as Associate/Full Professor. Full lab funding and cutting-edge facilities in Palo Alto. Apply by Jan 15 for full consideration:
shorturl.at/CuH1K
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Associate or Full Professor Rank Search to join the Arc Institute as a Core Investigator and the Stanford Department of Bioengineering | Arc Institute
Arc Institute is a independent nonprofit research organization headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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Congratulations to the newest cohort of
@hhmi.bsky.social
#HannaGrayFellows
🙌🏾✨
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Sarafan ChEM-H
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#YearInReview
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
was named one of the 50 Scientists that Inspire by Cell Press not only for his work to unravel host-pathogen interactions, but also for his advocacy for inclusion in STEMM:
https://buff.ly/41MmYBg
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What an amazing story that was such a blast to collaborate on with
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lab!!! Phenomenal work led by
@djenetbousbaine.bsky.social
and all co-authors!! Unroll this thread and be amazed 🤯👇🏾
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Johanna Joyce
over 1 year ago
#50ScientistsThatInspire
🧪 Christopher Barnes, a structural biologist investigating viral-host interactions, discusses the importance of
#mentors
"There are two things that I believe have the most impact on an individual’s success in science: mentorship & perseverance"
@cobarnes27.bsky.social
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Structural biologist Christopher O. Barnes says equity and inclusion in science are not merely virtues but necessities
To push science forward, we need to foster an environment where people from diverse backgrounds, fields, and perspectives feel empowered, says Dr. Barnes.
https://www.cell.com/news-do/50-inspiring-scientists-christopher-o-barnes
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Flora Rutaganira
over 1 year ago
This starter pack is in honor of Assistant Professor Antentor Hinton Jr (AJ) at Vanderbilt School of Medicine - Basic Sciences. AJ curated the first 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America list and in collaboration with the Community of Scholars expanded this list to the 1000.
go.bsky.app/DsJrwR
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