The Rice Lab is moving! From January we will be based at the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk within the @arthritisuk.bsky.social Centre for Genetics and Genomics. Really excited about our new environment and our future research. I will be advertising PDRA and Tech posts in the New Year 🥳

I am shocked by the belief that it is ok to be rude in manuscript reviews. Constructive criticism & challenging drawn conclusions is integral to peer review, but journal editors need to speak out and tell reviewers when their comments are unacceptable. We're better than this.

Absolutely delighted to share the labs latest work. We identify and characterise two pathways for D-ribulose utilisation in pathogenic EHEC and Citrobacter.

In his memory, Western has opened an equity-based graduate scholarship. Please consider supporting his final initiative if you are able: www.westernconnect.ca/beier ; thank you for all the time you spent and laughs you shared with him. We love and miss him so much already. - The Beiers

Hi all. Frank passed peacefully with the love of his family on July 18, 2025 in London, ON. He was a wonderful human being who shared much of his life with you. We could not have asked for a better father, grandfather, friend, colleague, or mentor. 1/

Just when you thought all had gone quiet on the COLGALT2 front- get ready to hear more! Delighted that @hammofish.bsky.social and I have been awarded a four year grant from MRC @ukri.org to study the role of this enzyme in the skeleton. Will be advertising PDRA and RA posts in due course! #orthosky

New from The Strain Team: 🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊 Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗). Gross! 😀 1/n #ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky

Today, I take the reigns as Chair, Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard. Big thankyou to Dan Lieberman outgoing Chair & Joe Henrich, previous Chair. They did tremendous jobs advancing HEB's intellectual/academic vibrancy. I'll work hard for all students, postdocs & faculty in this changing landscape

We are responding legally to our President’s illegal acts! All should do the same www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

1) Despite the chaos, I am very pleased to present the terrific research conducted by my post-doc @clarissacoveney.bsky.social. acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Does anyone have a Col156 plasmid (small, high-copy, not co-integrated on an F) handy they’d be willing to share? 🧪

It doesn't matter how many times I try to grasp this, I'll never know what you mean when you talk about "top down" or "bottom up" approaches. So please find another way to convey to me whatever point you need to make. This is a hill I'll die on.

Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n

For the 3rd #EpigeneticsOA workshop, 77 attendees united to discuss progress and potential of our field. Delighted to see the meeting report in print! Whether you made it, or missed out, catch up w/ the outcomes here --> bit.ly/42YeWnT #orthosky @oacjournal.bsky.social @versusarthritis.bsky.social

Congrats to our very own Kevin Burt for scoring among the highest-rated abstracts by early career investigators at #OARSI2025.

So nice to be back home in Korea and excited to be at #OARSI2025! Stop by poster #595 where I’m presenting on chromatin accessibility QTLs in resting/FNF-stimulated primary human chondrocytes. I’ve been integrating eQTL, sQTL, and Hi-C data to better understand gene regulation in osteoarthritis.

Hanging with my symbiont @curlygeneticist.bsky.social #OARSI2025

I'm honoured to be in Korea this week to collect my Rising Star Award at #OARSI2025 Thank you so much to OARSI for this award, and @beierlab.bsky.social for generously nominating me. Having a wonderful time all round 🇰🇷

After a few days exploring Seoul, I’m exited to be in sunny Incheon for #OARSI2025

Excited to be in South Korea for #OARSI2025 I’ve landed a few days early and I’m making the most of it!

Congratulations to @fornerislab.bsky.social on the publication of their work to characterise COLGALT1 this week in @natcomms.nature.com. This is a really beautiful study and it is great to see it in print! 👏🏼

Well done to my PhD Student Abby Brumwell on delivering a great talk to a full room at the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social annual conference this afternoon! #ProudPI @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social

New preprint on 3D heterochromatin architecture in human cells! Great collab with @sergiocruzleon.bsky.social & @johannesbetz.bsky.social from @hummerlab.bsky.social, @marinalusic.bsky.social & the Turoňová lab. Many thanks to my supervisor @becklab.bsky.social. bioRxiv: tinyurl.com/3a74uanv 🧵👇

Our Editorial is now online! Here, we discuss recent advancements and pertinent challenges in applying modern 'omics technologies to MSK tissues. This introduces our @oacjournal.bsky.social special edition. Still ~4 weeks left if you have a paper in the works! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Rice Lab is going to Korea! If you are interested in our latest research on the DNA methylome and proteome of primary human skeletal tissues, stop by Abby's poster and catch our talks in Sunday's multiomics session. @mosmedcdt.bsky.social @oarsi-eci.bsky.social @versusarthritis.bsky.social

UKRI's budget for 2025-26 confirmed...finally 5 months after spending review, and 1 day before financial year starts As @resprofnews.bsky.social has been reporting, it's less than flat cash (£8.8bn), despite DSIT's R&D budget rising Via @annamckie.bsky.social More details to come

One month left until the submission deadline for this special edition of @oacjournal.bsky.social on the application of omics technologies to the field. Don’t miss out!

Over and out #cartilageGRC #orthosky

Stepped out of the hotel this afternoon for sushi and second hand shopping with @curlygeneticist.bsky.social #cartilageGRC

Also congratulations to the best oral presentation winners for GRS Cartilage @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social , Katherine Hubert and Garth Blackler..As a prize, they will get to present their work in the following GRC Cartilage.

Congratulations @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social and @jackbroberts.bsky.social! There was a southbound Volvo full of proud PIs yesterday @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social

Stop 4: Solvang (forgot to take any photos- sign of a good time) Stop 5: In N Out (aka when in Cali) #CartilageGRC

Stop 3: Hearst Castle, which was an unexpected gem, and some obligatory ocean front wine tasting #CartilageGRC @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social @drmatthewgrol.bsky.social

Stop 1: we made it to the Pacific Ocean! #cartilageGRC #orthosky

Stop 2: Paso Robles @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social

Two whirlwind and fuzzy jet lagged nights seeing the sights of San Francisco later, #CartilageGRC we’re on our way! The inaugural GRC road trip is officially underway 🚗🍷 @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

This year, for Lent, I’m giving up

My alma mater, the University of British Columbia, Dept of Medical Genetics, is hiring for a tenure track junior faculty position specializing in chromatin regulation / gene regulatory mechanisms. Beautiful city and vibrant epigenetics research. Please share! medgen.med.ubc.ca/assistant-pr...

We're advertising a fully-funded BBSRC PhD studentship @newcastleuni.bsky.social to work on understanding the biology of COLGALT2 in cartilage using/developing cool model systems w/ Dr James Henstock at @northumbriauni.bsky.social. Pls reach out if you are interested in applying! bit.ly/3DiqHN9

Reminder that Europepmc.org exists. In case anyone should need it for any reason.

The Cells Genes and Molecules Theme @newcastleuni.bsky.social is very pleased to have joined Bluesky 🙂

The list is growing! If you’re new to Bluesky and ate interested in ortho/MSK research, this is a great place to start (re)building your network. Recent additions: @daniellerux.bsky.social @rmraftery.bsky.social @mcalinden-lab.bsky.social @amandality.bsky.social go.bsky.app/DJVukXR

"Teaching of genetics tends to begin with Mendelian traits, presumably because they are deemed easier to understand. This introduces misperceptions about genetic determinism, encouraging linear perspectives on genotype-phenotype relations." A call to embrace complexity by @philipcball.bsky.social.🧪

Hi @bmj.com Can you add a Bluesky share button instead of the X button you have please?

It’s sickening how weak-kneed every foundation in US is. Where are your principles?

Deadline extended for the #SpecialEdition of #OAC focusing on #OMICS! Submissions will be accepted until May 1st, 2025. https://buff.ly/42J3RbR

We need Rat Balls day on here, to replace Ed Balls day over there.

Submit your abstract now!! 👇👇👇