It’s always great to catch up with colleagues and friends. Thank you, @joeyzacks.bsky.social, for visiting us, sharing your science, and spending time with our community. We truly enjoyed having you.

🔔We are excited to share that Dr. Sherry Huang will join us for our STORIES event on Feb 17. We’re eager to engage in an enriching dialogue about her path in science, medicine, academic leadership, her commitment to education, & her vision for the future. ⬇️ Check out the flyer!

Become a CRI #postdoc & be part of CRI's #relentlessdiscovery 🧪 Apply at cri.utsw.edu/careers #jobs #opentowork #jobopenings #sciencejobs #HiringNow

🔔We are excited to share that Dr. Sherry Huang will join us for our STORIES event on Feb 17. We’re eager to engage in an enriching dialogue about her path in science, medicine, academic leadership, her commitment to education, & her vision for the future. ⬇️ Check out the flyer!

Thrilled to share this study tracking Staph aureus carriage and transmission across the NICU using genomics! Work done w @pjplanet.bsky.social & @ahmedmicrobes.bsky.social and made possible by @centermicrobialmed.bsky.social. Study co-led by the amazing @qianxuan.bsky.social & Lakshmi Srinivasan!

The UTSW’s Department of Microbiology & PROVIDES welcome Dr. @joeyzacks.bsky.social, Assistant Professor, Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Join us Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, for a seminar on “Reprogramming of the Early-Life Gut by Clostridioides difficile.”

The UTSW’s Department of Microbiology & PROVIDES welcome Dr. @joeyzacks.bsky.social, Assistant Professor, Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Join us Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, for a seminar on “Reprogramming of the Early-Life Gut by Clostridioides difficile.”

🚨NEW PI ALERT🚨 @henrydebelly.bsky.social is in the house, and look at that *fresh* new office. Clean slate for his next #relentlessdiscovery in CRI's Tissue Regeneration Program (TRP). Onward! Read more about his new lab 👉 cri.utsw.edu/faculty/henr... 🧪 @haozhulab.bsky.social

Big congrats to everyone who’s applied to grad school! 🥳🎉 It’s a huge milestone, and we’re so proud of all the hard work you’ve put in. Take a moment to celebrate—you deserve it! 🌟 Tag a friend who’s on this journey so we can cheer them on too! 🙌🎓

Excited to visit Penn later this week and share my career journey with graduate students. Penn took a chance on me 15+ years ago, and I’ll always be grateful for how it helped shape such a rewarding path.

Excited to visit Penn later this week and share my career journey with graduate students. Penn took a chance on me 15+ years ago, and I’ll always be grateful for how it helped shape such a rewarding path.

🎓 GSMI 2025 Webinar on Navigating the STEM Interview Weekend⁠ ⁠ Hear from graduate students as they break down what to expect, how to prepare & navigate the experience with confidence.⁠ ⁠ 🗓 When: December 8th at 4pm ET⁠ 🔗 Register here: eventbrite.com/e/gra…

🎓 Grad School Interviews: DOs & DON’Ts⁠ ⁠ Getting ready for your graduate school interviews? Join us for a session where we break down what to say, how to prepare, and how to show up as your most authentic self.⁠ ⁠ 🗓 When: December 2nd at 10am ET⁠ 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/grad-schoo...

When setting goals, we often focus on achieving milestones like a PhD, job, tenure, or promotion. Those are great goals but they’re not enough. We also need to think about: -Why we’re pursuing that goal -What specifically we need to do to succeed -The values we will follow as we do the work

Colliding ribosomes are potent signals of cellular stress. But do cells use ‘programmed’ ribosome collisions to regulate gene expression? I’m excited to present a new story from my lab led by Frederick Rehfeld(@fred-rehfeld.bsky.social) which revealed that the answer is YES! Read on to find out how👇

One week left to apply!

Excited for my first visit to UC SanDiego Undergraduate Research Hub tomorrow! I’ll share research training opportunities at UT Southwestern and look forward to connecting with faculty and students and learning more about the undergraduate research efforts at their campus.

Excited for my first visit to UC SanDiego Undergraduate Research Hub tomorrow! I’ll share research training opportunities at UT Southwestern and look forward to connecting with faculty and students and learning more about the undergraduate research efforts at their campus.

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

Career Adice | What I Learned From Advising 120 Ph.D. Students Too often, career planning is an afterthought and students seek degrees without direction, William J. Rothwell writes. https://bit.ly/4o1seJ2 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Excited to be heading to San Diego to represent UT Southwestern at the 2025 S-STEM Scholars Meeting! If you’ll be attending, be sure to stop by our booth (Booth #54). I can’t wait to share the opportunities available and learn more about your research and career interests.

Leadership skills are similar to research skills - we aren’t born knowing the best approaches but we can learn. And just like learning how to be a researcher, growing as a leader involves making mistakes, listening to feedback, and improving over time.

🎉 JUST ANNOUNCED: @haozhulab.bsky.social named project co-leader for UTSW liver cancer SPORE. His project will study how to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma — which accounts for >85% of liver cancer cases across the nation. Read more ⬇️ cri.utsw.edu/zhu-named-co... #relentlessdiscovery 🧪

🔬 APPLY NOW: Seeking faculty scientists in #stemcells #TissueRegeneration #metabolism & #cancerbiology. You ready for #relentlessdiscovery at our collaborative Institute? Learn more at cri.utsw.edu/careers & apply before Oct. 15. 🤜💥🤛 #jobs #faculty #facultyjobs #ScienceJobs 🧪

WELCOME to the Institute, @peterlylab.bsky.social! Dr. Ly studies how cells maintain genomic integrity and how dysregulation of these processes impacts human health. 🧪Learn more about his research 👉 cri.utsw.edu/faculty/pete... #relentlessdiscovery

Excited to join the @cri-utsw.bsky.social community to advance discoveries in genome instability. We are grateful to UTSW Pathology for 6 wonderful years. 🚨 We are also recruiting motivated postdocs to study how mitotic errors and aberrant nuclear structures drive cancer genome evolution—join us!

The new academic year means new goals, and if you're leading a research group (or yourself!) then some of those goals may be leadership goals. To celebrate a new year and new goals, @harvardpress.bsky.social is giving 20% off #LabworkToLeadership through Sept. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Our department is recruiting a new tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor. Come join the #1 physiology department in the country and some awesome colleagues doing high impact science and training the next generation of scientists jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674815/a...

Few much-needed reminders: 1️⃣Strive to give your best, recognizing that your best can change daily, and 2️⃣ don’t forget kindness to yourself. It isn’t selfish; it’s essential for success in every aspect of life. #Kindness

The path to excellence is rarely a straight line; it comes with ups and downs, twists and turns. Let’s not fixate on the end goal so much that we may overlook valuable lessons along the way.

I often feel busy or overwhelmed and don't have the time I want for the things that bring me joy. Can you relate? My latest blog post dives into the question we *often* ask when making decisions about our time and the question we *should* be asking instead. www.jenheemstra.com/resources/wh...

Agreed! As we advance in our careers, the paths become more complex, and the need for guidance grows. ✅ Investing in mentorship relationships can bring transformative rewards to both your personal growth and professional development. @jenheemstra.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to the brilliant, newly-minted Dr. Aníbal Tornes Blanco!! Aníbal is Científico Latino Junior Board member, longtime team member, & 2019 GSMI scholar. We are so honored to celebrate this milestone & continue to work with you to make science more inclusive!!

⭐️@ascbiology.bsky.social Travel Grants! ⬇️

Students & early-career scientists—don’t miss out! ✈️ #ASCB Travel Grants can help you get to #CellBio2025. Apply today: 👉 www.ascb.org/grants/ascb-... #CellBiology

👉New article in @newscientist.com features a #relentlessdiscovery 🧪 from CRI's Agathocleous Lab ⬇️

Agreed! As we advance in our careers, the paths become more complex, and the need for guidance grows. ✅ Investing in mentorship relationships can bring transformative rewards to both your personal growth and professional development. @jenheemstra.bsky.social

Lab first, #cookies, to kick off the new academic year...stay tuned #mitochondria

Congrats to Justin Engel (@justeng95.bsky.social) on a wonderful PhD defense – the first student to graduate from our lab! We look forward to seeing more transformative science from you in the future!

Here you go..." Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science" JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We all need mentors, and the further we go in our careers, the more mentors we need. Whether it’s dealing with increasingly complex career situations, considering a career transition, or coping with a career ending, mentors can be an essential source of wisdom and support.

Looking forward to my visit!

Wellness involves surrounding oneself with those who believe in us, provide encouragement, accept us entirely, and positively motivate us to continue forward. Ignore the voices discouraging you from being yourself and pursuing your dreams. You’ve got this!

Join us on Sept 18th as we welcome Dr. @sesmalab.bsky.social to our PROVIDES Seminar Series. Dr. Fernández-Sesma will lead a research seminar on Immune responses to dengue virus infection and vaccination. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about her research efforts.

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

🎓 Planning to apply to STEM graduate programs? Join us for our webinar: “Applying to Grad Programs in STEM” on Thursday, 8/28 at 5.30pm ET. Gain key insights on: ✅ Grad school application timeline ✅ How to choose the right program 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/gsmi-2025-...

💡Check out @jonathanlwai.bsky.social’s review, published in @science.org, of “LABWORK to LEADERSHIP” by @jenheemstra.bsky.social. The wisdom shared in this must-read masterpiece will equip many venturing into the academic journey. Proud of you, my friend!

💡Check out @jonathanlwai.bsky.social’s review, published in @science.org, of “LABWORK to LEADERSHIP” by @jenheemstra.bsky.social. The wisdom shared in this must-read masterpiece will equip many venturing into the academic journey. Proud of you, my friend!

Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thrilled and deeply honored to be named a 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar! Huge congrats to my friend and colleague @cri-utsw.bsky.social Javi, who’s also joining the Pew family as a Pew-Stewart Scholar. CRI is on fire—let’s go make some bold, groundbreaking science happen! 🔥🧪✨