Let’s see what @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social has to say about this…..

For a few moments of distraction in these trying times, check out the Cheetah Cub Cam at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...

I am going to scream if one more person sends me a schedule but calls it an "itinerary." itinerary = planned route or journey, or a document recording it. It is from the Latin, "itinerarium," which means route of travel. Please spread the word!!

Apply now to join the Johns Hopkins Program in Molecular Biophysics! Our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program trains students to explore the physical principles underlying biology — from molecules to cells. Open to both U.S. and international applicants. Application deadline Dec. 1 : pmb.jhu.edu

I’ve been enjoying your drawings but especially love this one ! 💕

Because sometimes we just need a laugh:

Chemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable μMax Modulators l @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Prof. Jasmina Wiemann has been selected for a prestigious Packard fellowship. This the first recognition of a paleobiologist by the Foundation! That is 8 Packard Fellows in 6 years for Johns Hopkins University. Prof. Wiemann's website is the stuff of movies: www.jasminawiemann.com

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

iFold, sorry, SimpleFold, by Apple arxiv.org/html/2509.18...

🚨🧠🔬 A major breakthrough in molecular neuroscience: I am excited to share a new story from our lab, published in accelerated format today by @nature.com: "Delta-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels" Read more here (free article link): rdcu.be/eGIKz

A giant in molecular biology and virology has passed. RIP David Baltimore. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...

shocking to read over and over the stories of close colleagues who can't run their lab anymore. I know Karen well and it's heartbreaking. Also #PIinthelab! www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

On Sept 30 in Baltimore MD I will deliver the annual Michael Klag and Lucy Meoni Lecture at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/...

See our new article in Structure! Sub-3 Å resolution protein structure determination by single-particle #cryoEM at 100 keV. Really exciting results with 100kV Tundra Cryo-TEM. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Absolutely outrageous interference in NIH extramural funding by OMB dropping this evening. Damaging to our nation’s world leadership, innovation, and training today and for years in the future. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

#cryoEM confluence in Munich #womeninSTEM

Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

It’s been a fantastic conference- many thanks to organizers Wei Yang and David Lilley. #Nucleic25

Beyond shocking. I'm afraid to see what's next. (free article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Paging @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social ......

Researchers have discovered previously undetected chemical bonds within archived protein structures, revealing an unexpected complexity in protein chemistry. phys.org/news/2025-0...

“Institutions counted, facts carried weight, and shame was a deterrent. That for a long time was the way of American political life. A lot of brave people died protecting it. Remember them today, thank them, and know that we can, in time, get it back.” open.substack.com/pub/michael9...

Having a hard time processing this. HHMI is pausing all competitions. Very demoralizing for early career scientists like me @hhmi.org

Current situation at Harvard Medical School for NIH grants view.u.hms.harvard.edu?qs=3ed8c01b9...

Oh, no...

You want to start tomography? Solve structures inside cells? Reach Nyquist 😳 ? @phaips.vd.st and I have a website for you! tomoguide.github.io You'll find a tutorial on how to reconstruct tomograms, pick particles and do subtomogram averaging, using different software! Hope it will be useful !

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

In an open letter of support to the President of @harvard.edu, Max Planck President Patrick Cramer @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de has expressed his full support of the University in its stance against demands by the Trump administration to change its policies in order to retain federal funding.

I'm proud to work alongside many amazing women scientists! #ResearchSavesLives #WomenInScience www.youtube.com/shorts/ME3iw... @madamescientist.bsky.social

Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....

This is amazing.

Well this is interesting. Along with many of my published papers is a copyrighted textbook that I coauthored, published by Oxford University Press. It seems this may have been used by Meta. Wondering when I get my share of the profits.

Wow. This is really stunning . www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Well this is interesting. Along with many of my published papers is a copyrighted textbook that I coauthored, published by Oxford University Press. It seems this may have been used by Meta. Wondering when I get my share of the profits.

On this day in 1879, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton, Ontario. In her work as a medical researcher, she became a leading expert in histochemistry and enzyme kinetics while fighting against sexism in her field. Let's learn more about her life! 🧵1/10

If you are immigrant into the US and work in the biomedical sciences (like me) and are still young (not like me), please apply for the Vilcek prizes for Creative Promise founded by an inspiring immigrant couple, Marica and Jan Vilcek. vilcek.org/prizes/vilce...

Our dean is taking the message to where it needs to hit. www.foxnews.com/opinion/cutt...

Incredible work- kudos to the team.

I am somehow for the first time ever reviewing for PNAS and their reviewer instructions include this BANGER of a line: "The purpose of peer review is not to demonstrate proficiency in identifying flaws" Print it in eleventy point font and hang it from the hillside. Scream it from the rooftops.

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

I was that woman! I have frequently told the story of how Jeremy responded after my second NIH rejection. He said, “Whatever you do, don’t stop spending. If you run out of startup, we’ll find more money for you.” I didn’t need it in the end, but knowing he had my back was huge. Thank you!

DOGE is directly involved in the NIH grant terminations. Metadata on one of the grant termination letters says that someone named Joshua Hanley authored it. Hanley is listed on an alleged list of DOGE employees leaked yesterday.

Great news! But what about council meetings? There are lots of grants that have already been reviewed but aren't being funded because council meetings were cancelled. Any idea when they may start?

this website from the House Democrats on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee is surveying the impact of the Administration’s mass firings of federal employees from science agencies—share with friends you know have been affected

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

I just heard this, too. Terrible.