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Scientist studying molecular motors, highways, and cargoes.
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When the world gets me down I like to think of how hard my motor proteins and mitochondria are working to keep me going. They’re pretty neat.
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Cilia in space!
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Primary Cilia Shortening Alters Osteocyte Mechanotransduction: Spaceflight vs. Simulated Microgravity
Microgravity conditions in space lead to bone loss in the weight-bearing bones of astronauts, with alterations in osteocyte mechanotransduction consid…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576525005764?via%3Dihub
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bioRxiv Cell Biology
15 days ago
The Kinesin-3 KIF1A Functions as a Diligent Worker during Axonal Transport
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675527v1
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Stacey Ogden 🦔
about 2 months ago
NIH is accepting comments about limiting research publication costs. 1. Disallow pub costs, 2. $2K limit, 3. $3K if reviewers are compensated, 4. 0.8% of award (so $250K grant can pay $2K/year on pubs), 5. $6K limit on pub + limit on % of grant spent on pub costs. 🧪
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NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-138.html
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Carter Lab
about 2 months ago
Excited to share our latest work with
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Jeremy Berg
2 months ago
Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful. It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to Ian Morgan NIGMS 45 Center Dr, MSC 6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 Ian will share them with the signers.
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K.T. Elliott
2 months ago
Reposting for the morning crowd. Please share with your network!
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Maureen Barr
2 months ago
#StandUpForScience
July 21 Day of Action
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I-75 Scientist
3 months ago
in vivo BioID (iBioID) labeling of primary cilia in neurons on mice and identifying new signaling pathways in them. Cool new work from Sarah Goatz's lab.
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Identification of new ciliary signaling pathways in the brain and insights into neurological disorders
Primary cilia are conserved sensory hubs essential for signaling transduction and embryonic development. Ciliary dysfunction causes a variety of developmental syndromes with neurological features and ...
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2025/07/03/JNEUROSCI.0800-24.2025.long
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The NIH is taking comments on their ‘no more animal model only grants’ until July 14 5pm
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing
The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/fda-nih-workshop-reducing-animal-testing-07072025
3 months ago
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Mike Fainzilber
3 months ago
ARTEFACT Alert! Be very careful when following the “Mito”(??)Tracker…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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MitoTracker transfers from astrocytes to neurons independently of mitochondria
The neuroprotective transfer of mitochondria from astrocytes to neurons has been primarily investigated by labelling astrocytic mitochondria with the dye MitoTracker. Here we report that MitoTracker transfers to neurons from both astrocytes and astrocyte-conditioned media, independently of mitochondrial transfer. Our observations should prompt an essential re-evaluation of the literature concerning astrocyte-neuron mitochondrial transfer and in other systems in which contact-independent transfer has been observed using mitochondrial dyes. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. MSD (United Kingdom), https://ror.org/004nn4n27, PRJ_20446 DEVINE MSD MRC The Francis Crick Institute, https://ror.org/04tnbqb63, CC2206
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.27.655523v3
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Lerit Lab
3 months ago
Our lab
@emoryuniversity.bsky.social
Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career.
staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
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Latest paper out of the Puthanveettil lab!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
congrats team!
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The lncRNA Gas5 is an activity-responsive scaffold that mediates cAMP-dependent synaptic plasticity
RNA-protein complexes coordinated by the long noncoding RNA Gas5 locally support synaptic remodeling.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scisignal.adn2044
3 months ago
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Ardem Patapoutian
3 months ago
I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of
@kpbssandiego.bsky.social
Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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Nobel laureate on how Trump's cuts are hurting science
Neuroscientist, biologist and 2021 Nobel Prize winner Ardem Patapoutian joined Midday Edition to talk about how the Trump administration's effort to cut back on science spending is impacting researche...
https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpbs-midday-edition/nobel-laureate-on-how-trumps-cuts-are-hurting-science
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Ben Engel
3 months ago
Woo! Very excited to share our collaborative work on the centriole's Luminal Distal Ring ⭕. This project started 13 years ago with
@hugovdhoek.bsky.social
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@stearnslab.bsky.social
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@computingcaitie.bsky.social
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#TeamTomo
#UExM
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West Palm Beach
#nokingsday
March to mar-a-lago
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3 months ago
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Jenna Norton
4 months ago
Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽
4 months ago
“Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to policy engagement, ASCB will provide the resources and support you need to make your voice heard.” 🧪
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Mike Feigin 🥯
4 months ago
Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
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Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
ASSIGNMENT: COMMENT ON SCHEDULE F 1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
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Regulations.gov
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2025-0004-0001
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Carl T. Bergstrom
4 months ago
Our op-ed in the Guardian addresses the danger of Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order. with
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@vambros.bsky.social
Carol Greider
@michaelemann.bsky.social
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Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/29/trump-american-science
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Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
If you are in Atlanta or can get there and have the interest, this is a great opportunity to demonstrate clearly the insanity of these recommendations.
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bioRxiv Neuroscience
4 months ago
Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.23.655781v1
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Jon Freeman
4 months ago
🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday 📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful Speak up!
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Stories of WiN
5 months ago
Check out our latest profile! Dr. Eve Marder studies the stability and flexibility of neural circuit function. Follow the link below to learn more!
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#StoriesofWiN
#WomenInNeuroscience
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Science Magazine
5 months ago
If you happen to see a friend across the street, odds are you might raise an arm and wiggle your hand to say hello. Cuttlefish apparently do something similar—and that’s not the only arm gesture they use to communicate. Learn more:
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Excited to share my work on how intellectual disability-causing mutations in Kif11 impair microtubule dynamics and arborization!
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5 months ago
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Jason Shepherd
5 months ago
Looking forward to meeting folks at the Florida neurocollective symposium tomorrow and
@mpfneuro.bsky.social
Thursday!
www.fau.edu/jupiter/neur...
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The NeuroCollective Symposium
Florida Atlantic University has been an integral part of higher education in the northern part of Palm Beach County for several decades. In Fall 1999, the University opened the John D. MacArthur Campu...
https://www.fau.edu/jupiter/neurocollective/
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Dr. Lucky Tran
5 months ago
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
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Jeremy Berg
5 months ago
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n
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My latest article on RNA transport in neurons is out!
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Validate User
https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/7/gkaf293/8115342
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ACLU
6 months ago
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote. We're calling on the Senate to reject this legislation.
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Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD
6 months ago
📢 New preprint alert! We watch ATP, the energy currency, in tiny compartments of brain synapses to show that synapses talk to their local mitochondria to produce energy right when needed during plasticity, required for memory formation:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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#handsoff
#standupforscience
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl
6 months ago
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Stet News Palm Beach County
6 months ago
Thousands rally along PGA boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens for national
#handsoff
event protesting DOGE, its cuts to government agencies and blanket tariffs issued this week.
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Hands off! Palm Beach Florida. Got lots of positive honks.
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Colette Delawalla
6 months ago
Plan your sign parties!!! Invite your friends!!! It's time to Stand Up for Science, again!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
#scienceforall
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Francesca Cesari
6 months ago
A new study describes the long-term effects of deep-sea mining on the diversity of biological communities on the seafloor. Even 40 years after a test mining experiment removing nodules of rare metals there are persistent negative effects on many types of organisms. 🧪👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track - Nature
Nature - Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08921-3
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Stand Up for Science!
6 months ago
🚨 Over 70 graduate programs in the biological and biomedical sciences have frozen or slashed admissions. The consequences are profound—how many brilliant minds are being shut out of research entirely? How much future discovery is being lost before it even begins?
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Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
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Peri Kurshan
6 months ago
FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search.
#Neuroscience
#AcademicJobs
#NeuroSky
Job just posted:
faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f...
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Medical Education | Biomedical Research
https://faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/faculty-tenure-track%2c-dept-of-neuroscience/job
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Manuscript accepted!!!! My perspective on RNA transport in neurons will be out soon 😊
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Colette Delawalla
6 months ago
Feel free to DM me if you would like to speak with press about being in any of these three areas. The press is beating down our door to connect with impacted scientists and patients!
#standupforscience
#scienceforall
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Science Magazine
6 months ago
In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion. Learn more in this week's issue:
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Tristan Yates
6 months ago
Why do we not remember being a baby? One idea is that the hippocampus, which is essential for episodic memory in adults, is too immature to form individual memories in infancy. We tested this using awake infant fMRI, new in
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Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants
Humans lack memories for specific events from the first few years of life. We investigated the mechanistic basis of this infantile amnesia by scanning the brains of awake infants with functional magne...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt7570
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Maureen Barr
6 months ago
My first grad school rotation was studying PKC signaling with Dr. Irving B. Weinstein, supported by the Columbia comprehensive cancer center. He was so kind. My career was launched by NIH funding to Columbia University
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Katie Thompson-Peer
6 months ago
Maybe add it to this database?
bsky.app/profile/scot...
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Kelton Minor
6 months ago
There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵
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Rejji Kuruvilla
6 months ago
And study section is postponed a day before the meeting. After taking the time to review the applications. And a few of my applications were pulled earlier this week (after I reviewed them) because of diversity. It’s disheartening and awful.
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Jason Shepherd
6 months ago
Our university’s NIH CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award) was just cancelled for having some keywords that just mean it will serve ALL people in Utah. This funds research that moves discovery science into clinical therapies. This is literally the mandate of the NIH! 😰 🧪
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Stand Up for Science!
7 months ago
Libraries and museums are integral to scientific advancement and to our core mission of
#scienceforall
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! Please call your representatives and let them know you STRONGLY oppose this attack on access to knowledge.
#standupforscience
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See how my $$$ your district will loose if indirects are capped at %15.
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NIH For America
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