@schvartzman.bsky.social and I wrote a perspective on how dynamic metabolite-protein interactions can shape cell biology, and the open questions this raises about the broad roles of metabolism. It was fun to dig into Zabala-Letona, Carracedo et al.'s story as an example of this! tinyurl.com/4tcnrydm

Gently wondering if it might be possible to nurture a professional culture that doesn’t require its newest members to crowdsource survival tactics..

University bridge funding policy is wonky and little-discussed but is going to have such a massive impact on the direction of research and size and composition of the scientific workforce. I wrote a little about it - tl;dr if you're an academic you should get curious about your institution's policy!

Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

Funding uncertainty will inevitably push low-income and marginalized students towards financially stable opportunities. I’m not sure I would’ve pursued a career in research if I was starting now as opposed to ten years ago. We need to double down on our efforts to support diverse young scientists.

Grant cancellations of any kind are terrible and disruptive, but I've been thinking a lot about the compounding effects that cancelling trainee grants will have - so many promising young people left discouraged and (rightfully) contemplating careers outside of science.

Interested in chromatin dynamics, mechanics, or mechanotransduction? Come hear the latest from team member Ivan Surovtsev who discusses how forces are propagated down the chromosome TOMORROW at 2 pm (Saturday Dec. 14th) in the Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function session in Room 28C. #cellbio2024

If you love the nuclear pore complex (or just beautiful images), don't miss the flash talk from our own Kimberly Morgan at #cellbio2024 on SUNDAY in the Microsymposium on Visualizing Biological Complexity at 10:15am in Room 33B - poster to follow. Pan-Expansion Microscopy is amazing!