Applications for the Crick PhD programme now open. One studentship available in our lab, starting Autumn 2026. Apply!

⚠️ Half of commercial antibodies miss their target! So how do you pick the right one for your experiment? Here’s the solution 👉 Antibody characterization data (all tested in KO cells) are now available at: 🔗 onlygoodantibodies.co.uk Tested by @ycharos.bsky.social & @oga-community.bsky.social

We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome. We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated. Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

Hello Bluesky, we’ve finally migrated and look forward to connecting with everyone here! We’re also having a Town Hall next week. Please register here and share with anyone who may want to reconnect or learn more about our group: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our paper made the cover of Nature Immunology’s September issue! 🎉 Aren’t dendritic cells beautiful? 😍 SEM shows pDCs as they switch identity into cDC2-like cells. Congrats to the whole team! 👏 🔗 www.nature.com/ni/volumes/2...

New #majetilab publication! Asiri identifies 3 human MPP subsets from adult bone marrow and evaluates their engraftment + differentiation potential. Bonus: a single-cell multi-omics resource. Check it out here ➡️ bit.ly/4mFSBEa @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

We are hiring! The Wattrus lab at MGH is seeking talented postdoc applicants to join our group and study differences in regeneration and wound healing across species using fish models. We are a fun group - come and join us! Fishy friends, please spread the word! #zebrafish #medaka #zebrafishjobs

Fellow academics: Have any of you heard about concerns regarding the use of NIH funds to support travel to trainee-focused conferences like SACNAS and ABRCMS (e.g. on an R25 where travel was budgeted)? I have heard indirect rumblings about concerns, but have not gotten any specifics. Thanks!

Applications are now open for the Stanford Science Fellows postdoctoral program, opportunity to join an exciting community of scholars! stanfordsciencefellows.stanford.edu

Spread the word - we at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social are searching to fill a new junior faculty at the interface of molecular and computational science. See link below!

Gianna Hammer & @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social are co-organizing the 64th annual Midwinter Conference of Immunologists Jan 24-27, 2026. It's a wonderful meeting with broad topics, incredible speakers, fantastic location & lots of awards for trainees. Can't wait to see you there! www.midwconfimmunol.org

@joyywu.bsky.social has a simple but powerful message for early-career investigators: choose your mentor not your project. "So often we think about selecting research projects based on a topic or field of interest, but great mentorship is priceless and lasts a lifetime.”

This is not just HHMI. All Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding calls are CLOSED. The Gates Foundation has no Grand Challenges funding opportunities. I've never seen anything like this. Private foundations have just decided to stop supporting biomedical research.

A new special issue of Science explores the immune system at the molecular and cellular level and how it has evolved to govern multiple facets of human health. Learn more: scim.ag/3IYhnk7

The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray. "Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.

Macrophages kind of look like gastly (the Pokémon) Macrophage photo credit: Cell Wiki

Engineering the gut microbiome in people with hyperoxaluria to avoid kidney stones science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

New research from @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social reveals a gene signature that can predict severe illness before infection even happens. Featuring #StanDOM's Purvesh Khatri. stan.md/4k8qIT9

Anyone have experience with IV mRNA-LNP vaccination in animals? I am specifically interested in LNP formulations and what the preferred formulation for IV is.

New endosomal protein network resource: bit.ly/endomapv1 Importantly, interaction networks are informed by *multiple* proteomic methods to capture interacting proteins and alphafold structural predictions. Bonus: validation of new interactions in neurons: nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09059-y

"No one’s Ph.D. journey is the same, and no one deserves to be shamed for how long it takes." #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/44q2rCg

Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help! At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials! Apply here: forms.gle/EvTyUWXFMRSL...

Very excited to read this spot-on feedback. We are actively investigating the molecular mechanism and physiological implications of this process, so we hope to shed some light on these questions soon! Come find me presenting this project as a poster at #KSAutophagy25 if you would like to chat!

On Juneteenth, and in this era of rising vaccine disinformation, it is useful to contemplate that three centuries ago, the knowledge of an African slave introduced the concept of immunization to America, launching the first successful public inoculation campaign  🧵Thread 1/8 #Juneteenth #Vaccines

Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by @hhmi.org! We’re proud to have to #BlackInBiophysics faculty members, @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @cobarnes27.bsky.social among this outstanding group. We wish you the best in this next stage of your careers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Continuing our interview spotlight series is the 2025 McCulloch and Till Awardee @steidluli.bsky.social‬ Dr. Steidl discusses his current work, career inspirations and more. Watch part III on www.simplyblood.org

Applications now open! The Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) provides $5,000 over two years to provide PhD students (enrolled in NC Institutions of Higher Education) opportunities for greater science & research enrichment experiences. buff.ly/sJ7c6pI #bwfgdep

A 1966 NSF grant of $80,000 finds totally unexpected “thermophile worms” living in Yellowstone’s hot springs. The discovery sits on a shelf till 1983, before becoming key to the development of PCR genetic testing. Invest in basic research. @radiolab.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

The #SimplyBlood Interview Spotlight Series continues with the 2025 Janet Rowley Award Winner Adam Wilkinson! Watch the interview now and register for #ISEH2025 🏯 to hear about his work in person. www.simplyblood.org

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

The New York Times insists on treating Christopher Rufo not as a far-right activist who has been successfully pushing an ideologically defined rightwing agenda, but as a respectable conservative voice and a serious interlocutor on key political issues. That is an active, deliberate choice.

@timothykeyes.bsky.social ❤️

With the social event and scheduled networking activities, #ISEH2025 🏯 has something for everyone! Check out what we have planned and add these events to your registration ➡️ www.iseh.org/2025SocialNetworking

Saddened to hear of the death of Jim Till, at age 94. He was the co-discoverer of transplantable stem cells (with Ernest McCulloch), a discovery that revolutionized cancer treatment. www.legacy.com/ca/obituarie... www.cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/ja... via @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social

NEW SCIENCE VS EPISODE out discussing what's going on with U.S. science under the Trump administration — and how scientists are fighting back. We hear from fan fave @maxkozlov.bsky.social at @nature.com. PLUS: Does funding science do anything for the economy?🧪 open.spotify.com/episode/4A9A...

Not getting much attention, except in a recent NYTimes story, is a provision to increase the tax on university endowments and those of other nonprofits.

Looking forward to the feedback! I want to highlight that this was an extremely collaborative project that could not have happened without Nina (who started this project 🧠) and Rukman (grad student partner in crime 🤝).

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

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: scim.ag/4j5nmQv

We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international) We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc. Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

⏰ The deadline to submit an abstract to #ISEH2025🏯 has been extended to 19 May! Don't miss this opportunity to present your science in Kumamoto, Japan. www.iseh.org/2025Abstracts

I'm spending two intense workshop days with immunologists and other researchers this week, focused on science communication and public engagement. What questions would you like me to ask them? What do you wish they would talk about more?

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

These sea turtles dance for joy when they magnetically sense it’s snack time. Learn more on #InternationalDanceDay: scim.ag/42VqsSz

The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is sponsoring the Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics symposium! - We are seeking nominations bu June 1. - September 18-19, 2025 - Please share with the star postdocs that you know. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hello Community! Are you a postdoc/grad student preparing to launch a faculty search? Do you have a track record of excellence in research, leadership, mentorship & community engagement? Apply to the 2025 Next Generation Faculty Symposium: www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com! Pls repost! (1/3)

Hi science friends! Does anyone have a sense for how low to go on the tamoxifen dosing to induce HSC-SCL-ERT cre at a subclonal level (say 10% recombination or less). Thank you!

I know many academic journal editors here - who else is getting these letters?

Yay Harvard!!!!!!! Well done! Other universities should do the same. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

I am a professor at Columbia University. All of the student NIH training grants have been canceled and now there are reports that ALL funding will be frozen. Why are Universities not banding together and speaking out publicly and forcibly about governmental attacks on biomedical research?