Science of the day: the distance between shanks of this silicone probe, used for electrophysiological recordings from the brain, is 0.125 mm. For scale, a hair at the bottom of the image Side science: my go to probe is the diagnostic biochips 8 shanks, 128 channels. #Neuroscience #neuroskyence

Changkun Hu, PhD, is our featured fellow! Dr. Hu uses in vitro reconstitution and TIRF microscopy (😍😍) to investigate the kinetochore, a protein complex that's required for the proper segregation of chromosomes. 1/

Our sincerest appreciation goes out to all postdoctoral fellows during National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025 - especially to our fabulous JCC Fellows, past and present!

Congrats to Dr. Saintilnord @wesaint.bsky.social on his recently published review on transposable elements in cancer - check it out! www.cell.com/trends/genet...

Joan Steitz was awarded the 2018 Special Achievement #LaskerAward for her pioneering discoveries in RNA biology, and her mentorship & support of #WomeninSTEM. 🧪 laskerfoundation.org/winners/lead... laskerfoundation.org/joan-steitz-... Find out who will be recognized on September 11th! #Lasker2025

First time at #MLCB! I'll be speaking tomorrow about my development of an ML predictor of domain–peptide interaction affinity to model proteome-scale signaling networks. It'll be livestreamed too.

✨ #TuesdayInspiration We’re celebrating ASBMB members Luis Cedeño–Rosario & Elizabeth Kaweesa, recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch.bsky.social. This award honors outstanding early-career scientists advancing research. Congratulations! #ASBMBmembernews ow.ly/qy1450WU9xk

Congrats Dr. Sinha!!! #blueskyhandleallstars

Naomi Genuth, Ph.D., is a joint Jane Coffin Childs - @hhmi.org Fellow researching the role of protein misregulation during aging. Genuth's studies @berkeleymcb.bsky.social are providing insight into how protein synthesis malfunctions at the molecular, tissue, and organism levels, and may ... 1/

Pablo Villar, Ph.D. is our current featured fellow. Villar's research @harvardmcb.bsky.social focuses on signal transduction in octopus chemotactile receptors. Why octopuses 🐙? Because they're awesome and have eight legs (usually), that's why! 1/

Congrats to JCC alum Dr. Whitney Henry on being named an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Dr. Henry and her lab @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social study ferroptosis, an iron-dependent mechanism of cell death. www.hhmi.org/programs/fre... 1/

The 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest winners envisioned how we can build a more inclusive, sustainable, and successful biomedical research workforce. 🧪 Read the essays and meet the winners: laskerfoundation.org/meet-winners... @jclinical-invest.bsky.social @washumedicine.bsky.social

The Xue lab at UC Irvine is looking for a staff scientist to support our work investigating how microbes interact and evolve in the gut microbiome! Open to a wide range of previous experience levels, see ad for more. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601

Congrats to Ludwig Princeton’s Vanha Nhat Pham, who has been named the first Ludwig Cancer Research-Jane Coffin Childs Fellow @jcchildsfund.bsky.social. Pham plans to explore the roles molecular components of cell membranes known as phospholipids play in cellular physiology. bit.ly/463HJdQ #CanSky

It is with great pleasure that we announce the first Ludwig Cancer Research - Jane Coffin Childs Fellow: Vanha Nhat Pham, Ph.D. Pham's postdoctoral research @ludwigcancer.bsky.social will investigate the variation of phosopholipid composition in cell membranes across different regions of the 1/

BWF is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI). buff.ly/WDswUnt #bwfcasi

Congrats to my fellow @jcchildsfund.bsky.social Fellows, @itziknorman.bsky.social and @shiyuxia.bsky.social, and all new awardees!

As part of our latest funding cycle, we are excited to announce a new partnership with Hope Funds for Cancer Research. www.jccfund.org/blog/the-jan... 1/

Congrats Dr. Ledvina!!!

The Ledvina lab will open its doors at the beginning of August! Stay tuned for updates!

A monumental thank you to @aaronwhiteley.bsky.social for taking me on as a postdoc when the lab was still brand new. I have loved every minute of working together and exploring the bacterial immune system.

I would also like to thank both @jcchildsfund.bsky.social and @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social to believing in me when I was early in my postdoc training! These two incredible organization have provided me with incredible support and mentorship opportunities!

Congrats to MCB postdocs Aurora Alvarez-Buylla (Schepartz Lab), Grace Hibshman (Nogales Lab) and Heegwang Roh (Rapé Lab) for being selected as 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows! 🎉👏 @jcchildsfund.bsky.social @nogaleslab.bsky.social @micharapelab.bsky.social www.jccfund.org/fellows/clas...

Congrats to Gladstone Postdoc Pascal Devant who was named a 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellow! #JCCFellow @jcchildsfund.bsky.social‬

Absolutely stoked to be part of the JCC community! Let’s do some awesome science together!

Honored to have been selected as a @jcchildsfund.bsky.social fellow. Grateful for your support and for the trust you have placed in me. Excited for what's ahead. #JCCFellow

Some familiar faces!! Congrats to @scienceyael.bsky.social, @lewsiferase.bsky.social, Aurora, and the rest!!

Congrats Brendan Camellato for his Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship!! 🎉🎉

Congrats @lewsiferase.bsky.social !

I am honored and thankful to be named a JCC Fellow this year! Deeply grateful for the guidance from all my past and present mentors and thank you @jcchildsfund.bsky.social for the opportunity and support!

Congrats to this fantastic group of @jcchildsfund.bsky.social postdoctoral fellows! Grateful to a fantastic Board of Scientific Advisors for all their work!

Congrats to Alushin lab alum Matt Reynolds on very well-deserved JCC fellowship!

Congrats to postdoc Elayne Fivenson for being named a #JCCFellow!!

I am so honoured to have been selected as one of the Jane Coffin Childs Fund fellows this year!

I am so incredibly excited to join this wonderful group of fellows!

I am incredibly honored to be named a 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellow! Grateful for my mentors, supporters, and the stability this award provides! Very excited to join this community of outstanding scientists.

Congrats @bailweatherbee.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉

Very excited to be part of the 2025 class of fellows. Thank you @jcchildsfund.bsky.social for the opportunity and for your support!

Congratulations to all 2025 fellows! Welcome to the JCC family

Incredibly honored and thankful to be selected as a 2025 Jane Coffin Childs fellow! In such a turbulent time for research in America, this support brings much-needed stability and will let me focus on my work. 🧫

yessssss way to go @wesaint.bsky.social !!!! 🎉 so well deserved!!!!

🎉 Congrats to MSK postdoc research scholar Dr. Brendan Camellato for being named a 2025 @jcchildsfund.bsky.social ‬ Research Fellow! His work will focus on how cell signaling drives #stemcell differentiation with single-cell resolution. #JCCFellow

Welcome to the JCC family!

So incredibly grateful to have been selected as one of the 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows!

We're thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Jane Coffin Childs Fellows! See our latest blog post and "look book" to learn more about our newest Fellows and their exciting research! www.jccfund.org/blog/the-jan... www.jccfund.org/wp-content/u...

Check out our latest blog post giving an overview on the 2025 Annual Symposium, held early this month in Chicago: www.jccfund.org/blog/2025-an...

I had a fantastic time at the annual @jcchildsfund.bsky.social symposium. It’s always a treat to be surrounded by brilliant and passionate people, and even more so in the midst of so much chaos. Thank you all for the conversations, the community, and (of course) for sharing your amazing science.

Congrats to the 2025 JCC Symposium Poster Presentation Award Winners: Dr. Xinyu Ling, Dr. Pablo Villar, and Dr. Zhuoning Zou!!!

Congrats to the the 2025 JCC Symposium science talk award winners: Dr. Caroline Doherty @mouthpipette.bsky.social , Dr. Phi Nguyen @phi-nguyen.bsky.social , and Dr. Leo Yan!!!