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Today was technically my last day of work for the year (though the editorial deadline waits for no man, so I'll work a bit while my kids are at school next week). After that, I'll just be visiting people, demanding figgy pudding, and not leaving till I get some (and other Christmas traditions). 😜

Doing CRISPR - check out our PlatinumCRISPr upgrade thanks to @roliarnold.bsky.social and @ihaussmann.bsky.social platinum-crispr.bham.ac.uk

Morphogenesis & Organogenesis! Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇 Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!) Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks 🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱

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We’ve highlighted some wonderful images and researchers in our ‘Featured image’ series in 2025. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite in our image competition! #FluorescenceFriday Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...

Korean culture is getting the recognition it deserves. KPop (demon hunters), K beauty shops, K drama binge watching, and everyone is adding gochujang to stuff. But I can't help but wonder if it's actually any easier to be a (half) Korean kid growing up in Indiana these days.

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We had an office holiday potluck today and some of my colleagues can really bake! I also had a great chat with João Monteiro from Nature Medicine that lifted my spirits (I have some great mentors here). I am slightly, very slightly, beginning to feel some pre-holiday cheer.

My "News & views" was published today @natmethods.nature.com Thanks @ritastrack.bsky.social for the invitation to write it and Allison Doerr for the editing after Rita left... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Had some good news about my brother-in-law's brain tumor today. Possibly even our Christmas miracle. Feeling that dangerous mix of hope and anxiety until we know more.

I was in highschool when Colombine happened. I feel like that defines geriatric millennials as much as dial up internet. I remember a time we didn't fear school shootings.

I'm beginning to associate the holidays with hospitals. Two years ago my FIL had a heart attack, was put on an ECMO, and died. Last year my grandma passed from covid complications. Now my brother in law appears to have a large meningioma. We are waiting for more info, but it feels awful. 😭

I had to wear this for two days and I didn't even get a butterfly to emerge. Was easily replaced by a boring old band aid and the wound seems to be healing well. Thanks everyone for the good wishes!

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Very curious what your favorite newish movies were in 2025. I can't say I saw anything that really stood out to me! I think it was a better year for TV, but please prove me wrong!

I had a very small cyst on my face surgically removed today and afterward the tech bandaged me as if to save my life. 😂 My kids freaked out when they saw me. And I have to keep this on for 2 days.

That never would have been my choice for a fill in the blank. I would have said Pokémon.

Can someone please connect me with someone at FDA CDER (or with expertise thereof) to discuss the pathway to approval for n-of-1 & n-of-many ASOs? I've got some pretty technical questions too involved to describe here.

Only 1 HOUR left to grab a Foldscope 2.0 Deluxe Pouch for $19.99, an exclusive deal at ASCB 2025! This kit includes: 👝Decorative cloth pouch 🔬Foldscope 2.0 💡LED light 🔎2 lenses (50x & 140x) Come visit our booth #113 in the Exhibitor Hall and get this deal while you still can!

I realized I just had an author zoom call while wearing my snuggie and you can totally tell 😅🥶

Neuro grad students! Applications for the 6th annual - Rising Stars in Neuroscience - due Jan 9! Don’t miss this chance to present research, sharpen science communication skills and connect with peers & faculty. Plus you’ll get to experience stunning Utah! medicine.utah.edu/neurobiology...

Janelia is hiring! "Invent new imaging methods, molecular tools, or protein chemistry approaches" www.janelia.org/content/lead...

Please share your favorite gifts/experiences given or received over the past few years to help me and other last-minute shoppers! My kids have loved getting cooperative and funny board games (anything from Peaceable Kingdom is a safe bet). My dad/bro/husband like chocolate and beef jerky 😂

A huge thanks to Ke Cheng for hosting me at Columbia yesterday! His lab and the faculty I met have so many exciting projects happening. Lots to look forward to!

Looking forward to giving a departmental seminar for Columbia's Biomedical Engineering department tomorrow and meeting new scientists!!

My husband sent me this www.heatherbuchanan.ca/collections/...

I have so much to be grateful for, and I am. Happy Thanksgiving!

Attending my daughter's Thanksgiving Day parade. Each class picks a theme and makes a float. Some themes were labubu, bluey, 6-7, k pop turkey hunters. 😍🤩

Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women. In 2024, an estimated 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members worldwide. That is 137 women and girls every day. One every ten minutes. www.un.org/en/observanc...

Open faculty position (Assistant or Associate) in UW Medical Genetics. As you might expect, faculty often end up also interacting with Genome Sciences, so we're hoping for some great prospects! Note the clinical requirements for the position. apply.interfolio.com/176466

We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes. Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION! 📢 New York needs an Empire Biomedical Research Institute to create new statewide funding opportunities for scientists & physician-scientists so that patients and their families get the life-saving and life-changing new therapeutics they're hoping for ✏️ c.org/TDMy2H9JTW

Another nice prime editing paper in Nature Prime editing-installed suppressor tRNAs for disease-agnostic genome editing | Nature share.google/JbEgGmuXohSb...

CellWhisperer From Transcriptome to Text A great LLM-Chatbot explorer for CELLxGENE & GEO & your own data! Contrastive language image pretraining Geneformer BioBERT >1 million bulk/pseudo-bulk transcriptomes cellwhisperer.bocklab.org #NatBiotech 2025 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thanks to @nature.com for featuring our work in this piece on genetically-encoded sensors. The article does a great job highlighting their importance for both basic research and translational impact, such as in our lab's research on serotonin. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A horse I loved passed away today in comfort from old age. I used to ride her for my friends from time to time. My daughter rode her too. I just love this picture of her because while she was safe and gentle, Ruby was often a little cranky. I will miss you old friend.

Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?) www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!

To read Semantic design of functional de novo genes from a genomic language model | Nature share.google/IvansVIDYkLA...

This ended up being amazing. Andre Levchenko organized a really well rounded day with provocative discussions! It was my first time being invited to an institute retreat and I really learned a lot, which is the highest praise I can give!

Fixation artifacts will haunt us forever until we get real about them.

Looking forward to some great science today at Yale. Thanks to the organizers for inviting me!

Oh hey, who wants to be next in the barrel?

Really excited for our November issue, and I feel like I'm starting to get into the groove of writing editorials for nBME (with the help of the team of course!). Please check it out!

Interesting paper in npj digital med The human factor in explainable artificial intelligence: clinician variability in trust, reliance, and performance | npj Digital Medicine share.google/MjrvSrHObvqW...

Methods developers trying really hard for that perfect acronym...

Stuck in the US as a postdoc due to the current political nightmare? Consider to join us in Freiburg @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social #plantscience

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

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