The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor. The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2. www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

🐸🔬🍄🥼🧫 Happy International #Batrachochytrium Isolation Day! 🎂Happy birthday, Joyce Longcore!🎂 www.drrabern.com/longcore/#ba...

My dept. is hiring a microbiologist (broadly defined)! We are a deeply curious and friendly dept. with lots of enthusiasm for unusual systems and strengths in regeneration & dev bio, ecology & evolution, and circadian rhythms. I highly encourage anyone to apply: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600....

New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes" doi.org/10.1101/2025... We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵 #protistsonsky #microsky

Really important article in the NY Times today about cuts to NIH diversity grants, featuring a profile of Ashley Albright @aralbright.bsky.social who is an amazing and super inspiring cell biology postdoc whose K99 was prematurely terminated.

Myosin 2 drives actin contractility in fast-crawling species outside of the amorphean lineage https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.16.654244v1

So many student visas have been revoked that Inside Higher Ed started mapping them

The “who” is impacted by cancellation of NIH “diversity” awards is much broader than “not white.” Eligibility criteria included individuals who are disabled, economically disadvantaged, grew up in rural communities, first generation college students, homeless… grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

It is #RareDiseaseDay — we'd like to take a moment to raise awareness and support research for rare conditions, including #ciliopathies.

See you in Frankfort, KY! standupforscience2025.org/frankfort-ky/ What you can do now: 1.) sign up for your local rally and updates 2.) share the event with your network 3.) make a sign (we’re making some after lab meeting) 4.) develop a ride/carpool plan #StandUpForScience2025

NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Three-dimensional cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from those driving one- and two-dimensional cytokinesis in animals and yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635136v1