Kicking off #ICRSRC
@faseborg.bsky.social
In the beautiful Southbridge, MA, to talk about #IonChannels!
Kudos to Rose Dixon and Jon Silva for organizing!
#nih #biophysics
@popstarlab.bsky.social
Biophysical Society, Past President | Scientist and Professor | Mentor and Learner | ExtraVagant Granny
Kicking off #ICRSRC
@faseborg.bsky.social
In the beautiful Southbridge, MA, to talk about #IonChannels!
Kudos to Rose Dixon and Jon Silva for organizing!
#nih #biophysics
Did you know you can help a colleague attend the BPS Annual Meeting?
Now through November 7, BPS will match every donation up to $25,000. Your gift to the Bridging Funds Program will go twice as far in supporting science and scientists!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
Did you know about the BPS Bridging Funds Program?
If you're a biophysicist navigating a difficult time, this program is for you to defray costs for attending the BPS Annual Meeting!
I am grateful to the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for supporting our members!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
Please register early and upload your abstracts. Looking forward to seeing many of you in Milwaukee in September!
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24.07.2025 18:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Weβre excited to announce a BPS networking event DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Mechanisms. Whether you are deep into DNA repair or just curious about recent breakthroughs, this is a great chance to connect, learn and spark new collaborations. Oct 10, 2025
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Humility can restore trust! Can we restore intellectual humility?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
A piece of good news in the deluge of unnerving changes: the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social will host its signature annual meeting in February 2026, in San Francisco!
If you plan on attending ONE meeting in 2026, this is the one!
What institution allows one PI to submit 40 applications in one cycle? Someone is not doing their job!
www.404media.co/nih-capping-...
The NIH, which has faced major budget cuts, is now overwhelmed with submissions for grants because theyβre getting spammed with AI generated applications
www.404media.co/nih-capping-...
My academic job offer was rescinded. Iβll keep goingβbut U.S. researchers are running out of road | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
20.07.2025 20:18 β π 23 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Your participation in the election of the Society's leaders is vital to our future. Exercise your right as a Society member to vote by casting your ballot by August 1 for president-elect and council
14.07.2025 12:22 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0"data suggest that at least 13.5% of the papers published in 2024 were written with some amount of LLM processing."
phys.org/news/2025-07...
#bioscifacjobs #pui
10.07.2025 03:45 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The due date for your comments is July 15.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Boost to science in the UK!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Letβs broaden schooling,β she says, βnot just make all the girls become boys.β
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"only in the past 50 yrs did the German language stop being a requirement for chemistry degrees in the US. 20 yrs from now, what is going to be the language of science? Is it going to be English? I donβt know that for certain.β
Sudip Parikh
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The good thing about science is that itβs true no matter what you believe.
The bad thing about deadly diseases is they will affect you and your loved ones no matter your level of trust in science.
Restoring public trust does not mean killing medicines even for those who still believe in science.
Important moments to acknowledge and celebrate at AAAS with @sbilbo.bsky.social @marinap63.bsky.social NOTE: President of PNI, President of @ibroorg.bsky.social and President of @aaas.org ππ§ π€π€
07.06.2025 19:51 β π 34 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0In Los Altos, CAπ‘Geneticist Sannidhi Menon got her start in a NSF-funded startup. Federally funded research makes these businesses possible. βSince most companies donβt invest in ideas this early in development, federal funds are crucial for discovery.βπ§ͺπ
www.losaltosonline.com/opinion/rece...
Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
Imagine if every scientist published an op-ed in their hometown paper showing how their community sparked their curiosity & shaped the research that's now changing the country? That's what @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is promotingβcollective action, one story at a time.
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingoβs underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."
14.05.2025 03:12 β π 653 π 346 π¬ 4 π 8Out now in @nathumbehav.nature.com: Cuts to NIH funding will impact the economy and employment nationwide. We visualize these losses and advocate for a theory-driven approach to communicating local, self-relevant impact. w/ @joshuasweitz.bsky.social + SCIMaP team:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"One great thing about communicating to people about science is that people already love science. Itβs really a matter of refreshing their memory.β - @cantlonlab.bsky.social
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
WHOA. That's a lot. Scientists, let's get out there and tell the public about this, and also share all the science we are doing!
Write an op-ed for your hometown paper June 16 to speak to your hometown community. More info and sign up now: tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters
#SciComm #McClintockLetters
Neuroscientist Sarah Heilbronner is a proud product of Martin County schools in Florida π΄. However, federal budget cuts threaten important work she's doing in brain research. π§ͺπ
@srheilbronner.bsky.social
www.tcpalm.com/story/opinio...
Join us October 5-10 for a BPS Conference on Membrane Fusion and Budding in Estes Park, Colorado.
Submit your abstract now -- the deadline is coming up on June 16!
Federal funding for research is under unprecedented threat. How the public responds to this threat depends on whose stories they hear.
To increase public awareness of the value of federally-funded research, join the McClintock Letters Initiative.β― buff.ly/P85PopY