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Candid photo of Zara Weinberg. She has short red hair, bangs and glasses. She is laughing.

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/

Zara was an incredibly inspiring scientist, activist, and leader within our community of Leading Edge Fellows. She will be deeply missed by all those who had the pleasure of interacting with her.

Zara was an inspiration. We never met in person but became friends through Leading Edge. She zealously advocated for her ideals, but was also passionate about helping others realize why they should too. Her loss is gutting & the world is the worse for it. RIP, I'll do my best to continue the fight.

We are all better because of the energy, inspiration, brilliance, and tenacity that Zara was. A bright light, role model, advocate & snarky tweeter... everything I needed in a person when I was navigating dark times when we met in 2021. You will be missed deeply, Zara, but never forgotten ❤️

Dr. Weinberg was a MOSAIC scholar and awardee. A brilliant scientist with a strong community service record. Her contribution to making science a safer and better place will never be forgotten. She will be in our hearts forever. 🩷🌷🩷

Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.

Amazing! I laughed so hard when I finally realized what was going on. Excellent group costume 👏🏾

Wildfire smoke induces GM3 ganglioside lipid accumulation and transcriptomic shifts in mouse lung tissue: A smoke signal story Wildfire smoke is a growing concern due to continually rising exposures and links to numerous adverse health effects. Lipids are essential regulators …

If you’re looking for some exciting reading to take into the weekend with you, please check out Haley’s first, 1st-author paper published in Science of the Total Environment this week! You won’t want to miss these wildfire smoke induced lipid changes!🔥💨 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Some awesome, fundamental work here: Lucy Shapiro, on bacterial cell differentiation, Dirk Görlich and Steve McKnight on IDRs & protein gels in nuclear pores and biomolecular condensates, & Michael Welsh, Jesús González & Paul Negulescu, (overdue) for bench to bedside work on cystic fibrosis 🧪 1/2

Cedeño–Rosario and Kaweesa win research award The award honors outstanding early-career scientists studying cancer, infectious disease and basic science.

✨ #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
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Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Nature - Some glioblastomas steal serine from their environment — a weakness that opens the door to treatment.

A highly lethal type of brain tumour often steals key nutrients to aid its aggressive growth — a habit that can be exploited to slow the cancer’s spread

go.nature.com/42bZipf

"For our scientists" 🧪

By ellecordova on Instagram

Read former NIAID Director, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo’s, Whistleblower complaint. It mirrors the concerns we expressed in the Bethesda Declaration and confirms the administration knew full well the harmful consequences of their actions.

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Congratulations to my great friend and colleague @bradylabupenn.bsky.social for this well deserved award!
@pennmedcso.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social

a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words so much stuff behind her ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words so much stuff behind her

This job is such that I did not get a single thing done on my main to do list this week, and yet I worked almost nonstop.

I am honored to be on the steering committee for this wonderful symposium that is highlighting scientists entering the job market. Tune in with us!

Congrats! Excited for you 🤩

Photo of Jaye Gardiner, a Black woman with long curly black hair, wearing dark green glasses and a coral colored sleeveless top, holding an iPad with the words “Jaye’s 1st day” written largely. Underneath it’s written “as an assistant professor 9/2/2025” although that doesn’t come out as clear in the photo.

Hello world! Today’s officially the first day of the lab! It’s an empty space currently only filled with ideas (that I don’t have card access to yet 😂) but I’m excited for the science that will happen here! -JCG

In the past couple weeks, people have really stepped up to ensure all ABRCMS students have a great experience, so THANK YOU!

There are still a few disciplines that could use some help: where are my Cell Bio, Cancer Bio, and Immunology folks at?!?

abrcms.org/donate/stude...

My quote of the day

Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.

William Foege

📢 North Carolina is showing up BIG on Labor Day to remind those in power who they actually answer to 🇺🇸

Stop the Billionaire Takeover.

Find a protest or march near you! ✊

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#MayDayStrong #50501NC #Protest #FiftyFiftyOne #NC

History shows us the opposite: Undermining and censoring scientists and experts is a central feature of authoritarianism.

Good 🧵on grant terminations

I'd love to spot "mitochondrial challenges" just by giving a look to people.

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

List of buildings with no access on the day of the first game

In case you were wondering how hiring a $10 million football coach when the Legislature is implementing $70 million in UNC-CH budget cuts starting in fiscal year 2025, with ~$29.5 million in cuts occurring this year, here the answer: for "safety" most of us are banned from much of campus Monday

What a waste of mitochondria

If you are a researcher whose lab uses FlyBase, consider a tax-deductible personal contribution. A lot of $100 contributions would help bridge the gap until we can set up a user fee system, and even $10 donations send the folks there the message we're behind them. Please share

Guess what? We have an awesome seminar lined up for next week! Very excited to host Jess @unc-bcbp.bsky.social

defunding children's brain cancer research. @endpts.com