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Kyle Hewitt

@hewittlab.bsky.social

Research lab at #unmc #NebraskaMed. We study fundamental principles that govern #blood homeostasis and response to stress in #anemia and #AML.

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SCOTUS decision "in a scientific sense...a total loss"

"Years long studies will lose validity...Lifesaving medication trials will be abandoned. Countless researchers will lose their jobs.”https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02721-5

23.08.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

If you’re explaining this to folks, also relevant to point out that not just anybody can apply. You have to be at an institution that does research, like a university, and have demonstrated your qualifications to run a lab.

So that’s not 4% of all comers. It’s 4% of established cancer researchers

24.07.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‡

25.07.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

29.04.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Context is important, see πŸ‘‡

23.04.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same.

26.03.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...

Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.

And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think

www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...

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04.03.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pedro - congratulations. This is an elegant experiment with impressive results. Very cool!

27.02.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you explain your doctoral research through interpretive dance?

The 17th annual #DanceYourPhD competition is open! Submit by 28 March for a chance to win $2000: https://scim.ag/4gKMnz9

19.02.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

Every tax dollar allocated to the NIH returns 254% in economic growth.

08.02.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

254% return on investment

24.01.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Great opportunity!

15.01.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Right as family flies into town for the holidays, asking what my work schedule is like for the next two weeks?

17.12.2024 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

25 minutes late for a faculty meeting?

13.12.2024 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

De-stress week with lots of relaxing things planned by student life inclusion and diversity office. Thanks!

09.12.2024 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally.

05.12.2024 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3) .... Rahul Dogiparthi presents a poster that describes a novel approach to prioritize and ascribe function to signal-responsive enhancers in the genome. Check it out.

05.12.2024 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2) Meg Schaefer presents her poster on a protein called SAMD1 and how it controls histone methylation..

05.12.2024 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/ Graduate students in the Hewitt Lab @unmccom.bsky.social
are presenting three times at ASH #ASH2024! Come see us:

1) Pooja Roy is presenting in the oral abstracts session of the 101. She'll talk about her work on Samd14 in stress erythropoiesis.

05.12.2024 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
How to write an excellent Review article - Nature Reviews Bioengineering Review articles are our bread and butter. Here, we would like to offer some insights on how to craft a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of a field.

Enjoyed reading this... Its harder than it seems at first. β€œA good Review should always teach you something new β€” even if you have been in the field for a long time" www.nature.com/articles/s44...

20.11.2024 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Refreshing.

20.11.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome!

19.11.2024 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, find the 3 days in your schedule, even if it means blocking it off months in advance.

19.11.2024 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

NIH research funding supported 412,000 jobs in 2023 & doubled economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep... #NIH #research #funding

16.11.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7

Testing

14.11.2024 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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