Juliano Lab

Transitions in development – an interview with Jeffrey Farrell

@jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social talks about becoming a group leader, his insights on advocacy for developmental biology and his belief in unifying single-cell biology with classical approaches.

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We are looking for new colleagues to come join us in Galway as group leaders (Junior and Senior). The Centre for Chromosome Biology is a great place and it is a good time to join. Please reach out if you want to chat about the opportunity!
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Will the Senate Save NIH? Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid.

It seems that only the science community is noticing that NIH and NSF budgets are cut 40% and 55% in the budget bill, respectively. If you live in Maine, West Va, Pennsylvania, Alabama, or Louisiana, CALL YOUR SENATOR as they could make a difference. See below.

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Calling all lovers of Non-bilaterian EvoDevo!! 🪸😍
We have amazing speakers for the Non-Bilaterian Satellite symposia at the #PASEDB2025

@pcart.bsky.social @jacobmusser.bsky.social @jlmah.bsky.social

Organizers: Organizers: Drs. Athula Wikramanayake, Bill Browne & @natclarke.bsky.social

Conference Reminder. Early bird deadline for registration to the ISRB Biennial Meeting is today 15 June, 2025. Secure your spot at a discounted rate! (uwmadison.eventsair.com/isrb25/fees-...)

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If you love Daniocell, but wish it could generate analyses specific to YOUR genes & cell types of interest, check out DaniocellDesktop - a new point-and-click app for Mac and Windows that enables reanalysis of the Daniocell data without programming: daniocell.nichd.nih.gov/desktop/ (1/4)

Senator Padilla was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles while attempting to ask a question.

Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)

The Trump regime is out of control.

This is me always in Europe! Good luck getting some rest.

Almost all Nobel Prizes are awarded for work that is exploratory, or absolutely basic science with no obvious commercial or medical benefit.

You cannot predict where advancements come from, so you have to invest in science and scientists.

Targeted (corporate) science investment will never do this.

I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out

Happy Happy birthday!!!! Geminis gotta have twins and I'm glad you are one of them!!! ❤️

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Happening tomorrow!

Omg I’m so sorry 💔😡

🚨ISRB Webinar Alert - Zone 3: The Americas 🚨 Join us on May 16th at 12pm US East Coast Time. Featuring Dr. Sarah McMenamin from @bostoncollege.bsky.social and Dr. Erica Crespi from @wsupress.bsky.social. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6181293

The current administration’s narrative that Harvard (and all universities) feel “entitled” to federal dollars misleads the public. Nor are these funds a “privilege” 1/n

CBS Students Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships to Chart Paths in Medical Research Driven by a passion to heal and discover, two UC Davis third-year biological science students received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for their research focused on the improvement of care...

We are so proud of @azucena-virgen.bsky.social - Juliano lab undergraduate researcher and MARC scholar who recently won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship! An excellent example of the talented young scientists we are fighting for. biology.ucdavis.edu/news/cbs-stu...

My representative sticking up for Science, thank you ❤️

Snail Researcher Wins UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creative Vision Developmental biologist Alice Accorsi, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is the recipient of the 2025 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Creativity and I...

Congrats to my fabulous colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social !! biology.ucdavis.edu/news/snail-r...

Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing (Gift Article) Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.

"Drawing a causal link between federal investment in basic science research and the rise of the venture capital industry is about as difficult as reading a map." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...

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This is what a lot of us have been worried about.

This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.

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Many thanks to Ruoheng Li from @biologists.bsky.social for highlighting our work!

What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly. Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.

I hope you’ll read and share the piece.

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This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.

Pass it on!

Actually, flip the headline. It's really "How the Federal Government Became so Dependent on Universities."

These competitively awarded, peer reviewed research grants produce tremendous returns on investment. New tech, health, science that benefit all people & businesses in the USA & world.

UC Davis has done something similar - redoing their homepage to highlight all the good that comes out of our research is front and center: www.ucdavis.edu

🚨ISRB Webinar Alert - Zone 3 🚨 Join us on April 18th at 12pm US East Coast Time. Featuring Dr. Linda Barlow @bizzarlow.bsky.social from University of Colorado SOM and Dr. Tatjana Piotrowski from @stowersinstitute.bsky.social on #SensoryRegeneration. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6155867

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert These People Did Meaningful Work That Made Our Lives Better - Michael Lewis On Fired Federal Workers

Moral clarity about our civil servants, who should be cherished rather than demonized www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30B...

Instead of believing the myth that three expensive, genetically modified wolves are “de-extinct” dire wolves, let’s look at animals humanity has actually brought back from the brink of extinction using proven science and dedicated hard work: 🧵/6