Jon Bell, PhD

Im on a building at my old university it seems hahahaha

Screenshot of the first page of the Editorial, 'Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times', written by James Briscoe, Craig Franklin, Daniel Gorelick. Elizabeth Patton and Michael Way. The publication information in the top line says, '© 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Biology Open (2025) 14, bio061972. doi:10.1242/bio.061972. The first paragraph of the article says, 'As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists’ journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creating. It is unusual for us to comment on a nation’s science policies or politics, but the rapid ongoing developments in the USA and their potential impact on research worldwide are beyond the usual.' Screenshot of the first page of the Editorial, 'Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times', written by James Briscoe, Craig Franklin, Daniel Gorelick. Elizabeth Patton and Michael Way. The publication information in the top line says, '© 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Biology Open (2025) 14, bio061972. doi:10.1242/bio.061972. The first paragraph of the article says, 'As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists’ journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creating. It is unusual for us to comment on a nation’s science policies or politics, but the rapid ongoing developments in the USA and their potential impact on research worldwide are beyond the usual.'

The Editors-in-Chief of the 5
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journals have written a joint Editorial, discussing the enormous challenges currently facing researchers in the US and how members of the community can support them through this difficult time. journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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How does the democratic party think it will gain, or even retain support when it censures its own members saying what needs to be said? When will any of you grow enough of a backbone to actually lead us? Calm and decency have left the chat Pete. The tree of liberty needs refreshed.

Trump's Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to 'Stand Down' on All Russia Operations Russia is not a significant cyber threat to the U.S. anymore, Trump's new Defense Secretary says.

Remind your friends and fam (especially older and/or less tech savvy) to NOT open links in texts and emails without verifying authenticity. Our national security is weakening by the day.
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Cancel your subscriptions! Thats where they will really feel it.

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Love it! Hahaha

🚨 The Ghersi Lab is Hiring! 🚨

If you're passionate about hematopoietic stem cells, developmental biology, and cutting-edge research, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to share. 🩸🐠

📍 Montreal, Canada
📩 joey.ghersi.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca and Ghersilab.com

New NIH ‘Indirect Costs’ Funding Cuts Threaten Universities, Science On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced major cuts to funding of indirect costs for Universities, etc. Here's the potential impact on science and society.

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Wife and I at the PEZ candy museum in Orange CT yesterday. Much fun random adventure.

G3BP1 ribonucleoprotein complexes regulate focal adhesion protein mobility and cell migration Boraas et al. identify that mRNAs and the stress granule RNA-binding protein G3BP1 form ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes at FAs. These RNPs regulate FA protein mobility and cell migration under norma...

G3BP1 ribonucleoprotein complexes regulate focal adhesion protein mobility and cell migration: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...

In honor of Black History Month, I would like to recogize Ernest Everett Just. Dr. Just received his doctorate studying the mechanics of fertilization and conducted research at prestegious institutions like Howard, Dartmouth, University of Chicago, the Marine Biological Laboratories, and more.

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor...

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Plasma proteomic evidence for increased β-amyloid pathology after SARS-CoV-2 infection - Nature Medicine Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Got this in the mail yesterday. I finished my PhD in July! Had no idea lol.

Beautiful!

Now economically underprivileged and culturally underrepresented students are losing access to STEM opportunities that were provided by NIH funding. As a scientist and educator, this makes me so sad and absolutely furious.

Journey to the Center of the Earth: The Search for Dark Oxygen | Marine Biological Laboratory

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Happy New Year to you all! May your experiments work first try, proposals get approved, and only the occasional minor mental breakdown for grad students.

🍻 Cheers.

I start my postdoc in 2 weeks, and I feel this will be an accurate representation of my mornings.

First person – Jon Bell ABSTRACT. First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Jon Bell is f...

A bit about me from the Biology Open interview series for early career researchers. journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...

Could I please be added to the list.

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