Alexandra Whiteley

CU signs $2M OpenAI deal for ChatGPT access Students and faculty will gain access to ChatGPT Edu starting in March under a three-year deal.

My employer, Univ. Colorado will pay OpenAI $2M/year under the banner of “equity”. That’s 54 full scholarships / year. Plus, our IT will be able to read our chatGPT logs, and our chats can be requested under public records law. No thanks. Surveillance is not equity

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After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.

Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments. n.pr/4a4N3zD

SAVE THE DATE!
The EMBO workshop "Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-like proteins in Health and Disease" will be on September 2026.
Exciting line up of talks and an amazing location!
Organised by @kulathu.bsky.social, @merbllab.bsky.social, @simonapolo.bsky.social, Claudio Joazeiro.
Registration open soon.

A quilt showing the stitching meandering across the fabric

I do a meandering stitch, for some reason that’s the easiest for me. But the beauty of having your machine is that you can practice whenever you want! Jealous!

Freestyle loops! 🤯 I have always struggled with those but it looks perfect!!

We were hugely inspired by the great work on TEs in disease published by @joshdubnau.bsky.social, @bessfrost.bsky.social, @mollygale.bsky.social, @lyleostrow.bsky.social and many others who really laid the foundation for this exploration into retroTEs and their role in nervous system function!

I'm so excited to see this Perspective with @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social out in Neuron! About 8% of our genome is made up of the remnants of LTR-containing retroelements - here, Jason and I explore the activities of retroTEs in neurological health and disease!
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The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Loving this label at the #ALSGRC ☕️

#womeninscience

The Summer Is Magic - Radio Mix Playahitty · The Summer Is Magic - Ep · Song · 1994

Where my 9 month peeps at
☀️🚫👩‍🏫
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This may or may not be me rn
#alsgrc

So excited to head to Mexico in a few months for #erehd25, it’s going to be a blast! Join us!

Wow, wow, wow! Can’t wait to dive in to this more - amazing work @mollygale.bsky.social and @nygenome.org !! So much to learn from this great work!

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Interrupting your doom scrolling for some light hearted fun. Vote for us in the @statnews.com madness competition! Based on our work @cellpress.bsky.social on Paraneoplastic disorders..we are on the RH side of the bracket. www.statnews.com/feature/stat...

Oh no Mike! I loved Open Mike 😢

Everything's Not Awesome

I'm an American academic who started my lab in 2020, currently with two kids under 6, and I have to say... I love the Lego Movie 2 open.spotify.com/track/2T909y...

That super yellow one is just insane! Love the circles on circles!

@adelitadmendoza.bsky.social new lab decor perhaps? I think the fourth floor could use some neon!

I'm thrilled to have received a CDMRP Therapeutic Idea Award for the development of experimental ALS therapeutics! This will fund two years of work on novel ASOs and small molecule inhibitors of the virus-like protein PEG10. We're excited to get started!
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Opinion | No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort High marks reward excellence, not grit.

A very interesting article - the Spring semester begins in a few weeks and I'm looking forward to getting started with a new batch of students. Maybe a brief comment is in order.
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Gotta love the process! 🥹🫠

Wow, excellent work and what beautiful structures! Congratulations to you and your coauthors! #giantligases

Congratulations guys, what a fascinating story! 💫

Are those all improv blocks?!

Join my new colleague in Boulder! I can attest to the view and Adelita is a rising star! 💫🏔️🔬

Feeling great as we get into this holiday season… no Thanksgiving disasters and some great news about a grant! #rested #notreally #bringiton

NIH's Roadmap to the Future

PIONEERS

When I assumed the position as Director of NIGMS in 2003, Dr. Zerhouni's project for stimulating activities across NIH, The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, was under active development. The Roadmap included a range of different funding opportunities.

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Always a pleasure to hear about such beautiful and important work! #ubqlnsunite

Publication timelines are such a killer. My lab had our second research paper accepted in September, but are still awaiting final publication. Will it be published in 2024? Only time will tell... #waiting #emailing #waitingmore