Ushma Neill

Lucy Shapiro, of Stanford University, is a renowned molecular and developmental biologist whose work has answered the fundamental questions underlying the genetic and molecular decision-making… JCI’s Conversations with Giants in Medicine: Lucy Shapiro

Lucy Shapiro was just awarded the 2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science @laskerfdn.bsky.social!

We spoke with Dr. Shapiro back in 2019: Conversations with Giants in Medicine @ushmaneill.bsky.social

Thanks Steve! Hope our paths continue to cross.

All good things must come to an end, including this brilliant series that I was delighted to have hosted. Hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I did! Thank you @jclinical-invest.bsky.social ! And all the Giants who trusted me to help tell their stories.

This has been probably the most interesting 26 days I’ve had in my professional career. I remain dedicated to Columbia University, to higher education, and to doing whatever I can to help. I continue to believe Dr. Katrina Armstrong is an inspirational leader.

@transactivator.bsky.social

Harvey Society lecture tonight features Eric Olson. Come listen to an absolute giant in muscle biology! Bonus roast/ appreciation by me and Mary Baylies!

harveysociety.org/lectures/abs...

And to you Julia!!! Such a dream to get to work with you 💙💙💙

Unbeatable forces for good!!

You are such a good friend Dana!!!

Thank you Greg!!!!

That may be one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever gotten. Thank you! However, you give me way too much credit !!!

It is a cherry on top kind of a day. Last day at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social running @mskeducation.bsky.social . What a wonderful 13 years. MSK trainees, I have loved working with you and for you.

Washington square park on March 7!

Journal cover featuring a kidney glomerulus

For years I got to caption the @jclinical-invest.bsky.social covers and I just choked on this one. The glorious glomerulus!

And reminder the age for pneumoccoal vaccine was lowered to 50 recently! #medsky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...

Sign the Petition Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

Cracked open Dubai chocolate bars

Chocolate bar

Tried making the Dubai Chocolate bars today. Many steps but so delicious it was worth it
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...

🧪👩🏽‍🔬👩‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬👩🏾‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬

Does your office have a list of shelters and food pantries where we can make donations?

So good! Questlove for the win! And snl too :)

Reading applications for summer internships. the words “insatiable” “unquenchable” and “journey” seem to be this year’s ChatGPT suggestions to include in personal statements. Also, cutting and pasting from our own websites with the description of what they’d get from the program. #sigh

MSK View A postdoc recruitment event for MSK scientific laboratories February 26 & 27, 2025 Deadline to apply: February 10, 2025 Apply at msk.org/mskview Join us for the eighth MSK View, designed to provide senior-level graduate students and early-stage postdocs insights about training as a postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). During this virtual recruitment event, attendees will: • learn about the cutting-edge science being conducted at MSK, • hear from current postdoctoral researchers why they chose to pursue their postdoctoral training at MSK, • gain insights from peers on how to plan and navigate career development after graduate school and postdoctoral training. In addition, 10 selected attendees will: • present their research to the MSK community, • hear MSK faculty discuss the factors they consider when selecting postdocs for their labs, • be connected to MSK faculty for follow up conversations on their research. Participation in the first day of MSKView will be open to most applicants, on day 2, selected applicants will be invited to present their work. We are accepting applications from trainees in biology/ biomedicine, chemistry, engineering, physics and computational sciences who are: • PhD or MD/PhD students within 2 years of defending their thesis, • PhD, MD, or MD/PhD researchers interested in a second postdoc position. Students from historically underrepresented groups in biomedical fields are strongly encouraged to apply. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Craig B. Thompson, MD SKI Member and MSK President Emeritus Questions? Email us at opa@mskcc.org.

Calling senior graduate students interested in doing a postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social to join us virtually at the MSK View postdoc recruitment event on Feb 26 & 27. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented minority groups to apply at msk.org/mskview

Europe needs to stop stealing the good ones. Or the good ones need to invite me to visit. HINT

Good luck Iñigo!

Thrilled to have gotten to meet James Chen a few months ago!

Vans

Checks on checks on checks. Someone got very into Vans this year

And you may ask yourself, "what day is this?"
And you may ask yourself, "do I have to go to work today?"
And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself, "My God, how much cheese have I eaten?”
#thesameasiteverwas

Marry Christmas

Fun with misspelling!
Marry Christmas everyone!

Kal Tsanov

Wishing @ktsanov.bsky.social well as he moves on to start his new lab at U Chicago. Can’t wait to watch all the amazing things you do Kal!!!