Flora Rutaganira

Many of us have long been worried about the harm of the 50% multiyear funding (MYF) requirement.

When NCI published their payline at 4% AND cited MYF as the cause, I thought: “Someone in NCI is a hero. They took a huge risk to make the community aware.”

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Keep an eye out for this rising star on the faculty job market. Elizabeth is truly remarkable. Her resilience and determination continue to inspire me, especially in the face of setbacks during these times. #proudMOSAICcoach

Spamming you with this knowledge of a tariff waiver for scientific instrumentation which you can apply for retroactively! bsky.app/profile/sara...

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

Here are some of the highlights of the appropriations bill that the Senate appropriations committee just approved:

$48.7 billion for NIH, an increase of $400 million

Rejects the proposal to cap
indirect cost rates at 15%

Includes a provision to prevent MYF that would reduce the number of grants

YOU KNOW I went on PubMed as soon as I read this and there are VERY valid reasons why he probably did not get hired anywhere 🫠

I know a man that don’t have custody of his kids not talking 🤨

That LG jingle… I agree and silenced it immediately

‘Andy Bryon Suing Coldplay’ Trend After Legal Rumors Surfaces Coldplay’s kiss cam video might be headed from stadium screens to courtrooms. Fans believe former Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon is planning to sue the band and event organizers after the viral incident at...

let me tell you something...

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CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in Corallochytrium limacisporum,a key species for understanding animal origins | Open Biology Microbial holozoans are the closest unicellular relatives of animals. They share a substantial gene repertoire with animals and exhibit complex life cycles. Studying these organisms is crucial for und...

✨Animal evolution fans, rejoice! CRISPR-Cas9 is now in Corallochytrium ready to unlock secrets of animal origins! 🔬Led by @patriciasuarez.bsky.social & @sebasn1.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @royalsociety.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social#holozoans #ProtistsonSky

Great opportunity! The Uni Vienna has launched a call (APART) for 4-funding for outstanding postdocs from a US institution. The host lab has to nominate by 1 August a candidate for further selection. Anyone interested in our work please contact me by email with CV/motivation letter. Hurry up!

The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases!
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in Corallochytrium limacisporum,a key species for understanding animal origins | Open Biology Microbial holozoans are the closest unicellular relatives of animals. They share a substantial gene repertoire with animals and exhibit complex life cycles. Studying these organisms is crucial for und...

Very happy to share our new paper where we develop CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in our favorite unicellular relative of animals, Corallochytrium limacisporum! With @sebasn1.bsky.social @multicellgenome.bsky.social Elena and Claudio.

Check it out:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 43 tenure-track positions and 5 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky

1/ You’re merging gene data across tools. Suddenly nothing matches.
ENSEMBL, ENTREZ, TP53, P53…
Why so many gene IDs?

PO just confirmed that our 5th percentile R01 is not getting funded. Past NCI Payline at 4 percent. Cant believe it.

European Commission proposes massive increase in Horizon Europe budget to €175 billion Questions remain about 'tight connection' to European Competitiveness Fund

The European Commission wants to double the budget for the next EU flagship research programme that will run between 2028 to 2034.

In light of today’s news about the National Cancer Institute announcing a 4% payline, it’s really important to communicate to people that the previous 10% payline was still effectively a lottery and the result of decades of underfunding the NIH. Paylines used to be 25%.

Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine New method places inactivated viruses directly into mice’s gums

Y’all. They used dental floss on mice.... for vaccine delivery!!!
Not kidding. This is the type of research that keeps me so excited about science and innovation and why we should not be defunding science.
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Excited to share that I will be a co-director for the upcoming Workshop on Phylogenomics @evomics.bsky.social, alongside the amazing main team lead @rosafernandez.bsky.social and Erin K. Molloy

We are putting together an amazing workshop with details to come - can't wait to share it with everyone!🥳

A red algal polysaccharide influences the multicellular development of the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta Perotti et al. find that polysaccharides from algae promote multicellular development in the choanoflagellate S. rosetta. Because algal polysaccharides are abundant in the aquatic environments where S...

A red algal polysaccharide influences the multicellular development of the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta

in @currentbiology.bsky.social

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Agreed. The chronic underfunding and understaffing of Google Scholar does not inspire hope…

Super proud of my first student, @jingyour.bsky.social! Well done! Looking forward to the amazing work you will do in the future 🥲 bsky.app/profile/jing...

Yes! I have a toddler (1.5 year) now :). Life has been happening fast! I’ll email you 🥰

This exactly 😩

They are fruit bats that randomly switch which berry they like the most that week. Get a nutribullet and collect your favorite smoothie recipes to cut down on the waste…

among the many things they don’t tell you about having kids is the amount of money you will shell out to buy various berries

Please help get the word out - We are hiring at all levels (graduate students, technicians, and postdocs)! If you are interested in sponges, cell biology, evolution, immunity, and symbiosis, please don’t hesitate to contact me to learn more.

This is figure 2 showing how SNAP-tag engineering is aiming for faster and brighter fluorescence labeling

SNAP-tag is a widespread tool for labelling protein for bioimaging. An article published in Nature Chemical Biology presents SNAP-tag2 with increased labelling kinetics and brightness, which translates into a better performance in live-cell super-resolution imaging. go.nature.com/46fMIZd 🧪