Nate Richbourg

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

As of yesterday, second-year graduate students are no longer eligible for the NSF GRFP. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Why?

The fact that papers get published wherein somebody dries out a hydrogel, images it with SEM, and reports some kind of porosity from that image drives me nuts! Such a fundamental misunderstanding of a material and a technique. Like trying to describe a balloon without considering air.

I'll have to come find these giant letters! Looking forward to working with you.

I am incredibly excited to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the CBE Department at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering this fall! Ready for some Florida sunshine 😁

Chart showing grant funding at NIH for the first 100 days of several presidents. The current administration's funding is less than half that of the next-highest.

Finally, we'll examine this chart, the implications of which are left as an exercise to the reader.

[from www.nytimes.com/interactive/... ]

Wow... I'm surprised (maybe I shouldn't be) that the official language around "discriminatory prohibitive boycott" is explicitly tied to Israel. I have also never before heard the phrase "discriminatory equity ideology," which seems to be a Trump invention to discredit the DEI acronym.

Hydrogel Design - Make better hydrogels. A scientific communication platform for hydrogel design by Nate Richbourg

Sharing all my research via a tutorial website was the most unique idea I had during my PhD. I took advantage of my years of blogging experience via Wordpress, but it still took a lot of work. I'm glad it has connected me to scientists across the globe. Visit hydrogeldesign.org to learn more!

Last night a buddy and I were rock climbing and joking about how we have fun by "squeezing the juice out of plastic" and then I realized that's a pretty good description for my actual job #hydrogels

My funding through the IRACDA program was canceled today. All IRACDA postdoctoral training funding is ending. I have to find a new funding source or a new job this summer. The defunding of American science happening now is absurd and unprecedented.

A materials science approach to extracellular matrices Extracellular matrices (ECMs) are foundational to all biological systems and naturally evolved as an intersection between living systems and active ma…

I just read a paper that introduced the idea of a 'hydrospongel', a portmanteau of hydrogel and sponge, and I honestly can't decide if I love it or hate it. I think even if I hate it, I have to respect the audacity. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Wind and Truth is out! So excited to read this 1300-page cinder block (it's huge) #TeamAdolin

HUB

Travel Award Announcement!

@lolaumich.bsky.social and @kellystevens.bsky.social have won an NIH center grant, Humanity Unlocking Biomaterials (the HUB): www.humanityunlockingbiomaterials.org

The Biomaterials Starter Pack is continuing to grow - please share with your colleagues!

Self-nominate yourself to the list, we're looking for anyone working or researching within the broad scope of biomaterials either in academia or industry.

go.bsky.app/DymaVAp

It is so nice to see the communities coming together here :)

Among the Cancer-related Starter Packs currently available, I didn’t find one on Tumor Microenvironment.

Here, the list of who I found until now… If you want to be added, please reply below!
go.bsky.app/CtQMJyW

Hi, could you add @peytonlab.bsky.social and my profile to this list? Thanks for making it!

I’ve added quite a few new polymer scientists to this starter pack over the last couple days! Check them out! #chemsky #polymersky

Also, always appreciate the help in finding people! Comment/DM to be added and continue to share :)

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The 2024-2025 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 116 positions.
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Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/

Model-based modular hydrogel design - Nature Reviews Bioengineering Hydrogels are being explored and clinically applied for a variety of biomedical and clinical applications. This Review outlines a model-based modular hydrogel design framework that is application-driv...

My recent Nature Reviews Bioengineering article on iterative design of hydrogels for diverse biomedical applications: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Hydrogel Design - Make better hydrogels. A scientific communication platform for hydrogel design by Nate Richbourg

Hi, reintroducing myself as Bluesky gets more popular. I'm Nate Richbourg, a postdoc in the Peyton lab. I'm currently investigating how protein transport in bone marrow-mimicking biomaterials affects breast cancer dormancy and senescence. I love fundamental hydrogel science! hydrogeldesign.org

Outlook and opportunities for engineered environments of breast cancer dormancy Current approaches to treat dormant cancer are reviewed to provide an outlook for future models of dormancy and relapse.

Check out our new review on engineered models of breast cancer dormancy: doi.org/10.1126/scia...

My lab is recruiting graduate students at all levels for Fall 2024 at Tufts BME. More info about my lab at peytonlab.org and use this link to learn more about Tufts BME and to apply! engineering.tufts.edu/bme/prospect...

Not quite the list approach, but I included a Citation Diversity Statement on a recently submitted scientific review article. Do you think these might have a better chance of improving diversity in science?

Hydrogel Design - Make better hydrogels. A scientific communication platform for hydrogel design by Nate Richbourg

Oh searching Bluesky for "hydrogel" is fascinating. We can do better. Ask me about hydrogels or visit my site, hydrogeldesign.org