Xin Jin

Actively hiring! Video made by Sora-2 but the job post is 100% real.

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And to my Freeman Hrabowski Scholar cohort: what an inspiring group to be part of. Every talk was effortlessly pitch-perfect, and your brilliance gives the most healthy dosage and best kind of imposter-syndrome fuel #FHS25Strong

First time bringing my fantastic students to the HHMI Science Meeting and they absolutely shined at the session! ✨ It remains one of the most stimulating mtg — I’m science-starstruck every 10 min. We’re grateful for the chance to spark new collaborations that will take our technologies further

A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died - News A. James Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear's cochlea, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. A pioneering scientist and dedicated mentor, he was the university's F.M. ...

We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social) has written a thread on Mastodon about the impact of the federal grant freeze to UCLA, particularly to his own field of Mathematics. UCLA's IPAM (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics) could shut down entirely

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Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Senate appropriators approve Labor-HHS bill with NIH bump The vote and lawmaker comments show that most senators aren't going along with the White House's proposed 40% budget cut to NIH.

BIG NEWS:

“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”

Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!

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Science and innovation drive every breakthrough. On 7/21, a nation-wide campaign kicks off to honor Apollo 11’s legacy -- tell Congress NO to research‑funding cuts. Speak up here: ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org

#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Yaaaasss!!

Working link here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thanks Debby! see you soon!!

Thank you Alex!

Thanks Sebastian!! Hope you are well, it's been awhile!

Hi-Five 🥂 Thank you Ishmail for your help rehearsing my talk - you are such an inspiration. Would love to work together!!

Thanks Piali!

Thanks Navin!

Thanks George!

Thanks Karl!!!!

Thanks Sonya! we should get coffee (or stronger drinks) :)

Thansk Marla! see you soon I hope?

Thanks Lena - long time, we need to catch up!!

thanks Joaquin!!

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Thanks Seth! Means a lot to me

Thanks Flora! Long time - catch up needed - and your lab is looking awesome!!

Thanks Cedric - your knowledgeable and expansive tweets on new papers have been inspiring along this journey!

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

Honored to be an HHMI FHS! Grateful to brilliant colleagues who push me to think deeply, and to my students whose curiosity & energy make the lab a joy.

My grad advisor said in genetic screens, you don’t get what you want—you get what you deserve. Hope we are deserving

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Congratulations to the 2025 McKnight cohort!