Karen Fleming

Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.

This is a legitimate big deal. This shows how courage is rewarded.

Also, no one should ever use the other nine again.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

MAGA watching 20 more $5 million missiles launch while they start a GoFundMe to buy paper towels and toothpaste.

75 years ago, the 22nd Amendment was ratified.

It’s a good day to remember what the 22nd Amendment ratified: that presidents are limited to TWO terms in office.

No exceptions.

I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both

congresscalllist.com

51 children dead. Each one a universe.

For whoever needs this, even though it sounds similar, Transgenic mice are <not> transgender.

Almost half of the session themes for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social meeting came from member submissions. So feel free to suggest ideas every year!

A poster for the Stand Up for Science event in Pittsburgh.

Getting ready for a week from tomorrow!

Find an event near you: www.standupforscience.net/march7

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National day of action. Save science. protect health. defend democracy. March 7th. Washington dc and nationwide! standupforscience.net/march7

Hey @hcrichardson.bsky.social! Can you help us get the word out about our SECOND National Day of Action on March 7th??

#standupforscience

And that’s a wrap for #BPS2026. I hope you will all join me in Philadelphia next year for #BPS2027. We’re going to have a great program!

#SheLeads Voila the presidents of the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social and the @proteinsociety.bsky.social

President Ribbon

Whoo hoo!! What an honor and a pleasure to add a new ribbon at the #BPS2026 this morning!
@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

YouTube video by WebsEdgeScience Where Biophysics Goes Next

Watch as incoming @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social President @karenfleming.bsky.social, from @jhu.edu, joins Biophysical Society TV to talk about the future of the field & what the Society hopes to accomplish in the coming year. #bps2026 youtu.be/pCIZqxFh2tI

I had a great time talking about the importance of storytelling our science at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social President’s Symposium today! Always extra fun with my little fan club tags along 🩷

President’s Symposium: Communicating the value in a Changing World poster featuring Jeremy Berg, Daniel Cohen, Sean Decatur, Theanne Griffith, and Holden Thorp.

Great session at the Biophysical Society meeting starting with me talking about all this [Waves arms wildly] and leading to inspiring talks from skilled science communicators about engaging the public about the processes of science.

Good questions and discussion.

MARCH 7th, WASHINGTON D.C. and nationwide! TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY! CHECKLIST: REGISTER TO HOST LOCAL RALLY SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT YOUR LOCAL RALLY LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR LOCAL RALLY DONATE TO FUEL THE FIGHT FOR SCIENCE! ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE AT: standupforscience.net/march7

SCIENCE FIGHTERS! We need YOU to rally with us on March 7th in Washington D.C. or at your local rally! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to learn more!

#March7
#rally
#standupforscience
#science
#savescience

Connect with your peers and compare notes at the PI to PI Mixer! 4-6 PM in Esplanade 159/160 of the Moscone Center #bps2026

Really cool talk on the power of storytelling from @doctheagrif.bsky.social at #bps2026. I can't wait to try out her storytelling strategies and check out her stories!

Got email from grad student requesting something. Addresses me by first name. I reply and put her in touch with a man who works for me. She replies to both of us and addresses me by first name and bim as Dr. x. Don’t do this, kids

My quote of the day

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.

Jeremy Irons

#CPOW sponsored PI to PI mixer today at #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

Hello San Francisco!! Who else is in town for the Biophysical Society meeting?? #bps2026
@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there

Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa

The defense "Befehl ist befehl" (An order is an order) was rejected at Nuremberg...

“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26

“He Was a Good Man” The federal government murders another American citizen

The federal government murders another American citizen.

Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)

Vibrant color portrait of Jane S. Richardson, the visionary biophysicist and artist who revolutionized structural biology with her invention of ribbon diagrams. She gazes warmly at the camera with a bright, knowing smile that radiates quiet brilliance and decades of curiosity. Her silver-blonde hair woven with gentle waves. Large, elegant dangling earrings catch the light, and she wears a richly patterned brown blouse embroidered with intricate turquoise paisley motifs and delicate beadwork that echoes the molecular elegance she has spent her life depicting. Behind her floats a luminous, dreamlike backdrop of glowing molecular structures--interlocking hexagonal and ribbon-like forms in electric blues, teals, and greens--blending science and art in a single, living canvas.

Hand-drawn and hand-colored (by Jane Richardson) scientific artwork known as a Richardson ribbon diagram (or “ribbon model”), one of the iconic visual inventions of Jane Richardson that transformed the way we see and understand protein structures. A graceful, three-dimensional tangle of protein backbone ribbons twists and spirals through space, rendered in soft pencil lines and luminous watercolor hues. Smooth golden-brown coils represent α-helices that curl like elegant ribbons, while broad teal-green arrows trace the flat, pleated strands of β-sheets slicing through the molecule with directional purpose. Thin, looping golden threads connect the secondary structures, creating a delicate, almost dance-like choreography of biology’s hidden architecture. The entire form is framed by a simple olive-green mat and dark border, giving the drawing the quiet dignity of both fine art and precise scientific illustration—a timeless bridge between molecular reality and human imagination.

Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941

+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012

#WomenInSTEM

Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of MAGA cultists are abandoning ship over the 2nd Amendment issues surrounding the murder of Alex Pretti?