BME UNITE @bmeunite.bsky.social is launching Year 5 of our Future Faculty Program! BME Faculty candidates from marginalized groups on the job market - apply here by July 11th to present your work and receive mentorship to successfully navigate the academic job market: forms.gle/sVto2GRQauNA...
AIMBE has launched our new Citizen Advocate for Science Letter: takeaction.io/aimbe/scienc...
We ask the broader scientific community to widely share this letter (✍️ <1 minute) with friends, family, and other concerned citizens to urge their elected officials to protect biomedical research funding 👇
Are you interested in synthetic and systems biology approaches to study #spatiotemporal processes in cancer? Join NCI for virtual workshops on May 13, 15, & 20 (next week!) from 12:00–4:30 PM ET:
registration: events.cancer.gov/nci/syntheti...
#SynSysBio4SpatialCancerResearch
As someone directly affected by this, let me be clear:
I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.
I honestly can’t stop thinking about this RFK speech. A lot of the outrage around it is focused on pointing out that it’s not true.
But so fucking what if it was? Do people whose bodies don’t work not deserve to exist in society? If all these things were true for a person are they less worthy?
Teamwork makes the dreamwork by amazing co-first authors #ColleenO'Connor, Ph.D. and @fanzzzz.bsky.social and collabs @danielawitten.bsky.social n.bsky.social @lizwaynephd.bsky.social sky.social @coledeforest.bsky.social.bsky.social. Thx @sheilachari.bsky.social for constructive review (4/4).
Read more in lay write-up here from @uwiscrm.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social (3/4):
iscrm.uw.edu/new-platform...
Before we tissue engineers used to ask, what biomaterial is best for in vivo grafting? What cells types are needed for tissue function? Now we can do in vivo studies to address such questions rapidly. Expts that before took >2 yrs and 100's of mice now take 1 month and 8 mice (2/4).
Taking a breath w new paper announcement. Bioprinted platform for parallelized screening of engineered tissue formulations in mice (1/4).
See paper in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SFB is always with so much fun! Gave my first talk on my postdoc work at #SFB2025, modulated a session, got 1st place in postdoc recognition award (really grateful for the opportunity and support) and first-time talking in a huge grand ballroom😂, and reunited with my lovely PhD lab!
‘With the current turmoil, China could surpass the U.S. in the near future,’ Nobel Prize winner David Baker warns
www.wsj.com/articles/bio...
If you are attending #SFB, please consider joining our Biomaterials Network Meeting!
Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.
It is important at this pivotal moment to @standupforscience.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF:
On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone.
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
“freedom”
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
I'm going to Stand Up for Science 2025 in Seattle. Seattle friends, come join! Fri March 7. Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. 305 Harrison Street, Seattle. 12-3pm PST.
#FundScience
If you’re queer, you’re here, but also there in DHS’s surveillance
www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
My wife won this round
I have seen first hand the impact of @brianaguado.bsky.social’s CZI award. We had the freedom to start our in person #LatinXinBME symposia because we know Brian had committed CZI funds for this purpose. Thank you for sharing your story, Brian!
My statement regarding the decision to drop the second round of the CZI Science Diversity Leadership Award funding opportunity:
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Let’s go!
We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...
Wondered who they might pick. Did this fun little exercise on ChatGPT 4o. (2/2)
"Hammond believes...that NSF would do better to rely on artificial intelligence to pick the best proposals." (1/2)
www.science.org/content/arti...
Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
