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Swathi Arur

@swathiarur.bsky.social

Professor. Studies the impact of environmental cues and small RNA pathways on germ cell development and cancer metastasis. Editor @Development, Secretary @GeneticsSocAmer. Views are my own.

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#aECM at #CellBio2025 On Sunday, the Sundaram lab will have 2 posters on #Celegans aECM - boards 223 and 225

06.12.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WormTagDB: A Systematic Survey of Endogenously Tagged Proteins in C. elegans and Roadmap Towards the Tagged Proteome https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.02.691955v1

05.12.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Apply! It's a great experience and you get to meet very cool people. Let me know if you want to know more πŸ§ͺ

02.12.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Development's Pathway to Independence Programme Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...

Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

Spread the word...

www.biologists.com/grants/devel...

03.12.2025 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
University Assistant/Associate Professor in Control Theory and Systems Biology Applications are invited for a University Assistant/Associate Professorship in the broad area of Control Theory and Systems Biology. The successful candidate will join the Control Group

We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28!

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

03.12.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Looking for another 25-35 responses from PCOS patients to give this student at least 50 to analyze in their honors research. We've had no luck with physician/provider responses, it may be too tough out there in 2025, but the patient responses are interesting. #MedSky

02.12.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸŽ‰ Congratulations to Yu Deng, winner of the 2025 Norton B. Gilula Travel Award! Yu is a PhD student from Dr. Peter Devreotes’ lab at @jhu.edu. Be sure to catch Yu’s talk during #CellBio2025!
Read about this year's winners πŸ‘‰ rupress.org/jcb/pages/al...

24.11.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Congratulations to Justus Francis (@justusfrancis.bsky.social), winner of the 2025 Alan Hall Travel Award! Justus is a graduate student in @sc-lab.bsky.social. Be sure to catch Justus’s talk during #CellBio2025!
Read about this year's winners πŸ‘‰ rupress.org/jcb/pages/al...

24.11.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Careers | MSU Jobs

My colleagues in Biological Sciences are searching for a tenure track assistant professor. Info here: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job...

#AcademicJobs #Biology

01.12.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Image of the four speakers for the "Rising Tide of Science Denial", special President's session on Saturday Dec 6 at 1pm:  Kenneth R. Miller, Michael Mann, Paul Offit, and Gale M. Sinatra

Image of the four speakers for the "Rising Tide of Science Denial", special President's session on Saturday Dec 6 at 1pm: Kenneth R. Miller, Michael Mann, Paul Offit, and Gale M. Sinatra

Super excited for the upcoming #cellbio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org meeting in Philadelphia! Check out the Special President's session on "The Rising Tide of Science Denial" on Saturday at 1pm!

02.12.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Distinct S-adenosylmethionine synthases link phosphatidylcholine to mitochondrial function and stress survival - PubMed S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), produced by SAM synthases, is critical for various cellular regulatory pathways and the synthesis of diverse metabolites. Humans and many other organisms express multiple SAM synthases. However, loss of different synthase activity can have distinct phenotypic effects. For …

New paper is out! A super fun collab with @akw-lab.bsky.social We started with a pilot grant from UW Nathan Shock Center, ended up describing how different S-adenosylmethionine synthases (sams) have distinct functional roles

02.12.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

How cool! Congratulations to your and Amy’s group!!

02.12.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#FREECOURSE-announcement
Want to learn about microRNA annotation and differential expression analyses? Within the Oslo Bioinformatics week 2025, we will be teaching a two-day course on the 9th and 10th of December at the University of Oslo. 1/2

25.11.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Don't miss your chance to contribute to Development's next special issue, which takes a non-cell-centric approach to devbio, stem cells & regeneration. We hope to capture papers that discuss how secreted factors, external forces and the shape of spaces instruct development.

#DevSIextracellular

01.09.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Read this inspiring perspectives coauthored by the Worm Resource directors and worm Nobel Laureates! 4 Nobel Prizes and how they were enabled by major NIH-supported research resources (the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, WormBase, and WormAtlas) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

25.11.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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The FlyBoard is happy to announce the call for nominations for the Drosophila Community Service Award. Please submit your nomination by 01/16/2026 by email to: drosophilaserviceaward@gmail.com. Please repost.

20.11.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜‘οΈ GSA Board Elections are openβ€”we're calling our members to make their voice heard!
Help shape the future of our Society by voting for the next Vice President, Treasurer, and three Directors. Cast your ballot by November 30, 2025: buff.ly/TAENAkq

19.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations to you both!!! And to doubling this number!!!!!

14.11.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Development Editor Peter Rugg-Gunn will be attending the upcoming Westlake x Nature Stem Cell 2025 conference, 'Stem cells across the lifespan Embryogenesis | Aging | Therapy,' which starts next week in Hangzhou, China.

Speak to Peter about your next Development paper.

10.11.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 Join us next week, on November 18, at 2 p.m. EST, for a special seminar honoring 2025 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal recipient Joanne Chory. Jennifer Nemhauser reflects on her mentor’s legacyβ€”from plant photobiology to climate solutions.
Register now: buff.ly/oArHihE

10.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Introduction to SDB Choose Development! - 2026
YouTube video by Society for Developmental Biology Introduction to SDB Choose Development! - 2026

Choose Development! An amazing program for undergrads to do research in the summer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Do...

07.11.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black & white picture of Lise Meitner sat on a chair while holding a book. There is a bookcase in the background

A black & white picture of Lise Meitner sat on a chair while holding a book. There is a bookcase in the background

A black & white picture of Marie Curie

A black & white picture of Marie Curie

Nov 7th is the birthday of both Lise Meitner & Marie Curie. Of the 13 chemical elements named directly after real people (not mythological figures) only two are named after women: meitnerium and curium (the latter of which is named in honour of both Marie & her husband) #chemsky πŸ§ͺ

07.11.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳

Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland

Apply by Jan 23 2026 πŸ‘‰ ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

30.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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SCIENTIST – Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program - Toronto (City), Ontario (CA) job with The Hospital for Sick Children - Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program | 12848200 Discovery-based and/or translational research using model organism genetics and/or stem cell and organoid platforms to study paediatric cancer.

Fantastic opportunity at The Hospital for Sick Children. Please repost. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

28.10.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Director of Biology Teaching Labs The Director of Biology Teaching Labs provides leadership and direction in the management of the Biology Department's undergraduate laboratories and will be responsible for the undergraduate laborator...

The UNC Department of Biology is seeking a Director of Biology Teaching Labs, a key leadership role overseeing our undergraduate laboratory program. 1/n
Learn more and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...

27.10.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...

@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"

23.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 24

Anyone looking for an undergrad research assistant this coming summer? I have a truly phenomenal undergrad with expertise in genetic mapping, long read sequencing & bioinformatics who wants experience in another lab before grad school. She has been in our lab for 3 years & writing her first paper!

23.10.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
Faculty Position in Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
We are seeking an outstanding integrative physiologist (broadly
defined) for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) to join
our faculty in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell
Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), UC Davis. Our
department is a highly integrated group of faculty studying molecular,
cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological mechanisms of health
and disease. The candidate should have an active research program
that focuses on interdisciplinary physiology research using state-of-
the-art approaches. We welcome research which diversifies our
expertise, and/or that which complements existing strengths in
gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems as well as developmental biology. Candidates are expected
to expand access to education and provide opportunities in research
for students, trainees, and the community across various life and
professional experiences.
β€’ Candidates must possess a PhD and postdoctoral experience in
physiology or a related field.
β€’ Aptitude/experience in teaching broad-based physiology or
functional anatomy to professional or graduate students.
β€’ Experience with grant writing.
β€’ Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, and a demonstrated ability to work
cooperatively and collegially within a diverse
community.

Faculty Position in Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology We are seeking an outstanding integrative physiologist (broadly defined) for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) to join our faculty in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), UC Davis. Our department is a highly integrated group of faculty studying molecular, cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological mechanisms of health and disease. The candidate should have an active research program that focuses on interdisciplinary physiology research using state-of- the-art approaches. We welcome research which diversifies our expertise, and/or that which complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems as well as developmental biology. Candidates are expected to expand access to education and provide opportunities in research for students, trainees, and the community across various life and professional experiences. β€’ Candidates must possess a PhD and postdoctoral experience in physiology or a related field. β€’ Aptitude/experience in teaching broad-based physiology or functional anatomy to professional or graduate students. β€’ Experience with grant writing. β€’ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse community.

Sunrise at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Sunrise at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Sunrise in Davis CA

Sunrise in Davis CA

Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social

22.10.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 10
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PhD Student Recruitment 2026 - OPEN | CRUK Manchester Institute We are pleased to announce seven exciting postgraduate opportunities within the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute for new PhD Students to start in 2026

We have exciting research projects led by group leaders including @jloke1.bsky.social, @giampazolias.bsky.social, @turajliclab.bsky.social, @sylvaindelaunay.bsky.social and @santiagozelenay.bsky.social

See full details of all #PhD opportunities here:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/phd-student-...

17.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Careers | Arcadia Science Evolve with Arcadia.

We have a bunch of new job ads out @arcadiascience.com. If you haven’t checked them out, take a look!

www.arcadiascience.com/careers

16.10.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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