Andrew Kennard

It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

Any labs out there looking to hire a postbac/technician? I’ve got a an eager, kind, trustworthy team-player of a student looking for more research experience to prep for PhD programs. He’s been an important member of the Q-lab, presented at ASCB, contributed to a pub, & soon will be submit another.

Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained “Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people

Five years after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines started, it seems the mystery of why the Astra-Zeneca and J&J vaccines led to a rare but deadly side effect of unusual blood clots and bleeding has finally been solved. 

It's a fascinating case of molecular mimicry that may help make vaccine safer.🧪

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

Spindles lacking Ase1 adapt more resiliently to compressive force from the nuclear envelope than normal spindles.

Taylor proudly holds a troll doll named Thelonius she has adopted as a lab mascot, along with a copy of her preprint!

Final model figure of our manuscript indicates that compression force from the nuclear envelope regulates spindle biochemistry.

We've got a new preprint posted, you can read all about it (and see a picture of our recently adopted lab mascot) here: eltinglab.github.io/news/taylorB...

The bottom line of this work is that we reveal new ways that S. pombe spindle biochemistry is regulated by force from the nuclear envelope.

Tagging @ajkennard.bsky.social to make sure he gets his proper credit! Sharing a similar handle I’ve become a long-distance admirer of his work 😂

The beauty that DEEPSPACE can do! Thanks to @jotlovell.bsky.social

If you want to read more about it, here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

What an ingenious idea! Very cool paper. I also appreciate learning about other techniques for brighter and more consistent Exam (eg GMA).

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Found the unbroken link:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon

Anyone else on macOS #Tahoe (26.2) notice today that your Logitech mouse/hardware stopped working as expected? #Logitech pushed out a broken #LogiOptionsPlus update. To fix, reinstall version 1.44.415778 (link below from LogiTech) and TURN OFF AUTO UPDATES. 1/2
download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/...

Our paper describing the development of ShapeSpaceExplorer is now out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... The software and documentation is available here: github.com/cmcb-warwick... Explainer thread below.

Anyone running a genomic CURE want to collaborate with Dr Abbey to sequence blue beans?

Finally, we’ve solved a long-standing mystery: what tintinnid shells are actually made of:
A new class of biomaterial formed by remarkable structural proteins unique to tintinnids.
A major milestone after 3 years of work! Read about it in our preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...
#ProtistsOnSky

Tbh my only experience with raveling: numpy.org/doc/stable/r...

The main project of my postdoc with @spo11rulz.bsky.social is now available on bioRxiv! By systematically integrating structural information with molecular evolution analyses, we gained new fascinating insights into the evolution of key meiotic recombination proteins: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Evolutionary cell biology comes of age Summary: This Perspective discusses how the discipline of evolutionary cell biology, by integrating evolutionary theory, comparative physiology and modern molecular approaches, works to understand how...

Thanks @jcellsci.bsky.social for this opportunity to contribute to your centenary collection with our take on the state of the field - 10 years after its modern reincarnation 🧪🌍

W/ @alebenoit.bsky.social @eelcotromer.bsky.social @fritzlaylin.bsky.social

journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act is being introduced on Wednesday. And, Justice Kavanaugh still isn't saying if he's having second thoughts on his September opinion.

No, Justice Kavanaugh, it's not the "interim" docket.

Yes, Justice Kavanaugh, I would like you to answer for the consequences of your votes — especially when those consequences come from a vote on what you claim is the "interim" docket.

No, you don't have to answer.

Yes, I'll keep asking.

Absolutely thrilled to share the latest work from my lab focused on the variation and evolution of human centromeres among global populations! We assembled 2,110 human centromeres, identifying 226 new major haplotypes and 1,870 α-satellite HOR variants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I had a great time writing this dispatch @currentbiology.bsky.social about Jacob Suissa's recent paper on the link between fern phyllotaxis and vascular architecture. "Evo–devo: Ferns flourished due to developmental covariance between leaves and vasculature"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mH793QW8S...

Schedule of speakers for the Endoplasmic Reticulum Minisymposium speakers on Dec 10 9-11 AM at the Cell Bio 2025 conference.

If you're at #CellBio2025, please join us tomorrow at 9AM in Room 122 for a fantastic speaker lineup at the #EndoplasmicReticulum Minisymposium!

Immediately following our session will be the keynote presentations by Eva Nogales & Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz!

@ascbiology.bsky.social

Our story on the kinetochore composition of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila is out now on bioRxiv! We find surprisingly many orthologs of conventional kinetochore components, but also components that have very different evolutionary origins. A 🧵 (1/11)

Check it out here: tinyurl.com/4ectm9x4

Excited to host this session on Wednesday with these lovely ladies and some new friends that we made as well! Come check out the amazing talks that were selected!

Interested in cell adhesion, evolution of multicellularity, or developing tools for emerging marine models?

My lab at UM is hiring a postdoc, and the application is now open:
🔗 tinyurl.com/28jvu4aa

If you know anyone looking for a postdoc, please pass this along!

Attending #CellBio2025? Come join the Signaling Squad at our mini symposium on “Spatiotemporal Control of Cell Signaling Across Scales” in Room 120 from 9-11 am!

I’m not saying we’re the best because there are so many great sessions, but it may be a save the best for last situation 😉

I'll be sharing my work on how cells know when to make missing structures at #cellbio2025 today! Come check out my poster (B406) and my talk in the Evolutionary Cell Bio mini symposium session which starts at 4pm.

Thank you for coming to our session yesterday!
We had a blast and we hope you enjoyed the talks!
Big thanks to our speakers for showcasing what physical based thinking can bring to biological problems at all scales!
See you all next year 😉

This would have been a game changer when I was doing microscopy and I suspect will be for lots of people now. Flexible control of commercial microscope systems!

Also if you know me I'm often not a fan of cutesy names for software, but "diss track" is 💯

Pleased to say that Jonas Hartmann (bs-less) and I have finally released DySTrack (“diss track”) - Dynamic Sample Tracking.

It’s a Python-based, modular tool that brings smart microscopy to everyday imaging on commercial systems.

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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