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This study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine; the journal is NOT retracting it just because of political pressure from the world's most extreme & dangerous anti-vaxx activist

The lead author, Anders Peter Hviid, says "I have not been targeted by a political figurehead in this way before"

I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.

The UI Department of Biology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in genetics, beginning in the academic year 2026. Review of applicants will begin on November 1, 2025. For more information about the position and to apply, please visit: jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

I think a good rule of thumb is to spend at least as much time thinking about your data as you did obtaining it. It's common for people to spend a lot less time thinking than doing which gives rise to all kinds of problems.

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Our latest work, in collaboration with the terrific @kashishsingh.bsky.social in the Carter lab @mrclmb.bsky.social is out. So proud of this study and everyone involved...

I am deeply grateful to @ASCBiology and truly humbled by this recognition of my research through the Postdoctoral Porter Prize for Research Excellence. Congratulations to all the awardees!

Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

American Society for Cell Biology newsletter piece about the grant termination lawsuit and SCOTUS.

www.ascb.org/society-news...

Picture of Sarah plus Sarah Cohen, University of North Carolina WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research Presented to a woman or non-binary person in an early stage of their career (within seven years of appointment to an independent position at the nomination deadline) who is making exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology, is developing a strong independent research program, and exhibits the potential for continuing at a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership.

Big congrats to UNC's @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social , winner of the @ascbiology.bsky.social's WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research. Sarah's work on organelle contact sites has helped revolutionize the field. 🧪
www.ascb.org/society-news...

Picture of Kristen Verhey, University of Michigan Sandra Masur Senior Leadership Award Presented to a scientist at a later career stage (generally full professor or equivalent) whose outstanding scientific achievements are coupled with a record of active leadership in mentoring women and individuals from underrepresented groups in their scientific careers.

Congrats to Kristen Verhey ‪@kjverhey1.bsky.social‬, winner of
@ascbiology.bsky.social's Sandra Masur Senior Leadership Award. She combines remarkable scientific insight into molecular motors with leadership and mentoring in cell biology 🧪
www.ascb.org/society-news...

This is just the decision to send the paper for review or not. For it to take 2 weeks is really unfair.

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"[Our] journals provide a rapid and informed assessment by expert scientific editors (on average, within 4 days)."

Friends, it will be 2 weeks tomorrow. 😢

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$70 shipping and $50 handling? C’mon. I’m ordering from one vendor now and it was similar with another vendor yesterday; both companies synthesize gene fragments/probes

SMH

Glad to see the update to the @wsj.com article that the plan to cancel billions in funding was cancelled. But, this science funding whiplash sure is exhausting! Keep speaking up, it is working 💪🏽

Best wishes to you. Hope you can eat well soon

Our lab is looking to recruit a new postdoc to join our team. You can visit us at leritlab.org to learn more and submit applications here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/149999/... (or scan the QR in the ad below!) Review will commence in early August.

Image shows a fluorescence micrograph of two, age-matched Drosophila larval brains. The brain on the left is from the WT control, and the brain on the right is from an orb2 null mutant. The orb2 mutant brain is much smaller than the control. These brains were stained for DAPI to measure the volume of the optic lobes (dashed area).

A new preprint! The CPEB ortholog Orb2 regulates brain size through the TRIM-NHL RNA-binding protein, Brain tumor

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We examined how an imbalance in neurodevelopment can cause brain growth disorders, like microcephaly. Congrats to grad student Taylor & the whole team!

What are Republicans afraid of? Why won't they hear the truth about Trump's unfit nominee, Emil Bove?

Americans deserve the truth.

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New PI level unlocked: submitting a manuscript and a grant AT THE SAME TIME!

While the pdf conversion wheel spins, I’m writing supporting documents and uploading them to the funding portal.

Congrats to graduate student Anna who was selected for the BDCI training grant! 🥳

Anna will work on studying centrosomes in disease models.

Nature: US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

DO NOT GIVE UP!

Our advocacy is working.

A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF.

Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️

We will start reviewing applications for this research technician position next week. If you’re thinking of applying, I encourage you to submit this week.

I am awaiting SOM approval for a postdoc hire and hope to advertise that position soon - stay tuned!

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.

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The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil

Thanks Mark! 🥰

In this light microscopy image of dividing cells within a Drosophila embryo, multiple centrosomes are labeled in cyan. Each centrosome is surrounded by a concentration of orange fluorescent dots, showing the localization of a model mRNA via single molecule detection.

Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...

Artwork of six different colorful birds with pride flag bunting

Hi there 🦆 I’m a PhD student in biology and sometimes I draw. Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈

The two designs of the Node coasters. Image credits: Evan Bardot (mouse embryo) and Gonzalo Aparicio (zebrafish retina). Text reads: Visit The Company of Biologists booth at SDB 2025 to pick up some free goodies from us and find out about joining the Node Network. Email: thenode@biologists.com. X: @the_Node. Bluesky: @the-node.bsky.social

Attending #2025SDB #2025ICDB this week?

Visit the @biologists.bsky.social booth (#4) to find out about writing for the Node, join the Node Network and pick up @dev-journal.bsky.social article collections, posters and the Node coasters (image credits: @ebardot.bsky.social & @gaparicio.bsky.social‬)!

About an hour until parade start time in D.C., and there are plenty of prime viewing spots wide open, particularly toward the beginning of the route.