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Abby Dernburg

@adernburg.bsky.social

Chromosomophile, Cal alumna and faculty member, mom, AirBnBeekeeper, #Meiosis4Eva

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MaizeGDB@maizegdb.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are deeply saddened to share that Michael Freeling passed away on 7/20/2026 after a year-long battle with cancer. Our deepest condolences go to his family, friends, colleagues, and the many students he inspired. We will share additional memorial information soon.

We are very sorry to share the sad news that Michael Freeling passed away on 7/20/2026 after a year long battle with esophageal cancer. Mike was a long-time faculty member in the Plant and Microbiology Department at University of California-Berkeley, a groundbreaking plant geneticist, and an inspiring teacher and mentor to over two dozen Ph.D. students, four dozen postdocs, and countless undergraduates. He was best known for pioneering work on maize anaerobic metabolism and gene regulation, transposon biology, developmental genetics of the maize ligule, and the discovery of biased gene retention following whole-genome duplications in plants. Mike was hired by UC-Berkeley as an assistant professor straight out of graduate school in 1973, and he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1979 and to full professor in 1984. He was selected as a Guggenheim Fellow in 1980, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1994, and won the McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies in 2017. Mike taught genetics, comparative genomics and scientific reasoning to our graduate students, and he also taught a popular genetics course for non-majors that had various titles over the years but was affectionately known as “Genetics for Poets.” Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and many colleagues.
Abby Dernburg@adernburg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As of today (6/17), 28,000+ peeps have commented on the proposed OMB Regulation. YAY! But also… it’s a teeny tiny fraction of the people whose jobs and lives will be made more difficult/impossible by this proposed Regulation. Not just scientists! ( 🧵 1/n)...

Abby Dernburg@adernburg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just submitted my comments to the docket on the Proposed OMB Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034). Have you submitted yours? Do it soon! For a useful guide, see www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

Abby Dernburg@adernburg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just submitted my comments to the docket on the Proposed OMB Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034). Have you submitted yours? Do it soon! For a useful guide, see www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Stand Up for Science Foundation

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Reese Richardson@reeserichardson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)

Mark Histed@markhisted.org · 4mo ago

“It wasn’t only that America was a big, dynamic country with many world-class research institutions. It was that here, unlike so many other places, differences of opinion were encouraged, and the prevailing ethos was to let the best ideas win.” Compelling article, must-read. 🧪

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"All of these things frighten me, and they should frighten you as well. I made the decision to create a life for myself here, because I viewed this as a place that rewarded determination, hard work, and integrity. It still has a chance to be that place again." open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...

Abby Dernburg@adernburg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Have you served on an NIH study section (or thought about serving)? Did you know that that the small perk of being able to submit your own applications after the deadline has largely been revoked? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-26-064: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH

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Phil Plait@philplait.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Great news! Physics Girl is making videos again! Bad news: Attacks on science are so bad I need to talk at a rally on Saturday. Interesting news: We need to find more near-Earth asteroids. And it's all here! badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/standing-u... 🔭 🧪

Standing up for Science rally, Physics Girl is back, and we need to find more asteroids

I’m angry about anti-science attacks, Dianna Cowern has made a new video, and a graph shows why we need to look for near-Earth asteroids

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Al-Sady lab@al-sadylab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are starting Bay Area Chromatin Club up again in 2026! Fist event March 5th at UCSF Mission Bay! Details and registration HERE: If you like to nominate a person for a talk- DM me. It's been a great experience in the past. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Bay Area Chromatin Club - In Person Symposium: March 5, 2026

The Chromatin Club Bay Area was founded to foster a scientific community between academic and industry members in and around the Bay Area.

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Dana Stevens@thehighsign.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My first post for Round 3 of Slate Movie Club was written the day after the news of Rob & Michele Reiner's deaths. So I knew it would be published two weeks after that "news cycle" (ugh) was over, but I couldn't not write about all his work meant to me & to so many others. slate.com/culture/2025...

With Rob Reiner Dies a Whole Tradition of Hollywood Filmmaking

Everyone’s remembering his acting, directing, and activism. But another part of his career was just as important.

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦@merz.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The utterly fucked thing about this is that if any of that happens it's because of basic life science research investments (currently being gutted), not because of large language models. Dario Amodei can eat shit and then do whatever it is that Bluesky would ban me for saying

60 Minutes@60minutes.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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...

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...

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