We set out to map what #RNA binds to immune receptor #MDA5 during #virus infection. Our findings were unexpected: rather than viral, it was host RNA! Excited (translate: frankly, knackered) to share our paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Immunology! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵👇

HIRING: Staff Scientist @ NeRD Lab at Boston Children's Hospital. Come join a powerhouse lab of 14 remarkable women. Looking for someone who loves neurodevelopment, sleep, & psychopathology, thrives on collaboration, & is excited to become the scientific backbone of our lab. tinyurl.com/mveskh4p

🚨Job Alert!🚨 Assistant/Associate Professor of Human Communication and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Come join us here in Silicorn Valley! Deadline Sept. 15. #AcademicSky #AcademicJobs illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Ad forthcoming, but I am hiring for a postdoc or staff scientist to advance related investigations of the virus-host conflict. This position is ~80-100% computational, but with opportunities for experimental work if desired. If interested, shoot me an email with your CV! Reposts appreciated! 15/15

Sequential kidney biopsies is quite an undertaking 😱. How awesome that there were volunteers willing to participate! Side note: should I be on SGLT2 inhibitors 🤔… #T1D

Waggoner Lab@labwaggoner.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sequential kidney biopsies reveal that SGLT2 inhibitors reverse metabolic and inflammatory kidney dysregulation in youth with T1D www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hi all, putting feelers out: folks looking for a job ASAP in the 🇬🇧 in Cornwall, or willing to move? Collaborating group hiring a couple roles with skills in any of: - insect injections (incl. gene edits) - machine learning for image analysis - experience with 🦋 a plus! Can email me at link below.

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 3w ago

13. Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well.

The #buechlerlab is looking for #postdoc(s) to study how #fibroblasts control #inflammation and #immunity. Please see below and reach out if you are interested~ www.buechlerlab.com

Cool!!!

BatResearch - A.Prof. Aaron Irving@batresearch.bsky.social · 4w ago

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Biomni is amazing, but I am missing a critical point from the discussion: What is the long-term influence of these tools on trainees? Will trainees ever become experts if they never do the work? Autonomous biomedical research with an artificial intelligence agent www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Autonomous biomedical research with an artificial intelligence agent

Biomedical research is increasingly constrained by repetitive, fragmented workflows that slow discovery. We introduce Biomni, a general-purpose biomedical artificial intelligence agent that autonomous...

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The stuff nightmares are made of 🐍

Science Magazine@science.org · 4w ago

In 2016, video captured invasive tree snakes in Guam climbing to reach their feathered prey—with a never-before-seen lassolike gripping technique. Learn more on #WorldSnakeDay: https://scim.ag/4hbb0Zy

I see the same with students using #AI to write their Honours/Masters thesis. It may be less work for them to produce a (often mediocre) document, but it MORE work for me to assess it... AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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Great opportunity! We’re looking to hire a Platform Manager to lead the decelopment and operations of the @ircm.bsky.social RNA Therapeutics core facility. If you have solid expertise in #RNA biology, particularly in methodologies to synthesize and purify oligonucleotides, mRNA and LNPs, apply now!

***Screaming into the void*** Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

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Hi all! I’m looking for a full-time RA / lab manager (start date: late Aug or Sept, 1 year of funding guaranteed). Ideal candidate is a recent grad w/ relevant research experience. App review has begun, so if you’re interested, please apply here ASAP, by 7/12! Thx! phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...

“Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping?” Speaks to my soul. I have pondered this exact question many times…. 🥲🧫🧬🥼🧪

Adrian Liston@labliston.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can you actually get mega-rich through a career in science? Is biohacking in a DIY lab a sensible option? Why is there a cat playing chess? Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping? These questions and more are answered!

Please share 🚨 We have a postdoc position open on avian influenza virus tracking and genomics across natural to develop an early-warning system to protect human and animal health hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

That’s pretty cool!

Alexey Amunts@amunts.bsky.social · last mo.

RNA can build. A short RNA self-assembles into a 60-subunit icosahedral cage like a viral capsid, but made entirely of RNA. The striking preprint also reveals a 57-nt RNA filament at ~2.7 Å. Congratulations, Lin Huang and colleagues! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Please RT - We are looking for someone who wants to establish and lead a cutting-edge neuroimaging center at Northwestern, working closely with multiple labs, including my own, in neuroscience research broadly construed. If you are curious, dm me and I'm happy to answer questions

Rodrigo Braga@rodbraga.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are hiring an Associate or Full Professor to lead the neuroimaging research program at Northwestern's Center for Translational Imaging in the Department of Radiology careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...

A new group dedicated to evolutionary ecology! This is an opportunity to have a permanent community space for the field, as well as ensure regular conferences like #ExE2026. But it needs your help 👇

BES Evolutionary Ecology Group@bes-evolecol.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re now looking for evolutionary ecologists to join our committee to build #ExE2026 into the start of something great, not just a one-off. Details here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/evol...

Outrageous!!!!!! www.genomeweb.com/business-new... (note: behind paywall but accessible for anyone who makes an account with an institute email)

Thermo Fisher's Response to Antibody Image Controversy Sparks Outcry From Researchers

Researchers have identified over 460 "problematic" Western blot images in Thermo Fisher's online antibody catalog, while the company denies any wrongdoing.

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It’s always a pleasure to walk through @monashuniversity.bsky.social Clayton campus and experience the stunning gardens. At times it’s like walking through a forest! I am also lowkey obsessed with banksias and they have so many in bloom! #banksia

Can’t wait to present at this online workshop on #sciencecommunication I have a lot to say about crafting and delivering a good presentation! Honestly though folks, maybe don’t give me a soapbox… well, we’ll see!

Victorian Infection and Immunity Network@theviin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking to improve your conference abstracts and presentations? join us for 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙: 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 1/7/26 10am–12pm Registrations close 5pm Friday 26/6. lnkd.in/gYBsvWz3 @faolivier.bsky.social @duckswabber.bsky.social @drnatsampaio.bsky.social

Come join the new Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design as a group leader Cool science in a great scientific environment in wonderful and very family friendly Copenhagen There are two positions that can either be at TT assistant or associate prof level employment.ku.dk/tenure-track...

Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of De novo Protein Design

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design at the University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint two new group leaders in de novo protein design from 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. These positions will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level and associated with the Department of Biology (Faculty of Science) or the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences).

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀@mackayim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If the infection is in a bird, IMO, it's not a "case". If the Doctor providing the diagnosis is also avian, then it can be called a case. Otherwise it's just an infected animal. Keep cases for human infections.

Calling all students with a research interest in any area of infection/immunity! We're looking for great science writing. The Robin Weiss Prize is to commemorate an inspirational, creative scientist who was highly gifted in writing accessible, readable science. Details here: lnkd.in/eYAHHkT7

As promised: We have an open 2-year postdoc position in my lab at HHU Düsseldorf, starting September 2026. Come join us and help pioneering structural biology of fungal GPCRs! More about the lab: altegoerlab.de Apply here: karriere.hhu.de/index.php?ac... Please share with interested candidates!

Postdoc (m/f/d) structural biology of fungal G-Protein coupled receptors

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Altegoerlab@faltegoer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We just received funding for a 2yr postdoc position on cryoEM of fungal gpcrs. Official call will open soon. Contact me if you‘re interested!

📢 We are looking for a Junior Group Leader to join us at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Having joined the department just over a year ago, I can honestly say that it is an exceptionally stimulating and supportive scientific environment, filled with outstanding colleagues — all in the heart of Paris.

We're looking for a new director for JCSMR jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/directo..., home of the Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation, the Centre for Personalised Medicine, and much more awesome science

Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level E Terms: Full time, Fixed term up to 5 years The Australian National University (ANU) is seeking to appoint an outstanding Director, John Curtin School of Medical Resear...

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My lab is currently recruiting 2(!!) postdocs in RNA structural biology/biochemistry! Full details can be found below and on our website (sites.lsa.umich.edu/keane-lab/op...).