I’ve been wondering why I haven’t seen more outrage about this book/movie given the clear unethical Title IX violations. I haven’t read/seen it, but maybe the answer is it’s too absurd to be taken seriously?

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · last wk.

Let's do this! We're watching The Love Hypothesis. Ali Hazelwood doesn't understand how bodies work and this movie doesn't understand how higher ed works. Should be an amazing time. If you want a hint of how bad the higher ed is, just watch this trailer. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xwda...

Fly labs: where is everyone getting their mite paper from? Our supplier says their source has discontinued the product …

The final three #Dros27 plenary speakers are here! 🧬 @shimlab.bsky.social 🪰 @rachelsmithbolton.bsky.social 🔬 Paul Schmidt From stem cells and tissue homeostasis to injury response, evolution, and adaptation, they complete an exciting lineup. 🔗 buff.ly/VviXmNk

absolute fuckers "Trump officials at NIH disclosed the existence of DoD’s efforts only after being pressed for information by House Appropriations Committee Democrats." democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...

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Registration for the Midwest #Drosophila meeting is open. It's a wonderful meeting to see the Midwest community. And Allerton is a beautiful venue ! You'll not regret making the trip 🎉 midwest-drosophila-conf.indiana.edu/index.html

Midwest Drosophila Conference

Join us for the Midwest Drosophila Conference, the perfect small meeting setting to promote interactions among PIs, students, and postdocs. Held each year at the self-contained and historic Allerton P...

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In the Smith-Bolton lab we celebrate funding with cake! So happy we get to survive to continue our science, but also feeling a little survivor’s guilt given so many fabulous labs that have not received similar news.

My Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications from entomologists with research portfolios in which INSECT BIODIVERSITY LOSS is a key element (at the assistant professor level). illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

On August 1, 1931, Harriet Creighton and Barbara McClintock published the first experimental proof that genes are physically located on chromosomes—a discovery that transformed genetics. 1/3🧵

I think this is why many of us with well-scoring NIGMS grants are not getting funded. Word on the street is they ran out of funds and had to stop making awards to those they had intended to fund. So frustrating for those of us who did everything right and put all our eggs in the R35 basket.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So here is the curve... The curve for the current fiscal year is well above any previous fiscal years and is heading toward the level at the end of fiscal year 2025. This will likely result in a 20% reduction in the number of new and competitive renewal grants that could have been funded. 4/4

Don't do any of this.

multi celled morganism@meltedmistress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

basically it was like this

Absolutely thrilled to hood two newly minted PhDs and fantastic scientists last weekend. @felicityhsu.bsky.social @anishbose.bsky.social

New preprint! What happens to the debris when imaginal disc tissue is ablated? Read to find out! First paper from @snigdhamathure.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

PI at the bench! Watch out!

Lab spring potluck last night - my students are as talented in the kitchen as they are at the bench. Cheesy breadsticks by @felicityhsu.bsky.social

I am delighted to announce that Felicity Ting-Yu Hsu defended her brilliant thesis on Myc, Tor, and cell competition in tissue regeneration yesterday! Felicity gives very clear, well illustrated talks! @felicityhsu.bsky.social

Connor Powers @cpowers141.bsky.social explaining his super cool project on lipids in regeneration at Fly Meeting #DROS26

Snigdha Mathure @snigdhamathure.bsky.social did a fantastic job presenting her work on debris clearance and epithelial architecture after imaginal disc damage at Fly Meeting this morning! #DROS26

To the next generation friendships 🥂 @snigdhamathure.bsky.social From #midwestDros meeting to #ADRC26 @rachelsmithbolton.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social #Dros26

This year marked the 43rd installment of the Insect Fear Film Festival, solidifying itself as a unique community event that provides a fun experience for all ages.

Let’s hear it for the bugs - Culture

Wait, wait! Don’t go. I know they can seem creepy. They’re crawly. They’re ooky. But, really, aren’t they just…misunderstood? Insects are extremely important. They’re vital to this world we live in,…

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So excited to be at Fly Meeting in Chicago! Feels like coming home. #DROS26

Coming in at the wire, I now present you the set bracket for the 2026 #RomComBracket. As usual you can obtain a PDF version of the bracket at bit.ly/RCBrackPDF The Letterboxd list will be updated with the appropriate categories and regions.

Does anyone else wait until the weekend to check grant scores? I’m ok with schrodinger’s impact score: simultaneously amazing and awful until you look.

I have seen the cartoon posted by the Illini Republicans. I am not reposting it because once you have seen it you cannot scrub it out of your brain. It is abhorrent, and has been reported to the appropriate university offices. Please know that it is being widely condemned across campus.

Me after two full days of study section.

a little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a park

ALT: a little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a park

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I’d like to highlight @felicityhsu.bsky.social ‘s recently publish work in @dev-journal.bsky.social ! She showed that the regeneration blastema consists of concentric zones of differential growth and translation driven by Myc and Tor. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

I’m on day #2 of this nonsense and it’s refusing to download the PDF … 🤦🏼‍♀️

Abraham Palmer@abepalmer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you are submitting an NIH grant in February, you will be required to use SciENcv to prepare you biosketch. IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.

Final grades submitted!