Francesca Cole
@francescacole.bsky.social
I study meiosis - how chromosomes segregate into sperm and eggs All opinions are my own Science, food, and cocktails
Congratulations to @lacefieldlab.bsky.social and all the other @aaas.org Fellows! 🥳 geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/so...
Soni Lacefield Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (…
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It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏
Horrible news - The Adolescent Medicine Trials Networks for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) funded by the NIH has just been terminated. Stopping a clinical trial mid-course like this is insane. www.nichd.nih.gov/research/sup...
Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN)
OverviewTopic AreasMore InformationOverviewATN is the only multicenter research network in the United States devoted to the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults living with or at risk...
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
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Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
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PhD students, postdocs and early-career faculty members of the C. elegans community - Do sign up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Mentee sign-up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
The 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to graduate students, postdocs, and faculty at any career stage. This survey collects information to help the committee (a) identify the most appropr...
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So happy to join the dream dean team at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences!
Alejandro Aballay, PhD@aaballay.bsky.social · last yr.We are pleased to welcome MD Anderson Cancer Center scientist and educator Francesca Cole, PhD, as our new associate dean for academic affairs! She is pictured fourth from left in the Cole Laboratory. Read more at go.uth.edu/FrancescaCole-AssociateDean-AcademicAffairs @francescacole.bsky.social
Stand Up For Science next Friday (3/7)! In 2024, Georgia institutions received just over $1 billion in funding and had more than $30 billion in economic impact in GA. That's a PHENOMENAL return for tax payers- let's share that news!
A tribute to my friend R. Scott Hawley: biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
R. Scott Hawley: A Pioneer in Genetics and Mentor to Many - PLOS Biologue
Authors: Gregory P. Copenhaver, Monica Colaiácovo, Giovanni Bosco, Julia Squarr We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. R. Scott Hawley…
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Important to note that the pause applies only in the 22 suing states. That means the rest of the country is still subject to the 15-percent cap.
Could be an interesting opportunity to build a red/blue state coalition?
Megan Zahneis@mzahneis.bsky.social · last yr.Important to note that the pause applies only in the 22 suing states. That means the rest of the country is still subject to the 15-percent cap.
We are encouraging -Wackiness -Scrappiness -FOCUS on people who DO NOT GET ANY SCIENCE. Not schools. -Ensuring that people don't need to "come to you" to experience your project -And again- I mean it- putting science *where it does not currently exist*.
Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14)
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
My lab strives to reduce infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects. We want y’all to have healthy kids. I know it sounds weird, but indirect costs pay for lights, HVAC, maintenance, cleaning, safety, and admin. It’s really hard to reduce birth defects in the dark. Call your representatives
So sorry and thinking of all the people Scott helped in his storied career - hugs
HunterLab.bsky.social@hunterlab.bsky.social · 2y agoSadly, our colleague and friend Scott Hawley passed away this morning. He was an irreplaceable presence and force for good in the meiosis an Drosophila communities and will be sorely missed.
Hear hear, our 4 keynote speakers! #MAYosis May 7th: Elvan Böke @crg.eu May 14th: Felicity Jones @unigroningen.bsky.social May 21st : Ofer Rog @theroglab.bsky.social @utah.edu May 28th: Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsky.social meiosis.cornell.edu/mayosis2025/... 🧵⬇️
“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪 #AcademicSky 👩🏽🔬
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
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This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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Watch this trailer of the documentary "Democracy Under Siege". A warning for the next four years. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/democracy-...
Democracy Under Siege- trailer
Laura Nix, an Academy Award nominated filmmaker, created this fantastic documentary with producer Hanne Phlypo about the U.S.
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Mule deer - I think she was smelling our dinner prep (apple and onion pan sauce)
Petroglyphs are so amazing - can you find the javelina?
