In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 20h agoMan Cannot Move Past Fact That Gotham's Water Supply Would Dilute Fear Toxin To Homeopathic LevelsCHICAGO, IL—Sitting in increasingly tense silence as the third act of “Batman Begins” unfolded on the television screen, Abbvie scientist Dr.inpreparation.substack.com03100
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2d agoTechbio Founder Who Only Talks To Other Techbio Founders Accuses Other Scientists Of GroupthinkSAN FRANCISCO, CA—Expressing concern about the intellectual insularity of government-funded research, Excursion Therapeutics co-founder and AI evangelist Marcus Aldrich accused NIH-funded scientists...inpreparation.substack.com05170
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 6d agoSpecial Opinion Article: A Modest ProposalTo Catalyse A New Golden Age of Science By Preventing the Postdocs of America from Being a Burden on Parents, Institutions, & GDP, and Making Them Beneficial to the Semiconductor Industryinpreparation.substack.com0170
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 7d agoMan Asks Professor 'Whose Lab She Is In' At Mixer, Never Seen AgainSAN DIEGO, CA—An assistant professor who asked HHMI Investigator and National Academy member Dr.open.substack.com12110
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last wk.Cancer Metabolism Talk Opens With 'You Probably Haven't Thought About The Krebs Cycle' For 4,000th TimeSAN DIEGO, CA—Oncology researcher Dr.open.substack.com13130
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last wk.NIH Introduces 'Rolling Weekly Funding' ModelBETHESDA, MD—In an effort to maximize flexibility and ensure taxpayer dollars are allocated responsibly, the National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that it would transition all research…inpreparation.substack.com1490
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2w agoSpeaker Says "I'll Skip This Slide" For 31 Consecutive SlidesSAN DIEGO, CA—Citing time constraints, Dr.inpreparation.substack.com02210
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2w agoNature Paper Thankfully Unharmed By Trainee’s Nervous BreakdownSTANFORD, CA—Colleagues expressed relief Wednesday upon learning that a Nature paper had emerged intact from a graduate student’s complete psychological collapse, which occurred midway through the…open.substack.com03140
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2w agoPCR Machine Completes 35 Cycles Of Amplifying NothingDURHAM, NC—A Bio-Rad T100 thermal cycler in the Chen laboratory at Duke University faithfully completed 35 cycles of denaturation, annealing, and extension on a series of tubes containing no…open.substack.com15150
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2w agoFanDuel Launches Live In-Seminar Betting On Whether Question Will Have A PointBOSTON, MA—Online sportsbook FanDuel announced Tuesday the launch of a live betting platform for academic seminars, featuring real-time odds on audience questions, with the flagship market centered…open.substack.com03100
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoWhite House Intervenes To Reinstate Researcher Banned For Eating Big Mac At Lab BenchWASHINGTON—A University of South Carolina postdoctoral researcher who had been banned from his laboratory for eating a Big Mac at his bench was reinstated Tuesday after President Donald Trump…inpreparation.substack.com0150
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoScientist Positions Laptop So Everyone Can See She Is WorkingCHICAGO, IL—Traveling to a conference in San Diego, University of Chicago biochemist Dr.open.substack.com0170
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoTrad Grad ‘DEFERENCE’ Hats Sell Out At Natural Products Gordon ConferenceANDOVER, NH—A limited run of 50 mesh trucker hats reading “DEFERENCE” in block white letters sold out in under two hours at the 2026 Natural Products Gordon Research Conference, according to Trad...inpreparation.substack.com0150
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoLeslie Vosshall Spotted On Monday Night Raw Holding Sign That Reads ‘CULICIDAE’HARTFORD, CT—Viewers of Monday Night Raw were puzzled this week when cameras briefly captured Rockefeller University neurobiologist Dr.open.substack.com0020
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoScientist Packs Bag For Conference Attendee Who Goes To Hotel Gym And Eats SaladsBOSTON, MA—Carefully folding running shoes, workout shorts, and a moisture-wicking shirt into her suitcase Sunday evening, Boston University biochemist Dr.open.substack.com05240
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 4w agoTrad Grad Refuses Fume Hood: 'My Lungs, My Choice'AUSTIN, TX—In the second safety incident this month involving Trad Grad influencer Derek Volker, the fifth-year graduate student was issued a formal safety citation Tuesday after refusing to use a fume...inpreparation.substack.com11180
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 4w agoHPLC Column Died As It Lived, Surrounded By People Causing Its DeathDURHAM, NC—A high-performance liquid chromatography column passed away Tuesday at approximately 3:47 PM, surrounded by the very people who had caused its death, sources confirmed.open.substack.com316650
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 4w agoFDA Calls Hydration Break Just As Sponsor Is About To Show Survival DataSILVER SPRING, MD—An FDA advisory committee called a mandatory three-minute hydration break Tuesday just as a biotech sponsor was about to reveal overall survival data for its experimental cancer…open.substack.com0140
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 4w agoPI Unsuccessfully Compares Project To Jalen BrunsonPHILADELPHIA, PA—In a lab meeting that sources described as "confusing," University of Pennsylvania professor Dr.open.substack.com0160
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Opinion: I Thought We Were All Going To Be Naked At The AACR Fun RunBy Dr. Richard Hartman, Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Buffaloinpreparation.substack.com0000
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.'I Was Counting On The Americans,' Says PI Whose Entire Lab Is Now Watching SoccerBOSTON, MA—Biochemistry professor Dr.open.substack.com0050
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.SpaceX Stock Pops 14% On Promise To Explore Chemical Space in SpaceHAWTHORNE, CA—Shares of SpaceX surged 14% Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to conduct exploratory small molecule synthesis in low Earth orbit, telling investors the company would…open.substack.com0160
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.NSF Fast-Tracks RFA: 'Addressing Oxidative Damage To Painted Aqueous Surfaces Of National Importance'ALEXANDRIA, VIA—The National Science Foundation posted a Request for Applications late Friday seeking "mechanistic studies on oxidative damage to painted aqueous surfaces of national importance," a…inpreparation.substack.com0230
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Week In ReviewIn Preparation, June 21-27inpreparation.substack.com0010
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Frances Arnold Demolishes Alexi Lalas During Otherwise Normal PlenarySAN DIEGO, CA—Nobel laureate Dr.open.substack.com05120
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Frances Arnold Demolishes Alexi Lalas During Otherwise Normal PlenarySAN DIEGO, CA—Nobel laureate Dr.open.substack.com05120
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Springer Nature CEO Opens Special Bottle Of Wine Upon News of Open Science Self-CannibalizationLONDON—Springer Nature CEO Willem Klaassen-Hooft opened a 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape he had been saving for the right occasion Tuesday evening after reading that an open science advocate had used AI to…inpreparation.substack.com02150
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Open Science Advocate Develops Scalable Method For Ruining Everyone's DayTEL AVIV, ISRAEL—In a breakthrough moment for professional disappointment, open science advocate Oded Rechavi demonstrated Tuesday a novel platform capable of ruining the mornings of 56,880…inpreparation.substack.com08290
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Trad Grad Refuses Goggles: 'My Eyes, My Choice'AUSTIN, TX—In the latest incident linked to the 'trad grad' movement, a growing online community of graduate students who reject modern workplace improvements as 'an insult to the scientific…open.substack.com04120
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · last mo.Thesis Defense Ends 0-0, Goes To Extra QuestionsTUCSON, AZ—A doctoral thesis defense in the University of Arizona Department of Molecular Biology ended in a 0-0 draw Tuesday after neither the graduate student nor committee could land a decisive…open.substack.com0190
