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Mara Duncan

@mcduncanlab.bsky.social

Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. I post photos of my cat and garden, and helpful tips for running a lab. Thoughts my own.

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Wyoming Wormboy@wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 2d ago

With most 1st-year PhD students starting graduate programs this month, it seemed like a good time to address the most important dilemma faced by many incoming PhD students—how to choose rotation labs. Although perhaps obvious to those with experience, many of the key factors are often overlooked.

Choosing rotations and a dissertation lab - Help, I'm a Scientist!

By David Fay Choosing a lab in which to carry out your PhD is admittedly one of the more important decisions you’ll make in your early scientific career. But it’s important to have some perspective. F...

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Magnus Kjærgaard@proteinmagnus.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why do intrinsically disordered proteins behave so weirdly during SDS-PAGE? This is the question we aim to answer in our recent paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Sequence determinants of the hypomobility of intrinsically disordered proteins in <fc>SDS</fc>‐<fc>PAGE</fc>

Proteins with intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) migrate at a higher apparent molecular weight in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, complicating their analysis and...

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Peter Carlton@carltonlab.org · 2d ago

Our latest publication is on bioRχiv! — a study of the meiotic double-strand break machinery, focused on C. elegans but using the extensive genomic resources available for the whole genus to learn more about how SPO-11 and its cofactors work together to break DNA www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Multifaceted and evolutionarily dynamic interactions between Caenorhabditis elegans SPO-11 and its cofactors ensure proper formation of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) generated during meiotic prophase by the topoisomerase-like protein SPO11 are essential to create crossovers between homologous chromosomes. Since crossovers are requir...

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Mara Duncan@mcduncanlab.bsky.social · 3d ago

Hey Michiganders, Today is the last day for early voting. I early voted for the first time, it was quick and simple, and for me the early voting location is more convenient than the absentee ballot box or voting day locations.

Parichy Lab | Dave Parichy@dparichy.bsky.social · 7d ago

We are really excited about this great opportunity for a Core leader in the Department of Biology at UVA. jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

Genomics and Multi-omics Senior Laboratory Research Specialist, Biology in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia

Apply for Genomics and Multi-omics Senior Laboratory Research Specialist, Biology job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virg...

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I-75 Scientist@flscitriguy.bsky.social · 5d ago

Guidance on new DMS plans. Applications under review will need to submit new ones with JIT, new plans will be expected with RPPRs for active awards. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-26-100: Implementation Update: NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Implementation Update: NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements NOT-OD-26-100. NIH

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Jeremy Baskin@jeremybaskin.bsky.social · 6d ago

Check out this comprehensive proteomics study led by @cookkate.bsky.social, @nadlerlab.bsky.social and colleagues using panels of bifunctional lipids to map differential lipid-protein interactome networks! #lipidtime

André Nadler@nadlerlab.bsky.social · last wk.

Lipids build the membranes of all cells, but identifying their precise functions is extremely challenging. Here’s our attempt to change that: How to find and understand lipid-protein interactions, by Katelyn Cook & company. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · last wk.

Sure, you can simply emulate the UK system: * recruit only students with MSc * no taught components * well-defined project from day 1 * pay a living wage and all tuition * no expectation of GTA duties

Eugene Lee@eugenelee1.bsky.social · last wk.

I am hiring RAs! This position will be ideal for ppl looking for a post-bacc position to gain extensive research experience in neuroscience before to a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD program. If you are interested in, please email your CV through my website (eugene-lee-lab.com).

Felix Campelo@felixmendu.bsky.social · last wk.

Very happy to see this #MechanoGolgi story out (and in full open access, thanks to @upf.edu). Thanks a lot to everyone who contributed and helped make this possible, and, hopefully, more to come! rupress.org/jcb/article/...

Mechanical forces stimulate Golgi export

Bhaskar Naidu and Vera Lillo et al. show that extracellular mechanical forces reciprocally regulate Golgi function. By linking cell adhesion and spreading,

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Felix Campelo@felixmendu.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🧵 I've been meaning to write a #Skytorial on our recently posted prepring in which we show evidence that the Golgi 🥞 is a mechanoresponsive organelle. Extracellular mechanical forces also tune Golgi export capacity! 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Annika Barber@annikabarber.bsky.social · last wk.

I have two preprints out (and under review/revision) and another coming soon (linked below), and I go up for tenure next spring. So if your department is looking for a speaker - call me! (Actually do not. Email me. I am a millennial and unexpected phone calls give me anxiety). 🧪

Mara Duncan@mcduncanlab.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey SE Michigan gardenera, what are you planting now? We’re clearing out some lettuce and other early harvest veggies. Seems like it’s too early/hot for peas and radishes. The only thing I can think of is methi/fengugreek and amaranth, which we have been planting every two weeks already.

Mark Phillips@maphillips.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oregon State University's Department of Integrative Biology is currently hiring up to three tenure-track faculty members, with an emphasis on organismal biology. Note: Previous links are no longer active due to a change in our hiring system. oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/OSU_Careers_...

Assistant Professor

Department: Special Instructions to Applicants: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 10/1/26. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, unt...

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adelaide tovar@adel-aide.bsky.social · 4w ago

Delighted to share that I’ll be sticking around at Michigan to start my lab in the Department of Human Genetics! Starting in May 2027, the Tovar lab will use functional genomics to study transcription factor biology and regulatory network dynamics in complex disease. Stay tuned for more details…

the author pictured outside her lab building before starting her postdoc (top) and now (bottom)