Matthew Freeman
@mjafreeman.bsky.social
Cell Biologist. Membrane proteins, rhomboids, signalling, inflammation, cancer, unknome... Head, Dunn School of Pathology, @UniofOxford And other stuff
Nikon just announced it has withdrawn first place in this year’s #SWiM after finding winning video did not comply with its generative AI rules. www.nikonsmallworld.com/news/nikon-s... Letter still open until Monday- this is a starting point to engage & discuss how AI is transforming microscopy 🔬
Nikon Small World in Motion Video Statement | News | Nikon Small World
An update from Nikon Small World regarding the 2026 Small World in Motion first-place winning video: After thoroughly re-evaluating the video and supporting materials and consulting with members of…
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Mill_lab@cilialab.bsky.social · 4d agoMicroscopy images are scientific evidence, and that image processing must be transparent and faithful to the underlying biology. Reinforce those standards, especially now-insist Nikon uphold them. #NikonSWiM2026 Read the letter: tinyurl.com/OpenLetterSW... Add your name: forms.gle/TyGRELnCxq5z...
There has to be some hard reflection and learning from the Nikon SWiM team about how this was all went terribly wrong without earlier action, more transparent... even when so many experts were speaking out #CiliaGate
This is an excellent project from a new PI who has great plans An opportunity to join the start of what should be an exciting journey! But NB: deadline approaching: 15 October
Iqbal Dulloo@iqbaldulloo.bsky.social · last wk.Hiring a Research Assistant to help uncover new regulators of the signal peptidase complex at @warwicklifesci.bsky.social We are especially keen to hear from candidates with hands-on experience in CRISPR screening, a good molecular and cell biology toolkit. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTD010/r...
Hard not to conclude that – in so many ways – we men lie at the heart of most of the world's problems Maybe do our best not to become the uncle at the family gathering? @pilitaclark.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/6111...
Real men don’t do climate change
Research on the gender differences in how people think about global warming suggests campaigns and communications may need a rethink
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“This guy’s cursing me up. I better reconsider my decision”, said no editor ever…
Alejandro Montenegro@aemonten.bsky.social · 4d agoEditors and reviewers, just like authors, are quite busy and are trying their best. Being rude with us editors helps no one. Being understanding, on the other hand, goes a long way. Thank you for your patience.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
Yet another opportunity @dunnschool.bsky.social! We are looking for an Associate Professor If you have exciting research plans, @dunnschool.bsky.social is a great place: excellent science (and lovely people, obvs) www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate Professorship of Cancer Biology - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in association with the Queen’s College. - Dunn School
We are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor working in the area of the cellular and/or molecular biology of cancer, to be based in Oxford University’s Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. The ro...
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ʙɪɴᴅᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ2 is out, and we're not waiting for the paper. The full code drops today, free for academic and industry use. We're releasing it early so you can start designing right now, and bring its full power to the current Adaptyv competition. github.com/PacesaLab/Bi...
Applications are now open for our PhD Programme Studentship Competition! Come and join our community of students studying the molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease. Deadline: 1st Dec (noon) www.path.ox.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Graduate Students - Dunn School
Our graduate students’ community comprises around 70 post-graduate students from over 30 countries. Find out how to apply for a PhD at the Dunn School, what projects are available, and why we are the ...
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We are pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as our new CEO. Dan brings extensive publishing expertise and market knowledge to the role, with a strong background in Open Access publishing and non-profit organisations.Read more at www.biologists.com/stories/welc...
Welcome Dan Shanahan
The Company of Biologists is pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 14 September 2026.
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Fascinating new work on TMEM115 and Rab6A/TMF1. I did smile at “in contrast to canonical rhomboid-like mechanisms” - given how little we still know about how most rhomboid pseudoproteases actually work 😉. Really intriguing study!
Matthew Freeman@mjafreeman.bsky.social · last mo.Feels like an interesting one... oh, wait...!
Less than 2 weeks to apply! If you are looking for early career fellowship sponsorship, consider @dunnschool.bsky.social to launch your independent career Great science, great support and, of course, lovely colleagues... www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Group Leader Career Development Fellowships - Dunn School
Are you an early career researcher interested in the cell or molecular mechanisms underlying disease? Do you have an outstanding record and an innovative research plan?
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Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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So I did tell the editor where to shove it — politely of course
Gavin Simpson@gsimpson.bsky.social · last mo.My manuscript on "GAMs in Animal Science" has been accepted in Animal — Open Space for almost a month & today editor emails to say they now want stylistic changes bc I used "I show" etc too much & they want an impersonal style. Really tempted to tell the editor where they can shove their request
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Everyone heard of landlocked countries. You might even be able to some of the 44 nations without access to the ocean. This map however introduces us to the idea of landlocked rivers and kindly marks their watersheds too. Great geography fun: www.reddit.com/r/geography/...
That's why the response to these people has to be putting them in jail for 50 years, so the next one that has the same idea thinks "hmmm best not to"
Wow Extraordinary report from @financialtimes.com on stem cell charlatans in US www.ft.com/content/007e...
Pro tip: Most of these @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social Abs are documented in dozens of publications and are also substantially cheaper.
Kurianlab@kurianlab.bsky.social · 2mo agodshb.biology.uiowa.edu We should support and make better use of hybridoma bank Maintained by a small team at the University of Iowa’s Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank
Hey, @valerialulla.bsky.social welcome to @dunnschool.bsky.social
The Dunn School, Oxford@dunnschool.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe are delighted to announce that @valerialulla.bsky.social will be joining us soon! The Lulla group studies the replication and pathogenicity of intestinal RNA viruses, in particular enteric viruses that can also infect cells of the central nervous system. www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵
@jcellsci.bsky.social is looking to recruit an enthusiastic & motivated Reviews Editor. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. Apply by 3 September. www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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Breaking! Congratulations to @adamgrieve.bsky.social for becoming the newest Senior Lecturer @bristoluni.bsky.social Great news for him; even better for them 🎉 I’m excited to follow the discoveries that comes from his lab #rhomboids #intramembraneproteases #neurons #proteostasis
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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Tale of two quads @lincoln.ox.ac.uk . Under our no-water policy, the Front Quad (L) with trad formal lawn; and Chapel Quad (R) with native wildflowers planted as plugs 9 mos ago. Only the latter are green; as they spread and knit together, this will be how to have a sustainably green quad.
This statement by UEFA on FIFA attempting to sell off the World Cup gave me goosebumps, what a statement - the beautiful game deserves no less “As so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”
