RFK jr overrode the NIH recommendation for NIAID Director to appoint his own preferred candidate (who applied, but NIH declined to interview), per @politico.com. Institute directors have final say on funding decisions and are critical to the integrity of NIH. 🧵 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job

Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Assistant Professor - Plant Health & Microbe Interactions - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Title: Assistant Professor - Plant Health & Microbe Interactions Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture Work Lo...

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Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

🚨 We're recruiting! The HZI is offering 16 fully funded PhD positions to tackle pressing challenges in infection research — from basic science to translational innovation. 📍 Braunschweig, Würzburg, Hannover or Saarbrücken 📅 Apply by September 11 Learn more: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...

Early in the pandemic I used to go to the grocery store at 7 am on Tuesday every other week wearing an N95, gloves, and a hat with face shield. I looked insane. Years later I still mask on public transit and flights. All I have to show for it is I never caught covid.

Dang it now I have to reread the Iliad and the Odyssey. LMK if you can recommend a translation.

And it's finally out!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41... go.nature.com/4fuaJzW Congrats to first author @moisesdisante and the research teams in my Synthetic Physiology Lab @unipv.bsky.social @berterolab.bsky.social and @florianjug.bsky.social .

#CALIPERSv2 🚀 preprint is locked—journal submission next. Final polish, more hiPSC reference lines, and fresh light-sheet data. Still, a great collaboration led by @moisesdisante with the team @LabPhysiology and the amazing @berterolab.bsky.social and @florianjug.bsky.social group members! 1/N

The Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley is hiring an Asst Professor in Computational Neuro. All areas of computational/theoretical neuro are welcome. Deadline Oct 30. Join our neuroscience community! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05446 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #NeuroJobs

Assistant Professor - Computational Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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We need to fund research on post-partum psychosis. We need infrastructure to support new parents.

Today is my birthday and tomorrow is my one-year anniversary as chief of nBME. Feeling pretty great!!

Halotag--not just for subcellular imaging!! A PET reporter ligand for quantitative imaging of gene expression in the brain | Nature Biomedical Engineering share.google/36uixewsHrYW...

A PET reporter ligand for quantitative imaging of gene expression in the brain - Nature Biomedical Engineering

A small-molecule fluorine-18 HaloTag ligand optimized for entry into the brain and covalent retention at the reporter provides a tool for non-invasive positron emission tomography quantification of gene expression in mouse models.

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I think the real lesson here is burn your diaries.

I have been neglecting LinkedIn to my detriment! Going to give it a bit of a chance to grow on me!

The prestigious Miller Research Postdoctoral Fellowship is open! University of California, Berkeley This is a postdoc fellowship with substantial support and independence to be hosted at a lab at Berkeley, reach out with interests! miller.berkeley.edu/nominate-app...

Really proud of this issue, especially the editorial! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nature Biomedical Engineering@natbiomedeng.nature.com · last wk.

Happy to announce our July issue is live! www.nature.com/natbiomedeng... Please check out our editorial on biomedical engineering for women's health.

**Four** positions in AI/ML for biology at @dukemedschool.bsky.social, including in Neurobiology. @scottsoderling.bsky.social and David Page are leading a tremendous initiative in Discovery AI. Wonderful colleagues, wonderful place.

AI/ML for Biology - 4 tenure-track assistant professor positions - Durham, North Carolina job with Duke University - Biochemistry & Cell Biology | 12862109

Discovery AI Initiative and Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Integrative Immunobiology, Neurobiology, and Pharmacology & Cancer Biology

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Going to BMES later this year? Abstracts are still open for the 2026 LatinXinBME Symposium! mailchi.mp/latinxinbme/...

My husband is going to go with me to see Built to Spill and Quasi for my birthday to relive my wellspent youth.

I was just on my soapbox the other day about how important science journalism is. Now more than ever.

The Open Notebook@theopennotebook.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Science journalism is not just about explaining science. It is about showing how science matters for our lives, our decisions, and our shared future, as well as how it's a source of awe and joy,” writes @siricarpenter.bsky.social in our new book’s intro.

He is PERFECT ... #Jimothy

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology discusses why patients discontinue GLP-1 receptor agonists and tirzepatide, the metabolic and cardiovascular effects of this discontinuation, and the need for additional research on how to manage the cessation of these drugs. go.nature.com/4ywU4TK #medsky 🧪

At least we still have people at the FDA that can do this?

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FDA says sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora reut.rs/4wf6n5w

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe

The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

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Editor in Chief of Science: AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive.

AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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Back home now from what was a wonderful GRC on Biophotonics in Biology and Medicine! Bates College was picturesque (#dormlife) and it was a great mix of photonics, microscopy, and spectroscopy for both basic research and clinical application. Here is a thread of key takeaways in no particular order.

Another impressive iteration of the RUSH mesoscope share.google/lncIUJDgGLph...

High numerical aperture confocal volumetric mesoscope reveals mesoscale subcellular dynamics in vivo - Nature Biotechnology

Volumetric mesoscale imaging reveals subcellular immune dynamics in different mammalian organs.

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At the biophotonics GRC, my brain is still processing the quantum microscopy introduced by Lihong Wang. He noted that his lab is hiring students and postdocs!

High-fidelity fast fluorescence lifetime imaging by event-based denoising - @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

High-fidelity fast fluorescence lifetime imaging by event-based denoising - Nature Biotechnology

Event-based first-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging enables fluorescence lifetime imaging below one photon per pixel.

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Great neuroimaging session at the biophotonics GRC. Chris Xu just gave masterclass on how SNR and SBR both contribute to challenges imaging at depth (and how to maximize depth imaging with 3P).

Wonshik Choi gave a talk last night at the biophotonics GRC that actually blew my mind. It covered the past ~10 years of work in his lab systematically trying to understand and correct for light scattering. I recommend reading his papers! This one is particularly strong imho doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Tracing multiple scattering trajectories for deep optical imaging in scattering media - Nature Communications

Deep imaging in complex scattering media is hindered by multiple light scattering. Here, the authors proposed a method to trace multiple scattering trajectories in situ using a recorded reflection mat...

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