Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez
@vargasrodriguezlab.bsky.social
Scientific Explorer Asst. prof. @UConn Health https://health.uconn.edu/vargas-rodriguez-lab/
🔬 Postdoctoral Position Available We are recruiting a motivated postdoctoral scientist to join our lab and investigate translational regulation and stress responses in bacteria. Our work explores how microorganisms sense and adapt to environmental challenges at the biochemical level.
Variation in the genes coding for RNA strands in ribosomes are associated with human traits, new research suggests. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vrvSR4
We are searching for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor to help teach our 100-level and organic chemistry courses. Our search page with info is live. The link for applications will be live soon. It is for sabbatical replacements over the next two years. www.skidmore.edu/chemistry/se...
Skidmore Chemistry - Tenure Stream Search
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The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/5
Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
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Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government go.nature.com/47hn0n5
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
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An insightful review on bacterial tRNA modifications and their role in bacterial stress response and host interactions - dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
tRNA modifications as regulators of bacterial virulence and stress responses
Bacteria are recognized for their ability to adapt their lifestyle to the environment. Specifically, when considering pathogenic bacteria, their capacity to respond to stress and switch to a virulent ...
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we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.
W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections. Gift link: nyti.ms/4mZ2c8B
W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections
The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.
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Excited to share the newly published work from the lab, which offers insights into the specificity and evolution of a recently discovered family of aminoacyl-tRNA deacylases. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Validate User
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The article comes out today! @natmicrobiol.nature.com A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data by The Data Reuse Consortium. Link: rdcu.be/eIix7
NSF Graduate Fellowship announcement is finally posted! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... 1/2
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Want to share your work with our RNA community? Submit your abstract by this Frday, September 26th, to be considered for a talk!
Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine@yalerna.bsky.social · 11mo agoSave the Date! 2025 Yale RNA Center for Science and Medicine Retreat on Nov 7 @Grace Hopper Memorial Auditorium, West Campus Deadlines: Registration: Oct 17 Talk Abstracts: Sept 26 Poster Abstracts: Oct 17 👉Registration yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... or using the QR code in the image
For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key go.nature.com/4oX04jC
Origins of life: the molecules that could have unlocked peptide synthesis
For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key.
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The new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived! A new study reveals how small proteins in E. coli enable bacteria to cope with stress, our latest Editors’ Choice piece dives into recent findings showing how estrogen protects against kidney injury, and more. https://scim.ag/4mC0GtD
A genetic flip helped turn us into upright walkers. Here’s my evo-devo story about the ilium. Gift link: nyti.ms/45BOenz
New STAT story about multi-year funding. www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/n...
NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy
NIH plans to shrink the share of grant applications it will award for the remainder of the fiscal year, in some cases by more than half.
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New research, published today in @natureportfolio.nature.com, decodes the most elusive, difficult-to-sequence regions of the genome from populations around the world, rewriting knowledge of human biology and setting a new benchmark for precision medicine. 🧪🧬🔬
The most complete view of the human genome yet sets new standard for use in precision medicine
What if scientists unlocked the most hidden, hardest-to-read regions of our DNA?
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“GlycoCaging” uses gut bacteria to activate drugs for inflammatory bowel disease. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4ltfMk8
National Science Foundation staff were notified that their office space will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's unclear where the 1,800+ NSF employees will work. Renovation plans apparently include a personal gym for the HUD secretary & family eos.org/research-and...
National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos
Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...
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Nature research paper: Targeting de novo purine biosynthesis for tuberculosis treatment https://go.nature.com/3SYNS3i
Targeting de novo purine biosynthesis for tuberculosis treatment - Nature
The validation of inhibitors targeting PurF, a novel drug target for tuberculosis drug discovery, is described.
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Axios story about the path forward for restored terminated grants. The administration will continue to pursue appeals and other steps. www.axios.com/2025/06/24/n...
NIH grantees may face long wait for restored money
Researchers who saw their NIH grants restored could face long waits accessing the money.
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This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
🎓 Got a thesis seminar, award, or lab win to share? We want to feature it on the Yale RNA Center's website and social media! Send it our way & let’s spotlight great science! Contact us 👉 medicine.yale.edu/rnacenter/ab...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
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US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 calls for unprecedented cuts to scientific agencies that, if enacted, would deal a devastating blow to US science, policy specialists say. https://go.nature.com/4jYv3IP
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
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PhD position #archaea #microsky @archaeapowerhour.bsky.social @archaeabio.bsky.social
Bettina Siebers@bettinasiebers.bsky.social · last yr.I'm excited to share that we’re looking for a PhD candidate (f/m/d) to join our MEB team at the University of Duisburg-Essen! DFG-funded project “SweetSaci” 🔗 [https://www.uni-due.de/karriere/stelle.php?kennziffer=206-25] #PhDposition #Microbiology #Biochemistry #Archaea #Biofilms #DFG #ScienceJobs
“Awards that are not aligned with NSF's priorities have been terminated, including but not limited to those on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and misinformation/disinformation”—National Science Foundation www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
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Interested in doing a postdoc in Seattle? Join us on May 6 for Seattle DROP, a virtual biomedical postdoc recruitment event. The first 250 US registrants enjoy lunch via delivery voucher! 🥪 All postdoc candidates are invited to attend. 👇👇👇 Registration: tinyurl.com/seattledrop25
Seattle DROP: Discover Research Opportunities for Postdocs
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“These aren’t luxury items. They’re the core infrastructure of modern science.” Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain https://go.nature.com/4207NUT
Tariffs hit science labs: Trump levies raise cost of supplies
Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.
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