Reposted by Alan GrossfieldChrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 13hAnd… I am SO excited to share the first research preprint from my group! In this paper we determined several cryoEM structures to visualize the entire cell-to-cell bridging complex formed by TAM receptor and ligand, bringing into 3D a common graphical depiction. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 76914
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldBiophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Special issue call for papers: The Past, Present, and Future of Muscle Biophysics. buff.ly/LDBUW2Zbiophysics.orghttps://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/BPSAssets/Publications/Documents/BJ_CallForPapers_MuscleBiophysics.pdf#Page=1 022
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 28/09/2026As an affirmed dog lover, I have a few things to say. (1) Dogs are harder than people admit. They take a lot of work. They need constant exercise and mental stimulation, especially those with working dog heritage of any kind. Dogs are hard. 18805103
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh, are we posting Bad Faculty Job Interview stories again? Here's my contribution bsky.app/profile/vect... 5185
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The anti-abortion crowd gets why this book is a threat (and are writing badly about it). Would love to see the pro-abortion crowd take the evidence, arguments, and perspective of this book and use it in their work!bookshop.orgPregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really EndA compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss--how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human pre... 38334
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldMartin Pacesa @martinpacesa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ʙɪɴᴅᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ2 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... 4292142
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldACLU @aclu.org · 16/09/2026BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants. Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional. 151408367
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026Russell Vought, head of OMB and a key author of Project 2025, has put forward a proposal that will put ALL FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING in the hands of Trump's political appointees. They will only fund what "demonstrably advances the President's policy priorities". Tell MoCs to stop it: tr.ee/D8Bj25 🧵 18428
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldElisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🚨 Want to be part of top #glycotime on the seaside in the California sunshine? Register to the 2027 GRC Glycobiology ⬇️ Stacy and Lance put togteher up one of the most exciting programmes I have ever seen with phenomenal keynotes! We have 32 abstracts to select, so the next speaker could be YOU! 😎 11412
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science. Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵 5369242
Reposted by Alan Grossfieldchipotlab.bsky.social @chipotlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026No predefined reaction coordinate. No mechanistic guesswork. No massive sampling campaign. Gen-COMPAS reconstructs biomolecular transition pathways from endpoint structures alone. Protein folding, allostery, membrane transport. Now in Nature. @nature.com @springernature.com 23313
Reposted by Alan Grossfield5 Calls @5calls.org · 11/09/2026Hi don't use VoteSafe dot org Elon Musk created it to capture all your personal data for his pro-fascist super PAC 1236189
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Jesus Christ, @bsky.app 38722129
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Shout out to the librarians. 1030633
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If you are ever feeling inclined to believe that NIH Director Bhattacharya has any core scientific beliefs, remember this... He criticized and eliminated pandemic preparedness and biodefence from the NIAID strategic plan (without any process). www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/4nature.comThe new vision from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Nature MedicinePreparing for tomorrow’s threats by enhancing our ability to help patients today. 212757
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 253116703316
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldBiophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026For the upcoming National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 21–25, BPS is excited to launch Beauty in Biophysics, a new image contest celebrating the research, creativity, and unique visual perspectives of our postdoctoral community. www.biophysics.org/outreach/pos... 063
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldData Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Colada[139] Artificial Deadlines Part 2 Evidence of fraud in the 25 year old gradesheet behind the key finding in an influential paper on deadlines and procrastination. datacolada.org/139 816857
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166613674
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldMarkus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 31/08/2026📣 I am super thrilled to announce that during “Emerging Science Week” the MSAF subgroup of the Biophysical Society will run a webinar with three awesome speakers on “Lipids Feeling the World.” More info, including how you sign up, is contained in the ALT text of the image! Please share widely! 🧪 0147
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.goelect.txelections.civixapps.comIvisMvpUi 7935182754
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A study of over 4 million kids & young adults concludes that those who receive a Pfizer/Biotech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine have a lower risk of myocarditis, pericarditis, and death than those who do not 58944
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Jesus fucking Christ covid vax REDUCED miscarriages and stillbirths. Also I'm one of the people who studied menstrual side fx of the covid vax to make sure we didn't invalidate peoples' real experiences, and to better set expectations for side fx. Ultimately the project made me even MORE provax! 713164989
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 10/08/2026A critical turning point came in 1865 when Clausius coined the word ‘entropy’ to label an issue which had concerned him for years – the fact that although energy cannot be created or destroyed, over time it becomes more dispersed and inevitably less available. www.chemistryworld.com/features/150...chemistryworld.com150 years of Gibbs’ phase ruleIn 1873, Josiah Willard Gibbs published an equation that would transform chemistry - yet barely anyone noticed at the time. The story of his phase rule is one of delayed recognition, mathematical abst... 031
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026What I am most proactively angry about is that even if there is an after times, those who have been most injured / affected will be told to get to the back of the line and be happy with relative crumbs. While the “more important” things are fixed first. 55920
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldAlex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026People angrily insisting that El-Sayed using the phrase “break bread” re: sharing a meal with Jews at Passover was ignorant or offensive or insincere is a peak combination of assholes going out of their way to find something to get angry about & some Jews having weird illiteracy about Judaism. 40918121
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026My husband received his copy of Pregnancy Interrupted already, but I opened it first! bookshop.org/p/books/preg... 3303
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:bloomberg.comDeutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report SaysDemocrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ... 8637121860
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldAdam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast. 10346201519
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Considering the issues they had with their “tuna” a few years ago, perhaps they shouldn’t encourage people to speculate on what meat is in their hotdogs 000
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We ran our annual presentation skills workshop today. The group was smaller than usual, but I’m proud of how engaged and interactive they were. Special thanks to @aksharasharma.bsky.social for helping me run the workshop. 141
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I’m watching Wimbledon on @espn.com. The sounds from the court are consistently 5 seconds behind the play. The commentary is correctly synced, so this is clearly a production issue. I’m flabbergasted they’re screwing up in such an amateurish way. 000
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldQueso @queenqueso.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Know that libraries count things. How many people have cards, how many times a book or DVD or CD is checked out, etc. And then we take those numbers to our internal staff and say "look, people want this" to justify purchases, and then to local govts to say "look, we need to stay open". 71989998
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Scott Atlas, the champion of herd immunity as an Fox News commenter and the Trump Advisor during COVID, weighs in with a DEEPLY MININFORMED op-ed in the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 1/7washingtonpost.comOpinion | Abolish the NIHA $48 billion government monopoly should give way to the market. 1615045
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldItai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92 13533199
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Another important thread from @jeremymberg.bsky.social , this time on data showing nih programs to improve minority access to research careers worked. 0146
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/06/2026NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵nature.comInside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grantsMandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo. 9541384
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldEugene Serebryany @eserebry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Are you on the faculty job market? Interested in coming to work here at Stony Brook? (You should be!) Physiology & Biophysics (my home department) is looking to add faculty at the Asst/Assoc Prof level: apply.interfolio.com/148377apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 023
Reposted by Alan Grossfield@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Hey, Friends! We've got 3 weeks to submit comments to the Federal Register opposing horrible OMB rules allowing political appointees to terminate US scientific & medical research. Resources in this thread make it EASY to write your letter. I also drafted letters for busy friends & family to submit 🧵 145
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldMarta Filizola @martafilizola.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Just submitted my letter to oppose OMB proposal. What are you waiting for? actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...actionnetwork.orgOppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political AppointeesOn May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is... 021
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Interesting point-counterpoint related to the Matt Ridley "Scientific Freedom" lecture. First, @angierasmussen.bsky.social posted a short comment on The Scientific Literacy Project. geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/15/v... 1/9geneticliteracyproject.orgViewpoint: COVID lab leak? Misguided backers of the lab leak theory refuse to give uphen I learned that Lord Matt Ridley had been invited to speak at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about his search for the origins of COVID-19 by 2227
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I wonder what that reader would think of “A Clockwork Orange”. 000
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldDan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026For all would-be SpaceX investors, reading "A City on Mars" is a strong recommend. Very funny on the many ways space is terrible, uneconomic, and the decades/centuries of (boring, non-phallic rocket related) research needed to make settlement even a vaguely realistic proposition. 17561143
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldBiophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 04/06/2026#OPENACCESS: A robust platform that computes NMR relaxation rates (longitudinal and translation) from MD trajectories, benchmarked on a bunch of proteins. Do you need a magnet for measuring relaxation or not, find out yourself!cell.comMD2NMR: Linking molecular dynamics with NMR relaxationAccurate prediction of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation parameters from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation trajectories is essential for quantitatively linking atomistic-scale motions to… 053
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldJerelle Joseph @jerelleaj.bsky.social · 04/06/2026📣 We’re accepting nominations for “Rising Stars in Bioengineering” (self nominations welcomed)! Deadline: Jun 30th, 2026 forms.gle/mmdzutrPk1fd...forms.gle 112
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Dinner tonight: pork lo mein stir fry with cabbage and carrots 050
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldURochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The 2026 University of Rochester iGEM Team's crowdfunding page is live! Help us reach our goal by donating through the link below. Your donation will help fund lab supplies and get us to Paris for the iGEM Jamboree! Link: give.rochester.edu. @urochester.bsky.social @urochesteradm.bsky.socialgive.rochester.eduUniversity of RochesterDefault page for University of Rochester crowdfunding and online giving initiatives. 022
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The server where my wham code has lived for many years has been retired, and the code has been relocated to GitHub (github.com/agrossfield/...). If you maintain a tutorial that references the old site, it would be great if you could update it. 1/2github.comGitHub - agrossfield/wham: Code to perform Weighted Histogram Analysis MethodCode to perform Weighted Histogram Analysis Method - agrossfield/wham 130
Reposted by Alan GrossfieldStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026According to this Harvard study, Elon Musk's cuts to USAID through DOGE are responsible for an estimated 400,000 preventable deaths of children in Africa. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...hsph.harvard.eduUSAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthThe Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord... 1071260888
Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Quartz (especially synthetic) is very common. It’s apparently a bit easier to maintain than granite, and much easier than marble. 010