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Dr. Allyson Sgro

@allysonsgro.bsky.social
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How do cells work together and make decisions when people have so much trouble? Group Leader @HHMIJanelia. My views are mine, not my employer’s. She/They 🏳️‍🌈

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Ahmed El Hady @zamakany.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Excited to be at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social next week for Theoretical Biophysics workshop co-organized with @allysonsgro.bsky.social. We have an amazing line up of early career scientists working on exciting problems from gene expression to animal behavior. Details: www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Interested in how cells communicate and process information to work together? Love microscopy and seeing things no human has seen before for the first time? Finishing up your Ph.D. or position in early 2027? We are looking for an experimental postdoc to join the lab. Please reach out!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Always an amazing time at the collective behavior summer school in Konstanz!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Last call!
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Janelia Conferences @janeliaconf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🚨 Deadline approaching (Apr 16)! Don’t miss your chance to join our student-led #TheoreticalBiophysics workshop. Meals, accommodation + reasonable travel covered for accepted participants. Apply ➡️ janelia.news/THB26 @allysonsgro.bsky.social @zamakany.bsky.social
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Janelia Conferences @janeliaconf.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Students & postdocs 👉 Apply by April 16 for our Theoretical Biophysics workshop. Topics include active matter, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, development, behavior, evolution + more. ✈️ Meals, hotel & reasonable travel covered 🔗 janelia.news/THB26 @allysonsgro.bsky.social @zamakany.bsky.social
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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
who actually invented Tiffany lamps? #FungiFriends
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Ahmed El Hady @zamakany.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Konstanz School of Collective Behavior 2026 is one of a kind school where students delve into state of the art research on collective behavior. Apply here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica... Deadline: March 15th, 2026 @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I left the US on 1/21 and am not back until late on 2/11. Feels like a century has passed in the news.
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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
News from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/01/2026
Washington, DC. March 7th, 2026. Rally with us to Take Back Science! 🧪✊🔬💥 The stakes could not be higher: we're facing attacks from an administration hell-bent on dismantling our science and our democracy. We have to stand up and fight back! GET IN, DORKS! www.standupforscience.net/ma...
Poster graphic reading Take Back our Science Rally! Washington DC, March 7th, 2026. standupforscience.net/march7. A group of protesters carrying signs in support of science are gathered in front of the US capitol building. A line of red stars streaming from right to left decorates the poster.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
On 1/30 we are shutting it down, and, on 1/31, we are gathering across the country to demand ICE Out of Everywhere, permanently!
ICE OUT 0F EVERYWHERE
JOIN OUR NATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH MINNESOTA.
ABOLISH ICE NOW!
JAN 30
BLACKOUT-DON'T WORK. DON'T SHOP. SHUT DOWN THE ECONOMY.
JAN 31
PROTEST
HIT THE STREETS.
MAKE NOISE
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE
JAN 31
PROTEST.
HIT THE STREETS.
MAKE NOISE.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.ICE OUT!
NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN!
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL.
NO SHOPPING.
JAN 30, 2026
SIGN ON TO JOIN US:
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Want to join me to donate for essentials for parents like diapers and warm food? Or care of pets whose owners are suddenly gone? Or rent for people who can't get to work? A handy list of options is at www.standwithminnesota.com. Many organizations have a Tax ID #, making your donation tax deductible
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Excited for the third round! Co-organizing this workshop has been a joy and I’m looking forward to learning from everyone this fall.
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Katharina Schmack @kathaschmack.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Lab member: can I show you some data? Me, 9am: YES Me, 8pm: YES Me, 3am: YES Me, while undergoing surgery: YES
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Love the note at the end of this paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Connection Virginia @connectionva.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
People, we need you in the streets today. Really, we do. We need to show them we won’t accept a regime that kills its own citizens. They do not have the consent of the governed.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Are you a junior scientist working in theoretical biophysics? @zamakany.bsky.social and I are organizing another workshop this fall here at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. Travel and the workshop expenses are all covered! tinyurl.com/yc66fawc
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Junior Scientist Workshop on Theoretical Biophysics
Attendees will have the opportunity to present as well as learn from one another. They will give 20-minute talks on their own research questions, as well as in-depth 45-minute whiteboard tutorials on
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 08/01/2026
Want to join #EESCollectivity on site but haven’t registered yet? You can still submit an abstract for a poster presentation, so hurry up – you only have until 13 January! ➡️ s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
New year, orchids back in bloom to celebrate!
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Gladfelter Lab @gladfelterlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Interested in the MBL Physiology Course in Woods Hole and want to learn more before you apply? Join myself and Cliff at our Virtual Open House TOMORROW 2–3 PM ET. You will hear what the course experience is like and get all your questions answered. Register/Join: princeton.zoom.us/j/97673682905
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Thrilled that the lab's first @hhmijanelia.bsky.social project is up on bioRxiv! Story behind the story to follow. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Memory from variability: Heritable short-term cellular memory emerges from stochastic biochemical reaction networks
Cells exhibit a mysterious form of selective heritable short-term memory, influencing outcomes as diverse as cell fate decisions in embryos and environmental responses in cancer cells and bacteria. He...
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Oh no! It’s the end of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” season! Happy start of the dark winter months!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Excited about summer research at Janelia or other HHMI labs across the country? Apply!
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 17/12/2025
Are authors fairly judged by assessing the #journals in which their work is published? @bihutchins.bsky.social &co reveal that most influential papers are published in lower tier journals, and more authors would be better recognized with #ArticleLevelMetrics #ALMs @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4oV58Ed
Standing on the shoulders of giants. Researchers (nodes) at early (red), mid (blue) and late (grey) career stage who have built on one another's work (edges). Large nodes are researchers whose work would not be recognized with journal level metrics but would be recognized with article level metrics. Credit: B. Ian Hutchins
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Sit with this for a moment.
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Kamena Kostova @kkostova.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
#cellbio2025 The Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Committee has put together some truly fantastic events for this year’s meeting! We can’t wait for you to check them out:
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Very excited to show off our latest data. Videos hot off the microscope! Come see what crazy things cells of al types are up to tomorrow!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Into collective behavior? Looking to learn more? There isn’t a better place than the school @zamakany.bsky.social hosts yearly. Excited to be speaking again next year.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Doctor Crusher was my first scientist role model. It’s touching that she’s the very first part to assemble in the NCC-1701-D LEGO set.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
My office orchid bloomed for the first time in years to celebrate today. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We are looking for a scientific computing associate interested in data-driven equation discovery here at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. This is an alternative to a postdoc that you can use to move into academic or software jobs. Please spread the word! hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Scientific Computing Associate - Data-Driven Equation Discovery
Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus is a pio...
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Curious about or committed to collective behavior? Please register and submit your abstract ASAP! We are hoping to have a big crowd in Heidelberg in February.
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Jake Wintermute @synbio1.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy halloween to all my biologists who have ever cultivated an organism by feeding it another organism's blood
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween @hhmijanelia.bsky.social!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The tunnel from the Main Terminal to Terminal A/B at IAD is one of my favorite finds of the year. Quiet ad free walk time.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Crystal clear experimental outcome!
Popovers in oven, one popped less and is less browned.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Even axolotls agree: no kings! #nokings
Person in an inflatable axolotl costume at a No Kings protest.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Caturday meets No Kings day.
Picture of cat with No Kings sign.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Very excited to be co-organizing this meeting. Hope to see you there!
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Love America and want to see us be great again? Remember, here we have no kings! See you Saturday.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Security at ZRH was not amused by all the cheese I stuffed inside the large cratered moon vase I have been carrying across Europe. One more flight until the moon, cheese, and I are all home!
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2025
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏 ⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025 📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC! RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️ 📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
Poster Image with a woman yelling into a megaphone.; Title reads: Fight for Science. Bubbles read: 3:00pm, Rally, Oct 17th.; Subtitle reads: Health and Science for the People!; A pin emoji with text: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC; a Virtual Call emoji with text: Join us virtually at:  bit.ly/4mXwrfY ; bottom corner has QR code and a logo for Stand Up For Science
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2025
We’re two weeks away from the largest day of peaceful protest in American history. No matter where you live, there’s probably a No Kings Day event happening near you to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Become a Theory Fellow @hhmijanelia.bsky.social 🧪 Work alongside experimentalists to test and refine theories 🎯 Receive mentorship from leading computational scientists 🔁 Contribute to Janelia’s cross-disciplinary research environment Apply by Nov. 3 @ janelia.link/theoryfellowprogram
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Or it has been n days since we discovered something really awesome about slime molds that makes you rethink everything you knew about what cells do?
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