Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Very excited for this book, and for “Slime Mold Autumn” to catch on as an idea. What new decor trends will this season inspire? 000
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroAhmed El Hady @zamakany.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Excited 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/... 081
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Interested 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! 078
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Always an amazing time at the collective behavior summer school in Konstanz! 0111
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroJanelia 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 044
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroJanelia Conferences @janeliaconf.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Students & 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 045
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroSTCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 09/02/2026who actually invented Tiffany lamps? #FungiFriends 174
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroAhmed El Hady @zamakany.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Konstanz 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 01310
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I left the US on 1/21 and am not back until late on 2/11. Feels like a century has passed in the news. 010
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroChrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I 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... 313678
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 05/02/2026the 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 293197334613
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 04/02/2026News 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... 33527151
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/01/2026Washington, 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... 18037
Reposted by Dr. Allyson Sgro50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 28/01/2026On 1/30 we are shutting it down, and, on 1/31, we are gathering across the country to demand ICE Out of Everywhere, permanently! 431250720
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The 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. 262206378516
Reposted by Dr. Allyson Sgro@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Want 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 deductiblestandwithminnesota.comStand With Minnesota Donation DirectoryStand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement. 011
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Excited for the third round! Co-organizing this workshop has been a joy and I’m looking forward to learning from everyone this fall. 051
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroKatharina Schmack @kathaschmack.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Lab member: can I show you some data? Me, 9am: YES Me, 8pm: YES Me, 3am: YES Me, while undergoing surgery: YES 0446
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Love the note at the end of this paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 030
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroConnection Virginia @connectionva.bsky.social · 11/01/2026People, 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. 020357
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 11/01/2026And you’ll be signing on to impeach Noem when? 000
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Are 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/yc66fawctinyurl.comJunior Scientist Workshop on Theoretical BiophysicsAttendees 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 1105
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroEMBL Events @events.embl.org · 08/01/2026Want 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 043
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 06/01/2026New year, orchids back in bloom to celebrate! 040
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroGladfelter Lab @gladfelterlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Interested 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 01710
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Thrilled 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...biorxiv.orgMemory from variability: Heritable short-term cellular memory emerges from stochastic biochemical reaction networksCells 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... 02410
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Oh no! It’s the end of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” season! Happy start of the dark winter months! 000
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 24/12/2025I love the idea of the art surprising me around corners. Thank you! 010
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Yes, I’m staying there up in the Oval. Some friends recommended it. 010
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Oooh! I’m headed there in February. Any tips? 110
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Excited about summer research at Janelia or other HHMI labs across the country? Apply! 010
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 17/12/2025Are 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 01510
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Are you sure they’ve been fed before? I received notice from my cat sitter it’s unclear my cat has previously received food. 260
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Sad to not get to see you talk live, but hope to catch up later! 130
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroKamena 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: 0127
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Very 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! 071
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Into 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. 041
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Congrats! I’ve started it and am having fun, but the cat also wants to participate and it’s problematic. 010
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 30/11/2025They packed the wrong head for Wesley. I’ve requested the correct one, but this is good for a laugh in the mean time. 030
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Doctor 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. 3612
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 27/11/2025My office orchid bloomed for the first time in years to celebrate today. Happy Thanksgiving! 0120
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 22/11/2025I also love how tea often tastes like coffee because they mix up the water and coffee tanks so even when this time they filled with water, you still have a hint of the stale coffee from before. 020
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 07/11/2025We 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...hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comScientific Computing Associate - Data-Driven Equation DiscoveryPrimary 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... 077
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Curious 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. 052
Reposted by Dr. Allyson SgroJake Wintermute @synbio1.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy halloween to all my biologists who have ever cultivated an organism by feeding it another organism's blood 0172
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Clearly my science is still stuck in the 2010s. Thanking my AT rich Dictyostelium genes for this problem. 030
Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The 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. 050