Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 22/09/2026Thanks for your support, @repscottpeters.bsky.social 090
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianThe Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · 22/09/2026We are thrilled to announce that molecular biologist and neuroscientist Catherine Dulac of @harvardmcb.bsky.social is the 2026 winner of Rockefeller's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize! Register now for the award ceremony on Oct 20. #WomenInScience 🔗: bit.ly/3V2pZMA 46014
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 18/09/2026I love this photo! It's not every day that my son displays affective touch...🤣 0452
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianScripps Research @scripps.edu · 16/09/2026Congrats to Hannah Tam, one of six 2026 International Birnstiel Award laureates! A postdoctoral fellow in Ardem Patapoutian's lab, Tam’s doctoral research at Harvard University found in preclinical models that skin regeneration after birth is not lost but blocked. More: ow.ly/jhYs50ZO1CC 071
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianLeslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026T MINUS TWO MONTHS November 3, 2026 opening day of competition for the next cohort of #FreemanHrabowski Scholars and #HannaGray Fellows @hhmi-science.bsky.social Biggest cohort ever n=50. Information here: www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...hhmi.orgEarly Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIThe Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ... 0199
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/08/2026NIH's Aug 2026 proposal would scrap exact scores and percentiles for three broad bins (top = top 25%). With funding rates at 5% or lower, too much then rides on administrative discretion. It devalues peer review and is a deterrent to engage. Tell NIH before Oct 13. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer ReviewNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH 67458
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 27/08/2026I did ask @nobelprize.org to join the friendly neighborhood of @bsky.app, and I'm glad they have. But perhaps I should have had a haircut and trimmed my beard for this segment.obelprize.org 6667
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 25/08/2026The only laureate to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories. The first Nobel Prize laureate to receive two prizes. The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Her name was Marie Skłodowska Curie and she made history. 12601111
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 25/08/2026A fantastic work on PIEZO2 from @alexchesler.bsky.social lab, with contributions from my lab. An impressive scope: from human genetics to animal models, electrophysiology to single-molecule imaging, extending our knowledge of how these ion channels are activated: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42636812/app.slack.comSlack 0120
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 24/08/2026Glad to see @nobelprize.org has started posting on Bluesky. Welcome! 1264
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 19/08/2026Stuart Firestein's new book, It Could Be Otherwise, is out. It completes the trilogy that began with Ignorance and Failure. I read an early version and it is terrific. Firestein shows how science actually works, and he makes the case that uncertainty is a feature, not a bug. 1184
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 19/08/2026Discover all the wonderful ways you can join the @hhmi-science.bsky.social, with opportunities ranging from undergraduate students to senior investigators. There will be no upper limit on career-stage eligibility for the Investigator program! 0145
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianJulia Belk @juliabelk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Gaining therapeutic access to the human brain is one of the biggest unsolved problems in biomedical science. Today @nature.com, we uncover a massive influx of immune cells into the human brain during aging, revealing that the brain is more accessible than previously thought. 1/nature.comSomatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging - NatureNature - Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging 25323
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianRitu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We can now steer blood vessels with dynamic forces and even re-direct vessels as they're growing! Great MIT News feature on our new paper in PNAS, outlining how a chance encounter with @ardemp.bskyverified.social helped us identify the role of PIEZO1 in this process: news.mit.edu/2026/mit-eng... 1155
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 03/07/2026New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social manuscript from the lab. Ryan Pak, who just left the lab and starting his postdoc, developed a new screening strategy to find sensory cation channels using CRISPRa. He shows how easy it is to find TrpA1 (just a positive control here 🙂). biorxiv.org/content/earl...biorxiv.orgA novel screening method using CRISPRa and FM 1-43 to identify cation channelsThe discovery of sensory ion channels, such as thermosensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) channels and mechanosensitive PIEZOs, have transformed our understanding of mammalian sensory biology.... 0152
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 01/07/2026 Remarkable!! Would you peer review in 4 days if you got paid ~$300? “Paying reviewers … led to faster first editorial decisions — an average of 5.5 working days, down from nearly 38 for unpaid reviews” 2216
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Last thing I did before vacation was submit a public comment on the destructive OMB proposal through @standupforscience.net and e-mail my reps again! Comments close July 13th 0337
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 29/06/2026Early-career scientists would probably enjoy the better pay that some footballers get. But I wonder how they would react if they woke up one day and learned they had been traded to another lab in a different city or state. 4190
Reposted by Ardem Patapoutian🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/06/2026For those who don’t follow sports and haven’t really had the opportunity to get to know Canada men’s national football team head coach Jesse Marsch, he is probably one of the few Americans who addressed the insulting “51st state” rhetoric head-on since day one. ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ 1/3 🧵 953257820
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The top frame is from 2015, when French meteorologists did a “forecast” from a #climate heated August 2050 - a warning on what could possibly happen in 35 years time. Bottom frame: well, it’s happened in barely a decade, only it’s already *much* worse than predicted. It’s a runaway train. 511488649
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution 517852
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 18/06/2026Check out what Trump the deal-maker extraordinaire accomplished: “The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least U.S.D. 300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” 0121
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 17/06/2026@thetransmitter.bsky.social asked what scientific paper has impacted me most. Hal Weintraub's discovery that MyoD alone can convert naive cells into muscle cells seemed like magic. I've been chasing that kind of magic ever since: www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...thetransmitter.orgThis paper changed my life: Learning the molecular rules of cell identityA 1987 Cell paper inspired Ardem Patapoutian to think about the molecular codes that define neuronal subtypes. 0328
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 16/06/2026Meeting-free Tuesdays are meant for hard thinking, but…. 0310
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 04/06/2026A special seminar in Marseille, reuniting with two incredible lab alumni: Aziz Moqrich, my first postdoc, and Bertrand Coste, who identified PIEZOs in my lab. The students brought food from their home countries for lunch. How brilliant! 0382
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/05/2026Awesome findings! Congrats to the whole team. 160
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/05/2026Congrats! Enjoyed reading it very much. 160
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/05/2026Classic case of a delusional narcissist! 100
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/05/2026Basic proprioception can be intimidating … 260
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Microbiologist Jasmine Clark campaigned on her science background--and won. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMicrobiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seatJasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D. 317149
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianEd Twomey @cryoet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🚨🧠🔬 Dopamine was discovered over a century ago, and has long been thought to only signal through metabotropic means. In our new preprint, we provide evidence that dopamine can directly signal through the "orphan" GluD ionotropic receptors. More to come! #iGluRs #neuroscience #dopamine #cryoEM 0259
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianScience Magazine @science.org · 13/05/2026The U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs from China for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative. scim.ag/4txj2hZscim.agChinese postdocs in U.S. hit with a wave of prosecutions and deportationsThe U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative 02914
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 08/05/2026The United States is a constitutional federal representative democracy. Or is it? 091
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianMagnoliaBouton @magnoliabouton.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Please take a moment to listen to the stories of early career researchers that have been negatively affected by this administration’s unruly decisions. Don’t forget their stories! ✊🩷 youtu.be/SvrAxKGniys?...youtu.beYoung Scientists Speak Out: Trump Grant Cuts and ChaosYouTube video by Annika Horne 13713
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianDatta Lab @dattalab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Excited to see our paper describing a stereotyped receptor map for smell (led by @davidhbrann.bsky.social ) out in the world! See below for short thread with open access link to paper www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...nytimes.comScientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for Smell 711442
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3 15446292
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 28/04/2026Just got the news that Vanessa Ruta, Steve Liberles, and Uli Mueller are all elected to be members of the National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org. All 3 are incredibly well-deserved. Congrats to all the new members! 🎉 2338
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianIshmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 17/04/2026This program transformed my career! Please apply. @hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits. Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LAbit.lyEarly Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIThe Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ... 07944
Reposted by Ardem PatapoutianJanelia Conferences @janeliaconf.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Join us in October for a conference focused on the full functional diversity of the peripheral nervous system, highlighting how somatic/autonomic/enteric divisions interact, overlap & inform one another. Apply by May 14 ➡️ janelia.news/PNS26 @ardemp.bskyverified.social @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social 074
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 14/04/2026There is so much wrong here… NYtimes: “While receiving a McDonald’s food delivery to the Oval Office, the president told reporters that he posted a photo that depicted him as a robed, Jesus-like figure because he thought it had depicted him as a physician.” Really? McDonald’s??? 🤣 280
Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 13/04/2026Congrats to @kinglhung.bsky.social from my lab on receiving a @damonrunyon.org Postdoctoral Fellowship! I was a Damon Runyon Fellow early in my career and know how much this recognition means. So proud! www.damonrunyon.org/news/damon-r...damonrunyon.orgDamon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.5M to top young scientists - Honors and AwardsThe Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading... 1282