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Eric H. Baehrecke

@baehreckelab.bsky.social
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Professor at UMass Chan that studies autophagy during development and disease. Nature lover and explorer.

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 26/01/2026
Mitophagy is critical for cellular health & associated with multiple diseases. @baehreckelab.bsky.social &co show that the OMM protein Mtch regulates #mitophagy during #Drosophila intestinal development, by modulating the insertion of mitophagy receptor BNIP3 @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/45uyBhg
Left panel: Immunofluorescent microscopy showing that Mtch mutant intestine cells (blue nuclei that lack red dye) fail to clear mitochondria marker protein ATP5A (green). Right panel: Transmission electron microscopy image of a mitochondrion engulfed by an autophagosome of a Drosophila intestine enterocyte.
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/04/2025
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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Eric H. Baehrecke @baehreckelab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
This is sad, Richard has done so much for science and spent his entire career at the NIH
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Victor Ambros @vambros.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the Letter
Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
>1900 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine issued a statement supporting science for the benefit of all citizens, and ... 1/2 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...
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Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Vinod's team's work could have saved my wife's life, and I hope this and others like it will make a huge difference with patients with seemingly untreatable deadly diseases. This needs to be able to continue. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
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In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group
Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.
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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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Sean Ryder @seanryderphd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Taking a cue from @cantlonlab.bsky.social, I have written an op-ed for my local newspaper about the impact of the NIH funding chaos. I'd appreciate it if you read and share. #NIH #Research #Science #Worcester www.telegram.com/story/opinio...
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Opinion/Guest column: Gutting NIH a disaster in the marking for research, local economy
Less research equates to less business between the university and these Worcester companies, spreading the pain far beyond campus borders.
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Integrity73 @integrity73.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Now This Is A Leader! Not like the con artist "King Trump"! youtu.be/KBOJhU2pLMo?...
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FULL: Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois State of the State Address 2025
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I’m realizing that when we talk about studies on social media or in convo, we rarely mention NIH. People aren’t making the connection. So when posting or talking about some amazing study that was funded by the NIH, be sure to refer to it as an “NIH-funded study.”
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
Elon Musk tweet: We spent the wekend feeding USAID
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.”– Martin Luther King Jr. “Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”- Mahatma Gandhi
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Wow. If this is accurate, it’s reckless and potentially catastrophic no supplies for clinical trials, animal husbandry, cell culture, liquid nitrogen for cryostorage….
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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Scientists in Utah, Alaska, Kentucky, Maine, Iowa, North Dakota - your voices are critical because your republican senators are the most likely to buck Trump. They need to hear your stories. 1) contact senator 2) tag local reporters (Google Bluesky reporters in your state) 3) organize colleagues…
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
detailed update on where things stand at NIH as of now
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
SCOOP: The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to impose an "immediate and indefinite" ban on all travel, domestic and international. Internal emails reviewed by The Handbasket outline what employees know so far. Read more here:
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SCOOP: National Institutes of Health ordered by Trump admin to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspension
"If staff aren’t able to travel, clinical trials will likely have to be put on hold," a source tells The Handbasket.
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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Eric H. Baehrecke @baehreckelab.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A day for change
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