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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BPS Past President Ken Dill and current President Karen Fleming authored a new piece, “America’s Innovation Engine is At Risk.” Politics are becoming more entwined in scientific initiative. Read more and make your voice heard. www.biophysics.org/blog/america...

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Proud mentor moment of the day: getting to share one of my favorite conferences and places with some of my favorite people! Excited to be back in Les Diablerets with my students (and amazing travel companions!) for the IDP GRC. Looking forward to a week of fantastic science and beautiful views!

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Starting a new lab? My middle child is a rising junior at MassArt in animation/graphic design and is starting a logo design business. They designed our lab logo as well, so please contact if interested!

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UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department @unc-bcbp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join us for a seminar on “The picornaviral 3C protease and its precursor 3CD: Central components to virus replication and survival” with David Boehr, Ph.D., Prof. of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science, Penn State Univ., 1131 Bioinfo., Tues., April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Today we celebrate Emma Kraft and her accomplishments in passing her oral exam! Congratulations Emma! 🎉 Emma is the first Chemistry graduate student in the Berlow Lab and she is already making a major mark on our research. Keep your eyes on Emma -- she is one to watch! @unc-chemistry.bsky.social

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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Register for “Women in Biophysics: Journeys and Challenges!” Four prominent women biophysicists, representing diverse career paths from the biotech industry to academia, will share their experiences navigating the field, Friday at 12 PM Eastern buff.ly/GMvoqSY

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Kresten Lindorff-Larsen @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We are hiring a postdoc in computational biophysics and machine learning studies of intrinsically disordered proteins We aim to study the function of IDPs by combining CG MD, ML and bioinformatics in collaboration with @tanjamittag.bsky.social & @rhp-lab.bsky.social tinyurl.com/REWIRE-PD

Postdoc position:Computational Biophysics of Disordered Proteins, Lindorff-Larsen group, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Women in Biophysics: Journeys and Challenges Friday, March 27, 12- 1 PM Women biophysicists in the biotech industry & academia will share their experiences navigating the field. This year's panelists are: Sara Capponi, Theanne Griffith, Bronwyn Lucas, Crystal Ripplinger buff.ly/v9o8MwK

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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Black in Biophysics symposium today at the 70th Annual Meeting highlights the contributions of Black scientists and honors Black History Month in the United States and elsewhere:

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Today is a busy day at #bps2026 but you can catch me speaking at two exciting events! Intrinsically Disordered Proteins I 10:45-11 AM Rooms 209/210/211 Steps and Suggestions for Getting Your Scientific Paper Published Monday 2:30-4 PM Esplanade 155

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Don’t miss the PI to PI Mixer today at #bps2026! Join us in Esplanade 159/160 from 4-6 pm. This is a great opportunity to connect with peers and mentors in an informal setting. We hope to see you there! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Hello San Francisco! I’m excited to be back on the west coast at #bps2026 for the great science and community. I’ll be sharing some of the lab’s recent work and chairing the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Platform Session on Monday at 10:45 in Rooms 209/210/211. Hope to see you there!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Attending #bps2026? Check out these exciting events hosted by CPOW: PI to PI Mixer Sunday 4-6 PM Esplanade 159/160 Steps and Suggestions for Getting Your Scientific Paper Published Monday 2:30-4 PM Esplanade 155 Looking forward to seeing you all in San Francisco! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Congratulations @castanedalab.bsky.social on this beautiful work! 👏🏻 This is a must read for #IDP enthusiasts. We discussed this work as a preprint in our lab journal club and it was a fan favorite that provides exciting new insights into how multivalent interactions control biology.

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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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Ben Sabari @bsabari.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I am recruiting postdoctoral fellows to develop new research directions in the lab. We study transcriptional regulation through biomolecular condensates in development and disease, with an emphasis on first-principles and mechanistic discovery. Please repost or share with colleagues.

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

New preprint alert! We share some of our recent insights about sequence similarity in IDP protein families and find that conservative substitutions in well-conserved binding motifs of the CITED proteins have big impacts on their ensembles and functions. Take a look! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Berlow Lab! I'm incredibly grateful to be closing out this year with such a hardworking, fun, and collaborative team. We are already looking forward to sharing some exciting updates in the new year, so stay tuned for lots of great science (and more) in 2026!

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪

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Biophysical Reports @biophysreports.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Interested in serving as a reviewer for Biophysical Reports? Learn more about how to get involved:

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Yesterday I joined a panel hosted by our local radio station to discuss the impacts of the many policy changes of 2025 on research, education, and community engagement. Thanks @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for keeping our community informed about these important topics! Listen here: bit.ly/4s7BoXB

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the Berlow Lab! I am most thankful for these wonderfully kind folks who bring a bit of sunshine and fun to even the hardest days. We wish all who are celebrating a peaceful and relaxing holiday!

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UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department @unc-bcbp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We’re proud to celebrate the outstanding Student Talks in our Scientific Communication class (BIOC710)! Olivia Maurer, Emily Sipko, and Gisselle Prida—shared their research with clarity and confidence which displayed the power of science communication and the incredible work happening in our labs.

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

It was a big day for the Berlow Lab at the BCBP departmental retreat last week. I am incredibly proud of Emily Sipko and Jamie Do for giving such wonderful presentations about their research and being recognized for their excellence in research and communication by our peers. Congratulations!!! 🎉

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UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department @unc-bcbp.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Announcing our 2025 Retreat Presentation Winners Emily Sipko won best talk and Jamie Do won best poster! Congratulations! 1/3

Announcing our 2025 Biochemistry and Biophysics Retreat Presentation Winners

Emily Sipko from the Berlow lab won best talk: "Atomic-level insights into the roles of the intrinsically disordered proteins c-Myc and CITED2 in regulating gene expression"

Jamie Do from the Berlow lab won best poster: "Characterizing the sequence determinants for multivalent interactions of the CITED intrinsically disordered proteins with the transcriptional activators CBP/p300"

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I am incredibly excited to share our lab’s recent work at the upcoming Intrinsically Disordered Proteins GRC! Many thanks to the organizers for the invite. We look forward to seeing all of our IDP friends there! #IDPGRC2026

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idpgrc.bsky.social @idpgrc.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🎉Excited to announce that Dr. Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social will speak in the “Disorder in Pathogens” session at #IDPGRC2026! The Berlow lab uses solution NMR and biophysical approaches to uncover how IDP sequence, dynamics & function drive transcriptional regulation.

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The damage to science is irreparable. Scientists who are valuable are leaving now. This offered some hope, but now it’s clear reason has completely gone out the window. A sad day for science.

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

For local people impacted by the storm: please call 211 for resources. They did not have any information a couple days ago, but they have now partnered with companies like Airbnb to offer temporary housing and other relief.

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theonollert.bsky.social @theonollert.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🚨🚨Orange County, NC🚨🚨 Ways to help (and get help) here: linktr.ee/ChantalMutua...

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

My dear friends and neighbors have been displaced from their home in Chapel Hill due to flooding from Sunday night’s storm. The number of families displaced by the floods are being hugely underreported and many people in our community need our help. Please help if you can.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We were sent this list of resources from Triangle Free Bicycle Repair - mutual aid and community resources for Durham, Carrboro, Chapel Hill. Please share. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Resources we know of:

Bit.ly link for this document bit.ly/TMAChantalResources PLEASE: Include (date/time/location) of your update. Also happy to hear positive or negative feedback about any resource - we haven’t all chec...

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The @berlowlab.bsky.social kicking off the next session at #PS39 If you missed his talk, Jake Simmons and Jamie Do of the Berlow lab will both be presenting posters at the afternoon session!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It’s been a very busy month but it is never too late to celebrate Jake Simmons and his advancement to candidacy in the @unc-bcbp.bsky.social PhD program. Congratulations Jake! We are all very proud of you and can’t wait to see where your creativity and drive leads you on your scientific journey.

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Nicholas Fitzkee @fitzkeelab.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Anyone have a lead on replacement syringes for Malvern VP-ITC instruments? They no longer sell them, and they want me to upgrade to the PEAQ system. Unfortunately, we have a PEAQ-ITC, and it doesn't work with the concentrations needed for nanoparticle experiments. #chemsky #biophysics #ITC

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Yesterday we celebrated Jamie Do, who passed her oral qualifying exam with flying colors to officially become our lab’s 2nd PhD candidate! 🎉 We are so proud of Jamie and all of her accomplishments! @unc-bcbp.bsky.social

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Carlos Guardia @charlyguardia.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Job ad is here! Check it out :)

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It’s a wrap at #ASBMB2025. Great science, amazing community!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Today’s the day for Emily’s poster presentation! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the #ASBMB25 poster session this afternoon!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

2. Graduate student extraordinaire Emily Sipko will be presenting her poster “Atomic-level insights into the roles of the IDPs c-Myc and CITED2 in regulating gene expression” on Monday at 4:30pm at Board #109. Please come check it out!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Having a great time at #ASBMB25 in Chicago so far! Always grateful for opportunities to connect with this amazing community and learn about some exciting new science! If you want to learn more about what we have been up to in the lab recently, you will have two(!) chances to do so.

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Carlos Guardia @charlyguardia.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

NIH PostBac program is open again! And I will be hiring! #JobPostComing www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our lab is excited to hire a postdoctoral researcher to study the mechanisms that viruses use to ‘hijack’ TAM receptors in viral spread. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn new techniques and work in a highly collaborative team! Please share! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/298...

Schematic of potential complexes that form between TAM receptors and apoptosis cells or viruses at the cell surface

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Happening today! Don’t miss it!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Coming to #BPS2025? Please attend the CPOW-sponsored workshop "Managing It All: Making Time for Success" on Monday, Feb. 17 at 2:30pm in Room 403B! Come learn how to maximize your productivity and build your time & project management skills! Open to ALL attendees. @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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