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Bill Mahoney

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Husband/dad/scientist&supporter-grad&postdoc prof/career dev; Assoc Dean (@uwmnewsroom), Director @UW_M3D, alum @trinitycollege @UMBaltimore @nationalpostdoc

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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu
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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Promislow Lab in the HNRCA, located at the Boston campus of @tufts.edu, is hiring a Senior Research Tech with experience in Drosophila biology. We study aging, genetic variation, social behavior, metabolomics & systems biology, and more. Interested? Click here: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/23675?l...
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Senior Research Technician, Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging in Boston, Massachusetts | Tufts University
Tufts University is hiring a Senior Research Technician, Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging in Boston, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks to the generosity of the Bezos Family Foundation, @basicsci.fredhutch.org is excited to announce a new search to recruit a Bezos Family Distinguished Scholar : apply.interfolio.com/193655
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle (@isbscience.org) is recruiting faculty across all ranks. Are you a systems-level thinker who is interested in tackling ambitious problems in biomedical research? Come and join us! isbscience.bamboohr.com/careers/71
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Faculty (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor)
The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) seeks a highly motivated andtalented Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor to join our faculty and leadtransformative efforts in AI, machine learning, and com...
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 30/08/2026
Fred Hutch is recruiting an open-rank faculty member in cancer immunotherapy. Join a leading immunotherapy research community and help advance next-generation treatments from discovery to clinical translation. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/188969
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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 24/08/2026
Join @FredHutch.org's Basic Sciences Division as an Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of fundamental biology. We welcome applicants whose work will complement, extend, or bring new directions to the division. apply.interfolio.com/190640
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Science in Seattle @scienceinseattle.com · 21/08/2026
🧬 Come for the science. Stay for the connections (and snacks). 🍻 Join us & @AllenInstitute for the Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Networking Social on Sept. 25. This fun, low-pressure event will help you meet new people, swap ideas, and build your community. 🎟️ bit.ly/4imFcBA
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My department, Neurobiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington (nbio.uw.edu), is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor, application deadline 09/30/26. It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome. apply.interfolio.com/187735
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Pls share: U of Washington has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is expected to specialize in molecular virology or bacteriology. Here is a link: microbiology.washington.edu/index.php/ne...
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Micro is Hiring! | UW Microbiology
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Reminder — UW #Microbiology has an open search for an Assistant Professor, focusing on fundamental problems in #bacteriology! If you or someone you know would be suitable, here's the ad: apply.interfolio.com/185622
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Science in Seattle @scienceinseattle.com · 27/05/2026
“Postdocs are the engines of innovation." Dr. Marion Pepper from UW Medicine believes that postdoc fellowships are integral to success in both academia and industry, and she wants to expand postdoc opportunities both at UW and SeaBridge: bit.ly/4uLZKXq
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Faculty Job Market Collaboration @facjobmktcollab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Were you a #postdoc on the faculty job market this past cycle (May 2025 - May 2026)? Our Faculty Job Market Collaboration Team is running our annual faculty applicant survey, www.faculty-job-market-collab.org/pages/9471 Thanks to @bwfund.bsky.social for their support of our work
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
@hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits Stable, sustained support can transform your career: Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA
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The 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 ...
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 13/04/2026
Interested in #postdoc opportunities in #Seattle? Join Seattle DROP — a virtual #biomedical postdoc #recruitment event on May 5, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. PT. Register: bit.ly/41raYnn
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Tina Termini @cterminiphd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Interested in doing a postdoc in Seattle?? Announcing Seattle DROP: Discover Research Opportunities for Postdocs on May 5th. 👇👇👇Registration is ~~FREE~~ 🥼🧪🧫
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Exciting News! Grant-witness.us now has dynamic funding curves like mine for NIH available. grant-witness.us/funding_curv... 1/2
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NIH Funding Curves (FY 2021 - 2026) – Grant Witness
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Ellen Kuwana, MS (#SciComm at #SciWri26) @ellenkuwana.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Also, treat grad students to coffee/lunch/dinner if you can! Attending a conference = added expenses. Plus, you get to hang out with amazing people! #PhDLife #SciComm @comscicon.bsky.social
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Town Hall Seattle @townhallseattle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hear about cutting-edge research from graduate students at our UW Science Now series! See the presentation lineup for April 17, April 23, and April 25 below. 4/17 at 5:30 PM | buff.ly/7k5FLST 4/23 at 5:30 PM | buff.ly/sqCUepH 4/25 at 5:30 PM | buff.ly/7B2VH2c Presented with UW Engage.
UW Science Now - April 17
Beatrice Milnes: How Tadpoles Grow Back Their Tails: The Science of Regeneration
Sophia Chioma Chima: Small Beginnings, Strong Defenses: The Science of Early Immunity
Kathleen Durkin: How Corals RememberUW Science Now - April 23
Haley Walk: Keeping the Garden: Faithful Attention in a Warming World
Ishaan Ambrish: Language, Space, and the Ways Kids Use Them
Ralph Tayyar: When Silence Isn't Harmless: Rethinking Antibiotics After Kidney TransplantUW Science Now - April 25
Maya Singh: A Simple Way to Measure Long-Term HIV Medication Levels
Deja Monet: A Study of Prenatal Hydrocephalus
AJ Mallory: Learning to Move: How Your Brain Handles the Unexpected
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Stand Up for Science Washington @sufswa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Pacific Science Center CEO Will Daugherty opened the 2026 Stand Up For Science - Washington rally with a defense of curiosity and critical thinking, as civic acts.
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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Join us for our Next Generation Lecture Series with UW researcher Ellen Schur, MD, MS. Her work explores metabolism, obesity, and the neurobiology of eating behavior—and what it means for patient care. Register: bit.ly/4rU87yW
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Seattle locals: I'm giving a seminar tomorrow in Microbiology! It'll be 4-5 Tuesday in the Orin Smith Auditorium on "Evolving and engineering brewing yeasts" and will be followed by a tasting of beers made with some of the yeast strains I'll talk about.
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 30/01/2026
.@fredhutch.org is seeking applications for the 8th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding and diverse postdocs who are conducting cancer, infectious disease or basic science research. Apply by Feb. 1, 2026: apply.interfolio.com/176955 #MendezSymposium
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Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
In my capacity as AAAS Section (G) Officer: @aaas.org offers a sponsored membership program to UG & grad students and postdocs who are not current/past members. If accepted, you receive a complimentary one-year membership to AAAS & digital subscription to @science.org Pls DM for application link
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 14/01/2026
In a seminar now where the speaker is sharing advice from their PhD mentor: “You will make a lot of mistakes… you will be wrong a lot… if you can’t handle this, then science may not be right for you.”
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 06/01/2026
PhD students and postdocs, you have less than a month to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain in the San Juan Islands! 🧠📈 Develop your computational neuroscience skillsets in a supportive and interdisciplinary community. Apply by 2/1: bit.ly/4samKOZ @uw-cnc.bsky.social
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Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2026
The Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 28/12/2025
.@fredhutch.org is seeking applications for the 8th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding postdoctoral fellows from any discipline who are conducting cancer, infectious disease or basic science research. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/176955
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
“The quiet power of program officers lies not in control, but in care. Care for the science, for the people who conduct it, and for the public it is meant to serve.”
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Jennifer Polk @fromphdtolife.com · 19/12/2025
This was a great convo about figuring out what you want to do after a career as an academic, how to get started, how being online (social media, podcasting, videos) can help, and related topics. @acadiaediting.bsky.social @jenvanalstyne.bsky.social youtu.be/AVyM_C-6YQQ?...
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Ways Your Story Changes When You Leave Academia with Dr. Paulina Cossette and Dr. Jen Polk
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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Interested in metabolomics/systems biology and aging in Drosophila? We have a post-doc opening! And of course, there will be plenty of opportunities for side projects on the @dogagingproject.bsky.social. 🐶 promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
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UW Undergraduate Research @undergradresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Applications are now OPEN for the UW Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)! Designed for post-bacc students, it aims to support their journey into graduate studies leading into a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences. Applications are due by January 15, 2026. sites.uw.edu/uwprep/
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Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at the University of Washington
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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Open faculty position (Assistant or Associate) in UW Medical Genetics. As you might expect, faculty often end up also interacting with Genome Sciences, so we're hoping for some great prospects! Note the clinical requirements for the position. apply.interfolio.com/176466
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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Kate Sleeth Patterson, Ph.D. @edukatedstem.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The final video in the series on starting a business is available. In this video, we'll answer some key questions about the realities of having a business: What are the pluses and minuses of having your own business? Would you do it again? youtu.be/_ILBQYqKW3Q
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What Does it TAKE to Start a BUSINESS 5?
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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
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The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The UW School of Medicine congratulates Dr. Michael Bailey and the Rolling Stones, our 2025 Inventor of the Year ⭐️ We’re proud to celebrate this groundbreaking innovation and the impact it will have on patients and providers everywhere.
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 14/11/2025
In honor of the late Dr. Eddie Méndez, @fredhutch.org is seeking applications for the 8th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding and diverse postdocs who are conducting cancer, infectious disease or basic science research. apply.interfolio.com/176955
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
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Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We are looking for bloggers for Voices of Academia for 2026. If you'd like to make a difference by sharing your mental ill-health experience whilst being in academia, please find out more and submit a pitch here: voicesofacademia.com/contact-2/
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The CSCCE @thecscce.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Next Wednesday (5 November), we’re hosting “An introduction to project management for scientists.” In this 2-hour online session, you’ll learn how to differentiate projects from operations, and discuss the 7 qualities of a successful project leader.
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The CSCCE @thecscce.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The training is almost sold out - there’s just 4 spots left! Sign up today, or share with a colleague you think would appreciate from a more strategic and efficient approach to managing complex projects!
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 This was Week 40: - UVA signed a dangerous deal - AWS outage pain - Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️ - Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million & much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
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Oct 18-24, 2025 - care and feeding
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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The UW School of Medicine welcomed our incoming biomedical PhD students with a reception hosted by the Office of Research & Graduate Education and PhD Ambassadors at Flatstick Pub SLU. Great conversations, connections, and community!
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NSWA - Northwest Science Writers @nswa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Who wants to spend a weekend at Friday Harbor Labs (October 26-28)?! NSWA’s @adrienneunderwood.bsky.social has organized a sweet retreat! Get more details and sign up to get one of the remaining spots here.
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Northwest Science Writers Association - Friday Harbor Labs Retreat
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CoreyWelch_STEM @coreywelch.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
74 students and 48 mentors have signed up so far! We can accommodate more of both groups. Student sign-up link is in the first comment.
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Kate Sleeth Patterson, Ph.D. @edukatedstem.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
As SACNAS and ABRCMS are coming up I thought it would be a great time to share EduKatedSTEM's video on how to successfully network at conferences. I hope to see you there! youtu.be/ZroBe-yfgKg
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