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Ray Blind

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Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research Director, Quantitative & Chemical Biology PhD Program Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry & Pharmacology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nuclear receptors, nuclear lipids & phosphoinositides

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Basic science saves lives & fuels the economy, which is why ASBMB's team is on Capitol Hill today to advocate for bipartisan support for investment in agencies like NIH, NSF & DOE. Here are pics from a few of the 60 meetings w/congressional offices! #ScienceServesUsAll www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci...
Two ASBMB members smile and pose for a photo in front of Sen. Chris Van Hollen's office.Two ASBMB members smile and pose for a photo in front of Sen. Deb Fischer's office.During ASBMB's Hill Day four people smile and pose for a photo in front of Sen. Cory Booker's office. An ASBMB members smiles while standing next to a sign that reads Welcome. Keystone coffee with Senator Dave McCormick.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
VICB’s Neil Osheroff is helping lead the fight against antibiotic resistance by targeting bacterial topoisomerases—paving the way for next-gen antibiotics. Must-read feature from @VanderbiltU: 🔗 news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/04/28/w... #VICB #Antibiotics #DrugDiscovery
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Winning the War on Bacteria
Crucial research by Neil Osheroff and his lab leads to approval of the first new class of antibacterial drugs in decades. The drug, gepotidacin, developed by GlaxoSmithKline under the brand name Bluje...
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Ray Blind @blindlab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Check out Zdravka Tzankova and Carol Ziegler's op ed in @thetennesean.bsky.social on how carbon credits can be used to improve low-income housing in Nashville: www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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Low-income households struggle to afford a home in TN. Carbon credits can help. | Opinion
Carbon credits, a tool used to help companies reduce their climate impact, could help low-income residents afford proper home heating and cooling.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🔬 VICB’s Steven Townsend is spotlighted in this powerful @vanderbilt.edu piece on his #research into human milk oligosaccharides—a “scientific superpower” found in breast milk. His work is changing the way we understand women's biology and health. 📰 Read more: news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/04/03/i...
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Inspired chemist uncovers a scientific superpower in women
Learn about the women who inspire Steven Townsend in his breakthrough research that puts a spotlight on women, their health and discoveries around the healing powers of breast milk.
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
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US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
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