Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Are you looking for a postdoc exploring the cell biology of development, defining how cells change shape and move? Do you want to develop a research program & teaching skills preparing you for a position at a college or small University? Our new NIH grant will support those goals 1/n Please share 5105104
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 I agree with some points, not all. 1. America's world leadership is slipping due to the continued assaults on science. 2. Meanwhile. China ramps up its R&D spending. Now, Beijing accounts for 1/3rd of the world's clinical-stage drugs. 3. The NIH budget should be increased.🧵 🧪 archive.today/DtX6ywashingtonpost.comOpinion | I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less.America should invest in NIH medical research, not retreat from it. 1316378
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social - We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route. A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7) 20257148
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Science peeps: Looks like SciENcv updated the digital certificate used to sign Biosketch and Current & Pending documents without notification. The old certificate expires Saturday, September 26, 2026. SciENcv docs before that date may fail validation in eRA Commons delaying or blocking submission. 77472
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 25/09/2026FYI to everyone submitting this October NIH cycle You need to re-certify your ScienCV AFTER Sept 26 (tomorrow) for your application or it may not be accepted. Great timing! 78592
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research. n.pr/4ycseLJn.prUnder Trump, NIH funding disruptions have evolved. Here's what the numbers showStories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research. 7213153
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...careers.uh.eduAssistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United StatesDepartment: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog... 37290
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026Everybody keeps talking about how natural treatments and cures should be utilized, well here's exactly that. A cancer treatment that harnesses the power of your immune system to take down cancer cells. It only took four decades to make, thanks to reliable funding of science and research. 115955
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦André Marques @amarques.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Out today in Nature: sex without crossovers. Rhynchospora tenuis makes pollen, fertilises and sets seed, yet 0 crossovers in 10,997 pollen nuclei. Chromosome drive and ~87% seed abortion rebuild the mother's genotype, so the offspring are clones. doi.org/10.1038/s415... 916372
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Kazuhiro Maeshima @kazu-maeshima.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Is euchromatin really “open”? 🧬 Using super-resolution imaging🔬 our new study @natgenet.nature.com reveals: Euchromatin forms condensed domains in live cells. Cohesin constrains them and prevents domain mixing for proper transcriptional insulation🚧 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/2) 415067
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Shiori Iida @shiori-iida.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy to share that this paper is now published in Nature Genetics! Grateful to everyone who supported this work throughout this long journey. I’m proud to see it out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCohesin prevents local mixing of condensed euchromatic domains in living human cells - Nature GeneticsSingle-nucleosome imaging/tracking and super-resolution three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy within euchromatic regions show that cohesin-mediated loops constrain condensed euchromatic... 22612
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Laura Ross @laurarossevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My lab @ Edinburgh university is recruiting a postdoc to work on the weird and wonderful germline-specific chromosomes of flies. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... collaboration with @germline.bsky.social and yukiko yamashita funded by @novonordisk.bsky.social please repost! 16665
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Peiwei Chen @peiwei-chen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How do transposons jump when they’re released from host control? I babysat two chromosomes for 2 years, making sure they are ok without most piRNAs. Here’s what we found & excited to share my 1st postdoc paper: “piRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition bursts” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgpiRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition burstsIn Metazoa, transposon expression is suppressed by the piRNA pathway, and disruption of this pathway leads to rampant transposon expression. However, it remains unclear whether increased transposon ex... 715369
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We are recruiting a PhD student 🥼🙋 Topic: how germ cells bend gene expression dogmas Fly genetics + proteomics + genomics. Fully funded. Aarhus University 🇩🇰 info on the project and how to apply👇 mbg.au.dk/en/peter-and... I'd really appreciate it if you'd help spread the word. Thanks 03346
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Biomedical scientists - a reminder that NIH proposes to "improve" peer review by hiding impact scores from Program Officers and applicants, and binning applications into broad categories of "Most competitive,""Competitive," or "Not discussed." Please provide feedback before the October 13 deadline! 26962
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We are excited to invite you to the second webinar in our cell migration series. In this webinar, we focus on new models for studying cell migration with talks from @ankita13jha.bsky.social, @raphclement.bsky.social & @katrinavelle.bsky.social. More info⤵️: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/03/f... 12518
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Colin Kremer @quant-ecology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Cool” new NSF postdoc position available in my lab at UConn, studying our unique Arctic phytoplankton collection and the interactive effects of temperature, light, and photoperiod. 3 years of funding, detailed job ad here: s.uconn.edu/q1o0itl62l. 35252
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Michelle Facette @mfacette.bsky.social · 28/08/2026UMass Amherst Dept of Biology is hiring a TT faculty member in Evolutionary Biology! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista... We have a diverse and wonderful dept - please consider joining us!careers.umass.eduAssistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United StatesTitle: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A... 065104
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 26/08/2026Competitive pay is necessary to attract and retain qualified teachers. Reversing these trends will require targeted, sustained investment in public education at the local, state, and federal levels.epi.orgThe teacher pay penalty remained high in 2025: Teachers and students nationwide are still paying the price of decades of neglectKey takeaways: In 2025, the teacher pay penalty stood at an estimated 25.2%—meaning teachers earned about a quarter less than comparable college graduates in other professions. That's a slight improve... 0289
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18454329
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Rob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026[JOB!] I'm hiring for a really exciting postdoc position. A combination of breeding experiments, conservation genomics, and student mentorship. Room/board at the @amnh.org Southwestern Research Station each summer, 40 months of support, new science building at BSU. Share broadly! ad: bit.ly/4hKaUIL 16079
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Jeff Lewis @lewislab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It's hard to not see age of first R01 as a distraction when the table shows a dropoff of >500 investigators from 2024 to 2025, and of nearly 800 from the oh so distant 2022. 165
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 13/08/2026bioRxiv/medRxiv have been dealing with endless bot attacks recently (plus usual DDOS stuff, etc). Tricky to address without impacting genuine users - many of you affected. Apologies. We're working with our hosting service on solutions & think we're getting there [he shouts in his Red Queen costume]. 716859
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Damian Dudka @damiandudka.bsky.social · 17/07/2026My lab just opened at Lehigh University - we study the origins, mechanisms, and impacts of the rapid evolution of the chromosome segregation machinery. I'm looking for 2 team members (postdoc and lab tech) who are passionate about evolution and cell division! See the opportunities at dudkalab.me.dudkalab.meDudka Lab — HomeThe Dudka Lab at Lehigh University studies how rapid evolution of chromosome segregation machinery impacts health, fertility, and disease. 03734
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A new study shows that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and over $1 trillion every year. The new research out of Yale shows that reductions in administrative overhead, lower pharmaceutical prices, less fraudulent billing, and fewer emergency care trips would lead to huge savings. /1commondreams.orgYale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year | Common Dreams"Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All," the senator said. "What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed." 20046762359
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/08/2026Confronted with an obvious need for renewable energy, Trump admin officials used taxpayer money to scuttle an offshore wind project. Then they did it again. And again. And again. And this week, again. Total price tag in wasted taxpayer money: ~$4 billion and counting www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowTeam Trump uses taxpayer money to scuttle yet another renewable energy projectAs one key Democratic member of Congress summarized, “It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money.” 33666389
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A new collection from the T2T Consortium is out in @cp-cell.bsky.social and Cell Genomics — a milestone towards routine “T2T” assembly of any complete, diploid genome. Explore this exciting work: dlvr.it/TTvnWZ 0138
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Nichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Final call for abstracts! 8th Conference on Model Hosts, Oct 3-8th Sissi Crete. Thanks to support from @microbiologysociety.org and @femsmicro.org we have funding for a number of trainee travel awards - submit your abstract and apply today! aegeanconferences.org/conferences/... 179
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Katrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Are you a student scientist facing unique challenges trying to navigate the next stage of your career amid Trump's policy changes? I'm working on a story for @nytimes.com & want to hear from you -- contact info in my bio. 02320
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 05/08/2026Trump & Russ Vought proposed a rule to take every federal grant in America hostage. They don't care about making our tax dollars work better—they just want them to work for Trump. Well, Democrats BLOCKED their corrupt rule, and I'll be fighting to kill it permanently. 1136176
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/08/2026BREAKING NEWS! The Senate has paused the OMB rule that would put Trump appointees in charge of federal spending. Next step - Contact your MoC and tell them to permanently REVOKE THE RULE: zurl.co/1SXEN Article: zurl.co/23mF8zurl.coSenate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaulLanguage is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval. 121488
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Sam Lewis, Ph.D. @samlewis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I'm honored to receive the @ascbiology.bsky.social WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research! Thank you to my lab team, my @berkeleymcb.bsky.social mentors and nominators, and my family for their support. 3356
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026 “Republicans rejected killing the proposed rule outright,” Washington Sen. Patty Murray The fight is not over. 06321
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026On August 1, 1931, Harriet Creighton and Barbara McClintock published the first experimental proof that genes are physically located on chromosomes—a discovery that transformed genetics. 1/3🧵 220191
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I just contacted my Uni's Provost office about this and they are now working on a clear policy, all they have is recommended language for Syllabi but it needs to be something more official to have legal weight! 010
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026Admirable clarity @science.org 4974912713
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Well, this explains A LOT www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgTriplex DNA and inverted repeats cause long-read sequencing bias against simple satellite DNAWe recently showed that Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) have very strong sequencing bias against simple satellites, probably caused by single-stranded DNA folding i... 1135
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 23/07/2026why on Earth would we do this??? "de-prioritize 'life sciences,' which encompass molecular biology, genetics and other fields in biomedicine, as well as clinical trials aimed at testing new therapies" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u... 1137
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 22/07/2026LOL, "historically accurate." This is a story set 3,000 years ago that features Greek gods, a cyclops, a multi-headed sea monster, and a witch who turns a crew of men into pigs. 88089161414
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 372277966
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026America's R1 universities educate ~8–9 million students (undergraduate + graduate) -> more than 1/3 of U.S. college students (vs. the ~0.6% of Ivies). Undermining this system threatens the institutions that train our workforce and drive scientific innovation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAn American research crisis with real human consequencesIvy League universities have dominated recent news headlines, having become popular targets for critics of higher education. But the threats they face—cuts to federal research funding, assaults on aca... 16541
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Lenint.bsky.social @lenint.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🧪https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz6477science.orgAn American research crisis with real human consequencesIvy League universities have dominated recent news headlines, having become popular targets for critics of higher education. But the threats they face—cuts to federal research funding, assaults on aca... 061
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 20/07/2026In their Review, Alexandra Edwards and Elizabeth Finn discuss how genome organisation underlies evolution and development. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 12113
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Congratulations to Mellone Lab graduate student Tyler McDermott on successfully defending his PhD thesis! 🔬🧬 His work reveals how a conserved retroelement targets centromeres in Drosophila, shedding light on a phenomenon that occurs across taxa. Preprint coming soon! #PhDdone #proudPI 0283
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This was me in 2023, quoted in Nature. Now see how things are going. When will the academic community wake up collectively & notice what is done to our scientific eco system. Resits. Organize. Refuse to play along. Fight slop. Take principled stands. 🖋️ openletter.earth/open-letter-...openletter.earthOpen Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia 18343
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Tatiana Moiseeva @tat1anamoiseeva.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Our lab at Pitt is looking to hire a technician. Ideal candidate would be a recent graduate with some cell biology skills, looking to expand their experience before applying to a PhD program in a couple of years. If you are this person, interested in DNA replication, please email me. moiseevalab.commoiseevalab.comTatiana Moiseeva Lab 12744
Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Manuscripts with women as corresponding authors are less frequently sent out for review at Science. The ones reviewed receive less favorable reviews by both male and female reviewers. 511074
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪science.orgEditorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journalsAnalyses of deidentified data reveal complex interactions that quantify success at elite general science journals. 03114
Reposted by Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📣 Abstract submission deadline for CSHL TEs extended to July 24! Two more weeks to submit your abstract for a short talk or poster — do it! It’s gonna be a fantastic meeting!! meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...meetings.cshl.eduTransposable ElementsCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics. 0147