Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Dr. D Boulware, MD MPH @drboulware.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NIH Funding rate of Early Stage Investigators (ESI). 2025 was a major drop. 2026 will be worse. 34442
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago 202100062456
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Ary Shalizi @unsequenced.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This time, I had so many open tabs — from 66 year old warnings about AI doom, to 20 years of claims that robots are about to do ALL the laboratory science — I gave them in their own entry. @chorye.bsky.social, if you want more of these for your automation classes, lmk!unsequenced.lifeOne day, I’ll have time to read all of it?Open tabs get their own post today. This approach to note taking might become a regular feature. It’s positively cathartic to close tabs this way. 012
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026“Investigators should not consider this requirement as ‘business as usual with a couple extra sentences of boilerplate’“… “fresh tumor biopsy samples, patient derived xenografts…” AKA all basic scientists better get an MD stat. 010
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Deeply honored to be named a 2026 Beckman Young Investigator #BYI!🧬 This recognition reflects the creativity and hard work of my incredible lab, and we are so grateful and excited for the Foundation's support as we tackle the next generation of continuous evolution. 1134
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026On top of the slowdown in grantmaking I wrote about last week - this is another deeply worrisome trend for scientists, physicians, patients, families, and basically anyone who wants new treatments and new tools to promote health. 🆘🧪🥼 open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...open.substack.comI Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research 4190111
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The team worked incredibly hard to get this out the door in time to share with grant review committees, and I am so grateful for their effort. If you have thoughts, questions, or ideas for where this platform could (or should) go next, we would love to hear from you. 061
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 04/03/2026On a personal note: as an early stage PI, it’s become clear how hard it is to sell any new project to grant reviewers without a proven track record. This one is a major milestone for us, and just a snapshot of the momentum our lab is building and what we’re capable of. 150
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Immensely proud of this team effort led by Ryan and Stefan @bffswithbiology.bsky.social @stefan-golas.bsky.social. Could not have asked for a better team. This is just the beginning. 120
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Evolution navigated billions of challenges to get to us to where we are today. Directed evolution compresses this to a 1D axis. Imagine if you could sample 200 dimensions at once, with data to boot 📈 First @chorylab.bsky.social PACE preprint on our new system to tackle this: bit.ly/turboprance 12310
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.bioRxiv Bioengineering @biorxiv-bioeng.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A Purpose-Built Open Source Liquid Handler for Industry-Class Automated Experiments www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 051
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.bioRxiv Bioengineering @biorxiv-bioeng.bsky.social · 04/03/2026An autonomous system for multi-objective continuous evolution at scale www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 031
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 23/02/2026NIH research grant funding rates plummeted in 2025. Agency acknowledges young investigators are losing out as result of multiyear funding policy imposed by White House. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNIH research grant funding rates plummeted in 2025Agency acknowledges young investigators are losing out as result of multiyear funding policy imposed by White House 11615
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Full open access paper available here: www.cell.com/cell-reports... A noninvasive estrous tracking toolkit for wild mice. Standard genetic engineering methods built for lab mice do not translate to non model rodents. This helps overcome that barrier and may enable engineering in many other species.cell.comNon-invasive ovulation tracking enables genetic engineering in wild rodentsBuchthal et al. develop a camera-based estrous-tracking method that reliably detects ovulation in wild rodents. This non-invasive approach overcomes barriers to genetic engineering in Peromyscus leuco... 042
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 20/02/2026So proud this multi-year effort is finally out. Led by my exceptional collaborator Joanna Buchthal, who put her blood, sweat, and literal tears into making a real impact for communities impacted by Lyme disease. bit.ly/MAT-tracking More papers soon. Learn more & support: miceagainstticks.commiceagainstticks.comMice Against Ticks | Join the Fight Against Lyme DiseaseMice Against Ticks is a community-guided project working to stop Lyme disease with Lyme-immune white-footed mice. Explore our research, local partnerships, and vision for reducing tick-borne illness. 1115
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Emoji Meadow @emojimeadow.bsky.social · 01/01/2026☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🐝☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ 03612
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Ryan Boileau @bffswithbiology.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Happy holidays from all of us in the Chory Lab and our lab neighbors at Duke!☃️🎉 @chorylab.bsky.social @dukeubme.bsky.social 0121
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 24/12/2025There’s fair concern around a few African ancestry associated-SNPs w Casgevy. Suspect if in enchancers/promoters, deleterious effects would take much time to tell tho. 030
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.The Lambrechts Lab @lambrechtslab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Exciting opportunity @pasteur.fr for junior scientists aiming to create their research group ! 054
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.bioRxiv Synthetic Biology @biorxiv-synthbio.bsky.social · 03/12/2025A foundation model for microbial growth dynamics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 023
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 01/12/2025They all do! But I automate my calendar deadlines and dates in emails are particularly helpful for that when you have 55 letters to submit :) 020
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The weirdest move is automated letter-request systems sending emails with no deadline included. 130
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 13/11/20252011 v 2025. Variance not statistically significant. 070
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.) 188179
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Yunha Hwang @microyunha.bsky.social · 28/10/2025We're thrilled to announce SeqHub, an AI-enabled platform for biological sequence analysis. SeqHub brings together sequence search, genome annotation, and data sharing in one place. 34919
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Chory Lab @ Duke @chorylab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Teamwork makes the scream work. Happy Halloween from the Chory lab! 🦖🎃👻 0121
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Best group costume 2025! #JurassicLab 🦕🦖 @dukeubme.bsky.social @chorylab.bsky.social 1402
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 09/10/2025The Crick is looking for new junior group leaders! Any postdocs or early career researchers wanting to be our colleagues should apply 👍 24028
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 09/10/2025Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiEnyti.ms 14147031811
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Aditya Kunjapur @kunjapur.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Interested in using microbes to degrade plastics? We made the discovery that two breakdown products of PET, MHET and BHET, are readily taken up by E. coli cells Our latest preprint exploits this surprise to realize improvements in cell-based upcycling www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgRobust cellular transformations of PET deconstruction products by import of glycol estersEfforts to transform polyethylene terephthalate (PET) deconstruction products using live cells have been limited by terephthalic acid (TPA) uptake. Here, we used an intracellular carboxylate reduction... 0256
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Dimitry Tegunov @dtegunov.bsky.social · 25/09/2025The things Apple will do to procrastinate improving Siri 061
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Reviewer #3: Major Comments: 1) The absence of ref Ahlqvist et al. (2024, JAMA) calls the manuscript’s central claims into question. This selective omission undermines the work’s credibility. Major revisions required prior to resubmission. ::cough peer review cough:: @washingtonpost.com 070
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comAcetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual DisabilityThis nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability. 14550202198
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Joanna Buchthal @jbuchthal.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Years in the making — Mice Against Ticks is on @60Minutes this Sunday! 🎥 Sneak peek: www.tiktok.com/@60minutes/v... 🌐 Join the fight! miceagainstticks.org Huge cheers to our amazing team, brilliant collaborators & island communities for bringing this story to life! 💛 #LymeDisease #MITMediaLabtiktok.comResearchers are attempting something unprecedented: using genetic engineering to curb Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness spreading across the U.S. Instead of targeting deer or ticks, they hope to rele...TikTok video by 60 Minutes 163
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 12/08/2025"The PI does not seem to have experience with these downstream biochemical assays, and no collaborators were identified for cell-based applications.” lol. 041
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Congrats Rita!! We loved working with you at @natmethods.nature.com , but now we have another reason to submit to Nat BME! Excited to see where your leadership takes it. @dukeubme.bsky.social 150
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Melissa Kane PhD @cornymel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025As stressful as it is to run a laboratory in the US right now, my thoughts are often with the NIH staff living in the awful chaos trying to preserve the whole enterprise. I’m grateful for every moment they choose not to give up. These people are the only thing keeping it from entirely collapsing. 316444
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 22/07/2025:snaps: :snaps: :snaps: Just loved this, @erika-alden.bsky.social We’re obsessed with better ways to track & share science. This ELN+LIMS built in Notion + Airtable is usable, readable, and full of real stats & insights. and it's pretty! erikaaldendeb.substack.com/p/an-ai-read... 060
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I interpreted the effective date policy to mean that if you’re submitting sept, that the grants of the last calendar year count, but hopefully we’ll get some clarification. 200
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The SOM lost a $160m NIH vaccine institute grant, employs 40k people, and treats 70k in patients/year, and normally gets +$500m in nih funding. No one is happy about this. 020
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 21/07/2025With NIHs new 6-grant/PI cap (incl resub) we’re locked out for a year. We submitted duplicates bc FOAs were being pulled mid-sub & were told to submit to the parent. I get that POs are overwhelmed, but we’re all trying to stay afloat. MultiPI collabs will suffer. Welp, guess I’ll get my wkends back. 2116
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I can’t submit anything until NEXT October it looks like, including resubmissions for things in review. Extra screwed because FOAs got cancelled and po encouraged me to submit resub and to parent bc of cancellations. 000
Reposted by Emma Chory, Ph.D.Frances Arnold @francesarnold.bsky.social · 12/07/2025I saw it firsthand at the Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting--international young scientists welcomed and recruited in Germany and elsewhere. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comAmerica’s Brain Drain Could Become the World’s Brain GainResearch-funding cuts and immigration changes threaten some of America’s economic advantages. 0236
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Counterpoint: I have friends who have this job post PhD (in very large labs) that loved the writing/thinking aspect of science but not so much the benchwork (that didn’t want to go the faculty or editor route), who find the job very fulfilling. 030
Emma Chory, Ph.D. @chorye.bsky.social · 03/07/2025My F32 as a postdoc went from ND to 4% with just a little prelim data 🤣. Reciting that to myself over and over. 020