Reposted by Christopher BarnesSonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Neal lab is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to lead exciting structural and biophysical studies of membrane protein quality control! Competitive HHMI-scale salary + cutting-edge science + a genuinely wonderful and supportive lab culture. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! 03431
Reposted by Christopher BarnesDepartment of Chemistry, Stanford University @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Congrats to Laura Dassama, recipient of the 2027 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research! Her work uncovering bacterial lipid transport and metabolism is opening new avenues to study host-pathogen interactions and develop anti-infective therapies. @asbmb.bsky.social #StanfordChem 1102
Christopher Barnes @cobarnes27.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My first PhD student defended today. Congratulations to Dr. Adonis Rubio!!! Proud of you and all your accomplishments, and can’t wait to see all that you do next 👏🏾🍾🥂 1381
Reposted by Christopher BarnesWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Based on a new NOA recieved this month, we are looking for a postdoctoral fellow with solid foundation of molecular skills, creativity, and translational passion to help us develop innovative CARs for targeting discrete subsets of T cells. DM or email me if interested 11513
Reposted by Christopher BarnesMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Do you know any students who are planning to apply to graduate school this cycle? Encourage them to apply to the Biology Preview Program! We provide intensive workshops to help students w/ their applications + 1:1 mentorship. 14759
Reposted by Christopher BarnesDr. Arnaldo Díaz @ajdiazphd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Great to host Dr. Christopher Barnes as part of the UTSW PROVIDES Seminar Series! Thank you for visiting, sharing your science, and engaging with our faculty and students. Wishing you continued success! @cobarnes27.bsky.social 071
Reposted by Christopher BarnesJerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Artemis II splashdown! 012631
Reposted by Christopher BarnesDr. Arnaldo Díaz @ajdiazphd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📢 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Dr. Christopher Barnes to our PROVIDES Seminar Series! Dr. Barnes is an Assistant Professor of Biology and a HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at Stanford University. Don’t miss the chance to learn about his research. Details in the flyer ⬇️ @cobarnes27.bsky.social 043
Reposted by Christopher BarnesBlack In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The 2026 #BlackInBiophysics Symposium at #BPS206 has concluded. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 Congratulations to all the speakers and to the co-chairs of this session, Drs. Breann Brown and Wade Zeno for organizing and for highlighting the exceptional science done by our members! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social 082
Reposted by Christopher BarnesColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The fundamental flaw with @holdenthorp.bsky.social’s argument is thinking that organizations and people can only do one thing at a time (even though he is really close to acknowledging it!) Let’s break it down, bc I’m tired of this. 🧵 (cred: @ianlmorgan.bsky.social) 38235
Reposted by Christopher BarnesSarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 18/12/2025#YearInReview @cobarnes27.bsky.social, @adonisrubio.bsky.social & team have designed a series of dual or “bispecific” antibodies, called CoV2-biRN, which could potentially resist the ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as other coronaviruses in the future: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...news.stanford.eduNew antibodies show potential to neutralize virus that causes COVID-19A Stanford-led team has found two antibodies that can work together to defeat all SARS-CoV-2 variants. More research is needed, but the approach could help in the development of treatments to keep… 131
Reposted by Christopher BarnesSarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Congratulations to our Institute Scholar @cobarnes27.bsky.social for being named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! chemh.stanford.edu/news/christo... @hhmi.org 0112
Reposted by Christopher BarnesStanford University @handle.invalid · 08/10/2025Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources. 🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF 29920
Reposted by Christopher BarnesPolly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Come and join us @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! It's an amazing place to do interdisciplinary science & I'm so grateful to be in this community. Faculty applications due 10/15/2025 -- please share widely. Interested but not sure you're ready to apply this year? DM me & I'm happy to provide advice :) 0107
Reposted by Christopher BarnesSarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Congratulations to our Institute Scholar @hawa-racine.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi... 2104
Reposted by Christopher BarnesThe Stanford Biology Preview Program @stanfordbpp.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help! At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials! Apply here: forms.gle/EvTyUWXFMRSL... 11916
Reposted by Christopher BarnesBlack In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by @hhmi.org! We’re proud to have to #BlackInBiophysics faculty members, @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @cobarnes27.bsky.social among this outstanding group. We wish you the best in this next stage of your careers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾hhmi.orgThe 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIFreeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields. 1349
Reposted by Christopher BarnesCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 19/06/2025Congratulations @stanford-chemh.bsky.social Institute Scholar @cobarnes27.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar @hhmi.org 🎉 🍾 www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...hhmi.orgThe 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIFreeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields. 0446
Reposted by Christopher BarnesArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 14/06/2025Thousands showed up in Palo Alto (pop ~66k) to say no fauxking way!! Not on our watch. #NoKings 17411
Reposted by Christopher BarnesDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 09/06/2025A call to stand up and show support for the Bethesda Declaration, the NIH, and for federally funded science in general.science.orgThe Bethesda Declaration 411856
Reposted by Christopher BarnesThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 07/06/2025COCO GAUFF WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 🏆 The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title. 7350011061
Reposted by Christopher BarnesProf. Akiko Iwasaki @virusesimmunity.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Join me at the @aai.org ASPIRE awards symposium and networking in room 312 starting now with @cobarnes27.bsky.social @guthmillerjenna.bsky.social and Mohammad Arifuzzaman #AAI2025 0368
Reposted by Christopher BarnesNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 01/05/2025"Virtually all NIH-funded training programs aimed at attracting underrepresented groups to science are now gone. 'I’m concerned that these events are very likely to affect who decides to stay in science and we will lose important and necessary scientific talent'" www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding 17854
Reposted by Christopher BarnesJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Here is a link to 60 Minutes NIH segment... www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...cbsnews.comScientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generationsFormer National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health. 12340150
Reposted by Christopher BarnesStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/04/2025We are happy to see Sharyn Alfonsi and @60minutes.bsky.social covering the existential crisis facing science in the United States. Huge swaths of the public are unaware of Trump's dismantling of research. From big media stories to conversations with friends--every bit counts! #standupforscience 321582
Reposted by Christopher BarnesThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/04/2025The Trump administration is "willing to not just slash and burn research that challenges their political ideology but to replace it with shoddy studies designed to support their goals, under the guise of scientific legitimacy," Katherine J. Wu writes. theatln.tc/jxfvKla3 18593206
Reposted by Christopher BarnesHakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...stanforddaily.comWhat DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities. 1383782888
Reposted by Christopher BarnesAAUP @aaup.org · 12/04/2025BREAKING: Harvard AAUP & the nat'l AAUP have jointly filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump admin from demanding that Harvard restrict speech & undermine academic freedom or else lose $8.7 billion in federal funds. This action challenges the Trump admin's misuse of funds for coercion. Stay tuned. 221191369
Reposted by Christopher BarnesDr. Bala Chaudhary @balachaudhary.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Racial affinity groups are under attack. Now is the time to redouble our commitments to these vital organizations that make science better for all. Proud to pen this letter with @khadlily.bsky.social and many @wocineeb.bsky.social colleagues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgProtect US racial affinity groupsOn its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)... 36834
Reposted by Christopher BarnesGina El Nesr @ginaelnesr.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Protein function often depends on protein dynamics. To design proteins that function like natural ones, how do we predict their dynamics? @hkws.bsky.social and I are thrilled to share the first big, experimental datasets on protein dynamics and our new model: Dyna-1! 🧵 610538
Reposted by Christopher BarnesCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 17/03/2025"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up when DEI matters" www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comDon’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to powerThe importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by. 013346
Reposted by Christopher BarnesKatherine J. Wu @katherinejwu.com · 07/03/2025if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12 3491381
Reposted by Christopher BarnesKatherine J. Wu @katherinejwu.com · 14/03/2025All of these grant terminations coming out of the NIH aren't just devastating - they're forced actions, sloppily handled by an administration that is trying to cancel science that it does not understand. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...theatlantic.comA Decade of Cuts in a Matter of DaysThe Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science. 514468
Reposted by Christopher BarnesCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 09/03/2025Wow, major breakthrough in the development of broadly neutralizing bispecific antibody therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2, led by @stanford-chemh.bsky.social institute scholar @cobarnes27.bsky.social 😃 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgBispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concernBispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive NTD-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. 227570
Reposted by Christopher BarnesStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/03/2025TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️ Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science! 151165401
Reposted by Christopher BarnesStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/03/2025Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE? Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm! #standupforscience2025 14743255
Reposted by Christopher BarnesCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 05/03/2025It is important at this pivotal moment to @standupforscience.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF: 227489
Reposted by Christopher BarnesWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Bispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive N terminal domain-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @cobarnes27.bsky.social @adonisrubio.bsky.social 062
Christopher Barnes @cobarnes27.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Excited to share the peer-reviewed version of our paper, which is out today!! Bispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgBispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concernBispecific antibodies incorporating a cross-reactive NTD-specific antibody are resilient to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. 46811
Reposted by Christopher BarnesChrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Sharing this brave piece that echos a lot of what I have been feeling. The silence around DEI from institutions means the damage is already done. Leadership asking us to keep our heads down to prevent actual damage ignore that it’s already here for people like me. stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f...stanforddaily.comFrom the Community | I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t careAssistant Professor Elliott White Jr. denounces the University's faint response to political threats against DEI, especially compared to the robust support its research initiatives in the wake of NIH ... 1342139
Reposted by Christopher BarnesBlack In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 28/02/2025As #BlackHistoryMonth comes to a close, we reflect upon the remarkable achievements of Black biophysicists. We congratulate outstanding the “Black In Biophysics” seminar co-chairs and speakers at #BPS2025. We are committed to promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in #STEM fields ✊🏾 🧵 1/2 2236
Reposted by Christopher BarnesMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Ok scientists & those who love science 🧪: here is another exhortation. Call Congress TODAY about the freeze on NIH Council Meetings and Study Sections. Emphasize that this means NO new grants are being funded & labs will soon start to shut down and fire employees. Phone numbers are at: 5calls.org5calls.org5 CallsSpend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard. 510887
Reposted by Christopher BarnesHHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 30/01/2025🎉 Congratulations to our HHMI and @hhmijanelia.bsky.social scientists named to the @cellpress.bsky.social 50 Scientists That Inspire list, which honors scientists whose research and careers drive innovation, cross boundaries, and inspire the leaders of the future. 👏 More: buff.ly/40U13Hi 05612
Reposted by Christopher BarnesBlack In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Join us at the #BIBPS Meet and Greet at #BPS2025! 🚨 This networking event will feature a panel with Sharonda Leblanc, @cobarnes27.bsky.social and @doctheagrif.bsky.social! 🤩 Scan the QR code below to submit questions to our panelists 👇🏾 🧵 1/3 1217
Reposted by Christopher BarnesArc Institute @arcinstitute.org · 08/01/2025Seeking pioneering scientists in immunology, neuroscience, and machine learning! Join Arc Institute as a Core Investigator + Stanford Bioengineering as Associate/Full Professor. Full lab funding and cutting-edge facilities in Palo Alto. Apply by Jan 15 for full consideration: shorturl.at/CuH1Karcinstitute.orgAssociate or Full Professor Rank Search to join the Arc Institute as a Core Investigator and the Stanford Department of Bioengineering | Arc InstituteArc Institute is a independent nonprofit research organization headquartered in Palo Alto, California. 01918
Christopher Barnes @cobarnes27.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Congratulations to the newest cohort of @hhmi.bsky.social #HannaGrayFellows 🙌🏾✨ 080
Reposted by Christopher BarnesSarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 27/12/2024#YearInReview @cobarnes27.bsky.social was named one of the 50 Scientists that Inspire by Cell Press not only for his work to unravel host-pathogen interactions, but also for his advocacy for inclusion in STEMM: buff.ly/41MmYBg 092
Christopher Barnes @cobarnes27.bsky.social · 24/12/2024What an amazing story that was such a blast to collaborate on with @mfgrp.bsky.social lab!!! Phenomenal work led by @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social and all co-authors!! Unroll this thread and be amazed 🤯👇🏾 1151
Reposted by Christopher BarnesJohanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 11/12/2024#50ScientistsThatInspire 🧪 Christopher Barnes, a structural biologist investigating viral-host interactions, discusses the importance of #mentors "There are two things that I believe have the most impact on an individual’s success in science: mentorship & perseverance" @cobarnes27.bsky.social 🧵cell.comStructural biologist Christopher O. Barnes says equity and inclusion in science are not merely virtues but necessitiesTo push science forward, we need to foster an environment where people from diverse backgrounds, fields, and perspectives feel empowered, says Dr. Barnes. 1399