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Carolyn Phillips

@cphil.bsky.social
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small RNA enthusiast, C. elegans biologist, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences as the University of Southern California, she/her/hers

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This plan will make peer review less transparent and more confusing to applicants and program staff. Y'all killed it on the OMB proposal, you know what to do here. Comment deadline is October 13.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation @damonrunyon.org · 14/08/2026
We are proud to announce the newest cohort of Damon Runyon Fellows! These 14 exceptional postdocs will receive four years of independent funding to advance their investigation of causes, treatments, and prevention strategies for all types of cancer. Read more: bit.ly/4cj7Gby
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.2 million to exceptional early-career scientists | New Discoveries
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 14 new Damon Runyon Fellows, brilliant postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading s...
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Folks, who is telling high school students -- who I am sure are smart and talented and ambitious -- to cold email college professors and volunteer to do research or collaborate with them? This is not a good idea. Please stop this.
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Carolyn Phillips @cphil.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Huge congratulations to all the new Damon Runyon Fellows, including former Phillips lab PhD student @shihuichen.bsky.social! www.damonrunyon.org/discovery/da...
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.2 million to exceptional early-career scientists | New Discoveries
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 14 new Damon Runyon Fellows, brilliant postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading s...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 24/07/2026
Absolutely sobbing by the end of this story. A must-read. Very interested to see what impact this has on the gene-editing field. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public
Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026
Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.
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Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Earlier this week I posted an example of a fake western blot provided by ThermoFisher to demonstrate the validity of a p53 antibody. I considered it an amusing curiosity. In fact Thermo Fisher Scientific has systematically manipulated antibody validation data!
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
More on the destruction of US science. www.chronicle.com/article/they...
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They Got the Best NIH Scores of Their Careers. A Year Later, They Still Don’t Have Funding.
The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Well. This is startling. “At least one of the NIH’s 27 institutes and centres has lost so many GMSs that it has asked early-career researchers, including postdocs and graduate students, who work in the NIH’s own labs to consider working temporarily as a GMS on a volunteer basis”
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Jazlyn Mooney @jazlynmooney.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I am hiring a popgen postdoc! Looking for a creative scientist to join us at USC to investigate recessive variation and complex traits in model or non-model species. The project is funded by a multi-year NIH grant, contract can be renewed. Job add & details 👇🏽 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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Carolyn Phillips @cphil.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Check out our newly published work in #GENETICS!
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New in #GENETICS: A systematic disruption of small RNA-binding capacity of multiple Argonaute proteins identifies a critical role of small RNA loading in maintaining the stability and localization of Argonaute proteins during #Celegans germline development. buff.ly/Aguq9c5
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NIGMS is signed onto the F31 NOFO. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-GM-26-002: Notice of NIGMS Participation in PA-25-422 "Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)"
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of NIGMS Participation in PA-25-422
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New and competitive renewal awards Fewer than 40 new awards were made in the past week, compared to over 100 the previous week. 5/9
A line graph showing the number of NIH new and competitive renewal awards funded in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2020-2025. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies below the other curves and appears to be flattening out somewhat. A total of 840 awards have been made in fiscal year 2026.
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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 17/01/2026
Been hearing some horrifying chatter about dealing with the new #NIH common form and #ScienCV system, so I put together a short video with some tricks for mitigating some of those pain points. Hope it helps? 🧪 open.substack.com/pub/emptymod...
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Dealing with ScienCV formatting
Some tips for composing and making your new NIH biosketch not look like garbage
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Wyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Another YouTube Tutorial – This one on Proximity Labeling and connected to our recent EMBO J. paper (PMID: 41381733). This is a recording of a talk at the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics in Little Rock AR. One of the top facilities in the country! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T9P...
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Core Directors' Symposium - 2025 - David Fay
YouTube video by IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics
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Wyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Greetings! I decided to make a YouTube video of my AlphaFold workshop that I've given a few times in the past year. Caveats aside, people seem to find this useful for thinking about how to model protein interactions and how to interpret various AF outputs 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63o...
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David's AlphaFold WorkShop 2026
YouTube video by David Fay
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Shihui Chen @shihuichen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New review out! 🧬🪱 How do Argonautes bind the right small RNAs? We synthesize how small RNA features, Argonaute properties, chaperones, and subcellular organization shape small RNA binding specificity. rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Decoding Argonaute Specificity: Insights from C. elegans and Beyond
A monthly journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research on all topics related to RNA and its metabolism in all organisms
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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Y'all, I just got out of the NSF-BIO webinar where they explained changes to peer review. It's not good. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/changes-to-n...
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Changes to NSF peer review
They're not good. At all.
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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Today @anthropic.com released PubMed integration for Claude. No hallucinations. Just real science, real data. As a beta tester, this has been game changing— a supercharged research tool. Here are 6 prompts that will transform how you search the literature. A 🧵 www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...
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Claude for Life Sciences
Discover how Claude accelerates life sciences research with new scientific connectors, skills, and improved performance for drug discovery and clinical work.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
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Donate to Paul Maddox for Congress in NC 11
Paul is running for Congress because there’s a sickness in Washington, and no one is working to cure it.
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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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Sean Ryder @seanryderphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I did a thing. I wrote a textbook about #RNA. I wrote it so that those without formal science training could understand what RNA is and how it is used in medicine. It releases in the US and Europe on September 8th. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
A book cover with a strand of RNA on a pink background, with the title, authors name, and publisher.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Sign the petition to call for the removal of RFK, Jr. www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...
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Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!
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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-internation…
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Alicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Suspension of all grants to UCLA www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism
The Trump administration has frozen roughly $200 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school d...
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A little known - but hugely consequential - part of the government’s changes to science funding: open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
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A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science
Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 01/07/2025
This is a catastrophe in the making gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-says-...
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RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA 'Very, Very Quickly'
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Go worms! #worm25
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Max Heiman @heiman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Huge thanks to Cathy Savage-Dunn @cswormlab.bsky.social and Baris Tursun @baristursun.bsky.social for an amazing #worm25 !! I want to call out the OUTSTANDING meeting they created! Talks and posters were A+++. Most of all they brought us together in one of the most challenging times we've had.
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callista yee @csybio.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
c. elegans, ba-ba-bah #worm25
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
CNN story updated with specifics: "the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems. A White House official said Friday afternoon that no final decision had been made on the cuts."
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Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Dear lord: "On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled." The U of Cali system alone accounts for $4B+ per year in federal R&D. If true, let's hope for another all-or-nothing fight like Harvard's.
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 15/04/2025
Now there's a memorable stat! "Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined." wapo.st/3EvzMCI
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Opinion | Trump is killing one of our strongest exports
The president wants to balance U.S. trade deficits? He can’t do it without this industry he hates.
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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
in these bleak times for US science and society, it was so wonderful to connect and celebrate with Ruvkun lab members from the decades. i can't believe postdocs and students i met 33 yrs ago in college still remember me. thanks Gary for giving me a chance and showing me everything cool in science!
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Jordan Meier @doc-jlmeier.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump and Musk are demanding NIH cut 35% of contracts. That will devastate NIH science and grant funding — many of the contracts support people doing extramural work, or extramural/grant databases. Moreover, the number is bullshit. They just made it up. There is no need—and in fact, it's illegal.
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DOGE Orders HHS to Cut 35% of Contract Spending
In one email obtained by NOTUS, NIH employees were told they could not “use mission criticality as a justification to not make cuts.”
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
STILL no New or Competing Renewal awards from NIGMS. Only NIGMS seems to not be making these awards.
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
FG repeats drive co-clustering of nuclear pores and P granules in the C. elegans germline Read this #OpenAccess Research Article by Laura Thomas, Devavrat Bodas and Geraldine Seydoux: doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Figure 3 B Representative confocal micrographs of pachytene nuclei expressing GFP::NDC1NPP-22 and PGL-1::tagRFP in germlines of the indicated genotypes.
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Metabo_Dave @metabodave.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It's going to be a brutal day at the NIH. Never forget what the Republicans have done to science. I never want to hear that there is "bipartisan support for research" ever again. Congress could step in at any moment.
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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It's our turn apparently. #thetop60 #winning nypost.com/2025/04/01/u...
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Trump administration pausing $210 million in federal funding to Princeton University as it probes antisemitism on campus: report
Princeton was one of 60 colleges and universities that the Department of Education’s civil rights arm warned earlier this month could have federal funding taken away over antisemitic discrimination…
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A scientist in Marc Kirschner's lab
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This is what breaks my heart. These young people who are so eager and full of promise and who are the next generation of Nobel Prize winners, scientists inventors, teachers. #Trump and #Musk have destroyed it all. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
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The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling
As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.
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Carolyn Phillips @cphil.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
$25 C. elegans genomes!!! Let's do some forward genetic screens!
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This is a shocking lack of courage from Stanford. Stanford is allowing Bhattacharya to go emeritus instead of calling him out—for all he got wrong on COVID and for all the rank garbage he wrote in rightwing sites from Epoch Times to NYPost Opinion. Stanford will own the damage to NIH that he does.
Tweet from rightwing economist celebrating Bhattacharya taking over NIH for the Trump regimr
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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
One of my Bsky posts and a bit of my ranting in this article. Yet another bone-headed move aimed at destroying the American scientific enterprise. www.chemistryworld.com/news/bill-to...
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Bill to ban all Chinese nationals from receiving US student visas causes alarm
Legislation's sponsor claims it will prevent espionage, but there are warnings it will harm US competitiveness
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 18/03/2025
mRNA vaccines are legit a near-miracle tech, there's one in testing that might be able to cure pancreatic cancer, and this fucking degenerate might take them from us arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
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Vaughn Smider, MD, PhD @vvsmider.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper. www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
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DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research
Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...
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