Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerYuan He @yuanhejhu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A big week for the lab! Two new papers on how cells repair DNA double-strand breaks: one on getting NHEJ started in chromatin, one on processing the ends before ligation. Years of work by a fantastic team. 410840
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Millennium math problem solved by OpenAI may have "regurgitated" competitors unpublished work... also they spent more than $22 million in computing power in one week to scoop them. techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...techcrunch.comOpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician | TechCrunchThere is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem. 391331459
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerWeizmann Institute of Science @weizmann.ac.il · 31/08/2026We, the Weizmann Institute of Science community, deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Ada Yonath - Nobel Laureate and a Model of Scientific Perseverance. May her memory be a blessing. bit.ly/ada-yonath-eng 110645
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerAdam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026For the past 30 years, “whole-genome sequencing” has been a misnomer. Today the T2T Consortium publishes a dozen papers heralding a future of truly complete genomes for humans and nearly any vertebrate 👨🔬🐒🐦🐀🦒🐎🫏🐹🐟 (sorry, no salamanders): www.cell.com/consortium/t... 🧵[1/15] 3202106
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerAddgene @addgene.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Twenty years ago, Addgene co-founder Melina Fan, PhD, couldn’t get the plasmids she needed for her research, so she helped build a better way to share them. 🧬 On Aug. 1, Melina stepped into a new role as Chief Scientific Advisor. A thank-you and a look at what’s next:twp.aiblog.addgene.orgThank You, Melina: A New Chapter After 20 Years 0266
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I posted a comment about the proposed OMB regulations online but have yet to see it appear. Has anyone else had this experience? I received a confirmation email, so I know they received it (on July 10). 000
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Fascinating finding with direct clinical implications: Placental nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide modulates the timing of labor | Science www.science.org/doi/full/10....science.org 022
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerMargaret Johnson @mejohnson81.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Self-assembly can help cells make decisions: see Sam's awesome work! 093
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJohns Hopkins University @jhu.edu · 26/05/2026NIH has allocated just 33% of its normal budget this year, putting critical medical breakthroughs at risk. Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod are calling on the government to release it before the damage becomes permanent. bit.ly/4f3GuzRhub.jhu.eduPresident Daniels in WSJ op-ed: Get the federal science money flowingJHU president, University of Kansas chancellor urge federal agencies to release congressionally appropriated funds to fuel America's research engine 314489
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I was told that I needed to request permission to collaborate with physicians from European countries before testing the effects of patient mutations they identified on an enzyme we study. For each collaborator, NIH is asking for email, institution, street address, phone number (!!). Insane. 11213
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJohns Hopkins Arts & Sciences @jhuartssciences.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Congratulations to historian Richard Kagan, neuroscientist Ulrich Mueller, political scientist Vesla Weaver, and biophysicist Sarah Woodson on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/30/a...hub.jhu.eduFour from Johns Hopkins elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRichard Kagan, Ulrich Mueller, Vesla Weaver, and Sarah Woodson among 252 individuals recognized for excellence in their fields 0112
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The irony - painting in background shows George Washington, who had his troops vaccinated against smallpox. 011
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerAlex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Hegseth saying “The Pharisee Press” should be a fully mask off moment. He is saying “The Jewish Press”. But Christians of all political stripes are so devoted to using Pharisees as a rhetorical prop that liberal Christians regularly insist it’s totally fine, no matter how many Jews try to explain. 6736341059
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerWoodson Lab @woodsonlab.bsky.social · 05/04/2026🚨New paper alert! Using single molecule TIRF microscopy, we show that Nop1 destabilizes RNA structure via transient, nonspecific interactions — until specific assembly of native ribosomal complexes takes over. Congrats, Wilson! 🎉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...academic.oup.comFibrillarin/Nop1 perturbs RNA folding and assembly independently of liquid–liquid phase separationAbstract. The liquid–liquid phase-separated environment of the eukaryotic nucleolus is proposed to benefit ribosome assembly by chaperoning rRNA folding an 0154
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Unreal pub in SpringerNature Scientific Reports. "This work look for Soret and Dufour thing on MHD flow for micropolar fluid on sheet with hole stretch, also see hot from electric and warm from move, which old study no much talk." "www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-… 130
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJohns Hopkins University @jhu.edu · 22/02/2026Happy Birthday, Hopkins! 2/3💙 163
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Get this over with already so we can see the figure skating. 110
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJohns Hopkins Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026It is with deep sadness that we share that Michael J. Matunis, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has passed away. (1/4)publichealth.jhu.eduIn Memoriam: Michael Matunis, 1964-2026 | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 167
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerMuhammad Jbara @jbaram.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Engineering Light-Responsive Transcription Factors via Strategic Masking of Post-translational Modification Residues pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...pubs.acs.orgEngineering Light-Responsive Transcription Factors via Strategic Masking of Post-translational Modification ResiduesThe development of synthetic transcription factors (TFs) that generate functional outputs in response to specific stimuli holds significant promise for modulating key cellular processes in both basic ... 011
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 27/01/2026On International Holocaust Remembrance Day I remember my grandmother, Cywia Wolberger, and aunts, Aliza and Perel Wolberger, who were murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto. Never again. 1227
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Let’s see what @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social has to say about this….. 200
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 25/11/2025For a few moments of distraction in these trying times, check out the Cheetah Cub Cam at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...nationalzoo.si.eduCheetah Cub CamThe Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. 040
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 07/11/2025I am going to scream if one more person sends me a schedule but calls it an "itinerary." itinerary = planned route or journey, or a document recording it. It is from the Latin, "itinerarium," which means route of travel. Please spread the word!! 1143
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Apply now to join the Johns Hopkins Program in Molecular Biophysics! Our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program trains students to explore the physical principles underlying biology — from molecules to cells. Open to both U.S. and international applicants. Application deadline Dec. 1 : pmb.jhu.edupmb.jhu.eduHome | Program in Molecular BiophysicsThe Program in Molecular Biophysics (PMB) trains PhD students to do cutting-edge biophysics research using the methods of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computer science. 081
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 02/11/2025I’ve been enjoying your drawings but especially love this one ! 💕 190
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerMuhammad Jbara @jbaram.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Chemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable μMax Modulators l @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...pubs.acs.orgChemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable μMax ModulatorsTranscription factor engineering has emerged as a powerful strategy for generating novel proteins for fundamental research and biomedical applications. Although various analogs have been developed, th... 022
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerDenis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Prof. Jasmina Wiemann has been selected for a prestigious Packard fellowship. This the first recognition of a paleobiologist by the Foundation! That is 8 Packard Fellows in 6 years for Johns Hopkins University. Prof. Wiemann's website is the stuff of movies: www.jasminawiemann.com 2385
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/09/2025This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation 39082703924
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerAlexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 24/09/2025iFold, sorry, SimpleFold, by Apple arxiv.org/html/2509.18...arxiv.orgSimpleFold: Folding Proteins is Simpler than You Think 2209
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerEd Twomey @cryoet.bsky.social · 16/09/2025🚨🧠🔬 A major breakthrough in molecular neuroscience: I am excited to share a new story from our lab, published in accelerated format today by @nature.com: "Delta-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels" Read more here (free article link): rdcu.be/eGIKz 109633
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 08/09/2025A giant in molecular biology and virology has passed. RIP David Baltimore. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...nytimes.comDavid Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87 14613
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerBenoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 25/08/2025shocking to read over and over the stories of close colleagues who can't run their lab anymore. I know Karen well and it's heartbreaking. Also #PIinthelab! www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...washingtonpost.comHarvard’s research is shrinking amid the Trump administration’s freezeEven if grants at Harvard are suddenly restored, there is deep-rooted uncertainty about the damage already done and the future of basic science research in the U.S. 24618
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerDenis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 11/08/2025These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-... 6313201
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025On Sept 30 in Baltimore MD I will deliver the annual Michael Klag and Lucy Meoni Lecture at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/...publichealth.jhu.eduGlobal Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Global Boiling, Megacities, and Anti-Science | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 110025
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJeff Lengyel & TEM Team at Thermo Fisher Scientific @jefflengyeltemteam.bsky.social · 31/07/2025See our new article in Structure! Sub-3 Å resolution protein structure determination by single-particle #cryoEM at 100 keV. Really exciting results with 100kV Tundra Cryo-TEM. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comSub-3 Å resolution protein structure determination by single-particle cryo-EM at 100 keVCryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) has transformed structural biology by providing high-resolution insights into biological macromolecules. We report s… 1205
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerKevin Gardner @nmrkaygee.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Absolutely outrageous interference in NIH extramural funding by OMB dropping this evening. Damaging to our nation’s world leadership, innovation, and training today and for years in the future. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comTrump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research FundingThe National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction. 32219
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerKarolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 17/07/2025#cryoEM confluence in Munich #womeninSTEM 2934
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...nytimes.comThe Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts 46532
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 06/07/2025It’s been a fantastic conference- many thanks to organizers Wei Yang and David Lilley. #Nucleic25 070
Cynthia Wolberger @cwolberger.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Beyond shocking. I'm afraid to see what's next. (free article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...nytimes.comUniversity of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration 011
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerRCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Researchers have discovered previously undetected chemical bonds within archived protein structures, revealing an unexpected complexity in protein chemistry. phys.org/news/2025-0... phys.orgA new complexity in protein chemistry: Algorithm uncovers overlooked chemical linkagesProteins are among the most studied molecules in biology, yet new research from the University of Göttingen shows they can still hold surprising secrets. Researchers have discovered previously undetected ... 0124
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/05/2025“Institutions counted, facts carried weight, and shame was a deterrent. That for a long time was the way of American political life. A lot of brave people died protecting it. Remember them today, thank them, and know that we can, in time, get it back.” open.substack.com/pub/michael9...open.substack.comMemorial DayGoodbye To All That... 1137187
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerChiara Masnovo @chiaramasnovophd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Having a hard time processing this. HHMI is pausing all competitions. Very demoralizing for early career scientists like me @hhmi.org 719373
Reposted by Cynthia WolbergerCraig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Current situation at Harvard Medical School for NIH grants view.u.hms.harvard.edu?qs=3ed8c01b9...view.u.hms.harvard.eduHarvard Medical School 99758