Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 02/06/2026My favorite AI response so far, courtesy of Claude: "At some point there's nothing more you can do on the communication front. Send the email and move on." 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 29/05/2026So proud of these two! It's been an exhausting road to get this clinical trial off the ground, but it was great to finally showcase off our pilot work on weight loss/GLP-1 agonists on mitochondrial efficiency! @acsm1954.bsky.social 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 16/04/2026I'm grateful to have been awarded the "Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar" award for @uofunuip.bsky.social! More great things to come in the world of mitochondria, GLP-1 (esp with Elizabeth on my team, who won Outstanding MS Student), and Alport Syndrome! @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @utah.edu 020
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Congratulations to Dr. Precious C Opurum on a successful dissertation defense this morning. It was a well-deserved feat for a wonderful colleague! I'm so grateful for sharing so many moments and awards with a great scientist! @preshchichi.bsky.social 010
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 23/02/2026New preprint! This was the first project I took on when I started my postdoc. It took some twists and turns, but it turned out to be great!biorxiv.org 000
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDbioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Uncoupling and Strain-Dependent Adaptations in a High-Fat, High-Salt Model of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Kidney Disease www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 012
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 27/01/2026My life as a bald person and a dad to a 4-year-old girl in one post: I nicked myself shaving my head this morning and was bleeding. My daughter used up all of the normal Band-Aids, so I had to use one of her mermaid Band-Aids. 010
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 07/01/2026When you really need a Colab script to finish but your A100 GPU is running at 79.3/80 GBmedia.tenor.coma man with sweat running down his faceALT: a man with sweat running down his face 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Time to play Figure Roulette with Word for another grant proposal... 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Also my favorite poster companion 💜 @asnpublications.bsky.social @alportuk.bsky.social #ASN #KidneyWeek #AlportSyndrome 210
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 06/11/2025"Your claim is denied because congenital disorders aren't covered after age 26" Oh, because my cleft lip and palate magically took care of themselves once I turned 26. How stupid of me. 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Heading out to #KidneyWeek with my faithful travel companion! I'm so honored to have been awarded a People's Choice Award for the @asnpublications.bsky.social Basic Science Forum! This will be such an exciting trip! 010
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Somebody was upset that the mermaids couldn't go to daycare, so I told her that they would come to work with me and be my helpers today 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Today in the lab: My coworkers are mind-blown that I have aphantasia. 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 18/10/2025So exciting to share this! What started off as a "let's see what happens" project has finally come full circle. I can't wait to see this project reviewed and in press! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgA Platform for Mitochondrial Profiling in Enriched Kidney Segments Under Thermodynamic Control in Mice and HumansMitochondrial function varies widely across kidney nephron segments, yet conventional approaches lack the resolution and control needed to assess cell-type-specific bioenergetics in situ. We present a... 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Hy heart is broken. Thank you, thank you for everything for me, and countless others. You gave us all a chance to be normal.dignitymemorial.comErnest Cronin Obituary - Stafford, TXCelebrate the life of Ernest Cronin, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Earthman Southwest Funeral Home. 000
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDUniversity of Utah Health Research @uuhsresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025The Center for Metabolic Health brings together researchers to tackle major diseases like diabetes and heart failure by focusing on a central factor: metabolism. Discover more about this interdisciplinary hub at University of Utah Health: www.nature.com/articles/d42473-025-…nature.comMetabolism as the next biomedical frontierFrom harnessing early-life microbes to protect against diabetes, to targeting cardiac metabolism in heart failure, a new hub is proving that metabolism is a common thread across diseases, and the next frontier in biomedical discovery. 031
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Back to 0. I wish my Chrome tabs could say the same thing... 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 19/09/2025I'm one of those people that can't have unread emails in my inbox. Right now I have 34 unread emails and counting, and it's peaking my anxiety. 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I'm such a nerd running deep learning scripts on Colab and walking between buildings as close and as fast as possible with my laptop open so that I maintain my wifi connection 010
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 24/08/2025I am thrilled to share that my abstract focusing on novel humanized mouse models of X-linked Alport Syndrome has been selected as a finalist for the Iozzo Trainee Award, as well as a recipient of a Travel Award to the American Society for Matrix Biology biannual meeting. 250
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 19/08/2025It happened. I got into an argument with AI this morning... 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 04/08/2025If it walks like a dog and rolls in the dirt like a dog... Then it's a stray dog and I can take it home as my new ESA, right? 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I always make it known that I'm a reviewer for a paper, but part of me is always afraid that I will get confronted and somebody will try to beat me up and take my lunch money at conferences.media.tenor.coma man in a purple shirt is standing in a field with two other men .ALT: a man in a purple shirt is standing in a field with two other men . 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Birthday brisket. At least I feel like I have a solid plan B if the NIH completely dies... 110
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I think the algorithm knows I'm not a fan of the political echo chamber on here (same with Twitter, though), so it's started to flood my feed entirely with BioRxiv preprints... 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 01/06/202518 hours later and my AI training status is at 3% done... At least it's running? 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 13/05/2025My second preprint, and first sole-author paper. I worked on this idea for several months now, mulling it over and refining it until it came together. Feedback welcome Ontoenergetics: A Thermodynamic Theory of Life, Aging, and Death osf.io/preprints/os... via @cos.ioosf.ioOSF 111
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 10/05/2025My first ever preprint is out! This project was an idea that I wasn't sure would work out. Turns out it was pretty fantastic. There's to come, too! 022
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Trying to find my text when I move a figure in Wordmedia.tenor.coma young boy in a blue shirt is looking up at something in the sky .ALT: a young boy in a blue shirt is looking up at something in the sky . 000
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Awesome study. Wish they would have done something with cardiolipin thoughnature.comMitochondrial membrane hyperpolarization modulates nuclear DNA methylation and gene expression through phospholipid remodeling - Nature CommunicationsThe authors show that mitochondria can chronically hyperpolarize under normal or disease conditions and be induced by environmental exposures. This triggers phospholipid remodeling, which in turn affe... 000
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDKatsu Funai @katsufunai.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A new paper from Precious Opurum (PhD candidate) demonstrates for the first time in mice that a sedentary behaviour may contribute to the development of chronic kidney disease. doi.org/10.1152/ajpr... 062
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDASMB @amsocmatbio.bsky.social · 29/04/2025📢ASMB 2025 Biennial Meeting News!!! Have you seen the scientific session topics?! There is something for everyone in the Matrix Community! Check out all info & updates & IMPORTANT DEADLINEShere: www.asmb.net/biennial-mee... #ASMB2025 #ECMatrixIsEverywhere 032
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDASMB @amsocmatbio.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Join us #NEXT #WEEK for an exciting #Esymposium and learn all about Similarities and Differences in Extracellular Matrix Remodeling by Sex/Gender. When? Thursday, May 8; 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST REGISTER 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 022
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 16/04/2025After years of waiting for the right time (and money), gathering documents, and navigating the application, I'm proud to share that I’ve officially become a dual citizen! I think a trip might just be in order. #DualCitizen #Ireland #PersonalMilestone #Gratitude #GlobalPerspective 150
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 10/04/2025She's been my work partner for the week. I can't say she's very efficient, but she's damn cute and melts my heart 000
Reposted by Stephen Decker, PhDShelina Janmohamed @shelina.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Inevitable 431245208
Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · 01/04/2025True mastery of grant writing is accomplished when one can adjust figures in Word without ruining the document layout, losing a figure caption box, and wanting to throw your computer out of a window. 110