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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel)

@dnatarheel.bsky.social
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cell cycle, genome stability, DNA replication, graduate education, (and board games, sci-fi/fantasy) sites.google.com/site/cooklabgroup/… (representing only myself)

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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill! We seek creative scientists working in fundamental molecular, cellular, and computational areas. Basic and translational cancer research, all ranks. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...
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Open Rank
The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with departments in the School of Medicine and across the entire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is seeking outstanding ca...
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The link for a junior tenure-track position with UNC-CH Biochemistry and Biophysics is now live. Learn about the search here www.med.unc.edu/biochem/join..., then apply here unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307... Help us inspire tomorrow’s discoveries by decoding the molecular basis of life!
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UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Our mission is to perform transformative biochemical and biophysical research in an inclusive and stimulating training environment.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics will soon post openings for tenure-track junior faculty positions! Information about the search is at this website: www.med.unc.edu/biochem/join.... The link to apply will be shared here too as soon as it's live. Join us!
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Join Us | Biochemistry and Biophysics
Updated on September 26, 2025. This page will be updated again soon. Why Biochemistry and Biophysics (BCBP) at UNC?  BCBP is a premier department for basic mechanistic research into the molecular basi...
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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Our lab is excited to hire a postdoctoral researcher to study the mechanisms that viruses use to ‘hijack’ TAM receptors in viral spread. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn new techniques and work in a highly collaborative team! Please share! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/298...
Schematic of potential complexes that form between TAM receptors and apoptosis cells or viruses at the cell surface
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
If our tacit requirement in science for English mastery went away, would that be bad? scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/i...
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If our tacit requirement in science for English mastery went away, would that be bad?
For a long time, entering and succeeding in an academic career in the sciences has had a tacit requirement on top of all the explicit ones. It was no secret that you’d need to complete an undergrad…
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Krishna Mudumbi @krishnamudumbi.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The Starbird lab is phenomenal and doing amazing research. You will be hard-pressed to find a better mentor! Apply, apply, apply!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Another great job at my favorite university: UNC-Chapel, as new Director of the UNC Macromolecular Interactions Facility. Our outstanding Director is retiring. The Director is responsible for 1) core facility management, 2) training, & 3) graduate teaching 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
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Research Assistant Professor
The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics seeks to fill a fixed-term assistant professor position in the role of Core Facility Director. The Director is the scientific and administrative leader of...
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
UNC-CH is searching for a new Chair of Psychiatry. Please share. www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
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Chair - Department of Psychiatry - Chapel Hill, North Carolina job with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 863298
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and visionary leader..
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Raleigh, NC
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I wonder what a thoughtful discussion about the definition of “merit” would produce. There’s a reason we have hiring and admissions committees instead of just spreadsheets.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
PhD students/applicants, postdocs, PIs: brainstorming sessions are happening all over about various ways to support you. When specific research funding facts are known and things are clearer, the plans can crystallize. It’s hard to trust when it’s not public yet, but talk to your leaders!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Ok 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.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I doomscroll … I feel feelings… then I’m trying to figure out the best ways for me to make a positive difference and protect what’s most important (people of course).
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 04/02/2025
Opinion | Leaders in the Foxhole Holden Thorp writes that the public response from college presidents to the Trump administration’s orders has been quiet so far—but he expects that to change. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/40ZKRV9
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College leaders in the foxhole (opinion)
Holden Thorp writes that the public response from college presidents to the Trump administration’s orders has been quiet so far—but he expects that to change.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Got a veterinary oncology tour today. This is the stereotactic irradiator that is shrinking kitty’s lymphoma. Improving already.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
What someone says they will do and what they actually (can) do may not be the same. Trying not to react to the *talk* until the *action* is clear. Nothing so far prevents me from respecting the dignity of another person, giving to those in need, and working to increase both opportunity and justice.
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Academics get so jaded about institutions, when they reach a #leadership position many feel #researchculture is unactionable. Me and @deefitzgerald.bsky.social wrote a guide in @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social on leadership nurturing a positive culture 1/13 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library
Positive research cultures provide the environment for scientists to explore ideas, grow as individuals, develop team science and create a positive impact on those around them. Here we focus on key a...
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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Awesome post about my dear science artist bud and White Lab alumni—Bob Goldstein #sciart #science #art
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The Art of Science — Calli Westra
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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Está invitado para CIENCIA EN ESPAÑOL I am hosting an event where University of Arizona scientists will speak about their science in Spanish. It is meant to be a community event with a Zoom option, so share with family too! events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/... #CIENCIAENESPAÑOL
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The University of Arizona ⋮ Events
Discover events from The University of Arizona
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Day 1 of Clank legacy 2 campaign. How many rounds can we play while we’re all together? We will find out…
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
At the gate waiting to journey to visit family in New Orleans. Pleasantly surprised how quiet the RDU airport is this morning. (We could have slept a little longer, but who knew.) I can even hear the airport birds in the rafters! Here is a pair of sparrows looking for crumbs.
Two sparrows at an airport gate.
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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
New or incoming faculty? Please come join us for a panel tomorrow at #CellBio2024 It’s in the same room as the Mentoring Keynote, which is sure to be amazing. Come to hear about best mentoring practices and stay for the panel!
Panel starts at 9:30 am on December 14th in Room 25B
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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
👀👀🔥🔥🔥
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Unexpected rainbow this morning.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Thanksgiving advance cooking has commenced. This Southerner says there are very few foods that are not improved by the addition of toasted pecans.
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What’s up with Downes? @gbdownes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Can somebody *please* develop a common portal for submitting recommendation letters for PhD programs in the Biological Sciences?! Each program having a similar but slightly different recommender portal is inefficient and wholly unnecessary.
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purvislab @purvislab.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
We are excited to announce that our graduate student, Garrett Sessions, has recently released a preprint of his research on how healthy cells become senescent in response to stresses such as DNA damage. 🧫 🎉 Click the following link to read the full preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
PUT THE DUE DATE ON THE RECOMMENDATION REQUEST LETTER
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
‘‘Tis the season of grad school and fellowship references. To other letter writers, do you also forward the confirmation email to the applicant? It would be nice if the system just tells me it will also auto-email them so we’ll both have one less thing to worry about. I’m never sure, so I forward.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Losing a pet is very hard. Griffin 2005-2024
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I'm thankful for the thousands of Federal and State Employees hard at work to restore Western NC. It's a giant task and will take time, but this is what government is for: people helping people
On Wednesday morning, October 23, 2024, the Blue Ridge Parkway opened to traffic from milepost 285.5, at Bamboo Gap, to milepost 305, near Beacon Heights, in the Blowing Rock, North Carolina area. This is the first section of roadway to open in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene. Opening this section of the park provides improved transportation links while communities address ongoing storm recovery on other local routes.   he hurricane left tens of thousands of downed trees across the roadway and caused nearly three dozen rock and mud slides. The slides have occurred above and below the road and have also severely damaged or swept away the roadbed in numerous places. To date, crews have reopened over 200 miles of road. Since September 30, 2024, over 100 Blue Ridge Parkway employees, along with over 275 employees from 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, representing 64 parks and offices across the NPS, have been on the Parkway assisting with recovery efforts.  Their expertise spans a wide variety of roles including sawyers, carpenters, arborists, and equipment operators. 
Current conditions and updates can be found on the Blue Ridge Parkway website at https://ow.ly/sxZ750TRz20 and on the park’s social media platforms at @BlueRidgeNPS (Facebook, X and Instagram).
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
Chancellor's Science Scholars is now seeking an additional Program Coordinator with a PostBaccalaureate Degree and experience in mentoring or managing programs for undergraduate and/or graduate students from diverse backgrounds. Apply at the link--3/3 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/289...
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Program Coordinator
This position is located in the Chancellors Science Scholars Program within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Program Coordinator will coordinate retention, undergraduate research, and graduate pl...
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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Don't be one of those people who put a bunch of time and effort into a fancy broader impact thing and have it fall apart once the grant is over. Not everything has to be permanent, but if it's supposed to last, then make sure it does. 🧪
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Designing broader impacts for durable influence
If you're going to put in the work, make sure it will last
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
No wait to vote in Chapel Hill at the Franklin St polling site. There’s a wait time tracker. orangecountync.gov/3013/Early-V...
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Early Voting Wait Time Tracker | Orange County, NCArrow LeftArrow RightSlideshow Left ArrowSlideshow Right Arrow
Wait Time Tracker Tool
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Does the Nobel Prize fit modern science? The lone genius archetype may not even accurately reflect science of old. 1-3 people getting credit for a whole field or for their teams of under-appreciated techs, students, postdocs, and colleagues? Our culture loves heroes, but the narrative has cost.
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
I need to make birthdays a tie-breaker in recruiting decisions. Too many September birthdays!
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Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 15/09/2024
Spent seven sunday hours writing promotion and tenure letters, and while I am so impressed with y'all's accomplishments, now i am also cranky! Some departments go a bit crazy with requirements for both sides, just saying.... can we make this easier for all?
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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
Oof. Brilliant. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cla...
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Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job
Dear Students — I am sorry to say that I will need to cancel all classes for an indeterminate length of time while I work on doing my job. I realiz...
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Michael Love @mikelove.bsky.social · 23/03/2024
From @rrsharp.bsky.social in the lab: www.thepipettepen.com/the-myth-of-...
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The Myth of Prestige: Does Where You Attend School Truly Matter? – The Pipettepen
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
It’s that time of year when basketball has me looking up schools I’m not familiar with. Oakland university is in Michigan, (Miami is in Ohio though not in the tourney this year) …at least Grand Canyon U makes sense and is in Arizona.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
Why did I let myself wait this long before reading “Rude Litterbox Space" by Mary Robinette Kowal? If you know and love cats, this story is for you. It made me smile when I was feeling tense and ick. Scifi; electronic print only. Highly recommend. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/rude-litte...
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 16/03/2024
Reminder to my fellow U.S.-educated academics: If you have federal loans, and you've ever, EVER worked full-time hours in public universities or agencies, get in on the public service loan forgiveness program. And your adjuncting hrs *Do Count* as long as they total up to more than 30 hours a week…
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Sometimes I have conversations with senior white male scientists that highlight the crucial differences between their experiences with peer review and my experiences with peer review 😫
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bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
Differential endothelial cell cycle status in postnatal retinal vessels revealed using a novel PIP-FUCCI reporter and zonation analysis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Differential endothelial cell cycle status in postnatal retinal vessels revealed using a novel PIP-FUCCI reporter and zonation analysis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.04.574239v1
Cell cycle regulation is critical to blood vessel formation and function, but how the endothelial ce
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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
20% of graduate students are religious. It’s important to show genuine respect for those with various beliefs rather than assuming atheism. Interesting intersectionality here, too, with students of color being more religious.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 23/12/2023
Witch King ebook is on sale today (Saturday, 12/23) in the US for $2.99 www.amazon.com/Witch-King-M... -- www.barnesandnoble.com/w/witch-king...
Witch King cover, art by Cynthia Sheppard, design by Christine FoltzerMap for Witch King, map art by Rhys Davies, map design by Greg Collins
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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
Truly re-imagining the postdoc will require commitments from everyone including funding agencies, journals, industry leaders and institutions, but we have tried to outline top recommendations for how the NIH can have an impact. The report is now available. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH advisory group recommends $14,000 boost in postdoc pay
Researchers shouldn’t be in postdoc positions for more than 5 years, the group also suggests
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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 26/11/2023
April 2024, 6th International RB Meeting - I'll be there! med.stanford.edu/RBmeeting.html #molecularbiology #research #cellcycle #cancer #genomestability
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RB Meeting
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
What are you thankful for this year? Here are some of our science-related wins for Thanksgiving from Scientific American staff 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The Science to Be Grateful for This Year
A year of exciting ideas and research has given us much to be grateful for
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Nick Chiappini 🏳️‍🌈🧪 @ndchiappini.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
Trying to condition myself to post more here than twitt. FYI! We are doing a search for a biochemist here at UNCW! Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions! jobs.uncw.edu/postings/30176
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Assistant Professor - Biochemistry
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track faculty position in biochemistry at the assistant profess...
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