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Erika Cyphert, PhD @elcyphert-phd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Big milestone for the Cyphert lab - check out our first publication in npj Antimicrobials and Resistance! This paper was led by a team of amazing grad students: Tanya, Aryak, and Yumie and undergraduates Julie, Arlene, and Sidhant. @jacobsschool.bsky.social #newPI www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infections

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infections

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Erika Cyphert, PhD @elcyphert-phd.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Grateful to my wonderful TAs, Andrea and Yumie, for helping me get through my first quarter teaching!

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Erika Cyphert, PhD @elcyphert-phd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

This is devastating, especially for a program that has been widely supported for more than 70 years #StandforFulbright

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Prof. Brian Aguado @brianaguado.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My statement regarding the decision to drop the second round of the CZI Science Diversity Leadership Award funding opportunity:

I am crushed that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has decided not to continue with the second round of the Science Diversity Leadership Awards. My heart breaks for all the scientists that submitted their grant applications with the hope that their research and community building ideas would be funded to help make the science world a more equitable place. I see you. Please take the time to mourn the loss of your time and effort and figure out your next move.

I feel an intense surge of survivors’ guilt. As part of the first (and now last) CZI SDL cohort, I have enjoyed significant personal and professional opportunities that have emerged after receiving the award – opportunities that have now vanished for future science diversity leaders. The award gave me confidence in my research program, but more importantly, was the catalyst I needed to bring my full self to the laboratory. After receiving the CZI award, I finally felt comfortable fully coming out to the scientific community and embracing my identity as a proud queer Latino scientist. The award was extremely unique and enabling, allowing me to build a vibrant laboratory community, support various professional development activities for trainees, and grow my research program focused on understanding sex differences in biology towards our goal of health equity. I am devastated that future scientists with stories like mine will not have the financial support they need to achieve their vision in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As a Science Diversity Leader, I remain fiercely committed to my personal and professional mission to promote diversity through impactful science and community building efforts. I will continue using this platform to uplift diverse voices in the scientific community. To those feeling hopeless, please know that our continued commitment and presence in science is a powerful form of social justice. Let us continue using our creative minds and resources to fight inequities in society - …

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 10/02/2025

Detailed and concise 1-pager explaining what F&A does and how it underlies the competitive advantages of American sciences. F&A pays PEOPLE and allows universities to be the anchors of regional economies that they are! 🔗 www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/01/2025

Most of the money that researchers spend is on paying other researchers. In other words, canceling research funds is taking money out of local economies by removing people and their spending power from them. 🧪

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

If you are ready to advocate to your representatives (or friends and families) about the economic value of NIH funded research, you can check your state at www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

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Erika Cyphert, PhD @elcyphert-phd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

First official social of the Cyphert lab celebrating our first quarter and arrival of anaerobic chamber! Had fun making homemade pierogi and hot chocolate. Can't wait for more to come!

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