Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Are you a robot?" At this point maybe i am a robot..... 030
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Typing "CHA" into google looking for CHARMM GUI and getting CHARLIE KIRK as the first option instead... WE ARE CHARMM GUIIIIIIIIIII 220
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The @kearnslab.bsky.social just completed our first group conference! My PhD student (Lucas) and I attended the CompChemGRC in Barcelona, organized by @rommieamaro.bsky.social and @marcodevivo.bsky.social, and the corresponding GRS organized by Haley M. Michel and Dennis Svatunek! 1110
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026if you see me posting something serious on linkedin no you didnt 030
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026At Uni Freiburg's Chemistry+Pharmacy Faculty's Tag der Forschung this Friday the @kearnslab.bsky.social put on a phenomenal showing using @nanome.ai VR headsets to show folks of all ages (5 and up!) the beauty and wonder of protein dynamics! Special shout out to my students for making this happen! 1140
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 21/06/2026My mother very recently passed, which is somewhat why ive been MIA on here, i just logged back in here and saw that she messaged me an article link a month ago. 5110
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 22/05/2026within the past 48 hours, the fledgling Kearns Group has (1) run its first MD simulations locally and (2) suffered its first (university wide) power outage emergency! I know my folks are frustrated by this but I really feel like we are doing it! we are working!! 080
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 10/05/2026After nearly 6 years of work, I’m excited (and honestly relieved) to share our paper in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... D614G reshapes allosteric networks and opening mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 spikes Very happy to finally see it out in the world!!pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 4304
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 01/05/2026So.... this new Supreme Court ruling feels..... like not good right? 010
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Tragedy has befallen me I left my bluetooth speaker at work Thoughts and prayers are reqested in these trying times 030
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026As i sit here eating fresh Brot, nothing else, simply Brot, I can't help but think about how different my life is right now compared to exactly 12 months ago In some ways I feel fully integrated into German life In other ways I feel uniquely American here I hope I keep this mix 050
Reposted by Dr. FionaSteffen Wolf @herrflow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I am happy to announce that I have been appointed as the new Professor of Computational Biology at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences! I am looking forward to this opportunity and teach MD simulations & the basics of AI! Watch out for PhD position offers in my group being posted soon! 0112
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026THANK FUCKING GOD (please do _not_ excuse my language, times like these require honest and strong language) 040
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026For the first time in my life I am taking a course with ANOTHER FIONA!! Me and Fiona are both taking Deutsch B2.1 at Uni Freiburg and we are having a great time!! 050
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026I am once again thanking my colleagues and support staff truly i dont know what i would do without these people 020
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 19/04/2026please wish me luck as first, independent, full-time lecture (molecular modeling and md simulatoins) starts this thursday at 9am!! 7340
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I do have to say, as far as Junior PI positions go (or Assistant prof positions) i am INSANELY LUCKY with colleagues, my colleagues have been so helpful and supportive and welcoming, ich weiß es zu schätzen 081
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026media.tenor.coma woman is holding a pink burn book in her hands and saying `` you let it out , honey . write in the book . ''Alt: gif from the movie mean girls where gretchen is holding the pink "burn book" in her hands and saying ``you let it out, honey. write in the book.'' 020
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 15/04/2026One key feature of being a starting PI: INTENSE IMPOSTER SYNDROME so thats fun 170
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026me: "how can i work in these conditions?!" the conditions: "12 to 12" by sombr playing on loop 110
Reposted by Dr. FionaRELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES Proud_To_Be_Purple @proud-to-be-purple.bsky.social · 12/04/2026 114139373213
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I love a good "Wait when did i sign up for this?" moment in the morning 040
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 12/04/2026My hot take on the new season of Jury Duty Company Retreat is how in the hell did this guy not already have a permanent job somewhere?! Anthony is quite probably the single purest and most genuine person on the planet and some place had not already hired him?! I want to hire him!? 150
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 12/04/2026A colleague recently told me that, while watching my Lehrprobe over 1.5 years ago now, they had the distinct urge to "want to be a student again" because of my teaching style New PI life is tough at times, but man can good colleagues make a huge difference 070
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Things that have the same energy: tossing frozen food packaging before fully reading the instructions and clicking rapidly through a journal's proof tutorial before realizing you actually dont know to use it and it actually is NOT intuitive 050
Reposted by Dr. FionaAndre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I never thought I'd be emailing the chair of my department with "If a nuclear war starts tonight, do I just hold class tomorrow morning or what?" 281
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Am i a teenager? no Do I think like a teenager? apparently 040
Reposted by Dr. FionaDr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 04/04/2026As I point out regularly, because FL is one of the most primitive, regressed states in America, you cannot be elected or appointed to any office there unless you’re a thoroughly despicable and corrupt criminal. 2595702657
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Me about to post this to my cloud appreciation account 130
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026"We write to taste life twice..." Anaïs Nin Well i dont know how many times i need to taste these grants before i start getting paid.... 050
Reposted by Dr. FionaPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026"We have a beautiful moonrise and we’re headed right at it": Artemis II launches toward space to begin the first human journey to the moon and outside low-Earth orbit in more than a half century. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...nytimes.comLive Updates: NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Launches Atop Tower of Flame 718630
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026So proud of my home, Brevard County, FL, for being on display last night with the Artemis II launch!! Brevard has not been on its best behavior in the last 10-16 years, but tonight it reminds us of why it is called the "Space Coast" 010
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I also have to say, something else I have found invaluable is finding people along the way to provide guidance, advice, and just drop a line to check-in. Having mentors and friends within Academia is a blessing 050
Reposted by Dr. FionaGlycoShape @glycoshape.org · 30/03/2026Super congratulations to the Siglec (and many other stories) extraordinaire Dr. D'Andrea!!! 👩🎓🎉🥂🍾 A huge thank you to the fantastic examiners Alba Silipo (external) and Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos (internal) for your expert and in-depth examination, which made Silvia's viva a great day to remember 😎 1142
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Did you know that J. K. Rowling stands for Jeffrey-Epstein-Island-visitor Kay Rowling 010
Reposted by Dr. FionaCoral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Thank u BBC Wildlife Magazine for the CCC timelapse feature! Click to read: www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...discoverwildlife.comScientists record world's longest underwater timelapse. What is reveals is astonishing | Discover WildlifeThe 1,000-day underwater timelapse, recorded on an urban reef in Miami, shows corals bleaching before making a miraculous recovery. 415929
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 24/03/2026me: *clicks "Download Files" on PDB* PDB: "Legacy PDB Format"media.tenor.coma man wearing a white shirt and a silver jacket looks at the cameraAlt: gif of matt damon from saving private ryan looking down and aging very quickly 0100
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026"Your manuscript is over our word count by 50 words" What is 50 words amongst friends? 270
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Me: *trys to open my refrigerator* Microsoft Authenticator App: 080
Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 12/03/2026As a new Junior Prof one thing I have found absolutely INVALUABLE in my start is the support of good administrative and technical staff and knowledgable/helpful grad students of neighboring groups. I have been incredibly fortunate to be supported by so many people in my institute. 0100
Reposted by Dr. FionaGlycoShape @glycoshape.org · 02/03/2026Silvia's simulations showed that while all epitopes expose Sia for binding, Siglec-6 recognises and binds only GM1 because of a key interaction with the membrane through W127 and K126, which orientates the V-set domain to bind the Sia through Arg122 and the terminal Gal to the C-C' loop 😎 1134