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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Solidarity to everyone else submitting S10 proposals!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/05/2026

Up close, these tiny organisms in cow stomachs are surprisingly beautiful and evocative. Known as rumen ciliates, these microbes could be playing a more significant role in climate change than previously understood, according to new research. wapo.st/422MqS5

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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Welcome to Carolina Microscopy, the unified microscopy core facilities at UNC Chapel Hill!

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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Alumni of the Marine Biological Laboratory include all who have contributed to our rich legacy of discovery and education—not only students, but also our dedicated staff. Join us in supporting the next generation of scientists at the MBL: mbl.edu/give

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

1. Fury of the sun 2. Guess he gets to do all the insurance things.

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🚨 Don't forget! Applications are due Friday 1/30 for AQLM 2026. Please remember to submit on time and remind your recommenders to get their letters in too! Photos are from AQLM 2023, 2024, and 2025. Will you be in the 2026 class photo? buff.ly/0XCAKm4

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

And now we snuggle with our "micro dog", Bertie, reading Magnificent Makers by @doctheagrif.bsky.social . Blanket's an axolotl snuggie (my Halloween costume), which always makes be think of @rogerslabucd.bsky.social . So thankful for these amazing scientists sharing their passion. I am so lucky.

Close angle picture of a light-brown haired child's head snuggled on the left of her mom and the head of a tiny dog with light brown and white hair at the bottom in Mom's lap. A pink blanket covers all of them. Coffee table, rug and plants in a large windowsill fill the upper right portion of the picture.

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Vicky Paints Space @vickypaintsspace.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

This painting suck in my head since the beginning of January, I sat and watched the Moon rise through the window. She went between two trees yet managed to find the one gap between them to still shine bright. Sending you all lots of love and the clearest of skies!💜💫 🖌🎨🔭🐡🧪📷

My hand holding up a canvas against the sky. The canvas is painted with a blue and pink sky, the Moon is in the middle framed by tree branches.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Some joy for the darkness: Almost-8yo doesn't care that there's only 3/4in of sleet+snow and it's 20F, she's sledding on the almost flat driveway, dammit! And a good lesson in seeing the possibilities when things aren't perfect.

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Spoke with a friend who is an ER doc and he said last time there was an ice storm there were hundreds of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning... Be safe be smart folks

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Kin Keeper @kinkeeper.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Sorry to tangentialize this subject. An unvaccinated family with measles traveled from SC to WA state over the holidays. They went to a huge church, SeaTac ✈️, rode ferries, went to restaurants & an indoor trampoline park. As of yesterday, we now have an outbreak in my community because of it.

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

this is superb

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

That is precisely what I'm looking for. Just need to find the ones that are the "right" size.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Any chance you happen to know some specific cell lines?

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Ooohhh, good call! It's really easy to get RPE cells to make those on the coverslip. Put coverslips in complete media w FBS o/n (no cells), plate cells, grow to confluence, remove serum for 24-48hr (need to check). Some 1ary cilia stick up off the apical surface but lots are underneath the cells.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Gag! ...hunt for that *SPOT where things separate by SR... 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

But I wonder if I can deglycerinate muscle samples from Carolina biological and stain them with phalloidin to measure sarcomeres... Have to try that at aqlm this year.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Actin is my second favorite protein. While it's great at showing that things look better, I don't find it to be convincing in showing quantitative changes to anyone who's not familiar with actin structures. Having to hunt for that shit where things separate with SR isn't as robust as I drea of.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The dye is great when used with the poroton pump inhibitor, but different cell types have different mitochondria morphology. Would love suggestions on cell type and culture conditions to maximize cristae visualization.

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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Did you RESOLVE to FOCUS on microscopy in 2026? Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy. Application Deadline Jan 30 Apply Here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Triangle NC folks, come today to see art and science showcase, including the largest microtubule in the world! Screen print sculpture by Bob Goldstein. UNC Genome Sciences building. Reception 4-6pm. Parking opens at 5pm. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162...

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Years ago, an organizing crew I was part of worked to help an unhoused woman in our neighborhood get services. She was dying and qualified for a number of programs. It took a team of seven working for almost two months to secure her a warm bed to die in. Her name was Jennifer.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺 #SICB2026

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

USA person here: I was _extremely_ confused for a minute (still needed caffeine) because it's the opposite here. In the US South (East Coast) everyone says hi to you and often engage in polite banter at the store register, etc. In New England, a large percentage of folks act as if you don't exist.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

They are in the middle of a high cost of living area, which is why they get enough traffic to be viable. Good service requires good employees = $$ Internet companies are greedy and there's likely aren't too many for them to choose from.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I assumed the service fee was for the cost if the online ordering platform...

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Label the stuff you might leave in random places. The people who find then will usually contact you!

Email screenshot "Hi Wendy. I'm a student using Bondurant G021 today all morning and afternoon. I found your charger in the room this morning. I've placed it on the table in the room right nextdoor! Best, name cut off

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 16/12/2025

Thoughts and prayers with Nuno Loureiro's family after he was killed in his home last night. It is shocking to lose any physicist of my generation because we are still relatively young, much less in this terribly violent way. Beat the guns into plowshares.

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Dr. Roberta Dollinger @robertadolling1.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Shot in the dark, but has anyone tried transfecting EOL-1 cells (using lentiviruses, electroporation, or otherwise) and succeeded? We’re having some issues with these cells but it seems to be very vector-specific. Would appreciate any insight/reposts.

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Yamuna Krishnan @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH. And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you. A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n

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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

On Day 6 of AQLM 2026 we will hear from #TIRF expert Dr. Justin Taraska (NIH), @taraska.bsky.social. Learn all about the critical angle and evanescent field, image some endocytosis, and play with lasers all within one evening! If that sounds fun, apply now! bit.ly/49YQl7q

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 15/12/2025

the last 24 hours have been nightmarish in their violence, and I just am so angry this is the world we are in and god damn it

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

They anticipated the likelihood of awful in awful?

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

If you don't believe this can happen, women didn't have the legal right to have their own credit cards without needing a male co-signer until 1974, when the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was passed, a landmark law that made it illegal to discriminate in lending based on sex or marital status.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Always a treat when I can make it to the PhD defense of a HIC user. Looking forward to great science and images from Andrew Kennedy. #GlimmersOfJoy

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Microscopy Bat signal! I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2025

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🧠 We're hiring! 🧠 Are you passionate about neuroscience and education? Join our faculty at UNC Chapel Hill to inspire and teach the next generation of neuroscientists. Apply now: 🔗https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308455 #Neuroscience #TeachingJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd

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Reto Fiolka @retof.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Grace Hopper’s visualization of a nanosecond: m.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyF... Inspired by her, I do time of flight in a spinning disk in a microscopy lecture.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I suspect they made an assumption about the attention span of one real person and you exceeded that.

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

They have been mentioned before. Would love to hear from someone who's done them.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

😮 for Amazon. Will have to check. Have you bought one lately from Carolina Biological? 15 years ago when I was looking, they had stopped selling because the person who made them retired. The slide I've seen is a random assortment of mostly crushed up stuff. Not useless, but not IDed to species.

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