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Francesca Cole

@francescacole.bsky.social
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I study meiosis - how chromosomes segregate into sperm and eggs All opinions are my own Science, food, and cocktails

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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Wow - Sharon Dent is amazing - this is so great! Congratulations Sharon ❤️
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Congratulations to @lacefieldlab.bsky.social and all the other @aaas.org Fellows! 🥳 geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/so...
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Soni Lacefield Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (…
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Spring dinner - Kale Leek Galette
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Diane Chen, PhD @drdianechen.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Horrible news - The Adolescent Medicine Trials Networks for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) funded by the NIH has just been terminated. Stopping a clinical trial mid-course like this is insane. www.nichd.nih.gov/research/sup...
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Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN)
OverviewTopic AreasMore InformationOverviewATN is the only multicenter research network in the United States devoted to the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults living with or at risk...
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/03/2025
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
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FedFreeze.org
Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
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Surojit Sural @surojitsural.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
PhD students, postdocs and early-career faculty members of the C. elegans community - Do sign up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Mentee sign-up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
The 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to graduate students, postdocs, and faculty at any career stage. This survey collects information to help the committee (a) identify the most appropr...
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
So happy to join the dream dean team at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This is a beautiful story / check it out!
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Tamara Caspary @tamaragenes.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Stand Up For Science next Friday (3/7)! In 2024, Georgia institutions received just over $1 billion in funding and had more than $30 billion in economic impact in GA. That's a PHENOMENAL return for tax payers- let's share that news!
Atlanta Stand Up For Science March poster, State Capital, Liberty Plaza, March 7, 2025 noon-4
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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A tribute to my friend R. Scott Hawley: biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
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R. Scott Hawley: A Pioneer in Genetics and Mentor to Many - PLOS Biologue
Authors: Gregory P. Copenhaver, Monica Colaiácovo, Giovanni Bosco, Julia Squarr We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. R. Scott Hawley…
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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Important to note that the pause applies only in the 22 suing states. That means the rest of the country is still subject to the 15-percent cap.
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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Could be an interesting opportunity to build a red/blue state coalition?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We are encouraging -Wackiness -Scrappiness -FOCUS on people who DO NOT GET ANY SCIENCE. Not schools. -Ensuring that people don't need to "come to you" to experience your project -And again- I mean it- putting science *where it does not currently exist*.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14)
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Sri Kosuri @srikosuri.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
My lab strives to reduce infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects. We want y’all to have healthy kids. I know it sounds weird, but indirect costs pay for lights, HVAC, maintenance, cleaning, safety, and admin. It’s really hard to reduce birth defects in the dark. Call your representatives
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
So sorry and thinking of all the people Scott helped in his storied career - hugs
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MAYosis @mayosis.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Hear hear, our 4 keynote speakers! #MAYosis May 7th: Elvan Böke @crg.eu May 14th: Felicity Jones @unigroningen.bsky.social May 21st : Ofer Rog @theroglab.bsky.social @utah.edu May 28th: Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsky.social meiosis.cornell.edu/mayosis2025/... 🧵⬇️
Elvan Böke, Felicity Jones, Francesca Cole and Ofer Rog
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪 #AcademicSky 👩🏽‍🔬
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Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Watch this trailer of the documentary "Democracy Under Siege". A warning for the next four years. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/democracy-...
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Democracy Under Siege- trailer
Laura Nix, an Academy Award nominated filmmaker, created this fantastic documentary with producer Hanne Phlypo about the U.S.
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Mule deer - I think she was smelling our dinner prep (apple and onion pan sauce)
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Last sunset in Big Bend - thanks for the show!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Petroglyphs are so amazing - can you find the javelina?
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Cool rocks!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Sunset
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Goodishintent @omnintensivist.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Gotta buy more from Costco
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Awww - our home away near Big Bend National Park! First sunset!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Almost time to put the roast in! Some goodies baked today: Pear Apricot Frangipane tart, Nectarine Cake, Baguettes
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Chicken Liver Parfait - too extra Xmas over here!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Chicken roast - not burnt!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Ugh - I burnt my pesto Xmas tree - sigh - but a good reminder before the Xmas feast to check the treats early
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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The perfect tree topper doesn’t exist… Uh.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
BASIC SCIENCE ROCKS!
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Our lovely neighbor gave us some Hibiscus calyx so I made Hibiscus Galangal syrup for a Mezcal cocktail to go with our vegan Swiss fondue by Joe Yonan. It was super cheesy tasting but uses rutabaga!
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NealeLab @labneale.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Delighted to share the ground-breaking work from BBSRC Discovery Fellow @whgittens.bsky.social mapping physiological Top2 activity without poisons. Acute sensitivity enables sub-minute visualisation of Top2 hotspots hidden within sites of latent topological stress: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Osmotic disruption of chromatin induces Topoisomerase 2 activity at sites of transcriptional stress - Nature Communications
Transcription creates superhelical stress in DNA, challenging genome stability. Here the authors find Top2 activity is uncorrelated with transcription unless chromatin is disrupted suggesting that chr...
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 07/12/2024
what a beautiful conclusion. thank you, @awaisaftab.bsky.social
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Baguettes and Gingersnaps - tree is up and will be decorated today - roast chicken, yucca, and salad to come
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
What cocktail are y’all thinking for Thanksgiving this year? I’m going old school: Maple walnut old fashioned 1/2 oz maple syrup 2-3 dashes black walnut bitters 2 oz bourbon fresh rosemary garnish
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New podcast about Navajo fight for water rights. I knew some Natives on their reservation didn't have water, didn't realize it's *most* people and even if they have running water, they have to haul their drinking/cooking water. And of course it's bc of colonization. abcaudio.com/podcasts/rec...
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Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation - ABC Audio
Today, the Navajo Nation has no guaranteed right to use the water that flows in and around their reservation. But this year, that may change — and the future of the tribe will be decided. A long-await...
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hubbie made dinner after my all day Thanksgiving prep - so good and thankful over here
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
deeply appreciate this framing: “Faculty governance was not just meant as job security. [It] was meant to buffer students’ experience of the university from administrative creep. We’re supposed to stand in the gap…When we use faculty governance to defend our students, students will help defend us.”
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The Education Gospel, Enshittify.edu, & The Expansion of Lower Ed
Podcast Episode · The American Vandal · S11 E8 · 1h 35m
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Almost done today with Thanksgiving prep: Cranberry sauce Mayo rub for the turkey Make ahead gravy Dressing Baguettes are in the oven Having a well deserved glass of Sancerre. How are you all doing?
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Anika Agrawal @aquaticanika.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hi everyone! My name is Anika and I’m a marine ecotoxicologist PhD candidate at UConn. I study how contaminants (mercury primarily) move through food webs. Here is a picture of me at the Denver botanical garden!
Anika standing in front of really pretty flowers. She’s wearing blue overalls and a white shirt. They’re also holding a water bottle.
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Francesca Cole @francescacole.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Another busy work day but managed day one of Baguettes and Spatchcocked and Dry Brined the Turkey. I took tomorrow off so I only have two work meetings 🤣 and have a lot of cooking to get ready for Thanksgiving. What say you all?
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Jeff Sekelsky @jeffsekelsky.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Now that there are people here, I want to post about the highlight of the summer for me: My lab's 25th anniversary reunion, organized by several former members. They made a wonderful website that I looked at frequently. I made a timeline poster of everyone that's been in the lab. 1/5
Screenshot of Sekelsky Lab 25th Reunion websiteTimeline of everyone that has been in the Sekelsky lab
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