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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 23/10/2025

We dusted off a nearly 100-year-old vinyl record from The University of Pennsylvania Band and gave “The Red and Blue” another spin. The sound may crackle a little, but the Penn pride still comes through loud and clear ❤️💙

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I'm really grateful for this write-up from @chess-synchrotron.bsky.social (CHESS) on the high-pressure SAXS work that was featured in our recent collaborative work! www.chess.cornell.edu/under-pressu...

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Under Pressure: How CHESS Helped Reveal Hidden Differences in Our DNA Packaging | CHESS

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Jon Agirre @glycojones.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Great to see this article by @guptapenn.bsky.social is out! Kushol helped us interview @xtalmaker.bsky.social Vivian Stojanoff and @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social who published an article on careful sample preparation in crystallisation experiments, also part of #SAMPREP www.youtube.com/watch?v=m34R...

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Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments

YouTube video by International Union of Crystallography

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

It was alot of fun to help with this interview of the authors!!

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/06/2025

Breaking news: Staff at the National Institutes of Health have issued a declaration calling on their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse spending cuts.

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NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

A lot of celebrating in the lab this week! Undergraduates Nancy An (Masters in Biochem, headed to Stanford Law) and Jacob Issacs are graduating (BA in Biochem, headed to RPI for PhD studies), along with Bioengineering Master's student Liam Rivard!

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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/04/2025

After Trump’s first 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding.

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NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything'

After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Registration is still open, but only a small number of spots are left! www.med.upenn.edu/jf/aucsymp.h... @BB_UPenn @pennmedicine.bsky.social

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

For those of you attending the 2025 American Crystallographic Association meeting in Lombard, IL in July: consider this workshop Dr. Maxwell Watkins (APS BioCAT) and I are organizing for the community, and don't forget to register! #structure #lightscattering #AUC

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Championing Science: ACA’s Commitment to Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy acas.memberclicks.net/index.php?op...

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Championing Science: ACA’s Commitment to Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Registration is open! - in addition to our traditional session on modern applications of AUC, we'll also be holding a special afternoon session on emerging biophysical methods as applied to therapeutic nanoparticles! www.med.upenn.edu/jf/aucsymp.h... @BB_UPenn @pennmedicine.bsky.social

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 21/02/2025

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

There's never been a better time to celebrate young scientists. Lab Happy Hour Yesterday:

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Want to do something concrete? help them out. ‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 07/02/2025

“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.” The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

A Lancet Editorial: “American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”

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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Dear US elected officials: "Science is hard enough, don't make it even harder! Work to remove restrictions on scientists immediately. Any delay will have deep, immediate, and long-lasting detrimental economic consequences." You can send your message here: www.biophysics.org/policy-advoc...

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Policy & Advocacy - Take Action | The Biophysical Society

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I love going to the synchrotron!

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

just got back from our department retreat in the Poconos - a lot of amazing science was presented to a great group!

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

(not to get all proud PI and everything, but...) One of our very talented lab undergraduates Nancy An will be presenting during the ACA YSIG Zoom Event on Dec 13th at 12PM ET - come hear her talk about a very neat poxvirus protein! www.linkedin.com/posts/americ...

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American Crystallographic Association on LinkedIn: #crystallography #structuralscience

Join us Friday, Dec13th at noon ET for the next YSIG Popup Series, featuring two ACA2024 poster prize winners! 🎉 Read more about the event and register now!…

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

www.nature.com/articles/s41... a concerning read

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 20/11/2024

Here's an article by @kakape.bsky.social on the migration of scientists to Bluesky from X. One thing stood out to me: there's a button for sharing on X at the top (along with Linkedin, etc.), but no blue butterfly to be seen! www.science.org/content/arti...

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Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky

After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede

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Razvan Borza @rborza.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

⚠️THREAD OF ALL SCIENCE-RELATED STARTER PACKS! ⚠️ 🔄Share to help people finding its topic/field - STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY Structural Biology 1: bsky.app/starter-pack... Structural Biology 2: bsky.app/starter-pack... Crystallography: bsky.app/starter-pack... Synchrotron&CryoEM: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Kushol Gupta @guptapenn.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

just getting started here in bluesky - if you have suggestions in the realm of structural biology and solution biophysics that aren't in starter packs just yet, i'd love to hear about them!

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