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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

😭😭😭 Oh Franz!! That’s so sweet! Although, I don’t feel like I have time, my drawing/comics definitely took a nose dive right before I went on the job market and I have not recovered

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Now I can join you and @tme-caf-ecm.bsky.social with the official professor with microscope photo 😂🥳

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An article was written up about me and my research for the Tufts newspaper! Check it out here: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/10/l...

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The lab was finally up and running this summer but I think what’s even more exciting was seeing my amazing undergrads Rori and Kira absolutely knock their first public presentations (to an overly packed room) out of the park!

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christine liu / two photon art @christineliu.art · 25/08/2026

We are doing a super mega pin clearance sale to make room (and funds) to create new stuff for SfN! Help us out by snagging some pin blind boxes, basically 70% off full price! Twophotonart.com

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Two Photon Art

From fun science enamel pins and patches to colorful zines explaining scientific concepts, we like to explore a multitude of science communication avenues and make them worth coveting!

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MagnoliaBouton @magnoliabouton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue: the K99/R00. Devastating news for the international research training community, who strongly contribute to US biomedical research. All will feel this great loss! www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/n...

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NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue

The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Here's the flyer for the New Books in Graphic Medicine: Comics & Healthcare event @redemmas.org!! So glad to have Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine featured among such a stellar lineup. If you're in Baltimore this Saturday 7/25, please join us!

New Books in Graphic Medicine: Comics & Healthcare flyer.
Come join a conversation with authors of recent books about comics and health!
Including:
MK Czerwiec's LB & Me
Maia Kebab & Swati "Lucky" Srikumar's Opting Out
Lisa Diedrich & Briana Martino's edited collection Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine
Elly Teman & Zsuzsa Berend's A Tale of Two Surrogates
A. David Lewis's Body Soul Comics
Sydney Halpern & Trygve Faste's Infected by Science
Laura Godfrey-Isaacs & Lilly Williams's Pregnancy & Birth: A Graphic Guide
Grace Farris's See One, Do One, Teach One

Saturday, July 25, 2026
7:00-8:30 pm
Red Emma's Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Baltimore, MD

Under Pressure: Graphic Medicine 2026 Conference

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Intriguing podcast with biologist @jayeperview.bsky.social on how viruses can create conditions for tumor growth and that we should broaden our view of common viruses. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBo...

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How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk | Science Quickly Podcast

YouTube video by Scientific American

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Aww thanks for cheering me on! I’ll do my best! ❤️

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Biggest hugs Crystal! This doesn’t solve the funding issue but you do make an impact; for both your trainees and the new Black women professors trying this wild career. Your existence is impactful ❤️

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Jeanna Bryner @jeanna.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I had the honor of speaking with one of SciAm’s #SciAmYoungScientists, Jaye Gardiner @thegardinerlab.bsky.social. I was struck by Jaye’s enthusiasm for research and the genuine care she has for her students. Her love of science goes back to high school chemistry. @sciam.bsky.social

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Jaye Gardiner

Learning how the matrix around cells and tissues impacts cancers

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The whole issue is amazing, and the folks I got to meet in Boston were so brilliant and passionate about what they do. Also: we inevitably ended up just trading stories about funding cuts. Everyone is hurting, but it did make me feel a little less alone. www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/202...

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Scientific American Volume 335, Issue 1

"America’s compact between science and politics is broken", "These young scientists are on our radar", "Craig Venter" and more

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Fun news! I was named one of the inaugural #SciAmYoungAmericanScientists! Thank you to whoever nominated me - I’m excited for the research ahead in @thegardinerlab.bsky.social and working with my stellar students!

Black square with Scientific American written across the top in white capital letters. Underneath in a robin’s egg blue reads “Young American Scientists”. A squiggly white arrow separates this text and 2026 written in the same blue color.

Stylized illustrated photo (bust up) of Jaye Gardiner (me) - a Black woman with a silver lip ring wearing dark green glasses. The style of the illustration turned my curly hair into a cascade of triangles

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's Leading Edge Fellow day!!! This day fills me with joy and inspiration. This cohort holds a special place in my heart because it is named for Zara Weinberg, a beloved Leading Edge Fellow who was a visionary scientist and fierce advocate for building a better scientific ecosystem

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Yayayayaya Bella!! My lab babies growing up lol

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

If you’re looking for stellar candidates for your tenure-track faculty search or fantastic seminar speakers, check out the @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social fellows! 👇🏾

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

So glad you’re a part of the group! ❤️

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I was delighted to join @scottmccloud.bsky.social @neilcohn.bsky.social & @reimenayee.com yesterday for an absolutely invigorating conversation on comics & education! Appreciate the good folks @cartoonist.coop for hosting & making the recording available! Listen here! www.youtube.com/live/gymwh40...

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The Study of Comics in Academia (Understanding Comics)

YouTube video by Cartoonists United

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Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @dreugenemanleyjr.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Representation matters, but representation is not power. If your diversity efforts stop at panels and photos, you are performing diversity, not building it.

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The Gardiner Lab @thegardinerlab.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

And just like that, the first semester of the lab is complete! 🥳 Got to work with these two fabulous undergrads, Kira (left) and Rori (right) and am super pumped to physically do the science they wrote their papers on next semester! Happy holidays to all! - JCG

Photo of three people having lunch together. On the left is Kira Yoshida and right is Rori Childers, two stellar undergrads at Tufts. In the middle is Jaye Gardiner dressed festively wearing a reindeer antler headband and red blazer.

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Well aren’t you FANCY 😂 (I’m very jealous!) I hope you enjoy!

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We should’ve told you about LE dinner plans since you’re local! 🙀🤦🏾‍♀️

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My tenth ASCB/ Cell Bio meeting; my first meeting as a PI. I love the amazing community I have and am so excited for our new and future labs 🥰 Until next time! #CellBio2025

Group of people (all scientists, all faculty) smiling for a photo (left to right): Adelita Mendoza, Jaye Gardiner, Tigist Tamir, Mary Munson, Chantell Evans, Cornelius Taabazuing, Donita Brady, Christie Towers, and Krishna Mudumbi

Photo of several Leading Edge fellows (all women scientists) smiling for a group photo (left to right): Dr. Jaye Gardiner, Dr. Joan Pulupa, Dr. Ally Nguyen, Dr. Melissa Pamula, Dr. Tina Termini, Dr. Ewa Bomba-Warzcak, and Dr. Tigist Tamir

Group photo of MOSAIC K99 fellows, the MOSAIC program organizer, and the co-directors of the ASCB MOSAIC Program. List of people in the photo (attempted left to right but folks are bunched):

Front row: Tigist Tamir, Erica Rodriguez, Jaye Gardiner

Middle row: Ewa Bomba-Warzcak, Jennifer Landino, Adelita Mendoza, Durre Muhammad, Leah Gates, Joan Pulupa, Evan Ratzan, Laura Newman, Kalynda Gonzales Stokes

Back row: Mike Boyce, Karl-Frederic Vieux, Mary Munson, Chrystal Starbird

Photo of Leading Edge fellows (all women scientists many leading their own labs) around a candlelit table for dinner (left to right): Dr. Meghna Gupta, Dr. Tina Termini, Dr. Rebecca Adikes, Dr. Melissa Pamula, Dr. Lexy von Diezman , Dr. Ally Nguyen, Dr. Jaye Gardiner, Dr. Amelie Raz, and Dr. Joan Pulupa

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Article out by @statnews.com profiling the terminated MOSAIC K99 program even though the goals fulfilled what the NIH says are their priorities: www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t... If you’re at #CellBio2025 coming to the MOSAIC scholar session today at 5:30pm in room 116!

Screenshot of CellBio app. It reads:

Spotlight: What’s next: Cell Biology from ASCB MOSAIC Program Alumni

Location: 116
Date: Monday Dec 8 5:30PM
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

In this session, six alumni of the ASCB MOSAIC Program (AMP) will present their latest research on a range of cell biology topics. The goal of the NIH-funded MOSAIC program, now concluded, was to diversify the tenure track faculty at research-intensive universities nationwide. AMP alumni are leaders in both their subfields of cell biology and in advancing equity and inclusion in the academic biosciences. Learning objectives include gaining new knowledge of cutting-edge cell biology research and networking with rising-star speakers.

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I have one other panel on Tues @ 4PM in room 126A. We’re discussing navigating your career in challenging times - come by if you’re here! #CellBio2025

Screenshot of the Cell Bio 2025 app. It reads:

Speaker
Jaye Gardiner
Professional Development: Thriving in Uncertain Times: Navigating Career and Funding Challenges @ Tuesday, Dec 9 4:00PM

Information not in the screenshot - it’s in room 126A

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Panel 1 at #CellBio2025 done! (And forgot to mention I was on a panel - whoops) Thanks Mike Boyce and Monica Quiones-Frias for the invite and the 100+ people in attendance asking questions about the transition to independence. Was very fun being on a panel with my friends in academia and industry!

Group of 7 people smiling for a photo. From left to right the people are: Dr. Michael Boyce, Dr. Porsha Howell, Dr. Jaye Gardiner, Dr. Jennifer Landino, Dr. Joan Pulupa, Dr. Christine Vazquez, and Dr. Monica Quiones-Frias

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

So by meeting with students at the bottom of the course, and re-explains things, when they nod he tells them to explain it back to him. ‘You do not know something until you can explain it to your roommate’

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Something that Dr. Dewsbury does is hold an “intervention week” The way students have studied work until coming to a class that forces them out of passivity. So he emphasizes the added value he provides by being in the classroom - why are they paying tuition when the content is available for free?

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

By the end of our PhD we’re trained to not listen. We’re evaluated on how we participate (or are viewed like we participated); we’re trained for pacivity. We’re not allowed to sit and process what we’ve heard.

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

To counter the ‘look to your left/right - X% of you will fail’, Dr. Dewsbury instead points out “one might have their own business”, “become an attorney general”, etc. A much more positive reframe because they are taking the class as a team and should support each other #CellBio2025

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Inclusion isn’t anti- anything. My role as a professor is to make sure to position you [the student] as best I can for you to do your best

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

This was funny - students don’t speak like academics. No student will come up to you and say ‘I don’t think an adequate sense of belonging has been fostered here’

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Just gonna drop the gems here: “If as an institution you don’t have intentionality in creating environments where students are challenged to go beyond their “like” spaces - they will spend 4 years and graduate without learning anything about the different aspects in America”

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Powerful words from Dr. Bryan Dewsbury (@dewsbury.bsky.social) from the #CellBio2025 Education keynote: “When I stand in front of a classroom, I tell students that I am interested in being more than their destination to a final grade”

Picture of a man (Dr. Bryan Dewsbury) standing in front standing in front of a projected PowerPoint slide with the title “Education and Democracy: Making civic behaviors explicit in STEM courses)

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Trying to go back to my live tweeting ways (I guess it would be live skeeting now?) - sad I don’t get to see you this year!

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

First science session of #CellBio2025! 🧫🧪 Co-organized by @iaincheeseman.bsky.social and @abbybuch.bsky.social on the importance of the physiological context on studying cell biology. As a big fan of the ECM, I couldn’t agree more!

Photo of a PowerPoint slide that reads: “what is ‘physiological cell biology’?”

Underneath is a depiction of (left to right) gears, gears in a cell, a highlighted green cell in a liver. The corresponding words above it say molecular function <-> cellular organization <-> organismal context

Photo of a PowerPoint slide that reads “traders between simplicity and fidelity in cell biology”

Underneath is a graph with simplicity on the X-axis and fidelity on y-axis. 4 points are within this space: 2D cell culture is high simplicity low fidelity, unicellular eukaryotes are high simplicity high fidelity, mammals are low simplicity high fidelity, and 3D cell culture is mid simplicity mid fidelity

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

She strategically ate high sugar foods before chemo (kept it low between therapies) and was told not to expect any changes in 2 months. It was over halved in 2 months, undetectable in 4. She has two final treatments and scans this week. 🤯 With a paper on her experiment in review!

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

She hypothesized that the tumor was growing slowly and she need to get it to S phase to have the chemotherapy have the best chance. “I need to hit as many cells as possible before any resistance can develop”

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

After getting a PET scan, she connected what was happening in her body (inoperable tumor) to her prior work on the cell cycle. Her goal was to come up with a protocol in four days before she started chemotherapy.

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Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Using these principles and specifically looking for the positive carried her through being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (PDAC). An interesting point is talking about the patient perspective and how doctors don’t look at you or want to get to know you because in theory you’ll die soon

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