Reposted by Josh CurrieAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 10hHigher ed leaders are worried about the "decline of public trust"; what are they doing about the fact that faculty, students, and staff at their own institutions do not trust them to lead effectively, defend academic freedom, and meet the challenges of the moment? 211820
Reposted by Josh CurrieHannah Thomasy @hannahthomasy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The best image caption I have seen so far on Wikipedia. (To be fair, it's in the section about sending the newts to space but I still love the clarification.) 🧪 922037
Reposted by Josh CurrieDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good end-of-FY coverage by the Times. The amount of unspent funds has wiggled but it was pretty clear for some time now that NSF was simply not going to spend a substantial portion of its congressional appropriation this year.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 713477
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026After fighting with Microsoft Word comments for weeks and having to restart from frequent freezes, I just turned off the modern comments and it's all fixed!! (knock on silicon) 001
Reposted by Josh CurrieIsabella Cisneros @isabellaclsci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m excited to share that, alongside 3 other Duke DSCB Ph.D. students, we’re starting a podcast! Our show Benchside Broadcast will cover the people, history, and cutting edge research in our local community and beyond. Tune in every other Thursday at 7pm at wxdu.org (or FM 88.7 if you’re local)! 🧪 081
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026⏰ One week to go! Mechanisms of hair loss and auditory sensory formation Zone 1: Australia, East and South Asia 🗓 October 6, 2026 at 14:00 Asia/Shanghai 🎤 Sungwook Shim, PhD 🎤 Vidhya Munnamalai, PhD More info: isrbio.org/webinars 011
Reposted by Josh CurrieMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Are you looking for a postdoc exploring the cell biology of development, defining how cells change shape and move? Do you want to develop a research program & teaching skills preparing you for a position at a college or small University? Our new NIH grant will support those goals 1/n Please share 5105104
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📢 New ISRB Webinar — Mechanisms of hair loss and auditory sensory formation Zone 1: Australia, East and South Asia 🗓 October 6, 2026 at 14:00 Asia/Shanghai 🎤 Sungwook Shim, PhD 🎤 Vidhya Munnamalai, PhD More info: isrbio.org/webinars 011
Reposted by Josh CurrieKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... 115722
Reposted by Josh CurrieKyle MacQuarrie MD PhD @kylemacquarrie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s the last days of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and our fundraising with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation will soon be coming to an end. Anything from donations, to reposts, to supporting another peds cancer effort is much appreciated! www.alexslemonade.org/2026/macquar...alexslemonade.orgMacQuarrie LabEvery day, there are almost 800 new cases of childhood cancer around the world. This adds up to an estimated 300,000 new cases of cancer that affect children under the age of 20 each year worldwide. A... 083
Reposted by Josh CurrieKatrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yup- I just got this warning in Cayuse. 034
Reposted by Josh CurrieAnnika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨🚨🚨 Very urgent for many of us. I also just learned this today. Tell your friends. Tell your grant admins. 🧪 21826
Reposted by Josh CurrieGreg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thomas Hunt Morgan was born OTD in 1866. If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it." 🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM 34924
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dreams do come true!! Pretty stoked to be invited to the invertebrate lovefest that is #cnidofest2026 to talk about technical details around live imaging regeneration. Amazing talks so far. @cnidofest.bsky.social 1113
Reposted by Josh CurriePLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 23/09/2026What stimulates regeneration programs in animals? @kenposs.bsky.social &co show that mutations causing #developmental defects activate #regeneration responses that buffer the deleterious effects of congenital disease in #zebrafish embryos. 🧪 buff.ly/jhUAiBu 0103
Reposted by Josh CurrieKendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How does an organism capable of whole body regeneration make the right types of neurons in the correct ratios? The answer is a heavily coordinated suite of genes precisley timed to ensure the birth and maintenance of new neurons! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCombinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during planarian neurogenesis - Nature CommunicationsDuring regeneration, new neurons need to be made in a way that reproduces both neuronal diversity and organization. Here the authors show that a combination of factors works cooperatively to direct ne... 184
Reposted by Josh CurrieJeff Rasmussen @jraslab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨 New preprint from the lab! 🚨 Transcriptomic profiling identifies cellular and molecular transitions during Merkel cell regeneration www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgTranscriptomic profiling identifies cellular and molecular transitions during Merkel cell regenerationSkin exhibits a remarkable capacity for regeneration, which requires the coordinated reconstitution of diverse cell types and structures. Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that detect gentle touch... 32210
Reposted by Josh CurrieRachel Roberts-Galbraith @awormwelcome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Yay! It's publication week for @kendallbclay.bsky.social and @taylormlanier.bsky.social's doctoral research! 1/6 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCombinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during planarian neurogenesis - Nature CommunicationsDuring regeneration, new neurons need to be made in a way that reproduces both neuronal diversity and organization. Here the authors show that a combination of factors works cooperatively to direct ne... 3178
Reposted by Josh CurrieKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 18/09/2026I know I ask for this at least once a year, but can some nice historian reassure me that the world has ALWAYS been this stupid? 123126890
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🔔 Tomorrow! Stentor Regeneration Zone 3: The Americas 🗓 September 18, 2026 at 12:00 America/New_York 🎤 Connie Yan, PhD 🎤 NA More info: isrbio.org/webinars 011
Reposted by Josh CurrieJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The White House and OMB's diminished vision for science and medical research undercuts discoveries to come... ... and will lead to significant, near-term economic losses totaling tens of billions of $-s and tens of thousands of jobs. scienceimpacts.org/fy27scienceimpacts.orgSCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical ResearchView Projected Impact of the FY2027 Budget Cuts to the NIH and NSF 32632
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our faculty email has been a steady stream of fond memories for Emeritus Prof. Bill Connor, who passed away last week. I only briefly overlapped with Bill, but he was one of those people you instantly respected and wanted to emulate. His genius was only matched by his humility and sincerity. RIPbiology.wfu.eduWilliam Conner – WFU Biology 120
Reposted by Josh CurrieOsvaldo Chara @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🧵 What do zebrafish notochord cells 🐟 and Galilean relativity 🚀 have in common? Quite a lot, apparently. 😄 Check this out in the published version of our article in @dev-journal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... 1/7doi.orgCoupling Vgll4b/Yap-regulated posterior cell addition with anterior vacuolation enables robust notochord elongationHighlighted Article: YAP activation in notochord progenitors of vgll4b mutant zebrafish leads to enhanced progenitor addition to the notochord, compromising the ability of notochord cells to undergo v... 1126
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Any KY state or US federal employees have such a sweet deal? 000
Reposted by Josh CurrieDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A recurrent theme in this excellent story about China’s progress is that people there regard Trump as essential to their success, including his ability to drive scientific talent from the US www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 361742738
Reposted by Josh CurrieMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel. 21433715
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026⏰ One week to go! Stentor Regeneration Zone 3: The Americas 🗓 September 18, 2026 at 12:00 America/New_York 🎤 Connie Yan, PhD 🎤 NA More info: isrbio.org/webinars 001
Reposted by Josh CurrieCaroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Excited to share the first published paper from my lab! Postdoc Helen Jordan led this study on 1) how metabolites change differently in inflammation in tissues versus in cells in a dish and 2) the role of one of the most-increased metabolites, soluble sialic acid www.jbc.org/article/S002...jbc.orgMetabolomics of in vivo inflammation identifies soluble sialic acid as a conserved myeloid-cell metaboliteDuring an immune response, metabolism changes dramatically. Metabolites are oxidized to power immune cell functions, serve as building blocks for proliferation, and act as effectors to regulate pathog... 1114228
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026📢 New ISRB Webinar — Stentor Regeneration Zone 3: The Americas 🗓 September 18, 2026 at 12:00 America/New_York 🎤 Connie Yan, PhD 🎤 NA More info: isrbio.org/webinars 034
Reposted by Josh CurrieInstitut Necker Enfants Malades @inem-necker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🔬 New publication, now out in #ScienceImmunology led by Mathieu Deygas in Pablo Vargas team, shows that Adaptive motility enables neutrophils to rapidly navigate confined capillaries 📰 To read the article: tinyurl.com/52vxuhmp 33316
Reposted by Josh CurrieJanet Iwasa @jiwasa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interested in molecular animation? Give ProteinBlender a try! It's free and open source. animation-lab.github.io/ProteinBlend... The latest tools include a DNA builder (shown in the tutorial video below). We'd love to hear what you think! We have short tutorials that cover all the features! 19542
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Really looking forward to watching this video demonstration of Tom Elsdale's somatic nuclear transplantation with my Dev Bio class today as we discuss Gurdon's 1962 work. And thanks to @denisduboule.bsky.social for uploading it to YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGv...youtube.comElsdale 1964YouTube video by Denis Duboule 030
Reposted by Josh CurrieDr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Question for NIH funded peoples: How are you dealing with making data available at end of project - per new rules. Was a short R21 - data are still in progress or being written up. How do I comply with data sharing requirements at the end of the project??? 021
Reposted by Josh CurrieJim Haseloff @jimhaseloff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Gel-o-meter - a simple afternoon DIY project to build non-contact thermometer for monitoring molten agar/agarose out of the autoclave or microwave oven before adding your precious antibiotics or vitamins. No need to hover, as it has a customisable audio alert. biomaker.org/gel-o-meter 0103
Reposted by Josh CurrieRick does Math and Stuff @mathandstuff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Reminder that the annual budget for the DoD is $1 trillion while the budget for NIH is less than $50 billion. The DoD doesn't need to be taking money from the NIH. This is all about defunding the NIH. 515351
Reposted by Josh CurrieAnh Hoang Le, PhD 🏳️🌈🏴🇻🇳 @anhhle2702.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Very happy to share my postdoc paper is out now in @natcellbio.nature.com titled "Tissue flow acts as a guidance cue for immune cell polarization and directional migration". If you love imaging and immune cells, this is for you! #microscopymonday www.nature.com/articles/s41... A 🧵: 1/n 18393106
Reposted by Josh CurrieeLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This study addresses a 'fundamental' question about the establishment of Polycomb domains during Drosophila embryogenesis. The 'compelling' findings advance our understanding of how Polycomb domains are established during early embryogenesis. elifesciences.org/articles/108... 073
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🔔 Tomorrow! The amazing axolotl Zone 2: Europe, West Asia, Africa 🗓 September 8, 2026 at 04:00 Europe/Berlin 🎤 Anna Czarkwiani, PhD 🎤 Osvaldo Chara, PhD More info: isrbio.org/webinars 002
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🔔 Tomorrow! Regulation of Muscle and Neural Stem Cells Zone 1: Australia, East and South Asia 🗓 September 8, 2026 at 14:00 Asia/Shanghai 🎤 Avnika Ruparelia 🎤 Kun-Yang Lin More info: isrbio.org/webinars 022
Reposted by Josh CurrieMaria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026One of the truly confusing things I’ve encountered as a professor. I get grants, a large percent of which goes to overhead to pay salaries of people who actively hinder me from applying for grants. What? 1372
Reposted by Josh CurrieNature @nature.com · 04/09/2026An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense. go.nature.com/4ycEbk8go.nature.comRevealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIHAn agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defence. 78675
Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wondering what kind of psychopath you have to be to read these issues of Cell in the digital "mock paper copy" style? Who thought this was a good idea? 000
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026⏰ One week to go! The amazing axolotl Zone 2: Europe, West Asia, Africa 🗓 September 8, 2026 at 04:00 Europe/Berlin 🎤 Anna Czarkwiani, PhD 🎤 Osvaldo Chara, PhD More info: isrbio.org/webinars 032
Reposted by Josh CurrieInternational Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026⏰ One week to go! Regulation of Muscle and Neural Stem Cells Zone 1: Australia, East and South Asia 🗓 September 8, 2026 at 14:00 Asia/Shanghai 🎤 Avnika Ruparelia 🎤 Kun-Yang Lin More info: isrbio.org/webinars 022