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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 02/10/2026

Who comes to mind when you picture a scientist? This #HispanicHeritageMonth, meet hundreds of Hispanic/Latinx & Latin American scientists changing how we understand our world! Explore the Atlases, find a scientist, and share their story 🥳🔬🌎 www.inspiringlatamscientists.org

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 19/08/2026

Applying to the @hhmi-science.bsky.social gilliam fellows program? Take note!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 28/07/2026

As my time in North Carolina winds down, I’ve been thinking a lot about community. Amidst all the chaos surrounding science lately, it’s been refreshing to be part of one that genuinely showed up for each other.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10/07/2026

More than a quarter MILLION public comments. The administration still weakened protections for endangered species. I know everyone has their own lives, jobs, and problems to worry about, but a lot of people have been convinced that this is normal 😅 Photo from @emmascales.bsky.social

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 03/07/2026

As a Gilliam Fellow, it’s great to see @hhmi-science.bsky.social continue pushing toward evaluating science on its scientific merit rather than the prestige of the journal it’s in. The future of science should be open, accessible, and focused on the quality of the work, not the name on the cover.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10/05/2026

One of the things I’ll miss the most about NC - the local live bands I’ve come to know and love 😔

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10/05/2026

Hooding ceremony today followed by bluegrass & nc farm!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 02/05/2026

Heidelberg - Düsseldorf - Amsterdam And ofc, lots of beer. PhD honeymoon!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 18/04/2026

Told myself to do it even though I def didn’t train and v surprised! This place is called chapel HILL for a reason

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/03/2026

Always great to see other OpEd Project Public Voices Fellows in the wild! @drandrewthaler.bsky.social participated in an awesome panel about the case for optimism in science at the ASC SciTalk conference in Portland, OR!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/03/2026

Excited to share I successfully defended my PhD a couple days ago!!! 🥳 thanks to everyone who’s supported me along the way and for being on this wild ride with me! As Kobe said: “Job’s not finished!”

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 19/03/2026

It’s tradition for labs to make the defense posters for the students defending! Huge shoutout to mine for hitting the nail on the head lol. Interested in what I’ve been doing during my PhD (both science and non-science!)? Message me for the Zoom link or come in-person if you’re in the area 😊

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 21/02/2026

Before I moved to Carolina 5-6 years ago, I gave all my college baseball stuff (I played D3 at Occidental) to my then-9yo neighbor. Now, he’s using all my old stuff! Ran into him and his friends playing wiffle ball and joined in 😊

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 17/02/2026

SO EXCITED TO BE AT MY ALMA MATER, OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE, TO GIVE A TALK FOR THE DEPARTMENT THAT STARTED IT ALL AHHHHHHH!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 15/02/2026

Been on a plane every week since end of January and will continue to be until end of Feb. Brain’s full of many ideas, some optimism, lots of skepticism, endless frustration, you name it. (Pictured: @hhmi-science.bsky.social Science Meeting & Annual @aaas.org Meeting)

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 21/01/2026

Utah last week was also stunning!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 21/01/2026

Excited to be at Stanford this week to see some fellow @hhmi-science.bsky.social Gilliams and tour the campus a bit 🤩

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 23/12/2025

Ramping back up post paper submission

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

7/ Genes at these loop anchors activate hours after looping occurs, suggesting these structures may prime transcription, rather than trigger it immediately.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

6/ And they show a strong promoter bias enriched for SP/KLF motifs, suggesting an alternative mode of loop anchoring under hyperosmotic stress!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

5/ These sorbitol-induced loops do not require CTCF or YAP1, but they do require cohesin (RAD21)

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

4/ We see global loss of CTCF and cohesin binding, yet both are retained at anchors of these new loops YAP1 is enriched there as well, pointing to selective architectural rewiring, not random chromatin compaction

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

3/ These stress-induced loops are more punctate, longer-range, and transient Most disappear by 24 hours as global chromatin structure recovers

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

2/ Within 1 hour, pre-existing loops collapse + a new, distinct class of sorbitol-induced loops emerges

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 22/12/2025

1/ Hyperosmotic stress doesn’t just change transcription - it rewires the 3D genome Using time-resolved Hi-C, CUT&Tag, and auxin-inducible degrons, we tracked how 3D chromatin structure changes in human cells exposed to sorbitol

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 03/12/2025

Check out this interview from my longtime friend (since high school), Amanda Finn, in Forbes! Here, she talks about work we did for @snapcoalition.bsky.social’s Congressional District Visit Days! Here in NC, we were able to meet with Rep. Deborah Ross + more! www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 03/11/2025

A couple months ago, the Carolina Latinx Center reached out and asked if I’d be willing to help start a brand new STEM speaker series! I helped put together an all-star team, and we made it happen. I was PUMPED to have @cterminiphd.bsky.social come give a talk! So inspiring!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 03/11/2025

Went to my first @sacnas.bsky.social to give a talk about our work on the Atlas projects! Super thankful to be working with such passionate, kind people 🤠🫶🏽

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 03/11/2025

I didn’t know what to expect out of Cleveland, but boy did it pop off! Shoutout to @hhmi.org for bringing @raniaziar.bsky.social on! Such an amazing person & super grateful to know her hehe

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 16/10/2025

Also check out @jessbyun.bsky.social’s poster (she’s also in her last year and looking for her next opportunities!) and if you see Emma K from the @dphansti.bsky.social lab say hi! She’s working on MPRA for Osteoarthritis!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 16/10/2025

I’m presenting my poster “Hyperosmotic stress induces a complete rewiring of chromatin interactions” at Board 8077T today (10/16) 2:30pm-4pm ET! I’m wrapping up the PhD and on the postdoc market! Stop by and say hi!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 14/10/2025

Moving speech by mentor and friend Dr. Francis Collins! Proud to be working with him! #ASHG25

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 01/10/2025

Will never forget my interactions with Dr. Jane Goodall. RIP to a legend!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/09/2025

Excited to have these types of labels created by scientists all over the country!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/09/2025

Huge shoutout to @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social for co-leading this with me and others from @sciforgood.bsky.social ! Pilot sites are well on their way!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/09/2025

Excited to announce the release of the Loopapalooza Pale Ale & Fold Skool Fizz Seltzer (non-alcoholic) on tap and in cans at both Steel String Brewery Taproom in Carrboro, NC and at Pluck Farm in Mebane, NC! Thanks to @researchamerica.bsky.social for having these at your event last week!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/09/2025

Felt rejuvenated after this year’s Annual @hhmi.org Gilliam Conference! Was so nice being with the future of science again 😊 great time sharing my story, playing music, and telling everyone the hot gossip with the happenings of the year 🤭 expecting a lot of @sciforgood.bsky.social contributions 🤗

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 27/09/2025

Great conversation with Representative Deborah Ross today, along with students from NC State! Great conversations re: multi year funding, the NSF GRFP, @sciforgood.bsky.social, international student scientists, @snapcoalition.bsky.social and more!

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