Reposted by SF KarelLurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 27/08/2026An Update on the Future of the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities August 27, 2026 Read statement here: heller.brandeis.edu/parents-with...heller.brandeis.eduNational Research Center for Parents with Disabilities Funding 2026 - National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities 001
Reposted by SF KarelJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Insights from inside NIH on the proposal to hide scores and instead bin applications into broad score categories. Please read and comment on the RFI. 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-... Link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...27unihted.substack.comNIH wants to shroud peer review scores. Here’s what you can do about it.Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review 12627
Reposted by SF KarelLurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 26/08/2026From The New York Times: "Federal Funding for Research on Parents With Disabilities Vanishes" The government gave no explanation for terminating the funding, which for decades has supported the only national center focused on the issue. Read the article: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/w...nytimes.comFederal Funding for Research on Parents With Disabilities VanishesThe government gave no explanation for terminating the funding, which for decades has supported the only national center focused on the issue. 013
Reposted by SF KarelHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026@hhmi-science.bsky.social has several upcoming competitions for scientists at various career stages. Here is a list (pl share whatever you feel will be useful): 1) Rising college juniors & seniors in summer 2027 can apply to the Cech Fellows program (www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...) Deadline: Nov 10hhmi.orgSummer Undergraduate Research Experience (REU) | Cech Fellows | HHMIThe Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders. 22326
Reposted by SF KarelScience Magazine @science.org · 06/08/2026More evidence is emerging that the U.S. National Institutes of Health has launched a new wave of grant terminations, as Director Jay Bhattacharya ends two more grants—both for health disparities research at the University of Pittsburgh. scim.ag/4gfsD9J scim.agNIH Director Bhattacharya kills more health disparities grantsLetter says agency is “adjusting its extramural research portfolio, which includes terminating grant awards” 12322
Reposted by SF KarelChristine Grienberger @cgrienberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026🎉 this paper is now out - we show how subicular plateaus are linked to reward locations. Congratulations to the whole team! www.cell.com/cell-reports...cell.comSubicular plateaus signal reward locations during goal-directed behaviorUsing in vivo whole-cell recordings during goal-directed navigation, Bhatia, Adel, and Grienberger identify plateaus as a prominent feature of subiculum activity. These events preferentially occur nea... 14615
Reposted by SF KarelKaushik Ragunathan @kaushikr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Our new study shows a CHD-family remodeler can nucleate and spread H3K9 methylation de novo, inverting the canonical hierarchy between writers and remodelers. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgNucleosome remodeling by a CHD enzyme promotes H3K9 methylation establishment and spreading via remodeler-writer feedbackIn Schizosaccharomyces pombe , the conserved CHD remodeler Mit1 function within the SHREC remodeler-deacetylase complex (a homolog of the metazoan Mi-2/NuRD complex), which is essential for H3K9 methy... 14719
Reposted by SF Kareltony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. 28961212933
Reposted by SF Karelturrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · 21/07/2026If you like ethological learning, structural plasticity, and the idea that homeostatic setpoints are malleable, this paper is for you! Congrats to Diane and the whole team on the culmination of a long and fascinating journey #dianebissen.bsky.social, #neuroskyance 0257
Reposted by SF KarelCompound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 20/07/2026Spain are the winners of the 2026 World Cup 🏆 Here's a look at how the materials that make up the shirts help them stand up to all the shirt-pulling and rough-housing in a typical Argentina match ⚽ #ChemSky 🧪 13214
Reposted by SF KarelLurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Our research center for #ParentsWithDisabilities faces closure after federal funding opportunity withdrawn Learn more: TinyUrl.com/ParentingCenterFunding Press release: tinyurl.com/PressReleaseFunding Toolkit: tinyurl.com/AdvocacyToolkitFolder 012
Reposted by SF KarelPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 11/07/2026🎉 New/updated preprint! From 🌟 GS Kirsten Judge + Most neuronal cilia form during development. Can adult neurons rebuild damaged cilia? Are functions restored? Does regrowth use different pathways from ciliogenesis? Answers (in C. elegans): Yes, yes, and partly. 1/6 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgNeuron-intrinsic and glial pathways regulate sensory cilia regeneration in adult C. elegansPrimary cilia are microtubule-based organelles that mediate cellular responses to environmental cues. Although cilia disassemble and reassemble upon cell cycle entry and exit, respectively, in dividin... 23415
Reposted by SF KarelThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Explore @thetransmitter.bsky.social 's newest tool, Neuro Funding Finder. Discover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages, powered by @scientifyresearch.org. #neuroskyence thetransmitter.org/neuroscience...thetransmitter.orgNeuroscience Grants Funding FinderDiscover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages. 03317
Reposted by SF KarelMargie Lachman @margielachman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Happy to announce that my book will be published June 9 Primetime: A New Vision for Midlife www.simonandschuster.com/books/Primet...simonandschuster.comPrimetimeLeading lifespan psychologist Margie Lachman creates an inspiring new framework for midlife, based on her landmark thirty years of research and wor... 063
Reposted by SF Karelturrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · 29/05/2026new kick in the teeth for US science. These are PROPOSED new rules that just dropped in the federal register. TLDR: would effectively allow political appointees to direct the $ where ever they want. Comments open until July 13. 1910
Reposted by SF KarelPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Are you fascinated by microscopy? Love beautiful images? Enjoy image analyses and quantification? Like working with a great group of people? Then please apply for the position of Manager of our fantastic Light Microscopy Facility. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/j...brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comLight Microscopy Facility ManagerThe main purpose of this job is to bring cutting-edge light microscopy research approaches to Brandeis researchers and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Brandeis light microscopy facility. The ... 065
Reposted by SF KarelAmit Basu @aetoumos.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Mark the date - the 10th New England Glycochemistry meeting @ Brandeis is happening June 13! Register at negcmu.sites.northeastern.edu # glycotime #chemsky #chemchat 154
Reposted by SF KarelShicheng Guo @shihcheng.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Breakthrough in solar energy: Dewar pyrimidone stores sunlight as thermal energy at 1.6 MJ/kg, activated at 300 nm. A nod to DNA design! PMID:41678586, Science 2026, @ScienceMagazine doi.org/10.1126/science.aec6413 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪doi.orghttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec6413No description available 0116
Reposted by SF KarelScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Some science cuts in Trump's proposed FY27 budget ❌ NIH: -$5B, including all of NIEHS, NIMHD, FIC & NCCIH. ❌ EPA: -4.6B ❌ NSF: -3.8B ❌ NASA Science: -3.4 Billion ❌ NOAA: -1.8B, including the entire Oceanic and Atmospheric Research budget ($605M) ❌ AHRQ: All of it. -$296M, 100% And there's more. 8145127
SF Karel @karelsf.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Let your representatives know what you think about proposed cuts to science (54% cut to NSF!) in the presidential budget request. Science makes America great. 100
SF Karel @karelsf.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Ribbon cutting for our new imaging facility equipment funded by @malifesciences.bsky.social with special guests Mayor Jeannette McCarthy and Rep Thomas Stanley www.brandeis.edu/stories/2026...brandeis.eduBrandeis light microscopy facility marks a new era with ribbon-cutting ceremony 074
Reposted by SF KarelLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The @nationalacademies.org Awards for Excellence in #scicomm have honored some of the best thinkers & creatives I know, like @chanda.blacksky.app @neillewisjr.bsky.social @cbo.bsky.social Top award: $40,000. Deadline: April 3. Explore & apply www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...nationalacademies.orgNational Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science CommunicationsThe National Academies are accepting submissions to an annual award program that aims to recognize and develop excellence in science communication by research scientists, science journalists, and scie... 07743
Reposted by SF KarelJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Following @joshuasweitz.bsky.social post and discussions with him and the Vox story, I have estimated R01 success rates for each NIH institute and center with enough awards for this to be meaningful. A long 🧵... 1/25 49962
Reposted by SF KarelPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Anyone publish NIH-funded work in Nature recently? And what have you done about compliance regarding submission of the AAM to PubMedCentral? Really confusing advice from everyone and on their website. Gold OA is an extortionary $13K. Their website says 6 mo embargo for self depositing the AAM. 🤯🤯🤯 257
SF Karel @karelsf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Due to a series of unfortunate events, we have a number of temp positions open on the preaward team in our Research Administration office. Our faculty are nice to work with and it's a great place to learn new things or share your experience. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comTemporary Pre Award Grant AdministratorThe Office of Research Administration is looking for a temporary Pre Award Grant Administrator. The Grant Administrator, DISC Pre-Award supports departmental and institutional efforts in securing exte... 011
Reposted by SF KarelSimon Delagrave, PhD @delagrave.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Boston rally: fight2win.standupforscience.net/Boston-March/?fight2win.standupforscience.netStand up for ScienceStand up for Science 0218
Reposted by SF KarelChristine Grienberger @cgrienberger.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We’re looking for a new Research Tech! Our research tech is heading to graduate school (very exciting!), which means we’re recruiting someone new to join our team. The position involves hands-on neuroscience research in a collaborative environment. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comResearch TechnicianResearch Technician position available in the Grienberger lab at Brandeis University. We are a new neuroscience group studying the cellular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain. This is... 01821
Reposted by SF KarelScience Magazine @science.org · 02/03/2026"Losing my institutional email address felt like losing a small but vital piece of the scientist I had become." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/3OGpS67 05916
Reposted by SF KarelAAU @aau.edu · 27/02/2026According to data from NSF, universities contributed $30.2 billion of their own funds to research in FY24 – at least $7.07 billion of which went to cover essential research costs known as F&A. www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea... 031
Reposted by SF KarelJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Thanks to the Nature team for digging into this. Apportionment is one of those inside-baseball issues that I hoped never to need to learn about... But here was are. 49941
Reposted by SF KarelYa’el Courtney, PhD @scienceyael.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Wrote up a plain-language guide to the NSF GRFP — eligibility, what it pays, what changed in FY2026, and how the application actually works. Will update when the FY2027 solicitation drops. If you're considering applying this fall, start here: www.yaelcourtney.com/resources-an...yaelcourtney.comThe NSF GRFP, Explained: What It Is, Who Qualifies, and What Changed in 2026 — Ya'el CourtneyA complete guide to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship from a coach who's supported 25+ GRFP applicants. Covers eligibility, the application, review criteria, and the major FY2026 changes — includin... 142
Reposted by SF KarelPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our second paper of the year is online at @pnas.org. Led by recently graduated PhD student Anjali Pandey, we describe how seemingly symmetric neuronal responses can be mediated by underlying asymmetric molecular mechanisms. Link to longer preprint post below. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 2226
Reposted by SF KarelChristine Grienberger @cgrienberger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🚀 New preprint from the lab! Our first foray into the subiculum uses in vivo whole-cell recordings to show that dendritic plateaus are a prominent, learning-dependent signaling mode of subicular neurons. Feedback is welcome! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 24322
Reposted by SF KarelPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Our first 2026 paper is out @currentbiology.bsky.social! 👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta. Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comExperience-dependent reconfiguration of thermoreceptors regulates neuronal response plasticityHarris, Dutta, et al. find that experience-dependent plasticity in the activation threshold of the AFD thermosensory neurons is mediated by modulating warm and cold thermoreceptor levels at the sensor... 55621
Reposted by SF KarelI.B.A.N.G.S @ibangs.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Congratulations IBANGS Investigator Awardees 2026 Distinguished Investigator Award Prof. Leslie Griffith, Brandeis University griffithlabbrandeis.com Early Career Achievment Award Assoc. Prof. Chongyuan Luo, University of California luogenomics.github.io 031
Reposted by SF KarelChemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 09/01/2026🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science! “Visible photon energy storage by [2+2] cycloaddition of Pd-oxazolones” by Grace Han et al. from Brandeis University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Read it for free here: pubs.rsc.org/doi/D5S... 031
Reposted by SF KarelJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Fiscal Year 2026 NIH Funding Update The committed funding for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind all fiscal years from 2015-2025. More details to follow. 1/6 35031
Reposted by SF KarelMA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC. “Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.masshpc.govHPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Health Policy CommissionImage BOSTON — Stuart H. 074
Reposted by SF KarelSebastian Kadener @skadener.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Our new paper is out on bioRxiv and we’re really excited about it! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We show that circadian clocks in the fly brain are far more distributed than the classic view. Huge kudos to the authors, especially @inespatop.bsky.social and Anne, and to our collaborators!!biorxiv.org“Remote and partial clocks expand the circadian neuronal network, driving widespread molecular rhythmicity in Drosophila”Circadian clocks orchestrate daily physiology and behavioral rhythms, yet the extent to which cells lacking canonical clock components exhibit robust temporal regulation remains unclear. Here we addre... 082
Reposted by SF Karelallen institute @alleninstitute.org · 21/12/2025🚨 Our year-long, post-bacc internship positions are now open for application! 🚨 This new program is designed to provide mentorship and on-the-job experience for recent grads. Full list of open roles: alleninstitute.org/careers/internsh… 034
Reposted by SF KarelAlbion Lawrence @albion.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Re the PhD program, those interested in soft condensed matter, biological physics, experimental high energy physics, or quantum and gravitational theory, and astrophysics (focus on solar system & exoplanet atmospheres) are also encouraged to apply! www.brandeis.edu/gsas/program...brandeis.eduGraduate Programs in PhysicsThe graduate programs in Physics, in Brandeis University's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, offer generous scholarships for master's and PhD students. 001
Reposted by SF KarelAlbion Lawrence @albion.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I have a postdoc position available in physical oceanography. Please pass it along! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31407academicjobsonline.orgBrandeis University, Theoretical and Computational Physics Job #AJO31407, Postdoc in Physics Oceanography, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, US 033
Reposted by SF KarelBrandeis MRSEC @brandeismrsec.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Congrats to recent Brandeis alum Mason Price and co-authors for their publication in PNAS! They developed a strategy for folding, cutting, and coloring crystalline sheets to create complex nanoscale structures. You can read their paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... 011
Reposted by SF KarelBroad Institute @broadinstitute.org · 10/12/2025Broad and @mgbresearch.bsky.social scientists discovered a potential new drug target for Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare but devastating genetic disorder.broad.ioFindings point to path forward for treatment of rare genetic diseaseResearchers from Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute have discovered a potential drug target for the mitochondrial disorder Friedreich’s ataxia, suggesting a path for the development of new m... 041
SF Karel @karelsf.bsky.social · 26/11/2025@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social professor Colleen Hitchcock is teaching Biology of Climate Change in a collaboration with @unistrathclyde.bsky.social teaching fellow William Quirke thanks to a U.S.–U.K. Fulbright Commission’s Global Challenges Teaching Award. www.brandeis.edu/stories/2025...brandeis.eduProfessor Colleen Hitchcock co-leading new educational exchange partnership through Fulbright Teaching Award 000
Reposted by SF Karelturrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?) www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comAssistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program - Waltham, Massachusetts (US) job with Brandeis University | 12848464The Department of Biology and the Program in Neuroscience at Brandeis University invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positio... 25349