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bmeunite.bsky.social @bmeunite.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We are excited to announce that applications are OPEN for the 2026 BME UNITE Future Faculty Fellows Program! Applications are due Thursday, July 23rd. Apply here: forms.gle/4DBixrXiJqDP....

Flyer promoting the BME UNITE Future Faculty Program for biomedical engineering (BME) postdoctoral scholars from marginalized groups who are on the academic job market. The flyer highlights four program components:

1) Get Feedback on Application Materials: Team up with current BME faculty to receive personalized feedback on application documents.

2) Present a 20-Minute Virtual Seminar:
Showcase your research accomplishments and share your future vision with hiring committee members.

3) Practice Your Chalk Talk: Receive feedback and guidance on presenting your research vision.

4) Become Part of the BME UNITE Network: Network with a national community of biomedical engineering faculty.

2026 program dates: Aug 17, Aug 31, Sept 14, Sept 28, and Oct 5.

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Madeleine Oudin @madeleineoudin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

BME UNITE @bmeunite.bsky.social is launching Year 5 of our Future Faculty Program! BME Faculty candidates from marginalized groups on the job market - apply here by July 11th to present your work and receive mentorship to successfully navigate the academic job market: forms.gle/sVto2GRQauNA...

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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) @aimbe-official.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

AIMBE has launched our new Citizen Advocate for Science Letter: takeaction.io/aimbe/scienc... We ask the broader scientific community to widely share this letter (✍️ <1 minute) with friends, family, and other concerned citizens to urge their elected officials to protect biomedical research funding 👇

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Write Your Lawmakers - AIMBE

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Lukasz Bugaj @bugajlab.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Are you interested in synthetic and systems biology approaches to study #spatiotemporal processes in cancer? Join NCI for virtual workshops on May 13, 15, & 20 (next week!) from 12:00–4:30 PM ET: registration: events.cancer.gov/nci/syntheti... #SynSysBio4SpatialCancerResearch

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

As someone directly affected by this, let me be clear: I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I honestly can’t stop thinking about this RFK speech. A lot of the outrage around it is focused on pointing out that it’s not true. But so fucking what if it was? Do people whose bodies don’t work not deserve to exist in society? If all these things were true for a person are they less worthy?

"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize we are doing this to our children."

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Teamwork makes the dreamwork by amazing co-first authors #ColleenO'Connor, Ph.D. and @fanzzzz.bsky.social and collabs @danielawitten.bsky.social n.bsky.social @lizwaynephd.bsky.social sky.social @coledeforest.bsky.social.bsky.social. Thx @sheilachari.bsky.social for constructive review (4/4).

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Before we tissue engineers used to ask, what biomaterial is best for in vivo grafting? What cells types are needed for tissue function? Now we can do in vivo studies to address such questions rapidly. Expts that before took >2 yrs and 100's of mice now take 1 month and 8 mice (2/4).

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Fan Zhang @fanzzzz.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

SFB is always with so much fun! Gave my first talk on my postdoc work at #SFB2025, modulated a session, got 1st place in postdoc recognition award (really grateful for the opportunity and support) and first-time talking in a huge grand ballroom😂, and reunited with my lovely PhD lab!

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Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert @drsakiyama.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

‘With the current turmoil, China could surpass the U.S. in the near future,’ Nobel Prize winner David Baker warns www.wsj.com/articles/bio...

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Bioscience Funding Confusion Threatens U.S. Innovation

‘With the current turmoil, China could surpass the U.S. in the near future,’ Nobel Prize winner David Baker warns.

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Lola Eniola-Adefeso @lolauic.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

If you are attending #SFB, please consider joining our Biomaterials Network Meeting!

Calling all biomaterial scientists and computational researchers to attend the Biomaterials Network Annual meeting April 8 in Chicago.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.

A crowd of people demonstrating outside in front of the Lincoln Memorial on a clear, sunny day. Some of the signs read “Science over Stupidity,” “Science Makes America Great,” and “Team Public Health, Not Team Measles.”

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 05/03/2025

It is important at this pivotal moment to @standupforscience.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF:

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/03/2025

On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone. Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️

navy blue background with white text that says "3 days until we stand up for science"

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I'm going to Stand Up for Science 2025 in Seattle. Seattle friends, come join! Fri March 7. Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. 305 Harrison Street, Seattle. 12-3pm PST.

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Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D. @anamaporras.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I have seen first hand the impact of @brianaguado.bsky.social’s CZI award. We had the freedom to start our in person #LatinXinBME symposia because we know Brian had committed CZI funds for this purpose. Thank you for sharing your story, Brian!

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Prof. Brian Aguado @brianaguado.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My statement regarding the decision to drop the second round of the CZI Science Diversity Leadership Award funding opportunity:

I am crushed that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has decided not to continue with the second round of the Science Diversity Leadership Awards. My heart breaks for all the scientists that submitted their grant applications with the hope that their research and community building ideas would be funded to help make the science world a more equitable place. I see you. Please take the time to mourn the loss of your time and effort and figure out your next move.

I feel an intense surge of survivors’ guilt. As part of the first (and now last) CZI SDL cohort, I have enjoyed significant personal and professional opportunities that have emerged after receiving the award – opportunities that have now vanished for future science diversity leaders. The award gave me confidence in my research program, but more importantly, was the catalyst I needed to bring my full self to the laboratory. After receiving the CZI award, I finally felt comfortable fully coming out to the scientific community and embracing my identity as a proud queer Latino scientist. The award was extremely unique and enabling, allowing me to build a vibrant laboratory community, support various professional development activities for trainees, and grow my research program focused on understanding sex differences in biology towards our goal of health equity. I am devastated that future scientists with stories like mine will not have the financial support they need to achieve their vision in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As a Science Diversity Leader, I remain fiercely committed to my personal and professional mission to promote diversity through impactful science and community building efforts. I will continue using this platform to uplift diverse voices in the scientific community. To those feeling hopeless, please know that our continued commitment and presence in science is a powerful form of social justice. Let us continue using our creative minds and resources to fight inequities in society - …

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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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Washington State Department of Health @doh.wa.gov · 12/02/2025

We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...

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Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate

We are currently processing requests in three (3) business days. Please allow up to two (2) weeks for delivery and mail time for ordered certificates.

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Wondered who they might pick. Did this fun little exercise on ChatGPT 4o. (2/2)

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

"Hammond believes...that NSF would do better to rely on artificial intelligence to pick the best proposals." (1/2) www.science.org/content/arti...

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‘My boss was crying.’ NSF confronts potentially massive layoffs and budget cuts

Trump could propose slashing agency’s budget by two-thirds

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

It's time to educate our neighbors about the importance of science funding. Local news papers still exist and are read by folks. Here is the op-ed I wrote for this week's "News of Orange", a local paper in Orange Co NC. Full text is on the alt-text 🧪

Science funding is key to the future of America and the health of our community

I am a Biology professor at UNC and this semester I am teaching a course called Cancer Biology to a group of juniors and seniors. I began teaching this course 20 years ago and it’s been incredible to see and teach about the improvements in cancer treatment. Between 1991 and 2019, the cancer death rate decreased 32%. New treatments for breast cancer, colon cancer, and most recently melanoma have saved millions of lives—many of us know a cancer survivor. Similar advances occurred in treating heart disease, with drugs like statins changing outcomes. Even more exciting changes are starting to roll out: these include the first gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease and Type 1 diabetes. It’s been exciting to be a small part of this—our lab helped define how signaling between cells goes wrong in colon cancer.
None of these new treatments arise in a vacuum. All rest on decades of basic and translational research, and follow-up clinical trials, most of which is funded by our tax dollars via the National Institutes of Health (NIH). North Carolina and especially the Triangle play an essential role in this, making science and technology key drivers of our state and regional economy. In 2023 NIH awarded $2.28 billion (yes, with a b) in grants to NC institutions, and this helped us create more than 25,000 jobs. Nationwide more than 400,000 jobs are supported by NIH grants, and this generates $92 billion in economic activity.
The National Science Foundation, which funds scientific research more broadly, has a similar impact, fueling, for example advances in solar energy or helping us understand the impact of climate change on the NC coast. NSF provided $220 million in grants to NC Institutions in 2023. In total, UNC received $800 million in federal research funding in 2023, Duke $860 million and NC State $416 million. This not only creates jobs directly but is also the reason …

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/02/2025

What’s happening to trans people right now is an administrative and medical genocide. GENOCIDE. Name it. And to the trans folks reading this: stay with us. Please. Your life is precious. And I will fight with and for you. Stay with us. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

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Stay With Us — Assigned

Assigned Media wants you to live! And, what keeps us steadfast and ready to meet the moment is the example of other members of our community who refuse to let fear or hopelessness keep them from their...

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

$100k in pilot funds! Come and get it. Join us for the *free* HUB annual meeting, April 8 day before SFB. See more below.

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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) @aimbe-official.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

AIMBE has posted a public statement on the impact of federal policy changes on biomedical research: aimbe.org/advocate/wri... Above, we have also developed an advocacy letter for members of the medical & biological engineering community to send to their congressional representatives on this matter.

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Write Your Lawmakers - AIMBE

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Joslynn Lee, Ph.D. @theoreticalfun.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

“Diversity in microbial communities broadens the range of functions in an ecosystem.” would get flagged. I kind of feel the challenge of using as many of these terms.

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚨PIs of Training Grants and Programs, ESPECIALLY training grants that support students from historically excluded groups (T32s and T34s, IMSD, MARC, PREP, MOSAIC, etc.)🚨 We need to push back on the loss of information and the disappearance of websites about these resources.

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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) @aimbe-official.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

AIMBE's Annual Event on March 29-31, 2025 is especially important. With a new Congress and presidential administration, it's a timely opportunity to engage in science policy post-election. Fellows, register now and we will arrange your congressional visits for you: annualevent.aimbe.org #AIMBE2025

A group shot of Fellows in attendance at the 2024 AIMBE Annual Event.

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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Let your timeline shine with these outstanding #WomenInScience! 🧪 #zebrafish go.bsky.app/4BegEjv

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 28/11/2024

I’ll say it again. Vaccines are LIFESAVING MIRACLES.

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This made me cackle. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 23/11/2024

Now more than ever the world should learn about the life and impact of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social neuroscientist Ben Barres, the movie is underway! @atqmovie.bsky.social

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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is an essential and immensely clarifying piece. You should read anything and everything Dara writes, but this in particular.

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Kelly Stevens @kellystevens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Santi - check out @peytonlab.bsky.social recent post about the hub travel awards - fill out form (1 min) if interested! ;)

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Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Please see this short form to apply for travel funds! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... The HUB will have a call for $100,000 pilot grants! Coming to the HUB meeting is not a pre-requisite to win a pilot grant, but it could allow you to make new connections for collaborative teams toward the grants.

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Google Forms: Sign-in

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Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The first HUB annual meeting will be the day before the SFB meeting, April 7-8 2025 in Chicago, IL. The educational and community outreach team is led by myself, @brianaguado.bsky.social and Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, and we have funds available to support PI-trainee pairs to attend HUB and SFB.

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Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Travel Award Announcement! @lolaumich.bsky.social and @kellystevens.bsky.social have won an NIH center grant, Humanity Unlocking Biomaterials (the HUB): www.humanityunlockingbiomaterials.org

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HUB

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/11/2024

Not going to lie, it's quite the experience to be using the bathroom in the Capitol and get a notification on my phone that people like me will be banned from using the bathroom in the Capitol.

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