Sign in

Lerit Lab

@lablerit.bsky.social
1.3K followers 462 following 297 posts

Associate Professor of Cell Biology at Emory SOM. We study centrosomes and the RNAs that live there.

PostsRepliesMedia
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Another F31 submitted; good luck, Anna!
static.klipy.com
Friends Chandler
ALT: Friends Chandler
050
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Everyday without my dear friend @seldinlabemory.bsky.social is hard. Her now-empty office is next to mine. We are trying to support her trainees & family, while also honoring her work and commitments, including establishing a memorial lecture donate.emory.edu/in-memoriam-...
donate.emory.edu
In Memoriam of Assistant Professor Lindsey Seldin, PhD
Join me and make a gift in memory of Dr. Lindsey Seldin!
241
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Congrats to our newly minted PhD Taylor and coauthors on this beautiful paper! The RNA-binding protein Orb2 regulates 🧠 size in a dose dependent manner via regulation of Brat (brain tumor) and co-regulation of shared targets, like Myc
030
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Alexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New CBO paper: every $1 of federal R&D returns ~$3–$4 of GDP in present value over 30 years www.nber.org/papers/w35472
27945
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Planning to apply for faculty positions this fall? Join the GSA Education Committee on July 22 for the New faculty workshop: "How to get a job and thrive in it!" Learn about applications, interviews, negotiations, and succeeding in your first year. 🔗Register now: buff.ly/WVy6b6T
063
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 14/07/2026
I know y'all *just* finished writing you public comments on the fascist NIH takeover plan but the fascist NSF takeover plan public comment period is now open (until August 24) www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
federalregister.gov
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...
34654
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today is the day! We will kick off #EMBOrnaLocalization with a welcome reception and opening keynote by Matthias Hentze. Be sure to swing by the registration desk at 4 to pick up your badge and meeting materials! Full schedule here: meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna...
Photo of the Atlantic Ocean. White capped swells crash on dark rocks with trodden sand in the foreground. The cloudless sky is a gradient of  various colors of blue.
1133
Reposted by Lerit Lab
The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA *Application Deadline: 8/24/2026" Read more here: apptrkr.com/7216427 #PlantSciJobs
01715
Reposted by Lerit Lab
EMBO @embo.org · 02/06/2026
Final call – One week left! Abstract submission is open until 9 June for The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) | EMBO #CellBio2026 meeting in #SanDiego #California, United States, 12–15 December 2026. 🧪 www.ascb.org/cellbio2026 #LifeSciences #research #conference #meeting
ascb.org
Cell Bio 2023-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting
Network, learn, and collaborate with top cell biologists from around the globe.
075
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
4 hr estimate wait time for an alphafold job? Wut? 💀
220
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Heads up: Abstracts for @ascbiology.bsky.social annual meeting are due earlier this year. If you/your trainees want to be considered for a talk or early poster, submit by 9 June! You would save $75. Also... registration is not open until July
ascb.org
Cell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO Meeting
Registration and attend Cell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO Meeting and network
011
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Productive day: one-on-one meetings, submitted MS review, submitted a paper.
010
Reposted by Lerit Lab
NPR @npr.org · 29/05/2026
The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of renovations – at least for now n.pr/4uIQCD8
n.pr
Trump's name must come off of the Kennedy Center, judge rules
The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of renovations – at least for now
371230272
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My kid doesn’t love reading, but he does love Lego. So, we set a reading goal toward a sweet set he has his eyes on. 📖
Stack of 5 books, each stamped with a library mark.
010
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
SPLICECRAFT v1.0 IS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! Open your terminal and type in "pipx install splicecraft" if you want to try it out, then spam "splicecraft update" often as I push updates frequently. A labor of love for the community I adore. Enjoy! 💚
1116240
Reposted by Lerit Lab
American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Call for Papers: Cell Biology of the Lysosome Submit your research to MBoC’s special focus on lysosome biology. Benefit from constructive peer review, fast decisions, and wide visibility. Submit your manuscript: molbiolcell.org/lysosome
013
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I did not have being sick on my long weekend bingo card, but at least I got to read my friend’s debut novel
020
Reposted by Lerit Lab
I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NIGMS May council meeting is this morning. Discussion topics and link to watch the open session can be found here. www.nigms.nih.gov/about/counci...
nigms.nih.gov
May 2026 Council Meeting Agenda | National Institute of General Medical Sciences
065
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I find hilarious that a company with a multi billion dollar revenue still cannot manage to properly format a fillable Adobe PDF.
static.klipy.com
R2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday Fall
ALT: R2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday Fall
010
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today is Revenge of the Fifth, Cinqo de Mayo, and Taco Tuesday. Sounds spicy! 🔥🔥🔥
A spicy margarita
150
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Everyone deserves a reviewer like this once in their life.😍 "The manuscript is exceptionally well written. The text is precise without being inaccessible, and the authors demonstrate a rare ability to convey complex molecular mechanisms in language that is both rigorous and engaging."
media.tenor.com
a black and white photo of a man giving the middle finger and the words but i love you more
ALT: a black and white photo of a man giving the middle finger and the words but i love you more
050
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Botany One @botany.one · 01/05/2026
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology - Penn State www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta... The search is open to any area of plant biology, an area of strength in our department and across Penn State. #BotanyJobs
higheredjobs.com
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
032
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New FeiginLab paper is OUT! A commonly prescribed anti-anxiety drug reduces inflammatory signaling in pancreatic cancer through regulation of cancer-associated fibroblast activity! aacrjournals.org/cancerrescom...
aacrjournals.org
Alprazolam reduces inflammatory cytokine production in pancreatic cancer-associated fibroblasts
Abstract. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) diagnoses are often accompanied by a number of physical and psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression. As a result, many patients are p...
88513
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A month without F1 😢
media.tenor.com
a purple background with the words " i am just checking on you are you okay " on it
ALT: a purple background with the words " i am just checking on you are you okay " on it
010
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
How many times I gotta send FedEx this fake invoice to import a reagent? I uploaded it when I made the label, sender had a copy with the package, already emailed it to them, now they’re calling. Guys, get it together.
000
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I'm deeply honored to be included (with many distinguished others) in the 2025 class of Elected Honorary Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)! www.aaas.org/news/aaas-we...
aaas.org
AAAS welcomes 449 scientists and engineers as Honorary Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
AAAS announces its 2025 class of Honorary Fellows, includes 449 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary Sections.
24877
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Heidi Hehnly-Chang @lovelessradio.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
You can hear from Hehnly Lab PhD Graduate, Favour Ononiwu, in a first person @biologyopen.bsky.social interview about her recent study. Check it out here: journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...
journals.biologists.com
First person – Favour Ononiwu
ABSTRACT. First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Favour Ononiw...
033
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The podium at today’s F1 race! Love to see it @f1tv.bsky.social
011
Reposted by Lerit Lab
MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Very happy to have contributed to this mastodon of a paper by Yinan @yinanwan.bsky.social. Whole-mount spatial transcriptomics in zebrafish y'all 🐟🧪
1317726
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
If you didn’t have to save and reupload the same figure then rebuild the PDF 4 different times, did you even submit a paper?
080
Reposted by Lerit Lab
FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
FlyBase release FB2026_01 is live! There is news about FlyBase funding. Go to the FlyBase homepage flybase.org for details.
 FlyBase Funding Update – March 2026

The NHGRI funding for FlyBase has been restored for US-based FlyBase teams but the foreign subaward that supported the essential curation team at the University of Cambridge UK has been terminated. Therefore, the Cambridge UK team now requests annual contributions from fly labs to support curation of new data into FlyBase and the Alliance of Genome Resources. Without these annual contributions, FlyBase will become frozen in its current state and become progressively less useful.

Please visit the ‘Contribute to FlyBase’ wiki page for details of how to contribute.
13221
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V. @gfeev.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Hilde Mangold Prize of the German Society for Developmental Biology is awarded to Maik Bischoff (@maikbischoff.bsky.social) at #GfE2026 for his research on "Mesenchymal sculpting as a driver of chiral organ development" in Drosophila.
23411
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
If you're at #Dros26 and are interested in how cells change shape & move during morphogenesis & how different classic cadherins influence different cell behaviors, check out the talk by @saraheclark.bsky.social in Cell Biology: Cytoskeleton, Organelles, & Trafficking II Sat 9:15 🧪
Picture of SarahTalk slide title with images of testis defects
04114
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Pls re-post: My department @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social are recruiting for several new faculty positions (links below). Broad search in molecular biology/biochemistry, across prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Interested in understanding life at the molecular level, this job might be for you! 1/n
my.corehr.com
Job Details
292127
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Join us in beautiful Portugal for the best & most comprehensive meeting on RNA localization and local translation! > 30 talks will be selected from abstracts. Held for over 30 years, this meeting is small enough to meet leaders in the field, yet big enough to cover a breadth of cutting-edge science.
194
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congrats to BCDB grad student Anna on passing her PhD qualifying exam today 👏🏽 Brava! 🥳 And thanks to the exam committee for their helpful direction.
Anna cuts into a cake while members of the lab look on
040
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Our postdoc Martin Kovačik received a Fulbright fellowship and is heading to the USA for 5 months at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge) with Prof Mary Gehring. Barley seeds&parental conflict mech @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @kovacik.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social
0116
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Alexis Rohou @alexisrohou.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our department at Genentech is hiring. We're looking for a freshly-minted PhD (0-3 years) protein biochemist / structural biologist to join as a Sr Scientist. A rare opportunity to join our group leader job family at a more junior level than we usually hire.
careers.gene.com
Senior Scientist, Protein Sciences in South San Francisco, California, United States of America | Research & Development at Genentech
Apply for Senior Scientist, Protein Sciences job with Genentech in South San Francisco, California, United States of America. Research & Development at Genentech
25556
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
When they revise the draft figures and say they incorporated “all of your edits,” but the data you asked for is still missing
media.tenor.com
a black and white photo of a man wearing a scarf and a jacket
ALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a scarf and a jacket
000
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Registration and abstract submission are now open for the SDB 85th Annual Meeting being held July 23-26 in Las Vegas! Submit your abstract by April 15. Travel assistance is available. Free t-shirt to the first 250 registrants! Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg #2026SDB
Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting poster
Compilation of images of research organisms from the Marine Biological Laboratory Embryology Course make up the Las Vegas Sphere.
Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting
Planet Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV, July 23-26, 2026
SDB short logo
01312
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Reminder: the entire NSF budget is 9B and NIH like 47B. And they have 500B that they don’t know how to spend.
29255
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Shashank Shekhar lab @sshekhr.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Incredibly honored for the Early Career Award in Mechanobiology by the Biophysical Society. @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social @emoryuniversity.bsky.social @emorycollege.bsky.social @emorybiochemistry.bsky.social
4415
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Can someone please ask the SCOTUS where I file to get my tariff payments returned to me?
3122
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
In New Jersey, it takes close to a thousand signatures to be sure of being on the ballot. I have great canvassers. Every 100 is an accomplishment! Be part of the next batch! Tomorrow 9:00-11:00am - Sunday - I'll be at Small World Coffee at 254 Nassau Street in Princeton. That's near Hoagie Haven!
65311
Reposted by Lerit Lab
U of Utah Dept of Biochemistry @uofubiochem.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A huge congratulations to Brenda Bass @bbass.bsky.social for her Lifetime Achievement Award from the RNA Society @rnasociety.bsky.social! She is being recognized for her "groundbreaking discovery of A-to-I editing and outstanding contributions to this field."
0316
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
New content on the lab website: a dedicated “positions” page! www.leritlab.org/positions
leritlab.org
Positions — Lerit Lab
032
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 13/02/2026
In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
9:12 AM
Feb 12, 2026
604.8K Views
435124486143
Reposted by Lerit Lab
Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Happy Black History Month! I am sharing a permanent and continuously updated list of inspiring Black scientists! Check it out! Huge thank you to the folks who gathered this info. Thank you to @drstarbird.bsky.social and the rest of the Index Committee! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...
wiley.com
Index of Inspiring Black Scientists | Wiley
The Inspiring Black Scientists Index is a curated database celebrating diverse contributions to science. Join us in promoting education and collaboration.
35029
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
F31 coming back to NIGMS in FY27?!
230
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
NIGMS Open Council: recognizes FY2026 appropriations bill. About 1% increase in funding for NIH and 0.8% increase for NIGMS. Increased investment in undergraduate research, especially for institutions with limited NIH funding (BURT).
032