Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Another F31 submitted; good luck, Anna!static.klipy.comFriends ChandlerALT: Friends Chandler 050
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Everyday 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.eduIn Memoriam of Assistant Professor Lindsey Seldin, PhDJoin me and make a gift in memory of Dr. Lindsey Seldin! 241
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Congrats 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 LabAlexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026New 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 LabGenetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Planning 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 LabRobert Mahon @bedform.org · 14/07/2026I 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.govAgency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial AssistanceThe 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 · 30/06/2026Today 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... 1133
Reposted by Lerit LabThe 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 LabEMBO @embo.org · 02/06/2026Final 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 #meetingascb.orgCell Bio 2023-An ASCB|EMBO MeetingNetwork, learn, and collaborate with top cell biologists from around the globe. 075
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Heads 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 Julyascb.orgCell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO MeetingRegistration and attend Cell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO Meeting and network 011
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Productive day: one-on-one meetings, submitted MS review, submitted a paper. 010
Reposted by Lerit LabNPR @npr.org · 29/05/2026The 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/4uIQCD8n.prTrump's name must come off of the Kennedy Center, judge rulesThe 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 · 29/05/2026My 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. 📖 010
Reposted by Lerit LabSebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026SPLICECRAFT 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 LabAmerican Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Call 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 · 26/05/2026I 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 LabI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026NIGMS 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.govMay 2026 Council Meeting Agenda | National Institute of General Medical Sciences 065
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I find hilarious that a company with a multi billion dollar revenue still cannot manage to properly format a fillable Adobe PDF.static.klipy.comR2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday FallALT: R2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday Fall 010
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Today is Revenge of the Fifth, Cinqo de Mayo, and Taco Tuesday. Sounds spicy! 🔥🔥🔥 150
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Everyone 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.coma black and white photo of a man giving the middle finger and the words but i love you moreALT: a black and white photo of a man giving the middle finger and the words but i love you more 050
Reposted by Lerit LabBotany One @botany.one · 01/05/2026Tenure-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. #BotanyJobshigheredjobs.comTenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology - HigherEdJobsJobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers. 032
Reposted by Lerit LabMike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026New 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.orgAlprazolam reduces inflammatory cytokine production in pancreatic cancer-associated fibroblastsAbstract. 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 · 04/04/2026A month without F1 😢media.tenor.coma purple background with the words " i am just checking on you are you okay " on itALT: a purple background with the words " i am just checking on you are you okay " on it 010
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026How 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 LabJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I'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.orgAAAS 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 LabHeidi Hehnly-Chang @lovelessradio.bsky.social · 24/03/2026You 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.comFirst person – Favour OnoniwuABSTRACT. 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 · 15/03/2026The podium at today’s F1 race! Love to see it @f1tv.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Lerit LabMadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Very 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 · 14/03/2026If 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 LabFlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 12/03/2026FlyBase release FB2026_01 is live! There is news about FlyBase funding. Go to the FlyBase homepage flybase.org for details. 13221
Reposted by Lerit LabGesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V. @gfeev.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The 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 LabMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026If 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 🧪 04114
Reposted by Lerit LabTobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Pls 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/nmy.corehr.comJob Details 292127
Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Join 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 · 27/02/2026Congrats to BCDB grad student Anna on passing her PhD qualifying exam today 👏🏽 Brava! 🥳 And thanks to the exam committee for their helpful direction. 040
Reposted by Lerit LabInstitute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Our 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 LabAlexis Rohou @alexisrohou.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Our 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.comSenior Scientist, Protein Sciences in South San Francisco, California, United States of America | Research & Development at GenentechApply 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 · 24/02/2026When they revise the draft figures and say they incorporated “all of your edits,” but the data you asked for is still missingmedia.tenor.coma black and white photo of a man wearing a scarf and a jacketALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a scarf and a jacket 000
Reposted by Lerit LabSociety for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Registration 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 01312
Reposted by Lerit LabChenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Reminder: 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 LabShashank Shekhar lab @sshekhr.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Incredibly 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 LabDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Can someone please ask the SCOTUS where I file to get my tariff payments returned to me? 3122
Reposted by Lerit LabSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 14/02/2026In 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 LabU of Utah Dept of Biochemistry @uofubiochem.bsky.social · 13/02/2026A 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 · 14/02/2026New content on the lab website: a dedicated “positions” page! www.leritlab.org/positionsleritlab.orgPositions — Lerit Lab 032
Reposted by Lerit LabMark Histed @markhisted.org · 13/02/2026In 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 435124486143
Reposted by Lerit LabCrystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Happy 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.comIndex of Inspiring Black Scientists | WileyThe 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 · 05/02/2026NIGMS 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