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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do students not learn analogies in grade school anymore? The number of first-year college students that ask me what “analogous” means is concerning.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Forced to look for a new apartment right now and the AI “staged” images are killing. They all look alike but nothing like the actual space.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

So I’ve been dealing with a foot injury for the past month. Today, I wore a regular shoe for the first time since. Please clap 👏🏻

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’ve been dealing with a foot injury so I’ve watched more tv than I’d usually. Last night I caught West Side Story so I thought I’d watch the ‘90s Romeo and Juliet tonight. It was just as devastating as when I saw it as a kid. My god we should be making literature this accessible always

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Ben Hopkins @brhopkins92.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Quick plug for our new resource, the Drosophila Species Stock Exchange. This is a database and mailing list that documents species currently in culture and the labs holding them. If you want to know more or sign up then please get in touch. See attached for more info and please share!

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I injured my foot so I’m staying off of it to give it time to heal but wow, am I bad at sitting still.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Well thankfully I grew up on Philly sports and am well accustomed to a team that is built up just to predictably lose

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Vozinha deserves a trophy for performance this cup. Absolutely clutch

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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

One of my favorite things about science is that it has allowed me to get to know, work with, learn from and teach people from all around the world. When a World Cup comes around, it’s always so fun to cheer along with everyone. 1/2

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Look, I grew up on Philly sports. There are deep seated, generational team alliances. But since we’ve moved to NYC, we’ve been trying to figure out a team to emotionally invest in. The Knicks have me sucked in. Plus the Villanova connection? Hate all you want, I’m falling hard

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My dog has been interacting more with tv lately, mostly barking at dogs and other animals on screen. It’s an annoying behavior I need to work with him on. Last night, I found Return of the Jedi on and he was locked in. No noise, just observing the Ewoks and light sabers. He seemed really invested.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My focus is shot today. I’ve already called my reps to leave yet another rant on voicemails I’m sure thy don’t listen to. I’ve asked my family in another state to do the same for their useless reps.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Going to space is one of the coolest things humans have done

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Grading through a head cold 🤧. The middle of this semester has been rough

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

My partner is from Iran. This day is something else. What’s striking to me is the dearth of Iranian voices in the coverage today. The diaspora is large - surely the media could find an actual Iranian to talk to

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Not me crying at Alysa Liu’s gold medal performance 😭 It’s just so refreshing to see someone so happy in their element, especially in this moment

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This so far from the my area of biology but I hold a special interest in how life first evolved. So neat!

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The end of my workday was so jarring. Walked out from giving a talk about my teaching to an active shooting investigation a few blocks off of campus to doomscrolling on the subway to watching someone next to meet annotate a book a poetry

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Here’s more of a scene by scene rundown, but yeah, I’ll take a long-read analysis of this performance for sure

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Last time the Super Bowl was in “SF”, Beyoncé performed the half time show right? That one also got a certain sector of America all mad too if I recall

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Like what is wrong with you if don’t catch that infectious joy? Great halftime show

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Stuck inside with the snow so I guess I’ll work out some of my rage on the exercise bike

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Sure love it that Chuck Schumer’s numbers are “not in service”

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My love language is making an absolute mess of the kitchen. Yes, I clean as I go. I promise it will be delicious!

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This is how my dog would spend all winter, uninterrupted if possible. Me too buddy, me too.

A brown and white dog with his face nuzzled into a fuzzy blanket. His eyes are closed and he appears to be blissfully asleep

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Got to hear a dad praise public transit and how it’s better than driving on my morning ride in. Start their love for public services young! Warmed my heart.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Was feeling a bit meh 🤧today and decided to finish my grading at home. I just woke up from a nap that had me out cold. Why are fall semesters so hard?

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Baking pies, cocktail in hand, Star Wars marathon on

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I didn’t have to teach today, so I just went in to do some stuff in the lab. And I got to leave early and take a nap with my dog. I love these liminal days around the holidays

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight* Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again). Not another #SchumerSurrender @indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...

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DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments

“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Hell yeah we got a little light in the darkness today

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Only watching today’s eagles game now - love those 90s splatter paint hats they’re rocking on the sidelines 🔥

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I had a migraine start in the middle of teaching yesterday. It’s been years since I had one and it stopped me in my tracks. Timely, I guess, for #MigraineAwarenessWeek

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

It was a hard week and there’s so much that’s awful, but it’s the season for one of my favorite flowers and they’re helping to push back the shadows

A close up of cockscomb celosia - a velvety squiggly flower, like a brain or a coral or its namesake, of vibrant magenta

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Editing student posters on our summer research and I despise the online version of PowerPoint 🫠

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Somebody recently posted about a book an scientific writing that’s coming out in November? I thought I had saved the link but I can’t find it. Help?

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Another much larger dog went after mine at the dog run today. Pinned him a couple times up against the fence I couldn’t see what was happening/get to him. Then the other owner gave me attitude because “oh mine won’t bite”. How the fuck am I supposed to know that? I hate people sometimes 🤬

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Dr Sian Gramates @drglam.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

We have finally navigated the endless red tape and gotten the donation site to support the US FlyBase groups up and running. bsky.app/profile/flyb...

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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

UK taxpayers who donate to @flybase.bsky.social privately can use Gift Aid if they donate through the University of Cambridge philanthropy site (link below). This increases the value of your donation at no cost to yourself.

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I had to get a new phone and my god how I hate our interlocking system of two-factor authentication, account recovery and password reset. I have spent all day just trying to re-access stuff I use all the time

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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

my lab needs a repeat pipetter that can dispense 1ml 12 times. (can be analog or digital). i've never had one of these- does anyone have one to recommend? (pls reski)

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Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#FlyCROSS mentee surveys are open for #earlycareer #Drosophila scientists. If you're a #gradstudent #postdoc or pretenure faculty or equivalent - fill up the survey by Sept 1 to participate & be matched by #mentor of your preferences to gain guidance to your unique needs. @flybase.bsky.social

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Caitlin O’Brien @membranebiology.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My (extended family) vacation is one of my favorite times of the year. And also it reaffirms how much i love being a fun aunt, full stop.

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