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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences. This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/

Congratulations to the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows!
Airi Yoshimoto, Yijun Yang, Alexandra Wells, Simran Virdi, Archana Venkataraman, Emery Usher, Marianna Tannus Ruckert, Wenzhi Song, Kathryn Shelley, Selin Schamiloglu, Julia Peloggia de Castro, Ines Patop, Ruhi Patel, Suranjana Pal, Bernie Simone Owusu Yaw, LaShae Nicholson, Sivapratha Nagappan Chettiar, Dallas Mould, Jessica Moore, Deka Mohamed, Sierra Marable, Annie Ly, Xi (Lucy) Lu, Deirdre Logsdon, Anna Lipkin, Ellen Lesser, Mia Konjikusic, Veronika Kondev, Cayla Jewett, Lucia Ichino, Erin Huiting, Maggie Horst, Isabella Gaeta, Martha Echevarria-Andino, Natasha Claxton, Sarah Cherkaoui, Nikita Bhalerao, Merci Best, Meenakshi Asokan, Alicer Andrew

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 28/04/2025

They're finally here! The full range of "It's Dr, Actually" pins is now available, thanks to your support! Please share them as much as possible so that they reach the people who'll love them: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...

A collection of circular hard enamel pins which say "It's Dr, Actually". The backgrounds of the pins are in the style of the nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, lesbian, and progress pride flags. There are also flagless backgrounds in black, white, hot pink, pearlescent purple, pearlescent dark green, pearlescent pink, pearlescent light blue, and pearlescent light green. A handwritted URL directs you to look up CanopyRobin.Etsy.Com

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A statement from the BMA Board Members to the BMA Community and Beyond. Additional alt text to follow due to the character limit.

The statement reads: We are disappointed in the rapid capitulation by some U.S. institutions and organizations to recent attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. At their core, these weak arguments are fueled by the familiar underlying assumption that people from Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized identities cannot be excellent and therefore have not ‘earned’ our place in public intellectual life. However, we have always been competent, hardworking, and creative people who have contributed positively to society at large, across sectors but especially in science. We reject these attempts at silencing and erasure and will continue to be a place of respite and community in these turbulent times.

To our members, your talent, skills, and safety are important! To our friends and allies, you may be feeling like everything happening is out of your control, but we want you to know that your voice and actions can make a difference. We want to point you towards some immediate actions that you can take. These are the top 3 issues we are concerned about and what you can do about it if you mirror our concerns.

Freezing of federal funding and cutting grant programs for scientific research that have any connotation of being “DEI.”
The potential confirmation of RFK Jr., a vocal anti-vaccination proponent, as the head of HHS.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) removed their ABRCMS and IDEAAS webpages in addition to some scientist spotlights and written articles highlighting the current and historic contributions of microbiologists who are a part of marginalized communities including LGBTQIA+, Women, Indigenous and Black, as well as others page that could be considered “‘DEI”. Many have now been reinstated with changes to language (i.e. removing terms like “equity” and “marginalized”), and the statements released by ASM did not acknowledge the harm that they have caused to their members and showed no remorse for their actions.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

woooo it's live! very excited to share this piece in Cell, where we lay out how transphobia is deeply intertwined with other forms of oppression, how it shapes the way we frame research, and what other scientists + institutions can do to support trans scientists:

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Rigorous science demands support of transgender scientists

To build a just, equitable, and diverse academy, scientists and institutions must address systemic barriers that sex and gender minorities face. This Commentary summarizes (1) critical context informi...

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simón(e) 🌑 @simonedsun.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Rigorous science demands support of trans scientists. 🧪🏳️‍⚧️ "Together, we will emancipate our science from the strictures of bias, injustice, and inequity, to liberate not just those of us subjected to sexed and gendered oppression, but all people."

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Rigorous science demands support of transgender scientists

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Lauren @gramnegativity.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Seattle people: I will be piloting this community microbiology class next month on Sunday afternoons in the U district! If you know anyone (or anyone with 12+ year old kids) who wants to play with fermented foods and bacteria, please share the link! www.sound.bio/new-products...

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February 4 - Lab Skills Course: Microbiology Essentials — SoundBio Lab

***50% off Initial Beta Test*** Welcome to the Micro-verse! From fermented foods to industrial applications to our own microbiomes, microbes play a major role in our everyday lives. In this four-wee...

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simón(e) 🌑 @simonedsun.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Accepted! Look out for our massive upcoming piece on Sex, and how to study it in the 21st century!

Figure illustrating a new approach to TV e biological study of sex. Figure legend text reads: Figure 1. Dynamic Sex Variability - An Integrative, Multidimensional Framework. A framework that centers sex variability will enable the study of sex across multiple levels of biological analysis (colored boxes). A) Visual schematic representing the degree of sex variability (y-axis) across biological scale (x-axis) and time (z-axis), with example sex variables of interest (not all possible covariates and functional relationships are presented). In this example, to decipher mechanisms linking gonadal hormones to receptive reproductive behavior in adult rodents (lordosis), the functional relationships (black subset of possible gray relationships) between select variables (bold words) need to be identified. At each level of analysis, numerous variables differ across sex to contribute to reproductive behavior through these functional interactions. Importantly, the degree of variability across sex categories is dynamic and is affected by developmental stage, experience, and environmental factors. B) An example of sex variable relationships across several levels of analysis. For any given study of sex, there are limits to which levels of analysis (and variables within these levels of analysis) are experimentally tractable (colored boxes). The

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Dr. Liz Haynes 🐟🔬 @drlizhaynes.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

I'm so excited to finally share the news that I was selected as a 2023 SCPAB Transition to Independence fellow! This award is truly life changing for me as it will provide funds for my future lab, and support to secure a faculty position. I'm so grateful! www.simonsfoundation.org/2023/09/12/s...

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Simons Foundation Announces 13 Recipients of 2023 Independence Awards | Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation Announces 13 Recipients of 2023 Independence Awards on Simons Foundation

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