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Noelle Dwyer

@noelledwyerphd.bsky.social
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Neural Developmental and Cell Biologist. My lab studies how neural stem cells build the brain. Cell division, cilia, cytoskeleton, neurogenesis. Mom, feminist, curious person. Opinions are my own.

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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 17h
Please Vote! In Virginia, you need to vote on constitutional amendments to preserve your rights! As well as US Congress, US Senate, and support for local school building repairs!
A round sticker that says "I voted early"A figurine of Ruth Bader Ginsberg holds a sign that says "Vote like your rights depend on it"
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
That's true in theory but have you tested it? Will editors abide by that?
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AI companies already scrape preprint data for profit, before publication (and BioRxiv says that is allowed). So AI companies or individual humans using AI can easily scoop you that way, too. Or just give the oligarch your data directly? "Like taking candy from a baby"
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pretty. Curious: are they really 10 microns long? (eyeballing your scalebar). In the mouse embryonic brain, the primary cilia on neuroepithelial stem cells are only 1-2 microns long.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In an ideal world, we would always publish raw images as supplement to processed images (even if only old-fashioned changes like brightness and contrast). HOWEVER, data storage space for images is already a huge problem/unfunded mandate and we are forced to pay for it off grants.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Good idea, if you want to pursue, you could email the NYT reporter Stella Chu and suggest a new article about the actual disease and biology... (click on her name at bottom of NYT article). ... or BBC reporter etc.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Don't copyright and IP/patent laws still apply to software? Isn't this similar to the tech companies using AI to steal all authors' and publications' books and articles, and then sell sell "mimic" books and articles made with that stolen copyrighted material? Theft is theft. Nation of laws??
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nikon rescinded! See in NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/s...
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Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos (Gift Article)
Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The end to #ciliagate. Glad Nikon Small World decided to be on the side of real science : www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/s...
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Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos (Gift Article)
Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What is this cell type or tissue?
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here is the NYT article : www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... Here is Pope Leo's encyclical: www.vatican.va/content/leo-... He thinks technology should help people, that the welfare of people should take priority over machines and corporations, and a computer program is not a person. Voila.
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Virginians: Vote! Not just for Senate and Congress, but ALSO on constitutional amendments for liberty. @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social has explainers on the 3 amendments on the Virginia ballot. 1 reproductive health rights 2. marriage rights. 3. voting rights.
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Tim @timisstuck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And then publish your negative results! bsky.app/profile/timi...
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please share--2 tenure track positions!
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pls share: Two tenure-track positions in Molecular Microbiology at Virginia Tech. I had a great visit there a couple of years ago! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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James O’Loughlin @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Olivia Goldman PhD @oliviagoldman.net · 25/09/2026
Postdocs across STEM: we’d love your advice! 👀 Did you apply for fellowships before starting your postdoc? If so, did you already have a formal or informal offer from your postdoc mentor? This is for @cientificolatino.com’s #NextLab program for senior grad students. Please share your experience!
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Is it ethical (for an AI company) to use their customer’s data to try to scoop their customer?” asked Dr. Buckmaster www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I recommend going to watch the livestreams of these Alaskan bears for relaxation! 😊🐻 On @explore.org webpage
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 25/09/2026
Anthropic's new biology lab released a technical report on using AI to discover new enzymes. Experts I talked to say "discover" is doing a lot of work here. Story: nyti.ms/4xOGWI7
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Anthropic’s A.I. Is Teaching Itself Biology. Now It’s Made Its First Discovery. (Gift Article)
Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Examples of art inspired by science @artologica.net (I have a few of her pieces inspired by neurons and mitosis! )
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If "renditions" are allowed, then it's an art contest inspired by nature, NOT a scientific microscopy contest. They need to define what the contest is for, and have rules. These days, that means rules about use of AI. Especially "unsupervised" AI!
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#ciliagate story continues:
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fire amoeba can build a mitotic spindle and midbody at 63°C??! Paper in Cell here: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧪🔥 #cellbio #cytokinesis #abscission
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 24/09/2026
The 2026 Neuroscience Meeting Planner is live! Search through abstracts, save the sessions you don't want to miss, and start building the itinerary that shapes your #SfN26 week. Start planning today. 🔗 vist.ly/5jqk8 #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky
Neuroscience 2026 logo and a person using a meeting planner app on a smartphone.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A federal court has temporarily blocked a new rule limiting F-1 and J-1 students to four years in the U.S. ASCB previously submitted comments opposing the change. Read more: www.ascb.org/science-policy/court-b…
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Carrie Adler @carrieadler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Come be my colleague here in Ithaca! We're looking for a colleague doing cool science in the realm of genome editing, structural biology, or pharmacology. Or all of the above. apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiting/f...
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Academic Career Opportunities
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yes our department at UVA is looking for new faculty colleagues working in Cell & Developmental Biology. We work with a variety of cell types, tissues, systems, approaches. apply.interfolio.com/191024 Please re-post! #cellbio #devbio 🧪🧠🔬😄
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congrats, Jenn! Huge accomplishment, especially these days!
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kathy, I caught this one in my kitchen under a glass, then took it outside. Its legspan was >2 inches. Wolf spider maybe? #SpiderSeason
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#icymi
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tip: Moo Thru also has a location at the Dairy Market on Preston in Cville!
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yes our department at UVA is looking for new faculty colleagues working in Cell & Developmental Biology. We work with a variety of cell types, tissues, systems, approaches. apply.interfolio.com/191024 Please re-post! #cellbio #devbio 🧪🧠🔬😄
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Important paper from Hippenmeyer Lab! Neural stem cells of embryonic cortex have different cell division outcomes in organoids versus in vivo. Factors in the intact brain stem cell niche are essential for temporal control of lineage progression. #neurodevelopment #cellbio #devbio 🧠🐭🧪
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Are you going to have this peer-reviewed and published? Are you going to report them to the Better Business Bureau? Will some states attorneys general file for class action lawsuit and refunds?
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sounds cool! I just wish the chapter titles referred to the discoverers and their personalities... because I agree that "the human stories behind the experiments" is a great way to draw in young readers.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Cool new paper about ESCRT-III assembling around lagging DNA in the #midbody during cytokinetic #abscission of HeLa cells! New role for ESCRTs and Chmp1B! #midbodies are amazing.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Congratulations, cool paper!
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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#DBfeature A tribute to Gail R Martin, mouse geneticist and mentor extraordinaire (April 12, 1944 - Feb 9, 2026) By Alexandra Joyner doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.05.007
Gail Martin looking at the camera, sitting on a bench in front of a lily pad pond in her garden in Berkeley. Photo from Brigid Hogan.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Do you know whether these will be plentiful or rare compared to F31's?
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Free access to our article through this link until July 29th, 2026: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nF5A2mzTo...
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Postdoc position in a cool worm neurobiology lab! 👇
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/06/2026
From @theathletic.com: After 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions. With all due respect to Knicks greats like Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed, Jalen Brunson is now the greatest Knick of all time, our columnist writes. nyti.ms/4ovh6Wq
Jalen Brunson holds a trophy surrounded by his teammates. Headline: Jalen Brunson Is Officially The Greatest Knick Ever
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thank you but it should be on the company selling it to validate it, not us. If there was fraud, they should refund all purchasers for cost plus the person-hours it took to figure out it didn't work.
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thanks Rosa!
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Cool paper from Rebecca Heald lab! "Triploid brain cells are less proliferative but do not exhibit differences in transcription" (me: !!) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ploidy and neuron size impact nervous system development and function in Xenopus
Neuron size varies significantly over evolution, contributing to diverse nervous systems of variable complexity, while aberrant neuron size is associa…
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 03/06/2026
One week left to submit your abstract! #SfN26 is where meaningful scientific exchange happens. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of it. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, June 10. 🔗 vist.ly/56fwe
Promotional image for the Neuroscience 2026 conference in Washington, D.C. showcasing a group discussing research posters.
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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
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Cell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO Meeting
Registration and attend Cell Bio 2026 - An ASCB|EMBO Meeting and network
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Thanks Kathy! Any questions or ideas welcome 😊
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Noelle Dwyer @noelledwyerphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
But we still need to submit comments, right?
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