Reposted by Peyton LabNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025also this same org has this super useful infographic, breaking down the difference between direct and indirect (also called Facilities and Administration) costs and what F&A costs can and cannot be used for at a research university or institute 25126
Reposted by Peyton LabNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/02/2025"As out of fashion as it is to talk this way, we are all really in this together. Academia and industry do different things most of the time, and we each benefit from that. And that’s why the silence from industry about what’s going on with the NIH et al. is so infuriating." 0257
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Join us at the HUB annual meeting! It's directly before the #SFB annual meeting - so easy for you biomaterials folks. one day meeting, packed with great speakers and networking, and an opportunity for pilot grant $$!!! 0106
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Travel Award Announcement! @lolaumich.bsky.social and @kellystevens.bsky.social have won an NIH center grant, Humanity Unlocking Biomaterials (the HUB): www.humanityunlockingbiomaterials.orghumanityunlockingbiomaterials.orgHUB 11410
Reposted by Peyton LabDeva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024There is something about a haka that is absolutely undeniable. It’s embodied resistance to colonization that is completely alive & a source of strength & determination. It’s a practice that reminds these people of their power. They blocked this bill that would have rolled back indigenous rights. 6287102
Reposted by Peyton LabAdrian A. Lorenzana @lorenzana.phd · 11/07/2024🧪New paper out from @peytonlab.bsky.social , my **first** first author paper! In it we show how crosslinking kinetics of thermosetting polymers can be tuned by copolymerization with macromonomers as a way of shielding reactive sites pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...pubs.acs.orgMolecularly Shielded, On-Demand, Ultrasound-Cured Polymer NetworksNetworks formed from polymers can range from soft hydrogels to ultrahard protective coatings, making them useful for a wide range of applications, from cell culture to highly bonded adhesives. Polymer... 031
Reposted by Peyton LabVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 19/03/2024Please share! abrcms.orgabrcms.orgHome Page - ABRCMSAnnual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 049
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 23/03/20246 hour flight delay on a saturday at bradley means everyone's getting their email's answered. 010
Reposted by Peyton LabM. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 15/02/2024NIGMS program officer talking about T32s: "The stipend is meant to defray living expenses. It is not meant to be a living wage." 113
Reposted by Peyton LabLil (Lillian Fritz-Laylin) @fritzlaylin.bsky.social · 06/02/2024🧪 My department is hiring! Tenure track faculty position in genetics. Researchers using any eukaryotic model, including fungi and plants are encouraged to apply! We are a broad biology department with strengths across all kingdoms. Join us! Apply by March 1 tinyurl.com/y4evds8p 01120
Reposted by Peyton LabErica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 03/02/2024The 2023-2024 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 125 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/KHsGtn5nroc5... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/ 024
Reposted by Peyton LabPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 03/02/2024Parody newspapers have a long tradition in American political speech. Bringing criminal charges against students for this is really bad. dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/02/l...dailynorthwestern.comLetter calls on Students Publishing Company to drop criminal complaint against two students connecte...Eighty-nine student organizations, faculty and Northwestern community members signed a letter to the editor published by North by Northwestern Friday calling on Students Publishing Company — The Dai... 410348
Reposted by Peyton Labrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/01/2024Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New York, Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming, you no longer need to go through a commercial preparer to do the free e-file: the IRS is pilot testing a direct version in your states 33955621
Reposted by Peyton Labjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/02/2024christ RIP to carl weathers. a hilarious, insanely charismatic actor. he should have been one of the biggest stars on the planet. variety.com/2024/film/ne...variety.comCarl Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four 'Rocky' films, died Tuesday. He was 76. 552396432
Reposted by Peyton LabJosh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 28/01/2024You saw the headline, now look at what happened when scientists actually evaluate the headline 371885804
Reposted by Peyton LabAnne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 26/01/2024This would have made them so much easier to learn! 395
Reposted by Peyton LabRichard Lenski @relenski.bsky.social · 26/01/2024New #LTEE paper out in #Science today. I wrote about it here, with an emphasis on "how civility, cooperation, and collaboration can succeed even in the highly competitive world of science." the-ltee.org/an-update-to... And here's a link to the paper itself: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...the-ltee.orgAn Update to the Changing Distribution of Fitness EffectsAbout a year and a half ago, I wrote about a pair of papers posted on the bioRxiv preprint website. Both papers examined the evolution of the distribution of fitness effects (DFE) in the LTEE popula... 211358
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 23/01/2024This is terrible. To me, this is a signal that the department chair does not care about their colleague. I would also write a great letter but I will also add that the department chair needs to do more to support their colleagues in the letter. 020
Reposted by Peyton LabNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 19/01/2024This is such an important lesson, y'all: peer networks are so often where the most relevant and useful support can happen. 095
Reposted by Peyton LabHao Yin @haoyin.bsky.social · 13/01/2024FGF9 binds to integrin αvβ3 (Other integrins?) Integrin-binding deficient FGF9 R108E variant acts as a dominant negative mutant in MAPK signaling + Cell proliferation How? Competing for FGF receptors or HSPG or FGF9 WT monomer?🤔 Yoshikazu Takada lab bioRxiv 2023 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 002
Reposted by Peyton LabThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/12/2023I read an article that always haunted me about a humanist tech writer who met with the "ultra wealthy" thinking they would want to know how to use their vast wealth and power to avoid a climate disaster. Instead they all wanted to know how best to insulate themselves from it 38397106
Reposted by Peyton LabRosie ʻAnolani Alegado | ME*E Lab @rosiealegado.bsky.social · 12/12/2023Our evaluative practices CYCLICALLY REINFORCE unequal outcomes 122
Reposted by Peyton LabErica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 08/12/2023The 2023-2024 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 115 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/KHsGtn5nroc5... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/ 011
Reposted by Peyton LabAnna Marie (she) @thatannamarie.bsky.social · 03/12/2023This week, I flex my plastic expertise to talk about one of my least favorite influencer products of 2023. Join me for a lesson on toxicology, recycling, disability, and more! #plastics #scicomm #AirUp thatannamarie.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...thatannamarie.substack.comYou Don't Need A Scented Water BottleOn plastic to avoid...a new series? 011
Reposted by Peyton LabKristen DeAngelis 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 04/12/2023For my friends with long covid, this is a great interview (from last May) of Dr. James Jackson. I'm excited to read his book! For my friends who know someone with long covid: have a listen, especially around the 33:30 mark. www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1... 132
Reposted by Peyton LabCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/12/2023I bet she was planning to sit in that chair. 1890 - 1899. www.kansasmemory.org/item/440472 19102894
Reposted by Peyton LabCeltic Karla @celtickarla.bsky.social · 04/12/2023Gilliam Fellows Program Eligibility: Grad Students in 2nd or 3rd yr of PhD program Citizenship: US Citizen, US permanent Resident, DACA Award: $53K/yr Duration: up to 3 years Deadline: December 7th, 2023 @ 2pm ET. #neurogrants #neuroscience #academicsky www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...hhmi.orgGilliam Fellows Program | HHMIPreparing science leaders through paired awards to graduate students and their thesis advisers who, together, are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Fellowship provides up to thre... 01218
Reposted by Peyton LabErica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 01/12/2023The 2023-2024 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 111 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/KHsGtn5nroc5... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/ 014
Reposted by Peyton LabPeyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 26/11/2023Please share! We invite you to a zoom Webinar info session to learn about the UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Graduate Program. 10-11am ET, 11/28/23. All who are interested in applying to our program welcome! Register:https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bC3NF3SuSo2ukdZ8C80K5Q 001
Reposted by Peyton LabDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/11/2023You cannot convince me this was not intentional malice. 812422
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 26/11/2023Please share! We invite you to a zoom Webinar info session to learn about the UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Graduate Program. 10-11am ET, 11/28/23. All who are interested in applying to our program welcome! Register:https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bC3NF3SuSo2ukdZ8C80K5Q 001
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 09/11/2023New foster kitten at our house to crash for while. Introducing Mr. Baby. most cuddly foster kitty we've had! 020
Reposted by Peyton LabAnne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 05/11/2023Also worth noting: the US NIH offers financial support for those from ANY underrepresented group at ANY career stage to join an NIH funded lab! Find a professor whose research you’re interested in and see if they are willing to host you! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govPA-23-189: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical...NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-23-189.... 33430
Reposted by Peyton LabBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 05/11/2023Hi this is your reminder that the end of daylight savings comes right in the middle of the DEER RUT. 🧪 Deer like the dim and dark. Deer are horny. We are driving. www.sciencenews.org/article/deer...sciencenews.orgDeer-vehicle collisions spike when daylight saving time endsIn the week after much of the United States turns the clock back, scientists found a 16 percent increase in crashes between vehicles and deer. 49355
Peyton Lab @peytonlab.bsky.social · 04/11/2023My lab is recruiting graduate students at all levels for Fall 2024 at Tufts BME. More info about my lab at peytonlab.org and use this link to learn more about Tufts BME and to apply! engineering.tufts.edu/bme/prospect...engineering.tufts.eduProspective Students | Department of Biomedical Engineering 032
Reposted by Peyton LabErica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 27/10/2023The 2023-2024 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 87 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/KHsGtn5nroc5... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/ 034
Reposted by Peyton LabKristen DeAngelis 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 19/09/2023Come work with us in Microbiology at UMass Amherst! We're hiring a microbial immunologist. More info here --> careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... Apply by the November 13, 2023 to ensure consideration! Learn more about us here: www.micro.umass.edu #microsky #jobs 🧪🦠🧫micro.umass.eduDepartment of Microbiology at UMass Amherst 23459
Reposted by Peyton LabChelsea @chelseasprite.bsky.social · 15/10/2023Faculty and staff take-home salaries make up a fairly small percentage of tuition and fees. If you wanted to lower the actual cost of postsecondary education, you'd be lobbying for single payer health care. 638479
Reposted by Peyton LabDaniel Gonzales @dgonzales1990.bsky.social · 06/10/2023It’s not Halloween yet but there are monsters among us 1527
Reposted by Peyton LabPaul Macklin @mathcancer.bsky.social · 09/10/2023I tinkered until I arrived at a good formula SII: x2.5 50,5,1 Ha: x1.25 50,15,1 L 20 OIII: x2.5 1,25,75 Hb: x2.5 1,5,25 Preliminary result, using pretty much every trick I know and a few new ones. Uploading to astrobin now. 231
Reposted by Peyton LabLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 04/10/2023Plan on doing something productive? Don't do that! Look up which words were "born" the same year as you! www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler 153633211
Reposted by Peyton LabStacey D Finley @staceyfinley.bsky.social · 05/10/2023AND we're highlighting sessions in our Social Transformation track, which emphasizes the role of biomedical engineers in developing innovative and equitable solutions. join the session on advocacy, public trust and regulation, with an amazing set of presenters and panelists: Friday, Oct 13 @ 4pm 034
Reposted by Peyton LabKristen DeAngelis 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 04/10/2023Oh my gosh @farhana.bsky.social is coming to UMass! I hope there’s a zoom option… this looks amazing 282