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Rita Strack

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Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering. Ph.D. Previously at Nature Methods. @rita_strack on the place formerly known as twitter.

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 21h
Imagine surviving two lethal injections and having people be just rabid to find another way to kill you. Not saying anything about the person or the crime, just about the bloodlust.
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France-BioImaging @france-bioimaging.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SFBS 2026: Four new speakers are unveiled 👀 Discover the latest names joining our congress on super-res microscopy for life sciences Registration is still open! 📅 Oct 19-21, 2026 📍 Bordeaux More info👉 france-bioimaging.org/fbi-special-...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
my guess is noodles
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've had a wave of source data corrections lately across the Nature Portfolio. We wrote an editorial about the importance of bookkeeping and QC when preparing manuscripts. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Source data under scrutiny - Nature Biomedical Engineering
The source data underlying results and figures in our manuscripts can be critical for assessing the rigour of our studies and for reproducibility. Ensuring the quality and provenance of these data dur...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I got to chair the first session of this fantastic Nature Conference last week. I think my smile says it all, and it was an amazing event! I heard a whisper that the organizers might want to repeat the event in two years. Fingers crossed!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I love typos now because it's a little sign AI didn't write it.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Had to learn what choose the bear means. Had to learn why so many are saying it today. Now I'm pissed.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Back from China and all I missed was my (8 yo) daughter marrying her best friend, so pretty much a totally normal week. 😂👰
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A gene therapy (AAV delivery of a gene encoding a specific enzyme) has been given FDA approval for treating San Filippo in children. curesanfilippofoundation.org/2026/09/fda-...
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FDA approves first-ever treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A, FAYUVI™
FDA granted standard full approval of FAYUVI™, rebisufligene etisparvovec-hopf, the first-ever FDA-approved treatment for Sanfilippo Type A.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This microscopy drama was not on my bingo card!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Enjoying Beijing with Xinyu from my team and Rong from NBT!! A beautiful day in which we captured happiness in our hands and stuffed it in our pockets.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Our Nature Conference on next-gen fluorescence microscopy has been so fun and so packed I've hardly had a chance to post! But I did have time for selfie with Florian!!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ah that special exactly 12 hours off from your normal schedule kind of jetlag.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great first day in Beijing. After a nice lunch with my hosts I spent the afternoon with Sunney Xie and several of his colleagues at Changping Laboratory. I am not exaggerating when I say they are doing life-changing research!! Hopefully we'll get to publish some of it 😊
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I slept 11 hours of my 15 hr flight to Seoul. Guess I've been tired! Now headed to Beijing!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I picked up my passport with visa this morning so now I can officially get excited for our conference on Next-Generation Fluorescence microscopy in Beijing this week! natureconferences.streamgo.live/next-generat... It's a really stacked program because basically everyone we invited said yes!
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Next-Generation Fluorescence Microscopy
Organized by Tsinghua University, Nature Photonics, Nature, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Biotechnology and Nature Communications. The conference will highlight key areas in fluorescence micro...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I got my notification for passport pick up with two days to spare! 🥵
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.
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Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
At what age did your kids have their first sleepovers?
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Normally I would be very excited to be flying to Beijing in a week for the Nature Conference on next generation fluorescence microscopy, but the consulate still has my passport and I am freaking out!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When I was a kid, GATTACA was my favorite movie. But, I thought it was unrealistic that they could make designer babies but couldn't cure Vincent's heart problem. 29 years later (!!) I was wrong.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I worry.
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EMBL @embl.org · 09/09/2026
Congratulations, Julia Mahamid! The EMBL scientist has been elected to Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of structural cell biology. Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here is a link to the main paper. The link embedded goes to the Research Briefing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sequence and structural determinants of efficacious de novo chimaeric antigen receptors - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A generative protein design workflow addresses important challenges with de novo protein engineering of chimaeric antigen receptors (CARs) to improve targeting of proteins important in cancer and crea...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Even though CAR T therapies are already successful, there is still a LOT that can be done in CAR design for safer, more effective therapies.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A new heartbreak every day.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My new Audi taught me why some people love driving cars.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NIH to continue discussing only the top 1/3 of applications. This is a disservice to the research community. Fewer applications will get the higher quality of review from discussion. Applicants will get less nuanced feedback from review. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-26-114: Continuation of Modifications to Peer Review Practices
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Continuation of Modifications to Peer Review Practices NOT-OD-26-114. NIH
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My daughter's school playground is full of chalk art. Smiles, stars, houses, and one ritualistic circle that my daughter and her best friend made "to conjure spirits". They said they conjured an ant.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My son doesn't want my help with math which is a pity because I am so good at his math and also because I am only remembering calculus for them.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I had an interesting chat with my son about the Clancy case. What started without empathy -- "mom she KILLED her kids!" ended up being a conversation about mental health and what "justice" really means when the harm done is irreparable. (1/2)
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We need to get organized now so voters are not relying on the USPS to vote.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My kids are getting their flu shots tomorrow because I love them and when my daughter had flu A a few years ago it was a miserable experience for everyone! Hubs and I are going to do flu/covid together next week. Our local pharmacy doesn't have the new covid vaxx in yet so we're waiting.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Only 97 emails to sort through this morning. Could be worse!
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Do this…
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Have you ever dreamt of a work day without email? I seem to be having it because there's a widespread Outlook outage. I know my tomorrow will be crazy, but it's a nice change for a Monday.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Now they're back and they filled me in. Waffles with whipped cream (from a can) and caramel drizzle. Best vacay ever 😆
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Delicious Waffle with Syrup, Cream & Strawberries
ALT: Delicious Waffle with Syrup, Cream & Strawberries
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state’s Voter Suspense list ahead of the fall’s contentious midterm elections. Texans still have time to check if they’re registered to vote before the October 5 deadline. Here’s how.
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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended
Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My kids are on a little vacation with my parents and once again the thing they were most excited about was...hotel breakfast. 😂
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It was a busy day But I still found time To be sad about Dolly Parton
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Mary Munson @marymunson4.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Structural biology postdoctoral position open in my lab--apply now! For more information about the lab, see www.umassmed.edu/munsonlab/. Interested candidates should apply through the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School jobs portal (www.ummsjobs.com/job/11668/).
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Munson Lab | Home | BMB | UMass Chan Medical School
The Munson Lab researches the mechanistic basis for the regulation of spatial and temporal specificity in membrane trafficking in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology Department at UMass Chan Me...
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I felt this post.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Big news my apple tree has five apples this year! Last year the two tiny apples did not taste good. At least the one I ate. The one I gave to my horse may have been better. Fingers crossed for this year. I am going to leave them on the tree longer.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My visit to St. Jude was really eye opening. They have the vision, the funding, and are growing the infrastructure and talent to cure childhood cancer (and other pediatric diseases (A thread)).
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hello, human geneticist here. There is no scientific basis for attempts to define people in terms of “good” or “bad” genes - these are discredited views in service of racist ideologies. For consensus & concerns of experts in our field, see e.g. this 2020 statement from @geneticssociety.bsky.social:
Statement from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2020, countering the myth of "good genes". It reads as follows:
"Genetics demonstrates that humans cannot be divided into biologically distinct subcategories or races, and any efforts to claim the superiority of humans based on any genetic ancestry have no scientific evidence. Moreover, it is inaccurate to claim genetics as the determinative factor in human strengths or outcomes when education, environment, wealth, and health care access are often more potent factors. There is no factual basis for attempts to define communities or regions of people with "good" or "bad" genes and a century of science has debunked such claims, which can feed discredited views and racist ideologies. Unchecked, unethical application of false genetic "theories" have resulted in past atrocities from forced sterilizations to the Holocaust and can still fuel unethical social policies worldwide today. Over the decades, our field also has reflected on its own role in such now-condemned ideas, and we speak out vocally as a community and as individuals to combat their resurgence.
We must protect and advance the ethical use of genetics and genomics knowledge for the profound good it can realize, including better, more precise healthcare that leverages what we are discovering about human genetic commonality and diversity. The human genetics community dedicates itself to this goal each day, and today we are improving and saving hundreds of thousands of lives. As the ASHG community focuses on realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere, we also urge societal attention to address profound educational, economic and health inequalities that fuel differences in human experience and well-being. By pursuing all of these activities, humans can celebrate our common heritage as one people, embrace and fully tap our valued diversity, and help achieve optimal life outcomes for all."
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
All the flights to nyc airports seem packed. I don't think I was the only person diverted to Houston because of the storms yesterday. Fingers crossed I have an easy time getting home today!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My flight home got canceled due to bad weather in New Jersey, so I have to get home via an overnight in Houston. A small win is that I always pack an extra day's worth of clothes when I travel.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just finished an exhilarating day meeting researchers and physician scientists at St. Jude (including their soon-to-be CEO Charlie Roberts!!). It's extremely impressive here, and they are growing in strategically excellent ways for basic and translational research.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My hotel has ducks inside.
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Excited to be heading to St. Jude's to meet some great scientists working to cure cancer and more! Will also see old friends like Elizabeth Hillman, Uri Manor, and Scott Blanchard!!
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