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Tom Ulrich (he/him)

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Science writer, #hamradio op, #motorcycle lover, dad. Assoc. dir. for scicomm at @broadinstitute.org. TwiX refugee (x.com/scribbler_tom). Opinions, informed or otherwise, are mine. Also on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/tomulrich)

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/07/2026
How do adverse life experiences impact our cells at the molecular level, and what does that do to our health? Find out from @jbuenrostro.bsky.social when I host him for @broadinstitute.org's next Broad Discovery Series event.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 01/05/2026
Other mammals have so many abilities that we don't, but which could teach us a lot about health and disease. Join us for what promises to be a talk filled to the brim with great science and super-cute animal pictures!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 03/02/2026
How did the latest targeted lung cancer drug, and the first FDA-approved treatment born of Broad science, come about? Come find out at the next talk in the Broad Discovery Series!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 03/11/2025
Genomic sequencing has gotten so fast, so inexpensive, and so rich in information, what if it could be part of our everyday medical care? Come hear what Niall Lennon thinks at the next Broad Discovery Series talk! #clinicalgenomics #precisionmedicine broadinstitute.swoogo.com/Discovery25
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Broad Discovery Series
The Broad Discovery Series brings researchers to the stage to discuss and answer questions about some of the most pressing topics in science and medicine today.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 28/08/2025
@99pi.org For all you beautiful vexillology nerds out there: universalhub.com/2025/new-sta... @universalhub.com
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The new state flags are here!
The state has released copies of the hundreds of replacement flags, seals and state mottoes that people submitted - with the finalists scheduled for a review by an august body of experts starting at 2...
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 12/08/2025
Are you curious about how studying arthritis can teach us about gene regulation? I certainly am, which is why I'm excited for @soumya-boston.bsky.social's talk on **Thursday**! Join us in-person or online! #autoimmunity #rheumatoidarthritis #Genetics
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 06/08/2025
WE'RE HIRING!! Come be part of our awesome communications team at @broadinstitute.org! broadinstitute.avature.net/en_US/career... #scicommjobs #sciencewriting #scicomm #sciencecommunications
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Science Writer, Office of Communications
Science Writer, Office of CommunicationsThe Science Writer will be a critical member of the Broad Institute’s Communications team and will pitch, report and write news and feature stories about...
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 31/07/2025
It's #NationalInternDay! Here's to the great interns I've worked with over the last few years, like @norabradford.bsky.social, @alexviveros.bsky.social & @andreatamayo.bsky.social. Y'all rock.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 17/07/2025
I've always found @soumya-boston.bsky.social's research to be absolutely fascinating, and I'm excited to bring him on-stage for the next talk in the @broadinstitute.org's Broad Discovery Series. Join us in-person or online on 8/14!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 19/06/2025
Observation: I haven't seen too many Amazon/FedEx/UPS trucks out this Juneteenth, but of the ones I have seen, the drivers have all been Black. In the meantime, middle-aged White guy here has a day off from his desk job. Something seems off there.... 🤔
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/05/2025
TONIGHT!!! Join us in Kendall Square or tune into the livestream at 6pm!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 06/05/2025
One week from tonight!!!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 28/04/2025
I'm psyched to team up with @broadinstitute.org institute scientist @drannecarpenter.bsky.social to help introduce a special Broad Discovery Series x BroadIgnite talk! Join us on 5/13 to hear Ralda Nehme and @shiweiw.bsky.social talk about ways that brain cells talk to each other.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 25/03/2025
I must be an expert now, because a couple of weeks I'll be participating in the NYAS "Chat with Experts" series. Come hear about my career path and how I ended up doing what I do! www.nyas.org/shaping-scie...
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Chat with Experts featuring Tom Ulrich, ScM - NYAS
April 10, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast oppor...
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 24/02/2025
We're still taking applications for the @broadinstitute.org #scicomm internship! The deadline is *THIS FRIDAY* (2/28) at 11:59pm ET. Don't delay!
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 12/02/2025
What a great event last night! A recording of our event with Lloyd Bod should be available soon. (HT to sneaky front row photographer @namratasengupta.bsky.social)
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 11/02/2025
It's less than an hour to tonight's @broadinstitute.org Broad Discovery Series! Stream it live at broad.io/DiscoveryLive
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 07/02/2025
Thank you, @floragraham.bsky.social, for absolutely making my day. 🤣
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 03/02/2025
Are you looking for a #scicomm internship? Just so happens I *have* a scicomm internship! Apply by 2/28 to be a paid summer #intern with the @broadinstitute.org communications team! 👉 broad.io/scicommintern #sciencecommunications #paidinternship #internship
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Science writing and communications internship
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard offers paid winter and summer internship in science writing and communications.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 22/01/2025
After a brief hiatus, the Broad Discovery Series returns on Feb. 11! Cancer immunologist Lloyd Bod will take us on a tour of the immune system and discuss new insights that may help scientists and doctors leverage its cancer-fighting capabilities more effectively. #cancer #immunology #immunotherapy
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 15/12/2024
Treat yourself by watching this loop for a while. A close-up of the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, seen by the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS camera in 2016 and processed by @landru79.bsky.social. The "snow" is actually dust particles... in front of a moving ocean of stars.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/12/2024
I hope you all enjoy! #scicomm #scicommsky
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/12/2024
I often just move on from one thing to the next, but sometimes I have to remind myself to pause for a sec, say "Hey, that turned out well!", and celebrate the awesome colleagues work with.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/12/2024
And 2nd is a #dataviz I worked on with an amazing data designer, Mike Danziger. How has @broadinstitute.org's science evolved over the last 20 years? Mike & I used Broadies' scientific papers to see what stories we could tell. publications.broadinstitute.org (Best viewed on a lap- or desktop!)
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/12/2024
First up: an animated explainer I helped produce w/ videography master Russ Murachver, design wizard Ricardo Job-Reese & voiceover breakout Claire Hendershot. Our team's built many of these; here we try to tackle spatial -omics tech & why it's awesome. www.broadinstitute.org/reading-and-...
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Spatial -omics
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/12/2024
With the end of 2024 rapidly approaching, I realized last night that 2 collaborative projects that I'd been part of for *months* both finally launched this week. I figured I'd share....
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 03/12/2024
What are we calling the Bluesky equivalent to tweetorials? #sciencesky #scicomm #scicommsky
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 15/11/2024
Let's everyone welcome @broadinstitute.bsky.social to Bluesky!
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 14/11/2024
I'm so...happy for you? shocked? sad? All of the above? I can't pick one. More than anything, I'm grateful for everything you've done and do for science journalism and our little scicomm community.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 25/09/2024
Just one?
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 25/09/2024
I must've done something right to get on @shiplives.bsky.social's #scicomm starter pack list.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 24/09/2024
So THAT'S why I suddenly have a bunch of new followers....
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 25/03/2024
Who wants to help us get more science-y with our social media at the Broad Institute? Apply by 4/5 for our summer social media video #internship! #scicomm #sciencecommunications #paidinternship intranet.broadinstitute.org/communicatio...
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 13/02/2024
Science journalists! Are you going to be in Denver for AAAS this weekend? Interested in the Broad Institute's Media Boot Camp? Track me down and I'll do my best to answer your questions! www.broadinstitute.org/journalists/...
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2024 Media Boot Camp
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is now accepting applications for its 2024 Media Boot Camp. This annual program connects health/science journalists and editors with faculty from the Broad Insti...
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 02/02/2024
Come hear @pnatarajanmd.bsky.social, Daniel Chonde, Meredith Goldstein & @catemcquaid.bsky.social share thoughts on the heart, medicine, love, empathy, connection & more at a Broad Institute/Catalyst Conversations event on 2/13, moderated by me! broadinstitute.swoogo.com/BDSxCatalyst
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Broad Discovery Series
The Broad Discovery Series brings researchers to the stage to discuss and answer questions about some of the most pressing topics in science and medicine today.
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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · 04/01/2024
Hello world!
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