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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In honor of the 2026 www.goldengooseaward.org out today, I wanted to share this blog post I wrote for @snapcoalition.org earlier this month where I reflected on the value of basic science. medium.com/science-policy-in-a-snap/its-a-wonderful-life-afe73bbf079e

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It’s a Wonderful Life

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Science Policy Group at UCSF @spgatucsf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

SPG kicked off the year with our annual Welcome Picnic - the energy was high and the ideas were flowing! We're carrying this momentum forward with 2 events in the next 2 weeks: Resume Workshop on Sep 29 and a panel discussion, "Privacy, Period.", on Oct 8. Check out the flyers and register below!

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Still reeling from the most magical 6 weeks at MBL Embryology. Grateful for the camaraderie & community, a renewed appreciation for the power of observation, the courage to stop overthinking things & just try, and love for the diversity of beautiful, weird critters out there.

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Science Policy Group at UCSF @spgatucsf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Honored to receive the UC President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership! tinyurl.com/spg-award Facing attacks against the research enterprise, SPG took action to advocate for current & future trainees. We’re proud of our impact so far & committed to bridging research & policy moving forward.

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Science Policy Group at UCSF @spgatucsf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🚨 Do you know how your research will be affected by the OMB proposal? Want to respond but not sure where to start? Worried about being publicly named? We've got you! Sign on to our letter & use our collected resources to submit your own comment by July 13: linktr.ee/spgatucsf

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Science Policy Group @ UCSF | Linktree

We’ve written a public comment opposing proposed changes to federal grants (NIH, NSF). Join us: sign on to our comment & submit your own before July 13th!

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Henry De Belly @henrydebelly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We made the cover 🤩 !! Check out this incredible painting by @kahsage.bsky.social !!

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Evelyn Strickland @strickland-evelyn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

What if you got to work with some of your best friends on a science project? I can't publish how fun this was, but I can show you the data (🧵)! Last week, we posted our second neutrophil swarming paper to bioRxiv and I wanted to post my favorite videos here~ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Inés Fournon Berodia @inesfournon.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Thrilled to share the preprint from my PhD! 🥳 Where I characterised epithelial cell extrusion in a sea anemone 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Big thanks to my supervisor @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social and coauthors @noahbruderer.bsky.social @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social at🇳🇴 @msarscentre.bsky.social ⬇️🧵

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

So excited to present on a panel at SciTalk with my amazing fellow SNAPpers @alexlando.bsky.social David Ramotowski @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social! If you're attending, stop by the SNAP posters too! Cael Dant @disha-patel3.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 17/03/2026

It’s #blog post day! SNAP members Brendon Davis (@bdavisbio.bsky.social) & Becca Blyn talk about the 🧪🔬 science programs 🔭🛰️ most impacted by the rollercoaster 🎢 of #FederalFunding in 2026, and wonder what awaits us in 2027. 🤔 Give it a read on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...

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The Appropriations Rollercoaster: Which Sciences Won and Lost?

Written by SNAP members Brendon Davis and Becca Blyn

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 13/02/2026

🫰snaps🫰for @snapcoalition.bsky.social, the first group of grad students to join us on the plenary stage in almost 180 years!

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

For a panel this morning at the #aaasmtg, the other speakers and I will share ideas and examples for improving trust in science. Here are a few I'll mention if I get a chance (we have a LOT to talk about). I'd love to hear yours. (1/7)

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 10/02/2026

Listen to #ECRs @mjarnett.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and Alex Rich about "Building a New Generation of Scientists Who Lead in Policy and Civic Engagement" Then join us at our reception to learn more! forms.gle/8AQkJAtHoqvC... #AAAS2026

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Thrilled to be attending my first @aaas.org meeting with fellow members of @snapcoalition.bsky.social! Come say hi at the SNAP booth and be sure to catch the SNAP plenary panel with the incredible Miles Arnett, @isakoditomassi.bsky.social, @jpflores.rbind.io, @erinmorrow.bsky.social, & Alex Rich!! 🤩

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 14/01/2026

Who's ready for #AAAS2026? Come see SNAPpers at a plenary panel session on Friday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.!

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We started a blog for @snapcoalition.bsky.social and I was excited to write our introductory post! Check it out on #Medium medium.com/@snapscipolo... More long- and short-winded thoughts in the #science-policy space coming soon

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Henry De Belly @henrydebelly.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thrilled to announce the launch of my lab @cri-utsw.bsky.social at UTSW this January! We will explore how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces, focusing on membrane mechanics to reveal how tension and signaling work together to shape cell behavior.

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Teresa Rayon @trayon.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Model organisms as platforms for training scientific minds www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Thanks @mildobserver.bsky.social for taking the time to chat with me, superstar @erinmorrow.bsky.social & others. Our convo was inspired by the McClintock Letters, run by @cornellasap.bsky.social & @snapcoalition.bsky.social, w/ the mission of reconnecting scientists with their hometown communities.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2025

“I will miss the creativity of teaching.” On #WorldTeachersDay, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/4nvwosR

People diving into a pool of books and figures, with text: How I learned to teach like a scientist

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Dialogue is so important in science engagement. “Our responsibility is … to speak with humility, to listen with care, and to earn the trust of those we hope to reach… To change what people believe, we must first understand why they believe it and what purpose that belief serves in their lives.”

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The best group!!! Now is a great time to join us if you’re interested in learning about how to engage in advocacy and policy as a scientist!

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Kyle A DeMarr @kdmr.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Very lucky to be at UCSF with such great microscopy facilities. These instruments are definitely pushing the limits of what we thought feasible in live imaging! Excited to keep exploring how these single cells organize and secrete such precise morphologies.

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mjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Science is under unprecedented threat in the US, and we need to speak out to save it. If you are an early-career researcher, please consider signing our open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: tinyurl.com/mcclintockle.... Our futures, and our country's future, depend on it.

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Open Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American Science

The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join...

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We all know scientists who are also musicians In fact, one of my favorites just dropped a new album last month. I was surprised me, though, since she died over 800 years ago. Turns out she might also be the first woman to ever write about developmental biology. 🧵 1/16

An Icon of St. Hildegard, from Wikipedia

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Science for Good ☀️ @sciforgood.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

There's still time to write a McClintock Letter in support of federal funding of research! Interested and don't know where to start? Join this workshop tomorrow, June 6th, at 12 ET ☀️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Image for a McClintock Letters writing workshop tomorrow at 12p ET, hosted by Dr. Katherine Xue at UC Irvine, who has written for the New Yorker. She will walk participants through how to write and pitch your op-ed!

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Adriana Bankston @abankston.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

As citizens concerned about the future #STEM #workforce, we want to hear stories and impacts of #federal #funding cuts on early career #scientists. Take the surveys by June 6! @scienceforgood.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io Impacts survey: bit.ly/3Z1aFPj Stories survey: bit.ly/3Sghx7R #savescience

Are you an early career scientist impacted by federal research funding cuts? We want to hear your views and stories! Impacts survey: https://bit.ly/3Z1aFPj
Stories survey: https://bit.ly/3Sghx7R. Open May 23 - June 6, 2025.

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Arthur Michaut 🔬🐣 @amichaut.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

🚨📣 New preprint alert! Excited to share my new postdoc work on direct force and mechanical properties measurements in live embryos! A great team effort with A. Chamolly (theory), under the supervision of F. Corson and @jeromegros.bsky.social 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #devbio #mechanics

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Direct measurements of active forces and material properties unveil the active mechanics of early embryogenesis

Despite progress in probing tissue mechanics, direct long-term measurements in live embryonic epithelia are lacking. This limits our understanding of amniote embryonic morphogenesis, which takes place...

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🧪 Ranking member Lofgren and 11 other House dems sent a fiery 7-page letter to acting NSF director today "The cancelation of these awards suggests instead that NSF is willing to apply political censorship of awards under direction from President Trump and the DOGE teenagers" Share widely #SaveNSF

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Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Are you interested in writing for the McClintock Letters, but aren't sure where to start? Join us for an Op-Ed workshop led by author and NYT reporter and editor Clay Risen @risenc.bsky.social this Wednesday, May 7th at 4pm ET. Register here to attend on Zoom: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

So important to stay in touch with our local and hometown communities - write for the #McClintockLetters and be part of this incredible grassroots initiative!

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Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

😱 A very hungry #PacManoid ate the original post 🍬🍬🍬 Here’s the 🧵 on our latest in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social again! Gastruloids w/ a sweet tooth better model natural embryos: doi.org/10.1016/j.st... Spearheaded by @cryaaa.bsky.social & Alba Villaronga-Luque @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Energizing day at @aaas.org #CASE2025, representing UCSF w @aasencor.bsky.social, Yanilka Soto-Muñiz & Kai Trepka! “Relationships are built in teaspoons & lost in buckets” - AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh’s advice to show up consistently in your community to affect grassroots change. #MakingOurCASE #SciPol

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