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Ushma Neill

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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · 11/09/2025
Lucy Shapiro was just awarded the 2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science @laskerfdn.bsky.social! We spoke with Dr. Shapiro back in 2019: Conversations with Giants in Medicine @ushmaneill.bsky.social
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JCI’s Conversations with Giants in Medicine: Lucy Shapiro
Lucy Shapiro, of Stanford University, is a renowned molecular and developmental biologist whose work has answered the fundamental questions underlying the genetic and molecular decision-making…
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
All good things must come to an end, including this brilliant series that I was delighted to have hosted. Hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I did! Thank you @jclinical-invest.bsky.social ! And all the Giants who trusted me to help tell their stories.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
This has been probably the most interesting 26 days I’ve had in my professional career. I remain dedicated to Columbia University, to higher education, and to doing whatever I can to help. I continue to believe Dr. Katrina Armstrong is an inspirational leader.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Harvey Society lecture tonight features Eric Olson. Come listen to an absolute giant in muscle biology! Bonus roast/ appreciation by me and Mary Baylies! harveysociety.org/lectures/abs...
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It is a cherry on top kind of a day. Last day at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social running @mskeducation.bsky.social . What a wonderful 13 years. MSK trainees, I have loved working with you and for you.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Washington square park on March 7!
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
For years I got to caption the @jclinical-invest.bsky.social covers and I just choked on this one. The glorious glomerulus!
Journal cover featuring a kidney glomerulus
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
And reminder the age for pneumoccoal vaccine was lowered to 50 recently! #medsky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...
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The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia
The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menn...
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 10/02/2025
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk "Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
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Sign the Petition
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Tried making the Dubai Chocolate bars today. Many steps but so delicious it was worth it cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
Cracked open Dubai chocolate barsChocolate bar
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🧪👩🏽‍🔬👩‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬👩🏾‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
So good! Questlove for the win! And snl too :)
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Reading applications for summer internships. the words “insatiable” “unquenchable” and “journey” seem to be this year’s ChatGPT suggestions to include in personal statements. Also, cutting and pasting from our own websites with the description of what they’d get from the program. #sigh
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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Calling senior graduate students interested in doing a postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social to join us virtually at the MSK View postdoc recruitment event on Feb 26 & 27. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented minority groups to apply at msk.org/mskview
MSK View
A postdoc recruitment event for MSK scientific laboratories
February 26 & 27, 2025
Deadline to apply: February 10, 2025
Apply at msk.org/mskview

Join us for the eighth MSK View, designed to provide senior-level
graduate students and early-stage postdocs insights about training
as a postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
During this virtual recruitment event, attendees will:
• learn about the cutting-edge science being conducted at MSK,
• hear from current postdoctoral researchers why they chose to pursue their postdoctoral training at MSK,
• gain insights from peers on how to plan and navigate career
development after graduate school and postdoctoral training.
In addition, 10 selected attendees will:
• present their research to the MSK community,
• hear MSK faculty discuss the factors they consider when selecting postdocs for their labs,
• be connected to MSK faculty for follow up conversations on their research.
Participation in the first day of MSKView will be open to most applicants, on day 2, selected applicants will be invited to present their work.

We are accepting applications from trainees in biology/ biomedicine, chemistry, engineering, physics and computational sciences who are:
• PhD or MD/PhD students within 2 years of defending their thesis,
• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD researchers interested in a second postdoc position.
Students from historically underrepresented groups in biomedical fields are strongly encouraged to apply.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Craig B. Thompson, MD
SKI Member and
MSK President Emeritus

Questions? Email us at opa@mskcc.org.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Thrilled to have gotten to meet James Chen a few months ago!
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Checks on checks on checks. Someone got very into Vans this year
Vans
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
And you may ask yourself, "what day is this?" And you may ask yourself, "do I have to go to work today?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong? And you may say to yourself, "My God, how much cheese have I eaten?” #thesameasiteverwas
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Fun with misspelling! Marry Christmas everyone!
Marry Christmas
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Wishing @ktsanov.bsky.social well as he moves on to start his new lab at U Chicago. Can’t wait to watch all the amazing things you do Kal!!!
Kal Tsanov
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
When a friend from Wisconsin says they are coming over to drop off some cheese as a gift, believe them.
21 blocks of cheese
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
This ornament will always have a place of prominence on our tree. A vested merman holding a rooster.
Ornament of a vested merman holding a rooster
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Currently sitting under a blanket with all the windows open and fans on as my husband and daughter thought they could bake and have somehow burnt everything and our place is filled with smoke
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We returned to cookie mountain! #TVOTR
Tv on the radioTunde! Tvotr
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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Calling all undergrads who are looking for a 10-week summer, #research opportunity at the interface of #biomedicine, #chemistry, #computational biology, & #engineering. Applications are now open! For more information visit us: bit.ly/Summer_MSK2025
Summer Research Programs for Undergraduate Students
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers several 10-week research immersion programs in NYC across the biomedical sciences. These paid internships provide cutting edge research experiences, workshops, and mentorship to the next generation of cancer scientists.

Some host labs are located at Weill Cornell Medicine or Rockefeller University.
Benefits of all Programs
Students in each summer program will:
•Obtain hands-on research experience in cutting-edge wet and computational laboratories
•Interact with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students
•Attend a seminar series of presentations by faculty
•Participate in skill development workshops to hone presentation and interview skills
•Present at the summer research symposium at the end of
the program
•Receive a stipend of $6,500 and housing

Program Dates
Programs will run from June 2, 2025, through August 8, 2025.
How to Apply
MSK seeks current undergraduate sophomores and juniors who
are majoring in STEM disciplines to apply to our summer research programs. We strongly encourage students from groups historically underrepresented in science to apply.
The application will open in November 2024 and students must complete and submit the online application by February 3, 2025.
Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the US.
Learn More
For more information and to apply, visit: mskcc.org/education-training
For additional questions, email oset@mskcc.org
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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Senior students & recent graduates who are looking for #biomedical #research opportunities - our #MSKBridge #postbac program is now open for applications. Deadline to apply: FEBRUARY 21, 2025. What is Bridge about? mskcc.org/bridge & don’t forget to check out the FAQs.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
It's grad school/ job/ internship application season. Make sure your kids & friends know what we're looking for on the other side. I've seen too many applications for internships at Sloan Kettering (a cancer center) be focused on becoming a geologist or business consultant. hbr.org/2023/02/how-...
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How to Write a Strong Personal Statement
Whether applying for a summer internship, a professional development opportunity, such as a Fulbright, an executive MBA program, or a senior leadership development course, a personal statement threads...
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Parent of a 5 year old: if you drink half the cup of milk and eat your peas you can watch 3 videos on YouTube
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Get the HPV vaccine! Evangelize about it!
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Your city’s a sucker. My city’s a creep. #LCDSouvdsystem
LCD soundsystem
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Join this new spectacular course at MSK Jan 27-31, 2025!
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
HIGHLY recommend reading this from Ben Humphreys at WashU. I've already quoted from it in remarks I made in the Spring! ASCI Presidential Address: 🐓 Super chickens, givers, & collective intelligence: the importance of collaboration, teamwork, & mentorship in science www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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JCI - 2024 American Society for Clinical Investigation Presidential Address: Super chickens, givers, and collective intelligence: the importance of collaboration, teamwork, and mentorship in science
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Zen on the timeline
Linden tree arch at Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 15/11/2024
Vaccines are amazing. Don’t let any politician convince you otherwise.
Table showing the morbidity related to smallpox, diphtheria, measles, mumps, pertussis, polio, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, tetanus, and haemophilus influenzae in the 20th century (numbers range from ~150 to ~230k) and 2023 (numbers range from 0 to ~5600). Percent decreases range from 97-100%
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
1 hour 25 min to go 10 miles? LA, I 💛 you but your lack of public transport is killing me!!
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Truth bombs from Indra Nooyi! Hosting her at MSK.
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Overheard a bunch of grad students and postdocs discussing the merits of joining Crumbl, ChipCity, or Levain in a year when the bottom drops out of funding for scientific research 🥹😫😡🙏🏽
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A friendly reminder that you YES YOU should get the HPV vaccine. Two shots if you’re under 15, 3 if you’re over. We could wipe out cervical and head & neck cancers in a generation. 40+ years of safety data ! #HPVvaccine
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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hi everyone. I hear it's lovely here. Also, if I started a Drama Reduction Program/ Internship, would any of you like the tshirt? #kidding #notreallykidding
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