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Velvet Journigan

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Assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; TRP channels; neuropathic pain. 4B, 6B4T admirer 🌨️❄️💊https://journiganlab.squarespace.com/

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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the Queen:
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the Queen:
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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
NO KINGS! Pittsburgh Says: VOTE EARLY Rally & March Saturday, October 17th, noon City-County Building, 414 Grant St, Downtown Pittsburgh Let's VOTE OUT CORRUPTION! Event info: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... Info on voting early & ballot return sites: tinyurl.com/Elections-Info
NO KINGS! Pittsburgh Says: VOTE EARLY! Join us to rally and march: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00. City-County Building, 414 Grant St, Downtown Pittsburgh.
Indivisible Pittsburgh
Cosponsors: Sierra CLub, Pittsburgh Women for Democracy, 1Hood, Pittsburgh Healthcare Workers Scientists and Scholars (PGHS2), Indivisible Grassroots Pittsburgh, CeaseFirePA, Progress PA, Indivisible Regent Square, Common Cause, Casa San José, TransYOUniting, Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), Women's Walk Across America (WWAA), Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers (PFT), Pittsburgh Overpass Project, Common Defense, League of Women Voters (LWV)
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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
People can find themselves in the hospital unexpectedly at election time. The non-partisan Ballots for Patients organizes volunteers to act as Designated Representatives to collect ballots from Allegheny County hospitals and deliver them on Monday & Tuesday, 11/2-3. Want to help?
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Ballots for Patients
About Ballots for Patients is a nonpartisan program that enables registered voters to cast their ballots while hospitalized. With support from UPMC, Ballots for Patients volunteers help hospitalize…
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Brad Ankney @bradankney.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Wmi... @velvetjournigan.bsky.social
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I'm attending Pittsburgh Overpass Project's event, “Pittsburgh Overpass Project No Kings Banner Build and Display Team” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pittsburghov...
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Pittsburgh Overpass Project No Kings Banner Build and Display Team · Pittsburgh Overpass Project
We will make some new NO KINGS, get out the vote themed banners to display Saturday 10/17 at the NO KIngs Rally at the City County Building. Come help make the banners and hope you can help us get the...
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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 08/10/2026
Survivors and allies are rising up across the country, in the streets and from overpasses to make our message loud and clear: End Rape Culture NOW.
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Phineas, a corpse @phineas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's Wold Octopus Day. Remember to hug your octopus.
O is for Octopus: A screenprint done for a show of alphabet illustrations. A pink-purple octopus posed with its arms all curling around every which way, holding a gold letter 'O' inscribed with a tentacle design. At the bottom there's a human skull nestled within the arms.CephaLovePod: A screenprint of a red octopus posing with its mantle and arms forming a valentine heart shape. It is wrapped around a harpoon in place of Cupid's arrow.4 Limbs Bad... 8 Limbs Good.: A screenprint of an orange octopus on the bottom of a sea wrapped around and cradling a broken human femur and a skull. A banner bears the title of the piece.Octopus Samurai: A screenprint of a pink-ish octopus wearing blue-green Japanese samurai armor and a helmet with a gold crab-shaped crest on the front. The octopus holds a katana in one arm, a wakizashi in another, and a naginata with two other arms.
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goldpainlab.bsky.social @goldpainlab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Help with the creation of the next generation of therapeutics!
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Open technician position in my lab at the University of Pittsburgh 🔬🧬✨. Come join us! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Laboratory Research Technician
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Open technician position in my lab at the University of Pittsburgh 🔬🧬✨. Come join us! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Laboratory Research Technician
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Excellent cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s Vampire by my good friend Benn Poulos’s band Moberod!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your daily reminder that testosterone supplements are, by any reasonable definition, gender-affirming care.
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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are you interested in the past, present & future of Artificial Life (ALife) as a scientific field? 🚨 We are hosting an interdisciplinary minisymposium this December, so send us your work & come along! Please share widely! 🔗 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #academicsky #evobio #AI #HPS
Promotional graphic for a mini-symposium titled “Life As It Could Be: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Artificial Life,” taking place 7–8 December 2026 at Aula Symbiosis, BioScience Center, KU Leuven. The text appears over a blue-and-orange honeycomb-like cellular pattern.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026
Roche outlines plans to move towards autonomous AI labs reut.rs/4xP0SKM
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Roche outlines plans to move towards autonomous AI labs
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche outlined plans to move towards autonomous AI labs to ​speed up research and development discovery at ‌its pharma investor day on Monday.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Made with love for my father in law Professor Mitchell Avery ❤️ everloved.com/life-of/mitc...
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Visit Mitchell "Mitch" Allen Avery's Memorial Website
Take part in remembering Mitchell "Mitch" Allen Avery. Read his obituary, share your own memories, and learn about any funeral details on Ever Loved.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/09/2026
Pittsburgh, here's a protest for you!!!
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BBC global women on Instagram. Just say no to #patriarchy. www.instagram.com/p/DdjkcPFk4h...
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Anabella Villalobos has led decades of research on the central nervous system, pushing dozens of compounds into the clinic. #HispanicHeritageMonth #chemsky 🧪
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Anabella Villalobos has redefined how we treat neurological diseases
This medicinal chemist has led decades of research on the central nervous system, pushing dozens of compounds into the clinic
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The [Epi-Aid] request comes on condition that the federal agency recognize four measles-associated deaths reported by the state.” shocking to see an epi-aid come with conditions attached like that. neither the outbreak victims, the american people, nor the PA health department deserve this.
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EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania asks for CDC measles help amid Kennedy dispute
The Pennsylvania health department said it was requesting emergency support from the US CDC as it grapples with one ‌of the country's largest and most deadly measles outbreaks, according to a document...
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Marshal Eaton (He/Him) @marshaleaton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Projecting “END ICE” onto graffiti is becoming a thing I do apparently… Saw a nice wall in Greensburgh PA and gave it a shot.
“END ICE” projected onto a wall of graffiti art.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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US Association for the Study of Pain @usasp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 Call for Applications 🚨 Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Pain The United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Pain, the official journal of USASP.
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Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A protein-folding AI model, OpenFold3, gets much better when it's trained on more than 20,000 proprietary protein structures (locked away in drug company vaults, but permitted for use in this project). by @ecallaway.bsky.social | @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Drug firms’ secret data supercharge AI protein models
An AI system trained on more than 20,000 protein structures from pharmaceutical companies outperforms AlphaFold-like models that use only public data.
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QBurgh @qburgh.com · 12/09/2026
Pittsburgh’s bridges are becoming political billboards. Across Allegheny County, a growing network of weekly overpass protests is using huge banners to reach thousands of commuters, with messages about ICE, democracy, voting, and more.
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City overpasses become a tool for a growing protest movement
From the Brinton Road Overpass, Lucinda Beattie has only a few seconds to reach each driver passing below. So the message has to be big. Once a week, Beattie and a small group stand above the traffic holding banners that turn an ordinary Pittsburgh overpass into a political billboard — one of a growing number of bridges in the area being used for weekly protests.
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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ilya takes up a lot more lap space at 6 months than he did at 2.
Dark tabby cat with white markings sprawled fluffily on my lap. I’m stretched out on a recliner.Same lap, now occupied by the tabby kitten and a white kitten, both 2 months old and small.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Excellent message from Michele Obama on encouraging the next generation of female leaders. www.instagram.com/reel/Dc32-OD...
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Pitt Chemistry @pittchemistry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We are delighted to share that Prof. Kay Brummond has been named a recipient of the 2027 Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society, which recognizes and encourages excellence in organic chemistry. Congratulations, Kay! zurl.co/ivgAF
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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 09/09/2026
iPhone Duo
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Enjoy weekends? Thank a union. (Miss you, Dolly.)
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spotted over I-5 in Seattle
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Liberal political commentator @dwithersunofficial.bsky.social Dean Withers discusses secondary effects of patriarchy and how women internalize misogyny. www.facebook.com/share/v/1EU7...
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/09/2026
A girl born in Pennsylvania with a rare neurological disorder called Amish lethal microcephaly died of measles at around 6 weeks of age, the Lancaster County coroner said.
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6-week-old infant died of measles, Pennsylvania county coroner says | CNN
A girl born in Pennsylvania with a rare neurological disorder called Amish lethal microcephaly died of measles at around 6 weeks of age, the Lancaster County coroner said Friday.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great explanation by Wanwanluve on Instagram, explaining how patriarchy can’t survive female absence in society
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Progressive senior @progressivefred.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
She was a force for women’s rights… RIP Gloria Steinem, fierce feminist trailblazer, dies at 92 Read in NBC News: apple.news/AuMzgrqkZT8C...
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Gloria Steinem, fierce feminist trailblazer, dies at 92 — NBC News
A pioneering activist and journalist, Steinem was one of the women’s liberation movement’s most outspoken advocates.
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy (Pittsburgh, PA) is conducting an open rank search for a professor of medicinal chemistry or chemical biology: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio... #facultychemjobs #chemsky
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Faculty.Professor.Professor - Full-Time
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
excellent example of #4b#6b4t question - why any man at all? www.facebook.com/share/v/1Egu...
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/08/2026
NIH's Aug 2026 proposal would scrap exact scores and percentiles for three broad bins (top = top 25%). With funding rates at 5% or lower, too much then rides on administrative discretion. It devalues peer review and is a deterrent to engage. Tell NIH before Oct 13. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Jim James of My Morning Jacket with a beautiful rendition of "I Will Always Love You" for Dolly Parton at Park City Song Summit 💖
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Brad Ankney @bradankney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why do people show up for @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social Project? The Greenfield Bridge team shares their "Why" with you. Hear from them WHY they keep coming back. youtu.be/XTJBfYd9xi8
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Greenfield Bridge August 24
YouTube video by P.O.P. Leadership Team
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Brad Ankney @bradankney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ordinary, everyday folks, good people taking to the @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social Overpass's to spread the word of hope. Listen to the folks at Tripoli Overpass on the Northside tell you why the show up every week. youtu.be/8zS_EQTEJtI
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Tripoli Overpass team tells us why they keep coming back
YouTube video by P.O.P. Leadership Team
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Amazing work by @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social ! So proud 💓 www.indianagazette.com/news/activis...
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Activist groups join forces to hang message to data center developers, Amazon
BURRELL TOWNSHIP — Motorists traveling to and from Blairsville via State Route 22 may notice a new message adorning the recently opened Hoodlebug Pedestrian-Bicycle Trail Bridge.
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Amazing work by @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social ! So proud 💓 www.indianagazette.com/news/activis...
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Activist groups join forces to hang message to data center developers, Amazon
BURRELL TOWNSHIP — Motorists traveling to and from Blairsville via State Route 22 may notice a new message adorning the recently opened Hoodlebug Pedestrian-Bicycle Trail Bridge.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton is one of those people who just made the world feel a little warmer. Her voice. Her generosity. Her humanity. Rest In Power 🙏🏽💔
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Velvet Journigan @velvetjournigan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Forever Queen variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, considered by many to be the all-time queen of country music, and star of movies such as '9 to 5,' has died at age 80.
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