Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinHiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Too easy: Ferroptosis (literal death metal) 0446
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) Rubensteinc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 06/02/2025A Pirate Ribosome's first love is the C ... (GU). (🧑🎨: Science Fried Art) 514630
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinMichael Baym @baym.lol · 13/09/2026Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it. I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide 23436127
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinSonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Neal lab is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to lead exciting structural and biophysical studies of membrane protein quality control! Competitive HHMI-scale salary + cutting-edge science + a genuinely wonderful and supportive lab culture. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! 03431
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinSonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591apol-recruit.ucsd.eduAssistant Professor of Developmental BiologyUniversity of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now! 3150129
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026On #LongCovid and profiling my colleague @julialmv.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/m...smithsonianmag.comFor Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them ReliefLong Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers 6257128
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) Rubensteinemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Three cheers for the incredible @julialmv.bsky.social 👏🏻🥳 And to the wonderful UCSF team featured as well! @michaelpelusomd.bsky.social Gratitude to these Long Covid researchers & to @smithsonianmag.bsky.social for covering them 🙏 02911
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Saddened to learn of the death of Ada Yonath. Her work on ribosome structure and function and antibiotic mechanisms was an immense contribution to biology. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Yon...en.wikipedia.orgAda Yonath - Wikipedia 06523
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Fall 2026 Rubenstein Lab at Ball State! I can't wait to see what this group of talented HS, undergrad, and master's students discover this semester! These scientists have misfolded proteins shaking in their boots! 030
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026nytimes.comF.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer (Gift Article)In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy. 7635121
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinThe Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We are recruiting two experimentalists with interests 1) in stem cells, organoids and/or immune cells, and/or 2) in protein and/or cell engineering, to work on mechanobiology projects and develop the next generation of force sensors and force transducers. forms.gle/zKLGsPzpJoLf... 11410
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Describing molecular biology to my non-scientist wife, and when I got to the proteasome, she interrupted and said, "I think you mean the Waribosome?" 🤯 😍static.klipy.comWario's Victory Pose in Mario PartyAlt: Wario's Victory Pose in Mario Party 030
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAuthor Bill Sullivan @authorbillsullivan.com · 21/08/2026Can’t Get Along? Try Rejecting Free Will A new approach to building trust and bridging our divides. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plea...psychologytoday.comCan’t Get Along? Try Rejecting Free WillNo one freely became who they are, but we can influence who they become. 001
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinJournal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 20/08/2026Tunnel traffic: Import stress induces bidirectional mitochondria transfer between cells. Konstanze Winklhofer and Johannes Herrmann @rptu.bsky.social discuss new study from Glover, Wilkinson, Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social et al. (doi.org/10.1083/jcb....) in Spotlight: doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... 0175
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinWyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026With most 1st-year PhD students starting graduate programs this month, it seemed like a good time to address the most important dilemma faced by many incoming PhD students—how to choose rotation labs. Although perhaps obvious to those with experience, many of the key factors are often overlooked.helpimascientist.comChoosing rotations and a dissertation lab - Help, I'm a Scientist!By David Fay Choosing a lab in which to carry out your PhD is admittedly one of the more important decisions you’ll make in your early scientific career. But it’s important to have some perspective. F... 22213
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinLina Dahlberg @linadahlberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Proud of this international collaboration between a public PUI in the US and an R1 in Denmark. Research can and should build friendships and breakdown borders. Also, we learn about the (molecular) networks we didn’t recognize before! doi.org/10.1093/g3jo... @genetics-gsa.bsky.socialdoi.orgValidate User 141
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Bittersweet to say farewell to MS student James Avaala. He contributed to many projects & trained many students. I'll never forget his hard work over break (despite my insistence to take time off) to complete expts for an article revision. Next: PhD @ FSU! Last pic: ceremonial dumping of tubes! 021
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x 1595227
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026“It could take at least a year for OMB to respond to the comments and amend the draft rule”. Friends, this is a direct result of our collective action. The OMB Rule that would require political review of grants has prompted at least 50K comments. Thanks to all who commented, and you still can.nytimes.comA Proposed Rule Would Politicize Medical Research. Scientists Are Not Happy.In tens of thousands of comments, researchers, doctors and others warned the rule could hamper progress on important health issues. 11816307
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Here is the comment I posted commenting on the OMB Rules about federal funding. My is jut an example: It's key to personalize it and this tool from @faseborg.bsky.social helps one do so. Do it NOW--the future of American science is at stake www.faseb.org/science-poli... 13617
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026You've still got three hours to submit a comment. The why and how are in Ginexi's article below. The fast and easy way is to use this tool, from FASEB:faseb.orgDefend ResearchWe advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members. 057
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinbioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Dfm1 promotes Ste24-dependent translocon quality control www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 001
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAmerican Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026White House draft regulations could reshape federally funded research, including peer review and international collaborations. Learn what's proposed and why it matters. Comments due July 13. www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-h… 0713
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Bittersweet to say farewell to Katrina, who performed undergrad research in my lab for 4 yrs! I'm so proud of the way Katrina has persevered through challenging times, in & out of the lab. I can't wait to see the great things she does in the future! Last pic is the Ceremonial Dumping of the Tubes! 040
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Young, Brazilian football fan being bullied for his hair gets words on encouragement from Erling Haaland on his birthday: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil... 10355931024
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinChristophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Me relentlessly harassing my colleagues for feedback at every step of grant writing 1172
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinExistential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 07/07/2026Okay fine but I'd like to see how the Belgians would do against us in one of OUR sports. Like beer pong. Or lawn mower racing. Or hot dog eating. 912921
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Excited to share our new preprint! The derlin Dfm1 promotes Ste24-dependent translocon quality control! I'm so proud of the many master's, undergrad, & high school students who contributed to this project over many yrs. Very grateful to collab w/ Robb Tomko! (1/4) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgDfm1 promotes Ste24-dependent translocon quality controlProteins stalled during endoplasmic reticulum translocation clog Sec61 channels and require translocon quality control (TQC) mechanisms for clearance. Genetic screens implicated the derlin Dfm1 in TQC... 155
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Congrats to MS student Kaikeyi & team on our latest #micropublication! We validated & extended results obtained by undergrads in our cell bio CURE @ BSU showing the E4 Ufd2 helps cells resist proteotoxic stress. Grateful to work with this team of TAs (James, Chance, Joseph) & colleague (Jason)! 032
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinmicroPublication Biology @micropub7n.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Ubiquitin-elongating enzyme Ufd2 confers resistance to hygromycin B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae #micropublication #biology #data #caltechlibrary #Scerevisiae #PhenotypeData #UndergraduateResearchExper micropublication.org/journals/biolo… 032
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAbby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026After some good funding news, we are hiring! Looking for a postdoc to join our team and lead our explorations into transposon repression by the nuclear lamina. Check out the full ad on our lab website at buchwalter-lab.github.io/postdoc-ad.pdf + contact me to learn more! 02521
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinJournal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Our Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus has been building over the last few months. In the coming weeks, we’ll be highlighting all the articles in this issue. First up, we have an interview with our Guest Editor @abbybuch.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... #CellBio #nucleus 02412
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This is jaw-dropping. 1263
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinSaccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Thanks to everyone who stopped by our #SGD booth at last night's #Yeast26 poster session! Especially our best bud who's clearly ready for some serious budding yeast research 🐕✨ Who needs AirBud when you've got a YeastBud? 🧬💙 🧪 #SGD #YeastResearch 0255
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinThe bumbling biochemist (Bri Bibel) @bumblingbiochemist.bsky.social · 16/06/2026We are getting crystals! But are currently are very limited in microscopes. Any suggestions for the cheapest thing we could get that would still allow us to see and harvest? Thanks in advance! 041
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinIsabel @isabelott.bsky.social · 15/06/2026“In other words, unwritten science is not just incomplete; it simply does not exist for the purposes of the field. When you look at it this way, the job of a scientist - having ideas, testing them, and persuading others they are right - turns out to be, fundamentally, an act of writing.” 014842
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinSally G Pasion @sgpombe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Congratulations to #KarenArndt #UniversityOfPittsburgh presenting the #Yeast26 Lee Hartwell lecture and sharing the journey from #RTF1 to the #PafComplex (#Paf1C) (leaving me scrambling to learn about #AnchorAway). @genetics-gsa.bsky.social 0319
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinMike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026My primary academic conference is in a few weeks. I have given a good number of conference presentations over the years, and possibly moderated even more often than I've presented. Advice for anyone who wants it, in a thread: 56025
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Fond farewell to UGrad researcher Katie! It's been a joy to learn w Katie for 2 yrs. She's contributed to several projects. Excited to follow her future success! Next stop: Eli Lilly! Pic 2: Ceremonial dumping of the tubes Pics 3/4: Fun gift from Katie- Warhol-inspired lab contamination collage😱 050
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinLeah @hoxinsocks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026😁 Proteins are some of the most lovable and charismatic squiggles one may meet in one's life! An amino menagerie! How lucky we are! 011
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinSaccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · 01/06/2026📚 Textbook rewrite: #Yeast reveals lysosomes get protons directly from mitochondria via membrane contacts, not from cytosol as thought. Aging breaks these contacts, causing de-acidification that disrupts autophagy & cellular function 🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬 www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1... 0149
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinCraig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Only 102 public comments so far on the biggest threat to publicly funded science in my lifetime. Please comment if you can. I know this sounds like "vote harder" but we have to keep fighting www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...regulations.govRegulations.gov 97160
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdfpublic-inspection.federalregister.gov 44808528
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinCraig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 27/05/2026To explain this for my non-science followers. Such a proposal would be to create a black box around review of scientific proposals - this reduction in transparency is what you would do if you wanted to make political or partisan decisions about funding and not scientific ones 210269
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) Rubensteinc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Sometimes biologists will discover some remote mountain lake, fed by snowmelt & unconnected from any river system. And it will be teeming with fish. Of multiple species. The next question is, obviously: how did they GET there? And the answer, we think, is "duck poop."static.klipy.comConfused Duck Close-UpAlt: A white duck appears from all angles in rapid succession, but always above the camera or observer, looking down at the viewer with quizzical looks. The rapid cuts between shots make the whole thing comical, like a curious and confused duck is spying on you. 725060
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinZoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026This seems ominous... 051
Reposted by Eric (“VJ”) RubensteinAuthor Bill Sullivan @authorbillsullivan.com · 23/05/2026And I didn't even have to play my Immunity Idol or Steal-A-Vote advantage! Thanks for setting this up and making Season 50 even more fun to watch. Until next time! 012
Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein @vjrubenstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Congratulations to @authorbillsullivan.com, real life friend and online #Survivor rival, for drafting the top 3 finishers onto his virtual tribe before the season even started! Epic win, my friend!static.klipy.comSurvivor Tribe Has SpokenAlt: Survivor Tribe Has Spoken 130