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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

What do you your students work on between experiments? Answer: Their own sweaters with nucleosome packaging! May our data be as beautiful as Carlie’s sweatshirt design 😂

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For those who died on the hill of wanting an anti-taxes president should have been more specific.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

“As hire As and Bs hire Cs,” but for political regimes.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

At Presbyterian College, the professor of the year has the privilege to give the commencement address. I was given that privilege this year. Here is the YouTube video of my speech. I hope it provided some level of insight and encouragement for the 2026 class as well as for anyone else.

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Dr. Austin Y Shull, 2026 Presbyterian College Commencement Address

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Y'all, I'm from South Carolina. I know so many different types of people from and within South Carolina. I honestly have no idea what base this is appealing to. My Blue Hose brother @jackjenkins.me , I'm tagging you in from the mat on this one.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I just had a friend tell me that liberals got mRNA and MAGA got peptides during the culture wars.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Ellen was one of my grad school professors. For all of the comments in the thread reflecting on her genuineness through their experiences with her on social media, please know that genuineness was also just as true in real life.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Geno about to have Philly and the state of South Carolina after him for trying to clap at Dawn.

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SC INBRE @scinbre.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

SC INBRE at @asbmb.bsky.social • SC INBRE #NISBRE2026 Student Travel Funds available • Next SC INBRE #Data #Science Seminar: March 27+ a whole lot more! mailchi.mp/uscmed/031126 @chronicle.com @ampath.bsky.social @sigmaxi.bsky.social @youngshull.bsky.social #IamSCINBRE #WeAreSCINBRE

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

That's a wrap for Presbyterian College at the 2026 @asbmb.bsky.social Annual Meeting. Being among the brightest minds in science, ASBMB provides a community where great discussions can be had between scientists at every career stage. And for that, I am thankful that we were able to take part.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I'm heading out for #ASBMB26 tonight. Look forward to seeing all of my science people, even if it's the first time! 🫡.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Working through a lab protocol with Gemini is 👌.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

He really did lock up the boomer base when he made those gas station-sold ball caps a thing.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I don’t know what the nerve racking intensity of playing in Beast Games is like, but I have stood in front of an imager waiting from my blot to scan. So yeah, I get it.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I enjoy how the opening and closing Olympic ceremonies are pretty much like “We have something do you too, theater kids!”

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I’d say the first round went pretty well!

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

When we’re reviewing pipetting accuracy in my teaching lab tomorrow, but art is also my passion.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Agreed! Also in the same vein: I know it’s not really vogue now and (maybe too LinkedIn-ish 🙃), but the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and the “4 Dimensions of Execution” have been good frameworks for our lab in holding us accountable toward completing our goals.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

“The Fly” episode of Breaking Bad hits different when you spent the day cleaning your cell culture incubator because of contamination.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

“What keeps the wild hope of Christmas alive year after year in a world notorious for dashing all hopes is the haunting dream that the child who was born that day may yet be born again even in us” -Fred Buechner

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Excited to announce a tenure-track opening for a neurobiologist at Presbyterian College! 🧠 We’re looking for a colleague to bring Neuro expertise to our SLAC. It’s a great fit if you love the balance of teaching undergrads and mentoring them in research. www.presby.edu/about/office...

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Assistant Professor of Biology (Neurobiology specialization)

Assistant Professor of Biology (Neurobiology specialization) Position Overview The Department of Biology at Presbyterian College invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assista...

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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Assistant Professor of Biology (Neurobiology specialization)

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: 1) Coyote (fell in our pool) 2) Barred Owl (perched on steps of my building and wouldn’t leave) 3) Possum (I grew up in the South) 4) Armadillo (I grew up in the South) 5) Emu (Someone owned an exotic farm miles away and it got out)

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I’m truly proud of my Presbyterian Blue Hose for even being in the position to be screwed out of the FCS playoff and knowing that the selection committee hates us. 🫡 @jasonkirk.fyi @edsbs.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

“Okay, now catch up to my campaign Coupe the color of mayonnaise” @edsbs.bsky.social

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

My favorite when watching CFB is when the announcers suddenly remember that these teams are connected to schools. When talking about the transfer portal, one of the announcers said “Oh yeah, that’s when the next semester starts!”

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

My biggest takeaway from the “AI will replace Education” people is that they had a shitty understanding of education beforehand.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

TFW when you send a paper to a former student that you thought they would like, and they respond, “I read it just the other day and was amazed” ❤️

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 08/11/2025

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Me making bioinformatics figures all day today

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thrilled about our new publication in Frontiers Cell Dev Bio. w/ the Adi Dubash lab at Furman! In this paper, we identified that desmosomal cadherin Dsg-2 can regulate the ECM in keratinocytes via NF-kB signaling, potentially providing a link between junctional control & inflammatory signaling.

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Frontiers | The desmosomal cadherin Desmoglein-2 controls extracellular matrix expression and remodeling via NF-κB signaling in keratinocytes

Desmogleins are transmembrane cadherin proteins and obligate members of the desmosome, a cell-cell adhesion complex which connects adjacent cells and provide...

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

@edsbs.bsky.social on its 40th anniversary, I will be going to my local school board to make sure this speech is taught in my kid’s schools.

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Dusty Rhodes talks about "hard times": Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, Oct. 29, 1985

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SC INBRE @scinbre.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Entrepreneurial Coaching Prog • Research & Data Sci survey • SCWHE Virtual Series + more! mailchi.mp/uscmed/102225 @chronicle.com @youngshull.bsky.social @asbmb.bsky.social @asm.org @ascbiology.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @aamc.org @bloodcancerunited.bsky.social @curinaction.bsky.social

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

While prepping my intro bio students for an exam, I’ve been telling them: “Think about your HS lit course: It taught you to read for plot points, character development, setting, and overarching themes That thinking will help you way more on my exams than memorizing terms.”

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Start talking to your kids about a 6-0 Presbyterian Blue Hose

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

“At PC, it’s not publish or perish..I do this because I love it….It’s fun. And our students feel that enthusiasm. They see they can do really cool, meaningful work right here.” Great job Francie on communicating the impact research has at a SLAC like Presbyterian College.

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Presbyterian College professor’s work helps shape the future of space astronomy

At first glance, the heart of the Milky Way might seem an unlikely place to find one of the coldest substances in the universe. Yet Dr. Frances Cashman, assistant professor […]

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Austin Shull @youngshull.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

@edsbs.bsky.social As Gamecock fan, multiple false starts from a Gamecock offense is an oddly comforting ASMR to experience again. Like a bing TV sitcom that you’re putting on for the 100th time.

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Ed Clayton @edcclayton.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Oct 27 for life sciences (neuro) and Oct 28 for psychology (cog neuro). Not a lot of time but worth the effort. Best of luck to everyone.

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🚨 ACADEMIC JOB ALERT! We are hiring up to 2 tenure-track faculty (assistant/associate). Columbia is a fun, rapidly growing, & very livable city and USC is a great place to work. If you'll be on the market, I encourage you to take a look and consider applying. jobs.academyhealth.org/job/assistan...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

There are currently 11 acting Institute and Center directors at NIH and this will add another. Two more and the majority of these positions will be vacant.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Yes, it was carefully hidden in the New England Journal of Medicine. Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... ) 1/2

A graph comparing COVID incidence after the Pfizer vaccine compared to placebo

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