Jason Williams

@jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social

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Assist Dir. @DNALC @CSHL

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 1d

A message to all the haters

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d

I assure you, if I had known, things would be different. They would have been different.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d

Classic Canadian tactic.

a black and white photo of a crowd of people with the words the canadians written on the bottom

ALT: a black and white photo of a crowd of people with the words the canadians written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for amplifying my embarrassment.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d

My clickbait knows me.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 4d

I have no doubt they will perceive this as the punishment Sailor Moon constantly threatens her enemies with.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 4d

There must be an anime convention’s worth of cosplay outfits you can wear.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 10d

👀

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10d

Meanwhile, over at NSF…

HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 11d

NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)

NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists

Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities

www.science.org

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HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 11d

It also won't reduce the burden on POs! Any PO with a conscience will not have to read every grant they receive and think hard about the relative merits of each one. (3/5)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11d

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 12d

Breakfast: Homemade coconut bun, and cha siu roast pork bun.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 16d

You think you can leave us? Just like that? I know you feel that creature inside. It’s hungry. And it’s patient.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 16d

Trust your instincts.

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Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 17d

The NIH is seeking leadership via Facebook ad. The comments are spectacular.

www.facebook.com/share/1AAWyg...

Screenshot of FB ad for NIH Director positions.

Reposted by Michael Barnett, Mark Lubell, Nancy Knowlton , and 5 more Michael Barnett, Mark Lubell, Nancy Knowlton, Aaron Sojourner, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Jason Williams, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Stuart Shapiro

John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 17d

Wow... NYC's congestion pricing has led to big drops in PM2.5 and real improvements in local air quality.

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 17d

The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—

They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels

Reposted by Richard Pettigrew, Jason Williams

Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 17d

This is a London attempt to trap unwary New Yorkers

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 17d

Their culture and traditions are dangerous. Look up pork roll.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 17d

Staten Island ferry, or the NJ side of any bridge is where I turn back.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 17d

Monitoring for when you are tagging the episodes with 1000+ watches.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 18d

It’s been a while because it’s a journey to make, but well worth it!

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 19d

Tomorrow’s soup croutons.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 19d

Pretty outrageous.

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 19d

Dinner: Lamb gyro on homemade pita.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 19d

🎉🧪 Some rare GOOD news (🙃): the National Defense Authorization Act language that's just been released seems to have eliminated the "SAFE Research Act," which would have barred any scientist from federal funding if they had Chinese collaborations in the last 5 years rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

rules.house.gov

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 21d

I’m not a big investor, but how does one buy stock in Hep B specifically?

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Jason Williams

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

Death by starvation is turning out to be at least as bad as death by firing squad. Because we have no termination notice, everyone is struggling to apply for bridge funding, and no one is stepping in to save our work, because our project "still exists" even as our labs' bank accounts hit zero. /5

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

I wish I could say "the work, at least, will continue" with a straight face. But the people driving this project are (mostly early-career) researchers who U.S. face funding shortages across the board. In-progress work will be lost on fundamental bio, climate change, and pandemic risk assessment /4

Developing diagnostic algorithms to tell dengue apart from rarer diseases like chikungunya and Zika in children

Evaluating whether mosquitoes can transmit Oropouche virus (and therefore, whether it can show up in places like the United States)

Developing laboratory resources like bat cell lines to understand how their immune systems interact with their viruses

Understanding how Sin Nombre virus got to Washington State, based on the first sequences from the Pacific Northwest

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