Dr. Ahna Skop
@ahnaskop.bsky.social
Cell biologist, artist, science artist, educator, scientific cake baker, foodie, and traveler. I study the RNA granule in the Midbody and MBR.
The midbody remnant (MBR) is a large translating Extracelluar vesicle that is generated in mitosis.
The midbody remnant (MBR) is a large translating Extracelluar vesicle that is generated in mitosis.
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ahna Skop
Look how butter smooth this infinite timeline zooms in and out!
I am currently building the prototype of Timebender, a scheduling tool that adapts your plan in real-time. Change one thing, everything updates instantly. I am collecting early interest: timebender.io
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I am currently building the prototype of Timebender, a scheduling tool that adapts your plan in real-time. Change one thing, everything updates instantly. I am collecting early interest: timebender.io
Sign up and spread the word!
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Look how butter smooth this infinite timeline zooms in and out!
I am currently building the prototype of Timebender, a scheduling tool that adapts your plan in real-time. Change one thing, everything updates instantly. I am collecting early interest: timebender.io
Sign up and spread the word!
I am currently building the prototype of Timebender, a scheduling tool that adapts your plan in real-time. Change one thing, everything updates instantly. I am collecting early interest: timebender.io
Sign up and spread the word!
Hey @ascbiology.bsky.social peeps! My Tactile Mitosis talk is at 4pm tomorrow —which is one of many amazing talks on the power of art in science and education. Hope you all can make it! #sciart
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hey @ascbiology.bsky.social peeps! My Tactile Mitosis talk is at 4pm tomorrow —which is one of many amazing talks on the power of art in science and education. Hope you all can make it! #sciart
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December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Ahna’s sound salad for 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Ahna’s sound salad for 2025
Come find out how to make your science more accessible. Hear and touch mitosis during my talk. @ascbiology.bsky.social #cellbio2025 #mitosis #midbody #tactilelearning
Here’s a sneak peek at two of the amazing topics that will be presented - Ahna Skop’s 'Tactile Mitosis' project to create more inclusive, multi-sensory learning tools, and Janet Iwasa’s software that allows users to create molecular visualizations!
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Come find out how to make your science more accessible. Hear and touch mitosis during my talk. @ascbiology.bsky.social #cellbio2025 #mitosis #midbody #tactilelearning
Hey @ascbiology.bsky.social looking for a tactile way to communicate your science? Come hear and touch mitosis and the midbody remnant during my talk. #ascb25 #ascb2025 #midbody #MBR
All #CellBio2025 attendees! Here’s our phenomenal lineup for our session on #SciArt & #SciComm: @ahnaskop.bsky.social, @jiwasa.bsky.social, @mag2art.bsky.social, @nat-prunet.bsky.social, and Julia Licholai. Please come by and spread the word! Huge thanks to @ascbiology.bsky.social and co-organizers!
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hey @ascbiology.bsky.social looking for a tactile way to communicate your science? Come hear and touch mitosis and the midbody remnant during my talk. #ascb25 #ascb2025 #midbody #MBR
This turkey has my ♥️
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This turkey has my ♥️
A tragedy for America tech and biotech.
“Statutory authority for SBIR/STTR lapsed on September 30, 2025, so agencies cannot issue new SBIR/STTR awards or NOFOs until Congress passes an extension or broader reauthorization.”
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“Statutory authority for SBIR/STTR lapsed on September 30, 2025, so agencies cannot issue new SBIR/STTR awards or NOFOs until Congress passes an extension or broader reauthorization.”
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November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A tragedy for America tech and biotech.
“Statutory authority for SBIR/STTR lapsed on September 30, 2025, so agencies cannot issue new SBIR/STTR awards or NOFOs until Congress passes an extension or broader reauthorization.”
www.sbir.gov/node
“Statutory authority for SBIR/STTR lapsed on September 30, 2025, so agencies cannot issue new SBIR/STTR awards or NOFOs until Congress passes an extension or broader reauthorization.”
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Incredible and the data viz here is outstanding
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intracellular competition shapes plasmid population dynamics
From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating g...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Incredible and the data viz here is outstanding
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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What's at risk when federal research funding to universities is cut | 60 Minutes
Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to align with the president's political agenda, or risk losing their funding.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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“Getting Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science. She was up against not just the routine sexism of the day, but also more subtle forms embedded in science — some of which are still present today.”
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Getting Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science. She was up against not just the routine sexism of the day, but also more subtle forms embedded in science — some of which are still present today.”
“Jim now holds the view that women can’t be great at anything,” and certainly not science. “He has adopted these outrageous positions as a new badge of honor, [embracing] political incorrectness.”
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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November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Jim now holds the view that women can’t be great at anything,” and certainly not science. “He has adopted these outrageous positions as a new badge of honor, [embracing] political incorrectness.”
Reposted by Dr. Ahna Skop
He really is unhinged.
Not present in reality *at all*.
25A time. For real.
Not present in reality *at all*.
25A time. For real.
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
He really is unhinged.
Not present in reality *at all*.
25A time. For real.
Not present in reality *at all*.
25A time. For real.
Reposted by Dr. Ahna Skop
A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
Reposted by Dr. Ahna Skop
“The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed a lawsuit against the White House after it stopped providing live American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at major press briefings.”
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed a lawsuit against the White House after it stopped providing live American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at major press briefings.”
The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves
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November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
Visit @unlincoln.bsky.social fulfilling one of my last few states left to visit! Excellent visit and wonderful colleagues!
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Visit @unlincoln.bsky.social fulfilling one of my last few states left to visit! Excellent visit and wonderful colleagues!
