Alex Long
@alexandralong.bsky.social
biophysics / cytoskeleton / evolutionary cell bio / education
Asst. Prof @ Univ. Kentucky
Past: @StearnsLab & J. Feldman Lab, @DumontLab
https://alonglab.org
Asst. Prof @ Univ. Kentucky
Past: @StearnsLab & J. Feldman Lab, @DumontLab
https://alonglab.org
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The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Happy International #Batrachochytrium Isolation Day!
🎂Happy birthday, Joyce Longcore!🎂
www.drrabern.com/longcore/#ba...
Happy International #Batrachochytrium Isolation Day!
🎂Happy birthday, Joyce Longcore!🎂
www.drrabern.com/longcore/#ba...
Joyce E. Longcore Biographies — D. Rabern Simmons, Ph.D.
"You never know when something that is found will become important."
www.drrabern.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Happy International #Batrachochytrium Isolation Day!
🎂Happy birthday, Joyce Longcore!🎂
www.drrabern.com/longcore/#ba...
Happy International #Batrachochytrium Isolation Day!
🎂Happy birthday, Joyce Longcore!🎂
www.drrabern.com/longcore/#ba...
My dept. is hiring a microbiologist (broadly defined)! We are a deeply curious and friendly dept. with lots of enthusiasm for unusual systems and strengths in regeneration & dev bio, ecology & evolution, and circadian rhythms. I highly encourage anyone to apply: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600....
Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology
The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...
ukjobs.uky.edu
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My dept. is hiring a microbiologist (broadly defined)! We are a deeply curious and friendly dept. with lots of enthusiasm for unusual systems and strengths in regeneration & dev bio, ecology & evolution, and circadian rhythms. I highly encourage anyone to apply: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600....
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New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
Twelve species of human parasites make up half of the literature on microbial eukaryotes
Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most research focuses on only a few species of human parasites. Her...
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
Really important article in the NY Times today about cuts to NIH diversity grants, featuring a profile of Ashley Albright @aralbright.bsky.social who is an amazing and super inspiring cell biology postdoc whose K99 was prematurely terminated.
“If you cut out these diversity measures, you're going to make science full of people that are very elite…Full of people who have grown up with a large amount of privilege, who were able to work in a lab in high school because their dad was a prof at Cornell.” 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
How Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural White Americans Too
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Really important article in the NY Times today about cuts to NIH diversity grants, featuring a profile of Ashley Albright @aralbright.bsky.social who is an amazing and super inspiring cell biology postdoc whose K99 was prematurely terminated.
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Myosin 2 drives actin contractility in fast-crawling species outside of the amorphean lineage https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.16.654244v1
May 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Myosin 2 drives actin contractility in fast-crawling species outside of the amorphean lineage https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.16.654244v1
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So many student visas have been revoked that Inside Higher Ed started mapping them
April 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So many student visas have been revoked that Inside Higher Ed started mapping them
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The “who” is impacted by cancellation of NIH “diversity” awards is much broader than “not white.” Eligibility criteria included individuals who are disabled, economically disadvantaged, grew up in rural communities, first generation college students, homeless… grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The “who” is impacted by cancellation of NIH “diversity” awards is much broader than “not white.” Eligibility criteria included individuals who are disabled, economically disadvantaged, grew up in rural communities, first generation college students, homeless… grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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It is #RareDiseaseDay — we'd like to take a moment to raise awareness and support research for rare conditions, including #ciliopathies.
February 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is #RareDiseaseDay — we'd like to take a moment to raise awareness and support research for rare conditions, including #ciliopathies.
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See you in Frankfort, KY! standupforscience2025.org/frankfort-ky/
What you can do now:
1.) sign up for your local rally and updates
2.) share the event with your network
3.) make a sign (we’re making some after lab meeting)
4.) develop a ride/carpool plan
#StandUpForScience2025
What you can do now:
1.) sign up for your local rally and updates
2.) share the event with your network
3.) make a sign (we’re making some after lab meeting)
4.) develop a ride/carpool plan
#StandUpForScience2025
February 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
See you in Frankfort, KY! standupforscience2025.org/frankfort-ky/
What you can do now:
1.) sign up for your local rally and updates
2.) share the event with your network
3.) make a sign (we’re making some after lab meeting)
4.) develop a ride/carpool plan
#StandUpForScience2025
What you can do now:
1.) sign up for your local rally and updates
2.) share the event with your network
3.) make a sign (we’re making some after lab meeting)
4.) develop a ride/carpool plan
#StandUpForScience2025
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NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
February 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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Three-dimensional cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from those driving one- and two-dimensional cytokinesis in animals and yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635136v1
January 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Three-dimensional cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from those driving one- and two-dimensional cytokinesis in animals and yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635136v1