Maureen Barr
@barrlab.bsky.social
Scientist studying tiny things: cilia, extracellular vesicles (EVs), C. elegans; ADPKD; Secretary Genetics Society of America; distinguished professor at Rutgers; three boy mom; she/her; my opinions
https://barrlab.rutgers.edu/
https://barrlab.rutgers.edu/
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I’m not even going to start on the framing of this article being about how a woman’s menopause impacted her husband.
December 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I’m not even going to start on the framing of this article being about how a woman’s menopause impacted her husband.
I get to ride on a Zamboni before a women's hockey game on NYE and I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED!!
a hockey rink with a machine cleaning the ice and a crowd watching
ALT: a hockey rink with a machine cleaning the ice and a crowd watching
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I get to ride on a Zamboni before a women's hockey game on NYE and I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED!!
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The ability to write a compelling letter of recommendation is an important skill, but like other "skills" also requires a lot of work
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The ability to write a compelling letter of recommendation is an important skill, but like other "skills" also requires a lot of work
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Nobody really believes that stuff. We’re all NIHilists by now.
December 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Nobody really believes that stuff. We’re all NIHilists by now.
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Wait, does anyone know if in the letter to Santa the budget is modular? Should I contact my PO?
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wait, does anyone know if in the letter to Santa the budget is modular? Should I contact my PO?
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“Faculty buyout option was offered to tenured and tenure-track faculty with a minimum of five years of service during Thursday’s University Budget Committee meeting, creating a stronger incentive to retire and more room to rehire lecturers through the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program.”
SFSU offers buyouts to all tenure-track and tenured faculty
The Voluntary Separation Incentive Program is a “balancing act,” where there is a stronger incentive for tenured and tenure-track faculty to retire and open up room to hire back lecturer faculty.
goldengatexpress.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Faculty buyout option was offered to tenured and tenure-track faculty with a minimum of five years of service during Thursday’s University Budget Committee meeting, creating a stronger incentive to retire and more room to rehire lecturers through the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program.”
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There are some magic little lands out there in the world.
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There are some magic little lands out there in the world.
Let the holiday binge reading begin! And a novel that starts with a family tree for the win!
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Let the holiday binge reading begin! And a novel that starts with a family tree for the win!
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
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Giving the gift of negative data 🥰
Since I joined @lsajournal.org I have handled several stellar manuscripts that report null results. These papers do very well and reviewers almost always appreciate them!
Thanks @rockefeller.edu news team for the article!
www.rockefeller.edu/news/38829-t...
Since I joined @lsajournal.org I have handled several stellar manuscripts that report null results. These papers do very well and reviewers almost always appreciate them!
Thanks @rockefeller.edu news team for the article!
www.rockefeller.edu/news/38829-t...
The value of publishing negative data - News
Scientific journals love news-worthy results. Editors want to publish studies with novel data that scientists will eagerly read and cite in their own work. Because of this desire for novelty, studies ...
www.rockefeller.edu
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Giving the gift of negative data 🥰
Since I joined @lsajournal.org I have handled several stellar manuscripts that report null results. These papers do very well and reviewers almost always appreciate them!
Thanks @rockefeller.edu news team for the article!
www.rockefeller.edu/news/38829-t...
Since I joined @lsajournal.org I have handled several stellar manuscripts that report null results. These papers do very well and reviewers almost always appreciate them!
Thanks @rockefeller.edu news team for the article!
www.rockefeller.edu/news/38829-t...
this looks awesome
ICYMI - applications now open for our FREE #SciComm and #DataViz virtual workshop. Targeted towards grad students & postdocs!
Announcing our next #NSFfunded workshop on "Telling Stories Through Data", co-lead by myself + @vgwschutte.bsky.social! It’s half bioinformatics data viz & half #SciComm - this year’s focus is host-associated microbiome datasets. Apply here to join us (form closes 1/10) bit.ly/TSTD2026 #symbiosky
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this looks awesome
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ICYMI - applications now open for our FREE #SciComm and #DataViz virtual workshop. Targeted towards grad students & postdocs!
Announcing our next #NSFfunded workshop on "Telling Stories Through Data", co-lead by myself + @vgwschutte.bsky.social! It’s half bioinformatics data viz & half #SciComm - this year’s focus is host-associated microbiome datasets. Apply here to join us (form closes 1/10) bit.ly/TSTD2026 #symbiosky
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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<chef's kiss>
December 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
<chef's kiss>
Two manuscript review requests in the last hour
a little girl is laying on the ground covered in leaves with the words nooooo on the bottom
ALT: a little girl is laying on the ground covered in leaves with the words nooooo on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Two manuscript review requests in the last hour
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Jim Beam will stop production at its main distillery in KY. Tariffs cost the liquor industry millions every week, some Canadian provinces won't sell US spirits anymore & distillers in KY will owe $75 million in taxes on barrels of liquor sitting in storage.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bourbon maker Jim Beam stops production at Kentucky site for 2026
Whiskey brand, owned by Japanese drinks group Suntory, to close main distillery amid tariff uncertainty
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Jim Beam will stop production at its main distillery in KY. Tariffs cost the liquor industry millions every week, some Canadian provinces won't sell US spirits anymore & distillers in KY will owe $75 million in taxes on barrels of liquor sitting in storage.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Down one son, up one woman in the boy house ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Down one son, up one woman in the boy house ❤️
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I corrected them. And ensured the exchange was in the meeting minutes. And talked with leadership.
I am no longer at that institution.
I am no longer at that institution.
December 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I corrected them. And ensured the exchange was in the meeting minutes. And talked with leadership.
I am no longer at that institution.
I am no longer at that institution.
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A MAGA colleague at my former institution told me, out loud, in a faculty meeting, that the reason he voted for a (clearly lower qualified) white guy over other candidates (women, people of color) was that “white guys are getting the short end of the stick”.
Dear reader, my brain fried audibly.
Dear reader, my brain fried audibly.
Project 2025 replaces hyper-qualified Black people in government with unqualified white people, mostly white men.
Project 2025 is a Christian White Nationalist government overhaul. The racist policy platform is already 50% implemented. Bookmark this: project2025.observer/en
Project 2025 is a Christian White Nationalist government overhaul. The racist policy platform is already 50% implemented. Bookmark this: project2025.observer/en
December 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A MAGA colleague at my former institution told me, out loud, in a faculty meeting, that the reason he voted for a (clearly lower qualified) white guy over other candidates (women, people of color) was that “white guys are getting the short end of the stick”.
Dear reader, my brain fried audibly.
Dear reader, my brain fried audibly.
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I think some of the burden should fall on textbook companies. I should be able to download your images with the alt text built it. There’s plenty of images I use this wouldn’t cover, but for intro courses it would be a great start.
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think some of the burden should fall on textbook companies. I should be able to download your images with the alt text built it. There’s plenty of images I use this wouldn’t cover, but for intro courses it would be a great start.
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LMFAO
December 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
LMFAO
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There is also the fact that all of Colin Wright's highly-cited articles were co-authored with Jonathan N. Pruitt, whose scientific career was ended by findings of widespread fraud, calling into question the entire body of work. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonatha...
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There is also the fact that all of Colin Wright's highly-cited articles were co-authored with Jonathan N. Pruitt, whose scientific career was ended by findings of widespread fraud, calling into question the entire body of work. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonatha...
Lab white elephant and alumni reunion. These are a few of my favorite things. 🎶🎶🎶
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Lab white elephant and alumni reunion. These are a few of my favorite things. 🎶🎶🎶
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We have a new initiative to make all material on the online learning platform accessible to low-vision students. Good plan, right? Except...there will be absolutely no admin support for this. Every individual professor needs to DIY, including alt text on any uploaded slideshows. #academicsky
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We have a new initiative to make all material on the online learning platform accessible to low-vision students. Good plan, right? Except...there will be absolutely no admin support for this. Every individual professor needs to DIY, including alt text on any uploaded slideshows. #academicsky
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Vote worm!
by @wormkaiden.bsky.social Kaiden Power in our lab
.. although I've got to say those Malpighian tubules are looking sharp too!
by @wormkaiden.bsky.social Kaiden Power in our lab
.. although I've got to say those Malpighian tubules are looking sharp too!
We’ve highlighted some wonderful images and researchers in our ‘Featured image’ series in 2025. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite in our image competition!
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - FocalPlane
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - News
focalplane.biologists.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Vote worm!
by @wormkaiden.bsky.social Kaiden Power in our lab
.. although I've got to say those Malpighian tubules are looking sharp too!
by @wormkaiden.bsky.social Kaiden Power in our lab
.. although I've got to say those Malpighian tubules are looking sharp too!
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This brings back memories of using Leon Avery's C. elegans WWW Server to get to the worm's parts list and to @vambros.bsky.social lab's comprehensive protocol collection 🪱✨️
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This brings back memories of using Leon Avery's C. elegans WWW Server to get to the worm's parts list and to @vambros.bsky.social lab's comprehensive protocol collection 🪱✨️
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In case anyone is interested, I ran a journal club in my classes that went well, structured to reduce reliance on AI.
1: Students sign up in groups of 5
2: Each student does hand-drawn mind map of each section (intro, hyp, methods, results, disc)
3: Each brings mind map to class
1/2
1: Students sign up in groups of 5
2: Each student does hand-drawn mind map of each section (intro, hyp, methods, results, disc)
3: Each brings mind map to class
1/2
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In case anyone is interested, I ran a journal club in my classes that went well, structured to reduce reliance on AI.
1: Students sign up in groups of 5
2: Each student does hand-drawn mind map of each section (intro, hyp, methods, results, disc)
3: Each brings mind map to class
1/2
1: Students sign up in groups of 5
2: Each student does hand-drawn mind map of each section (intro, hyp, methods, results, disc)
3: Each brings mind map to class
1/2