Beth Ryan
@bethylacetate.bsky.social
Cornell C&CB PhD candidate • Ithaca College grad • NSF Fellow • mass spec nerd • she/her
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Good morning, dorks!...Today's your chance to stand up with us and 23,380 other proud science stans by signing your name to our Open Letter in Support of the 300+ NIH heroes of the historic #BethesdaDeclaration.
Be historic with us!
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#StandUpForScience
#NIHLoveLetter
#GetInDorks
Be historic with us!
zurl.co/Jdx4s
#StandUpForScience
#NIHLoveLetter
#GetInDorks
ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff
Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.
zurl.co
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Good morning, dorks!...Today's your chance to stand up with us and 23,380 other proud science stans by signing your name to our Open Letter in Support of the 300+ NIH heroes of the historic #BethesdaDeclaration.
Be historic with us!
zurl.co/Jdx4s
#StandUpForScience
#NIHLoveLetter
#GetInDorks
Be historic with us!
zurl.co/Jdx4s
#StandUpForScience
#NIHLoveLetter
#GetInDorks
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They’re here! Introducing the Talented 12 Class for 2025. These early-career scientists are taking on big global #chemistry challenges.
Meet the 2025 Class: cen.acs.org/people/profi...
#CENT12 #chemsky🧪
Meet the 2025 Class: cen.acs.org/people/profi...
#CENT12 #chemsky🧪
May 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
They’re here! Introducing the Talented 12 Class for 2025. These early-career scientists are taking on big global #chemistry challenges.
Meet the 2025 Class: cen.acs.org/people/profi...
#CENT12 #chemsky🧪
Meet the 2025 Class: cen.acs.org/people/profi...
#CENT12 #chemsky🧪
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All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
May 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
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I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school
May 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school
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Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
May 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
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Cutting research investment isn’t fiscally prudent.
It’s economically self-defeating.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
It’s economically self-defeating.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Cutting research investment isn’t fiscally prudent.
It’s economically self-defeating.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
It’s economically self-defeating.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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REVIEW | Kıvanç Birsoy, Monther Abu-Remaileh and colleagues @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, @stanford.edu
The authors provide a broad overview of #choline #metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.
The authors provide a broad overview of #choline #metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.
Cellular and organismal function of choline metabolism - Nature Metabolism
Kenny and Scharenberg et al. provide a broad overview of the fundamental aspects of choline metabolism and cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
REVIEW | Kıvanç Birsoy, Monther Abu-Remaileh and colleagues @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, @stanford.edu
The authors provide a broad overview of #choline #metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.
The authors provide a broad overview of #choline #metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.
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HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
May 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
the power of bright pink pants! excited for the next few years, onwards & upwards
🎉 Congratulations to newly qualified PhD candidate @bethylacetate.bsky.social!
May 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
the power of bright pink pants! excited for the next few years, onwards & upwards
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Gut wrenching essay about trainees by Daphna Shohamy (Director of Columbia's Zuckerman Neuroscience Institute).
"let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country ..." 💔
www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
"let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country ..." 💔
www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists?
Undermining the future of American science is not a path to accountability — it’s a path to decline.
www.statnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Gut wrenching essay about trainees by Daphna Shohamy (Director of Columbia's Zuckerman Neuroscience Institute).
"let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country ..." 💔
www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
"let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country ..." 💔
www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
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Track more illegally cancelled grants here, work from @noamross.net:
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
As well as:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
As well as hundreds of millions in NIH grants to specifically targeted universities: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
All after Bhattacharya started.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
As well as:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
As well as hundreds of millions in NIH grants to specifically targeted universities: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
All after Bhattacharya started.
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Track more illegally cancelled grants here, work from @noamross.net:
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
As well as:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
As well as hundreds of millions in NIH grants to specifically targeted universities: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
All after Bhattacharya started.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
As well as:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
As well as hundreds of millions in NIH grants to specifically targeted universities: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
All after Bhattacharya started.
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But there's a catch - if you normalize these data to the total number of R01s and F31s awarded in 2023, the story changes: a greater *percentage* of the trainee awards have been cancelled as compared to non-trainee awards.
April 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
But there's a catch - if you normalize these data to the total number of R01s and F31s awarded in 2023, the story changes: a greater *percentage* of the trainee awards have been cancelled as compared to non-trainee awards.
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This structure is absolutely _nuts_. Lipids are captured marching through the tunnel
April 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This structure is absolutely _nuts_. Lipids are captured marching through the tunnel
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NSF halves graduate fellowship awards
Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... 🧪
Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... 🧪
NSF halves graduate fellowship awards
Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year
cen.acs.org
April 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NSF halves graduate fellowship awards
Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... 🧪
Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... 🧪
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🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees:
Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and…
1. Download your NSF award letters.
2. Print PDF your annual reports.
3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports.
NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov
Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and…
1. Download your NSF award letters.
2. Print PDF your annual reports.
3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports.
NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov
April 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees:
Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and…
1. Download your NSF award letters.
2. Print PDF your annual reports.
3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports.
NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov
Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and…
1. Download your NSF award letters.
2. Print PDF your annual reports.
3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports.
NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov
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There is no good time for bad news and today is no different than any day in our recent time.
Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
April 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
There is no good time for bad news and today is no different than any day in our recent time.
Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
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Wow. Turns out appeasement doesn’t work.
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
scim.ag
April 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wow. Turns out appeasement doesn’t work.
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The Trump administration has fired a top Navy admiral assigned to NATO headquarters in Brussels, people familiar with the matter said Monday, the latest ouster in an ongoing purge of senior military officers that has disproportionately targeted women.
U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump military purge
Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield is one of at least nine senior military leaders — and the fourth woman — removed since Trump’s return to Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Trump administration has fired a top Navy admiral assigned to NATO headquarters in Brussels, people familiar with the matter said Monday, the latest ouster in an ongoing purge of senior military officers that has disproportionately targeted women.
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The 2025 ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award goes to Professor Jeremy Baskin! Congrats to Jeremy & our other esteemed presenters for yesterday's great symposium!
Jennifer Prescher, @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Carsten Schultz, @chembiobryan.bsky.social, @sonjakrane.bsky.social, @pubs.acs.org
Jennifer Prescher, @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Carsten Schultz, @chembiobryan.bsky.social, @sonjakrane.bsky.social, @pubs.acs.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The 2025 ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award goes to Professor Jeremy Baskin! Congrats to Jeremy & our other esteemed presenters for yesterday's great symposium!
Jennifer Prescher, @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Carsten Schultz, @chembiobryan.bsky.social, @sonjakrane.bsky.social, @pubs.acs.org
Jennifer Prescher, @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Carsten Schultz, @chembiobryan.bsky.social, @sonjakrane.bsky.social, @pubs.acs.org
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It’s an honor to receive the ACS Chem Biol Young Investigator Award! I’m most grateful for the contributions from all past & present lab members — it is an award for all of you as much as for me. (& also grateful to still be considered young 😅) axial.acs.org/chemical-bio...
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Dr. Jeremy Baskin wins the 2024 ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog
Get to know more about Dr. Baskin's work and career in this exclusive interview.
axial.acs.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It’s an honor to receive the ACS Chem Biol Young Investigator Award! I’m most grateful for the contributions from all past & present lab members — it is an award for all of you as much as for me. (& also grateful to still be considered young 😅) axial.acs.org/chemical-bio...
@acsbiol.bsky.social 1/2
@acsbiol.bsky.social 1/2
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“The suppression of scientific inquiry into an area of study that has already saved millions of lives and has the potential to be one of our best defenses against future pandemics puts all of us in harm’s way”
By @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
By @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Anti-Vax Culture War on mRNA Just Got Worse
This time the government, by cutting NIH funding for research, is leading the charge.
www.bloomberg.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“The suppression of scientific inquiry into an area of study that has already saved millions of lives and has the potential to be one of our best defenses against future pandemics puts all of us in harm’s way”
By @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
By @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
so honored to be selected to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry #LINO25 this summer! thrilled to have the opportunity to meet some of my scientific heroes and other young chemists from all over the world. sometimes the long shots pay off, can’t wait till June! 🧑🏼🔬
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
so honored to be selected to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry #LINO25 this summer! thrilled to have the opportunity to meet some of my scientific heroes and other young chemists from all over the world. sometimes the long shots pay off, can’t wait till June! 🧑🏼🔬
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NIH cuts are hitting young scientists the hardest. By David Baker. timmermanreport.com/2025/03/davi...
March 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
NIH cuts are hitting young scientists the hardest. By David Baker. timmermanreport.com/2025/03/davi...
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Are lipids actively sorted during clathrin mediated endocytosis like proteins? @mathilda95.bsky.social addresses this key open question together with our collaborators from the Honigmann and Modes labs using a new Lipid-STED workflow.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Are lipids actively sorted during clathrin mediated endocytosis like proteins? @mathilda95.bsky.social addresses this key open question together with our collaborators from the Honigmann and Modes labs using a new Lipid-STED workflow.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...