Flora Rutaganira
@frutag33.bsky.social
Assist. Prof. @StanfordBiochem & @DevBioStanford | #NewPI
www.funrscience.com
UC Davis ➡️ UCSF ➡️ UC Berkeley ➡️ Stanford | my opinions (she/her)
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ORCID: 0000-0001-5587-1872
www.funrscience.com
UC Davis ➡️ UCSF ➡️ UC Berkeley ➡️ Stanford | my opinions (she/her)
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ORCID: 0000-0001-5587-1872
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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🚨Postdoctoral position available now! 🚨We have an immediate fully funded position available in cardiac metabolism. We are looking for a highly motivated person to lead our animal model work in oxidative metabolism in heart! Pay is competitive with benefits offered and you get to live in Utah. 1/2
July 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🚨Postdoctoral position available now! 🚨We have an immediate fully funded position available in cardiac metabolism. We are looking for a highly motivated person to lead our animal model work in oxidative metabolism in heart! Pay is competitive with benefits offered and you get to live in Utah. 1/2
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Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
16 (! What?) years ago I went to my first ABRCMS and was welcomed and encouraged to pursue my scientific dreams. I met folks that provided direct feedback on my graduate school applications and served a pivotal role in my career. I am honored return and give back again as faculty.
#ABRCMS2025
#ABRCMS2025
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
16 (! What?) years ago I went to my first ABRCMS and was welcomed and encouraged to pursue my scientific dreams. I met folks that provided direct feedback on my graduate school applications and served a pivotal role in my career. I am honored return and give back again as faculty.
#ABRCMS2025
#ABRCMS2025
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Excited to share our lab's newest preprint (strap in if you're excited about metabolism, species differences, or Mtb gene expression): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Systems analysis reveals alternate metabolic states adopted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis across species
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) persists within macrophages, yet how different host species shape bacterial state remains poorly understood. Here, we directly compared the intracellular transcriptome...
www.biorxiv.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Excited to share our lab's newest preprint (strap in if you're excited about metabolism, species differences, or Mtb gene expression): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Many of these Mtb genes were associated with lipid metabolism, so we orthogonally validated these observations by tracking Mtb acquisition and storage of lipids using established techniques and found that Mtb readily forms intracellular lipid inclusions in mouse but not human macrophages
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Many of these Mtb genes were associated with lipid metabolism, so we orthogonally validated these observations by tracking Mtb acquisition and storage of lipids using established techniques and found that Mtb readily forms intracellular lipid inclusions in mouse but not human macrophages
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This subject came up in the Nobel Minds broadcast (2022) during the conversation at 25:50, note economics Laureate Ben Bernanke’s “puzzlement” as to Why, and the audience’s response to the entire exchange.
youtu.be/LutI8YqJkqM?...
youtu.be/LutI8YqJkqM?...
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This subject came up in the Nobel Minds broadcast (2022) during the conversation at 25:50, note economics Laureate Ben Bernanke’s “puzzlement” as to Why, and the audience’s response to the entire exchange.
youtu.be/LutI8YqJkqM?...
youtu.be/LutI8YqJkqM?...
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Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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I am so excited to share our project with you! We find prokaryotic proteases activate toxic enzymes and pores as a modular strategy in phage defense. We studied four fascinating protease-toxin pairs that are abundant across bacterial genomes:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Proteolytic activation of diverse antiviral defense modules in prokaryotes
Linked protease–effector modules are widespread in prokaryotic antiviral defense, yet the mechanisms of most remain poorly understood. Here we show that four of the most prevalent modules—metallo-β-la...
www.biorxiv.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I am so excited to share our project with you! We find prokaryotic proteases activate toxic enzymes and pores as a modular strategy in phage defense. We studied four fascinating protease-toxin pairs that are abundant across bacterial genomes:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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So many prominent Chinese-American scientists whose lives and careers were turned upside down in the first Trump administration.
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So many prominent Chinese-American scientists whose lives and careers were turned upside down in the first Trump administration.
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish
For over a century, evolutionary biologists have been motivated to understand the mechanisms through which organisms adapt to their environments. Coloration and pigmentation are remarkably variable wi...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
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📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
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The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
by
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
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The Sosa Lab is going to #SfN25 and actively recruiting ✨postdocs✨ with systems neuroscience experience! We study both fundamental memory processes and how memory changes during pregnancy and postpartum.
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
Sosa Lab - Postdoctoral Researchers
We are seeking postdocs to start in 2026!
www.sosaneurolab.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Sosa Lab is going to #SfN25 and actively recruiting ✨postdocs✨ with systems neuroscience experience! We study both fundamental memory processes and how memory changes during pregnancy and postpartum.
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...
As clear of a warning signal as ever. Crushing day for the future of UC faculty.
And mind you, affirmative action has been illegal in California for *decades*
The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
As clear of a warning signal as ever. Crushing day for the future of UC faculty.
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NEW Publication🥳
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW Publication🥳
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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#microsky #phagesky #phage defence
Novel bacterial ubiquitination-like pathway!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Novel bacterial ubiquitination-like pathway!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanistic basis for protein conjugation in a diverged bacterial ubiquitination pathway - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Ye et al. define the structure and mechanisms of a bacterial pathway that performs ubiquitination-like protein conjugation, revealing new insights into the evolution and biological roles of ubiquitina...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#microsky #phagesky #phage defence
Novel bacterial ubiquitination-like pathway!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Novel bacterial ubiquitination-like pathway!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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ERC starter grant applications from US researchers nearly triple in 2025 compared to 2024 as Trump restricts funding. Good for "Choose Europe" initiatives, but dire for global and national science, given the limited volume of non-US funding available.
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
ERC starter grant applications from US researchers nearly triple in 2025 compared to 2024 as Trump restricts funding. Good for "Choose Europe" initiatives, but dire for global and national science, given the limited volume of non-US funding available.
Reposted by Flora Rutaganira
This paper has been a must! Great collaboration with @mkrupovic.bsky.social and @yifanzhou.bsky.social, a N&V by a legend of halophilic archaea tinyurl.com/yc3dcv72, and one picture of one of our expeditions to Dallol making the cover of the November issue of @natmicrobiol.nature.com
rdcu.be/eLtCH
rdcu.be/eLtCH
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This paper has been a must! Great collaboration with @mkrupovic.bsky.social and @yifanzhou.bsky.social, a N&V by a legend of halophilic archaea tinyurl.com/yc3dcv72, and one picture of one of our expeditions to Dallol making the cover of the November issue of @natmicrobiol.nature.com
rdcu.be/eLtCH
rdcu.be/eLtCH
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So, if your budget isn't already extremely tight, consider not grabbing the WIC eligible items when the stock is low, even if you're paying slightly more for the other sizes/brands/whatever of the same type of good.
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So, if your budget isn't already extremely tight, consider not grabbing the WIC eligible items when the stock is low, even if you're paying slightly more for the other sizes/brands/whatever of the same type of good.
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Does anyone have examples of F32 supporting documents in the new format (starting August of this year) they'd be willing to share? We're specifically looking for goals, preparedness, training activities and timeline for an F32 resubmission for the December deadline. Any help very much appreciated! 🙏
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Does anyone have examples of F32 supporting documents in the new format (starting August of this year) they'd be willing to share? We're specifically looking for goals, preparedness, training activities and timeline for an F32 resubmission for the December deadline. Any help very much appreciated! 🙏
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Everything Jeff said except since we're hosting at Stanford it's pronounced BAP-G bsky.app/profile/jros...
Bay Area Pop Gen conference Dec 6! One of my favorite conferences. Registration is free! Only controversy is how to pronounce BAPG (bap-guh is the right answer). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration for BAPG 2025, Stanford Dec 6 2025
docs.google.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Everything Jeff said except since we're hosting at Stanford it's pronounced BAP-G bsky.app/profile/jros...
Incredible resource, especially for microeukaryotes. Omaya and the team are very responsive - if your favorite Euk isn’t included, join the effort!
🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social
We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny.
#ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny.
#ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Incredible resource, especially for microeukaryotes. Omaya and the team are very responsive - if your favorite Euk isn’t included, join the effort!