Tara Deans
@genegirl007.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech/Emory | Synthetic biologist interested in programming pluripotent stem cells to direct their cell fate | Hematopoiesis | Platelets
Tell me you got an Amazon package delivered without telling me you had one delivered.
October 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tell me you got an Amazon package delivered without telling me you had one delivered.
Goat yoga on the Georgia Tech campus today! 🥰
August 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Goat yoga on the Georgia Tech campus today! 🥰
Pushing the boundaries of #synbio with @darpa.mil
July 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pushing the boundaries of #synbio with @darpa.mil
I had the pleasure of chatting with @fox5atlanta.bsky.social about the economic benefits of the growing research communities in #Atlanta. www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1668922
Science square taking shape
Atlanta continues to evolve. The much anticipated "science square" in northwest Atlanta is taking shape one year after a ribbon cutting. FOX 5's Kevyn Stewart has the story.
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July 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I had the pleasure of chatting with @fox5atlanta.bsky.social about the economic benefits of the growing research communities in #Atlanta. www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1668922
Happy Father’s Day to all you awesome dads out there!
June 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Happy Father’s Day to all you awesome dads out there!
Don’t miss this great opportunity for a wonderful workshop run by NCI to discuss genetic tools and omics to better understand cancer. Join us to learn and contribute to unraveling the complexities of cancer. Let’s do this together! Details 👇🏼
Last day to apply!
Explore how synthetic & systems biology can advance our understanding of cancer initiation at NCI’s virtual S³ Innovation Lab!
Synthetic biologists particularly encouraged to apply!
Application deadline now June 5:
apply.knowinnovation.com/s3-cancer-in...
Synthetic biologists particularly encouraged to apply!
Application deadline now June 5:
apply.knowinnovation.com/s3-cancer-in...
June 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Don’t miss this great opportunity for a wonderful workshop run by NCI to discuss genetic tools and omics to better understand cancer. Join us to learn and contribute to unraveling the complexities of cancer. Let’s do this together! Details 👇🏼
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!
May 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!
Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9! Congrats to my 7th, 8th, and 9th (and final) PhD students who successfully defended their PhDs from U Utah BME. 🎉💕
May 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9! Congrats to my 7th, 8th, and 9th (and final) PhD students who successfully defended their PhDs from U Utah BME. 🎉💕
I’m excited to share or paper that was recently published on engineering platelets ❤️
Engineered platelets are shown to be promising delivery vehicles for therapeutic proteins due to their ability to
circulate in the bloodstream, target specific sites,
and release proteins on demand. @genegirl007.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
circulate in the bloodstream, target specific sites,
and release proteins on demand. @genegirl007.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Programming megakaryocytes to produce engineered platelets for delivering non-native proteins - Communications Biology
Engineered platelets are shown to be promising delivery vehicles for therapeutic proteins due to their ability to circulate in the bloodstream, target specific sites, and release proteins on demand.
www.nature.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m excited to share or paper that was recently published on engineering platelets ❤️
The moment we have all been waiting for…okay maybe just me. A picture of the first gel in my lab at Tech! 🥰@gtresearchnews.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The moment we have all been waiting for…okay maybe just me. A picture of the first gel in my lab at Tech! 🥰@gtresearchnews.bsky.social
Reposted by Tara Deans
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
Campus was buzzing with PhD student interviews for #CoulterBME. @alexvlahos.bsky.social @jcmejias.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Campus was buzzing with PhD student interviews for #CoulterBME. @alexvlahos.bsky.social @jcmejias.bsky.social
I feel seen.
Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I feel seen.
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Look at this cutie! A mocking bird watching the people in Atlanta all bundled up. #it’scoldoutside.
January 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Look at this cutie! A mocking bird watching the people in Atlanta all bundled up. #it’scoldoutside.
It’s been fun being in Atlanta for an unusual snow storm. Snow can bring so much joy. And headaches, but I captured some of the joy here. @gtresearchnews.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social #CoulterBME
January 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s been fun being in Atlanta for an unusual snow storm. Snow can bring so much joy. And headaches, but I captured some of the joy here. @gtresearchnews.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social #CoulterBME
Check out this opportunity to be an editor @natureneuro.bsky.social!
We're hiring!
We're recruting an editor with expertise in computational, systems, or cognitive neuroscience. Must have a PhD and be able to work in the US, Berlin, or Shanghai. Application due Jan. 6.
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We're recruting an editor with expertise in computational, systems, or cognitive neuroscience. Must have a PhD and be able to work in the US, Berlin, or Shanghai. Application due Jan. 6.
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Neuroscience
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Neuroscience Location: New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia or Berlin Application Deadline: January 6, 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature ope...
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December 30, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Check out this opportunity to be an editor @natureneuro.bsky.social!
Save the date! Two days of mammalian synthetic biology in August. I hope to see you there!
December 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Save the date! Two days of mammalian synthetic biology in August. I hope to see you there!
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Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever
December 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever
Reposted by Tara Deans
Please share!
Here is a starter pack dedicated to Mammalian SynBio!
It is still incomplete so if you would like to be added/removed please let me know!
go.bsky.app/SsxHKoV
Here is a starter pack dedicated to Mammalian SynBio!
It is still incomplete so if you would like to be added/removed please let me know!
go.bsky.app/SsxHKoV
November 20, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Please share!
Here is a starter pack dedicated to Mammalian SynBio!
It is still incomplete so if you would like to be added/removed please let me know!
go.bsky.app/SsxHKoV
Here is a starter pack dedicated to Mammalian SynBio!
It is still incomplete so if you would like to be added/removed please let me know!
go.bsky.app/SsxHKoV
Here's a great opportunity for undergrads to apply for a summer internship at the NIH! Applications are due Jan. 8th. Follow link for more details and to apply:
www.nibib.nih.gov/labs-at-nibi...
www.nibib.nih.gov/labs-at-nibi...
Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP) | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringLock
The NIBIB-sponsored Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP) is an in-person, 10-week program for undergraduate students who wish to engage in cutting-edge biomedical engineering resea...
www.nibib.nih.gov
November 25, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Here's a great opportunity for undergrads to apply for a summer internship at the NIH! Applications are due Jan. 8th. Follow link for more details and to apply:
www.nibib.nih.gov/labs-at-nibi...
www.nibib.nih.gov/labs-at-nibi...
If you are early in your #synbio career, consider applying for this award! If you know of an awesome #synbio person early in their career (there are many!), please consider nominating them! Applications/nominations are due Dec 1! americanchemical.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
2025 ACS Synthetic Biology Young Innovator Award
Make a nomination for the 2025 ACS Synthetic Biology Young Innovator Award!
americanchemical.co1.qualtrics.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:33 AM
If you are early in your #synbio career, consider applying for this award! If you know of an awesome #synbio person early in their career (there are many!), please consider nominating them! Applications/nominations are due Dec 1! americanchemical.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Tara Deans
The bad news: Many people don’t get enough iron in their diet.
The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron
Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need.
Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5.
The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron
Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need.
Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5.
November 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM
The bad news: Many people don’t get enough iron in their diet.
The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron
Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need.
Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5.
The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron
Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need.
Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5.