Lara K. Mahal
@glycocode.bsky.social
CERC in Glycomics, Director of Glycomics Institute of Alberta(www.glyco-alberta.ca), Professor of Chemistry, Univ. of Alberta. Work on #glycotime with lectin microarrays and discovering new aspects of #miRNA. Opinions are mine (she/her). www.glycocode.org
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Lara K. Mahal
@glycocode.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Screening the human miRNA interactome reveals coordinated up-regulation in melanoma, adding bidirectional regulation to miRNA networks
Analysis of ST3GAL1/2 and CD98hc regulation by miRNA reveals co–up-regulation, adding a bidirectional twist to miRNA networks.
www.science.org
Proud of @faezehjame.bsky.social and our latest paper on upregulation by #miRNA. miRNA upregulate protein expression of CD98hc, ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2 in a coordinated manner. Regulation is bidirectional, changing the picture on how these #RNA work. #glycotime
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
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The chief of NIAMS, Lindsey Criswell, has told her staff that her 5-year leadership appointment had not been renewed, meaning 16 out of 27 NIH institutes and centers will be operating without a permanent director. https://scim.ag/4cr5wHI
Another NIH institute loses its director
Health department declines to renew Lindsey Criswell, head of arthritis institute, to another 5-year term
scim.ag
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The chief of NIAMS, Lindsey Criswell, has told her staff that her 5-year leadership appointment had not been renewed, meaning 16 out of 27 NIH institutes and centers will be operating without a permanent director. https://scim.ag/4cr5wHI
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Can confirm
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Can confirm
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Happy to share this new, very intentional chapter. I have left UCLA after 14 years to join the University of Colorado Anschutz as Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Neurosurgery and the inaugural Marsico Chair in Excellence in Functional Precision Medicine/n
news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi/cu-ansc...
news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi/cu-ansc...
CU Anschutz Recruits National Leader to Launch Functional Personalized Medicine Initiative
CU Anschutz welcomes Alice Soragni to launch a Functional Personalized Medicine Initiative using rapid tumor organoid testing to guide treatment decisions.
news.cuanschutz.edu
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Happy to share this new, very intentional chapter. I have left UCLA after 14 years to join the University of Colorado Anschutz as Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Neurosurgery and the inaugural Marsico Chair in Excellence in Functional Precision Medicine/n
news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi/cu-ansc...
news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi/cu-ansc...
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NEW: Another NIH institute director hasn't been renewed — the director of NIAMS (arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases institute).
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Another NIH institute director hasn't been renewed — the director of NIAMS (arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases institute).
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
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New preprint from our lab led by fantastic graduate student @titas10.bsky.social, in which we retrace the emergence of antimicrobial function in the mammalian protein lactoferrin.
www.biorxiv.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
New preprint from our lab led by fantastic graduate student @titas10.bsky.social, in which we retrace the emergence of antimicrobial function in the mammalian protein lactoferrin.
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I would much rather have a dozen noncitizens vote than millions of citizens not be able to.
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I would much rather have a dozen noncitizens vote than millions of citizens not be able to.
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Takeda (Boston, MA) looking for Associate Director, Computational Chemistry, (PhD, 7+ yrs exp): jobs.takeda.com/job/boston/a... #chemjobs #compchem
(position pretty old, Nov 2025 posting)
(position pretty old, Nov 2025 posting)
Associate Director, Computational Chemistry at Takeda Pharmaceutical
Learn more about applying for Associate Director, Computational Chemistry at Takeda Pharmaceutical
jobs.takeda.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Takeda (Boston, MA) looking for Associate Director, Computational Chemistry, (PhD, 7+ yrs exp): jobs.takeda.com/job/boston/a... #chemjobs #compchem
(position pretty old, Nov 2025 posting)
(position pretty old, Nov 2025 posting)
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Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
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🧪 Today is United Nations International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Claudia Goldin was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her research on gender pay gaps.
This year's Forbes 250 Innovators included only 3 women in the top fifty.
#WomenInScience
Via @nobelprize.org
#Pinks
This year's Forbes 250 Innovators included only 3 women in the top fifty.
#WomenInScience
Via @nobelprize.org
#Pinks
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
🧪 Today is United Nations International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Claudia Goldin was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her research on gender pay gaps.
This year's Forbes 250 Innovators included only 3 women in the top fifty.
#WomenInScience
Via @nobelprize.org
#Pinks
This year's Forbes 250 Innovators included only 3 women in the top fifty.
#WomenInScience
Via @nobelprize.org
#Pinks
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More than 650 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, acting in their individual capacities, publicly signed on to endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens.
drive.google.com/file/d/1iQKK...
drive.google.com/file/d/1iQKK...
NASEM Signers.pdf
drive.google.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
More than 650 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, acting in their individual capacities, publicly signed on to endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens.
drive.google.com/file/d/1iQKK...
drive.google.com/file/d/1iQKK...
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And more reporting on a historic program that is increasingly unsettled, with late-breaking changes to criteria, fewer awards, applications returned without review, and more:
via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/n...
via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/n...
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
And more reporting on a historic program that is increasingly unsettled, with late-breaking changes to criteria, fewer awards, applications returned without review, and more:
via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/n...
via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
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‘Historically Underrepresented’ Faculty Overrepresented in Adjunct Ranks
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
February 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
‘Historically Underrepresented’ Faculty Overrepresented in Adjunct Ranks
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
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📢 Join us for the next GlySpace Alliance Webinar!
🗓️ Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 10 AM ET
🎙️Dr. Lance Wells & Dr. Rene Ranzinger
🗒️For details visit: wiki.glygen.org/GlySpace_All... or take a look at the flyer below!
#GlyGen #glycotime #researchwebinar #researchtools
🗓️ Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 10 AM ET
🎙️Dr. Lance Wells & Dr. Rene Ranzinger
🗒️For details visit: wiki.glygen.org/GlySpace_All... or take a look at the flyer below!
#GlyGen #glycotime #researchwebinar #researchtools
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
📢 Join us for the next GlySpace Alliance Webinar!
🗓️ Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 10 AM ET
🎙️Dr. Lance Wells & Dr. Rene Ranzinger
🗒️For details visit: wiki.glygen.org/GlySpace_All... or take a look at the flyer below!
#GlyGen #glycotime #researchwebinar #researchtools
🗓️ Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 10 AM ET
🎙️Dr. Lance Wells & Dr. Rene Ranzinger
🗒️For details visit: wiki.glygen.org/GlySpace_All... or take a look at the flyer below!
#GlyGen #glycotime #researchwebinar #researchtools
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For #BlackHistoryMonth today my focus is: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, a Black American inventor whose work made daily life easier for real people.
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Mary Kenner (1912-2006)
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is an inventor of numerous products we use today and has the most patents of any African American woman. Kenner was born on May 17, 1912, in Monroe, North Carolina. Her f...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth today my focus is: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, a Black American inventor whose work made daily life easier for real people.
blackpast.org/african-amer...
blackpast.org/african-amer...
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Edmonia Lewis (U.S., 1844-1907) was the first BIPOC sculptor in the US, the first to be internationally recognized.
Her father was African American and her mother was Indigenous (Chippewa, Ojibwa). Both died when she was little.
The Death of Cleopatra (carved 1876, marble).
#BlackHistoryMonth
Her father was African American and her mother was Indigenous (Chippewa, Ojibwa). Both died when she was little.
The Death of Cleopatra (carved 1876, marble).
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Edmonia Lewis (U.S., 1844-1907) was the first BIPOC sculptor in the US, the first to be internationally recognized.
Her father was African American and her mother was Indigenous (Chippewa, Ojibwa). Both died when she was little.
The Death of Cleopatra (carved 1876, marble).
#BlackHistoryMonth
Her father was African American and her mother was Indigenous (Chippewa, Ojibwa). Both died when she was little.
The Death of Cleopatra (carved 1876, marble).
#BlackHistoryMonth
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More reporting: At the WEF in Davos, Moderna’s CEO said Moderna will "stop investing in late-stage vaccine trials that are a crucial part of the approval process," b/c “You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 AM
More reporting: At the WEF in Davos, Moderna’s CEO said Moderna will "stop investing in late-stage vaccine trials that are a crucial part of the approval process," b/c “You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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By the way, STEM education is literally being slashed and REDIRECTED to AI.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Administration Slashes STEM Education Research Grants
Some experts say the funding cuts are at odds with the administration's AI learning priorities.
www.edweek.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
By the way, STEM education is literally being slashed and REDIRECTED to AI.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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“I’ve thought a lot of them not just as parents individually or as aspirations professionally,” Mamdani told me, “but in terms of what a marriage can look like, pursuing your professional dreams and being able to raise a family all at once.”"
Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:
What Mira Nair Taught Zohran Mamdani
The mayor’s famous filmmaker mother reveals the origins of his ferocious ambition.
www.vulture.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“I’ve thought a lot of them not just as parents individually or as aspirations professionally,” Mamdani told me, “but in terms of what a marriage can look like, pursuing your professional dreams and being able to raise a family all at once.”"
Had an amazing time giving at talk at ARRTI at the University of Lethbridge. Thank you so much to Trushar Patel and Stacey Wetmore for the invitation to talk about upregulatory #miRNA and #glycotime
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Had an amazing time giving at talk at ARRTI at the University of Lethbridge. Thank you so much to Trushar Patel and Stacey Wetmore for the invitation to talk about upregulatory #miRNA and #glycotime
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"Knowing I stood there having a chance to win was a victory in and of itself." Lindsay Vonn, after her crash yesterday.
"Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I believe in you, just as you believed in me."
"Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I believe in you, just as you believed in me."
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"Knowing I stood there having a chance to win was a victory in and of itself." Lindsay Vonn, after her crash yesterday.
"Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I believe in you, just as you believed in me."
"Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I believe in you, just as you believed in me."
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Flossie Wong-Staal, 黄以静, was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone HIV. She also created a map of its genes, which was crucial to proving that HIV causes AIDS. Read more and subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Flossie Wong-Staal, Virologist and molecular biologist
Prof Flossie Wong-Staal was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
adalovelaceday.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Flossie Wong-Staal, 黄以静, was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone HIV. She also created a map of its genes, which was crucial to proving that HIV causes AIDS. Read more and subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
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Senior Scientist, Molecular Virology
AstraZeneca - Gaithersburg, US
Read the full job description and apply⤵️
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#ScienceJobs
AstraZeneca - Gaithersburg, US
Read the full job description and apply⤵️
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#ScienceJobs
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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