Victor Tatarskiy
@greenrat.bsky.social
Cell biologist and a cat person. I mainly study CDK8/19, cell cycle regulation, and new anti-cancer drug candidates.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-5683
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-5683
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Victor Tatarskiy
@greenrat.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Hey! I'm Victor. I'm a cell and cancer biologist. My lab mainly studies CDK8/19, cell cycle regulation, and new anti-cancer drug candidates. I also love history and DnD, so don't be surprised if I follow you. I'm Russian (sorry) with family in the US, so there is occasional politics.
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I think of this Anna Akhmatova poem constantly
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I think of this Anna Akhmatova poem constantly
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Cool new work from @qmulepigenetics.bsky.social members @pradeepmadapura.bsky.social @manthan5277.bsky.social
BRD4 represses developmental and neuronal genes through interactions with polycomb complexes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.31.702994v1
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Cool new work from @qmulepigenetics.bsky.social members @pradeepmadapura.bsky.social @manthan5277.bsky.social
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Going back to 2015 data for an artistic project #TeaserTuesday
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Going back to 2015 data for an artistic project #TeaserTuesday
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![Comic. [Person pointing to graph on wall, addressing two people – one with close-cropped haircut, one with shoulder-length styled haircut – seated behind a desk.] PERSON: By lowering the planned satellite orbit, we can reduce the size of the launch vehicle required. We can reduce costs further by eliminating the satellite entirely in favor of an aerial platform. Some equipment could be moved to a ground-based facility, reducing required aircraft time. Additional savings could be… [caption] I’m trying to get NASA to build a shed in my backyard.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreibr5srobdfzld7ciekkd2s7icra7o4uix5pol3mlf3jmne5c5e7lu@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Resubmitting grants each cycle
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Resubmitting grants each cycle
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The Shingles vaccine and reduction of dementia: a new natural experiment from Canada replicated 3 others and adds to this week's link to slowing of biological aging.
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again!
Two new studies add to a remarkable body of evidence for benefit
erictopol.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The Shingles vaccine and reduction of dementia: a new natural experiment from Canada replicated 3 others and adds to this week's link to slowing of biological aging.
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
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The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
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🚨 We are hiring TWO postdocs to join the Cell Migration Lab (cellmig.org) 🇫🇮 as part of the new Centre of Excellence in Immune–Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs).
Join us to decode immune regulation & develop next-gen imaging tools! 🧪🔬
Details in thread 🧵👇
#ScienceSky #Postdoc #AcademicJobs Please RT🫶
Join us to decode immune regulation & develop next-gen imaging tools! 🧪🔬
Details in thread 🧵👇
#ScienceSky #Postdoc #AcademicJobs Please RT🫶
CELL MIGRATION LAB
We study cell migration in health and disease
cellmig.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
🚨 We are hiring TWO postdocs to join the Cell Migration Lab (cellmig.org) 🇫🇮 as part of the new Centre of Excellence in Immune–Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs).
Join us to decode immune regulation & develop next-gen imaging tools! 🧪🔬
Details in thread 🧵👇
#ScienceSky #Postdoc #AcademicJobs Please RT🫶
Join us to decode immune regulation & develop next-gen imaging tools! 🧪🔬
Details in thread 🧵👇
#ScienceSky #Postdoc #AcademicJobs Please RT🫶
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We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate mechanisms of DNA damage response, APOBEC-mediated mutagenesis, innate immunity, and double-stranded RNA sensing. Located in Southern California, UCI offers an outstanding scientific environment and exceptional quality of life.
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 AM
We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate mechanisms of DNA damage response, APOBEC-mediated mutagenesis, innate immunity, and double-stranded RNA sensing. Located in Southern California, UCI offers an outstanding scientific environment and exceptional quality of life.
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Job 2: Postdoc in Cell Biology 🧫🧬
Focus on cells interacts with the lymphatic endothelium.
We are looking for someone excited about vascular biology, microfluidics/organ-on-chip and microscopy.
Apply here: abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
Focus on cells interacts with the lymphatic endothelium.
We are looking for someone excited about vascular biology, microfluidics/organ-on-chip and microscopy.
Apply here: abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
Researcher (postdoctoral level) in Cell Biology, 1.4.2026–31.08.2028
abo.rekrytointi.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Job 2: Postdoc in Cell Biology 🧫🧬
Focus on cells interacts with the lymphatic endothelium.
We are looking for someone excited about vascular biology, microfluidics/organ-on-chip and microscopy.
Apply here: abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
Focus on cells interacts with the lymphatic endothelium.
We are looking for someone excited about vascular biology, microfluidics/organ-on-chip and microscopy.
Apply here: abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
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Both positions are for 2+ years.
📍 Location: Turku, Finland 🇫🇮 📅 Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Come work in a vibrant environment with the IMMENs consortium!
Learn more about IMMENs: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
📍 Location: Turku, Finland 🇫🇮 📅 Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Come work in a vibrant environment with the IMMENs consortium!
Learn more about IMMENs: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Centre of Excellence in Immune - Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs) | University of Helsinki
The overarching aim of IMMENs, a Research Council of Finland funded Centre of Excellence, is to understand how local immune responses are regulated at the lymphatic endothelium-immune cell interface.
www.helsinki.fi
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Both positions are for 2+ years.
📍 Location: Turku, Finland 🇫🇮 📅 Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Come work in a vibrant environment with the IMMENs consortium!
Learn more about IMMENs: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
📍 Location: Turku, Finland 🇫🇮 📅 Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Come work in a vibrant environment with the IMMENs consortium!
Learn more about IMMENs: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Another number of international researchers detained because they brought harmless research materials to USA. If you are an American researcher, please, don't ask your non-citizen colleagues to bring anything, that can completely ruin their lives.
FBI frame-up of Indiana University postdoc Youhuang Xiang: Anti-China witch-hunt escalates
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
I'd heard whispers of these arrests for carrying plasmids and bio materials across borders before, but someone just shared this detailed news report with me.
Please be careful.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
I'd heard whispers of these arrests for carrying plasmids and bio materials across borders before, but someone just shared this detailed news report with me.
Please be careful.
FBI frame-up of Indiana University postdoc Youhuang Xiang: Anti-China witch-hunt escalates
The arrest and prosecution of Chinese researcher Youhuang Xiang, announced December 19 by FBI Director Kash Patel, is the latest episode in an FBI/Department of Justice campaign to criminalize scienti...
www.wsws.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Another number of international researchers detained because they brought harmless research materials to USA. If you are an American researcher, please, don't ask your non-citizen colleagues to bring anything, that can completely ruin their lives.
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Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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Piece on why Nature became so influential and “important”. This quote: “history shows that much of its success has been circumstantial and opportunistic rather than meritorious…we should not mistake the system that emerged for one that reliably surfaces the best work.” www.asimov.press/p/nature
How Nature Became a 'Prestige' Journal
Since launching in 1869, Nature has evolved from a periodical offering commentary on pigeons to the prestige journal in science. But how did Nature build its reputation, and can it last?
www.asimov.press
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Piece on why Nature became so influential and “important”. This quote: “history shows that much of its success has been circumstantial and opportunistic rather than meritorious…we should not mistake the system that emerged for one that reliably surfaces the best work.” www.asimov.press/p/nature
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
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It’s #portfolioday
I’m Phobso, i’m a comic artist, love history, sci-fi, robots, costume design and monocrome pages with accent colors 🫧
I’m Phobso, i’m a comic artist, love history, sci-fi, robots, costume design and monocrome pages with accent colors 🫧
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It’s #portfolioday
I’m Phobso, i’m a comic artist, love history, sci-fi, robots, costume design and monocrome pages with accent colors 🫧
I’m Phobso, i’m a comic artist, love history, sci-fi, robots, costume design and monocrome pages with accent colors 🫧
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🚨The Neurocyto lab is branching out in our latest preprint! We used tubulin microinjection to directly visualize microtubule turnover in developing hippocampal neurons, demonstrating the presence of in-lattice repair and a selective stabilization in the nascent axon. Check below, or read on 🧵 1/9
Direct labeling of microtubule turnover reveals in-lattice repair and stabilization patterns in developing neurons
The microtubule cytoskeleton is the backbone of neuronal morphogenesis, driving the development of the dendrites and axon, and supporting trafficking to distant compartments. How neuronal microtubules...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
🚨The Neurocyto lab is branching out in our latest preprint! We used tubulin microinjection to directly visualize microtubule turnover in developing hippocampal neurons, demonstrating the presence of in-lattice repair and a selective stabilization in the nascent axon. Check below, or read on 🧵 1/9
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Preprints of pandemic potential - new historical piece from me on the history of bioRxiv/medRxiv, their role in the pandemic, and the way forward. 1/n journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
January 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Preprints of pandemic potential - new historical piece from me on the history of bioRxiv/medRxiv, their role in the pandemic, and the way forward. 1/n journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Supposedly the muntjac is having a huge hormone surge because his mate is in heat, which is why he's behaving aggressively.
To which I can only say: fellas, you ever get so horny you fight a rhino
To which I can only say: fellas, you ever get so horny you fight a rhino
January 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Supposedly the muntjac is having a huge hormone surge because his mate is in heat, which is why he's behaving aggressively.
To which I can only say: fellas, you ever get so horny you fight a rhino
To which I can only say: fellas, you ever get so horny you fight a rhino
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Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
Monoculture forests are dying off in changing climate, and foresters are replanting them with diverse species forests. Didn't know that Europe had this new massive problem with deforestation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Monoculture forests are dying off in changing climate, and foresters are replanting them with diverse species forests. Didn't know that Europe had this new massive problem with deforestation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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![Comic. [Two adults, one with short light hair, walking with a child with spiky hair.] PERSON: Oops, I forgot to say “rabbit rabbit” on January first! CHILD: Why do you do that? PERSON: Just a superstition. CHILD: What’s a superstition? PERSON: It’s a way to train yourself to feel like any bad thing that happens is your fault.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidrs7rjct33ulawni7zummkvq43fgkc7tosrydi5fd3u5zkzttiue@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM