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.
not sexy enough!
now, molecular biology for eugenics...
now, molecular biology for eugenics...
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
not sexy enough!
now, molecular biology for eugenics...
now, molecular biology for eugenics...
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very cool paper on the location of tumor mutations within the liver changing cancer initiation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The origin of hepatocellular carcinoma depends on metabolic zonation
The origin of cancer is poorly understood because premalignant cells are rarely followed in their native environments. While the spatial compartmentalization of metabolic functions is critical for pro...
www.science.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
very cool paper on the location of tumor mutations within the liver changing cancer initiation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
All these in one place... yikes. The man did all he could to burn his legacy
You are embarrassing yourself by lauding this monster. Do you defend these views, which he held lifelong. Where is the "nuance in these words?" Shame!
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
All these in one place... yikes. The man did all he could to burn his legacy
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Required reading for cell biologists to get a sense of basic statistical principles!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ten essential tips for robust statistics in cell biology - Nature Cell Biology
Statistical thinking is a core part of solid, trustworthy biology. However, many studies still include insufficient sample sizes, have poor experimental design or select an incorrect statistical metho...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Required reading for cell biologists to get a sense of basic statistical principles!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hey Siri, show me the Frenchiest news story
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Hey Siri, show me the Frenchiest news story
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Great lab, great mentor and I love UNC Biology!
The Johri Lab has an open postdoc position. Please send me an email, if interested. Start date is flexible. Please do share! Thank you in advance.
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Great lab, great mentor and I love UNC Biology!
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the year is 2032. the canadians have won. still, they are very polite about it. the white house ballroom is flooded, and frozen, and is now the white house hockey rink. everyone agrees that having tim hortons is a fair price to pay for a functioning society
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
the year is 2032. the canadians have won. still, they are very polite about it. the white house ballroom is flooded, and frozen, and is now the white house hockey rink. everyone agrees that having tim hortons is a fair price to pay for a functioning society
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Looks like you really need a catchy name to publish in @natmethods.nature.com 😅
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Looks like you really need a catchy name to publish in @natmethods.nature.com 😅
Maybe we can get lucky and get some more Sappho?
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
Newly Deciphered Herculaneum Scroll Sheds Light on Ancient Greek Founder of Stoicism - GreekReporter.com
A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll, revealed through Pulsed Thermography, exposes fresh details about the Greek origins of Stoicism.
greekreporter.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Maybe we can get lucky and get some more Sappho?
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
Maybe we can get lucky and get some more Sappho?
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
Newly Deciphered Herculaneum Scroll Sheds Light on Ancient Greek Founder of Stoicism - GreekReporter.com
A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll, revealed through Pulsed Thermography, exposes fresh details about the Greek origins of Stoicism.
greekreporter.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Maybe we can get lucky and get some more Sappho?
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
greekreporter.com/2025/10/15/d...
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2023: The Forest of Biologists. We plant a tree for each Research Article or Review article and preserve ancient woodland for our peer reviewers. Find out more in our video:
The Forest of Biologists
The Forest of Biologists is a bio-positive publishing initiative from The Company of Biologists. A new native tree is planted in a UK forest for each Research or Review article published in one of…
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October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
2023: The Forest of Biologists. We plant a tree for each Research Article or Review article and preserve ancient woodland for our peer reviewers. Find out more in our video:
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They should call self-driving cars “Autobots”
And AI chatbots spreading misinformation on social media “Decepticons”
And AI chatbots spreading misinformation on social media “Decepticons”
October 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
They should call self-driving cars “Autobots”
And AI chatbots spreading misinformation on social media “Decepticons”
And AI chatbots spreading misinformation on social media “Decepticons”
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
The clowns were the clowns of old, but we need to bring black the clowns!
Deleted post with a pic which I labeled misleadingly as being taken IN Portland, OR. It was by AP from a German photographer (Bimmer), probably done in Hamburg at the G8 summit.
But it stylizes the situation in Portland still nicely and is a great picture.
But it stylizes the situation in Portland still nicely and is a great picture.
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The clowns were the clowns of old, but we need to bring black the clowns!
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#31daysofgraves #13 Skeleton
The monument for Elizabeth Benson, obit 1710, in St Leonard, Shoreditch. Carved by Francis Bird, it shows two gleeful skeletons holding a shroud, vigorously ripping apart the tree of life.
www.speel.me.uk/chlondon/stl...
The monument for Elizabeth Benson, obit 1710, in St Leonard, Shoreditch. Carved by Francis Bird, it shows two gleeful skeletons holding a shroud, vigorously ripping apart the tree of life.
www.speel.me.uk/chlondon/stl...
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#31daysofgraves #13 Skeleton
The monument for Elizabeth Benson, obit 1710, in St Leonard, Shoreditch. Carved by Francis Bird, it shows two gleeful skeletons holding a shroud, vigorously ripping apart the tree of life.
www.speel.me.uk/chlondon/stl...
The monument for Elizabeth Benson, obit 1710, in St Leonard, Shoreditch. Carved by Francis Bird, it shows two gleeful skeletons holding a shroud, vigorously ripping apart the tree of life.
www.speel.me.uk/chlondon/stl...
Don't know about this particular drug, but if there would be drugs supporting patients with cahexia it would be so important. This is a terrible symptom which leads to very fast decline, preventing treatments because the patient is to frail for it.
Cancer cachexia contender enters first pivotal trial www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can Pfizer’s appetite-boosting antibody ponsegromab address a cancer-induced wasting syndrome — and help patients live longer in the process? Find out more in this news article #CancerGrandChallenges
Can Pfizer’s appetite-boosting antibody ponsegromab address a cancer-induced wasting syndrome — and help patients live longer in the process? Find out more in this news article #CancerGrandChallenges
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Don't know about this particular drug, but if there would be drugs supporting patients with cahexia it would be so important. This is a terrible symptom which leads to very fast decline, preventing treatments because the patient is to frail for it.
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Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope - Nature Communications
Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Oh, the “vomiting ferret” model is absolutely a real thing - I’ve encountered it in my own drug discovery career.
They’re one of the smallest animals that show this response- weirdly, rodents can’t do it at all.
They’re one of the smallest animals that show this response- weirdly, rodents can’t do it at all.
October 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Oh, the “vomiting ferret” model is absolutely a real thing - I’ve encountered it in my own drug discovery career.
They’re one of the smallest animals that show this response- weirdly, rodents can’t do it at all.
They’re one of the smallest animals that show this response- weirdly, rodents can’t do it at all.
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My book, One Hand Clapping, landed in the NYU bookstore! Preorder yours today! Out everywhere Oct 21
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-hand-c...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-hand-c...
October 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My book, One Hand Clapping, landed in the NYU bookstore! Preorder yours today! Out everywhere Oct 21
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-hand-c...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-hand-c...
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Thread of things I'm learning as I read The Discovery of Insulin by Michael Bliss
October 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thread of things I'm learning as I read The Discovery of Insulin by Michael Bliss
as this unexpectedly went semi-viral - NB: I only tried this protocol, all credit goes to www.med.upenn.edu/markslab/ and probably someone even before :)
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
as this unexpectedly went semi-viral - NB: I only tried this protocol, all credit goes to www.med.upenn.edu/markslab/ and probably someone even before :)
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What you think your brain is supposed to do
October 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What you think your brain is supposed to do
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Tonight, the adventure begins! I could not be more thrilled to embark on this epic journey with these amazing performers. The world of Aramán awaits, tune in tonight at 7pm PT for the premiere of Campaign 4 of Critical Role!
October 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tonight, the adventure begins! I could not be more thrilled to embark on this epic journey with these amazing performers. The world of Aramán awaits, tune in tonight at 7pm PT for the premiere of Campaign 4 of Critical Role!
Classic Soviet joke.
American: " Our system is better! We have free speech! I can come to the White House and shout, "Reagan is a fool! Down with him!"
Russian: " So what? I cal also come to the Red Square and shout, "Reagan is a fool"
American: " Our system is better! We have free speech! I can come to the White House and shout, "Reagan is a fool! Down with him!"
Russian: " So what? I cal also come to the Red Square and shout, "Reagan is a fool"
Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival
Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Classic Soviet joke.
American: " Our system is better! We have free speech! I can come to the White House and shout, "Reagan is a fool! Down with him!"
Russian: " So what? I cal also come to the Red Square and shout, "Reagan is a fool"
American: " Our system is better! We have free speech! I can come to the White House and shout, "Reagan is a fool! Down with him!"
Russian: " So what? I cal also come to the Red Square and shout, "Reagan is a fool"