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✨Announcing our newest awardees, who are taking scientific leaps to uncover new knowledge across microbial ecology, marine microbiology, and mammalian genetics. Learn about their projects: bit.ly/HFAwardees
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
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I'm immensely grateful for Hypothesis Fund support!
For years, we've speculated about "rules" for mixotroph metabolic flexibility. This funding will allow us to integrate new mol & cell bio tools with our modeling optimization approaches.
Thank you 🙏 to scout Ginger Armbrust for finding us!
For years, we've speculated about "rules" for mixotroph metabolic flexibility. This funding will allow us to integrate new mol & cell bio tools with our modeling optimization approaches.
Thank you 🙏 to scout Ginger Armbrust for finding us!
✨Announcing our newest awardees, who are taking scientific leaps to uncover new knowledge across microbial ecology, marine microbiology, and mammalian genetics. Learn about their projects: bit.ly/HFAwardees
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm immensely grateful for Hypothesis Fund support!
For years, we've speculated about "rules" for mixotroph metabolic flexibility. This funding will allow us to integrate new mol & cell bio tools with our modeling optimization approaches.
Thank you 🙏 to scout Ginger Armbrust for finding us!
For years, we've speculated about "rules" for mixotroph metabolic flexibility. This funding will allow us to integrate new mol & cell bio tools with our modeling optimization approaches.
Thank you 🙏 to scout Ginger Armbrust for finding us!
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This is a huge honor and we’re so excited to get started on this new direction for our group stemming from the work of William McLaughlin, a Ph.D. Candidate in our lab!
Major thanks to our scout, Paul Turner and Hypothesis Fund for seeing the potential in this project! Time to get to work! 🧬🧫🧪
Major thanks to our scout, Paul Turner and Hypothesis Fund for seeing the potential in this project! Time to get to work! 🧬🧫🧪
2/ Awardee @megbehri.bsky.social will study how chaotic dynamics arise in microbial🦠 populations. Her research could transform how we predict microbiome dysbiosis across human health and beyond.
🥳 Congrats Dr. Behringer! @vuartsci.bsky.social
🙏 #HFScout @paulturnerlab.bsky.social
🥳 Congrats Dr. Behringer! @vuartsci.bsky.social
🙏 #HFScout @paulturnerlab.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is a huge honor and we’re so excited to get started on this new direction for our group stemming from the work of William McLaughlin, a Ph.D. Candidate in our lab!
Major thanks to our scout, Paul Turner and Hypothesis Fund for seeing the potential in this project! Time to get to work! 🧬🧫🧪
Major thanks to our scout, Paul Turner and Hypothesis Fund for seeing the potential in this project! Time to get to work! 🧬🧫🧪
✨Announcing our newest awardees, who are taking scientific leaps to uncover new knowledge across microbial ecology, marine microbiology, and mammalian genetics. Learn about their projects: bit.ly/HFAwardees
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
✨Announcing our newest awardees, who are taking scientific leaps to uncover new knowledge across microbial ecology, marine microbiology, and mammalian genetics. Learn about their projects: bit.ly/HFAwardees
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
Meet our awardees and hear from their #HFScouts in our 🧵/1
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Our next extraordinary biologist is Manu Prakash, plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, who was recently interviewed for @jcellsci.bsky.social. #100biologists @prakashlab.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Our next extraordinary biologist is Manu Prakash, plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, who was recently interviewed for @jcellsci.bsky.social. #100biologists @prakashlab.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners—including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom: bit.ly/4oCwZtq
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners—including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom: bit.ly/4oCwZtq
🎉 Big news! We've been awarded the 2025 @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for The Leap, our audio documentary that features the scientists behind some of the biggest breakthroughs of our time. sjawards.aaas.org/news/2025-aa... 1/
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎉 Big news! We've been awarded the 2025 @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for The Leap, our audio documentary that features the scientists behind some of the biggest breakthroughs of our time. sjawards.aaas.org/news/2025-aa... 1/
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It was lovely speaking to @harmitmalik.bsky.social for @dmmjournal.bsky.social Infectious Disease Special Issue. We chatted about his work on host-viral evolution, the importance of blue-skies research and his approach to creating a supportive lab environment
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For our #InfectiousDisease Special Issue we interviewed the marvelous @harmitmalik.bsky.social ! We discussed the #viral arms race, how to support mentees and the beauty of basic science 🔬
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The viral arms race: an interview with Harmit Malik
Harmit Malik. Photo credit: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.Harmit Malik is Professor and Associate Director of the Basic Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA,…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was lovely speaking to @harmitmalik.bsky.social for @dmmjournal.bsky.social Infectious Disease Special Issue. We chatted about his work on host-viral evolution, the importance of blue-skies research and his approach to creating a supportive lab environment
journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
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The ocean’s got rhythm — and so do its viruses.
With the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (BATS), we dove deep — every 4 to 12 hours — to see how viral populations swing through day and night.
With the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (BATS), we dove deep — every 4 to 12 hours — to see how viral populations swing through day and night.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The ocean’s got rhythm — and so do its viruses.
With the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (BATS), we dove deep — every 4 to 12 hours — to see how viral populations swing through day and night.
With the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (BATS), we dove deep — every 4 to 12 hours — to see how viral populations swing through day and night.
🤩Say hi to #HFScout Dipti Nayak, whose pioneering work on methanogenic archaea (a special group of ancient microbes) is transforming how we understand early life on Earth 🌎 and informing new strategies to address climate change. 1/
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🤩Say hi to #HFScout Dipti Nayak, whose pioneering work on methanogenic archaea (a special group of ancient microbes) is transforming how we understand early life on Earth 🌎 and informing new strategies to address climate change. 1/
👋Meet #HFScout Roseanna Zia, whose research on colloids (small particles suspended in fluid) has reshaped our understanding of complex fluids, soft matter physics, and the physics of life itself. 1/
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
👋Meet #HFScout Roseanna Zia, whose research on colloids (small particles suspended in fluid) has reshaped our understanding of complex fluids, soft matter physics, and the physics of life itself. 1/
📣Exciting day at the @HypothesisFund! We’re thrilled to recognize two new brilliant scientist Scouts: Roseanna Zia and Dipti Nayak! 1/
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📣Exciting day at the @HypothesisFund! We’re thrilled to recognize two new brilliant scientist Scouts: Roseanna Zia and Dipti Nayak! 1/
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Congrats to @zjahed.bsky.social on receiving a seed grant from the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social to explore mechanisms of aging in cells that don't divide, like those in the brain and heart. Her work could shed new light on the progression of many age-related diseases. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
UC San Diego Engineer Awarded Hypothesis Fund Grant to Explore Aging in Brain and Heart Cells
Why do some of the body’s most important cells — like those in the brain and heart — age, even though they never divide? Chemical and nano engineering professor Zeinab Jahed has received a seed grant ...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Congrats to @zjahed.bsky.social on receiving a seed grant from the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social to explore mechanisms of aging in cells that don't divide, like those in the brain and heart. Her work could shed new light on the progression of many age-related diseases. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
🌟New awards alert!✨ We're thrilled to announce new awards in the diverse disciplines of materials science, aging, and RNA biology. Meet these talented scientists and hear from the Scouts who recommended them below!
Learn more: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
October 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🌟New awards alert!✨ We're thrilled to announce new awards in the diverse disciplines of materials science, aging, and RNA biology. Meet these talented scientists and hear from the Scouts who recommended them below!
Learn more: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
Big congrats to HF Awardee @sciencekyle.bsky.social for being awarded the prestigious NIH DP2 award to continue his work on engineering immune cells to tackle cancer. So incredibly proud to have supported the early stages of this groundbreaking science -- go Kyle! 🥳
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Stanford researchers receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward grants
This year’s awardees are researching cancer treatments, age-related disease, and much more.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Big congrats to HF Awardee @sciencekyle.bsky.social for being awarded the prestigious NIH DP2 award to continue his work on engineering immune cells to tackle cancer. So incredibly proud to have supported the early stages of this groundbreaking science -- go Kyle! 🥳
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Big congrats to #HFScout @sullivan-lab.bsky.social for receiving an ASM award for his contributions to environmental research! 🎉
ASM is pleased to announce the 2026 ASM Awards & Prize Program recipients—leaders whose research, teaching and innovation are advancing the microbial sciences. Join us in congratulating the recipients! Learn more about the honorees and awards: asm.social/2zX
September 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Big congrats to #HFScout @sullivan-lab.bsky.social for receiving an ASM award for his contributions to environmental research! 🎉
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🚨 New tool for viral genomics!
Meet CLAE: a high-fidelity Nanopore sequencing strategy that pushes accuracy to Q30, boosts throughput >800 Mb/100 pores, and recovers full-length viral genomes from complex samples 🌊🦠
👉 [https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202505978]
#viromics #nanopore #genomics
Meet CLAE: a high-fidelity Nanopore sequencing strategy that pushes accuracy to Q30, boosts throughput >800 Mb/100 pores, and recovers full-length viral genomes from complex samples 🌊🦠
👉 [https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202505978]
#viromics #nanopore #genomics
September 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
While on an expedition in the Arctic❄️, #HFScout @prakashlab.bsky.social made a fascinating discovery about ice diatoms. Check out his new manuscript!
(To learn more about Manu's quest to see every organism on earth, revisit his episode of The Leap: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/man...)
(To learn more about Manu's quest to see every organism on earth, revisit his episode of The Leap: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/man...)
Did you know tiny algae can "skate" within Arctic sea ice? ⛸️ Our new study in @pnas.org reveals the secret life of ice diatoms: they are actively gliding to navigate the ice! This adds a new dimension to the sea ice ecosystem, revealing an active, dynamic ecological niche. @prakashlab.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
While on an expedition in the Arctic❄️, #HFScout @prakashlab.bsky.social made a fascinating discovery about ice diatoms. Check out his new manuscript!
(To learn more about Manu's quest to see every organism on earth, revisit his episode of The Leap: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/man...)
(To learn more about Manu's quest to see every organism on earth, revisit his episode of The Leap: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/man...)
We turned 3⃣ this year! Our founder & CEO David Sanford reflects on the incredible science we've enabled, and the people who made it possible. Read about our journey:
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Three Years on the Frontiers of Science
The past year has been one of significant growth and validation for the Hypothesis Fund. As we reached our third anniversary earlier this summer, we're celebrating the incredible science we’ve support...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We turned 3⃣ this year! Our founder & CEO David Sanford reflects on the incredible science we've enabled, and the people who made it possible. Read about our journey:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...
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I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
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I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
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Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join
The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below.
Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...
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August 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
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Congratulations to @bendeskylab.com on being awarded a @hypothesisfund.bsky.social seed grant! He’s asking why some of an animal’s genes are switched on and others off, depending on which parent the genes came from. And how evolution shapes this phenomenon, called genetic imprinting.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to @bendeskylab.com on being awarded a @hypothesisfund.bsky.social seed grant! He’s asking why some of an animal’s genes are switched on and others off, depending on which parent the genes came from. And how evolution shapes this phenomenon, called genetic imprinting.
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Incredibly honored to receive support from the Hypothesis Fund!
🤩 New awards announcement! ✨ We're excited to announce our latest awardees who are tackling bold research that spans immunology, plant biology, and genetics. Learn more about these talented scientists below!
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
August 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Incredibly honored to receive support from the Hypothesis Fund!
🤩 New awards announcement! ✨ We're excited to announce our latest awardees who are tackling bold research that spans immunology, plant biology, and genetics. Learn more about these talented scientists below!
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🤩 New awards announcement! ✨ We're excited to announce our latest awardees who are tackling bold research that spans immunology, plant biology, and genetics. Learn more about these talented scientists below!
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
Discover our full portfolio: bit.ly/HFAwardees 1/
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🚨New Marlin Lab publication✨ app.jove.com/v/67112/prof...
In this #JoVE, we share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments (🧵1/2)
Led @brimcr.bsky.social & @AmirLawen, a @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social collab w/ @ItamarKahn.
In this #JoVE, we share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments (🧵1/2)
Led @brimcr.bsky.social & @AmirLawen, a @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social collab w/ @ItamarKahn.
Profiling Maternal Behavior Responses During Whole-Brain Imaging
Recent advancements in whole-brain imaging tools have enabled neuroscientists to investigate how coordinated brain activity processes external cues, ...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🚨New Marlin Lab publication✨ app.jove.com/v/67112/prof...
In this #JoVE, we share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments (🧵1/2)
Led @brimcr.bsky.social & @AmirLawen, a @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social collab w/ @ItamarKahn.
In this #JoVE, we share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments (🧵1/2)
Led @brimcr.bsky.social & @AmirLawen, a @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social collab w/ @ItamarKahn.
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Our #CryoET story on how a top antimalarial drug candidate perturbs the native malarial translation machinery is out @natsmb.nature.com🥳 rdcu.be/eBbrH
A massive team effort led by @leonieanton.bsky.social Meseret Haile & Wenjing Cheng in collaboration with Jerzy Dziekan & the Alan Cowman! #TeamTomo
A massive team effort led by @leonieanton.bsky.social Meseret Haile & Wenjing Cheng in collaboration with Jerzy Dziekan & the Alan Cowman! #TeamTomo
Integrated structural biology of the native malarial translation machinery and its inhibition by an antimalarial drug
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Integrated structural biology approach leveraging in situ cryo-electron tomography reveals molecular details of the native malarial translation...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Our #CryoET story on how a top antimalarial drug candidate perturbs the native malarial translation machinery is out @natsmb.nature.com🥳 rdcu.be/eBbrH
A massive team effort led by @leonieanton.bsky.social Meseret Haile & Wenjing Cheng in collaboration with Jerzy Dziekan & the Alan Cowman! #TeamTomo
A massive team effort led by @leonieanton.bsky.social Meseret Haile & Wenjing Cheng in collaboration with Jerzy Dziekan & the Alan Cowman! #TeamTomo
Big congrats to Hypothesis Fund Awardee @bjmarlin.bsky.social! We're proud early supporters of her research on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and can't wait to see what she'll discover next! Go Bianca! 🌟
Congratulations to @bjmarlin.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar! Her research dives deep into what is innate, what is learned and what is chosen by biology to be passed down from generation to generation. 🧠 🌟
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August 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Big congrats to Hypothesis Fund Awardee @bjmarlin.bsky.social! We're proud early supporters of her research on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and can't wait to see what she'll discover next! Go Bianca! 🌟