Jake Saunders, PhD
@jakesaunders.bsky.social
A sensory neuroscientist, earthworm research advocate, and chemical senses enthusiast from Kean University. www.SaundersPhD.com/
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Earthworms, Ecosystems and Agriculture | Kean University Research
YouTube video by Kean University
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Kean University recently interviewed me about my #undergraduate focused #earthworm #research.
#PUG #虫 #ChemSenses #neuroscience
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#PUG #虫 #ChemSenses #neuroscience
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Another early career researcher speaking out about the value of biomedical research and the cost of NIH cuts. Thank you, Ben.
NIH cuts are pushing young scientists like me out of the country | Opinion
Opinion: I should be chasing discovery in the US not fleeing to Germany.
www.cincinnati.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Another early career researcher speaking out about the value of biomedical research and the cost of NIH cuts. Thank you, Ben.
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social Any thoughts on this: www.reddit.com/r/xmen/comme...
From the xmen community on Reddit: Where is John Francis Moore?
Explore this post and more from the xmen community
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August 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social Any thoughts on this: www.reddit.com/r/xmen/comme...
🍺 It’s International Beer Day!
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
August 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Yes. And the other thing about this Trump #NIH move is it’s NOT ABOUT organoids, nor models, nor in fact research.
This is merely an effort to destroy American science and universities.
Animal research policy is a useful tool in that destruction, because it is a political wedge issue.
That’s it!
This is merely an effort to destroy American science and universities.
Animal research policy is a useful tool in that destruction, because it is a political wedge issue.
That’s it!
This is an important read. The #NIH is shifting away from animal research towards a preference for 3D in-vitro organoid models. The field of 3D organoid models is growing & are they being refined, but still need be validated against animal based models.
🧪 www.genengnews.com/topics/trans...
🧪 www.genengnews.com/topics/trans...
Why We Still Need Animal Research in a World of AI and Organoids
The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.
www.genengnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yes. And the other thing about this Trump #NIH move is it’s NOT ABOUT organoids, nor models, nor in fact research.
This is merely an effort to destroy American science and universities.
Animal research policy is a useful tool in that destruction, because it is a political wedge issue.
That’s it!
This is merely an effort to destroy American science and universities.
Animal research policy is a useful tool in that destruction, because it is a political wedge issue.
That’s it!
Breaking bad: when clitellate genomes go rogue www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Breaking bad: when clitellate genomes go rogue
Clitellate genomes are the result of a profound genome reshaping compared to marine annelids, as if their genomes had exploded into thousands of atomi…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Breaking bad: when clitellate genomes go rogue www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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SAVE THE DATE
AChemS XLVIII
April 22-25, 2026
New Location! Island Grand at Tradewinds, St. Pete, Florida
AChemS XLVIII
April 22-25, 2026
New Location! Island Grand at Tradewinds, St. Pete, Florida
June 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
SAVE THE DATE
AChemS XLVIII
April 22-25, 2026
New Location! Island Grand at Tradewinds, St. Pete, Florida
AChemS XLVIII
April 22-25, 2026
New Location! Island Grand at Tradewinds, St. Pete, Florida
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For #FluorescenceFriday, this z-projection shows extensive microtubule networks (gold) and nuclei (pink) in adipocytes 🔬 #CellBiology #Microscopy
June 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For #FluorescenceFriday, this z-projection shows extensive microtubule networks (gold) and nuclei (pink) in adipocytes 🔬 #CellBiology #Microscopy
#Chemesthesis is in the house, and I am here for it.
youtu.be/qOa6GJ6_les?...
@achems.bsky.social #ChemSenses
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@achems.bsky.social #ChemSenses
Dance Your PhD 2025 Winner | Insights into oral chemesthetic perception by Dr. Sulo Roukka
YouTube video by Dr. Sulo Roukka
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June 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Chemesthesis is in the house, and I am here for it.
youtu.be/qOa6GJ6_les?...
@achems.bsky.social #ChemSenses
youtu.be/qOa6GJ6_les?...
@achems.bsky.social #ChemSenses
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I have spent less time in the last several months doing science than I have during my entire career, because so much of my time is taken up dealing with Federal dysfunction.
So if Lynne Partner wants scientists to get back to doing science, I have some suggestions.
So if Lynne Partner wants scientists to get back to doing science, I have some suggestions.
The panel is discussing how to foster U.S. innovation. Lynne Parker, principal deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, pointed to Trump's recent EO about restoring “Gold Standard Science.” “That’s really about getting scientists back to doing science,” she said.
June 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I have spent less time in the last several months doing science than I have during my entire career, because so much of my time is taken up dealing with Federal dysfunction.
So if Lynne Partner wants scientists to get back to doing science, I have some suggestions.
So if Lynne Partner wants scientists to get back to doing science, I have some suggestions.
Such an amazing book.
My personal gateway drug into science communication. Not sure when I first read it but it was a good bit over 20 years ago.
May 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Such an amazing book.
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My personal gateway drug into science communication. Not sure when I first read it but it was a good bit over 20 years ago.
May 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My personal gateway drug into science communication. Not sure when I first read it but it was a good bit over 20 years ago.
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Congratulations Sarah Sniffen at University of Florida for achieving the Don Tucker Memorial Award for an Outstanding presentation at the #AChemS2025 annual meeting.
April 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations Sarah Sniffen at University of Florida for achieving the Don Tucker Memorial Award for an Outstanding presentation at the #AChemS2025 annual meeting.
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Heard from a former (undergrad) student who just defended her PhD. Students: tell your old profs about your successes and achievements. It's not bragging, and we love to hear about it. It's one of the best parts of being an educator.
#academicsky
#academicsky
April 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Heard from a former (undergrad) student who just defended her PhD. Students: tell your old profs about your successes and achievements. It's not bragging, and we love to hear about it. It's one of the best parts of being an educator.
#academicsky
#academicsky
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🎉Congratulations #AChemS2025 Career Award Winners! Don't miss their award presentations tonight at 7 PM.
April 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎉Congratulations #AChemS2025 Career Award Winners! Don't miss their award presentations tonight at 7 PM.
Need to cleanse your palate after gorging on the first day of fantastic (mostly vertebrate) taste and smell talks at #AChemS2025? Stop by our poster to hear about the feeding behavior of earthworms! tonight 4-6pm (poster #103) #ChemSenses #PUI @KeanUniversity #CougarsClimbHigher
April 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Need to cleanse your palate after gorging on the first day of fantastic (mostly vertebrate) taste and smell talks at #AChemS2025? Stop by our poster to hear about the feeding behavior of earthworms! tonight 4-6pm (poster #103) #ChemSenses #PUI @KeanUniversity #CougarsClimbHigher
April 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Need to cleanse your palate after gorging on the first day of fantastic (mostly vertebrate) taste and smell talks at #AChemS2025? Stop by our poster to hear about the feeding behavior of earthworms! tonight 4-6pm (poster #103) #ChemSenses #PUI @KeanUniversity #CougarsClimbHigher
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Hi Randall @xkcd.com, is there any way you could update this cartoon with the current budget numbers: phdcomics.com/documents/ph... ?
It would be super useful to have right now to demonstrate visually that the research budget isn't big enough to produce the sized savings people are calming.
It would be super useful to have right now to demonstrate visually that the research budget isn't big enough to produce the sized savings people are calming.
phdcomics.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hi Randall @xkcd.com, is there any way you could update this cartoon with the current budget numbers: phdcomics.com/documents/ph... ?
It would be super useful to have right now to demonstrate visually that the research budget isn't big enough to produce the sized savings people are calming.
It would be super useful to have right now to demonstrate visually that the research budget isn't big enough to produce the sized savings people are calming.
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“On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters -After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/s...
On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters (Gift Article)
After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters -After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/s...
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Reading in journal club:
Duan et al. @pnas.org
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Duan et al. @pnas.org
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success | PNAS
Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden
time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams sl...
www.pnas.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reading in journal club:
Duan et al. @pnas.org
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Duan et al. @pnas.org
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Perception of food texture #mouthfeel and #gustation are intimately intertwined! In Drosophila, these two sensations are apparently integrated at the level of the receptor cell! #ChemSenses
February 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Perception of food texture #mouthfeel and #gustation are intimately intertwined! In Drosophila, these two sensations are apparently integrated at the level of the receptor cell! #ChemSenses
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
January 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
Hi @benthicbuddy.bsky.social , can I be added to the Primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) Research starter pack?
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Hi @benthicbuddy.bsky.social , can I be added to the Primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) Research starter pack?