Suckjoon Jun’s lab at UCSD
@junlab.bsky.social
We study quantitative microbial cell physiology.
https://jun.ucsd.edu
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
-African Proverb
https://jun.ucsd.edu
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
-African Proverb
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SJ - I’ve just started my 1-year sabbatical in NYC, splitting time between the Flatiron Institute and NYU Economics to explore “econophysiology,” supported by the Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship. If you’re in the area and would like to connect or interact with me & my lab, feel free to reach out!
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Defending PhD student, looking over their thesis: “If I knew then what I know now, I could’ve done all of this in like 9 months.”
A thread about my favorite pioneering cave explorers and why I don’t think AI will ever “solve” biology.
A thread about my favorite pioneering cave explorers and why I don’t think AI will ever “solve” biology.
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Defending PhD student, looking over their thesis: “If I knew then what I know now, I could’ve done all of this in like 9 months.”
A thread about my favorite pioneering cave explorers and why I don’t think AI will ever “solve” biology.
A thread about my favorite pioneering cave explorers and why I don’t think AI will ever “solve” biology.
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“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
Excited to announce that our Econophysiology workshop has been accepted at the BIRS in 2027 🇨🇦
Co-organized with Hidde de Jong, Edda Klipp, & Matt Scott, we will bring economists, biologists, and physicists together to build a shared conceptual language across disciplines.
Stay tuned!
www.birs.ca
Co-organized with Hidde de Jong, Edda Klipp, & Matt Scott, we will bring economists, biologists, and physicists together to build a shared conceptual language across disciplines.
Stay tuned!
www.birs.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Excited to announce that our Econophysiology workshop has been accepted at the BIRS in 2027 🇨🇦
Co-organized with Hidde de Jong, Edda Klipp, & Matt Scott, we will bring economists, biologists, and physicists together to build a shared conceptual language across disciplines.
Stay tuned!
www.birs.ca
Co-organized with Hidde de Jong, Edda Klipp, & Matt Scott, we will bring economists, biologists, and physicists together to build a shared conceptual language across disciplines.
Stay tuned!
www.birs.ca
First snow in Greenwich Village, NYC ❄️
December 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
First snow in Greenwich Village, NYC ❄️
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Just got word that we are a go for the Bacterial Cell Biology and Development GRS and GRC at Southern New Hampshire University!
GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027
GRC will be from June 6-11, 2027
Block off your calendars Prokaryotic Cell Biologists!
More details to come! Please repost!
GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027
GRC will be from June 6-11, 2027
Block off your calendars Prokaryotic Cell Biologists!
More details to come! Please repost!
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just got word that we are a go for the Bacterial Cell Biology and Development GRS and GRC at Southern New Hampshire University!
GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027
GRC will be from June 6-11, 2027
Block off your calendars Prokaryotic Cell Biologists!
More details to come! Please repost!
GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027
GRC will be from June 6-11, 2027
Block off your calendars Prokaryotic Cell Biologists!
More details to come! Please repost!
Excited about our Pew Innovation Fund collaboration with Mike Rust (UChicago). Grateful for the opportunity to push new ideas forward together!
www.pew.org/en/research-...
www.pew.org/en/research-...
Through Collaboration, 7 Research Teams Aim to Transform Biomedical Science
Collaboration powers scientific discovery. Now 14 accomplished researchers are teaming up to lead such a charge as The Pew Charitable Trusts’ 2025 Innovation Fund investigators. The new class, announc...
www.pew.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Excited about our Pew Innovation Fund collaboration with Mike Rust (UChicago). Grateful for the opportunity to push new ideas forward together!
www.pew.org/en/research-...
www.pew.org/en/research-...
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We’re hiring!
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re hiring!
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
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Excited to share that Li Shen and I are recruiting for a fully funded PhD studentship (UK home rates). If you’re interested in the principles of pattern formation and machine learning, this could be a great fit.
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD Studentship in the Machine Learning of Pattern Formation at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Studentship in the Machine Learning of Pattern Formation at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to share that Li Shen and I are recruiting for a fully funded PhD studentship (UK home rates). If you’re interested in the principles of pattern formation and machine learning, this could be a great fit.
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Autumn in the backyard of the Greenwich School of Music.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Autumn in the backyard of the Greenwich School of Music.
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Congrats to the new class of @simonsfoundation.org pivot fellows! What an inspiring group.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
Simons Foundation Announces Fourth Class of Pivot Fellows
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the fourth class of its Pivot Fellowship.
www.simonsfoundation.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Congrats to the new class of @simonsfoundation.org pivot fellows! What an inspiring group.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
Been awhile — good to see you, Harvard.
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Been awhile — good to see you, Harvard.
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Ray: Just a note to say STC is officially back up and running!! You can view our new home via smallthingsconsidered.blog
November 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ray: Just a note to say STC is officially back up and running!! You can view our new home via smallthingsconsidered.blog
Autumn is in Greenwich Village
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Autumn is in Greenwich Village
Academic job applicant from Greenwich Village…
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Academic job applicant from Greenwich Village…
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Well reported story on the PBS News Hour about science cuts and the ongoing and potential brain drain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Thanks to Terrance Tao and other scientists at various career stages for having the courage to speak out.
Watch and share!
1/7
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Thanks to Terrance Tao and other scientists at various career stages for having the courage to speak out.
Watch and share!
1/7
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Well reported story on the PBS News Hour about science cuts and the ongoing and potential brain drain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Thanks to Terrance Tao and other scientists at various career stages for having the courage to speak out.
Watch and share!
1/7
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Thanks to Terrance Tao and other scientists at various career stages for having the courage to speak out.
Watch and share!
1/7
Hardest working people in Manhattan. Hats off to them.
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hardest working people in Manhattan. Hats off to them.
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Glad to share our paper out today @NatureEcoEvo: “Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor”. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky #archaeasky
Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Phylogenetic and biochemical analyses show a diversity of components of the DNA replication machinery in different Asgard archaea that contributed to the eukaryotic DNA replication machinery.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Glad to share our paper out today @NatureEcoEvo: “Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor”. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky #archaeasky
From the Flatiron Institute’s rooftop — autumn is arriving in Manhattan.
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
From the Flatiron Institute’s rooftop — autumn is arriving in Manhattan.
Must read for graduate admissions committees everywhere.
A good day to remember John Gurdon’s school report from his biology master at Eton
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Must read for graduate admissions committees everywhere.
SJ - I’ve just started my 1-year sabbatical in NYC, splitting time between the Flatiron Institute and NYU Economics to explore “econophysiology,” supported by the Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship. If you’re in the area and would like to connect or interact with me & my lab, feel free to reach out!
October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
SJ - I’ve just started my 1-year sabbatical in NYC, splitting time between the Flatiron Institute and NYU Economics to explore “econophysiology,” supported by the Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship. If you’re in the area and would like to connect or interact with me & my lab, feel free to reach out!
Congratulations to Haochen — one of the rare breeds who did both real experiments and theory. He successfully defended his PhD last Friday and is starting his independent Lewis-Sigler Scholar position at Princeton this week. We’ll miss you!
October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Congratulations to Haochen — one of the rare breeds who did both real experiments and theory. He successfully defended his PhD last Friday and is starting his independent Lewis-Sigler Scholar position at Princeton this week. We’ll miss you!
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I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪
Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
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Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
1/10
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪
Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
1/10
Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
1/10
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A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
This is a great piece of work
New paper in @nature.com! With @kiseokmicro.bsky.social , Siqi Liu, Kyle Crocker, Jojo Wang, Mikhail Tikhonov & Madhav Mani — a massive dataset and simple model reveal a few conserved regimes that capture how soil microbiome metabolism responds to perturbations. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is a great piece of work
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July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
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