@kinesinmotors.bsky.social
Professor & scientist. Motors, mechanobiology, cytoskeleton. Protein structure/function; AI for scientific/medical advances. Posts are my own - to inform others in this moment of crisis for democracy. Tell your friends. Call your reps!! #STANDUPFORSCIENCE
🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 SAFE Act Bans Federal Funding for Scientists with Ties to Chinese Researchers or Trainees
Billed has been passed by US House of Representatives
Billed has been passed by US House of Representatives
Yikes. Banning people for activities such as co-authorship and advising a graduate student is completely unreasonable in a modern research environment. And a retroactive 5 year ban is wildly unfair.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 SAFE Act Bans Federal Funding for Scientists with Ties to Chinese Researchers or Trainees
Billed has been passed by US House of Representatives
Billed has been passed by US House of Representatives
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🦆 Bird flu in WA:
This is the first-ever human case of H5N5 avian influenza. It's been seen in animals before, but never before in people.
It was confirmed in a Grays Harbor County resident that had backyard poultry which may have mingled with wild birds.
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/h5n...
This is the first-ever human case of H5N5 avian influenza. It's been seen in animals before, but never before in people.
It was confirmed in a Grays Harbor County resident that had backyard poultry which may have mingled with wild birds.
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/h5n...
H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in Grays Harbor County resident
For immediate release: November 14, 2025 (25-138) First detection of this strain in a human, risk to the public remains low Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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🦠Marburg in Ethiopia
Ethiopia confirmed its first-ever outbreak, with 9 cases in Southern Ethiopia.
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; it's in the same family as Ebola. It primarily spreads through contact with body fluids. There are no vaccines.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Ethiopia confirmed its first-ever outbreak, with 9 cases in Southern Ethiopia.
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; it's in the same family as Ebola. It primarily spreads through contact with body fluids. There are no vaccines.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Africa CDC Statement on Confirmed Marburg Virus Disease in Jinka, Southern Region, Ethiopia – Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 November 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) acknowledges the confirmation by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and the Ethiopi...
africacdc.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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💥 🍃 🏛️ Peaceful Protest Charlotte, NC
Nov 15, 2025
Nov 15, 2025
Charlotte NC: citizens are saying no to the deployment of ICE in their cities.
#ResistFascim
#ProudBlue
#ResistFascim
#ProudBlue
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
💥 🍃 🏛️ Peaceful Protest Charlotte, NC
Nov 15, 2025
Nov 15, 2025
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A federal judge ruled Donald Trump cannot demand that UCLA pay a $1.2 billion settlement that would have restricted academic freedoms. bit.ly/3JV8Cbg
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Jules Hotz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Jules Hotz
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 US Congress Bill to Prohibit Funding for Research with China
Proposal bars funding for US scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students; bill is retroactive - interactions in previous 5 yrs could cause ineligibility for future Federal funding
Proposal bars funding for US scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students; bill is retroactive - interactions in previous 5 yrs could cause ineligibility for future Federal funding
This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 US Congress Bill to Prohibit Funding for Research with China
Proposal bars funding for US scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students; bill is retroactive - interactions in previous 5 yrs could cause ineligibility for future Federal funding
Proposal bars funding for US scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students; bill is retroactive - interactions in previous 5 yrs could cause ineligibility for future Federal funding
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NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 Re: NIH Study Sections Rescheduled
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Whether your grant is discussed is often a criterion for whether you're eligible for internal bridging funds.
I hope department heads will work to communicate to the people making bridging decisions about this new 'tweak'.
I hope department heads will work to communicate to the people making bridging decisions about this new 'tweak'.
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 Re: NIH Study Sections Rescheduled
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 NIH Study Sections Rescheduled
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 NIH Study Sections Rescheduled
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
Triaging of ~70% of applications for next 2 rounds
🍂 👶 🍼 🧪 Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak
Cases in 12 states: AZ, CA, IL, KY, MN, NJ, NC, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
Cases in 12 states: AZ, CA, IL, KY, MN, NJ, NC, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🍂 👶 🍼 🧪 Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak
Cases in 12 states: AZ, CA, IL, KY, MN, NJ, NC, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
Cases in 12 states: AZ, CA, IL, KY, MN, NJ, NC, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
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@sushantbangru.bsky.social and @rdiegmiller.bsky.social new review on regeneration is out in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. A fun piece to write and another great collaboration with @kenposs.bsky.social.
New Online! Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals
Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 11 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00917-1The ability to track single cells in vivo, combined with insights into chromatin structure, immune–tissue crosstalk, bioelectric and metabolic cues and quantitative modelling, is changing our understanding of how tissues are repaired and renewed. This Review discusses how signals are regulated during regeneration and future directions for a more quantitative understanding of regenerative biology.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@sushantbangru.bsky.social and @rdiegmiller.bsky.social new review on regeneration is out in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. A fun piece to write and another great collaboration with @kenposs.bsky.social.
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Jenna Norton, an outspoken signer of the Bethesda Declaration. was welcomed back to work by being placed on Administrative Leave (for No Disciplinary Reason).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
🍂 🚘 NC State Professor Fatally Struck by a Car on Nov 11
Natalia Duque-Wilckens, 41, was fatally struck in an intersection near campus Tuesday. Here’s what we know about the crash.
Police investigating after NC State professor killed by car near campus
Natalia Duque-Wilckens, 41, was fatally struck in an intersection near campus Tuesday. Here’s what we know about the crash.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🍂 🚘 NC State Professor Fatally Struck by a Car on Nov 11
💥 🍃 🧪 Northern Lights Nov 11, 2025
Morgantown, NC
Morgantown, NC
The Northern Lights, as seen from my porch in Morganton, NC on 11/11/25.
It’s easy to forget it with all the darkness and insanity these days, but we do live on a beautiful planet.
It’s easy to forget it with all the darkness and insanity these days, but we do live on a beautiful planet.
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
💥 🍃 🧪 Northern Lights Nov 11, 2025
Morgantown, NC
Morgantown, NC
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I want to be clear that the House passing the government funding bill tonight does not mean the fight for health care is over, far from it.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I want to be clear that the House passing the government funding bill tonight does not mean the fight for health care is over, far from it.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
💥 🍃 🖥️ 🧪 AlphaProof for Formal Mathematical Reasoning
with Reinforcement Learning
At the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad, our AI system, with AlphaProof as its core reasoning engine, solved three out of the five non-geometry problems, including the competition’s most difficult problem
with Reinforcement Learning
At the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad, our AI system, with AlphaProof as its core reasoning engine, solved three out of the five non-geometry problems, including the competition’s most difficult problem
A paper in Nature describes an AI system that can prove complex mathematical theories. The system, Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof, has achieved a silver medal-worthy performance at the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad. go.nature.com/4qUObvN 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
💥 🍃 🖥️ 🧪 AlphaProof for Formal Mathematical Reasoning
with Reinforcement Learning
At the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad, our AI system, with AlphaProof as its core reasoning engine, solved three out of the five non-geometry problems, including the competition’s most difficult problem
with Reinforcement Learning
At the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad, our AI system, with AlphaProof as its core reasoning engine, solved three out of the five non-geometry problems, including the competition’s most difficult problem
💥 🏛️ 🍃 Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva
Fifty days after winning her seat in Congress, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress
Fifty days after winning her seat in Congress, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
💥 🏛️ 🍃 Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva
Fifty days after winning her seat in Congress, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress
Fifty days after winning her seat in Congress, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress
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November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
💥 🍃 🧪 Gene Editing Therapy for Rare Form of Leukemia
After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the 1st human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free. RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
💥 🍃 🧪 Gene Editing Therapy for Rare Form of Leukemia
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Florida residents were warned this week about *falling iguanas* 🦎 as an Arctic blast pushed into the state.
Cold that fierce so far south this early in Nov is exactly the kind of “weather shock” climate scientists say will become more common.
#ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cold that fierce so far south this early in Nov is exactly the kind of “weather shock” climate scientists say will become more common.
#ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Floridians warned about falling iguanas as wintry weather hits eastern US
Cold and snow take hold in eastern two-thirds of the US, from the Great Lakes to Florida and Texas
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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🏛️ 🧪 OPEN: NIH Institute & Center Directors
Closing dates: 11/14/25-11/26/25
Closing dates: 11/14/25-11/26/25
More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
hr.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🏛️ 🧪 OPEN: NIH Institute & Center Directors
Closing dates: 11/14/25-11/26/25
Closing dates: 11/14/25-11/26/25