M. Elise Lauterbur
@lauterbur.bsky.social
genomics of infectious disease and toxin adaptation, conservation genomics, bioinformatics @BiologyUVM | early music nerd | at home outside
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M. Elise Lauterbur
@lauterbur.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Myself and two awesome colleagues are recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Health at the University of Vermont, application review begins March 17. We're committed to a supportive mentoring environment, please feel free to reach out with questions! drive.google.com/file/d/1OECG...
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✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
Congratulations to my postdoc Nasreen Broomand for being awarded an #NSF #PRFB to investigate Pathogen-Host Genomic Interactions as Drivers of Invasion Success! @uvmvermont.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to my postdoc Nasreen Broomand for being awarded an #NSF #PRFB to investigate Pathogen-Host Genomic Interactions as Drivers of Invasion Success! @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Pizza night at the lab!
April 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Pizza night at the lab!
Lauterbur EvoEco Lab at the @uvmvermont.bsky.social Student Research Conference last Wednesday. Featuring Jenna Lopez (2nd year, CALS), Avery Redfern (3rd year, Rubenstein), and Finn Flynn (2nd year, CAS).
April 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Lauterbur EvoEco Lab at the @uvmvermont.bsky.social Student Research Conference last Wednesday. Featuring Jenna Lopez (2nd year, CALS), Avery Redfern (3rd year, Rubenstein), and Finn Flynn (2nd year, CAS).
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The recent detention of Mahmoud Khalil because of his political advocacy is a direct violation of the First Amendment.
We are joining members of Congress in demanding answers about this outrageous abuse of power.
We are joining members of Congress in demanding answers about this outrageous abuse of power.
Dems ask Trump admin to explain Khalil’s arrest, calling it ‘playbook of authoritarians’
More than 100 House Democrats sent the letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
www.politico.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The recent detention of Mahmoud Khalil because of his political advocacy is a direct violation of the First Amendment.
We are joining members of Congress in demanding answers about this outrageous abuse of power.
We are joining members of Congress in demanding answers about this outrageous abuse of power.
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“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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"Republicans just passed a measure saying that for the rest of this congressional session, “each day…shall not constitute a calendar day” for the purposes of terminating Trump’s emergency declaration [re tariffs]" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2...
March 12, 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Republicans just passed a measure saying that for the rest of this congressional session, “each day…shall not constitute a calendar day” for the purposes of terminating Trump’s emergency declaration [re tariffs]" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2...
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There was never any doubt... but here it is. Keep up the boycott. #Nazi #Swastikar
Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy
Musk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January.
www.forbes.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There was never any doubt... but here it is. Keep up the boycott. #Nazi #Swastikar
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Everyone--EVERYONE--in higher education has to understand that this is Trump's plan for you, too: federal control over scholarship, curricula, discipline, admissions--everything. They want you to submit. Your only other option is to stand up, together.
I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
March 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Everyone--EVERYONE--in higher education has to understand that this is Trump's plan for you, too: federal control over scholarship, curricula, discipline, admissions--everything. They want you to submit. Your only other option is to stand up, together.
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Dear all, Because of your help shining light on this all 15 were reinstated today. This is a huge win for science - When We Fight We Win!!!
On Valentine’s day, 15 Assistant Professors at NIH who had started their research labs in the last 2 years were fired. Their scientific expertise was built over 10-12 years of training, most if not all of which was supported by NIH. The start up funds for their laboratories were paid by NIH
March 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dear all, Because of your help shining light on this all 15 were reinstated today. This is a huge win for science - When We Fight We Win!!!
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🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
March 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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The attacks on universities are speeding up, not slowing down
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
March 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The attacks on universities are speeding up, not slowing down
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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ACTION ITEM
I was chatting with a young scientist who expressed concern re the multiplicity of ongoing issues
Over the course of our conversation, we arrived at the idea of a DASHBOARD where issues could be tracked
If anyone is interested in helping with this (ideally with expertise) please DM me
I was chatting with a young scientist who expressed concern re the multiplicity of ongoing issues
Over the course of our conversation, we arrived at the idea of a DASHBOARD where issues could be tracked
If anyone is interested in helping with this (ideally with expertise) please DM me
March 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ACTION ITEM
I was chatting with a young scientist who expressed concern re the multiplicity of ongoing issues
Over the course of our conversation, we arrived at the idea of a DASHBOARD where issues could be tracked
If anyone is interested in helping with this (ideally with expertise) please DM me
I was chatting with a young scientist who expressed concern re the multiplicity of ongoing issues
Over the course of our conversation, we arrived at the idea of a DASHBOARD where issues could be tracked
If anyone is interested in helping with this (ideally with expertise) please DM me
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NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
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A crowd has gathered for the NYC protest against the illegal ICE arrest of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Protesters are chanting and calling for his immediate release.
Multiple helicopters overhead.
Multiple helicopters overhead.
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A crowd has gathered for the NYC protest against the illegal ICE arrest of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Protesters are chanting and calling for his immediate release.
Multiple helicopters overhead.
Multiple helicopters overhead.
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*not charged with a crime*
New: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protester detained by ICE on Saturday, has been moved to an ICE facility in Louisiana, according to ICE's detainee locator system. He is a green card holding legal permanent resident and not charged with a crime.
www.404media.co/columbia-pro...
www.404media.co/columbia-pro...
Columbia Protestor Arrested by ICE Moved to Louisiana Detention Facility
On Sunday Mahmoud Khalil’s wife was unable to find the protester at the New Jersey facility he was allegedly detained in. ICE’s system now says he is in Louisiana.
www.404media.co
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
*not charged with a crime*
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Amazing turnout for yesterday’s Stand Up for Science march in Burlington, Vermont! 💙🔬🧪 #standupforscience #sciencesaveslives
March 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Amazing turnout for yesterday’s Stand Up for Science march in Burlington, Vermont! 💙🔬🧪 #standupforscience #sciencesaveslives
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Stand Up For Science march, Burlington VT
March 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Stand Up For Science march, Burlington VT
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👇🎯 The public isn't going to understand this, unless the presidents of R1 universities around the country <loudly> & <collectively> get out into the public square & start explaining this & calling out the existential threat to the entire 🇺🇸 university system. The silence is deafening right now.
The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
I don't disagree that the US university business model was/is fragile, but surely not for this reason?
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
March 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
👇🎯 The public isn't going to understand this, unless the presidents of R1 universities around the country <loudly> & <collectively> get out into the public square & start explaining this & calling out the existential threat to the entire 🇺🇸 university system. The silence is deafening right now.
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
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Organizers estimate more than 2,000 showed up at Washington Square Park today for #StandUpforScience2025
@thexylom.com
@thexylom.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Organizers estimate more than 2,000 showed up at Washington Square Park today for #StandUpforScience2025
@thexylom.com
@thexylom.com