Lina Dahlberg
@linadahlberg.bsky.social
Professor, cell biologist and C. elegans wrangler, education researcher, mother, sister, daughter. I also enjoy baking, running, and Ultimate.
I ❤️ my community.
Worm people are the best
C. elegans researchers were early adopters of open science: "The development of common resources and the belief that research findings and mutant strains should be freely shared has propelled worm research to the forefront"
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November 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I ❤️ my community.
Dahlberg lab got to present at the Seattle Worm meeting! Proud of my undergrads and SO happy to see so many alumni in the audience.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dahlberg lab got to present at the Seattle Worm meeting! Proud of my undergrads and SO happy to see so many alumni in the audience.
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I deeply appreciate this post. But I must say, as a resident of DC: subway was a sandwich of convenience, not necessarily our best representation.
We’re used to not having representation, though…
We’re used to not having representation, though…
Warning to the feds: if Trump sends soldiers to NYC, we have very varied sandwich options at our disposal. You will encounter a fusillade of bahm mi, BEC, gyro, chop cheese, BLT, doubles, lox bagel, croque-madame, torta and döner.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.
Hell, half a Katz’s pastrami on rye could wipe out a couple of guys.
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I deeply appreciate this post. But I must say, as a resident of DC: subway was a sandwich of convenience, not necessarily our best representation.
We’re used to not having representation, though…
We’re used to not having representation, though…
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Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty
Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.
#AcademicSky
Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.
#AcademicSky
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty - Nature Human Behaviour
Studying socioeconomic backgrounds and intergenerational transmission in the US academia, Morgan et al. find that faculty have a parent with a Ph.D. degree a striking 25 times more often than the gene...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty
Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.
#AcademicSky
Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.
#AcademicSky
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Science needs to be part of our day to traditions. For many years - I have continued to give Foldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social with the candy on Halloween. Try it out and surprise the kids with the capacity to see and discover real #microMonsters crawling on our planet. 🎃👻
#FoldscopeHalloween
#FoldscopeHalloween
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Science needs to be part of our day to traditions. For many years - I have continued to give Foldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social with the candy on Halloween. Try it out and surprise the kids with the capacity to see and discover real #microMonsters crawling on our planet. 🎃👻
#FoldscopeHalloween
#FoldscopeHalloween
Heading to #NDiSTEM2025 to present work on ER-stress in _C. elegans_ from our undergraduate-powered lab!
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Heading to #NDiSTEM2025 to present work on ER-stress in _C. elegans_ from our undergraduate-powered lab!
This is a great commentary with useful historical context and perspective. We lose when we don't give everyone the opportunity to participate fully.
@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is a great commentary with useful historical context and perspective. We lose when we don't give everyone the opportunity to participate fully.
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Our student-led Molecular Biosciences club (which includes Biology, Chem, and Neuroscience majors) at WWU will be hosting a screening tomorrow night as part of the nation-wide screenings happening this week! www.pbs.org/independentl...
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution - Independent Lens
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution, narrated by Mark Ruffalo, traces Sharp’s path from rural Kentucky to Nobel Prize winner.
www.pbs.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Our student-led Molecular Biosciences club (which includes Biology, Chem, and Neuroscience majors) at WWU will be hosting a screening tomorrow night as part of the nation-wide screenings happening this week! www.pbs.org/independentl...
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it's got that "garage forward" suburban house feel
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
it's got that "garage forward" suburban house feel
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Speak out for yourselves and our colleagues who cannot yet speak up!
As a person here on a visa, there are clear signs that my rights won’t be honored (or don’t have rights for that matter), so if you are going to the protest tomorrow, be loud and clear on my behalf. It’s so important that citizens practice their rights and speak truth to power. 🙏
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Speak out for yourselves and our colleagues who cannot yet speak up!
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If you are a scientist and not out in the street Saturday, you are
jeopardizing your own future. Join us! We have power when we band together
jeopardizing your own future. Join us! We have power when we band together
And if this bothers you as much as it bothers me, please find the nearest #NoKings protest and join in solidarity.
We are meant to have checks on the power of the president and if Congress and the Court won't do it, the people must: www.nokings.org
We are meant to have checks on the power of the president and if Congress and the Court won't do it, the people must: www.nokings.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you are a scientist and not out in the street Saturday, you are
jeopardizing your own future. Join us! We have power when we band together
jeopardizing your own future. Join us! We have power when we band together
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Cool Postdoc opportunity alert! UNC SPIRE (Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education)-it provides scholars with both high quality research training & the opportunity to develop research based teaching skills that will inspire students across the sciences 1/n
spire.unc.edu/program-info/
spire.unc.edu/program-info/
October 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Cool Postdoc opportunity alert! UNC SPIRE (Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education)-it provides scholars with both high quality research training & the opportunity to develop research based teaching skills that will inspire students across the sciences 1/n
spire.unc.edu/program-info/
spire.unc.edu/program-info/
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Who, specifically, advised this? Is this in writing?
I ask as a white American of eastern European ancestry and a proud SACNAS member. It is a great organization.
I ask as a white American of eastern European ancestry and a proud SACNAS member. It is a great organization.
Ohio State just advised all staff and students not to attend the SACNAS (Society for the advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) annual meeting of 6000+ scientists -- which is in Columbus, OH this year! -- saying it may be exclusionary, even though it is open to all.
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Who, specifically, advised this? Is this in writing?
I ask as a white American of eastern European ancestry and a proud SACNAS member. It is a great organization.
I ask as a white American of eastern European ancestry and a proud SACNAS member. It is a great organization.
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Full statment here www.instagram.com/p/DPDMbfuDrq0/
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Full statment here www.instagram.com/p/DPDMbfuDrq0/
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Also shutting down huge swaths of scientific research across disciplines.
Also shutting down huge swaths of scientific research across disciplines.
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Also shutting down huge swaths of scientific research across disciplines.
Also shutting down huge swaths of scientific research across disciplines.
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I want to note, because the initial article doesn't make this clear, that the professor being taped in the video is calm, clear, and patient with the student. Furthermore, the professor appears to be teaching absolutely basic medically accepted science & history of gender expression.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I want to note, because the initial article doesn't make this clear, that the professor being taped in the video is calm, clear, and patient with the student. Furthermore, the professor appears to be teaching absolutely basic medically accepted science & history of gender expression.
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The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country.
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
September 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country.
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
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Covid-19 vaccines are now accessible, but not guaranteed to be available, for all Washington residents over 6 months according to a new state order.
COVID-19 vaccine expands to all WA residents 6 months and older via state order | Cascadia Daily News
A standing order now allows pharmacists to administer the shot without a prescription
www.cascadiadaily.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Covid-19 vaccines are now accessible, but not guaranteed to be available, for all Washington residents over 6 months according to a new state order.
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New LSE study from Dr. Cynthia Brame (Vanderbilt) shows Learning Assistants boost STEM student belonging & confidence. Group time reduced isolation, while lecture roles emphasized feedback, shaping more inclusive classrooms. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... #ScienceEducation
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
New LSE study from Dr. Cynthia Brame (Vanderbilt) shows Learning Assistants boost STEM student belonging & confidence. Group time reduced isolation, while lecture roles emphasized feedback, shaping more inclusive classrooms. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/... #ScienceEducation
More dangerous disregard for science and research.
US disregards scientific consensus on race | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
US disregards scientific consensus on race | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
US disregards scientific consensus on race
www.science.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
More dangerous disregard for science and research.
US disregards scientific consensus on race | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
US disregards scientific consensus on race | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New York Times story about reactions from Columbia faculty to the settlement
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Columbia Got Most of Its Research Funding Back. The Damage Goes Deeper.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New York Times story about reactions from Columbia faculty to the settlement
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/n...
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Hi Seattle! Come see my talk on the history of human-computer interaction. I'll explain U.S. gov funding of science has led to many of the innovations that power our economy & shape our lives — and call out the short-sightedness & hypocrisy of efforts to defund science in this field & so many others
Seattle! We're joining the Summer of Science with our first teach-in. Join us at Obec brewing and meet Dr. @katestarbird.bsky.social
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August 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hi Seattle! Come see my talk on the history of human-computer interaction. I'll explain U.S. gov funding of science has led to many of the innovations that power our economy & shape our lives — and call out the short-sightedness & hypocrisy of efforts to defund science in this field & so many others
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It's right to be angry at the US government's interference in Greenland; it's just another example of large colonial powers interfering in the affairs of a people who've seen little else for generations
'Vi vil have respekt': Grønlands regeringsleder er klar i spyttet over for amerikanerne
Den grønlandske regeringsleder, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, er ikke overrasket over de amerikanske 'påvirkningsoperationer'.
www.dr.dk
August 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's right to be angry at the US government's interference in Greenland; it's just another example of large colonial powers interfering in the affairs of a people who've seen little else for generations