Mayu Inaba
@mayuinaba0317.bsky.social
Fly researcher @ the University of Connecticut Health
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Excited to share that our new NSF RUI grant was funded! 🎉🪰 We'll be looking into Drosophila fertilization proteins and studying how orphan genes function in non-model fly species. We're hiring for a 3-year lab manager/staff scientist position: app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oGzWxf... Shares/RTs appreciated!
College of the Holy Cross is looking for Lab Manager / Staff Scientist.
College of the Holy Cross is looking for Lab Manager / Staff Scientist. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Excited to share that our new NSF RUI grant was funded! 🎉🪰 We'll be looking into Drosophila fertilization proteins and studying how orphan genes function in non-model fly species. We're hiring for a 3-year lab manager/staff scientist position: app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oGzWxf... Shares/RTs appreciated!
Detection of dedifferentiated stem cells in Drosophila testis: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Detection of dedifferentiated stem cells in Drosophila testis
Dedifferentiation is the process by which partially or terminally differentiated cells
revert to a stem cell state, a conserved mechanism that supports stem cell maintenance
across various systems. In...
www.cell.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Detection of dedifferentiated stem cells in Drosophila testis: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
We explored how a single niche derived BMP can have two distinct effects.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Brinker regulates reciprocal outcomes of BMP signal between stem cells and differentiating cells
Drosophila male germline stem cells (GSCs) reside at the testis tip, surrounding a cluster of niche cells known as the hub. Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) ligands secreted from the hub exert both co...
www.biorxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We explored how a single niche derived BMP can have two distinct effects.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Lab dinner with Hideyuki Lab @Zohara. Congrats for fantastic talk and graduation, Burak! We all miss you😭
March 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Lab dinner with Hideyuki Lab @Zohara. Congrats for fantastic talk and graduation, Burak! We all miss you😭
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“Before next outbreak, we need serious conversation about how to cope, but first, more strident, misguided voices must be muted“
[5 years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney]
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
[5 years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney]
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney
Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Before next outbreak, we need serious conversation about how to cope, but first, more strident, misguided voices must be muted“
[5 years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney]
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
[5 years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney]
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My student Burak did a very careful job to to test a lineage marking system using live imaging plus math modeling to figure out if it is actually working or not! Great job, you are the best!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Detection of dedifferentiated stem cells in Drosophila testis
Tissue homeostasis relies on the stable maintenance of the stem cell pool throughout an organism’s lifespan. Dedifferentiation, a process in which partially or terminally differentiated cells revert t...
www.biorxiv.org
March 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My student Burak did a very careful job to to test a lineage marking system using live imaging plus math modeling to figure out if it is actually working or not! Great job, you are the best!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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📣Today is the day we Stand Up For Science 📣!!
Hartford CT State Capitol. 1 PM Rally. @standupforscience.bsky.social thank you for organizing this!
Hartford CT State Capitol. 1 PM Rally. @standupforscience.bsky.social thank you for organizing this!
March 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📣Today is the day we Stand Up For Science 📣!!
Hartford CT State Capitol. 1 PM Rally. @standupforscience.bsky.social thank you for organizing this!
Hartford CT State Capitol. 1 PM Rally. @standupforscience.bsky.social thank you for organizing this!
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Another great addition to our program @standupforscience.bsky.social !!!
March 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Another great addition to our program @standupforscience.bsky.social !!!
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I have mentored some of the most talented undergraduate students under this program. They have all continued on to successful careers in biomedical research thanks in large part to this experience. The loss of talent will be devastating.
March 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I have mentored some of the most talented undergraduate students under this program. They have all continued on to successful careers in biomedical research thanks in large part to this experience. The loss of talent will be devastating.
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The event sign up for the Stand Up for Science March in Hartford is open! Connecticut folks- See you on March 7! www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Hartford, CT
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
www.eventbrite.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The event sign up for the Stand Up for Science March in Hartford is open! Connecticut folks- See you on March 7! www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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In these tumultuous times, it is worth remembering that as researchers of the most complex and fundamental aspects of life, our job is to solve nearly impossible problems at the very edge of what is known
Push research ever forward. Future generations will be glad we did
Push research ever forward. Future generations will be glad we did
February 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In these tumultuous times, it is worth remembering that as researchers of the most complex and fundamental aspects of life, our job is to solve nearly impossible problems at the very edge of what is known
Push research ever forward. Future generations will be glad we did
Push research ever forward. Future generations will be glad we did
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
February 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
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A tribute to my friend R. Scott Hawley:
biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
R. Scott Hawley: A Pioneer in Genetics and Mentor to Many - PLOS Biologue
Authors: Gregory P. Copenhaver, Monica Colaiácovo, Giovanni Bosco, Julia Squarr We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. R. Scott Hawley…
biologue.plos.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A tribute to my friend R. Scott Hawley:
biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...
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I've met with many cabinet nominees across many admins, and my meeting with RFK Jr. was by far the most troubling.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
"He threw out so many nonsense, nonsensical questions and statements that it was head-spinning," Washington's senator said of her private meeting with Kennedy.
Patty Murray says RFK Jr. meeting was most troubling she's had in 32 years
"He threw out so many nonsense, nonsensical questions and statements that it was head-spinning," Washington's senator said of her private meeting with Kennedy.
www.seattletimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I've met with many cabinet nominees across many admins, and my meeting with RFK Jr. was by far the most troubling.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
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The negative consequences of disassembling the federal government will be felt later by most ppl, more immediately by others. Musk & the ideologues around him know that. That's why they're moving so fast, before the horrors of their libertarian dystopia become apparent & a course correction happens.
February 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The negative consequences of disassembling the federal government will be felt later by most ppl, more immediately by others. Musk & the ideologues around him know that. That's why they're moving so fast, before the horrors of their libertarian dystopia become apparent & a course correction happens.
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Musk's propaganda focusing on individual items in US AID's budget is part of the authoritarian assault on the concept of "a public good." By turning every penny the US gov't spends into a topic of public deliberation (and potential ridicule), they are trying to turn people against democracy itself.
February 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Musk's propaganda focusing on individual items in US AID's budget is part of the authoritarian assault on the concept of "a public good." By turning every penny the US gov't spends into a topic of public deliberation (and potential ridicule), they are trying to turn people against democracy itself.
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“Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation“
[Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump | The Guardian]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
[Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump | The Guardian]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump
Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation“
[Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump | The Guardian]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
[Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump | The Guardian]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ok scientists. How do we respond? Scientific strike starting on Monday? Something has to be done to let people know what is going on.
what a fucking Friday afternoon news dump: they are capping indirects at 15%
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ok scientists. How do we respond? Scientific strike starting on Monday? Something has to be done to let people know what is going on.
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This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.