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Nate Sherer
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University of Wisconsin-Madison McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and Institute for Molecular Virology. Viruses and cells. Opinions my own.
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Merck is accepting applications for its 2026 Future Talent Program - these are internships and co-ops in a variety of areas including drug discovery, vaccines, clinical trials, biostatistics, epidemiology, HEOR, data science, regulatory affairs, and more
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
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September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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From MBoC… Dorothy Lerit (Emory University) shows how cells choreograph RNA delivery to their division centers—keeping the process of cell division precise and on time.
🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hooray for Aussie!
Aussie Suzuki focuses on kinetochore functions in faithful chromosome segregation to study how the loss of kinetochore integrity causes cancer. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @mcardlelab.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_aussiesuzuki/
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Really great initiative by the Journal of Virology and @asm.org — the “New Voices in Virology” feature highlights an excellent group of early-career virologists. journals.asm.org/journal/jvi/... #virology
New Voices in Virology
Annual competition for early-career virologists to publish a minireview in JVI. Their minireviews will be peer reviewed & published in a collection.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.

This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes

📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr Miguel Montez) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wellcome Trust project led by Dr Miguel Montez and hosted within the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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it was a pleasure to write this spotlight article. Many questions remain about sensing of missegregated DNA by NoCut, but the @longchrom.bsky.social lab makes exciting progress. They put the helicases Srs2/PARI in the picture, suggesting new mechanisms for genome protection.
Spotlight: @juanmartin-serrano.bsky.social highlights work from Dam, Moreno, Brownlow, @longchrom.bsky.social et al. (rupress.org/jcb/article/...), which reveals how Srs2/PARI act as a missegregated chromatin sensor for NoCut, delaying cytokinetic abscission. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Cytokinesis
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Excited to host my friend and colleague, Dr. Amanda Dudek from the University of Iowa, for a seminar today at noon. She is an expert at AAV gene editing, which she has recently been using to understand HIV infection.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Yet another mechanism to hurt scientific research progress in the U.S.
The eds-and-meds economy that reshaped Pittsburgh after the collapse of steelmaking relies on skilled H-1B visa holders.

The administration’s disruption of these visas pose challenges for Pitt, the area’s largest employer of H-1B workers, and many others

www.publicsource.org/h1b-visa-app...
Trump change in visa fee could curb hiring by Pitt, BNY, UPMC and others
A new $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications may deter hires of international talent, and could discourage skilled foreign workers from staying here.
www.publicsource.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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We are looking to recruit a Ph.D. student to start in Q1 2026 for an exciting new project that is part of the newly funded SynthImmune Cluster of Excellence. Are you interested in the intersection of virology and immunology? Please see the attached info and apply at application.synthimmune.de.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Applications are open for the NIH-sponsored undergraduate Research Opportunities HIV RNA (ROHR) program for Summer 2026. Successful applicants will get to carry out a research project at a major university and attend a conference at the NIH. Please spread the word!

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November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Very well done story on 60 Minutes about the harms of grant terminations and freezes at Harvard with Joan Brugge, Don Engbar, David Liu, and a very compelling young cancer patient, now cured with Liu's technology.

Transcript and video here

www.cbsnews.com/news/researc...
Battle between Trump and universities hurting scientific research in need of federal funding
Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to align with the president's political agenda, or risk losing their funding.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Congratulations to Drew Hryckowian! @a-hryckowian.bsky.social
🎉 Big congratulations to Dr. Andrew Hryckowian on receiving the Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award! His groundbreaking work on the gut microbiome is shaping the future of infectious disease research.
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-andrew-hr...
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).

Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).

Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.

hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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NYT article reporting that Canada is about to lose its status of eliminating measles. It says Canada has reported 5000 cases and the US 1700. But we can be certain that the US number is a gross underestimate, it’s probably 5 times higher at the least. This is because RFKJr has
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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How do mRNA vaccines help fight cancer?
A @nature.com paper today tells the story, one with big implications, as reviewed here
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How mRNA Vaccines Can Help Fight Cancer
Turning "cold" tumors "hot"
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October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Anyone @unlincoln.bsky.social in Lincoln, Nebraska

I’m speaking at the Johnny Carson center for the emerging media arts tomorrow night! Parents with kids are welcome!

Come hear about my career path and find out how important art is in science!
#nebraska #lincoln #science #art
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy Halloween!!
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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