Nicki Liachko
@nliachko.bsky.social
associate professor studying ALS and Alzheimers neurodegeneration at University of Washington. C. elegans worm herder. often tired. opinions are my own.
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AD/ADRD peeps: Notice to expire the Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias effective immediately. (Related R21 also expired in NOT-AG-25-023). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-AG-25-024: Notice of Early Expiration of PAR-25-332, "Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)"
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Early Expiration of PAR-25-332,
grants.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AD/ADRD peeps: Notice to expire the Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias effective immediately. (Related R21 also expired in NOT-AG-25-023). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
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After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
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Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with The University of Utah | 37914733
The University of Utah seeks a Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
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Scientists, especially Seattle ones! One of my research scientists is heading to her PhD and we're looking to fill her spot, if not replace her. If you know someone looking to do cool and impactful translational research give them this:
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Scientists, especially Seattle ones! One of my research scientists is heading to her PhD and we're looking to fill her spot, if not replace her. If you know someone looking to do cool and impactful translational research give them this:
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
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Mike Lauer still putting data out there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Absolute and Relative Declines in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funded Basic Science Publications
An analysis of over 2.2 million NIH-funded research papers published between 1990 and 2024 reveals that there have been marked declines in the relative and absolute numbers of basic-science oriented p...
www.biorxiv.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mike Lauer still putting data out there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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i wrote an essay for @thetransmitter.bsky.social about what it feels like to serve on an NIH grant review panel (study section) right now
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning
As grants are canceled, delayed and subject to general uncertainty, participating in study sections can feel futile. But it’s more important than ever.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i wrote an essay for @thetransmitter.bsky.social about what it feels like to serve on an NIH grant review panel (study section) right now
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
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Some PIs will stop at nothing to motivate their lab members. 🧪
July 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Some PIs will stop at nothing to motivate their lab members. 🧪
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URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
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this is getting ridiculous (in a good way). first it's $15 plasmid sequencing, now it's $25 C. elegans genome sequencing.
time to look through our freezer collection at all the mutants we never followed up...
time to look through our freezer collection at all the mutants we never followed up...
Low cost #Celegans genomes too?!
Hey fellow Drosophila researchers - if you haven't heard, the UMGC is offering ultra low-cost genome sequencing! See here to learn more: z.umn.edu/UMGC-MOSS #Dros25
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
this is getting ridiculous (in a good way). first it's $15 plasmid sequencing, now it's $25 C. elegans genome sequencing.
time to look through our freezer collection at all the mutants we never followed up...
time to look through our freezer collection at all the mutants we never followed up...
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UAB is a fantastic place: great science, great people, and great trainees! The collaborative vibe spans across multiple departments. Also the food in Birmingham is legit amazing.
UAB Neurobiology is hiring up to 4 new tenure-track faculty as part of 3 new open-rank searches. Come join our vibrant, supportive, and growing neuroscience community!
uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23916
uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23944
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uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23916
uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23944
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Academic Joint Departments-Open Rank/Tenure-Neurobiology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine invites applications for 4 open-rank faculty positions in the Department of Neurobiology. We are seeking candidates who apply ...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
UAB is a fantastic place: great science, great people, and great trainees! The collaborative vibe spans across multiple departments. Also the food in Birmingham is legit amazing.
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My colleague Dan beat me to the punch but I am so thankful that my hometown paper (and others) was willing to share this with the community.
My colleague @rnareylab.bsky.social wrote this editorial for her hometown area newspaper. Well done & more please! www.heraldbanner.com/opinion/colu...
Why federally funded science matters to Texas | Columns | heraldbanner.com
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February 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My colleague Dan beat me to the punch but I am so thankful that my hometown paper (and others) was willing to share this with the community.
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Many in biotech/private sector are boasting about their ways of funding and doing science
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Many in biotech/private sector are boasting about their ways of funding and doing science
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
Jeanna’s an amazing instructor, highly recommend this for mental and physical health given *waves vaguely at the increasing chaos everywhere*
I teach these dance exercise classes that are therapeutic, both physically and emotionally. If you’re in Seattle you can join me in person on Sunday mornings or if not, message me to get a link to join the class on zoom. I can give you the “BlueSky rate”. 😉💃
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NIA - healing dance fitness for body and soul
Performed barefoot to soul-stirring music from around the globe, Nia is a blend of dance, martial arts, and healing techniques.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Jeanna’s an amazing instructor, highly recommend this for mental and physical health given *waves vaguely at the increasing chaos everywhere*
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1/3 Why does the US lead the world in the number of clinical trials? How come americans are given the unique chance to get the latest treatment and a fighting chance against often incurable diseases?
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
February 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
1/3 Why does the US lead the world in the number of clinical trials? How come americans are given the unique chance to get the latest treatment and a fighting chance against often incurable diseases?
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
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Extremely disappointed to see HHMI decide to kill their Inclusive Excellence program, including terminating the current IE3 awards to over a hundred institutions effective this year in the middle of a 6-year grant. I was hoping HHMI (and other private funders) would continue to lead the way.
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Extremely disappointed to see HHMI decide to kill their Inclusive Excellence program, including terminating the current IE3 awards to over a hundred institutions effective this year in the middle of a 6-year grant. I was hoping HHMI (and other private funders) would continue to lead the way.
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
February 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
Impact of NIH funding in WA state (from www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...)
February 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Impact of NIH funding in WA state (from www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...)
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This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
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If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
January 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
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Less than a week to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain! 🐋🧠🌊
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
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Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
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Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2025
The Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Less than a week to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain! 🐋🧠🌊
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈
Wow, very important study, with implications for other transgenic models of AD, especially those with documented variability (which is many of them)
Are you using 5xFAD mice to study Alzheimer’s disease? Our work out today @cp-neuron.bsky.social may be relevant to you 🐁🧠 Age and sex are known to influence Aβ plaque burden in these mice. Here, we found that the transgene parentage is another strong determinant.
Thread below: (1/11)
Thread below: (1/11)
Parental origin of transgene modulates amyloid-β plaque burden in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
The 5xFAD transgenic model, popular in Alzheimer’s disease research, exhibits varying
cerebral plaque burden depending on the parental source of the transgene. Mice inheriting
the transgene paternally...
www.cell.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wow, very important study, with implications for other transgenic models of AD, especially those with documented variability (which is many of them)
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Clinical criteria for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE)
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSky #MedSky #neurology
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSky #MedSky #neurology
January 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Clinical criteria for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE)
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSky #MedSky #neurology
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSky #MedSky #neurology
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TDP-43 proteinopathy also provokes transcriptomic changes consistent with TDP-43 loss of function. The latest side project from Randall Eck in my group: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39810199/
Alternative 3' UTR polyadenylation is disrupted in the rNLS8 mouse model of ALS/FTLD - PubMed
Recent research has highlighted widespread dysregulation of alternative polyadenylation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 pathology (FTLD-TDP). H...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
TDP-43 proteinopathy also provokes transcriptomic changes consistent with TDP-43 loss of function. The latest side project from Randall Eck in my group: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39810199/
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We're #hiring a CLARiTI Grants Manager to administer $97M in grants, including 35 national sub-awards, and drive grants management innovations at NACC! Join our dynamic team and help advance Alzheimer's research and discovery.
Learn more and apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidat...
Learn more and apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidat...
January 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're #hiring a CLARiTI Grants Manager to administer $97M in grants, including 35 national sub-awards, and drive grants management innovations at NACC! Join our dynamic team and help advance Alzheimer's research and discovery.
Learn more and apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidat...
Learn more and apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidat...
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With how busy the start of the semester is, the #Worm25 organizers have announced an extension of the deadline to apply to organize a workshop at the conference!📣 You now have until January 31.
Read guidelines, examples of topics, & apply: buff.ly/3DTfvq3 🪱
Read guidelines, examples of topics, & apply: buff.ly/3DTfvq3 🪱
Workshop Applications - 25th International Worm Meeting
Visit our website to learn more.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With how busy the start of the semester is, the #Worm25 organizers have announced an extension of the deadline to apply to organize a workshop at the conference!📣 You now have until January 31.
Read guidelines, examples of topics, & apply: buff.ly/3DTfvq3 🪱
Read guidelines, examples of topics, & apply: buff.ly/3DTfvq3 🪱