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Improving the postdoc experience @nyugrossman @nyulangone through community, advocacy, and career development
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SAVE THE DATE - The largest PhD career symposium in the country, What Can You Be With a PhD, is returning to NYC on Oct 25–26! Featuring 30+ panels & workshops and countless opportunities to build your network and explore diverse career paths in biomedical science. Don't miss it! buff.ly/vC8733B
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Don’t forget! Join @abankston.bsky.social next week, on Nov 13, 12–1 p.m. EST, for "From the lab to the legislature" and discover how scientists can make an impact in Congress. Register now: buff.ly/3I9hVdL
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Don’t forget! Join @abankston.bsky.social next week, on Nov 13, 12–1 p.m. EST, for "From the lab to the legislature" and discover how scientists can make an impact in Congress. Register now: buff.ly/3I9hVdL
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Thinking about a faculty career? Join our New Faculty Workshop on how to prepare for faculty job interviews. 📅November 19, 1:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Hear tips on interviews, chalk talks, and teaching demos from experienced faculty. Register now so you don't miss it: buff.ly/7UhXUKi
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thinking about a faculty career? Join our New Faculty Workshop on how to prepare for faculty job interviews. 📅November 19, 1:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Hear tips on interviews, chalk talks, and teaching demos from experienced faculty. Register now so you don't miss it: buff.ly/7UhXUKi
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The US Supreme Court has derailed researchers’ efforts to reinstate almost $2 billion in grants issued by the NIH. The court’s decision represents a remarkable reversal, allowing the Trump team to proceed with its science cuts.
go.nature.com/3JsraiA
go.nature.com/3JsraiA
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants
The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.
go.nature.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The US Supreme Court has derailed researchers’ efforts to reinstate almost $2 billion in grants issued by the NIH. The court’s decision represents a remarkable reversal, allowing the Trump team to proceed with its science cuts.
go.nature.com/3JsraiA
go.nature.com/3JsraiA
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This study led by Sasha’s group
@nyumedpostdocs.bsky.social reveals the mechanisms of de-capping Np4N, a noncanonical initiating nucleotide for RNAP. It binds substrates in two orientations, so target-mimic drugs might fail if one still works! Glad we contributed to this work! Congs to team!
@nyumedpostdocs.bsky.social reveals the mechanisms of de-capping Np4N, a noncanonical initiating nucleotide for RNAP. It binds substrates in two orientations, so target-mimic drugs might fail if one still works! Glad we contributed to this work! Congs to team!
A new paper reports how E. coli ApaH hydrolyzes enigmatic Np4N alarmones and decaps Np4-capped RNA, thereby impacting their lifetimes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ApaH decaps Np4N-capped RNAs in two alternative orientations - Nature Chemical Biology
This study shows how Escherichia coli ApaH hydrolyzes enigmatic Np4N alarmones and decaps Np4-capped RNAs, thereby impacting their lifetimes. Key features enable ApaH to bind RNA substrates in two ori...
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This study led by Sasha’s group
@nyumedpostdocs.bsky.social reveals the mechanisms of de-capping Np4N, a noncanonical initiating nucleotide for RNAP. It binds substrates in two orientations, so target-mimic drugs might fail if one still works! Glad we contributed to this work! Congs to team!
@nyumedpostdocs.bsky.social reveals the mechanisms of de-capping Np4N, a noncanonical initiating nucleotide for RNAP. It binds substrates in two orientations, so target-mimic drugs might fail if one still works! Glad we contributed to this work! Congs to team!
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Now on bioRxiv! Astrocytes in one brain region (cyan) communicate in expansive networks (magenta). Through tool development, tissue clearing, and many hours on our @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social Z1, we now know these networks are repeatable across mice, plastic, and specific.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Now on bioRxiv! Astrocytes in one brain region (cyan) communicate in expansive networks (magenta). Through tool development, tissue clearing, and many hours on our @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social Z1, we now know these networks are repeatable across mice, plastic, and specific.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Whether you're a grad student or a seasoned postdoc, it's never too early—or too late—to start thinking about your next steps!
What Can You Be With a PhD? is back in person in NYC on October 25–26, 2025. Registration opens August 4!
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#WhatCanYouBeWithAPhD #PhDCareers #STEMcareers
What Can You Be With a PhD? is back in person in NYC on October 25–26, 2025. Registration opens August 4!
lnkd.in/emZUTBFJ
#WhatCanYouBeWithAPhD #PhDCareers #STEMcareers
July 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Whether you're a grad student or a seasoned postdoc, it's never too early—or too late—to start thinking about your next steps!
What Can You Be With a PhD? is back in person in NYC on October 25–26, 2025. Registration opens August 4!
lnkd.in/emZUTBFJ
#WhatCanYouBeWithAPhD #PhDCareers #STEMcareers
What Can You Be With a PhD? is back in person in NYC on October 25–26, 2025. Registration opens August 4!
lnkd.in/emZUTBFJ
#WhatCanYouBeWithAPhD #PhDCareers #STEMcareers
SAVE THE DATE - The largest PhD career symposium in the country, What Can You Be With a PhD, is returning to NYC on Oct 25–26! Featuring 30+ panels & workshops and countless opportunities to build your network and explore diverse career paths in biomedical science. Don't miss it! buff.ly/vC8733B
July 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
SAVE THE DATE - The largest PhD career symposium in the country, What Can You Be With a PhD, is returning to NYC on Oct 25–26! Featuring 30+ panels & workshops and countless opportunities to build your network and explore diverse career paths in biomedical science. Don't miss it! buff.ly/vC8733B
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🧠 Newly out: Paper-with-a-way-too-long-name-for-social-media! How does the brain turn words into sentences? We tracked words in participants' brains while they produced sentences, and found some unexpectedly neat patterns. 🧵1/9
rdcu.be/epA1J in @commspsychol.nature.com
rdcu.be/epA1J in @commspsychol.nature.com
Decoding words during sentence production with ECoG reveals syntactic role encoding and structure-dependent temporal dynamics
Communications Psychology - Using electrical recordings taken from the surface of the brain, researchers decode what words neurosurgical patients are saying and show that the brain plans words in a...
rdcu.be
June 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🧠 Newly out: Paper-with-a-way-too-long-name-for-social-media! How does the brain turn words into sentences? We tracked words in participants' brains while they produced sentences, and found some unexpectedly neat patterns. 🧵1/9
rdcu.be/epA1J in @commspsychol.nature.com
rdcu.be/epA1J in @commspsychol.nature.com
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Let's discuss how your PhD can get you a job in consulting!
🗓 Wed, June 11th, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom
❗️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Wed, June 11th, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom
❗️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Let's discuss how your PhD can get you a job in consulting!
🗓 Wed, June 11th, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom
❗️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Wed, June 11th, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom
❗️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🌟A big congratulations to Santiago Coelho and Ilias Giannakopolous!
Join us in celebrating Santiago Coelho & @iliasgiannakop.bsky.social on being named @ismrm.bsky.social junior fellows.
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#innovation #MRI #radiology
#diffusion #microstructure
#electromagnetics #EECS 🧪
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#innovation #MRI #radiology
#diffusion #microstructure
#electromagnetics #EECS 🧪
Santiago Coelho and Ilias Giannakopoulos Named Junior Fellows of the ISMRM • Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research
Congratulations to Santiago Coelho and Ilias Giannakopoulos on being named among the 2025 junior fellows of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
cai2r.net
May 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🌟A big congratulations to Santiago Coelho and Ilias Giannakopolous!
🌟 Congratulations to Megan Kirchgessner and Maria Bustillo on being named 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! @megkirch.bsky.social @mbustill.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines.
Learn more about these exceptional scientists:
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows
Learn more about these exceptional scientists:
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows
May 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🌟 Congratulations to Megan Kirchgessner and Maria Bustillo on being named 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! @megkirch.bsky.social @mbustill.bsky.social
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As the scientific landscape continues to shift, it is important to consider how transparency, rigor, and quality shape research and innovation.
Our May 29 webinar will highlight ways to uphold scientific integrity while driving progress.
Register: buff.ly/c26QiKA
Our May 29 webinar will highlight ways to uphold scientific integrity while driving progress.
Register: buff.ly/c26QiKA
May 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As the scientific landscape continues to shift, it is important to consider how transparency, rigor, and quality shape research and innovation.
Our May 29 webinar will highlight ways to uphold scientific integrity while driving progress.
Register: buff.ly/c26QiKA
Our May 29 webinar will highlight ways to uphold scientific integrity while driving progress.
Register: buff.ly/c26QiKA
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Happy to share that our work "Amyloid-β induces lipid droplet-mediated microglial dysfunction via the enzyme DGAT2 in Alzheimer’s disease" is out now @cp-immunity.bsky.social! ➡️ www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Amyloid-β induces lipid droplet-mediated microglial dysfunction via the enzyme DGAT2 in Alzheimer’s disease
Why microglia stop reducing amyloid deposits from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains
is unknown. Prakash, Manchanda, et al. show that microglia increase their lipid droplets
and lose their phagocytic cap...
www.cell.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy to share that our work "Amyloid-β induces lipid droplet-mediated microglial dysfunction via the enzyme DGAT2 in Alzheimer’s disease" is out now @cp-immunity.bsky.social! ➡️ www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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Who decides who gets Tenure and how do they make their decision with Prof. Emmanuel Tsekleves
⭐What is the tenure track?
⭐When are you on the tenure track?
⭐ When does it start?
You don't want to miss this episode
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lygoP_h4WTg&t=36s
⭐What is the tenure track?
⭐When are you on the tenure track?
⭐ When does it start?
You don't want to miss this episode
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lygoP_h4WTg&t=36s
May 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Who decides who gets Tenure and how do they make their decision with Prof. Emmanuel Tsekleves
⭐What is the tenure track?
⭐When are you on the tenure track?
⭐ When does it start?
You don't want to miss this episode
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lygoP_h4WTg&t=36s
⭐What is the tenure track?
⭐When are you on the tenure track?
⭐ When does it start?
You don't want to miss this episode
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lygoP_h4WTg&t=36s
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TOMORROW, at 1:30pm EDT: Career consultant Doug Dluzen leads a workshop on resume-writing strategies to highlight your strengths as you look for new job opportunities in industry, followed by live demos using participant-submitted sample resumes & CVs.
Register now: buff.ly/XC0EHhT
Register now: buff.ly/XC0EHhT
May 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
TOMORROW, at 1:30pm EDT: Career consultant Doug Dluzen leads a workshop on resume-writing strategies to highlight your strengths as you look for new job opportunities in industry, followed by live demos using participant-submitted sample resumes & CVs.
Register now: buff.ly/XC0EHhT
Register now: buff.ly/XC0EHhT
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NYC Postdocs! Join us for Night Science at the New York Genome Center on June 2nd for a discussion on the creative process of finding novel questions. This time we hit the bar after! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1s9W...
@stearnslab.bsky.social @kelseymonson.bsky.social @rmassonix.bsky.social
@stearnslab.bsky.social @kelseymonson.bsky.social @rmassonix.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NYC Postdocs! Join us for Night Science at the New York Genome Center on June 2nd for a discussion on the creative process of finding novel questions. This time we hit the bar after! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1s9W...
@stearnslab.bsky.social @kelseymonson.bsky.social @rmassonix.bsky.social
@stearnslab.bsky.social @kelseymonson.bsky.social @rmassonix.bsky.social
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Discover how to align your career goals with your skills using the Individual Development Plan. Melanie Sinche @UVA, will walk you through practical ways to use the IDP for long-term career success. Whether you're in grad school or a postdoc, this FREE webinar is for you!
Take Charge of Your Research Training: Supporting Career Development using IDPs
This webinar will explore the Individual Development Plan (IDP) framework and how doctoral students and postdocs in the sciences can use it to align their career goals with their transferable skills.…
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May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Discover how to align your career goals with your skills using the Individual Development Plan. Melanie Sinche @UVA, will walk you through practical ways to use the IDP for long-term career success. Whether you're in grad school or a postdoc, this FREE webinar is for you!
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AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh spoke with @npr.org about what is at stake if Congress enacts the budget request from the White House — especially for early-career researchers.
All Things Considered for May 5, 2025
Hear the All Things Considered program for May 05, 2025
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh spoke with @npr.org about what is at stake if Congress enacts the budget request from the White House — especially for early-career researchers.
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Download and distribute our (massive) database of funding opportunities and fellowships for POSTDOCs
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Download and distribute our (massive) database of funding opportunities and fellowships for POSTDOCs
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Beyond the lab: trust, storytelling and the fight for America’s attention - Nature Reviews Immunology
Shruti Naik, an immunologist and a strong advocate for diversity in science, has joined forces with Aaron Mertz, who leads programmes that help to explain, connect and maximize the benefits of science...
www.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
✨😀Congratulations to postdocs Eyal Rozenfeld and Francesco Limone on being named 2025 Leon Levy Scholars by The New York Academy of Sciences!
@sciencelemon92.bsky.social
@eyalrozenfeld.bsky.social
@moccalin.bsky.social
@liddelowsa.bsky.social
www.nyas.org/press-releas...
@sciencelemon92.bsky.social
@eyalrozenfeld.bsky.social
@moccalin.bsky.social
@liddelowsa.bsky.social
www.nyas.org/press-releas...
The New York Academy of Sciences and the Leon Levy Foundation Announce the 2025 Leon Levy Scholars in Neuroscience - NYAS
The New York Academy of Sciences and the Leon Levy Foundation have announced the 2025 class of Leon Levy Scholars in Neuroscience.
www.nyas.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
✨😀Congratulations to postdocs Eyal Rozenfeld and Francesco Limone on being named 2025 Leon Levy Scholars by The New York Academy of Sciences!
@sciencelemon92.bsky.social
@eyalrozenfeld.bsky.social
@moccalin.bsky.social
@liddelowsa.bsky.social
www.nyas.org/press-releas...
@sciencelemon92.bsky.social
@eyalrozenfeld.bsky.social
@moccalin.bsky.social
@liddelowsa.bsky.social
www.nyas.org/press-releas...
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As I make a living giving presentations, it might surprise you to know that I had a fear of public speaking. During #gradschool and #postdoc years I gave presentations. I also♥️ #scicomm and participated in many events for my institutions, the MRC and @awisnational.bsky.social.
youtu.be/U5k_IB4o4-4
youtu.be/U5k_IB4o4-4
Overcoming A Fear Of Public Speaking
YouTube video by EduKatedSTEM
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As I make a living giving presentations, it might surprise you to know that I had a fear of public speaking. During #gradschool and #postdoc years I gave presentations. I also♥️ #scicomm and participated in many events for my institutions, the MRC and @awisnational.bsky.social.
youtu.be/U5k_IB4o4-4
youtu.be/U5k_IB4o4-4
Congratulations to @runzach.bsky.social on his new grant from the History and Political Economy project 👏
Excited that the History and Political Economy project is supporting my work, How Management Made Medicine, which traces the trajectory of the "quality improvement" framework in US healthcare from its origins in statistical methods for optimizing industrial production www.hpeproject.org/grantees
HPE Project Summer Research Grantees — History & Political Economy Project
Our summer research grants support historically minded scholars whose research examines how neoliberalism has been developed, implemented, and contested around the world.
www.hpeproject.org
April 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Congratulations to @runzach.bsky.social on his new grant from the History and Political Economy project 👏
🫁"Lung Immune Cell Type ‘Quietly’ Controls Inflammation in COVID-19". Congrats @payalyokota.bsky.social, @khannakm.bsky.social, and colleagues!
nyulangone.org/news/lung-im...
nyulangone.org/news/lung-im...
Lung Immune Cell Type ‘Quietly’ Controls Inflammation in COVID-19
NYU Langone study shows a type of immune cell in the lungs may help prevent inflammation from spiraling out of control during COVID-19. Learn more.
nyulangone.org
April 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🫁"Lung Immune Cell Type ‘Quietly’ Controls Inflammation in COVID-19". Congrats @payalyokota.bsky.social, @khannakm.bsky.social, and colleagues!
nyulangone.org/news/lung-im...
nyulangone.org/news/lung-im...
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📢 FREE #webinar happening next week! 💡
Thinking about a #postdoc? 🤔 Choosing between academic & industry postdocs can shape your career path. Join us for a webinar and hear from experts @harvardmed & @AllenInstitute as they share insights on both paths. Register:
Thinking about a #postdoc? 🤔 Choosing between academic & industry postdocs can shape your career path. Join us for a webinar and hear from experts @harvardmed & @AllenInstitute as they share insights on both paths. Register:
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Are you approaching a place in your PhD where you're starting to think about doing a postdoc. Deciding whether or not to pursue a postdoctoral position is not always a simple decision. It requires…
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