Pengyao Jiang
@pyjiang.bsky.social
New AP at MechofEvolution of ASU. PhD @Uchicago EE. postdoc at Kelley__Harris lab. Evolution, mutation rate, robustness, yeast, fly, genetics, and genomics. https://pyjiang.github.io opinion of my own
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Save the date! #PEQG26 June 9-12 2026 in Asilomar, CA. Happens only every 2yrs, but is my favorite conference. Full website coming soon, and registration and abstract submission opens November 14, but I'm allowed to tease that keynotes will be @jnovembre.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social and me!
Homepage - Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference
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September 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Save the date! #PEQG26 June 9-12 2026 in Asilomar, CA. Happens only every 2yrs, but is my favorite conference. Full website coming soon, and registration and abstract submission opens November 14, but I'm allowed to tease that keynotes will be @jnovembre.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social and me!
Our annual symposium is now open for registration! This year’s theme is Unicellular Diversification of Cell Types and Division. Abstract closes on Oct 1st.
Join us in Arizona!
The Fourth Annual Symposium on Mechanisms of Cellular Evolution will again be held at ASU. November 5-8, 2025, in Tempe, AZ. Theme: Unicellular Diversification of Cell Types and Division Systems.
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The Fourth Annual Symposium on Mechanisms of Cellular Evolution will again be held at ASU. November 5-8, 2025, in Tempe, AZ. Theme: Unicellular Diversification of Cell Types and Division Systems.
na.eventscloud.com/cmesymposium2025
September 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Our annual symposium is now open for registration! This year’s theme is Unicellular Diversification of Cell Types and Division. Abstract closes on Oct 1st.
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Abstract submission is still open until June 13th for CanFunNet's virtual meeting!
Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...
Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...
June 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Abstract submission is still open until June 13th for CanFunNet's virtual meeting!
Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...
Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...
What
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...
June 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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From over 300k to less than 100k. A picture of smaller, reduced science.
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From over 300k to less than 100k. A picture of smaller, reduced science.
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"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger”
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger”
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
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The Republican administration has halted all student (and postdoc etc) VISA interviews.
I've written a lot about soft power here. The attacks on foreign students in the US not only undercuts the funding stream for US universities; they hemorrhage US soft power.
I've written a lot about soft power here. The attacks on foreign students in the US not only undercuts the funding stream for US universities; they hemorrhage US soft power.
Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting
It’s the latest salvo against universities, many of whom rely heavily on foreign students for funds.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Republican administration has halted all student (and postdoc etc) VISA interviews.
I've written a lot about soft power here. The attacks on foreign students in the US not only undercuts the funding stream for US universities; they hemorrhage US soft power.
I've written a lot about soft power here. The attacks on foreign students in the US not only undercuts the funding stream for US universities; they hemorrhage US soft power.
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Another incredibly shameful move from the Trump administration. Upending the lives of so many young people to score cheap political points is absolutely unconscionable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Another incredibly shameful move from the Trump administration. Upending the lives of so many young people to score cheap political points is absolutely unconscionable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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. @pnas.org just published the final version of our manuscript on how generation time and effective population size interact to shape vertebrate germline mutation rates, led by Luke Zhu and Annabel Beichman: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
. @pnas.org just published the final version of our manuscript on how generation time and effective population size interact to shape vertebrate germline mutation rates, led by Luke Zhu and Annabel Beichman: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”
America’s long-term growth is at stake. Congress is weighing sweeping FY2026 cuts to fundamental science, including $18 billion from the NIH and $5 billion from the NSF.
In the long run, these cuts will cost the economy billions.
@jdrakephd.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
In the long run, these cuts will cost the economy billions.
@jdrakephd.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”
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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
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Trump’s war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer.
The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.
The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.
May 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump’s war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer.
The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.
The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.
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Lux Capital providing funding opportunities for academic biomedical research aligned with interests 👏
www.luxcapital.com/news/our-hel...
www.luxcapital.com/news/our-hel...
Our Helpline for American Scientists
www.luxcapital.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Lux Capital providing funding opportunities for academic biomedical research aligned with interests 👏
www.luxcapital.com/news/our-hel...
www.luxcapital.com/news/our-hel...
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I am excited to share a new version of svglite for #rstats with the world. It includes support for all the new features in the graphics engine as well as providing a more powerful and polished experience for embedding web fonts in the file.
Read all about it her:
Read all about it her:
svglite 2.2.0
A new release of svglite has arrived, and with it full support for all the latest capabilities of the R Graphics Engine. Further, it finalizes the new approach to handling web fonts and font embedding...
www.tidyverse.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I am excited to share a new version of svglite for #rstats with the world. It includes support for all the new features in the graphics engine as well as providing a more powerful and polished experience for embedding web fonts in the file.
Read all about it her:
Read all about it her:
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If you care about the NSF and science, now is the time to make your voice heard!
The evolution tri-societies are running a Week of Action for NSF! We MUST make some noise -join us!!
@sse-evolution.bsky.social members will see the below email in their inbox today, spread the word!
Pls RT!
The evolution tri-societies are running a Week of Action for NSF! We MUST make some noise -join us!!
@sse-evolution.bsky.social members will see the below email in their inbox today, spread the word!
Pls RT!
May 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If you care about the NSF and science, now is the time to make your voice heard!
The evolution tri-societies are running a Week of Action for NSF! We MUST make some noise -join us!!
@sse-evolution.bsky.social members will see the below email in their inbox today, spread the word!
Pls RT!
The evolution tri-societies are running a Week of Action for NSF! We MUST make some noise -join us!!
@sse-evolution.bsky.social members will see the below email in their inbox today, spread the word!
Pls RT!
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EU augments opportunities for scientists around the world to launch or re-launch their careers in Europe.
Europe’s choice is clear.
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
EU augments opportunities for scientists around the world to launch or re-launch their careers in Europe.
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
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Deep cuts to EPA, CDC, FDA, NIH, NSF, NOAA, USDA, education & more will damage health and shorten life spans, especially w/ cuts to healthcare for those w/ limited means.
Is this the goal, to reduce "entitlements" by killing people? Well, it sure won't make the wealthy any more comfortable.
Is this the goal, to reduce "entitlements" by killing people? Well, it sure won't make the wealthy any more comfortable.
With all GOP senators voting in lockstep, the Senate has overturned environmental rules cutting seven major, toxic air pollutants, including mercury, lead, and dioxins. This is the first time Congress has cut protections under the Clean Air Act in 55 years.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants
If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Deep cuts to EPA, CDC, FDA, NIH, NSF, NOAA, USDA, education & more will damage health and shorten life spans, especially w/ cuts to healthcare for those w/ limited means.
Is this the goal, to reduce "entitlements" by killing people? Well, it sure won't make the wealthy any more comfortable.
Is this the goal, to reduce "entitlements" by killing people? Well, it sure won't make the wealthy any more comfortable.
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So Happy for the warm welcome or our PopGen bookclub! Each month, at IBE, we review a new chapter of @gcbias.bsky.social book, which is totally open-source! We encourage you to take a look at it! Link: github.com/cooplab/popg...
April 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
So Happy for the warm welcome or our PopGen bookclub! Each month, at IBE, we review a new chapter of @gcbias.bsky.social book, which is totally open-source! We encourage you to take a look at it! Link: github.com/cooplab/popg...
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Trump proposes massive 44% NIH budget cut and reorganization | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump proposes massive NIH budget cut and reorganization
Will Republican-led Congress support a 44% decrease for world’s largest medical research funder?
www.science.org
April 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump proposes massive 44% NIH budget cut and reorganization | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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Application deadline extended to Apr 15 for this summer's #Yeast #Genetics & #Genomics course at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social July22 - Aug12! Get a comprehensive education in all things yeast, from classical genetics through up-to-the-minute genomics. Don't miss out!
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Application deadline extended to Apr 15 for this summer's #Yeast #Genetics & #Genomics course at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social July22 - Aug12! Get a comprehensive education in all things yeast, from classical genetics through up-to-the-minute genomics. Don't miss out!
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
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Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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There’s a google doc trying to keep track of funding/grad school admission/hiring freezes & status please share 🧪 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
docs.google.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There’s a google doc trying to keep track of funding/grad school admission/hiring freezes & status please share 🧪 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...