Ximena Garcia Arceo
@quexarce.bsky.social
Current postdoc in Wallace Marshall Lab at UCSF🦠 🌁 | PhD at UCSD Chemistry 🧪⛱️ | BS at UCSB Physics🔬 🌊
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Hoping to stay in academia if science and education survive🤞🏻so I can think and talk about stochasticity, entropy and geometry in cells
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Hoping to stay in academia if science and education survive🤞🏻so I can think and talk about stochasticity, entropy and geometry in cells
I encourage trainees to apply next year!
It was a pleasure to co-organize with @allysonsgro.bsky.social Junior Scientist Workshop on Theoretical Biophysics at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. We had great lectures and tutorials on theoretical approaches used to understand biological phenomena. Can't wait for the 2026 iteration, stay tuned.
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I encourage trainees to apply next year!
I second that!
Best conference I attended in a while, captures the full breadth of biophysics. So many refreshing ideas to understand living systems 🦋🐦⬛🪰🦠🪸🐙
It was a pleasure to co-organize with @allysonsgro.bsky.social Junior Scientist Workshop on Theoretical Biophysics at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. We had great lectures and tutorials on theoretical approaches used to understand biological phenomena. Can't wait for the 2026 iteration, stay tuned.
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I second that!
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Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
Kim Kardashian shares her frustration in a new TikTok after failing the California bar exam, calling out psychics who told her she’d pass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
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Given the role of syntaxin in membrane fusion, and the fact that Stentor apparently heals its membrane rapidly which must somehow entail fusion of vesicles, the obvious hypothesis is that the syntaxin RNAi impairs membrane fusion
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Given the role of syntaxin in membrane fusion, and the fact that Stentor apparently heals its membrane rapidly which must somehow entail fusion of vesicles, the obvious hypothesis is that the syntaxin RNAi impairs membrane fusion
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For example, you can cut a huge gash and pull out most of the cytoplasm in Stentor and it will flow back in
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24378633/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24378633/
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For example, you can cut a huge gash and pull out most of the cytoplasm in Stentor and it will flow back in
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24378633/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24378633/
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and bro, bro, PYTHAGORUS? insanely talented bro
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
and bro, bro, PYTHAGORUS? insanely talented bro
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My awesome advisor @wallaceucsf.bsky.social summarizes our new #preprint on a syntaxin that’s important for #healing wounds in the ciliate #Stentor!
Wound healing is a hallmark feature of all life, including single cells. In a new preprint, Ambika Nadkarni @biochembika.bsky.social investigates a new dimension in cellular wound healing: how cells recover AFTER the wound has been closed
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My awesome advisor @wallaceucsf.bsky.social summarizes our new #preprint on a syntaxin that’s important for #healing wounds in the ciliate #Stentor!
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by injecting fluorescent markers into the cytoplasm, Ulises Diaz was able to show that these blisters were actually huge membrane-bound vesicles docked near the cell surface.
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I was a UC PPFP fellow when I was a postdoc at UCSD. This program is invaluable--aside from support for two years of my postdoc, I received excellent mentoring from faculty at the UCs. This fellowship set me up for success and gave me a cohort of fellow postdocs who are now UC faculty. 1/2
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I was a UC PPFP fellow when I was a postdoc at UCSD. This program is invaluable--aside from support for two years of my postdoc, I received excellent mentoring from faculty at the UCs. This fellowship set me up for success and gave me a cohort of fellow postdocs who are now UC faculty. 1/2
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this is devastating for so many reasons and honestly, shame on the UC. Was hoping to keep the high going after Mamdani's win only come to falling back to earth and register that this country does not want us to succeed. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
this is devastating for so many reasons and honestly, shame on the UC. Was hoping to keep the high going after Mamdani's win only come to falling back to earth and register that this country does not want us to succeed. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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It was great to finish off #UNCResearchWeek by seeing Sherry Hsu’s beautiful image on display in Bondurant Hall! 🔬🔬🔬
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It was great to finish off #UNCResearchWeek by seeing Sherry Hsu’s beautiful image on display in Bondurant Hall! 🔬🔬🔬
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Almost show-time at the Bay Area Science Festival. Come see how cells can learn! If you can’t make it, you can find out about the super-powers of time organisms at the Nature’s Tiny Marvels web site: sites.google.com/view/natures...
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Almost show-time at the Bay Area Science Festival. Come see how cells can learn! If you can’t make it, you can find out about the super-powers of time organisms at the Nature’s Tiny Marvels web site: sites.google.com/view/natures...
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“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
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After talking to tech barons, Trump tells Mayor Lurie he's "calling off" a "surge" of feds to SF.
It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
Live updates: Lurie says Trump 'calling off' plans for fed deployment in SF — other cities uncertain
President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.
missionlocal.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
After talking to tech barons, Trump tells Mayor Lurie he's "calling off" a "surge" of feds to SF.
It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
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If National Guard troops are deployed to the Bay Area they would not be able to make immigration arrests. But they could offer “cover” for ICE agents who are doing so.
This has already taken place in other cities:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/how-...
This has already taken place in other cities:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/how-...
How could the National Guard support ICE in San Francisco?
National Guard troops deployed to the Bay Area could offer “cover” for federal agents making immigration arrests.
missionlocal.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If National Guard troops are deployed to the Bay Area they would not be able to make immigration arrests. But they could offer “cover” for ICE agents who are doing so.
This has already taken place in other cities:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/how-...
This has already taken place in other cities:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/how-...
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My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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I’m excited to share that my PhD work is out in @jcb.org! Big thanks to my amazing mentor @stephgupton.bsky.social and inspiring collaborator @coronin.bsky.social!!!!
Ho, @stephgupton.bsky.social et al. find that coronin 1A mediates neuronal growth cone & filopodial dynamics, & its interaction with E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM67 is required for morphological responses to the guidance cue netrin-1 rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Neuroscience #Cytoskeleton #Development
#Neuroscience #Cytoskeleton #Development
October 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m excited to share that my PhD work is out in @jcb.org! Big thanks to my amazing mentor @stephgupton.bsky.social and inspiring collaborator @coronin.bsky.social!!!!
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Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely.
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely.
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
No more press pieces lauding ML/AI companies allowed until one of them turns the Outlook email app into something approaching useful and usable
October 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
No more press pieces lauding ML/AI companies allowed until one of them turns the Outlook email app into something approaching useful and usable
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OSU spent many thousands of $$ on booth registrations for SACNAS earlier this year. Now they said they would rather take the financial loss than let us recruit at this meeting of >6000 scientists.
Here is the email from the provost reversing the decision & saying we can attend if presenting research. However, we still cannot recruit or attend without research benefit. Also many students did have registration cancelled (or missed registration deadlines) when OSU was prohibiting attendance.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
OSU spent many thousands of $$ on booth registrations for SACNAS earlier this year. Now they said they would rather take the financial loss than let us recruit at this meeting of >6000 scientists.
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Consider donating to a hardworking non-profit that seeks to keep doors open into STEM higher ed and academia 🎓💜
www.cientificolatino.com/donate
www.cientificolatino.com/donate
Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely.
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.
🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.
givebutter.com/supportCL
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Consider donating to a hardworking non-profit that seeks to keep doors open into STEM higher ed and academia 🎓💜
www.cientificolatino.com/donate
www.cientificolatino.com/donate
An abysmal development for Hayes Valley residents who don't believe AI will save humanity (me) sfstandard.com/2023/01/13/w...
What is ‘Cerebral Valley?’ San Francisco’s Nerdiest New Neighborhood
Inside the hacker house hype, where founders live in 20-person homes and eat, sleep and breathe AI
sfstandard.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
An abysmal development for Hayes Valley residents who don't believe AI will save humanity (me) sfstandard.com/2023/01/13/w...
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Begging scientists (and media posts about science) to stop using ChatGPT-generated images
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Begging scientists (and media posts about science) to stop using ChatGPT-generated images
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15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
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Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026.
Deadline: 20 December 2025
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton
#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
Deadline: 20 December 2025
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton
#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton
The cytoskeleton, a dynamic and intricate network of protein filaments, is found within the cytoplasm of all cells, from bacteria and archaea to complex eukaryotes. This essential cellular component …
meetings.embo.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026.
Deadline: 20 December 2025
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton
#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
Deadline: 20 December 2025
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton
#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪