Rita Strack
@ritastrack.bsky.social
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering. Ph.D. Previously at Nature Methods. @rita_strack on the place formerly known as twitter.
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Rita Strack
@ritastrack.bsky.social
· Aug 1
a bunch of balloons are flying in the sky .
ALT: a bunch of balloons are flying in the sky .
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I have some BIG NEWS to share today!
Today I begin my next adventure as
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering!!
(a thread) @natmethods.nature.com @natbiomedeng.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
Today I begin my next adventure as
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering!!
(a thread) @natmethods.nature.com @natbiomedeng.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
I've seen it all.
Let's play a fun game: How many pages was your longest "response to reviewers" letter? How about your shortest? 🧪
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I've seen it all.
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A study shows that more than half of peer reviewers (53%) now use AI. The reviewers claim using AI mostly to draft reports (59%), summarize findings (29%), or flag potential misconduct (28%).
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/12...
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/12...
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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RFK Jr. has just unilaterally declared that the CDC will stop recommending several vaccines for children.
As best I can tell, the vaccines RFK Jr. Will no longer recommend are HepB, rotavirus, RSV, COVID19, Hepatitis A, and influenza.
As best I can tell, the vaccines RFK Jr. Will no longer recommend are HepB, rotavirus, RSV, COVID19, Hepatitis A, and influenza.
thehill.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
RFK Jr. has just unilaterally declared that the CDC will stop recommending several vaccines for children.
As best I can tell, the vaccines RFK Jr. Will no longer recommend are HepB, rotavirus, RSV, COVID19, Hepatitis A, and influenza.
As best I can tell, the vaccines RFK Jr. Will no longer recommend are HepB, rotavirus, RSV, COVID19, Hepatitis A, and influenza.
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4-year postdoctoral fellowships for women @univie.ac.at
The application consists of a short (3-page) research statement only.
Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested or would like to discuss potential projects.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
Application deadline: 2 March 2026
The application consists of a short (3-page) research statement only.
Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested or would like to discuss potential projects.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
Application deadline: 2 March 2026
E-STEEM: Postdoctoral Positions for Women in STEM and Economics - University of Vienna
Supporting women in science: Postdoctoral positions in STEM and Economics as part of the E-STEEM programme. Apply between January and March 2026.
careers.univie.ac.at
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 AM
4-year postdoctoral fellowships for women @univie.ac.at
The application consists of a short (3-page) research statement only.
Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested or would like to discuss potential projects.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
Application deadline: 2 March 2026
The application consists of a short (3-page) research statement only.
Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested or would like to discuss potential projects.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
Application deadline: 2 March 2026
Happy new work year--I hope your holiday pile ups are small.
January 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Happy new work year--I hope your holiday pile ups are small.
I did scroll back through a year's worth of posts to tell you all I ran 1,066 miles last year.
Separately, doomscrolling through my own old posts was a bummer. What a year that was.
Separately, doomscrolling through my own old posts was a bummer. What a year that was.
I ran over a thousand miles in 2024, which is only remarkable (to me) because I was within 10 miles of how many miles I ran in 2023. I am nothing if not consistent, apparently.
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I did scroll back through a year's worth of posts to tell you all I ran 1,066 miles last year.
Separately, doomscrolling through my own old posts was a bummer. What a year that was.
Separately, doomscrolling through my own old posts was a bummer. What a year that was.
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To all lipid-curious cell biologists: check out this comprehensive overview of lipid-based methods by @gerryhammond.bsky.social and colleagues in @jcb.org — a school of Babel fish for #lipidtime:
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
The cell biologist’s guide to detecting and modulating membrane phospholipids | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
Worcester et al. describe a suite of molecular tools and approaches that can be used to probe and experimentally study lipids.
rupress.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
To all lipid-curious cell biologists: check out this comprehensive overview of lipid-based methods by @gerryhammond.bsky.social and colleagues in @jcb.org — a school of Babel fish for #lipidtime:
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
I haven't checked my email since Christmas Eve and I am scared of Monday. 😅
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I haven't checked my email since Christmas Eve and I am scared of Monday. 😅
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The cryo cyclical multiplexing expansion microscopy (Cy-ExM) preprint from
@seweryn-galecki.bsky.social , @kevin-dean.bsky.social et al is online.
20 targets across an entire cell. Mr. Snouty also joined the fun.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@seweryn-galecki.bsky.social , @kevin-dean.bsky.social et al is online.
20 targets across an entire cell. Mr. Snouty also joined the fun.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The cryo cyclical multiplexing expansion microscopy (Cy-ExM) preprint from
@seweryn-galecki.bsky.social , @kevin-dean.bsky.social et al is online.
20 targets across an entire cell. Mr. Snouty also joined the fun.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@seweryn-galecki.bsky.social , @kevin-dean.bsky.social et al is online.
20 targets across an entire cell. Mr. Snouty also joined the fun.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A good reminder, even for us science people.
I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
January 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A good reminder, even for us science people.
I grew up in Indiana and have always been a sucker for fiery red horses. Is this my year?
indiana did WHAT to alabama?
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I grew up in Indiana and have always been a sucker for fiery red horses. Is this my year?
2025 started low but ended up being filled with joys, big and small (and some humbling moments too lol). I made a big jump professionally and had the privilege of being mom to two amazing kids. I am grateful and excited for what 2026 has in store. Happy new year!!!
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
2025 started low but ended up being filled with joys, big and small (and some humbling moments too lol). I made a big jump professionally and had the privilege of being mom to two amazing kids. I am grateful and excited for what 2026 has in store. Happy new year!!!
My kind of Christmas story.
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My kind of Christmas story.
This burn may come in handy at Christmas parties.
most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This burn may come in handy at Christmas parties.
Very cool paper in NBT from the Dietz and Erturk labs @erturklab.bsky.social @markuselsner.bsky.social go.nature.com/4gNLjeC
Nanocarrier imaging at single-cell resolution across entire mouse bodies with deep learning - Nature Biotechnology
An integrated experimental and deep learning pipeline reveals cell-level targeting of nanocarriers in whole bodies.
go.nature.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Very cool paper in NBT from the Dietz and Erturk labs @erturklab.bsky.social @markuselsner.bsky.social go.nature.com/4gNLjeC
My MD cousin thinks that a majority of Americans will take GLP-1 agonists "like vitamins" in the near future. I wonder.
The FDA on Monday approved a pill version of the weight-loss injectable drug Wegovy, offering patients who fear or are uncomfortable with needles a more palatable option.
F.D.A. Approves Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill
The agency greenlit an oral version of the obesity drug Wegovy.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My MD cousin thinks that a majority of Americans will take GLP-1 agonists "like vitamins" in the near future. I wonder.
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Are you a bachelor or master student anywhere in the world, and would like to come to us to work full-time on a supervised research project? Applications for the 2026 MPIA Summer Internship are open now!
Summer internships
www.mpia.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Are you a bachelor or master student anywhere in the world, and would like to come to us to work full-time on a supervised research project? Applications for the 2026 MPIA Summer Internship are open now!
Today was technically my last day of work for the year (though the editorial deadline waits for no man, so I'll work a bit while my kids are at school next week).
After that, I'll just be visiting people, demanding figgy pudding, and not leaving till I get some (and other Christmas traditions). 😜
After that, I'll just be visiting people, demanding figgy pudding, and not leaving till I get some (and other Christmas traditions). 😜
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Today was technically my last day of work for the year (though the editorial deadline waits for no man, so I'll work a bit while my kids are at school next week).
After that, I'll just be visiting people, demanding figgy pudding, and not leaving till I get some (and other Christmas traditions). 😜
After that, I'll just be visiting people, demanding figgy pudding, and not leaving till I get some (and other Christmas traditions). 😜
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Doing CRISPR - check out our PlatinumCRISPr upgrade thanks to @roliarnold.bsky.social and @ihaussmann.bsky.social
platinum-crispr.bham.ac.uk
platinum-crispr.bham.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Doing CRISPR - check out our PlatinumCRISPr upgrade thanks to @roliarnold.bsky.social and @ihaussmann.bsky.social
platinum-crispr.bham.ac.uk
platinum-crispr.bham.ac.uk
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Morphogenesis & Organogenesis!
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
June 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Morphogenesis & Organogenesis!
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
not often enough
scientists: be honest, how often do you take a day off for the beach and call it pier review
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
not often enough
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We’ve highlighted some wonderful images and researchers in our ‘Featured image’ series in 2025. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite in our image competition!
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - FocalPlane
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - News
focalplane.biologists.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We’ve highlighted some wonderful images and researchers in our ‘Featured image’ series in 2025. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite in our image competition!
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
Korean culture is getting the recognition it deserves. KPop (demon hunters), K beauty shops, K drama binge watching, and everyone is adding gochujang to stuff.
But I can't help but wonder if it's actually any easier to be a (half) Korean kid growing up in Indiana these days.
But I can't help but wonder if it's actually any easier to be a (half) Korean kid growing up in Indiana these days.
December 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Korean culture is getting the recognition it deserves. KPop (demon hunters), K beauty shops, K drama binge watching, and everyone is adding gochujang to stuff.
But I can't help but wonder if it's actually any easier to be a (half) Korean kid growing up in Indiana these days.
But I can't help but wonder if it's actually any easier to be a (half) Korean kid growing up in Indiana these days.
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Wow
"We find that while TAD boundaries pair more frequently than non-boundary regions, these interactions are infrequent and are uncorrelated with transcriptional activity of genes within the TAD. (...) These results suggest that TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are largely uncoupled"
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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We had an office holiday potluck today and some of my colleagues can really bake! I also had a great chat with João Monteiro from Nature Medicine that lifted my spirits (I have some great mentors here). I am slightly, very slightly, beginning to feel some pre-holiday cheer.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We had an office holiday potluck today and some of my colleagues can really bake! I also had a great chat with João Monteiro from Nature Medicine that lifted my spirits (I have some great mentors here). I am slightly, very slightly, beginning to feel some pre-holiday cheer.