Dylan Shropshire
@shropshirejd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences department at Lehigh University. I study host-microbe interactions with a focus on the relationship between Wolbachia endosymbionts and Drosophila fruit flies.
Pinned
Counting rare Wolbachia endosymbionts using digital droplet PCR
Wolbachia is the most widespread animal-associated intracellular microbe, living within the cells of over half of insect species. Since they can suppress pathogen replication and spread rapidly throug...
www.biorxiv.org
Ever wonder how to count very rare and unculturable #microbes? Our new #preprint 🥳 shows that we can use #ddPCR to count as few as 12 #endosymbiont genomes in a 20 uL reaction!🤯 Yes, this is a teaser for things to come.😉 #Wolbachia #Drosophila #SymbioSky #Entomology
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Our department is hiring! Huge endorse! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity at Renowned Research Center in Philadelphia! - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US) job with Temple University | 12838286
Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity at Renowned Research Center in Philadelphia! Center for Substance Abuse Research (CSAR) Lewis Katz School of Medic...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Our department is hiring! Huge endorse! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#Dros25 was a blast, as always! Thanks to the organizers for planning an amazing meeting, and presenters for sharing their exciting advances!
March 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#Dros25 was a blast, as always! Thanks to the organizers for planning an amazing meeting, and presenters for sharing their exciting advances!
Anyone else being asked by NSF to return payment for serving as a reviewer?
March 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyone else being asked by NSF to return payment for serving as a reviewer?
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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I got the official word this morning that I am to be reinstated at NSF. I don't know what the future holds, but for now I am tremendously relieved!
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I got the official word this morning that I am to be reinstated at NSF. I don't know what the future holds, but for now I am tremendously relieved!
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Justin Trudeau gave the exact kind of press conference today that we have been waiting for from our Democratic leaders. Watch it and learn from it. No gimmicks, no stunts, no script, no platitudes, no slogans, no games. Just straight talk, honesty, sincerity and facts.
March 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Justin Trudeau gave the exact kind of press conference today that we have been waiting for from our Democratic leaders. Watch it and learn from it. No gimmicks, no stunts, no script, no platitudes, no slogans, no games. Just straight talk, honesty, sincerity and facts.
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We're thrilled to see the positive press our work in New Caledonia is getting! 24 million Wolbachia mosquitoes released since 2018 = zero epidemics since 2020. Described as a "Monumental success" that saved lives and €67M in health costs. Our #Wolbachia method keeps proving itself!
Les Wolbachia, des bactéries inoculées aux moustiques pour freiner dengue, Zika et chikungunya
Les Wolbachia, des bactéries inoculées aux moustiques pour freiner dengue, Zika et chikungunya
Expérimenté depuis sept ans en Nouvelle-Calédonie, un programme de lutte contre la dengue par inoculation de bactéries vient d'y être suspendu, après avoir produit de très bons résultats. Déjà appliquée dans d'autres régions du monde, la méthode Wolbachia…
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February 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We're thrilled to see the positive press our work in New Caledonia is getting! 24 million Wolbachia mosquitoes released since 2018 = zero epidemics since 2020. Described as a "Monumental success" that saved lives and €67M in health costs. Our #Wolbachia method keeps proving itself!
I cancelled my Amazon prime subscription today and will avoid them for the foreseeable future. We vote with every dollar we spend.
Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...
'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout'
The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.
www.yahoo.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I cancelled my Amazon prime subscription today and will avoid them for the foreseeable future. We vote with every dollar we spend.
This will be devastating for many. I wouldn't be where I am today without this program.
Amid Federal Upheaval, a Pell Shortfall Looms
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
Projected Pell shortfall could diminish federal aid
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be...
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February 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This will be devastating for many. I wouldn't be where I am today without this program.
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In a preprint published today, we are excited to report the secondary structure of the 1212 nt fission-yeast S. pombe telomerase RNA, TER1, and its roles in the physicofunctional organization of this massive, flexible enzymatic RNP complex.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In a preprint published today, we are excited to report the secondary structure of the 1212 nt fission-yeast S. pombe telomerase RNA, TER1, and its roles in the physicofunctional organization of this massive, flexible enzymatic RNP complex.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Everyone who ever got funding through NIAID should be aware of this bill and start sending messages to their US legislators. The bill intends to dissolve NIAID. This is Project 2025
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Everyone who ever got funding through NIAID should be aware of this bill and start sending messages to their US legislators. The bill intends to dissolve NIAID. This is Project 2025
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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🚨PA colleagues:
"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."
"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC
Get out your Other Support and share that info!
"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."
"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC
Get out your Other Support and share that info!
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨PA colleagues:
"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."
"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC
Get out your Other Support and share that info!
"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."
"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC
Get out your Other Support and share that info!
There are lots of things to be sad/mad about these days, but something that always cheers me up is to see talented student get the recognition they deserve. Talented PhD student @alpha423.bsky.social from my lab won first place in our department's Three Minute Thesis (#3MT) competition! #ProudMentor
February 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There are lots of things to be sad/mad about these days, but something that always cheers me up is to see talented student get the recognition they deserve. Talented PhD student @alpha423.bsky.social from my lab won first place in our department's Three Minute Thesis (#3MT) competition! #ProudMentor
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
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That the White House feels the need to push back on this is good news. It means they are feeling the heat, and it's not just being seen as an inside baseball issue. Because it's not.
Keep pushing! Keep calling! Keep fighting!
Keep pushing! Keep calling! Keep fighting!
The White House sent out an email to all reporters on its press list, calling our story “fake news.”
We stand by our story.
We stand by our story.
February 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
That the White House feels the need to push back on this is good news. It means they are feeling the heat, and it's not just being seen as an inside baseball issue. Because it's not.
Keep pushing! Keep calling! Keep fighting!
Keep pushing! Keep calling! Keep fighting!
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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
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How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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The Trump Administration's list of censored scientific terms that get NSF grant proposals flagged contains "women” and “female”, but no mention of “men” or “male.” There is “black” and “indigenous” on this list, but no “white.” The only identity not censored is mine.
youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU
youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU
Don Beyer Speaks About Trump's NSF Censorship on the House Floor
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Trump Administration's list of censored scientific terms that get NSF grant proposals flagged contains "women” and “female”, but no mention of “men” or “male.” There is “black” and “indigenous” on this list, but no “white.” The only identity not censored is mine.
youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU
youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU
Thrilling to see a former student getting the recognition they deserve. Josie is a rising star!
Check out this interview with @pennstateuniv.bsky.social #foodscience PhD student Josie Krepps, where she dives into her journey as a scientist and research on fungal #mycelium as an alternative scaffold structure for #cultivatedmeat. 🍄🥩🥼
www.myconeer.com/p/fungi-in-f...
www.myconeer.com/p/fungi-in-f...
Fungi in Food Technology: Innovations, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions
Explore how fungi are revolutionizing food and biomaterials with PhD student Josie Krepps. Learn how fungal mycelium is advancing cultivated meat, tackling global food challenges, and more.
www.myconeer.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Thrilling to see a former student getting the recognition they deserve. Josie is a rising star!
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Here’s where I’m at:
1. @asm.org has good track record helping advance IDEAA within science world
2. I know people in charge truly care about advancing IDEAA
3. Mistakes were made on this, coupled with poor communication
4. The track record here is worth grace for this mistake
1. @asm.org has good track record helping advance IDEAA within science world
2. I know people in charge truly care about advancing IDEAA
3. Mistakes were made on this, coupled with poor communication
4. The track record here is worth grace for this mistake
I gotta say that the whole ASM thing broke me yesterday. The federal stuff has been terrifying but I kept it together thinking our professional society would fight, or at least resist. I certainly hope ASM still fights but seeing everything yesterday kind of destroyed what little hope I had. 1/2
February 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Here’s where I’m at:
1. @asm.org has good track record helping advance IDEAA within science world
2. I know people in charge truly care about advancing IDEAA
3. Mistakes were made on this, coupled with poor communication
4. The track record here is worth grace for this mistake
1. @asm.org has good track record helping advance IDEAA within science world
2. I know people in charge truly care about advancing IDEAA
3. Mistakes were made on this, coupled with poor communication
4. The track record here is worth grace for this mistake
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I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.
ASM website screenshots from the wayback machine in December '24 (web.archive.org/web/20241211...) vs today. Pretty disappointing!! 🧪
February 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.
This requires an immediate response from @asm and @vscooper.micropopbio.org
@vscooper.micropopbio.org and @mostlymicrobes.bsky.social while downloading scientist spotlights for teaching from the site; ASM has also scrubbed the entire IDEAA page including resources on LGBTQ+ scientists at asm.org/IDEAA/resources/pride-month
February 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This requires an immediate response from @asm and @vscooper.micropopbio.org
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Found this gem in an arcane NSF doc...key to know:
The Constitution and law SUPERSEDES exec orders!
"In the event of a conflict between policies issued at a lower tier versus policies issued at a higher tier, the higher tier policy will take precedence"
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Resear...
The Constitution and law SUPERSEDES exec orders!
"In the event of a conflict between policies issued at a lower tier versus policies issued at a higher tier, the higher tier policy will take precedence"
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Resear...
February 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Found this gem in an arcane NSF doc...key to know:
The Constitution and law SUPERSEDES exec orders!
"In the event of a conflict between policies issued at a lower tier versus policies issued at a higher tier, the higher tier policy will take precedence"
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Resear...
The Constitution and law SUPERSEDES exec orders!
"In the event of a conflict between policies issued at a lower tier versus policies issued at a higher tier, the higher tier policy will take precedence"
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Resear...