C. Andrew Frank
@candrewfrank.bsky.social
Husband, dad to 3, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew. Fruit fly neuroscientist, geneticist. Professor, University of Iowa. He/him.
A red sky on Bluesky
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A red sky on Bluesky
New email signature. I dropped the Associate. Now maybe I can drop the some of the pounds I gained as an Associate Professor😆
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New email signature. I dropped the Associate. Now maybe I can drop the some of the pounds I gained as an Associate Professor😆
Today I learned that you should not wash chicken.
June 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today I learned that you should not wash chicken.
Drosophila neuroscience friends! Please help us to identify deserving Ph.D. students or recent Ph.D. graduates for the Elkins Memorial Lecture competition (CSHL, October 2025).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
April 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Drosophila neuroscience friends! Please help us to identify deserving Ph.D. students or recent Ph.D. graduates for the Elkins Memorial Lecture competition (CSHL, October 2025).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
Fenton 2011-2025
Frank family member 2015-2025
Who rescued whom? 💕 🐾
Frank family member 2015-2025
Who rescued whom? 💕 🐾
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fenton 2011-2025
Frank family member 2015-2025
Who rescued whom? 💕 🐾
Frank family member 2015-2025
Who rescued whom? 💕 🐾
Iowa Citian here. We have an unusual and nice town. There is a small population paired with a huge biomedical research enterprise. A similar place that fits this description is Rochester, MN.
The proposed 15% F&A rate would be brutal there too (county population, 121,000).
The proposed 15% F&A rate would be brutal there too (county population, 121,000).
March 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Iowa Citian here. We have an unusual and nice town. There is a small population paired with a huge biomedical research enterprise. A similar place that fits this description is Rochester, MN.
The proposed 15% F&A rate would be brutal there too (county population, 121,000).
The proposed 15% F&A rate would be brutal there too (county population, 121,000).
Standing up for Science in Iowa City
March 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Standing up for Science in Iowa City
Hey Elon fans — your hero and his CEO are now trivializing the Holocaust with puns.
Some were curious or unsure about “the context” of his salute. Well…amidst all that talk he is adding his own context.
Some were curious or unsure about “the context” of his salute. Well…amidst all that talk he is adding his own context.
January 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey Elon fans — your hero and his CEO are now trivializing the Holocaust with puns.
Some were curious or unsure about “the context” of his salute. Well…amidst all that talk he is adding his own context.
Some were curious or unsure about “the context” of his salute. Well…amidst all that talk he is adding his own context.
Don’t dress like a doofus, friends! 🥶
January 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Don’t dress like a doofus, friends! 🥶
Sometimes, my laughter alone is not enough.
November 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Sometimes, my laughter alone is not enough.
We learned in college chemistry that enantiomers are non-superposable isomers, and therefore completely different molecules. #chesspunks
November 11, 2024 at 4:14 PM
We learned in college chemistry that enantiomers are non-superposable isomers, and therefore completely different molecules. #chesspunks
1:53.38. Margalit anchored a freestyle split of 25.01 — I think this result will qualify their relay for state! 🏊🏻♀️
November 4, 2023 at 5:57 PM
1:53.38. Margalit anchored a freestyle split of 25.01 — I think this result will qualify their relay for state! 🏊🏻♀️
58.69 in the 100. Another PR!
September 27, 2023 at 12:45 AM
58.69 in the 100. Another PR!
Happy 18th birthday, Margalit! And with a 50-yard PR of 26.64!! 💕 🏊🏻♀️
September 26, 2023 at 11:45 PM
Happy 18th birthday, Margalit! And with a 50-yard PR of 26.64!! 💕 🏊🏻♀️
This is my birthday present 💝
September 12, 2023 at 12:30 AM
This is my birthday present 💝