Christina McNerney
@christ3na.bsky.social
Scientist, bookworm, builder of Legos
Studying retinal development, photoreceptor specification, and applications of human retinal organoids
Studying retinal development, photoreceptor specification, and applications of human retinal organoids
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Christina McNerney
@christ3na.bsky.social
· Mar 24
DIO3 coordinates photoreceptor development timing and fate stability in human retinal organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644422v1
Very excited to share (most of) my PhD work, in which we use human retinal organoids to understand how thyroid hormone signaling is regulated in the developing retina to promote robust and accurate photoreceptor subtype specification. Turns out, it's a lot more complicated than we expected. 1/n
Beautiful sunrise in Havre de Grace
September 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Beautiful sunrise in Havre de Grace
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I'm defending my PhD next Friday, May 23!(!!!!). I'll be highlighting our work looking at aneuploidy in early human development. If you're interested I'd love to have you join via Zoom (DM me for info) or on the Homewood campus!
May 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm defending my PhD next Friday, May 23!(!!!!). I'll be highlighting our work looking at aneuploidy in early human development. If you're interested I'd love to have you join via Zoom (DM me for info) or on the Homewood campus!
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Reposted by Christina McNerney
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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This is so depressing. As a former F31 recipient, these grants are so important for training scientists. And behind that flat line are thousands of grad students who worked tirelessly to put together a competitive submission that now isn’t being reviewed or awarded for reasons beyond their control
March 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is so depressing. As a former F31 recipient, these grants are so important for training scientists. And behind that flat line are thousands of grad students who worked tirelessly to put together a competitive submission that now isn’t being reviewed or awarded for reasons beyond their control
Very excited to share (most of) my PhD work, in which we use human retinal organoids to understand how thyroid hormone signaling is regulated in the developing retina to promote robust and accurate photoreceptor subtype specification. Turns out, it's a lot more complicated than we expected. 1/n
DIO3 coordinates photoreceptor development timing and fate stability in human retinal organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644422v1
March 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Very excited to share (most of) my PhD work, in which we use human retinal organoids to understand how thyroid hormone signaling is regulated in the developing retina to promote robust and accurate photoreceptor subtype specification. Turns out, it's a lot more complicated than we expected. 1/n
Reposted by Christina McNerney
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Reposted by Christina McNerney
A freeze on meetings of expert panels that peer review grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health is kicking in this week.
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
Trump Tracker: Firings, lawsuits, and U.S. science in chaos
Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A freeze on meetings of expert panels that peer review grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health is kicking in this week.
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
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Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff Undermines Government Efficiency
February 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff Undermines Government Efficiency
Just a normal Wednesday at Johns Hopkins, where it's 56 degrees with a chilly breeze.....inside. 🙃
February 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just a normal Wednesday at Johns Hopkins, where it's 56 degrees with a chilly breeze.....inside. 🙃
Reposted by Christina McNerney
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
Current Baltimore vibes ☺️ the wind knocked out my power. Maybe a good excuse to disconnect for an evening instead of doom scrolling. Thankful for my backlit kindle 😅
February 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Current Baltimore vibes ☺️ the wind knocked out my power. Maybe a good excuse to disconnect for an evening instead of doom scrolling. Thankful for my backlit kindle 😅
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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
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How Ironic that on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Woman's portraits have been taken down at NIH and Women is a forbidden word that if found in your NSF grant could get it revoked. #womeninstem
February 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How Ironic that on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Woman's portraits have been taken down at NIH and Women is a forbidden word that if found in your NSF grant could get it revoked. #womeninstem
Glad I spent the last ~6.5 years earning my PhD in biology to enter this shit show. If I’d have known we were killing science I’d have gone into a safer field like coal mining
February 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Glad I spent the last ~6.5 years earning my PhD in biology to enter this shit show. If I’d have known we were killing science I’d have gone into a safer field like coal mining
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The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.
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“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
scim.ag
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Can anyone help me identify this savory snack (Indian)? I need to buy about 10lbs of it ASAP and Google isn’t helping
January 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Can anyone help me identify this savory snack (Indian)? I need to buy about 10lbs of it ASAP and Google isn’t helping
When the cheese comes out
January 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
When the cheese comes out
WFH is great until you lose track of your coffee intake and find yourself 6 espressos deep at 2pm with a resting heart rate over 100
December 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
WFH is great until you lose track of your coffee intake and find yourself 6 espressos deep at 2pm with a resting heart rate over 100
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Retinal ganglion cell-derived semaphorin 6A segregates starburst amacrine cell dendritic scaffolds to organize the mouse inner retina
Read this #OpenAccess Research Article by Rebecca James, Alex Kolodkin (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and colleagues:
https://buff.ly/3Zk5Uj1
Read this #OpenAccess Research Article by Rebecca James, Alex Kolodkin (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and colleagues:
https://buff.ly/3Zk5Uj1
December 3, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Retinal ganglion cell-derived semaphorin 6A segregates starburst amacrine cell dendritic scaffolds to organize the mouse inner retina
Read this #OpenAccess Research Article by Rebecca James, Alex Kolodkin (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and colleagues:
https://buff.ly/3Zk5Uj1
Read this #OpenAccess Research Article by Rebecca James, Alex Kolodkin (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) and colleagues:
https://buff.ly/3Zk5Uj1