Andrew Burgess
@drandrewburgess.bsky.social
Research Development | Grant Writing | ex-Scientist (Cell Division Lab, Mitosis, Cancer, Microscopy) | Bodyboarding | Gold Coast 🇦🇺 |
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Newbie Intro time: Hello everyone, was a cancer cell bio researcher in a past life, shut my lab down in 2022, and moved over to Research Development helping people survive the endless grant cycle. Quit twitter 2y ago and glad to see people again…time to post some gifs and silly science memes !
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November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Friends, can I ask a favour.
Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy
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Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy
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November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Friends, can I ask a favour.
Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy
1/🧵
Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy
1/🧵
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No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
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Peiyao Fan, Yang Chen et al. @pku1898.bsky.social show that tubular ER extends into retraction fibers and #migrasomes through #microtubule-dependent ER extension and ER-plasma membrane contact sites in migrating cells. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#ER_literature #Migration #Organelles
#ER_literature #Migration #Organelles
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Peiyao Fan, Yang Chen et al. @pku1898.bsky.social show that tubular ER extends into retraction fibers and #migrasomes through #microtubule-dependent ER extension and ER-plasma membrane contact sites in migrating cells. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#ER_literature #Migration #Organelles
#ER_literature #Migration #Organelles
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it was love at first sight
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
it was love at first sight
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Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
I feel this is an excellent example of how we massively overestimate the importance of one person (genius complex). I guarantee that the double helix would have been discovered irrespective of Watson, and his remaining contributions of racism and horribleness, far outweighs his stolen valour.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I feel this is an excellent example of how we massively overestimate the importance of one person (genius complex). I guarantee that the double helix would have been discovered irrespective of Watson, and his remaining contributions of racism and horribleness, far outweighs his stolen valour.
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📢 Enhance your bioimage analysis skills - 2-day hands-on napari workshop.
Learn to:
- Set up conda envis install napari
- Navigate napari GUI install plugins
- Jupyter notebooks for basic IA
- Apply new skills to real datasets w expert guidance
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Learn to:
- Set up conda envis install napari
- Navigate napari GUI install plugins
- Jupyter notebooks for basic IA
- Apply new skills to real datasets w expert guidance
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CBIAS napari workshop 2025
www.crick.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📢 Enhance your bioimage analysis skills - 2-day hands-on napari workshop.
Learn to:
- Set up conda envis install napari
- Navigate napari GUI install plugins
- Jupyter notebooks for basic IA
- Apply new skills to real datasets w expert guidance
📅 Apply by NOW!
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cbi...
Learn to:
- Set up conda envis install napari
- Navigate napari GUI install plugins
- Jupyter notebooks for basic IA
- Apply new skills to real datasets w expert guidance
📅 Apply by NOW!
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cbi...
This clip is on my mind for no particular reason atm. #rfkjr
a group of people are gathered around a table at a party .
ALT: a group of people are gathered around a table at a party .
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November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This clip is on my mind for no particular reason atm. #rfkjr
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Hello world. I am recruiting a post-doc to work with me and my collabs on an ARC funded project, primarily around public/private health care and health outcomes. More details in the advert. Please share with anyone who might be interested.
recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.j....
recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.j....
Job Details
recruitment.uts.edu.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hello world. I am recruiting a post-doc to work with me and my collabs on an ARC funded project, primarily around public/private health care and health outcomes. More details in the advert. Please share with anyone who might be interested.
recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.j....
recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.j....
Great initiative
🚨 A new report we released today calls for enforceable indoor air quality standards in public buildings, starting with monitoring and workplace reporting. Read the report: https://bit.ly/49E1ESl
#IndoorAir
#IndoorAir
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Great initiative
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#ARCschedule Nov25
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#ARCschedule Nov25
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The FPbase spectra viewer just had it's biggest software refactor in 6 years. It *should* be largely invisible to the end user (hopefully just faster and less buggy). Please let me know if you find any issues as you use it!
www.fpbase.org/spectra/
www.fpbase.org/spectra/
FPbase Fluorescence Spectra Viewer
An interactive fluorescence spectra viewer to evaluate the spectral properties of fluorescent proteins, organic dyes, filters, and detectors.
www.fpbase.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The FPbase spectra viewer just had it's biggest software refactor in 6 years. It *should* be largely invisible to the end user (hopefully just faster and less buggy). Please let me know if you find any issues as you use it!
www.fpbase.org/spectra/
www.fpbase.org/spectra/
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@charlesdcox.bsky.social defining what makes a ‘Piezo fanatic’ at #MechBio2025 #AusMB 👉 @ardemp.bskyverified.social ‘s commitment #STEM (it is a bit kettle-Pot really 😂 ).
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@charlesdcox.bsky.social defining what makes a ‘Piezo fanatic’ at #MechBio2025 #AusMB 👉 @ardemp.bskyverified.social ‘s commitment #STEM (it is a bit kettle-Pot really 😂 ).
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Do you have what it takes to win Science’s #DanceYourPhD competition?
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Do you have what it takes to win Science’s #DanceYourPhD competition?
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
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Hey everyone, I do graphic recording / live illustration and note taking at conferences! If you want to cater for your visual learners and also get some cool artworks to share after, hit me up! I was at a UNICEF conference last week and Youth Action conference today ✌🏽
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Hey everyone, I do graphic recording / live illustration and note taking at conferences! If you want to cater for your visual learners and also get some cool artworks to share after, hit me up! I was at a UNICEF conference last week and Youth Action conference today ✌🏽
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Dead horses, suicides and spikes in domestic violence: the grim stats of the Melbourne Cup.
1,400 dead horses: The grim numbers behind the Melbourne Cup
www.crikey.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Dead horses, suicides and spikes in domestic violence: the grim stats of the Melbourne Cup.
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Do you want to learn more about 25+ bioimage analysis tools, 100% for free? Sign up to attend Halfway to I2K today! tinyurl.com/Halfway-to-I...
Wishing you'd submitted a tool or workshop but missed the deadline? GREAT NEWS, we just extended one week! Submit by Friday - airtable.com/app2zpB8d82r...
Wishing you'd submitted a tool or workshop but missed the deadline? GREAT NEWS, we just extended one week! Submit by Friday - airtable.com/app2zpB8d82r...
#HappyFluorescenceFriday #microscopycommunity
Got an idea for an image analysis workshop? Share it at Halfway to I2K: Online Tutorials on Image Analysis (Nov 17–19, 2025), held with Zoom Events!
Submit by Oct 31: buff.ly/lMhK4vz
Website: buff.ly/QP36RZB
Register for the workshops: buff.ly/8nNAI18
Got an idea for an image analysis workshop? Share it at Halfway to I2K: Online Tutorials on Image Analysis (Nov 17–19, 2025), held with Zoom Events!
Submit by Oct 31: buff.ly/lMhK4vz
Website: buff.ly/QP36RZB
Register for the workshops: buff.ly/8nNAI18
Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Do you want to learn more about 25+ bioimage analysis tools, 100% for free? Sign up to attend Halfway to I2K today! tinyurl.com/Halfway-to-I...
Wishing you'd submitted a tool or workshop but missed the deadline? GREAT NEWS, we just extended one week! Submit by Friday - airtable.com/app2zpB8d82r...
Wishing you'd submitted a tool or workshop but missed the deadline? GREAT NEWS, we just extended one week! Submit by Friday - airtable.com/app2zpB8d82r...
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Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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Emerging trends of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM): advances, challenges, and prospects
www.biophysics-reports.org/article/doi/...
www.biophysics-reports.org/article/doi/...
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Emerging trends of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM): advances, challenges, and prospects
www.biophysics-reports.org/article/doi/...
www.biophysics-reports.org/article/doi/...
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#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
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Yesterday our CEO Dr Shane Huntington OAM interviewed Monique Ryan MP on Triple R about how we can achieve full disbursement of the Medical Research Future Fund.
Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11!
Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa
Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11!
Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Yesterday our CEO Dr Shane Huntington OAM interviewed Monique Ryan MP on Triple R about how we can achieve full disbursement of the Medical Research Future Fund.
Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11!
Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa
Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11!
Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa
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Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
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The first preprint from Noa Lamm’s team @cmri.bsky.social is now available: Anillin-dependent actin assembly at PML nuclear bodies protects genome stability
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Delighted our lab could play a role supporting Noa’s vision on this project.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Delighted our lab could play a role supporting Noa’s vision on this project.
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bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The first preprint from Noa Lamm’s team @cmri.bsky.social is now available: Anillin-dependent actin assembly at PML nuclear bodies protects genome stability
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Delighted our lab could play a role supporting Noa’s vision on this project.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Delighted our lab could play a role supporting Noa’s vision on this project.