Jason Williams
@jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social
Assist Dir. @DNALC @CSHL
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PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Breakfast: Shakshouka and freshly made pita.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Breakfast: Shakshouka and freshly made pita.
James Watson has passed.
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
James Watson has passed.
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Health. And human services. And he dips out as fast as he can.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Health. And human services. And he dips out as fast as he can.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
5-plate morning - working off that onion ring frustration.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
5-plate morning - working off that onion ring frustration.
Was on a line to order onion rings when my alarm went off and I woke up. Let’s see how the rest of this day goes.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Was on a line to order onion rings when my alarm went off and I woke up. Let’s see how the rest of this day goes.
Combination external hard drive/danish warmer.
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Combination external hard drive/danish warmer.
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Why do more than 287,000 researchers choose Dryad for their data? Dryad is built for everyone. We publish research data from every region, every research discipline, in all forms, formats and sizes
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Why do more than 287,000 researchers choose Dryad for their data? Dryad is built for everyone. We publish research data from every region, every research discipline, in all forms, formats and sizes
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
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Today, a global community of hackers gathers in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the start of #BioHackEU25. Since 2019, over 2200 participants have gathered together for an intense week of collaboration to advance 275 projects.
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, a global community of hackers gathers in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the start of #BioHackEU25. Since 2019, over 2200 participants have gathered together for an intense week of collaboration to advance 275 projects.
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Dinner: King prawn rogan josh, channa masala, garlic naan, rice, mango chutney, mint raita.
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Dinner: King prawn rogan josh, channa masala, garlic naan, rice, mango chutney, mint raita.
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Now what? Bombing a research building?
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Now what? Bombing a research building?
Trying to be productive today.
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trying to be productive today.
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"In September, Riley pushed for the near-dissolution of the NIH’s CSR, a roughly 500-person division that reviews grant applications at the health research agency, POLITICO learned. [...]almost all the positions in the division were slated for elimination."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
DOGE holdover who pushed for deep cuts at HHS is headed to the Navy
Rachel Riley, a former McKinsey partner, helped execute sweeping layoffs at the health department this spring. Behind the scenes, her methods sparked turmoil.
www.politico.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"In September, Riley pushed for the near-dissolution of the NIH’s CSR, a roughly 500-person division that reviews grant applications at the health research agency, POLITICO learned. [...]almost all the positions in the division were slated for elimination."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Looking for postdoctoral opportunities? ✅
Interested in working with me or any of the 30 other amazing @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty? ✅
If yes, I encourage you to apply to our postdoc program in #DataScience and #AI in #Health and #Medicine!
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/174430
🧪🧬💻🧠
Interested in working with me or any of the 30 other amazing @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty? ✅
If yes, I encourage you to apply to our postdoc program in #DataScience and #AI in #Health and #Medicine!
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/174430
🧪🧬💻🧠
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October 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Looking for postdoctoral opportunities? ✅
Interested in working with me or any of the 30 other amazing @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty? ✅
If yes, I encourage you to apply to our postdoc program in #DataScience and #AI in #Health and #Medicine!
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/174430
🧪🧬💻🧠
Interested in working with me or any of the 30 other amazing @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty? ✅
If yes, I encourage you to apply to our postdoc program in #DataScience and #AI in #Health and #Medicine!
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/174430
🧪🧬💻🧠
The most powerful string quartet ending in the genre.
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The most powerful string quartet ending in the genre.
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Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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🤯 1700 mm of rain in 24 hours 🤯
Previous record 990 mm in 24 hours in 1999
Previous record 990 mm in 24 hours in 1999
Vietnam city sets national record with 1.7 m rain in 24 hours
The central Vietnamese city of Hue recorded more than a metre of rain in a 24-hour period, smashing a national record set over two decades ago, the environment ministry said Tuesday.
www.france24.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🤯 1700 mm of rain in 24 hours 🤯
Previous record 990 mm in 24 hours in 1999
Previous record 990 mm in 24 hours in 1999
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As Jamaica worked on Thursday to assess the damage from Hurricane Melissa, it faced a long and daunting road to recovery, particularly in the western part of the country. That region was hardest hit by the hurricane, among the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As Jamaica worked on Thursday to assess the damage from Hurricane Melissa, it faced a long and daunting road to recovery, particularly in the western part of the country. That region was hardest hit by the hurricane, among the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
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Remarkable work revealing how histone proteins in the closest relatives of eukaryotes package DNA 🧪
Lab’s first paper is out!! We show the first structures of #Asgard #chromatin by #cryo-EM 🧬❄️
Asgard histones form closed and open hypernucleosomes. Closed are conserved across #Archaea, while open resemble eukaryotic H3–H4 octasomes and are Asgard-specific. More here: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
Asgard histones form closed and open hypernucleosomes. Closed are conserved across #Archaea, while open resemble eukaryotic H3–H4 octasomes and are Asgard-specific. More here: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Remarkable work revealing how histone proteins in the closest relatives of eukaryotes package DNA 🧪
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New story up on the non-existent banned words from NIH grants (based on my grant title, word cloud analysis)
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Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next
The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official
www.statnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New story up on the non-existent banned words from NIH grants (based on my grant title, word cloud analysis)
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