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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
KU researchers overturns the idea that a “risk gene” carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of Type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system.
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Research challenges idea that gene PTPN22 boosts production of interferons
Click for more on research in journal ImmunoHorizons
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November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
KU researchers overturns the idea that a “risk gene” carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of Type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system.
news.ku.edu/news/article...
news.ku.edu/news/article...
See you at noon for the final Coffee & Chromosomes of the semester!
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
See you at noon for the final Coffee & Chromosomes of the semester!
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I am looking to hire a postdoc interested in combining genetics and evolution to understand why telomeres vary so much in plants. My group has been developing Mimulus a genetic model for studying plant telomeres and we have really cool research brewing. Please check ad for detail. Deadline is 12/31.
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am looking to hire a postdoc interested in combining genetics and evolution to understand why telomeres vary so much in plants. My group has been developing Mimulus a genetic model for studying plant telomeres and we have really cool research brewing. Please check ad for detail. Deadline is 12/31.
Join @KUMolBio for today's seminar, featuring Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma!
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join @KUMolBio for today's seminar, featuring Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma!
KU researchers have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating interferon, part of the body’s innate immune system. news.ku.edu/news/article/research-shows-human-gene-parp14-could-be-novel-target-for-viral-diseases-or-immune-mediated-disorders
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
KU researchers have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating interferon, part of the body’s innate immune system. news.ku.edu/news/article/research-shows-human-gene-parp14-could-be-novel-target-for-viral-diseases-or-immune-mediated-disorders
Great research from Dr. Wagner!
KU study finds soil microbes help plants survive drought www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/...
KU study finds soil microbes help plants survive drought www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great research from Dr. Wagner!
KU study finds soil microbes help plants survive drought www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/...
KU study finds soil microbes help plants survive drought www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/...
Study Abroad with Biology 🛫 Biomedical Research and Public Health in Western Europe in Summer 2026!
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November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Study Abroad with Biology 🛫 Biomedical Research and Public Health in Western Europe in Summer 2026!
studyabroad.ku.edu/microbiology...
studyabroad.ku.edu/microbiology...
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This Tuesday, Nov 11, Haworth will be hosting a Bagel Fundraiser befitting @kansaspremed from 8-12:30am!
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This Tuesday, Nov 11, Haworth will be hosting a Bagel Fundraiser befitting @kansaspremed from 8-12:30am!
This Tuesday, Nov 11, Haworth will be hosting a Bagel Fundraiser befitting @kansaspremed from 8-12:30am!
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This Tuesday, Nov 11, Haworth will be hosting a Bagel Fundraiser befitting @kansaspremed from 8-12:30am!
Join us at Free State Brewing Company for Science on Tap with Dr. Emily Beck, Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Kansas.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:30pm to 8:30pm
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Join us at Free State Brewing Company for Science on Tap with Dr. Emily Beck, Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Kansas.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:30pm to 8:30pm
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UGA Genetics is hiring! Please share! An ideal candidate will employ genetic models of disease in a research program with an emphasis on epigenetics, aging, chromosome biology, gene regulation, systems biology, or drug resistance mechanisms. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675651/a...
Assistant Professor in Genetics - Athens, Georgia (US) job with The University of Georgia Department of Genetics | 675651
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Genetics
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November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
UGA Genetics is hiring! Please share! An ideal candidate will employ genetic models of disease in a research program with an emphasis on epigenetics, aging, chromosome biology, gene regulation, systems biology, or drug resistance mechanisms. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675651/a...
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Today, I officially started my new position at @ The University of Kansas as a KU Center for Genomics Fellow and NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology. I'm excited to be joining the lab of Dr. Maggie Wagner 🌱 🌽 #PlantSci #PlantScience
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Today, I officially started my new position at @ The University of Kansas as a KU Center for Genomics Fellow and NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology. I'm excited to be joining the lab of Dr. Maggie Wagner 🌱 🌽 #PlantSci #PlantScience
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Our annual fundraiser is officially open from Nov. 3–Dec. 3, 2025! These funds directly support our grad students and their amazing work in the lab, the community, and beyond! To support our students, find us at Launch KU or follow the link below!
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2025 KU Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Grad Student Fundraiser - LaunchKU
The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Organization (EEB GSO) is seeking your generous support to help our student biologists pursue opportunities for professional development and eng...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Our annual fundraiser is officially open from Nov. 3–Dec. 3, 2025! These funds directly support our grad students and their amazing work in the lab, the community, and beyond! To support our students, find us at Launch KU or follow the link below!
launchku.org/campaigns/20...
launchku.org/campaigns/20...
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Excellent write up by @geosociety.bsky.social describing grant funded research by former post-doc Claudia Nunez-Penichet now @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on impending #marine #extinction threat www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/pr/... @kubiology.bsky.social @researchatku.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
GSA News Release 25-17
A Warming Climate Could Decimate Mollusk Populations in the Western Atlantic
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October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Excellent write up by @geosociety.bsky.social describing grant funded research by former post-doc Claudia Nunez-Penichet now @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on impending #marine #extinction threat www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/pr/... @kubiology.bsky.social @researchatku.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
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Excited to share work by former PD Claudia Nunez-Penichet
@vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on #marine #extinction threats: A warming climate could decimate mollusk populations in the West Atlantic www.eurekalert.org/news-release... @geosociety.bsky.social @kubiology.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
@vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on #marine #extinction threats: A warming climate could decimate mollusk populations in the West Atlantic www.eurekalert.org/news-release... @geosociety.bsky.social @kubiology.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
A warming climate could decimate mollusk populations in the Western Atlantic
The consequences of a warming climate are known to be dangerous for marine ecosystems, with environmental changes like ocean acidification and warming, disrupted nutrient supplies, and rising sea leve...
www.eurekalert.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Excited to share work by former PD Claudia Nunez-Penichet
@vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on #marine #extinction threats: A warming climate could decimate mollusk populations in the West Atlantic www.eurekalert.org/news-release... @geosociety.bsky.social @kubiology.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
@vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social on #marine #extinction threats: A warming climate could decimate mollusk populations in the West Atlantic www.eurekalert.org/news-release... @geosociety.bsky.social @kubiology.bsky.social @kunhm.bsky.social
Calling all prospective graduate students interested in photosynthesis, the global carbon cycle, and climate change! This fall, Dr. Jennifer Johnson is recruiting PhD students to start at KU in 2026. eeb.ku.edu/how-apply Application deadline: 1 December 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Calling all prospective graduate students interested in photosynthesis, the global carbon cycle, and climate change! This fall, Dr. Jennifer Johnson is recruiting PhD students to start at KU in 2026. eeb.ku.edu/how-apply Application deadline: 1 December 2025.
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For what it’s worth, The Wyoming Worm lab has funding for 5 years along with exciting projects with solid foundations. We are is still looking for capable, dedicated, and fun-to-work-with lab members at all career stages. davidfay@uwyo.edu
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October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
For what it’s worth, The Wyoming Worm lab has funding for 5 years along with exciting projects with solid foundations. We are is still looking for capable, dedicated, and fun-to-work-with lab members at all career stages. davidfay@uwyo.edu
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We are hiring! The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma is seeking an Assistant Professor studying the Neurobiology of Pain. Applications are due Nov. 21. Please share with colleagues!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are hiring! The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma is seeking an Assistant Professor studying the Neurobiology of Pain. Applications are due Nov. 21. Please share with colleagues!
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Hear what panelists enjoy about their role, how they learned about their job, & hear advice about finding full-time positions. Panelists will include individuals who work in the sciences, primarily outside of academia (working as a professor) or direct patient care in healthcare.
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hear what panelists enjoy about their role, how they learned about their job, & hear advice about finding full-time positions. Panelists will include individuals who work in the sciences, primarily outside of academia (working as a professor) or direct patient care in healthcare.
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This was a great meeting, with outstanding speakers.
The 4th Regional Chemical Biology Symposium was held on Oct. 10-11, 2025. The symposium seeks to provide a forum for Graduate Training in Chemical Biology trainees and Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease researchers to present their work in chemical biology. @KUMolBio
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This was a great meeting, with outstanding speakers.