Andy Bellemer
@lastplaneout.bsky.social
Drosophila neurobiologist at a public comprehensive university in NC. Other interests: modular synthesizers, pro wrestling, baseball, X-Men comics.
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Probably every single woman in science in the United States under the age of 50 has been positively impacted by the NSF ADVANCE program in some way. As I hear stories of ADVANCE cancellations, it's hard to really fully grasp the tremendous damage the end of that one program is doing. 🧪
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Probably every single woman in science in the United States under the age of 50 has been positively impacted by the NSF ADVANCE program in some way. As I hear stories of ADVANCE cancellations, it's hard to really fully grasp the tremendous damage the end of that one program is doing. 🧪
Our NSF ADVANCE grant has been terminated as of this morning. Maybe not a shock at this point, but still kind of a punch in the gut to end the semester.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our NSF ADVANCE grant has been terminated as of this morning. Maybe not a shock at this point, but still kind of a punch in the gut to end the semester.
Reposted by Andy Bellemer
I can't overstate the extent to which the criminal legal system is built on a foundation of vibes rather than data. This piece on the (practical, human, data-driven) case against pre-trial detention is a fantastic illustration: inquest.org/no-more-pret...
No More Pretrial Punishment | Justine Olderman | INQUEST
In my many years as a public defender, I accepted the legal rationales for pretrial detention. But I can’t anymore.
inquest.org
January 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I can't overstate the extent to which the criminal legal system is built on a foundation of vibes rather than data. This piece on the (practical, human, data-driven) case against pre-trial detention is a fantastic illustration: inquest.org/no-more-pret...
A question that may or may not be an overreaction: Should I encourage my students who have PhD acceptances in hand to accept them before circumstances change?
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A question that may or may not be an overreaction: Should I encourage my students who have PhD acceptances in hand to accept them before circumstances change?
New work from my lab. New regulators of nociception in fly larvae. All seven co-authors are undergraduate and graduate students at Appalachian.
peerj.com/articles/188...
peerj.com/articles/188...
A nociceptor-specific RNAi screen in Drosophila larvae identifies RNA-binding proteins that regulate thermal nociception
Nociception is the process by which sensory neurons detect and encode potentially harmful environmental stimuli to generate behavioral responses. Nociceptor neurons exhibit plasticity in which their s...
peerj.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New work from my lab. New regulators of nociception in fly larvae. All seven co-authors are undergraduate and graduate students at Appalachian.
peerj.com/articles/188...
peerj.com/articles/188...
My attempt to get pizza for lab meeting have been foiled by the DoorDash profanity filter. (I hope the dasher enjoys the pizza)
December 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
My attempt to get pizza for lab meeting have been foiled by the DoorDash profanity filter. (I hope the dasher enjoys the pizza)