Mark Peifer (He, him)
@peiferlabunc.bsky.social
Cell adhesion, cytoskeletal regulation, Wnt signaling & wherever science leads us + wildflowers & my own idiosyncratic views. First gen college grad
Diversity, equity & Inclusion are core American Values
https://peiferlab.web.unc.edu
Diversity, equity & Inclusion are core American Values
https://peiferlab.web.unc.edu
First frost coming tonight--we got an extra week in the growing season this year
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
First frost coming tonight--we got an extra week in the growing season this year
Other than the witch-hazel flowers were few but we caught some nice fungi on fallen trees. The we headed home to chop some wood as the temperatures plunge tonight 5/n
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Other than the witch-hazel flowers were few but we caught some nice fungi on fallen trees. The we headed home to chop some wood as the temperatures plunge tonight 5/n
We had lunch at the confluence--always an excellent spot. After the first third of the hike we literally saw no one--in contrast to last weekend at Occaneechee 4/n
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We had lunch at the confluence--always an excellent spot. After the first third of the hike we literally saw no one--in contrast to last weekend at Occaneechee 4/n
The river was very low due to our drought conditions, and thus was a perfect mirror. I followed River Dave and photographed an inflection 3/n
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The river was very low due to our drought conditions, and thus was a perfect mirror. I followed River Dave and photographed an inflection 3/n
The quest was a success. I love witch-hazel, such a surprise in the almost winter woods and so lovely! 2/n
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The quest was a success. I love witch-hazel, such a surprise in the almost winter woods and so lovely! 2/n
It was LOVELY in Piedmont NC today--Minnesota summer temps--and we went on a quest to find witch-hazel in bloom. We headed to TNC's White Pines Preserve where we've see it before--the fall foliage was 🔥 1/n
triangleland.org/explore/natu...
triangleland.org/explore/natu...
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It was LOVELY in Piedmont NC today--Minnesota summer temps--and we went on a quest to find witch-hazel in bloom. We headed to TNC's White Pines Preserve where we've see it before--the fall foliage was 🔥 1/n
triangleland.org/explore/natu...
triangleland.org/explore/natu...
Best birthday present--the mutant depictions are actually pretty accurate, and its almost Carolina blue!
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Best birthday present--the mutant depictions are actually pretty accurate, and its almost Carolina blue!
His views were lifelong--was he not a villain in the 1950s? You cannot separate the "scientific side" from his words and actions
![By choice [Rosalind Franklin] did not emphasize her feminine qualities.. There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black her, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents. So it was quite easy to imagine her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly stressed the desirability of professional careers that could save bright girls from marriages to dull men.. Clearly Rosy had to go or be put in her place. The former was obviously preferable because given her belligerent moods, it would be very difficult for Maurice [Wilkins] to maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA.. The thought could not be avoided that the best home for a feminist was another person’s lab”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3avzdjyhu6jm7vxia265ncu/bafkreiclmkvluq5gdyeks7wi2azkzgt3trmbykoaw7dptramrhpb6gluei@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
His views were lifelong--was he not a villain in the 1950s? You cannot separate the "scientific side" from his words and actions
Good words from one of my favorite authors--you may know Charlotte's Web or Stuart Little, which are masterpieces, but his essays and commentaries are as good or better, and he was a champion of the common good
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Good words from one of my favorite authors--you may know Charlotte's Web or Stuart Little, which are masterpieces, but his essays and commentaries are as good or better, and he was a champion of the common good
Great news, well deserved. It's a tribute to those who pioneered this music in NC during a time that for them was as or more challenging than out own
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Great news, well deserved. It's a tribute to those who pioneered this music in NC during a time that for them was as or more challenging than out own
UNC student groups are taking the lead as faculty leadership falters. I'll be speaking, representing @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social at today's rally, and then we'll head over to the Faculty Council meeting to demand that they pass a resolution rejecting Trump's compact, as our peer universities have done
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
UNC student groups are taking the lead as faculty leadership falters. I'll be speaking, representing @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social at today's rally, and then we'll head over to the Faculty Council meeting to demand that they pass a resolution rejecting Trump's compact, as our peer universities have done
The time change means its almost dark when we head home for work but last evening we did get an excellent sunset
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The time change means its almost dark when we head home for work but last evening we did get an excellent sunset
This dynamic plant scientist will be committed to teaching and research into the conservation of the flora and ecosystems of the Southeast US. Research topics may include plant taxonomy, ecology, evolution or organismal biology, systematics, conservation, or biogeography 4/n
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This dynamic plant scientist will be committed to teaching and research into the conservation of the flora and ecosystems of the Southeast US. Research topics may include plant taxonomy, ecology, evolution or organismal biology, systematics, conservation, or biogeography 4/n
The person hired will lead the staff who manage the collection of the Herbarium and provide strategic vision for the Garden’s Plant Biodiversity Research Program. 3/n
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The person hired will lead the staff who manage the collection of the Herbarium and provide strategic vision for the Garden’s Plant Biodiversity Research Program. 3/n
@ncbg.bsky.social's Herbarium is the largest in the Southeast, with >800,000 specimens from the mid-1800’s-today. It empowers research in conservation & evolutionary biology, providing data to researchers, land managers,govt agencies, conservation groups & the public 2/n
ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc...
ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc...
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@ncbg.bsky.social's Herbarium is the largest in the Southeast, with >800,000 specimens from the mid-1800’s-today. It empowers research in conservation & evolutionary biology, providing data to researchers, land managers,govt agencies, conservation groups & the public 2/n
ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc...
ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc...
What, me worry ....
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What, me worry ....
UNC Student groups continue to take the lead in protecting academic freedom and opposing the Trump agenda. SUNRISE UNC, which focuses on climate change and related issues, is calling for UNC to reject the Trump compact and is organizing a rally Friday 11/07 at 1:15 PM on Polk Place Join us! 1/n
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
UNC Student groups continue to take the lead in protecting academic freedom and opposing the Trump agenda. SUNRISE UNC, which focuses on climate change and related issues, is calling for UNC to reject the Trump compact and is organizing a rally Friday 11/07 at 1:15 PM on Polk Place Join us! 1/n
More grad school reccommendation idiocy
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
More grad school reccommendation idiocy
The UW-Madison recommendation format clearly is not aligned to NIH as Very Good is the top category
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The UW-Madison recommendation format clearly is not aligned to NIH as Very Good is the top category
If you love nature and NC, you also need to check out the remarkable books written by Bland and illustrated by photos taken by his equally talented spouse Ann Cary Simpson. 3/n
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uncpress.org/author/717-b...
November 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you love nature and NC, you also need to check out the remarkable books written by Bland and illustrated by photos taken by his equally talented spouse Ann Cary Simpson. 3/n
uncpress.org/author/717-b...
uncpress.org/author/717-b...
The show was just up the road for us at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw. It was a packed house and those three are consummate performers. The evening was, in part, a benefit for @nature.org 2/n
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The show was just up the road for us at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw. It was a packed house and those three are consummate performers. The evening was, in part, a benefit for @nature.org 2/n
Saturday evening we got the chance to see the amazing Coastal Cohort--Bland Simpson, Don Dixon, & Jim Wann perform the 40th anniversary show of “King Mackerel and the Blues Are Running; Songs and Stories of the Carolina Coast,”. 1/n
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Saturday evening we got the chance to see the amazing Coastal Cohort--Bland Simpson, Don Dixon, & Jim Wann perform the 40th anniversary show of “King Mackerel and the Blues Are Running; Songs and Stories of the Carolina Coast,”. 1/n
Fall color is peaking across Piedmont NC. I love that about our home as it also lasts for months-we'll still have color from oaks in early December. This is a taste of it from our driveway. Lots of folks were out looking-at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area the parking lot reached capacity
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fall color is peaking across Piedmont NC. I love that about our home as it also lasts for months-we'll still have color from oaks in early December. This is a taste of it from our driveway. Lots of folks were out looking-at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area the parking lot reached capacity
Repeating what I said last year at this time--there is a special place in Hell for the person who decided we should rate 20 characteristics of a person to submit a grad school recommendation--talking about you Liason and IU which uses it
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Repeating what I said last year at this time--there is a special place in Hell for the person who decided we should rate 20 characteristics of a person to submit a grad school recommendation--talking about you Liason and IU which uses it
Took a look at ORCID--Now quite few Peifers, including (and i love this) my niece Shoshanna, the only other scientist in the extended family
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Took a look at ORCID--Now quite few Peifers, including (and i love this) my niece Shoshanna, the only other scientist in the extended family