Tigist Tamir
@phosphotig.bsky.social
Out here wondering how cells cope with stress 🧐 tamirlab.org
● Metabolism, Cell signaling, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Systems bio, sci-comm
● Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics
● 🤳🏾My opinions
● Metabolism, Cell signaling, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Systems bio, sci-comm
● Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics
● 🤳🏾My opinions
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Tigist Tamir
@phosphotig.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Tigist Tamir
tamirlab.org
Our lab website is live tamirlab.org 😁
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The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Zara was an incredibly inspiring scientist, activist, and leader within our community of Leading Edge Fellows. She will be deeply missed by all those who had the pleasure of interacting with her.
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Zara was an incredibly inspiring scientist, activist, and leader within our community of Leading Edge Fellows. She will be deeply missed by all those who had the pleasure of interacting with her.
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Zara was an inspiration. We never met in person but became friends through Leading Edge. She zealously advocated for her ideals, but was also passionate about helping others realize why they should too. Her loss is gutting & the world is the worse for it. RIP, I'll do my best to continue the fight.
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Zara was an inspiration. We never met in person but became friends through Leading Edge. She zealously advocated for her ideals, but was also passionate about helping others realize why they should too. Her loss is gutting & the world is the worse for it. RIP, I'll do my best to continue the fight.
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We are all better because of the energy, inspiration, brilliance, and tenacity that Zara was. A bright light, role model, advocate & snarky tweeter... everything I needed in a person when I was navigating dark times when we met in 2021. You will be missed deeply, Zara, but never forgotten ❤️
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We are all better because of the energy, inspiration, brilliance, and tenacity that Zara was. A bright light, role model, advocate & snarky tweeter... everything I needed in a person when I was navigating dark times when we met in 2021. You will be missed deeply, Zara, but never forgotten ❤️
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Dr. Weinberg was a MOSAIC scholar and awardee. A brilliant scientist with a strong community service record. Her contribution to making science a safer and better place will never be forgotten. She will be in our hearts forever. 🩷🌷🩷
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Dr. Weinberg was a MOSAIC scholar and awardee. A brilliant scientist with a strong community service record. Her contribution to making science a safer and better place will never be forgotten. She will be in our hearts forever. 🩷🌷🩷
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Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
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If you’re looking for some exciting reading to take into the weekend with you, please check out Haley’s first, 1st-author paper published in Science of the Total Environment this week! You won’t want to miss these wildfire smoke induced lipid changes!🔥💨 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Wildfire smoke induces GM3 ganglioside lipid accumulation and transcriptomic shifts in mouse lung tissue: A smoke signal story
Wildfire smoke is a growing concern due to continually rising exposures and links to numerous adverse health effects. Lipids are essential regulators …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you’re looking for some exciting reading to take into the weekend with you, please check out Haley’s first, 1st-author paper published in Science of the Total Environment this week! You won’t want to miss these wildfire smoke induced lipid changes!🔥💨 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Some awesome, fundamental work here: Lucy Shapiro, on bacterial cell differentiation, Dirk Görlich and Steve McKnight on IDRs & protein gels in nuclear pores and biomolecular condensates, & Michael Welsh, Jesús González & Paul Negulescu, (overdue) for bench to bedside work on cystic fibrosis 🧪 1/2
This year's Lasker Awards went to scientists who studied the wiring diagram of life, a new state of biological matter, and a potent treatment for cystic fibrosis. Here's my story with Gina Kolata. Gift link: nyti.ms/4mZlH1F
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Some awesome, fundamental work here: Lucy Shapiro, on bacterial cell differentiation, Dirk Görlich and Steve McKnight on IDRs & protein gels in nuclear pores and biomolecular condensates, & Michael Welsh, Jesús González & Paul Negulescu, (overdue) for bench to bedside work on cystic fibrosis 🧪 1/2
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✨ #TuesdayInspiration
We’re celebrating ASBMB members Luis Cedeño–Rosario & Elizabeth Kaweesa, recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch.bsky.social. This award honors outstanding early-career scientists advancing research.
Congratulations! #ASBMBmembernews
ow.ly/qy1450WU9xk
We’re celebrating ASBMB members Luis Cedeño–Rosario & Elizabeth Kaweesa, recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch.bsky.social. This award honors outstanding early-career scientists advancing research.
Congratulations! #ASBMBmembernews
ow.ly/qy1450WU9xk
Cedeño–Rosario and Kaweesa win research award
The award honors outstanding early-career scientists studying cancer, infectious disease and basic science.
ow.ly
September 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
✨ #TuesdayInspiration
We’re celebrating ASBMB members Luis Cedeño–Rosario & Elizabeth Kaweesa, recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch.bsky.social. This award honors outstanding early-career scientists advancing research.
Congratulations! #ASBMBmembernews
ow.ly/qy1450WU9xk
We’re celebrating ASBMB members Luis Cedeño–Rosario & Elizabeth Kaweesa, recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch.bsky.social. This award honors outstanding early-career scientists advancing research.
Congratulations! #ASBMBmembernews
ow.ly/qy1450WU9xk
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A highly lethal type of brain tumour often steals key nutrients to aid its aggressive growth — a habit that can be exploited to slow the cancer’s spread
go.nature.com/42bZipf
go.nature.com/42bZipf
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid
Nature - Some glioblastomas steal serine from their environment — a weakness that opens the door to treatment.
go.nature.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A highly lethal type of brain tumour often steals key nutrients to aid its aggressive growth — a habit that can be exploited to slow the cancer’s spread
go.nature.com/42bZipf
go.nature.com/42bZipf
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"For our scientists" 🧪
By ellecordova on Instagram
By ellecordova on Instagram
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"For our scientists" 🧪
By ellecordova on Instagram
By ellecordova on Instagram
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Read former NIAID Director, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo’s, Whistleblower complaint. It mirrors the concerns we expressed in the Bethesda Declaration and confirms the administration knew full well the harmful consequences of their actions.
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katzbanks.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Read former NIAID Director, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo’s, Whistleblower complaint. It mirrors the concerns we expressed in the Bethesda Declaration and confirms the administration knew full well the harmful consequences of their actions.
(Scroll down to the bottom.)
katzbanks.com/wp-content/u...
(Scroll down to the bottom.)
katzbanks.com/wp-content/u...
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Congratulations to my great friend and colleague @bradylabupenn.bsky.social for this well deserved award!
@pennmedcso.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
@pennmedcso.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
Congratulations to the 2026 ASBMB Award Winners!
Through their pioneering work, these scientists are advancing discovery, driving innovation, and shaping the future of molecular life sciences.
Read more about their work: ow.ly/x05f50WSbax. #ASBMB26 #MakeItPossible
Through their pioneering work, these scientists are advancing discovery, driving innovation, and shaping the future of molecular life sciences.
Read more about their work: ow.ly/x05f50WSbax. #ASBMB26 #MakeItPossible
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Congratulations to my great friend and colleague @bradylabupenn.bsky.social for this well deserved award!
@pennmedcso.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
@pennmedcso.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
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This job is such that I did not get a single thing done on my main to do list this week, and yet I worked almost nonstop.
a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words so much stuff behind her
ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words so much stuff behind her
media.tenor.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This job is such that I did not get a single thing done on my main to do list this week, and yet I worked almost nonstop.
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I am honored to be on the steering committee for this wonderful symposium that is highlighting scientists entering the job market. Tune in with us!
Learn more and register for the upcoming Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium on 9/10/25: czbiohub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I am honored to be on the steering committee for this wonderful symposium that is highlighting scientists entering the job market. Tune in with us!
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Hello world! Today’s officially the first day of the lab! It’s an empty space currently only filled with ideas (that I don’t have card access to yet 😂) but I’m excited for the science that will happen here! -JCG
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hello world! Today’s officially the first day of the lab! It’s an empty space currently only filled with ideas (that I don’t have card access to yet 😂) but I’m excited for the science that will happen here! -JCG
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In the past couple weeks, people have really stepped up to ensure all ABRCMS students have a great experience, so THANK YOU!
There are still a few disciplines that could use some help: where are my Cell Bio, Cancer Bio, and Immunology folks at?!?
abrcms.org/donate/stude...
There are still a few disciplines that could use some help: where are my Cell Bio, Cancer Bio, and Immunology folks at?!?
abrcms.org/donate/stude...
September 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In the past couple weeks, people have really stepped up to ensure all ABRCMS students have a great experience, so THANK YOU!
There are still a few disciplines that could use some help: where are my Cell Bio, Cancer Bio, and Immunology folks at?!?
abrcms.org/donate/stude...
There are still a few disciplines that could use some help: where are my Cell Bio, Cancer Bio, and Immunology folks at?!?
abrcms.org/donate/stude...
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My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
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📢 North Carolina is showing up BIG on Labor Day to remind those in power who they actually answer to 🇺🇸
Stop the Billionaire Takeover.
Find a protest or march near you! ✊
open.substack.com/pub/50501nc/...
#MayDayStrong #50501NC #Protest #FiftyFiftyOne #NC
Stop the Billionaire Takeover.
Find a protest or march near you! ✊
open.substack.com/pub/50501nc/...
#MayDayStrong #50501NC #Protest #FiftyFiftyOne #NC
August 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢 North Carolina is showing up BIG on Labor Day to remind those in power who they actually answer to 🇺🇸
Stop the Billionaire Takeover.
Find a protest or march near you! ✊
open.substack.com/pub/50501nc/...
#MayDayStrong #50501NC #Protest #FiftyFiftyOne #NC
Stop the Billionaire Takeover.
Find a protest or march near you! ✊
open.substack.com/pub/50501nc/...
#MayDayStrong #50501NC #Protest #FiftyFiftyOne #NC
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History shows us the opposite: Undermining and censoring scientists and experts is a central feature of authoritarianism.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
History shows us the opposite: Undermining and censoring scientists and experts is a central feature of authoritarianism.
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Good 🧵on grant terminations
NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but...
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
August 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Good 🧵on grant terminations
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I'd love to spot "mitochondrial challenges" just by giving a look to people.
via @acyn.bsky.social
RFK JR: I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation—you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection
RFK JR: I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation—you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection
August 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I'd love to spot "mitochondrial challenges" just by giving a look to people.
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My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
Apply - Interfolio
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apply.interfolio.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
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In case you were wondering how hiring a $10 million football coach when the Legislature is implementing $70 million in UNC-CH budget cuts starting in fiscal year 2025, with ~$29.5 million in cuts occurring this year, here the answer: for "safety" most of us are banned from much of campus Monday
August 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In case you were wondering how hiring a $10 million football coach when the Legislature is implementing $70 million in UNC-CH budget cuts starting in fiscal year 2025, with ~$29.5 million in cuts occurring this year, here the answer: for "safety" most of us are banned from much of campus Monday
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If you are a researcher whose lab uses FlyBase, consider a tax-deductible personal contribution. A lot of $100 contributions would help bridge the gap until we can set up a user fee system, and even $10 donations send the folks there the message we're behind them. Please share
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If you are a researcher whose lab uses FlyBase, consider a tax-deductible personal contribution. A lot of $100 contributions would help bridge the gap until we can set up a user fee system, and even $10 donations send the folks there the message we're behind them. Please share