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Sam Lewis, Ph.D.
@samlewis.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, mtDNA obsessed, mother to the Lord of Chaos, she/her, personal account, views do not reflect those of my employer.
https://www.samlewis-phd.com/
10 stories?!
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congratulations!
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Congratulations!!! 🎉🍾
September 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo

supernatural thriller set at Yale
August 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
... This work is useful for understanding the functional implications of variable network connectivity for the spread of e.g. genetic information within mitochondria! 🎉 Congrats to all co-authors!
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
... the model by directly recording mitochondrial network dynamics in human fibroblasts, osteosarcoma, and neuroblastoma cells. We found that by considering mitochondria as a ✨social network✨, its possible to define when motility vs fusion predominate material spreading... 2/3
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Reposted by Sam Lewis, Ph.D.
I have
NIGMS R35, impact score 12
NIHGRI R21, 4th percentile
NHGRI R01, 7th percentile (co-I)
and it seems like none will be funded. 0/3.

PO (who has been very helpful) said "Unfortunately, I do not expect this application will be selected for funding in FY25."

😭
August 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I would find someone else to upload on last day, and then address the discrepancy later if/when it comes up. Don't want it withdrawn for lacking right # of letters.
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
After teaching the trafficking module, I assigned this as homework in MCB 104 last spring, "Tell me everything wrong with this picture". Eye opening.
August 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
me
August 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM