Sam Connell
@samuelconnell.bsky.social
Scientist and Global Sales Director at 3i (@the.3i.social), foodie, family man. Tai Chi and meditation matter. Compassion Heals. Microscopes Rock. https://www.intelligent-imaging.com
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Calico is hiring for roles in medicinal chemistry, process chemistry, preclinical magnetic resonance imaging, antibody engineering, toxicology #chemjobs
www.calicolabs.com/careers/
www.calicolabs.com/careers/
Careers - Calico
www.calicolabs.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Calico is hiring for roles in medicinal chemistry, process chemistry, preclinical magnetic resonance imaging, antibody engineering, toxicology #chemjobs
www.calicolabs.com/careers/
www.calicolabs.com/careers/
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When I quit Twitter/X, I made sure to delete 18 years of Tweets, because I knew this was coming.
If you’re still on that platform, you are enabling sooooo much disinformation.
If you’re still on that platform, you are enabling sooooo much disinformation.
Users are noticing Twitter/X has added a Grok-powered AI image editor that lets anyone edit any image on the platform, including other people’s artwork using text prompts.
Artists warn there’s no opt-out or consent, raising concerns over unauthorized edits and misuse.
Artists warn there’s no opt-out or consent, raising concerns over unauthorized edits and misuse.
December 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
When I quit Twitter/X, I made sure to delete 18 years of Tweets, because I knew this was coming.
If you’re still on that platform, you are enabling sooooo much disinformation.
If you’re still on that platform, you are enabling sooooo much disinformation.
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Pope Leo, with the mic drop.
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Pope Leo, with the mic drop.
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Megaptera novaeangliae bringing Christmas to you.
I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Megaptera novaeangliae bringing Christmas to you.
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Christmas Eve, 2025
Sitting in front of the fireplace with Alice the cat, reflecting upon a very bad, no good year.
So many people have suffered and are suffering this year. Let’s work to use whatever privilege and advantages we have to better life for everyone who has it harder than we do.
Sitting in front of the fireplace with Alice the cat, reflecting upon a very bad, no good year.
So many people have suffered and are suffering this year. Let’s work to use whatever privilege and advantages we have to better life for everyone who has it harder than we do.
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Christmas Eve, 2025
Sitting in front of the fireplace with Alice the cat, reflecting upon a very bad, no good year.
So many people have suffered and are suffering this year. Let’s work to use whatever privilege and advantages we have to better life for everyone who has it harder than we do.
Sitting in front of the fireplace with Alice the cat, reflecting upon a very bad, no good year.
So many people have suffered and are suffering this year. Let’s work to use whatever privilege and advantages we have to better life for everyone who has it harder than we do.
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I am beyond excited to announce that the Bisson Lab has a new home!!! Starting January 2026, I will join the Biology Department at Indiana University Bloomington as Associate Professor with tenure.
I am actively recruiting scientists across all levels. More in our website: bissonlab.com/join
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I am actively recruiting scientists across all levels. More in our website: bissonlab.com/join
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December 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I am beyond excited to announce that the Bisson Lab has a new home!!! Starting January 2026, I will join the Biology Department at Indiana University Bloomington as Associate Professor with tenure.
I am actively recruiting scientists across all levels. More in our website: bissonlab.com/join
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I am actively recruiting scientists across all levels. More in our website: bissonlab.com/join
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A little present under the tree for me🎄
My track "Brood Groove" was selected for the Best of Piston Recordings 2025 compilation!
Pre-order for the 12/26 release!
My track "Brood Groove" was selected for the Best of Piston Recordings 2025 compilation!
Pre-order for the 12/26 release!
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A little present under the tree for me🎄
My track "Brood Groove" was selected for the Best of Piston Recordings 2025 compilation!
Pre-order for the 12/26 release!
My track "Brood Groove" was selected for the Best of Piston Recordings 2025 compilation!
Pre-order for the 12/26 release!
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The new glutamate indicators were announced today in
@natmethods.nature.com.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natmethods.nature.com.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation rates - Nature Methods
iGluSnFR4f and iGluSnFR4s are the latest generation of genetically encoded glutamate sensors. They are advantageous for detecting rapid dynamics and large population activity, respectively, as demonst...
www.nature.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The new glutamate indicators were announced today in
@natmethods.nature.com.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natmethods.nature.com.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...
www.federalregister.gov
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Please, amplify.
OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...
www.federalregister.gov
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Please, amplify.
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Nice feature from NVIDIA on #syGlass at the MBL! Exciting to see AI, RTX GPUs, and VR coming together to explore massive 3D brain datasets, with high school students contributing to ongoing, cutting-edge neuroscience research.
@mblscience.bsky.social
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mbl-hum...
@mblscience.bsky.social
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mbl-hum...
Marine Biological Laboratory Explores Human Memory With AI and Virtual Reality
The lab in Massachusetts is studying molecular mechanisms of human memory function powered by NVIDIA RTX GPUs, HP Z Workstations and virtual-reality technology.
blogs.nvidia.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nice feature from NVIDIA on #syGlass at the MBL! Exciting to see AI, RTX GPUs, and VR coming together to explore massive 3D brain datasets, with high school students contributing to ongoing, cutting-edge neuroscience research.
@mblscience.bsky.social
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mbl-hum...
@mblscience.bsky.social
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mbl-hum...
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Thanks @hypoautonomic.bsky.social for putting this together.
Warning: May cause you to throw things or bang your head against the wall.
Warning: May cause you to throw things or bang your head against the wall.
Ok here it is.
A supercut of 68 speaking engagements from Podcast Jay, aka, the NIH Director. Sorry.
youtu.be/ytHRSkt0MYY
A supercut of 68 speaking engagements from Podcast Jay, aka, the NIH Director. Sorry.
youtu.be/ytHRSkt0MYY
Podcast Jay Supercut
YouTube video by Hypoautonomic
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Thanks @hypoautonomic.bsky.social for putting this together.
Warning: May cause you to throw things or bang your head against the wall.
Warning: May cause you to throw things or bang your head against the wall.
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HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
December 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
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Biologists who teach: in what order do you teach the four forces of evolution? Genetic drift first or selection first? And I'm still struggling to smoothly fit in HWE so that its utility is emphasized (students focus so much on how likely it is that assumptions are violated).
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Biologists who teach: in what order do you teach the four forces of evolution? Genetic drift first or selection first? And I'm still struggling to smoothly fit in HWE so that its utility is emphasized (students focus so much on how likely it is that assumptions are violated).
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
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Join the Reck-Peterson lab in NYC as a HHMI Research Technician! This role will support our new work on the cell biology of secondary metabolite production in filamentous fungi. Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Research Technician - Reck-Peterson Lab
Primary Work Address: 418 E 71st St #21, New York, NY, 10021 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the role: The Reck-Peterson lab studies the molecular mechanism...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Join the Reck-Peterson lab in NYC as a HHMI Research Technician! This role will support our new work on the cell biology of secondary metabolite production in filamentous fungi. Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Great opportunity for a Postdoc interested in cellular high resolution imaging: amazing lab & team, amazing campus & resources! And summer times starts early in DC ☀️I can highly recommend 👇
My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great opportunity for a Postdoc interested in cellular high resolution imaging: amazing lab & team, amazing campus & resources! And summer times starts early in DC ☀️I can highly recommend 👇
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We have a number of fluorescent protein pairs here that are great for FLIM www.addgene.org/browse/artic...
A conformational switch in clathrin light chain regulates lattice structure and endocytosis at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells - PubMed
Conformational changes in endocytic proteins are regulators of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Three clathrin heavy chains associated with clathrin light chains (CLC) assemble into triskelia that link into a geometric lattice that curves to drive endocytosis. Structural changes in CLC have been shown …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We have a number of fluorescent protein pairs here that are great for FLIM www.addgene.org/browse/artic...
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My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Best two minutes of your day.
Trust me.
Trust me.
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Best two minutes of your day.
Trust me.
Trust me.
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Thanks @jxbotany.bsky.social for highlighting our article.
Congratulations to @ohazel.bsky.social and @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social -- two of my awesome students from the lab.
Long way to go! 🔬☘️💚
Congratulations to @ohazel.bsky.social and @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social -- two of my awesome students from the lab.
Long way to go! 🔬☘️💚
🔬 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🔬
📝 This review by Hazelwood et al. highlights the discoveries focused on nuclear position manipulation and the importance of nuclear position in deciding future cell division sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @ohazel.bsky.social @aribidopsis.bsky.social
📝 This review by Hazelwood et al. highlights the discoveries focused on nuclear position manipulation and the importance of nuclear position in deciding future cell division sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @ohazel.bsky.social @aribidopsis.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thanks @jxbotany.bsky.social for highlighting our article.
Congratulations to @ohazel.bsky.social and @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social -- two of my awesome students from the lab.
Long way to go! 🔬☘️💚
Congratulations to @ohazel.bsky.social and @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social -- two of my awesome students from the lab.
Long way to go! 🔬☘️💚
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Whipple: Wiles thought she was talking to someone who would give her a fair shake. And I did give her a fair shake. But the problem is, when you’re in that bubble, you wouldn’t recognize fair treatment when you see it—because crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Whipple: Wiles thought she was talking to someone who would give her a fair shake. And I did give her a fair shake. But the problem is, when you’re in that bubble, you wouldn’t recognize fair treatment when you see it—because crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.
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Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough out of the oven this morning. Only made this guy once before, but with more family around, diversity of bread choices is a fun game for the baker in the clan. Spent plenty of time proofing (including overnight fridge) as the 200 grams of raisins was bound to weigh it down.
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough out of the oven this morning. Only made this guy once before, but with more family around, diversity of bread choices is a fun game for the baker in the clan. Spent plenty of time proofing (including overnight fridge) as the 200 grams of raisins was bound to weigh it down.
The number 1 movie when you were ten years old will define your 2026. (I like it!)
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The number 1 movie when you were ten years old will define your 2026. (I like it!)
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You probably heard about the Government of Canada’s $1.7 billion Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative... well apparently Dalhousie is recruiting 30 Tenure-track positions.
See (and search for Impact+) for more jobs: link.webtrackz.com/hEtS?recipie...
See (and search for Impact+) for more jobs: link.webtrackz.com/hEtS?recipie...
Canada Impact+ Research Chair
About the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs opportunityDalhousie University invites applications from exceptional, internationally based researchers for the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program. This n...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You probably heard about the Government of Canada’s $1.7 billion Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative... well apparently Dalhousie is recruiting 30 Tenure-track positions.
See (and search for Impact+) for more jobs: link.webtrackz.com/hEtS?recipie...
See (and search for Impact+) for more jobs: link.webtrackz.com/hEtS?recipie...