Tim Stearns
@stearnslab.bsky.social
Professor and Dean of The Rockefeller University. Cell biologist in NYC. Believer in the power of science education.
UCSF Asilomar retreat t-shirt, 1990
July 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
UCSF Asilomar retreat t-shirt, 1990
Saw the new film by @elliotkirschner.bsky.social about Robert Reich’s last class taught at UC Berkeley. It’s a film about @rbreich.bsky.social’s remarkable life, but also about the power of teaching and the classroom. Check it out!
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Saw the new film by @elliotkirschner.bsky.social about Robert Reich’s last class taught at UC Berkeley. It’s a film about @rbreich.bsky.social’s remarkable life, but also about the power of teaching and the classroom. Check it out!
Court invalidates NSF 15% indirect cost cap. Strong ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Court invalidates NSF 15% indirect cost cap. Strong ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Clearwater sloop docking at Cold Spring on a beautiful day on the Hudson.
Clearwater has been the symbol of the very successful effort to clean up the Hudson River for almost sixty years and is a great
example of how bringing information to people can effect change. www.clearwater.org/about/
Clearwater has been the symbol of the very successful effort to clean up the Hudson River for almost sixty years and is a great
example of how bringing information to people can effect change. www.clearwater.org/about/
May 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Clearwater sloop docking at Cold Spring on a beautiful day on the Hudson.
Clearwater has been the symbol of the very successful effort to clean up the Hudson River for almost sixty years and is a great
example of how bringing information to people can effect change. www.clearwater.org/about/
Clearwater has been the symbol of the very successful effort to clean up the Hudson River for almost sixty years and is a great
example of how bringing information to people can effect change. www.clearwater.org/about/
Some good news from NIH - they have restarted the intramural training programs for postbacs and postdocs. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
April 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Some good news from NIH - they have restarted the intramural training programs for postbacs and postdocs. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
Up close, the Statue of Liberty is still a powerful reminder of what French citizens of the 1870s, coming out of two decades of imperial rule, saw as hope in the American promise of liberty and representative government, itself recently threatened by a civil war.
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Up close, the Statue of Liberty is still a powerful reminder of what French citizens of the 1870s, coming out of two decades of imperial rule, saw as hope in the American promise of liberty and representative government, itself recently threatened by a civil war.
On a beautiful spring day here in NYC I visited the registration hall of Ellis Island, where my grandparents arrived from Italy 125 years ago. The Statue of Liberty is visible through the door window, the symbol of why they were coming to the US.
March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
On a beautiful spring day here in NYC I visited the registration hall of Ellis Island, where my grandparents arrived from Italy 125 years ago. The Statue of Liberty is visible through the door window, the symbol of why they were coming to the US.
NIGMS administrative supplements are back! These are given at the discretion of program officers and are not reviewed by study sections. Renewing obsolete equipment is a priority. loop.nigms.nih.gov/2025/03/nigm...
March 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NIGMS administrative supplements are back! These are given at the discretion of program officers and are not reviewed by study sections. Renewing obsolete equipment is a priority. loop.nigms.nih.gov/2025/03/nigm...
Many of these grants are fellowships and training grants supporting smart young people interested in bettering the world through their research. It is sad to see NIH funding used as an indiscriminate tool of retribution.
March 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Many of these grants are fellowships and training grants supporting smart young people interested in bettering the world through their research. It is sad to see NIH funding used as an indiscriminate tool of retribution.
The first NIH posting to the Federal Register since the inauguration appeared today. It lists several study section meetings. Great news! www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The first NIH posting to the Federal Register since the inauguration appeared today. It lists several study section meetings. Great news! www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
From the cemetery of Trinity Church, which survived 9/11, to the new World Trade Center on a beautiful day in NYC
March 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
From the cemetery of Trinity Church, which survived 9/11, to the new World Trade Center on a beautiful day in NYC
It's orchid time at the New York Botanical Garden!
Darwin published "Fertilisation of Orchids" in 1862, presenting evidence for coevolution of insects and flowers, in support of the theory of natural selection he proposed three years earlier in "Origin of Species." @nybg.bsky.social
Darwin published "Fertilisation of Orchids" in 1862, presenting evidence for coevolution of insects and flowers, in support of the theory of natural selection he proposed three years earlier in "Origin of Species." @nybg.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's orchid time at the New York Botanical Garden!
Darwin published "Fertilisation of Orchids" in 1862, presenting evidence for coevolution of insects and flowers, in support of the theory of natural selection he proposed three years earlier in "Origin of Species." @nybg.bsky.social
Darwin published "Fertilisation of Orchids" in 1862, presenting evidence for coevolution of insects and flowers, in support of the theory of natural selection he proposed three years earlier in "Origin of Species." @nybg.bsky.social
This is catastrophic for US research universities as it ignores the real cost of doing research. The US academic-gov’t partnership forged post-WWII is the greatest creator of knowledge in history and is critical to US economic and technological competitiveness.
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is catastrophic for US research universities as it ignores the real cost of doing research. The US academic-gov’t partnership forged post-WWII is the greatest creator of knowledge in history and is critical to US economic and technological competitiveness.
Lots of things with two flagella have one “tinsel” flagellum and one “whiplash” flagellum. Possible?
February 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Lots of things with two flagella have one “tinsel” flagellum and one “whiplash” flagellum. Possible?
Not a bad place to get some work done.
January 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Not a bad place to get some work done.
Carnegie Hall’s amazing influence on more than a century of American music shown in a wall of album covers.
Here for the annual late December performance by the New York String Orchestra, a training ground for young musicians. www.newschool.edu/new-york-str...
Here for the annual late December performance by the New York String Orchestra, a training ground for young musicians. www.newschool.edu/new-york-str...
December 29, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Carnegie Hall’s amazing influence on more than a century of American music shown in a wall of album covers.
Here for the annual late December performance by the New York String Orchestra, a training ground for young musicians. www.newschool.edu/new-york-str...
Here for the annual late December performance by the New York String Orchestra, a training ground for young musicians. www.newschool.edu/new-york-str...
Beautiful work! There does seem to be some unexplained magic happening between these two key steps, though:
December 27, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Beautiful work! There does seem to be some unexplained magic happening between these two key steps, though:
Thread about the curious case of the red polenta from early 1800s Italy. Bizio's letter shows him to be an excellent microbial experimentalist, and has comments on publishing of the era, and many a disparaging remark about others competing to solve the mystery! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
December 23, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Thread about the curious case of the red polenta from early 1800s Italy. Bizio's letter shows him to be an excellent microbial experimentalist, and has comments on publishing of the era, and many a disparaging remark about others competing to solve the mystery! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Happy Holidays from Rockefeller University, with a fresh coat of snow. @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Happy Holidays from Rockefeller University, with a fresh coat of snow. @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
New preprint shows that T7 protein kinase massively and promiscuously phosphorylates the E.coli proteome within 5 minutes of infection to defeat host defense mechanisms. Congrats to first-author @tarabartolec.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
New preprint shows that T7 protein kinase massively and promiscuously phosphorylates the E.coli proteome within 5 minutes of infection to defeat host defense mechanisms. Congrats to first-author @tarabartolec.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
It’s painful to read the abstract knowing what was to come. And a reminder: we still don’t have a vaccine, despite great effort.
December 11, 2024 at 4:50 AM
It’s painful to read the abstract knowing what was to come. And a reminder: we still don’t have a vaccine, despite great effort.