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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 18h

#NZ science

I’ve yet to read the details, but this was my first thought too. I’ve always thought Marden’s independence was important to help ensure that the "blue skies" research it funds, really was that.

Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 20h

The @marsdenfund.bsky.social has been essential for funding blue skies research in New Zealand for 30 years. Such a pity to see news it will be swallowed by the new Research Funding New Zealand. I hope the best aspects of the Marsden Fund will be retained.
www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-...

A new strategy for the science system | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The Government is changing how science, innovation and technology are funded and supported in New Zealand. The goal is a simpler and more strategic system that helps researchers turn ideas into solutions that benefit New Zealand.

www.mbie.govt.nz

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

I love how "further research is needed" can mean anything from exciting new question to please don’t look too closely

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Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 23h

Are you within 5 years of your PhD? Apply now for the Anders Early Career Award, honouring Professor Robin Anders and recognising excellence in emerging protein scientists.
🎤 Speaking slot + 💰 $500 prize
📅 Apply by Friday 24 October 2025
👉 www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #AndersAward

Flyer for Ander's early career award which close on October 25th.

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Brett Collins @brettcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Please update your password.

Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 1d

New Editorial Manager account

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations, you're department chair.

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 2d

Crazy but true: This is a real image captured by the Cassini spacecraft.

Jason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 3d

Dione in front of Saturn, captured by Cassini 20 years ago today on October 11, 2005 🌖🪐

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Brett Collins @brettcollins.bsky.social · 2d

Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?

Group Leader - Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)

Institute for Molecular Bioscience Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 Australia’s #1 research institute Based at St Lucia Campus About UQ What started as Queensland's first university in 1...

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Yamuna Krishnan @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social · 3d

Nobel Laureate Joachim Frank: "I will not be bookended by two fascist regimes." An impactful must-read. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

www.usnews.com

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Kenneth Ehses @denkenny.bsky.social · 6d

✨Excited that the main project of my PhD is now available as a pre-print on #bioRxiv

Here, we used #CryoET to visualise mitochondrial proteostatic stress and together with SPA #CryoEM shed light into the functional cycle of the Hsp60:10 chaperone system. #TeamTomo

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, a classic moment of @nature.com recognizing the scientific contributions of both genders: man and machine.

Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 5d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 4d

My genuine LOL could be heard for miles.

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 5d

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Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 4d

⏰ Two Weeks Left to Submit!
We’re counting down to the Lorne Proteins abstract deadline. Showcase your research, network with peers, and be part of the program shaping global protein science.
👉 Submit today: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #CallForAbstracts #ProteinScience

Abstract submission for Lorne Proteins close 24th October

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Tom Williams @tweethinking.bsky.social · 5d

There's a PhD position now available with me in Bath, on the evolution of symbiosis. www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... The supervisory team also includes @anja1.bsky.social @phil-donoghue.bsky.social and others. NB, this is open both to UK-based students *and* to international students :)

The genomic basis of symbiotic integration at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - The genomic basis of symbiotic integration at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 6d

Ever wondered why it smells when it rains? Defined by #Australian scientists in 1964 in #Nature as ‘petrichor’ >derived from the Greek word for stone & the blood of mythological gods.

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 6d

My first time sitting down with a real sample. Phase separated membrane in a yeast lysosomal vacuole. Green is the V-ATPase, in the liquid disordered domain, and magenta is Ivy1, a protein that associates with the liquid ordered domain. This vacuole is about 2 microns in diameter.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Pilhofer Lab 🦠❄️🔬 @pilhoferlab.bsky.social · 6d

🧐Checkout our preprint revealing the stepwise firing💥 mechanism of a Contractile Injection System @xujwet.bsky.social [email protected] trapped the complex by structure-guided engineering🧪 in multiple intermediate states and imaged them by multimodal #cryoEM❄️🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Kristen Verhey @kjverhey1.bsky.social · Aug 13

I never thought watching microtubules break could be so interesting! I learned so much about mechanics and modeling in this work and am extremely grateful to Archie Geng for leading the way. Also huge thanks to François Nédélec for creating Cytosim and providing advice along the way.

Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Aug 11

Geng, @kjverhey1.bsky.social et al find that KIF1C forms condensates where the exposed #kinesin motor domains entangle nearby #microtubules, causing them to bend & break in a process dependent on motor processivity, cluster properties, cytoplasmic viscosity, & MT anchors rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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Briggs Group @briggsgroup.bsky.social · 8d

The mechanistic basis of cargo selection during Golgi maturation. From Rebecca Taylor, @katciazynska.bsky.social, @jggkaufman.bsky.social & @grigorytagiltsev.bsky.social at @mpibiochem.bsky.social with David Owen and Sean Munro's group @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social | www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The mechanistic basis of cargo selection during Golgi maturation

Resident proteins of the Golgi recycle in vesicles and the protein GOLPH3 enables the COPI vesicle coat to accomplish this.

www.science.org

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Brett Collins @brettcollins.bsky.social · 7d

Are you a budding artist and want your protein immortalised on the iconic Lorne Protein T-shirt? Enter here! Nobel Prizes and Lasker Awards might be nice, but the ultimate prize is to get your protein on the Lorne conference T-shirt!

Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 7d

🎨 Design the Next Lorne Proteins T-Shirt!
Got an eye for design? We’re calling on creative scientists to design the official 2026 conference T-shirt!
📅 Entries close 10 November 2025
👉 Submit your design here:
#LorneProteins #TshirtCompetition #CreativeScience

T-Shirt Competition Entry Form

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Merja Joensuu @joensuulab.bsky.social · 7d

Why fundamental research matters? It can have far-reaching implications for human health, as shown in latest Nobel Prize win on discovering why immune system does not destroy the body.

Make funding fundamental science a priority - there is no translation without it!

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Adelaide Protein Group @adelaideprotein.bsky.social · 7d

Big shoutout to our amazing teams who brought their best energy to the APG Quiz Night 2025, and a huge thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible! 🙌

#APGQuizNight #AdelaideProteinGroup #APG

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Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Call for Abstracts – One Month to Go!
Don’t miss your chance to present at the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference. Share your research, connect with global scientists, and be part of a legacy 51 years strong.
👉 Submit your abstract now: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #ProteinScience

Lorne Proteins 2026

www.lorneproteins.org

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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 7d

This is so disappointing. Fundamental **aka DISCOVERY ** science underpins training of the next generation of scientists, irrespective of if they go into translation labs or not. Failure to support it = turning off the tap. No discoveries, nothing to translate. Weak workforce #NHMRC

Sophia Davidson @sciencesophie.bsky.social · 8d

My major note? It completely leaves out fundamental research as a priority 🤯

Which is wild, #NHMRC’s job is to "support the highest-quality research, from 👉BASIC science👈 through to clinical, public health and services research" (NHMRC Corporate Plan: nhmrc.gov.au)

nhmrc.gov.au

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Sophia Davidson @sciencesophie.bsky.social · 8d

Dear Everyone, I've read the #NHMRC draft strategy and I have notes ...

So I'm going to...🧵🤔🧵😱🧵😵‍💫🧵🙏🧵🧵🧵
This is a repost from X because you all need to know!

#NHMRCdraftStratergy #Ihavenotes #ValueFundamentalScience

@nhmrc.bsky.social

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