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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 19h

Scheme?
Scam?

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 1d

When your department holds a #retreat, is it actually a retreat, or just a conference called a retreat?
#AskingForAFriend

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 4d

Why not upload both curves or include your half masks so EMDB can show their FSC calculations?

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 5d

I am hiring! - looking for a Staff Scientist to co-run my research group with me. Staff Scientist is a senior professional scientist role at EMBL. Please forward to people you might know who could be interested! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Staff Scientist

About EMBL-EBI EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is a data powerhouse, utilised on a global scale to advance scientific discovery through bioinformatics and solutions to some of the world’s mos...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 4d

Any other #cryoEM people have a problem with this?

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4d

The only woman of color on the board of trustees of the University of Utah was not recommended for reappointment to the board by a committee at the state legislature because she used the word “equity” twice

ballerinaX @ballerinax.bsky.social · 4d

"they counted and questioned how many times she used the word “equity” when describing her work.

Maria Garciaz, a prominent Latina in the Salt Lake Valley community who has served on the U.’s board of trustees for the past four years,"

www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

State lawmakers vote against recommending University of Utah trustee, a Latina who’s championed inclusion

“I did hear you mention ‘equity’ twice in the presentation,” said Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, who voted against recommending University of Utah trustee Maria Garciaz for reappointment.

www.sltrib.com

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 4d

Rick Baker (UNC Chapel Hill) giving a great talk on Clathrin meditated transport. His group does cutting edge cryoEM and biophysics. And if you hadn't heard UNC is gearing up to install a brand new Krios. They have an Artica and....
They are hiring at all levels!
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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 4d

Deep in enemy territory

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 8d

I give you Vladimir Kitten.

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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 10d

If you are interesting in developing new algorithms for #cryoEM as a #PhD student or as a #postdoc, then do email or DM me. We have exciting opportunities coming up.

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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 11d

Rutgers Newark is hiring multiple new profs who work in microbial pathogenesis, structural bio, human/microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, or computational biophysics. I loved doing my PhD at Rutgers and I LOVE New Jersey. Reach out if you’re applying and have questions about the school/area.

Open Rank Faculty Position on the Tenure Track - Newark, New Jersey (US) job with Rutgers | 12844885

MULTIPLE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Dept. of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

www.nature.com

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 12d

When you send a department email highlighting "engaging with community" but all your examples are "building communities" that are ISOLATED from the general public, you are actually segregating from the community, i.e. #FAILING as a leader and a scientist.

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 19d

We have to do whatever we can to not just build a scientific community but engage the one around us. I was once a homeless high school student. If I didn't frow up in a college town, I probably wouldn't have made it very far. Those small community college professors get out into the community

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 19d

High schoolers with their math and science homework and I used to show up to one's track meets. Again I carry a paper or a book. I go to farmers markets and I did teach a class once at MBU which I might try again

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 19d

I sit at the bar and read 2 or 3 Saturdays a month and I always get questions. I carry around a book on ethics or biophysics and I also get questions. I volunteer at the science fairs. I have e a Truth Social account and I post simple explanations occasionally about science. I help my neighbors

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 19d

Ask yourself, as a scientist with federal funding, why are you only here on bluesy hiding from the public. Why aren't you reaching out to the public. If you're only on here, you're part of the problem just as much as Trumo is. Get back into the public

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 21d

Save the #boobies!
#cancer #awareness
Support a great cause and get totally scientific, politically correct (?, was politically incorrect a few years ago) 🤔
Either way! support the fight!

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Misha Kudryashev @mishakudryashev.bsky.social · 22d

We have a preprint of a book chapter for you: Structural Analysis of Membrane Proteins in Cell-Derived Microvesicles.

We describe how to image membrane proteins in mid-sized vesicles using cryo-electron tomography

zenodo.org/records/1717...

Structural Analysis of Membrane Proteins in Cell-Derived Microvesicles

zenodo.org

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clairesnaylor.bsky.social @clairesnaylor.bsky.social · 22d

Collaborative facilities maximize use of cryo-TEMs and pFIBs, but create challenges. Join our expert panel TOMORROW to learn best practice for cost recovery and smooth operations.
📅 23rd September 🕒 12 noon CEST
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER : ter.li/asketl
#CryoEM #FacilityManagement #Webinar #Microscopy

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 25d

Trump:No data, no problem!
When the Trump administration said last week that it would stop requiring thousands of industrial facilities to report their planet-warming pollution, the move fit a growing pattern: If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25d

Reflecting on Charlie Kirk's assassination, the hosts of "Hard Fork" discuss freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. nyti.ms/4nknwq8