wingfieldjl.bsky.social
@wingfieldjl.bsky.social
Scientist studying molecular motors, highways, and cargoes.
Pinned
When the world gets me down I like to think of how hard my motor proteins and mitochondria are working to keep me going. They’re pretty neat.
‘Manuscript accepted pending editorial revisions’ is a great start to thanksgiving day! I hope everyone had a lovely day, and meal, with loved ones and family!
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
‘Manuscript accepted pending editorial revisions’ is a great start to thanksgiving day! I hope everyone had a lovely day, and meal, with loved ones and family!
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Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond
Handedness (i.e., the preference to use either the left or the right hand for fine
motor tasks) is a widely investigated trait. Handedness heritability is consistently
estimated to be 25%. After decad...
www.cell.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Cilia in space! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Primary Cilia Shortening Alters Osteocyte Mechanotransduction: Spaceflight vs. Simulated Microgravity
Microgravity conditions in space lead to bone loss in the weight-bearing bones of astronauts, with alterations in osteocyte mechanotransduction consid…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Cilia in space! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Kinesin-3 KIF1A Functions as a Diligent Worker during Axonal Transport https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675527v1
September 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Kinesin-3 KIF1A Functions as a Diligent Worker during Axonal Transport https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675527v1
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NIH is accepting comments about limiting research publication costs. 1. Disallow pub costs, 2. $2K limit, 3. $3K if reviewers are compensated, 4. 0.8% of award (so $250K grant can pay $2K/year on pubs), 5. $6K limit on pub + limit on % of grant spent on pub costs. 🧪
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NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH
grants.nih.gov
August 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NIH is accepting comments about limiting research publication costs. 1. Disallow pub costs, 2. $2K limit, 3. $3K if reviewers are compensated, 4. 0.8% of award (so $250K grant can pay $2K/year on pubs), 5. $6K limit on pub + limit on % of grant spent on pub costs. 🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Excited to share our latest work with @simonbullock11.bsky.social! We looked at how diverse mRNAs get selected for subcellular localization and it turns out that a single protein can recognize different RNA elements using shared features that weren’t apparent before.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Excited to share our latest work with @simonbullock11.bsky.social! We looked at how diverse mRNAs get selected for subcellular localization and it turns out that a single protein can recognize different RNA elements using shared features that weren’t apparent before.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful.
It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to
Ian Morgan
NIGMS
45 Center Dr, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Ian will share them with the signers.
It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to
Ian Morgan
NIGMS
45 Center Dr, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Ian will share them with the signers.
harry potter is surrounded by a bunch of letters falling on the floor .
ALT: harry potter is surrounded by a bunch of letters falling on the floor .
media.tenor.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful.
It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to
Ian Morgan
NIGMS
45 Center Dr, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Ian will share them with the signers.
It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to
Ian Morgan
NIGMS
45 Center Dr, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Ian will share them with the signers.
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🚨🚨🚨PUI TT Job Alert!!
My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students!
We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!
My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students!
We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!
Assistant Professor - Biology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
tcnj.taleo.net
July 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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#StandUpForScience July 21 Day of Action
🚨 The future of U.S. science is at risk. Join the Day of Action on July 21 to tell Congress to protect science and American innovation. 🔗 Learn more: protectscienceandinnovation.org
Protect Science and Innovation
Cancer treatments. The smartphone. The moon landing.
protectscienceandinnovation.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#StandUpForScience July 21 Day of Action
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in vivo BioID (iBioID) labeling of primary cilia in neurons on mice and identifying new signaling pathways in them. Cool new work from Sarah Goatz's lab. www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Identification of new ciliary signaling pathways in the brain and insights into neurological disorders
Primary cilia are conserved sensory hubs essential for signaling transduction and embryonic development. Ciliary dysfunction causes a variety of developmental syndromes with neurological features and ...
www.jneurosci.org
July 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
in vivo BioID (iBioID) labeling of primary cilia in neurons on mice and identifying new signaling pathways in them. Cool new work from Sarah Goatz's lab. www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
The NIH is taking comments on their ‘no more animal model only grants’ until July 14 5pm www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing
The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.
www.fda.gov
July 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The NIH is taking comments on their ‘no more animal model only grants’ until July 14 5pm www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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ARTEFACT Alert! Be very careful when following the “Mito”(??)Tracker…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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MitoTracker transfers from astrocytes to neurons independently of mitochondria
The neuroprotective transfer of mitochondria from astrocytes to neurons has been primarily investigated by labelling astrocytic mitochondria with the dye MitoTracker. Here we report that MitoTracker transfers to neurons from both astrocytes and astrocyte-conditioned media, independently of mitochondrial transfer. Our observations should prompt an essential re-evaluation of the literature concerning astrocyte-neuron mitochondrial transfer and in other systems in which contact-independent transfer has been observed using mitochondrial dyes. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. MSD (United Kingdom), https://ror.org/004nn4n27, PRJ_20446 DEVINE MSD MRC The Francis Crick Institute, https://ror.org/04tnbqb63, CC2206
www.biorxiv.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
ARTEFACT Alert! Be very careful when following the “Mito”(??)Tracker…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
Latest paper out of the Puthanveettil lab! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... congrats team!
The lncRNA Gas5 is an activity-responsive scaffold that mediates cAMP-dependent synaptic plasticity
RNA-protein complexes coordinated by the long noncoding RNA Gas5 locally support synaptic remodeling.
www.science.org
June 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Latest paper out of the Puthanveettil lab! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... congrats team!
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I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
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Nobel laureate on how Trump's cuts are hurting science
Neuroscientist, biologist and 2021 Nobel Prize winner Ardem Patapoutian joined Midday Edition to talk about how the Trump administration's effort to cut back on science spending is impacting researche...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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Woo! Very excited to share our collaborative work on the centriole's Luminal Distal Ring ⭕. This project started 13 years ago with @hugovdhoek.bsky.social & @stearnslab.bsky.social, and then beautifully came together with @computingcaitie.bsky.social & @centriolelab.bsky.social.
#TeamTomo #UExM 🧪🧶🧬🔬
#TeamTomo #UExM 🧪🧶🧬🔬
🚨 New preprint!
Using U-ExM + in situ cryo-ET, we show how C2CD3 builds an in-to-out radial architecture connecting the distal centriole lumen to its appendages. Great collab with @cellarchlab.com @chgenoud.bsky.social @stearnslab.bsky.social 🙌. #TeamTomo #UExM
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using U-ExM + in situ cryo-ET, we show how C2CD3 builds an in-to-out radial architecture connecting the distal centriole lumen to its appendages. Great collab with @cellarchlab.com @chgenoud.bsky.social @stearnslab.bsky.social 🙌. #TeamTomo #UExM
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Woo! Very excited to share our collaborative work on the centriole's Luminal Distal Ring ⭕. This project started 13 years ago with @hugovdhoek.bsky.social & @stearnslab.bsky.social, and then beautifully came together with @computingcaitie.bsky.social & @centriolelab.bsky.social.
#TeamTomo #UExM 🧪🧶🧬🔬
#TeamTomo #UExM 🧪🧶🧬🔬
West Palm Beach #nokingsday March to mar-a-lago
June 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
West Palm Beach #nokingsday March to mar-a-lago
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Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
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June 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
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“Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to policy engagement, ASCB will provide the resources and support you need to make your voice heard.”
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Scientists in GA, ASCB has scheduled a virtual Hill Day on June 25. We need scientists willing to talk to their representatives about the consequences of the proposed budget slashes. Please sign up. Or, send to colleagues. Just need to be or become ASCB members. www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting...
ASCB Georgia Virtual Capitol Hill Day
ASCB Virtual Hill Day with members of the Georgia Congressional delegation.
www.ascb.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to policy engagement, ASCB will provide the resources and support you need to make your voice heard.”
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Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
June 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
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ASSIGNMENT: COMMENT ON SCHEDULE F
1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
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1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
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Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ASSIGNMENT: COMMENT ON SCHEDULE F
1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
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1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
1/n
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Our op-ed in the Guardian addresses the danger of Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order.
with
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@vambros.bsky.social
Carol Greider
@michaelemann.bsky.social
@briannosek.bsky.social
with
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@vambros.bsky.social
Carol Greider
@michaelemann.bsky.social
@briannosek.bsky.social
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our op-ed in the Guardian addresses the danger of Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order.
with
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@vambros.bsky.social
Carol Greider
@michaelemann.bsky.social
@briannosek.bsky.social
with
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@vambros.bsky.social
Carol Greider
@michaelemann.bsky.social
@briannosek.bsky.social
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If you are in Atlanta or can get there and have the interest, this is a great opportunity to demonstrate clearly the insanity of these recommendations.
🚨ATTENTION MOMS🚨
Friday, May 30th at 3pm
Meet me outside of the CDC with your pregnant bellies, your babies, your toddlers, your strollers, your signs, and your baby gear.
We are standing up for science and vaccines!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/moms-...
Friday, May 30th at 3pm
Meet me outside of the CDC with your pregnant bellies, your babies, your toddlers, your strollers, your signs, and your baby gear.
We are standing up for science and vaccines!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/moms-...
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you are in Atlanta or can get there and have the interest, this is a great opportunity to demonstrate clearly the insanity of these recommendations.
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Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.23.655781v1
May 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.23.655781v1
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🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
May 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj