Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
@zeinabrekad.bsky.social
Exploring RNA & RBPs in cancer: from cell edges to the chromatin. Microscopy lover, proteomics newbie. Likes computer sciences, physics & photography. Also an illustrator and graphic designer for Science and Biology (see: @STEMDORADOscimag)
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Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious
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Are you a clippy? I am a clippy too
And no it's not about being 'anti-tech' nor against 'progress'. It's about ethics and setting boundaries to the constant violation by big tech thieves of our privacy and personal data.
Would you accept having random people come daily to inventory your house?
And no it's not about being 'anti-tech' nor against 'progress'. It's about ethics and setting boundaries to the constant violation by big tech thieves of our privacy and personal data.
Would you accept having random people come daily to inventory your house?
Cause they can't do all that perfectly and in a world of apparent 'perfectness' the fear of not doing everything 100%+ intolerance to efforts has left many completely paralyzed (like toddlers in front of stairs) so instead of trying they just break down. They don't 'refuse', they just throw tantrums
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cause they can't do all that perfectly and in a world of apparent 'perfectness' the fear of not doing everything 100%+ intolerance to efforts has left many completely paralyzed (like toddlers in front of stairs) so instead of trying they just break down. They don't 'refuse', they just throw tantrums
New from the Butcher Lab—defining the RNA binding mechanism of TDP-43. Happy to have played a small part in this amazing work!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
TDP-43 controls RNA structure through high affinity lattice interactions
TDP-43 is an RNA binding protein implicated in neurodegenerative disease. TDP-43 binds to GU dinucleotide repeats, which are highly abundant sequences in human RNA. Here we show TDP- 43 has one of the...
www.biorxiv.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wowww 😵💫
#RNAsky
#RNAsky
Ribosome -less zombies in the ocean 🦠🧟
Globally occurring pelagiphage infections create ribosome-deprived cells - Nature Communications
SAR11 bacteria and their phages are abundant in the oceans. Here the authors quantify the number of phage-infected SAR11 cells using microscopy techniques and discover phage-infected cells without any...
www.nature.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wowww 😵💫
#RNAsky
#RNAsky
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
I am delighted to share that I have started my lab in the Dept. of Biochemistry @uofubiochem.bsky.social at the University of Utah @utah.edu. My laboratory will study key aspects of protein synthesis and translational control in healthy and diseased states. #RNAsky sinha.biochem.utah.edu
The Sinha Lab
The Sinha lab studies key aspects of protein synthesis and translational control in healthy and diseased states. We study the multifaceted roles of ribosomes as critical sensors of cellular stress.
sinha.biochem.utah.edu
August 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I am delighted to share that I have started my lab in the Dept. of Biochemistry @uofubiochem.bsky.social at the University of Utah @utah.edu. My laboratory will study key aspects of protein synthesis and translational control in healthy and diseased states. #RNAsky sinha.biochem.utah.edu
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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This sounds familiar... 🤔
#RNAsky
#RNAsky
Online Now: Timing of transcription controls the selective translation of newly synthesized mRNAs during acute environmental stress Online now:
Timing of transcription controls the selective translation of newly synthesized mRNAs during acute environmental stress
Under stress, cells adapt their gene expression programs through changes in transcription and translation. It is unclear how cells determine which mRNAs are translated or repressed. Zedan et al. show that the timing of mRNA production alone determines the selectivity of translation, thereby coupling the processes of transcription and translation.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This sounds familiar... 🤔
#RNAsky
#RNAsky
Hi #academicSky, any words of wisdom or kind advice for a humble postdoc trying to write a fellowship and feeling overwhelmed?
What made/makes things a bit easier for you in this situation?
Things you wish you had known before?
#Asing4aFriend
What made/makes things a bit easier for you in this situation?
Things you wish you had known before?
#Asing4aFriend
a cartoon bird is sitting at a table writing on a notebook .
ALT: a cartoon bird is sitting at a table writing on a notebook .
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November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hi #academicSky, any words of wisdom or kind advice for a humble postdoc trying to write a fellowship and feeling overwhelmed?
What made/makes things a bit easier for you in this situation?
Things you wish you had known before?
#Asing4aFriend
What made/makes things a bit easier for you in this situation?
Things you wish you had known before?
#Asing4aFriend
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
We’re thrilled to feature Dr. Tanner Fadero from the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute in an upcoming Nature-hosted webinar about... PHOTONS! 😎 Join the webinar to learn and take part in the live Q&A. 👉 Register here: https://ow.ly/vsyn50XkZ88
#FluorescenceMicroscopy #LightSheetMicroscopy
#FluorescenceMicroscopy #LightSheetMicroscopy
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We’re thrilled to feature Dr. Tanner Fadero from the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute in an upcoming Nature-hosted webinar about... PHOTONS! 😎 Join the webinar to learn and take part in the live Q&A. 👉 Register here: https://ow.ly/vsyn50XkZ88
#FluorescenceMicroscopy #LightSheetMicroscopy
#FluorescenceMicroscopy #LightSheetMicroscopy
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🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu activity has increased this week following a dip in recent weeks. Outbreaks in care homes and schools have also increased.
🟢 Flu activity has increased this week following a dip in recent weeks. Outbreaks in care homes and schools have also increased.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu activity has increased this week following a dip in recent weeks. Outbreaks in care homes and schools have also increased.
🟢 Flu activity has increased this week following a dip in recent weeks. Outbreaks in care homes and schools have also increased.
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
🔍 Zoom in…
🔍 Zoom in…
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.
🔍 Zoom in…
🔍 Zoom in…
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
Topical conclusion from @helenajambor.bsky.social
Scientists have tools to fight and make life better
#CBiAS2025
Scientists have tools to fight and make life better
#CBiAS2025
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Topical conclusion from @helenajambor.bsky.social
Scientists have tools to fight and make life better
#CBiAS2025
Scientists have tools to fight and make life better
#CBiAS2025
An immense thank you again to @cbias.bsky.social committee, sponsors and fellow imaging friends for this fantastic symposium!
It's is not the end but the beginning of tons of papers to read, colleagues to contact, new collaborations to form. And most importantly, it's a 'see you soon' #CBIAS2026 🔬🥰
It's is not the end but the beginning of tons of papers to read, colleagues to contact, new collaborations to form. And most importantly, it's a 'see you soon' #CBIAS2026 🔬🥰
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An immense thank you again to @cbias.bsky.social committee, sponsors and fellow imaging friends for this fantastic symposium!
It's is not the end but the beginning of tons of papers to read, colleagues to contact, new collaborations to form. And most importantly, it's a 'see you soon' #CBIAS2026 🔬🥰
It's is not the end but the beginning of tons of papers to read, colleagues to contact, new collaborations to form. And most importantly, it's a 'see you soon' #CBIAS2026 🔬🥰
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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popEVE is out in Nature Genetics! 🎉
We built a proteome-wide model that combines cross-species and human population variation to rank missense variants by disease severity and help diagnose rare genetic disorders.
rdcu.be/eRu7K
We built a proteome-wide model that combines cross-species and human population variation to rank missense variants by disease severity and help diagnose rare genetic disorders.
rdcu.be/eRu7K
Proteome-wide model for human disease genetics
Nature Genetics - popEVE is a proteome-wide deep generative model to identify and predict pathogenicity of missense mutations causing genetic disorders.
rdcu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
Now on to tech talks, starting with www.syglass.io #CBIAS2025
syGlass — Empower Discovery & Learning with Immersive VR
syGlass is a feature-rich virtual reality platform for scientific researchers & students, enabling stereoscopic 3D investigation and analysis of large-scale image volumes.
www.syglass.io
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Now on to tech talks, starting with www.syglass.io #CBIAS2025
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
And this is 10x in academia and other work settings
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And this is 10x in academia and other work settings
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Here we go! #CBIAS2025 has just started and this was already a 🔥🔥🔥 morning. No sky posts from me as I was sharing the first session but please check @cbias.bsky.social for a distilled preview of what has been discussed.
Now moving to the afternoon session with plant and animal imaging 💚
Here we go! #CBIAS2025 has just started and this was already a 🔥🔥🔥 morning. No sky posts from me as I was sharing the first session but please check @cbias.bsky.social for a distilled preview of what has been discussed.
Now moving to the afternoon session with plant and animal imaging 💚
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Here we go! #CBIAS2025 has just started and this was already a 🔥🔥🔥 morning. No sky posts from me as I was sharing the first session but please check @cbias.bsky.social for a distilled preview of what has been discussed.
Now moving to the afternoon session with plant and animal imaging 💚
Here we go! #CBIAS2025 has just started and this was already a 🔥🔥🔥 morning. No sky posts from me as I was sharing the first session but please check @cbias.bsky.social for a distilled preview of what has been discussed.
Now moving to the afternoon session with plant and animal imaging 💚
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Beautiful 😍 ❤️
How does messenger RNA (mRNA) get out of the nucleus to become a protein? Eukaryotic mRNA is packaged, exported, and then translated in the cytoplasm. But how do these steps work? And what are open questions? Check out our new review for our take: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Beautiful 😍 ❤️
#RNAsky 🤩🤩🤩
Messenger RNA is made in the nucleus before it is exported to the cytoplasm for translation. But how are only correctly made mRNAs chosen and remodeled in the nucleus for export?
Our new paper investigates the nuclear events leading to human mRNA export. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... (1/4)
Our new paper investigates the nuclear events leading to human mRNA export. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... (1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#RNAsky 🤩🤩🤩
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
Soliciting recommendations for 3D printers and lab supply blue prints. Please share and RT.
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Soliciting recommendations for 3D printers and lab supply blue prints. Please share and RT.
Reposted by Dr Zeinab Rekad 🔬🧬🧪
How English-centric metrics distort global scientific productivity - a nice coverage of our recent paper (doi.org/10.1371/jour...) in @plosbiology.org
www.the-scientist.com/how-english-...
#languagebarriers
www.the-scientist.com/how-english-...
#languagebarriers
How English-Centric Metrics Distort Global Scientific Productivity
New research shows how language and income shape who gets credited for scientific output—and why women and non-native English speakers face persistent gaps.
www.the-scientist.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
How English-centric metrics distort global scientific productivity - a nice coverage of our recent paper (doi.org/10.1371/jour...) in @plosbiology.org
www.the-scientist.com/how-english-...
#languagebarriers
www.the-scientist.com/how-english-...
#languagebarriers
Just Woww 🔬🔬🔬🔥🔥🔥
We just released a new major version of TrackMate (v8), the cell and organelle tracking plugin of Fiji.
It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:
It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Just Woww 🔬🔬🔬🔥🔥🔥