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Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
June 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Itai Yanai is now putting together with Oded Rechavi and others the Woodstock of Biology 2 & Night Science conference to integrate some of Itai's ideas into a scientific meeting. #theconferencetoendallconferences
More info & registration here: woodstock.img.cas.cz
More info & registration here: woodstock.img.cas.cz
March 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Itai Yanai is now putting together with Oded Rechavi and others the Woodstock of Biology 2 & Night Science conference to integrate some of Itai's ideas into a scientific meeting. #theconferencetoendallconferences
More info & registration here: woodstock.img.cas.cz
More info & registration here: woodstock.img.cas.cz
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Aneuploidy is the leading cause of pregnancy loss. In work led by @saracarioscia.bsky.social and @aabiddanda.bsky.social, we reanalyzed genetic testing data from 139,416 IVF embryos to discover variants associated with recombination phenotypes and aneuploidy risk. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Aneuploidy is the leading cause of pregnancy loss. In work led by @saracarioscia.bsky.social and @aabiddanda.bsky.social, we reanalyzed genetic testing data from 139,416 IVF embryos to discover variants associated with recombination phenotypes and aneuploidy risk. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A study found junior scientists in large research groups tend to achieve higher academic success but are more likely to quit academia than those in smaller groups.
Successful big-group researchers published more first-author papers with their mentors, via @nature.com
Successful big-group researchers published more first-author papers with their mentors, via @nature.com
How a PhD student’s lab size affects their chance of future academic success
Trainees in big research groups tend to go on to greater academic success than their small-group counterparts — but are more likely to quit academia altogether.
www.nature.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A study found junior scientists in large research groups tend to achieve higher academic success but are more likely to quit academia than those in smaller groups.
Successful big-group researchers published more first-author papers with their mentors, via @nature.com
Successful big-group researchers published more first-author papers with their mentors, via @nature.com
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Quite an essay on the basis of cancer entitled "The End of the Genetic Paradigm of Cancer" @plosbiology.org arguing against the primacy of somatic mutations (traditional model) and cells, invoking gene regulatory networks and tissue
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
March 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Quite an essay on the basis of cancer entitled "The End of the Genetic Paradigm of Cancer" @plosbiology.org arguing against the primacy of somatic mutations (traditional model) and cells, invoking gene regulatory networks and tissue
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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On Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social today, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ira Flatow @heyira.bsky.social about pi, what AI means for the future of math, and whether Einstein was a good math student. Hope you enjoy it! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pi-...
Pi, Anyone? A Celebration Of Math And What’s New
Mathematician Dr. Steven Strogatz breaks down the history of the math concept and brings it full circle to recent science.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social today, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ira Flatow @heyira.bsky.social about pi, what AI means for the future of math, and whether Einstein was a good math student. Hope you enjoy it! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pi-...
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Congratulations to the new fellows.
The AACR is proud to announce our newly elected class of Fellows of the AACR Academy. The AACR Academy honors distinguished scientists whose contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer. Learn more: buff.ly/8a8WUn9 #AACRFellows
March 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Congratulations to the new fellows.
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I don't write notes in "presenter mode" when I give talks but many use these and that's ok and can calm you down and keep you accurate. However, this often makes the delivery less natural. I wonder why meetings don't have an option to upload presenter notes to a Teleprompter.
March 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I don't write notes in "presenter mode" when I give talks but many use these and that's ok and can calm you down and keep you accurate. However, this often makes the delivery less natural. I wonder why meetings don't have an option to upload presenter notes to a Teleprompter.
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Today's episode of the Night Science Podcast! Victor Ambros is a 2024 Nobel Prize winner for discovering microRNAs. He talks with us about curiosity-driven research & how a scientist’s unique perspective leads to discoveries others might miss.
open.spotify.com/episode/7jCM... @vambros.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7jCM... @vambros.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today's episode of the Night Science Podcast! Victor Ambros is a 2024 Nobel Prize winner for discovering microRNAs. He talks with us about curiosity-driven research & how a scientist’s unique perspective leads to discoveries others might miss.
open.spotify.com/episode/7jCM... @vambros.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7jCM... @vambros.bsky.social
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Happy to share a new preprint, to which I provided a minor contribution.
Using genetic data from ~100k human embryos, we found ~1k that were haploid or triploid.
We describe a thorough characterization of these embryos, with many interesting findings 🧵
1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using genetic data from ~100k human embryos, we found ~1k that were haploid or triploid.
We describe a thorough characterization of these embryos, with many interesting findings 🧵
1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Happy to share a new preprint, to which I provided a minor contribution.
Using genetic data from ~100k human embryos, we found ~1k that were haploid or triploid.
We describe a thorough characterization of these embryos, with many interesting findings 🧵
1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using genetic data from ~100k human embryos, we found ~1k that were haploid or triploid.
We describe a thorough characterization of these embryos, with many interesting findings 🧵
1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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What an amazing discovery from Scott Kennedy's lab! A new splicing system that recognizes transposons and removes them from mRNAs! t.co/3p3wyxkYXX
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.14.638102v1?ct=
t.co
February 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What an amazing discovery from Scott Kennedy's lab! A new splicing system that recognizes transposons and removes them from mRNAs! t.co/3p3wyxkYXX
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New year, new beginnings! 🎉
The Aviram Lab will officially open its doors on March 1st @mskcancercenter.bsky.social!
We’ll study microbial immune systems and their connection to fundamental cellular processes like #RNA transcription and #DNA integrity.
#NewPI #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
(1/2)
The Aviram Lab will officially open its doors on March 1st @mskcancercenter.bsky.social!
We’ll study microbial immune systems and their connection to fundamental cellular processes like #RNA transcription and #DNA integrity.
#NewPI #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
(1/2)
January 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New year, new beginnings! 🎉
The Aviram Lab will officially open its doors on March 1st @mskcancercenter.bsky.social!
We’ll study microbial immune systems and their connection to fundamental cellular processes like #RNA transcription and #DNA integrity.
#NewPI #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
(1/2)
The Aviram Lab will officially open its doors on March 1st @mskcancercenter.bsky.social!
We’ll study microbial immune systems and their connection to fundamental cellular processes like #RNA transcription and #DNA integrity.
#NewPI #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
(1/2)
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Aneuploidy is the leading cause of pregnancy loss. In our latest study (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) led by undergrad Angela Yang, we used a simulation framework to infer rates of both meiotic (39-43%) and mitotic errors (1-3% per division) that best explain data from human IVF embryo biopsies.
December 9, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Aneuploidy is the leading cause of pregnancy loss. In our latest study (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) led by undergrad Angela Yang, we used a simulation framework to infer rates of both meiotic (39-43%) and mitotic errors (1-3% per division) that best explain data from human IVF embryo biopsies.
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Biology of Genomes 2025 is coming up:
- meeting dates: May 6 - 10, 2025
- abstract deadline: Feb 14, 2025
We hope to see you there for another great meeting with a fantastic speaker lineup!
meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
- meeting dates: May 6 - 10, 2025
- abstract deadline: Feb 14, 2025
We hope to see you there for another great meeting with a fantastic speaker lineup!
meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
Biology of Genomes
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
meetings.cshl.edu
December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Biology of Genomes 2025 is coming up:
- meeting dates: May 6 - 10, 2025
- abstract deadline: Feb 14, 2025
We hope to see you there for another great meeting with a fantastic speaker lineup!
meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
- meeting dates: May 6 - 10, 2025
- abstract deadline: Feb 14, 2025
We hope to see you there for another great meeting with a fantastic speaker lineup!
meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
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With Genuity/GMI in Ireland in the rear view mirror, this story current and 23&Me looming, we have to start talking about legislative solutions. When companies go out of business, what should happen with your private data?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I gave my DNA to tracking company - then it vanished
Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2024 at 6:54 PM
With Genuity/GMI in Ireland in the rear view mirror, this story current and 23&Me looming, we have to start talking about legislative solutions. When companies go out of business, what should happen with your private data?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Academia never tells its people 'do something creative and take a risk'. Instead they say:
1. To students: don't be too ambitious
2. To postdocs: work on projects with a high feasibility
3. To assistant professors: play it safe, get tenure
4. To professors: don't lose funding, go with the paradigm.
1. To students: don't be too ambitious
2. To postdocs: work on projects with a high feasibility
3. To assistant professors: play it safe, get tenure
4. To professors: don't lose funding, go with the paradigm.
November 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Academia never tells its people 'do something creative and take a risk'. Instead they say:
1. To students: don't be too ambitious
2. To postdocs: work on projects with a high feasibility
3. To assistant professors: play it safe, get tenure
4. To professors: don't lose funding, go with the paradigm.
1. To students: don't be too ambitious
2. To postdocs: work on projects with a high feasibility
3. To assistant professors: play it safe, get tenure
4. To professors: don't lose funding, go with the paradigm.
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who knew it would be easier to get everyone to switch social media platforms than getting them to use hg38
November 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM
who knew it would be easier to get everyone to switch social media platforms than getting them to use hg38
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Tonight's reading is from Jon Kleinberg and Manish Raghavan.
Elegant mathematical modeling to look at what happens when two decision-makers use the same more accurate algorithm instead of different less-accurate ones.
tl;dr — surprisingly, almost paradoxically, bad things.
Elegant mathematical modeling to look at what happens when two decision-makers use the same more accurate algorithm instead of different less-accurate ones.
tl;dr — surprisingly, almost paradoxically, bad things.
Algorithmic monoculture and social welfare | PNAS
As algorithms are increasingly applied to screen applicants for high-stakes decisions
in employment, lending, and other domains, concerns have been...
www.pnas.org
November 9, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Tonight's reading is from Jon Kleinberg and Manish Raghavan.
Elegant mathematical modeling to look at what happens when two decision-makers use the same more accurate algorithm instead of different less-accurate ones.
tl;dr — surprisingly, almost paradoxically, bad things.
Elegant mathematical modeling to look at what happens when two decision-makers use the same more accurate algorithm instead of different less-accurate ones.
tl;dr — surprisingly, almost paradoxically, bad things.