I hope more people focus on the import of this turnout last year. Not least bc standing up to bigotry can itself be a rallying cry.

This is an old post but curious—did you get a notice to closeout the grant that was supposed to start April 1??

Proud to share the yeast telomerase structure, led by the talented @hongmiaohu.bsky.social in collaboration with the Wellinger and Chartrand labs. Discovered 37 years ago and took us nearly 7 years but totally worth the wait 😍.
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Time to comment on the Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan

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Comments due by May 16, 2026

Thanks for doing this Jeremy-no matter how upsetting the conclusions

Yay Kelly-they made the perfect choice!

What NIH Staff Can’t Tell You—And Why That Matters The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.

"I hear from current NIH staff regularly. They describe a particular kind of exhaustion: not just from overwork, but from the cognitive load of performing normalcy while privately managing fear."

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Yes—this is a very important point.

Thank you Aaron and the Hoskins Lab! Hope to see you in Montreal!

Thanks Karolin!

Thanks for the very kind words Kelly—hope to see you soon—it has been too long!

Thanks for the kind words Sandy! Looking forward to seeing you in Montreal.

People line up on a sidewalk at dusk in a line, holding lighted candles.

Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.

Thank you Tim!

Thanks Lara--so fun to hear from you. Hope all is well!

So, so, honored by this award—it is daunting to know that my heroes have won this award! Thanks to my heroes and mentors, and my trainees, who are everything!!!!

I would ask people to call or message their senators about this and specifically that Vinay Prasad needs to be out at FDA. Even the Wall Street Journal has said as much. There is push back. Companies won’t fund clinical trials if they can’t trust the FDA.

Horse and eagle my favorite commercial so far

Yay Joe!! I am so proud!! This is so deserved—the Bass lab depends on you for everything.

The RNA Society is welcoming submissions of original infographics about any and all things RNA! Scan the QR for details!

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

New #miRNA paper from Lai lab!! 🧬🔥

some think this field, despite recent Nobel to Ambros and Ruvkun, doesn't have much surprises left. but, do we EVEN KNOW WHAT a miRNA precursor LOOKS LIKE? we found some conserved miRNA hairpins up to 10x longer than suspected. this is mir-12, just bonkers! 1/n

🚨IT'S HAPPENING!🚨

Register now and join us in beautiful southern Chile in September for a new edition of the Molecular Biosystems Conference! @molbiosystems.bsky.social

SO wonderful to have you here Niladri!! We are so lucky!

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We are hiring at all levels, so please help spread the word! #RNAsky #ribosomes #signaling #translation sinha.biochem.utah.edu/join

Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF

🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge: A #scicomm competition for researchers to share their authentic journeys in science with students, teachers, & the broader public! 🧪

💸 $1k in cash prizes, thanks to @ncse.bsky.social!
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Joining an increasing number of people publicly demanding RFK’s removal as HHS Sec: Dr. Bill Foege, a literal (6’6”) & figurative giant of public health. He served as a CDC director under Carter & Reagan, & is credited with designing the ring vaccination strategy that enabled smallpox eradication.

"What I would simply say is cancer can't wait." --Richard Schlueter, a 56-year-old metastatic cancer patient whose therapy was delayed due to terminations at NIH.

Join the 22,339 people who have joined to support our NIH colleagues. Let's get this to 50,000 RT

I have been updating my dashboard (jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...) to add important material about the #BethesdaDeclaration

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