Kristi, Hans, Kristen, Jason, and Allie - Utah Human Genetics everywhere!
Ctenophores!
Fantastic ice cream from Sylas and Maddy’s
My brother’s awesome cat
Had a great visit to the University of Kansas! I got to catch up with a bunch of Utah Human Genetics alums, saw the ctenophores, had Rock Choc Jayhawk at Sylas and Maddy’s, and got to bond with my brother’s cat.
Samer and Kristen
Uma, Ajay, Kristen, Brian, and Daniel
Had an absolute blast visiting the NEI yesterday! It was great to see so many fantastic people including @samerhattar.bsky.social @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social @katwrog.bsky.social @abhinavsur.bsky.social @tmr65.bsky.social and so many more!
It was absolutely wonderful to finally meet you!! Thank you so much for coming to my talk and for our discussion!!
Congratulations!! So well deserved!!
I’m so sorry, Ben 💔
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE AMAZING @needhibhalla.bsky.social!!!
Hard to believe it’s been six years - that was also our first week of remote work and school due to Covid, so my kids were at home to experience their first earthquake (and me hollering at them to get under our big dining room table)
Picture of a student presenting his research poster to another person in the rotunda of Utah’s State Capitol
Huge congratulations to Pramod Karthikeyan from the lab on winning the 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award from the University of Utah School of Medicine! Here’s Pramod in action presenting at Capitol Hill Day last month! @utah.edu @uuhsresearch.bsky.social
Join us for the 2026 Visual System Development GRC at Sunday River, Maine!
We went to Casot!
Best kind of surprise for the weekend: an unexpected meet-up with Chase, the first PhD student from the lab!
Sunrise in Maryland
I would LOVE suggestions! I’ve never been to Vienna!!
So excited to go to Vienna for this in July!
📅EZM2026-Save the date!
We are delighted to welcome you to the 13th European Zebrafish Meeting in Vienna, Austria!
📑Submit your abstract by March 15 2026!
✅Early bird registrations are now open until April 15th 2026
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Tonight’s diversion: a combined performance of the Wasatch Junior High Concert Band, Skyline High School Wind Ensemble, and the Salt Lake Symphonic Winds
Thank you!
One side of a reversible hat with lots of pink, orange, yellow, and purple
Flip side of the reversible hat with prominent teal colors
First project of the year: a hat for a friend
Harlow Flip, Icy Sunset colorway from @spincycle-yarns.bsky.social @dreareneeknits.bsky.social
🧶 #knitsky
Felt this on campus at the University of Utah
Just felt a little earthquake in Salt Lake City?
Graphic helps visualize how MYF funds FEWER grants despite the increase in budget approval by Congress. https://www.researchamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ACT-for-NIH-Multi-Year-Funding-One-Pager_October-2025.pdf
🧪IMPORTANT! This graphic explains how science all over the US is funded. Congress approved a 2% increase in the #NIH budget for FY 26.
Buried in the bill-
Shift of ~40% of grants to MYF. This will still result in a 35% DECREASE in the NUMBER of grants funded per yr.
Russel Vought is behind this.
Good news from NIH!
Michael Chiang has apparently been reappointed as Director of the National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov/about/our-mi...
Great overview of the damage to science over the past year.
This shows NIH awarded 24% fewer new research awards in FY2025 vs 2024.
The multiyear funding language in the new LHHS bill means we should expect the same amount of new science this year.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
One year into Trump's second presidency, how are science and medical research faring? Our @nature.com team breaks it down for you. (1/n)
From @virginiagewin.bsky.social, learn about
Layoffs ✅
Funding cuts ✅
Attacks on science ✅
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Congratulations, Megan!! So well-deserved!!
The NIH's MYF policy in 2025 resulted in 4000 fewer grants and fellowships that touched every area of biology and medicine; continuing it in 2026 would be disastrous for science, technology and health in the United States 🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Thinking of you and sending you hugs and all good thoughts ❤️
Tray full of airplane-shaped sugar cookies shaped decorated with red sprinkles
Close-up of one airplane-shaped sugar cookie decorated with red sprinkles
Survivorship Bias Sugar Cookies for the Human Genetics Department Holiday Baking Extravaganza
