Love it! Thanks!

Thanks Karolin! I hope the nucleosome sculpture is holding up well. Can’t believe it’s almost 7 years old now!

Just bought a couple shirts!

B. Definitely B. When I see the gear cogs I stop listening and mentally turn each gear in my head. If the gears don’t turn properly, I imagine various gear reconfigurations until they work effectively. I can’t not do this!

Thanks Mike!

Bronze sculpture of a T-cell attacking a cancer cell.

Bronze sculpture of a T-cell attacking a cancer cell.

Finished another bronze of a T-cell attacking a cancer cell. This one is heading to Max Krummel at UCSF, who did some of the early studies on CTLA4 immunotherapy. #sciart.

We are proud to share that @alanawelm.bsky.social, PhD, has been named chair of Oncological Sciences at @utah.edu. A global leader in breast cancer research, she brings deep vision, collaboration, and impact to this new role. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Welm. Learn more: bit.ly/3H3GqB3

A metal sculpture of a PAS-B domain found in proteins. The sculpture represents the protein structure at 50 million times the actual size.

While it’s perhaps trivial in these times, I do hope my art inspires, and reminds colleagues of the beauty of their work. Here is a PAS-B domain in steel and copper that is in the final stages of its build.

Vote for your favourite image in the Node–FocalPlane image competition - the Node Browse through the gallery of the 15 shortlisted images and vote for your favourite image by Wednesday 26 March.

Today is the last day to vote in @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social image competition. Select your favourite at bit.ly/4bFDENR by Wednesday 26 March 11:59pm GMT.

Attending Biologists @ 100? You can view all entries and vote in Hall 2.

BRCA1 turned 30 🎉
To celebrate, Jos Jonkers and I explored three decades of BRCA1 research - what we’ve learned about its biology, its role in tumorigenesis and future directions to improve the life of BRCA1 mutation carriers.
Now out in Cancer Discovery ⬇️: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

🧪what with the demolition of #NIH funded #research, where, dare I ask, are our friends from #bigpharma? y'all good? mooched enough off of public-access NIH-funded research? Stocked up with PhD level scientists who were trained on NIH training grants to tide you over until Academia comes back?

I also appreciate the employees and work of the #NPS and #BLM to safeguard our national treasures. Adding a recent picture from Yellowstone.

This!!!

I’m really grateful to live in a place where I can go out the backdoor for a slow paced 10mi run to clear my head of all this federal nonsense! I was especially lucky today to have a snowmobile track to run over; last week I had to break my own path. 1/2

And, at the end I saw a bald eagle perched on a tree! I hope you all can find whatever works to clear your head and get ready for another week of finding innovative ways to do, and fight for, science!

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

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Someone awesome in my circle shared some terrific news with me today but was hesitant to do so because of all that is going on in the science world.

It may appear insensitive that you are celebrating when other colleagues are struggling but I entreat you to celebrate & share good news. 1/

Office desk without any personal items or decor

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭

It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.

Great article by Harold Varmus!

University GCs are, I'm sure, talking about this or getting some rest (if they can) for a long battle ahead.

I would suggest that we don't become armchair lawyers here.

Let's focus on how to communicate the impact of implementing this on health, our communities, and the ability of the US to lead.

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

Here’s a review on PDX models and functional precision medicine. From the amazing lab of Alana Welm.

Made some changes to the sculpture of a T-cell attacking a cancer cell. Repositioned the cancer cell in a vertical stance. Showing the attachment of the cells after the change. These are bronzes with a layer of steel brazed where the cells attach. Magnets hold them together. Work in progress. 🐡

I agree! Great that Janet is carrying the torch for this!

That’s what I think. It has to do with the depth of the oxide within the copper, which is controlled by the amount of heat. Wavelengths of light reflect off different oxide layers and can interfere with each other, resulting in subtraction of some wavelengths/colors.

got some answers. 1. metalworking shop; 2. I braze/weld copper for some sculptures. Sometimes the copper gets so hot a molten drop falls and goes splat on the floor; 3. The different oxidation states might be from how quickly they cool eg. if they land on the metal welding table vs the floor.

Splatters of molten copper arranged into the shape of a Christmas tree. When molten copper drops onto a hard surface they form shapes resembling different cell types.

A cellular Christmas tree made from molten copper drops. Splats of copper sometimes happen when welding and they often take the shape of different cell types. I collect these off my shop floor because they look cool…….and yes, they make my sciency senses tingle!

Merry Christmas!

#SciArt

😮🤩 Wow, a completely filled room at our #CellBio2024 #SciArt session! What an amazing evening with inspiring talks about creativity, education and microscopy. Huge thanks to our speakers and audience. Please reach out if you're interested in co-organizing or speaking next year!

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5️⃣8️⃣ Karolin Luger (1963- ) 🇦🇹🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social Austrian biochemist & structural biologist. CU Boulder distinguished Professor & avid hiker. Internationally renowned for her work on chromatin and the resolution in 1997 of the 3D structure of the nucleosome.

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