Rita Strack
@ritastrack.bsky.social
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering. Ph.D. Previously at Nature Methods. @rita_strack on the place formerly known as twitter.
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Rita Strack
@ritastrack.bsky.social
· Aug 1
a bunch of balloons are flying in the sky .
ALT: a bunch of balloons are flying in the sky .
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I have some BIG NEWS to share today!
Today I begin my next adventure as
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering!!
(a thread) @natmethods.nature.com @natbiomedeng.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
Today I begin my next adventure as
Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering!!
(a thread) @natmethods.nature.com @natbiomedeng.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
Where my science themed pumpkins at? Or any jack o lanterns!!!
October 31, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Where my science themed pumpkins at? Or any jack o lanterns!!!
At today's elementary school Halloween parade there was a girl in a fitted ringer tee with the Cranberries on it and we knew right away she was a 90s girl. Also eight Michael Jacksons! I was shocked at that. There were more MJs than Kpop demon hunters this year.
October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
At today's elementary school Halloween parade there was a girl in a fitted ringer tee with the Cranberries on it and we knew right away she was a 90s girl. Also eight Michael Jacksons! I was shocked at that. There were more MJs than Kpop demon hunters this year.
My mom's persimmon tree was productive this year! We got a dozen good sized fruits.
October 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My mom's persimmon tree was productive this year! We got a dozen good sized fruits.
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A reminder, because it is almost that time of year:
More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe.
If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.
More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe.
If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.
October 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A reminder, because it is almost that time of year:
More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe.
If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.
More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe.
If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.
Reposted by Rita Strack
We will be hosting 4th Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in May 2027! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist at any training stage who wants to speak, plz fill this out by this 1/31:
bit.ly/4kh5GFx
bit.ly/4kh5GFx
October 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
We will be hosting 4th Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in May 2027! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist at any training stage who wants to speak, plz fill this out by this 1/31:
bit.ly/4kh5GFx
bit.ly/4kh5GFx
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We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in computational biology at USC!
area: AI method development and its applications in biology. Do you combine quantitative research with a drive to develop innovative approaches for tackling biological questions?
usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
area: AI method development and its applications in biology. Do you combine quantitative research with a drive to develop innovative approaches for tackling biological questions?
usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Learn more about applying for Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
usccareers.usc.edu
October 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in computational biology at USC!
area: AI method development and its applications in biology. Do you combine quantitative research with a drive to develop innovative approaches for tackling biological questions?
usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
area: AI method development and its applications in biology. Do you combine quantitative research with a drive to develop innovative approaches for tackling biological questions?
usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
Today there was an electrical issue that caused a LOT of smoke to fill part of the convention center where BMES is being held. It disrupted the whole morning. When we were told to exit, we weren't told why, and I was like OMG I'm in Florida what if there's an active shooter. So that was fun.
October 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Today there was an electrical issue that caused a LOT of smoke to fill part of the convention center where BMES is being held. It disrupted the whole morning. When we were told to exit, we weren't told why, and I was like OMG I'm in Florida what if there's an active shooter. So that was fun.
At BMES! Watching Tian Tan talk about his work in nBME!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
GaitDynamics: a generative foundation model for analyzing human walking and running - Nature Biomedical Engineering
GaitDynamics is a generative foundation model for accurately and efficiently estimating the motion and forces of human gaits from kinematic data, which will have impacts in injury prevention, therapie...
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October 22, 2026 at 12:36 PM
At BMES! Watching Tian Tan talk about his work in nBME!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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(1/3) Missed our first session of the 2026 Careers Beyond Academia seminar series on Journal Editing and Scientific Writing? 🎥
Hear from @ritastrack.bsky.social (@natbiomedeng.nature.com) and Jo Nguyen (MDPI Canada).
Watch the recording on SCN's YouTube channel. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhSW...
Hear from @ritastrack.bsky.social (@natbiomedeng.nature.com) and Jo Nguyen (MDPI Canada).
Watch the recording on SCN's YouTube channel. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhSW...
Careers Beyond Academia, Journal Editing and Scientific Writing, October 14, 2026
YouTube video by Stem Cell Network - Réseau de cellules souches
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October 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
(1/3) Missed our first session of the 2026 Careers Beyond Academia seminar series on Journal Editing and Scientific Writing? 🎥
Hear from @ritastrack.bsky.social (@natbiomedeng.nature.com) and Jo Nguyen (MDPI Canada).
Watch the recording on SCN's YouTube channel. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhSW...
Hear from @ritastrack.bsky.social (@natbiomedeng.nature.com) and Jo Nguyen (MDPI Canada).
Watch the recording on SCN's YouTube channel. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhSW...
Reposted by Rita Strack
“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest
October 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest
We have an incredible October issue on in vitro systems, which was spearheaded by my amazing colleague Valeria Caprettini on my team. I'm just so proud of her and the issue for how beautifully it all came together.
We are thrilled to share our October issue, which is a Focus on modeling human tissue and disease in vitro and features some exceptional Reviews and two insightful editorials. Please check it out! www.nature.com/natbiomedeng...
October 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
We have an incredible October issue on in vitro systems, which was spearheaded by my amazing colleague Valeria Caprettini on my team. I'm just so proud of her and the issue for how beautifully it all came together.
I am looking forward to the BMES meeting next week in Orlando (I'm staying by myself at a resort hotel!), but I always kind of dread meetings so big that they require downloading their own app.
October 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I am looking forward to the BMES meeting next week in Orlando (I'm staying by myself at a resort hotel!), but I always kind of dread meetings so big that they require downloading their own app.
Reposted by Rita Strack
SaprotHub is a community repository for protein language models go.nature.com/47lrRSX
rdcu.be/haoUoENZakxa
rdcu.be/haoUoENZakxa
Democratizing protein language model training, sharing and collaboration - Nature Biotechnology
SaprotHub is a community repository for protein language models.
go.nature.com
October 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
SaprotHub is a community repository for protein language models go.nature.com/47lrRSX
rdcu.be/haoUoENZakxa
rdcu.be/haoUoENZakxa
Bumping this up because there's still over a week to apply!
Come work with me!! Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring an interim editor for 2027. Diverse relevant backgrounds welcome to apply. Please feel free to contact me with questions. Please repost! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering
Job Title: Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering Locations: London or Pune – Hybrid working model Application deadline: 21st October About Springer Nature Springer Nature i...
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October 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Bumping this up because there's still over a week to apply!
I've sort of always been aware of the ways in which I am weird, but it was only as an older adult that I realized I never met "my people" until graduate school, and why that might have made my adolescence lonely in ways that in the moment were imperceptible, because I always had friends.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
This sounds like a joke question, but it isn’t.
If it doesn’t apply to you, fine. But it’s a serious question with different levels of meaning. And I am genuinely curious.
When did you first realize you were weird?
This sounds like a joke question, but it isn’t.
If it doesn’t apply to you, fine. But it’s a serious question with different levels of meaning. And I am genuinely curious.
When did you first realize you were weird?
October 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I've sort of always been aware of the ways in which I am weird, but it was only as an older adult that I realized I never met "my people" until graduate school, and why that might have made my adolescence lonely in ways that in the moment were imperceptible, because I always had friends.
Nature Mechanical Engineering is hiring an editor with expertise in biomedical engineering. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Mechanical Engineering
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Mechanical Engineering Location: Milan and Madrid - Hybrid Working Model. Closing date: 1st October 2026 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of t...
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October 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Nature Mechanical Engineering is hiring an editor with expertise in biomedical engineering. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Oct 13 comment deadline for NIH peer review score binning is fast approaching! Please add your voice!
Direct link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
Background on why it matters: 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-...
Direct link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
Background on why it matters: 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-...
NIH wants to shroud peer review scores. Here’s what you can do about it.
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review
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October 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Oct 13 comment deadline for NIH peer review score binning is fast approaching! Please add your voice!
Direct link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
Background on why it matters: 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-...
Direct link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
Background on why it matters: 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-...
My biggest apple crop yet!
October 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
My biggest apple crop yet!
I was confident this would be the outcome following an investigation.
Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI share.google/3CrmkbqH0kHT...
Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI share.google/3CrmkbqH0kHT...
Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI
Ning Xu's winning entry to Nikon Instruments' Small World in Motion competition was ineligible due to AI, a spokesperson for the contest told Gizmodo.
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October 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I was confident this would be the outcome following an investigation.
Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI share.google/3CrmkbqH0kHT...
Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI share.google/3CrmkbqH0kHT...
There is something sadly human about falling in love with AI, especially when it helps us. It helps (me) to think of them just as tools, as one would a hammer, but some people also get attached to their hammers.
The way heavy AI users develop emotional bonds with their algorithms (don’t turn it off or be rude to it, that’s cruel etc etc) is very Stockholm syndrome
October 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
There is something sadly human about falling in love with AI, especially when it helps us. It helps (me) to think of them just as tools, as one would a hammer, but some people also get attached to their hammers.
Reposted by Rita Strack
4 reasons the Trump administration is attacking science. 🧵
This is still one of the most common questions I hear from people - but why!? Isn't science good for everyone?!
So, here is my current thinking on why...
This is still one of the most common questions I hear from people - but why!? Isn't science good for everyone?!
So, here is my current thinking on why...
October 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
4 reasons the Trump administration is attacking science. 🧵
This is still one of the most common questions I hear from people - but why!? Isn't science good for everyone?!
So, here is my current thinking on why...
This is still one of the most common questions I hear from people - but why!? Isn't science good for everyone?!
So, here is my current thinking on why...
I tell my kids that we only get one life but through books we can live a thousand.
Some dude explaining why he doesn’t read books. (From a video of a woman quoting a passage from a book she likes)
October 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I tell my kids that we only get one life but through books we can live a thousand.
Come work with me!! Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring an interim editor for 2027. Diverse relevant backgrounds welcome to apply. Please feel free to contact me with questions. Please repost! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering
Job Title: Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering Locations: London or Pune – Hybrid working model Application deadline: 21st October About Springer Nature Springer Nature i...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Come work with me!! Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring an interim editor for 2027. Diverse relevant backgrounds welcome to apply. Please feel free to contact me with questions. Please repost! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Yesterday I dropped off my mail in ballots for the midterms and I got the flu/covid shots, so I'm feeling pretty self-satisfied today. Check check.
Go Vote: Register for Election Day
ALT: Go Vote: Register for Election Day
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October 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Yesterday I dropped off my mail in ballots for the midterms and I got the flu/covid shots, so I'm feeling pretty self-satisfied today. Check check.
Opportunity alert!
We have a position open in our core facility in the @pasteur.fr . Please share it and / or apply!
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Research engineer in Bioimage Analysis. Institut Pasteur, Image Analysis Hub - 2026
Dear all Below is an announcement for a permanent position as a Research Engineer in the Institut Pasteur, Paris. There is a flyer attached at the bottom. We are looking ideally for a Bioimage An...
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October 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Opportunity alert!