Michelle B
@michelleabaird.bsky.social
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#DynamicsClub in September: 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 will share his work with Valentina Greco on calcium dynamics in micro-vasculature. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42335226/
Sep 9 (Wednesday) at 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Join us on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
Sep 9 (Wednesday) at 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Join us on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
September 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#DynamicsClub in September: 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 will share his work with Valentina Greco on calcium dynamics in micro-vasculature. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42335226/
Sep 9 (Wednesday) at 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Join us on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
Sep 9 (Wednesday) at 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Join us on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
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You know what's really useful in these conversations? Data. www.kff.org/public-opini...
July 26, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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If you want an example of why having political appointees deeply involved in grantmaking...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
If you want an example of why having political appointees deeply involved in grantmaking...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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In their Perspective article, Marintia Nava-García @marintianava.bsky.social, Michelle Baird @michelleabaird.bsky.social and colleagues discuss the emerging roles of lipids in nuclear function and homeostasis.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
July 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In their Perspective article, Marintia Nava-García @marintianava.bsky.social, Michelle Baird @michelleabaird.bsky.social and colleagues discuss the emerging roles of lipids in nuclear function and homeostasis.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Excited to share our new paper, now published in Nature Cell Biology! 🎉
We asked a fundamental question in cell biology: How do cells maintain polarity while migrating? Especially how do cancer cells navigate confined spaces?
www.nature.com/articles/s41556-026-01981-1
We asked a fundamental question in cell biology: How do cells maintain polarity while migrating? Especially how do cancer cells navigate confined spaces?
www.nature.com/articles/s41556-026-01981-1
CD44 restricts EGFR mobility to polarize cytoskeletal signalling modules driving bleb-based migration - Nature Cell Biology
Jha et al. show that the transmembrane protein CD44 restricts EGFR mobility to maintain an EGFR–PI3K–Rac gradient during bleb-based cell migration.
www.nature.com
July 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Excited to share our new paper, now published in Nature Cell Biology! 🎉
We asked a fundamental question in cell biology: How do cells maintain polarity while migrating? Especially how do cancer cells navigate confined spaces?
www.nature.com/articles/s41556-026-01981-1
We asked a fundamental question in cell biology: How do cells maintain polarity while migrating? Especially how do cancer cells navigate confined spaces?
www.nature.com/articles/s41556-026-01981-1
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Over the last month I saw that human editors are now stripped of control. I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts.
June 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Over the last month I saw that human editors are now stripped of control. I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts.
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Delighted to share our latest views on our favourite cancer cells
Well done @ritoghose.bsky.social 👏
@icr.ac.uk
@breastcancernow.bsky.social
Amoeboid cancer cells at a glance journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Well done @ritoghose.bsky.social 👏
@icr.ac.uk
@breastcancernow.bsky.social
Amoeboid cancer cells at a glance journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Amoeboid cancer cells at a glance
Summary: Amoeboid cancer cells exploit actomyosin contractility, metabolic adaptability and immune evasion to drive metastasis, representing a distinct and therapeutically targetable state within the ...
journals.biologists.com
May 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Delighted to share our latest views on our favourite cancer cells
Well done @ritoghose.bsky.social 👏
@icr.ac.uk
@breastcancernow.bsky.social
Amoeboid cancer cells at a glance journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Well done @ritoghose.bsky.social 👏
@icr.ac.uk
@breastcancernow.bsky.social
Amoeboid cancer cells at a glance journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Federal funding for US biomedical research is moribund.
Since October 1 2025, NIH is -80% in new grants and -70% in values (total dollars).
Labs are closing down and researchers are leaving science.
To what end?
Since October 1 2025, NIH is -80% in new grants and -70% in values (total dollars).
Labs are closing down and researchers are leaving science.
To what end?
February 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Federal funding for US biomedical research is moribund.
Since October 1 2025, NIH is -80% in new grants and -70% in values (total dollars).
Labs are closing down and researchers are leaving science.
To what end?
Since October 1 2025, NIH is -80% in new grants and -70% in values (total dollars).
Labs are closing down and researchers are leaving science.
To what end?
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Please stop saying the bill allows "no more multi-year funding" - or at least be clear the 'more' is in reference to disastrous FY25 levels.
The bill allows 39% MYF, same as in FY25, which contributed substantially to a 24% drop in new research.
The bill has some wins. MYF is not one of them.
The bill allows 39% MYF, same as in FY25, which contributed substantially to a 24% drop in new research.
The bill has some wins. MYF is not one of them.
Both chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign.
(1) $48.7 billion for NIH
(2) Full IDC recovery
(3) No more multi-year funding
(4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.
(1) $48.7 billion for NIH
(2) Full IDC recovery
(3) No more multi-year funding
(4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Please stop saying the bill allows "no more multi-year funding" - or at least be clear the 'more' is in reference to disastrous FY25 levels.
The bill allows 39% MYF, same as in FY25, which contributed substantially to a 24% drop in new research.
The bill has some wins. MYF is not one of them.
The bill allows 39% MYF, same as in FY25, which contributed substantially to a 24% drop in new research.
The bill has some wins. MYF is not one of them.
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Our Editors will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org.
Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Our Editors will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org.
Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
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22% fewer NIH grants
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
22% fewer NIH grants
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I wrote about the private, intimate, often ridiculous agonies of working for a man who think you’re a monster nymag.com/intelligence...
Doughnuts and Bullets: The Absurdity of Working for RFK Jr.
What happens when your new boss thinks you’re a child killer?
nymag.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wrote about the private, intimate, often ridiculous agonies of working for a man who think you’re a monster nymag.com/intelligence...
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US colleges see 17% drop in newly enrolled international students, report finds reut.rs/47XVtWL
US colleges see 17% drop in newly enrolled international students, report finds
The number of newly enrolled international students at U.S. colleges and universities dropped by 17% this autumn following new restrictions on student visas and other Trump administration policies, according to a report released on Monday.
reut.rs
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
US colleges see 17% drop in newly enrolled international students, report finds reut.rs/47XVtWL
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This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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Jenna Norton, an outspoken signer of the Bethesda Declaration. was welcomed back to work by being placed on Administrative Leave (for No Disciplinary Reason).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Jenna Norton, an outspoken signer of the Bethesda Declaration. was welcomed back to work by being placed on Administrative Leave (for No Disciplinary Reason).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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Can confirm! As of 2pm today I am on “non disciplinary” admin leave. I was given no reason. I was told it came down from HHS. I was given the name of an HHS attorney I could contact with questions. Haven’t gotten there. Will be updating!
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Can confirm! As of 2pm today I am on “non disciplinary” admin leave. I was given no reason. I was told it came down from HHS. I was given the name of an HHS attorney I could contact with questions. Haven’t gotten there. Will be updating!
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#DynamicsClub in November - SfN: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶 will share his work with Nir Grossman on bifurcation dynamics underlying falling asleep (PMID: 41152637) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nov 20 (Thursday) at 3pm PT / 6pm ET
Join us at UCLA or on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
Nov 20 (Thursday) at 3pm PT / 6pm ET
Join us at UCLA or on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#DynamicsClub in November - SfN: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶 will share his work with Nir Grossman on bifurcation dynamics underlying falling asleep (PMID: 41152637) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nov 20 (Thursday) at 3pm PT / 6pm ET
Join us at UCLA or on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
Nov 20 (Thursday) at 3pm PT / 6pm ET
Join us at UCLA or on Zoom: lingyunxiong.github.io/DynamicsClub/
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Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
Donate to Paul Maddox for Congress in NC 11
Paul is running for Congress because there’s a sickness in Washington, and no one is working to cure it.
secure.actblue.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
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@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"
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And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨🚨🚨
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
And THREE stood up!
Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.
When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!
No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.
LET’S GO!
#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social
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this is indeed a direct response to that person who said we should abandon trans folk because “ppl won’t die on that hill, it’s not a winning political strategy”
Me. I will die on that hill. We leave nobody on the tracks.
Me. I will die on that hill. We leave nobody on the tracks.
October 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
this is indeed a direct response to that person who said we should abandon trans folk because “ppl won’t die on that hill, it’s not a winning political strategy”
Me. I will die on that hill. We leave nobody on the tracks.
Me. I will die on that hill. We leave nobody on the tracks.
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Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
October 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."