Assistant Professor, Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis
Regeneration, germ cells, segmented worms
Junior faculty representative for SDB
I also make Science Art (mostly pottery)
#SciArt #WormWednesday #Annelida
www.ozpolatlab.org
Dr. B. Duygu Özpolat (she/her)
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Just a reminder that you can have a VERY COOL shirt with some of your favorite model organisms, and support a society that does so much for science! More organisms coming!
Someone in the news departments of @nature.com or @science.org needs to take a look at this--its a huge scandal from the scientific supplier that has become a monopoly
Hopping on a plane to DC tonight, because @standupforscience.net is fighting this new OMB rule proposal with everything we’ve got.
My calendar is literally booked for 12 hours of meetings, on the Hill, in a row for three days.
Wanna sponsor the trip? secure.qgiv.com/for/stop-vou...
Comments are now open.
You can comment here:
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Note that even if the administration goes ahead with this abomination, the comments are essential to aid subsequent litigation!
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By the way, @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social is a non-profit that sells quality antibodies to many proteins at exceptionally reasonable prices, without AI generated faux-validation images. Check them out.
dshb.biology.uiowa.edu
Jumping spiders just get cooler and cooler
NEW: $3M in Fast Grants for AI-driven life sciences research.
We’re funding pilot projects in AI diagnostics, prediction, and personalized therapeutics — with a two-week review turnaround.
35 grants · $25K–$100K · Deadline: June 15
Please share!
www.biswasfamilyfoundation.org/science/fast...
Megathread resources now compiled in a Google doc. Send it to your friends. Share with your departments and trainees. And share with non-scientists! I also have a template for non-scientist comments, because this is an all-taxpayer, all medical service user issue. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For a clear description of what is in the new OMB grant-making regulations, see
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
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My pottery show at the Intersect Arts Center closed a couple of weeks ago. If you missed the show, you can see a smaller, online version here: bduyguozpolat.org/cabinets-of-...
It was an amazing experience to have so many people show up to the opening! #SciArt #invertebrates
SAVE AMERICAN SCIENCE (Please! 💜 Annika @annikabarber.bsky.social) What are the proposed changes to scientific grant review and award? Read the Federal Register directly here: Regulation for Federal...
Someone in the news departments of @nature.com or @science.org needs to take a look at this--its a huge scandal from the scientific supplier that has become a monopoly
Earlier this week I posted an example of a fake western blot provided by ThermoFisher to demonstrate the validity of a p53 antibody. I considered it an amusing curiosity. In fact Thermo Fisher Scientific has systematically manipulated antibody validation data!
Megathread about responding to new OMB grant funding rules (feel free to add/link more!) I was collecting these for me, but figured I'd round 'em up for everyone 🧪
What's the problem?
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
I am SO excited about SDB's new merch. Get your favorite model organism, and help support our society! (PS: more organisms will be added in the future).
👉 sdb-store.printify.me 👈@socdevbio.bsky.social #Sciart #stem #biology #drosophila #xenopus #planarians #embryos #plants
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
arstechnica.com
Earlier this week I posted an example of a fake western blot provided by ThermoFisher to demonstrate the validity of a p53 antibody. I considered it an amusing curiosity. In fact Thermo Fisher Scientific has systematically manipulated antibody validation data!
Annika Barber
Until leaving the nest, jumping spiders suckle spider milk from their moms, according to a 2018 Science study.
Learn more on #WorldMilkDay: https://scim.ag/4ahxd3P
