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Ken Stedman

@xtremevirusprof

Professor of Biology at Portland State U. Extreme Virologist - Astrovirologist Opinions, Posts, Reposts and Privilege my own. (he/him/his). eXtreme Virus Lab - PI

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I am focused on the Stand Up for Science events today, but I will dig into these data early next week.

I was continuously funded from when I started my independent career in 1988 until I move to NIH in 2003, usually with multiple grants.

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07.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

We are back for ROUND TWO this SATURDAY, MARCH 7th, in WASHINGTON D.C. and NATIONWIDE!
We have three goals:
Save Science.
Protect Health.
Defend Democracy.

JOIN THE FIGHT by visiting this link! : zurl.co/4BllS

#March7
#standupforscience
#science
#savescience
#rally

zurl.co/Jd2Zy

05.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

1/ What’s the price of a 1% drop in MMR vaccination rates?

According to a new report by the Common Health Coalition, it’s 17,000+ measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations, 36 preventable deaths… and a $1.5 billion annual price tag.

05.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pls re-post: My department @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social are recruiting for several new faculty positions (links below). Broad search in molecular biology/biochemistry, across prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Interested in understanding life at the molecular level, this job might be for you!
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05.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Reporter, Nature News Job Title: Reporter, Nature Location: Washington DC or New York (Hybrid Working Model) Application Deadline: March 27, 2026 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of re...

JOB OPENING! If you want to work as a reporter with Nature's US news team, this is a VERY RARE opportunity. The beat is physical sciences/energy & environment/technology. DC or NYC location. Deadline 3/27. Join our awesome team! #journojobs

springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/es/SpringerN...

05.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Un poste MCF en gΓ©nomique Γ©volutive / Γ©cologie molΓ©culaire Γ  ECOBIOP - UniversitΓ© de Pau #PopGen πŸ‘‡
urlr.me/rVQmN6

05.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

This weekend, on March 7, @standupforscience.bsky.social is leading protests in 25 locations.

Scientists had warned about the replacement of evidence over ideology and the damage it would cause. Everything that I was worried about came true.

πŸ§ͺ www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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New AI in genomics fellowship with the sanger institute and Google DeepMind A new research fellowship will explore the application of AI in genomics, funded by Google DeepMind.

Postdoc on AI/biology funded by asanger and DeepMind!

www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ne...

04.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a cyclist, I would say that my life is in drivers' hands...

...but I can see that their hands are busy texting.

03.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 9468 πŸ” 4116 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 164

πŸ–₯️ 🧬 βš›οΈ πŸ”¬ Plz spread the word. 2-week computational biology workshop in Singapore. No registration fee or expenses for US citizens. Protein annotation, function, structural modeling, and simulation. ~35 attendees. Lectures and hands-on tutorials with intensive instructor interaction. compbioasia.net

02.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." n.pr/3N9Foa8

28.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 2101 πŸ” 715 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 52
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PhD Scholarship at Monash University - MACSYS Do cutting-edge research at the intersection of cryo‑EM, genome-wide profiling, and AI-driven modelling. Work with world‑class cryo-EM/cryo-ET imaging and AI tools to discover how the dangerous bacter...

Come do a PhD with me and @trevor-lithgow.bsky.social at @monashuniversity.bsky.social ! We’re at the leading edge of pathogen biology using cutting edge Cryo-EM and AI-driven genetic screens to uncover the mysteries of outer membrane biology. Reach out to me for a chat!

macsys.org/phd-scholars...

25.02.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

University of East Anglia is hiring:
Lecturer in Medical Education (Cell & Immunobiology)

#lecturerposition

27.02.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She IS great! (We are very lucky to have her in our department.)

26.02.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

πŸ“’ Funded PhD in molecular microbiology & phage biology

How do bacterial stress responses control prophage activation and horizontal gene transfer?

Join us at St Andrews to dissect Clp protease–mediated regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.

Apply:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

25.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology

Sounds like a great opportunity for a professor position in computational biology in the Netherlands careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...

25.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The consensus of all these disparate studies is that hundreds of thousands of people have or will die this year due to aid cuts. If this continues, the death toll will reach the millions within a few short years."

24.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@embl.org at its best: collaborative, open, transformative, and just the right amount of crazy. Dreaming of mechanistic cell biology *in the natural environment*? Dream no more, rent the AML.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jepb...

#WeFreezeOnTheBeach #ProtistsOnSky 🦠🌍πŸ§ͺ

24.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Yay Anne! @bluewaterlab.bsky.social

25.02.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

University of Toronto is hiring:
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology

#assistantprofessorposition

22.02.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In Portland Oregon!

22.02.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Statistical approximation is not general intelligence Letter to the Editor

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

21.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Better for who? Funeral homes? Certainly not families and definitely not the kids who are sick and at risk of death. And it isn’t just respiratory disease. I’ve admitted kids with rhabdomyolysis (many) and acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (thankfully just once several years ago).

22.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

The National Science Foundation’s entire budget is $10 billion.

21.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 933 πŸ” 376 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
Post-Doctoral Associate Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three quantitative biology postdoctoral fellow po...

Three postdoctoral fellowships in quantitative biology are available as part of a new Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland.

Best consideration date: 3/14

Job Ad:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

Department:
biology.umd.edu/people

19.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Koonin's lab in NIH is looking for postdocs. If you know someone who is interested, please spread the word. The details about the position are below: www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-ecb...

17.02.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.

β€œthey should be careful not to deprioritize the kind of curiosity-driven, investigator-led research that has a strong track record in advancing humanity’s knowledge, producing the types of innovation that prosperity and well-being depend on.”
πŸ§ͺ #Research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

18.02.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3