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(he/him/his) Biological chemist / enzymologist studying protein lipidation; ghrelin enthusiast; Father/Husband; Cubs Fan #FirstGen

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That is officially the worst synonym for a widespread series of sympathy strikes

03.03.2026 22:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OMG, I needed that laugh, thank you

27.02.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two cartoon characters are sitting at a table drinking tea and talking about chai tea . ALT: two cartoon characters are sitting at a table drinking tea and talking about chai tea .
11.02.2026 14:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Frodo at the orthopedics clinic is Lord of the Slings

04.02.2026 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My outstanding postdoc is looking for a research job in Albany, NY. Please forward all leads and RT!

03.02.2026 22:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NOT-OD-26-021: Notice of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) NOT-OD-26-021. OD

Notice of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00):
for Individuals whose final due date was September-November 2025 and January-March 2026. As always, reach out to your PO/IC contact to discuss.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

30.01.2026 16:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NOT-OD-26-020: Notice of Temporary Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Temporary Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period NOT-OD-26-020. OD

Notice of Temporary Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

30.01.2026 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Grants & Funding

"NIH will provide a warning when the Common Forms are not used but will not withdraw applications that donโ€™t comply with the use of the Common Forms. We expect the leniency to be in place through May 2026"

grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...

29.01.2026 22:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Not to mention essential for eukaryotic photosynthesis!

25.01.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

POPEHAT SIGNAL: Pro Bono counsel sought in Chicago, for the cause of right over the cause of evil. Potential client is out-of-state and indigent. Opponent is abusing Illinoisโ€™ pre-litigation discovery process to harass and abuse her and likely to dox her. The details are insane.
/1

23.01.2026 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1295 ๐Ÿ” 422 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

*worn inside out (stupid autofill)

20.01.2026 23:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pencil in the freezer, and pajamas written inside out - more efficacious

20.01.2026 23:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What's larger, a protein or its templating mRNA ?

> The mRNA is much larger.

โฌ› ๐€ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž -- ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ -- ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก.

The figure shows myoglobin protein drawn to scale next to its mRNA template. The coding sequence of an mRNA ...

17.01.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 81 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Managing Director Department PSD Chemistry: Staff Leadership About the Department One of the first departments founded at the University of Chicago was the Department of Chemistry. Since its inception, the Department o...

The University of Chicago Department of Chemistry is currently seeking a Managing Director to Lead Department of Chemistry Operations.

Follow the link for full job description, qualifications and benefits- tinyurl.com/3p3r8rn9

15.01.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Applications are open! The IBRO Exchange Fellowships give early career #neuroscientists to conduct lab visits with several expenses covered during the exchange.

๐Ÿ—“ Apply by 15 Apr: https://ibro.org/grant/exchange-fellowships/

#grant #IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm

15.01.2026 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿค” #AskZebrafish: Does anybody have a zebrafish gata5 full length ORF as gateway middle entry construct? Any leads appreciated!

13.01.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Popehat Signal: looking for NY attorney familiar with revenge porn laws to give some pro bono advice to a victim menaced by someone in NY.

13.01.2026 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 590 ๐Ÿ” 165 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.

(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

12.11.2025 04:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 182 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Op-ed by the mayor of Minneapolis in today's Times:

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

09.01.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 60 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Feeding fungi plant remnants produces tasty protein to fortify vegan, vegetarian diets - American Chemical Society Researchers reporting in ACSโ€™ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry fed the side streams of carrot production to fungi, generating a sustainable source of protein.

๐Ÿฅ• Researchers publishing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry generated a new protein source by growing edible mushrooms on carrot remnants. Then they used the mushroomโ€™s root-like structures in vegan patties and sausages. Which came out on top in taste tests? Find out:

07.01.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do I know anyone who went undergraduate at University of New Mexico? If that's you, please DM me.

Please RT | thank you!

06.01.2026 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I hopped we would be well over this in 2025, but let me scream it one more time:

"mRNAs LEVELS DO NOT CORRELATE WITH PROTEINS AMOUNTS, NOR THEIR PTMs AND CERTAINLY NOT THEIR SUB-CELLULAR FUNCTIONS/TURNOVER."
So yeah, cells with similar RNA expression patterns can have different functions. Duh ๐Ÿ™„

30.12.2025 10:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Titration to Endpoint

27.12.2025 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This gave me a much needed laugh...

18.12.2025 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

During the spring of 2026, we will open a position as Assistant/Associate Professor in Plant Biochemistry.
If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.

14.12.2025 10:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Heads up to any pancreatic cancer research that either had their R01 yanked or missed funding due to the newly restrictive paylines in 2025 (specifically anyone who scored 15%ile or below, but didn't get funding). media.pancan.org/rsa/2026/Pan...

04.12.2025 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fellowship

Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

03.12.2025 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5472 ๐Ÿ” 2740 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 190 ๐Ÿ“Œ 116

Yeah, and they made season 3 as a movie with really high stakes

27.11.2025 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0