In my new role as chair: Princeton's Dept. of Molecular Biology sends a heartfelt congratulations to Mary Runkow GS'91 on being honored by the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her crucially important studies of regulatory T cell function. We are so proud to have been part of her journey.

David Ish-Horowicz memorial symposium, Francis Crick Institute, London, 23 June 2025. - YouTube A public symposium organised by friends, scientific colleages and David's wife Ros Diamond to cellebrate David Ish-Horowiccz's, FRS, scientific achievements,...

Dear friends and scientific colleagues,
(especially those of you who knew David Ish-Horowicz).

Feel free to share the attached PDF widely (all the speakers are happy for the talks to be shared).

Many thanks
Best regards
Ilan

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Gavis named next Chair Elizabeth (Liz) R. Gavis, the Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences in the Department of Molecular Biology and Associated Faculty in the Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology, h...

Congratulations to the next Chair of the Dept. of Molecular Biology: Elizabeth (Liz) R. Gavis, the Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences and Assoc. Faculty in the Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology. Her term begins on July 1, 2025. molbio.princeton.edu/news/2025/ga...

Formation of Drosophila germ cells requires spatial patterning of phospholipids With mathematical modeling and experiments, Kilwein et al. show that Drosophila primordial germ cells bud from the embryo by outward membrane buckling driven by actin polymerization. Germ granules loc...

Happy to share our latest paper on the role of PIP2 in Drosophila PGC formation - congratulations to Marcus and colleagues!

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Trenton Stand Up for Science Rally. March 7, 2025. 12-2PM at State Capitol Plaza. 145 W. State Street Trenton. Register at http://tiny.cc/SUFSTrenton25

Jersey - who will I see in Trenton next Friday? Amazing speakers include @samwang.bsky.social @rburdine1.bsky.social. #standupforscience2025! #scienceforall. RT 🧪

@annikabarber.bsky.social @cate-cholamine.bsky.social @matiset.bsky.social @thejersygirl.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.

The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It's coming! You don't want to miss it.