@karenfleming
Scientist & Professor #JohnsHopkins - I work in discovery to fill the scientific pipeline. MadamPrez @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #PilatesIsForEveryone #Knitter #Genealogist #WomenInSTEM #ScienceIsReal Views are my own. Alternative Facts are not Facts.
Donald Trump has made $4 billion off the presidency.
His rich friends get $1 trillion in tax cuts.
Everyone else gets higher prices and job losses.
The Trump economy is a disaster.
A broad-ranging collection of facts about public science.
interesting but definitely not uplifting.
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HEY YOU!!! There's research WE NEED to PROTECT!
How you ask? We are rallying NATIONWIDE on SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH to SAVE SCIENCE, PROTECT HEALTH, and DEFEND DEMOCRACY!
Join us by visiting standupforscience.net/march7 to find your local rally, volunteer, host a local rally, or host a pop-up protest!
Come celebrate #BiophysicsWeek with us!
Looking forward to reconnect with our BBCB community & meet new peers.
Register for this upcoming networking event on March 27th 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT:
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See you at #bps2026!
This is a legitimate big deal. This shows how courage is rewarded.
Also, no one should ever use the other nine again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...
MAGA watching 20 more $5 million missiles launch while they start a GoFundMe to buy paper towels and toothpaste.
75 years ago, the 22nd Amendment was ratified.
It’s a good day to remember what the 22nd Amendment ratified: that presidents are limited to TWO terms in office.
No exceptions.
I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both
congresscalllist.com
51 children dead. Each one a universe.
For whoever needs this, even though it sounds similar, Transgenic mice are <not> transgender.
Almost half of the session themes for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social meeting came from member submissions. So feel free to suggest ideas every year!
A poster for the Stand Up for Science event in Pittsburgh.
Getting ready for a week from tomorrow!
Find an event near you: www.standupforscience.net/march7
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National day of action. Save science. protect health. defend democracy. March 7th. Washington dc and nationwide! standupforscience.net/march7
Hey @hcrichardson.bsky.social! Can you help us get the word out about our SECOND National Day of Action on March 7th??
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And that’s a wrap for #BPS2026. I hope you will all join me in Philadelphia next year for #BPS2027. We’re going to have a great program!
#SheLeads Voila the presidents of the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social and the @proteinsociety.bsky.social
President Ribbon
Whoo hoo!! What an honor and a pleasure to add a new ribbon at the #BPS2026 this morning!
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Watch as incoming @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social President @karenfleming.bsky.social, from @jhu.edu, joins Biophysical Society TV to talk about the future of the field & what the Society hopes to accomplish in the coming year. #bps2026 youtu.be/pCIZqxFh2tI
I had a great time talking about the importance of storytelling our science at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social President’s Symposium today! Always extra fun with my little fan club tags along 🩷
President’s Symposium: Communicating the value in a Changing World poster featuring Jeremy Berg, Daniel Cohen, Sean Decatur, Theanne Griffith, and Holden Thorp.
Great session at the Biophysical Society meeting starting with me talking about all this [Waves arms wildly] and leading to inspiring talks from skilled science communicators about engaging the public about the processes of science.
Good questions and discussion.
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SCIENCE FIGHTERS! We need YOU to rally with us on March 7th in Washington D.C. or at your local rally! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to learn more!
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Connect with your peers and compare notes at the PI to PI Mixer! 4-6 PM in Esplanade 159/160 of the Moscone Center #bps2026
Really cool talk on the power of storytelling from @doctheagrif.bsky.social at #bps2026. I can't wait to try out her storytelling strategies and check out her stories!
Got email from grad student requesting something. Addresses me by first name. I reply and put her in touch with a man who works for me. She replies to both of us and addresses me by first name and bim as Dr. x. Don’t do this, kids
My quote of the day
We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.
Jeremy Irons
#CPOW sponsored PI to PI mixer today at #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
Hello San Francisco!! Who else is in town for the Biophysical Society meeting?? #bps2026
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa
The defense "Befehl ist befehl" (An order is an order) was rejected at Nuremberg...
“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26