I’m grateful and humbled to have been selected as the recipient of the oSTEM Advisor of the Year award.  I am excited to continue collaborating with oSTEM at UT Southwestern and oSTEM Incorporated to support and empower the LGBTQ+ people in STEM. UTSW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences UT Southwestern Medical Center

Research led by Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, Ph.D., at #UTSW has found a link between tryptophan intake and the growth of liver tumors, suggesting that changes in what you eat could one day be used in cancer treatments. Nature Communications bit.ly/46tcwyK #sciencetwitter

Why are people shocked that the introduction of many (perhaps most) papers is being written by ChatGPT? It makes no difference whether boring, ritualistic, meaningless boilerplate was written by humans or machines.

What I don't get about academia is the chronic lack of celebration. It is hard to get & maintain grant funding, hard to get papers accepted without Faustian bargains, hard to be a great mentor, & hard to maximize trainee success. All of it is hard. We should celebrate everything.

Today is an exciting day as we welcome our first-year UTSW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD students. As you embark on your scientific journey, we extend our best wishes and remind you that we are fully committed to supporting you every step of the way. Congrats and welcome to UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Congratulations Nestor Ruiz on winning a FEBS Letters Poster Award at the Gordon Research Conferences! We are very proud of you! UT Southwestern Medical Center UTSW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences UTSW GSBS Research Training Programs

Are you a T32 fellow and have a kiddo? I just learned that they reimburse for childcare costs up to $3000 now. This is apparently different from the childcare credit in your taxes. Here is the link: research.columbia.edu/nih-ahrq-child… I didn't think I qualified, but summer camps count!

This is your friendly reminder that you are enough. More than enough. Academia is exceedingly hard, it’s lonely, and can feel awfully isolating. And at sometimes just awful. But you’re not alone. We listen. Reach out - we’re here for you.

#CryoEM structures of tau filaments of individuals with P301T or P301L mutations reveal novel folds, suggesting that models with such mutations should be used with caution in the study of sporadic tauopathies, such as #Alzheimers. With Michel Goedert. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Reviewer 2 approaching a paper...

Yes.

Ok, I just need to point out that, although this is a great opportunity, the requirement for a K is bonkers. There. Said it.

Mark Peifer This is an open violation of NIH policy. An explicit condition of activation of the R00 is that the Chair must certify that transfer of the R00 to the institution was not a condition of hiring.

AI can be used to make convincing looking fake data. There is no way we can distinguish real from fake anymore. It is safe to assume that genAI has already resulted in many fake papers. Scientific publishing is not prepared for this.

If you have an MSc and are unsure about doing a PhD, come and be a "predoc fellow" for 1 year with us! You'll learn a lot, participate in projects and publications, and be paid like a PhD student. Applications only by email (no DM). Only for EU/EFTA citizens (not my rules).

Why do I feel judged every time I go to my PCP? I guess I’m changing providers…

Systemic AL Amyloidosis in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age: Clin... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Elisabeth Bik ACS_Omega That it the top image occurred in at least 4 papers 🙃

Here, we have summarized the structures of the systemic amyloid fibrils revealed by cryo-EM to date :) taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/… Shumaila Afrin Binh A. Nguyen Lorena Saelices Gomez - she/her/hers/ella

Super excited to share our latest work on the native in-cell organization of the mitochondrial respiratory chain 🥳 Using cryo-electron tomography🔬, we show how the respiratory complexes (and other complexes) are organized inside native mitochondria!  biorxiv.org/content/10.110…