Here is the schedule for the upcoming Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting. Vladimir Gelfand, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Michael Glotzer. Please follow and pass it on......

Very sorry to announce that the current status quo requires the cancellation of the March 2020 edition of the Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting as a precaution for good health to all the attendees.

Best put by our chair, Luisa Arispe, “change isn’t passive, it’s intentional, it requires purpose and perseverance”. CDB_NU fully supports #BLM and today we’re stepping away from science to reflect on how we can make meaningful changes to support this movement in STEM #ShutDownSTEM

Covid19 is tapping into some of the deepest fears of immigrants: to have loved ones fall sick or be in areas where they're likely to, and being helpless to do anything about it from far away. So I have no sympathy for 'not masking' rights. Show some freakin' compassion.

@MHendr1cks Drug Monkey @mnitabach.bsky.social Dr. Bates @seis_matters @RebekahETMoore dr. rehemat 👩🏽‍💻🐚👩🏽‍🔬🌊 @Clowery806 @JacquelynGill Prof Claire J. Horwell 😷 You laugh. But I have a bunch of TOCs and canned searches from the 90s that go to my postdoc account which I can’t cancel because I don’t have access to account, but they’re still forwarded to me.

Advisors and international student offices, there is not much you can do right now BUT you can reach out to the students and postdocs in your charge, reach out to them, make sure they get the best advice, and that they know that you have their back.

I feel like being a Jr faculty is like being in a rowboat that’s taking on water. You must balance pumping out water (write grants) and rowing the boat (do science). Find the right balance or you’ll sink or won’t go fwd. 2020 took away an oar and up’d the rate of water intake.

The kinetochore issue of Essays in Biochem is out! Lots of great reviews, including one from my student Gisela Cairo Baza (she/her). And, my oocyte image taken while on sabbatical with Dr. Karen Schindler was chosen for the cover! portlandpress.com/essaysbiochem/…

Department of Cell & Developmental Biology is searching for innovative and cutting-edge talented junior and senior investigators in cell and developmental biology! Apply here today: bit.ly/2FnkWX

More excitement!!! One more position opens for Tenure Track Faculty at Department of Cell & Developmental Biology. We are seeking talented investigators for a joint appointment between the Center for Synthetic Biology and the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. bit.ly/3iHxXmf

We are excited to be hosting Dr. Melina Schuh, Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany on Wednesday, Nov 11! Please contact [email protected] for full zoom seminar details

After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, Chicago Cytoskeleton is back in virtual form this fall! Join us Friday Sept. 17 for four talks starting at 3:00pm CT. Here is the flier with all the details and the Zoom link for registered attendees. Please RT! northwestern.zoom.us/j/92450948303

This is today, guys! Don't miss out on going into the weekend with a bang!!

Do not forget about the Chicago Cytoskeleton meeting on Friday. Our keynote speaker is Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz!