I am thrilled to present our new study out in nature where we measure aging at organ-level resolution in living people with large-scale plasma proteomics + ML! From Tony Wyss-Coray lab, co-led with former grad student Jarod Rutledge, Ph.D. 1/12

Our paper in @nature - a collaboration with Akis Papantonis, Linda Partridge, Antebi Lab, Roman-Ulrich Müller and Thomas Benzing - shows that the average RNA polymerase II speed increases with age. nature.com/articles/s4158…
nature.com/articles/d4158…

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d…

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

As someone who is hit with a crippling fight or flight response during formal presentations, Lydia Wong's story spoke to me...

Five things I wish academia understood about my social anxiety nature.com/articles/d4158…

'We rise by lifting others'

Don't pull up the ladder behind you!

I just finished reading @nature’s special issue content on racism in science. I found it powerful, depressing, uplifting, fascinating, and inspirational. In the hopes that I can tempt you to check out the wide content, here’s a quick🧵on all the content.nature.com/immersive/d428…

'Ending racism is key to better science'

nature.com/immersive/d428…

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A national civil rights group to advance justice and equity for black people in Britain blackequityorg.com

From my multi-talented colleague, this gorgeous little video...

Henry Gee - A (Very) Short History of Life: In Five Pithy Minutes youtu.be/ErdayogOxb8 via YouTube

“...our current academic culture — with its hypercompetition, precarious employment and steep hierarchy — appears to incentivize bullies by providing the conditions that allow them to thrive...”

Susanne Täuber, Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD
in Nature Human Behaviour
👉rdcu.be/cH5za

An open science study of ageing in companion dogs disq.us/t/44v4fdd

Link to read for free 👉 rdcu.be/cGvIa

Thrilled to announce the Longevity #Impetus Grants, $21M+ towards basic research that could accelerate our understanding and control of human aging.
We welcome proposals from researchers in- and outside the #Aging field. Please share!

More info: impetusgrants.com & this 🧵

It's tenure-track biomedical academic search season and 'chalk talks' are right around the corner. Chalk talks are not something we 'teach' our trainees and most postdocs are unprepared for them as a result.
Here are my Chalk Talk Pro Tips:
rockefeller.edu/research/uploa…

I think we all follow Oded Rechavi

Just in case, this is too funny…😁😂

I received another disappointing un-fundable score for my NIH grant today. I am privileged, and I realize no-one wants to hear me complain. Just sharing to make the point that everyone experiences this kind of feedback, and that it never stops from stinging! 1/3

I recently told lab members to ask me any question they wanted and many of their questions were about money. How much do assistant professors make? Difference between soft and hard money positions? etc. 1/5

O wow..,

We have extended the deadline for application for an Associate/Senior Editor position Nature Cardiovascular Research until November 1st. If interested, please apply using the link, or please spread the word by re-tweeting. Thank you. linkedin.com/jobs/view/2725…

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Sir Steve Rodney McQueen?

🏆🏆🏆🏆🎗 First Black filmaker to win Academy award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, etc. Turner Prize for art. #SmallAxe #12Yearsaslave

Jacky Wright and Marcus Rashford in Top 10 most powerful black Britons theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…