Sooo I accidentally bought jumbo forceps instead of large forceps for bumble bee colony work. Are they comically large and totally impractical? Yes. Will I seize every opportunity to use them, starting with comparing its size to common items for my own amusement? Also yes.

The tiny pocket in jeans is for thawing primers, right?

Couldn’t think of anyone more deserving! Congrats Ubadah!

A "fly" new way of antiviral immunity. cGAMP/STING induced transcriptional responses pre-date evolution of interferons. A beautiful study in Drosophila by Imler and colleagues that has significant implications for the field. stke.sciencemag.org/content/13/660…

It's always a pleasure to hear Beatriz Pinkston (with a "z" !) from the Olsen Lab - VT at Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience expressing her enthusiasm for researching the multitasking starlike cells in the brain!

Today at 5pm EST, @laurenbochicch1 , VT's Translational Biology, Medicine, & Health graduate student in the Alicia Pickrell will be giving a NPGA Seminar talk titled "Elucidating the Role of cGAS-STING-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury." Looking forward to it!

Prelim: ✅ Officially a PhD candidate!

Getting a paper published takes longer than making a covid vaccine

Undergrads! No one told me so I'm telling you. Did you know you can get flown out, offered lodging & PAID to do summer research (even w/ no experience)? First, I want you to learn these two terms: REU=research experience for undergrads SURF=summer undergrad research fellowship

It would be so much more fun if we could say “and friends” instead of “et al.” Academic Chatter™

We're delighted to have been awarded a @scipolnetwork microgrant for Byte-Sized Science, a community outreach project that will offer online self-guided learning experiences on #scipol topics such as clinical trials and mental health. Want to help out / know more? DM us! #scicomm

Folks, the results from the GSA's 2021 Cost of Living Survey have been published on our website! Here's a key finding: "The average student has $20.01 remaining after cost of living expenses are paid." Yikes! Check out the full report on the GSA website! gsa.vt.edu/advocacy/2020-…

June 15, 2021. Time lapse of 600+ photos of the sunset yesterday on the campus of Virginia Tech . Enjoy! Tech Sideline

We mean it. You can win ~Free~ SfN Registration! Just give us 3 minutes of your time + science. Looking forward to these flashy talks!

When someone says “I just don’t trust the Covid vaccines because X, Y, Z. I want to do the research myself.” I’m like… OK, but go and do it. Read the papers yourself. Here’s a start, a fully cited FAQ on Covid vaccines. nejm.org/covid-vaccine/…

Hey Science Vs and Wendy Zukerman! I’m a neuroscience PhD candidate interested in careers in science communication. Would any of your science producers/consultants be willing to chat about their job?

Are you interested in biomedical research that goes from lab bench 🔬 to patient bedside?🩺 Join a Virtual Information Session to learn about TBMH! 📢Only two sessions left before the priority application deadline! tbmh.vt.edu/prospective-st…

The deadline is quickly approaching! Apply now for early admissions: tbmh.vt.edu/prospective-st… #PhdChat #PhdProgram #HealthSciences #Research

Congratulations Lauren Fritsch, PhD! Please check out our collaborative work with @immunolab and @LabTheus. Thank you for the joint effort of everyone involved:) Type I Interferon Response Is Mediated by NLRX1-cGAS-STING Signaling in Brain Injury frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

Brute forcing the analysis of the genome….😣. If only you had an AI software like N.A. Genomics to analyze the entire genome and identify patient-specific mitigations for genetic risks like Alzheimer’s disease Peter Attia 😎