Every 3 years, scientists working on #hibernation from all over the world meet for the International Hibernation Symposium (#ihs). In 2020, we'll all meet in #Groningen for an amazing conference. Follow @hibernation2020 for news and update. #science #cold

Our paper on cancer-associated mutations in PKM2 is now out! Congrats to all the authors for their hard work! febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100… Will Israelsen Zhaoqi Li

Out today in Science Magazine: strategies to combat discrimination against women in STEM. Really proud to have co-written this piece along with @CWGreider, Shirley Tilghman, Nancy Hopkins, Joan Steitz, BethAnn, and many others. science.sciencemag.org/content/366/64…

COVID-19 Isn’t as Deadly as We Think - Slate slate.com/technology/202…

"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate." Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2007.

My very talented wife, Ari Jones, wrote We Fight Dragons, a short book to help kids process COVID-19. My very talented sister, Katie Demonja, provided the illustrations. The book is free! Find it here: toddrjones.com/wefightdragons

Too bad about the postponement, but this will be a great hibernation meeting next spring.

Throwback to 5 years ago when Tony Fauci, at 74 yo, was suiting up to treat an Ebola patient himself because he "wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself". This is what leadership looks like. sciencemag.org/news/2015/03/w…

A comprehensive review on molecular physiology of mammalian hibernation by Sarah Mohr from Elena Gracheva's lab is out! Congratulations, Sarah! annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/an…

Deadline Nov 1st, great space on our floor: jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/job/10184061/a…

Excited to start out 2021 with some of our Zapus work accepted at Western North American Naturalist. Congrats to my awesome tech and coauthor, Ethan Brem!

Congrats to Matt, an outstanding scientist and mentor!

Excited to share that our work exploring conditional gene essentiality is now online Cell Metabolism! Congrats to Nick, Kim, Hank Adelmann, Heather Keys – and of course, a big thanks to David M. Sabatini, whose lab (& mentorship, support) is where this all began! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Aurora borealis north of Ames, IA. 3 second exposure on my phone. Looks faint white by eye.

I made an interactive map of these USDA Natural Amenities datasets a while back. It’s fun to look at all the individual factors. map.israelsenlab.org (works better in landscape on mobile)