Dileep Varma

Very happy to tweet about the most recent publication from @DileepVarmaLab @NU_CDB. Spindle microtubule-binding proteins including the Ska1 complex and the DNA replication licensing factor, Cdt1, enable the kinetochore-localized Ndc80 complex to form robust....1/n

I feel like crap. I didn’t get any grants this year, so I had to let go of my super talented postdoc—someone with a doctorate who’s now unemployed, without benefits or retirement, and still grinding away on a paper... Postdocs are the most unappreciated and undervalued positions at the PhD level-highly qualified, yet paid less than industry techs in Boston (with a BS degree) , forced to work weekends without benefits or job security, and at risk of losing everything if a grant isn't funded. Name another PhD role that's treated with less respect and value by the system.

@syncellbiolab @embojournal Congratulations!!

Thrilled to be on the cover of @embojournal Odin rises from the Odinarchaeota yellowstonii genome, holding FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 the ancestral twins of tubulin highlighting their evolutionary divergence in Asgard archaea. 👉shorturl.at/n7iZEshorturl.… #archaea #evolution #cytoskeleton

A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-ma…

Today @AnthropicAI released PubMed integration for Claude. No hallucinations. Just real science, real data. As a beta tester, this has been a game changer—like having a supercharged research assistant. Here are 6 prompts that will transform how you search the literature. A 🧵

@Sachin_mitosis @embojournal I remember this one. Congrats!!

Excited to share our work in @embojournal! shorturl.at/zXNyn For decades, we’ve known that cells dismantle & rebuild the nuclear envelope in coordination with spindle poles. But what is the relevance of this coordination? Follow this thread to find out 👇

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner to reclaim the US Open title and the world No.1 ranking‼️

Researchers have developed a #DeepLearning system called BioEmu that rapidly generates diverse protein conformations, enabling fast, accurate insights into protein flexibility and function. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/41rCpxZ

I responded to the NIH request for information on the cap for publishing costs. The deadline is Sept 15. In short, my view is that NIH should cap journal publishing costs at $0. Journals delay science for months if not years, obscure peer review such that much reviewer effort is wasted, and create false certainty through their opaque gatekeeping. They've long devolved into career currency rather than tools for advancing science. Public funds should directly support robust public infrastructure: preprint servers, data repositories, automated solutions that reduce costs, and tools to facilitate interoperability/discoverability/reuse --not outdated publishing models that hold back progress. We need robust author-driven dissemination, transparent discussion, and solutions leveraging new technologies that improve utility of science -- not more subsidies for hopelessly broken systems. The NIH should fund a better future that taxpayers deserve

🏆😘 #Wimbledon

CARLOS II, PRINCE OF CLAY 👑 #RolandGarros

The @LurieCancer (LCC) went thru competing renewal of NCI designation. For a 2nd time we got "exceptional" ranking. The NCI site visit team gave a "perfect exceptional" (equivalent to 10). LCC is one of few in the nation and the only one in IL to ever achieve exceptional status.

Postdoc opening in Bidone Lab – start ASAP! Expertise in all-atom MD & enhanced sampling (steered MD, metadynamics, aMD, GaMD, REMD, etc.) required. 4+ first-author papers in molecular modeling required. 2-yr project on PECAM1/PLXND1. Send CV + 2 refs to apply. DM for info!

Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy ascb.org/science-policy…

My heart is broken as I announce the passing of my beloved husband, science partner and friend, Michael Sheetz. A remarkable scientist we packed 40 years of living into 20. Rejuvenation of senescent cells and mice in Press in Aging Cell; his last words were this was his best work

#CYTOSKELETON 2024 metrics are in. PUBLISHED ARTICLES are up 90% over 2023. Up 383% over 2022. Thanks for all of your support! Stay tuned for more metrics this week! #cell #cellbiology #research #publication (background is from vecteezy.com)

@LovelessRadio @taschroer A fantastic human being and scientist! Have missed playing occasional squash with him for a while now.....

Honoring my postdoc advisor, Steve Doxsey, who shaped my career & inspired me to explore science with creativity. A champion, artist at heart, & fearless explorer (he climbed the Golden Gate Bridge!). Cheers Steve, you will be missed. 📰 Obituary: mercadantefuneral.com/obituaries/ste…

Extremely sad about this....

When you’re a grad student (at least back in the day), the conventional wisdom was to change your research direction or organism as a postdoc — to ensure you got some educational value out of the next stage. One of the main reasons I chose the postdoc lab I did was because when I visited, the students/postdocs were using so many different model systems… whatever best suited their research question. There were almost as many organisms in use as there were people in the lab. I found it such a refreshing approach. What if everyone could do this with even more accuracy to identify the most effective model systems for human-relevant insights? Smash cut to 15 years later. Check out our data-driven approach for choosing the best research organism for your favorite genes of interest. Check out the organism selection pipeline from @ArcadiaScience: The concept: research.arcadiascience.com/pub/idea-selec… The approach/analysis: research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-evo… The validation: research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-chl…

How did microtubules adapt to support life across 🐸species at divergent thermal niches? Now online & OA @CurrentBiology Thanks to @elladegaulejac @luca_troman @bis_was_here @CarolynMoores1 @mpiib_berlin @BirkbeckUoL 🙌 Enjoy reading! 👉 cell.com/current-biolog…