Arpita Upadhyaya

We are looking for a Postdoc interested in studying how factors in the cellular microenvironment regulate chromatin accessibility and transcription factor dynamics in cancer and immune cells using single molecule imaging. Join us @UMDPhysics. Please RT! jobrxiv.org/job/university…

On the fifth day of war, several things are slightly clearer: Iran’s regime is still solidly in place and apparently moving toward Khamenei’s succession; there has been no mass uprising in Iran, mainly because it’s very difficult to organize anything in the midst of chaos; bombing government or regime buildings does virtually nothing to force regimes out; Hezbollah’s entry into the battle is both tied to, and separate from, Iran’s fate, because even if Iran emerges stronger from the war, it’s highly unlikely Israel will cease its operations in Lebanon until it can impose conditions it wants; and for the time being, the U.S. and Israel seem far from achieving their objectives on the nuclear, ballistic missile, and regional allies front. Supplies of armaments will be an important variable, and if Gen. Dan Caine was correct, this could emerge as a major problem in the coming weeks, probably for both sides. I could say more, but all the signs are that the situation is becoming much more complicated, which will ultimately impact Trump’s decisions.

Global Physics Summit is around the corner! Make sure to stop by the DBIO membership table during the meeting for some free swag 🔥 And check out our excellent line up of over 90 DBIO sessions. Find the full program here: summit.aps.org/schedule/

Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH science.org/content/articl…

They’re invested in the journey to discover truths, find cures for diseases, create knowledge, advance science. If not stopped, these actions will destroy labs and institutions. The loss will be irreparable, impact society at each level. Heartbreaking stories from those affected.

Photos from the rally last week to support science, protest firings at NIH, NSF & budget cuts for research. Careers of people who worked hard for science & public service have been lost. There were many young people, including students from my lab, who’re anxious about the future

@vanillaopinions Well, they are preparing to fire 50% at some agencies. Good luck building them back up -- especially US science agencies.

i honestly am not sure the damage elon is doing to the federal government will be reversible

@Brendan_Duke Are these cuts on top of any annual reductions in appropriations or does the "Oversight and other" category represent these reductions? If so, 50B/year reductions are not commensurate with the staff reductions being carried out.

The cuts in the House GOP budget resolution are bigger than you think. Normally, we talk 10 year scores but the resolution is over 2025-2034. FY2025 is almost half over and I suspect cuts won't take effect until FY2026. i.e. The $880B cut to Medicaid is more like a $1T cut.

Join the protest in support of science & academia today (Feb 19, 12 pm) in DC! Join thousands of scientists as we raise our voice against federal firings, funding freezes and impending budget cuts which will be devastating for scientific research & discovery, and shut down labs.

@rmc031 This happened at NSF. Program Directors who joined as temporary (IPAs) and were made permanent within the last two years doing essentially the same job, were let go. These were tenured professors before coming to NSF.

i think it has not sunk in for people, including newspaper headline writers, that "probationary" employees does not just mean like, young novice staffers right out of college, but those who have received promotions in the last year

@mattsclancy NSF and NIH funding about to take a dive. Should provide more data for the studies.

New post! Looking at three recent papers on the productivity impacts of government funded research, both in the US and OECD. Across different methods, all find positive impacts.

@Noahpinion Perhaps it was just a mother of all shorts?

Predictable

@fawfulfan There may not be an NSF, let alone NSF grants. politico.com/news/2025/02/0…

This is absolutely insane. If scientists aren't allowed to use the term "women" or "female" when applying for NSF grants, that basically rules out any human clinical trials of anything. "Disability" is blacklisted too? There goes a lot of medical research.

Register for the APS Global Physics Summit (March 16-21, in Anaheim CA) today for early bird fees. As program chair for @ApsDbio it was great to help put together an exciting set of sessions in Biological Physics covering a large range of topics!

Good to visit congressional offices this week as a member of APS @APSphysics (as chair-elect of @ApsDbio), to advocate for science funding, enhancing STEM workforce and other APS policy priorities: cvd.aps.org. #APSCVD2025 Hope it has impact in these disturbing times.

Women’s March 2024 … A lot of energy and passion among the thousands that marched last weekend. Hope this translates into action today given that so much is at stake! Vote! #voteblue #kamalaharris #harriswalz2024 #womensmarch

As program chair of APS DBIO I encourage you to submit abstracts to the APS Global Physics Summit 2025 (March Meeting) - deadline 10/25! There’s an exciting line up of sessions from @ApsDbio: summit.aps.org/attend/sorting…. All abstracts are guaranteed short talks!

Read our recently published review on mechanosensing in immune cells. Excellent survey of the literature by @AashliPathni @IvnRey15 and @WaghKaustubh!

@AashliPathni @J_Cell_Sci @WaghKaustubh @IvnRey15 Great writing! Congrats!

@WaghKaustubh @AashliPathni @IvnRey15 @J_Cell_Sci Great job!

@MaiselLab @UMDBIOE Congratulations Katharina!

THRILLED to share some big news: I GOT TENURE!!! Starting July 1st I will officially be an Associate Prof at @UMDBIOE. Thanks to all who supported me, especially my amazing lab, who keep me sane and grounded, and without whom I would not have gotten here!