Dr Michelle @Drosmel@qoto.org

"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.

I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!

The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.

Happy Flower Friday!

From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.

#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife

And done. I had assumed building Crow would've been harder. I already have Tom Servo, I guess GPC/Gypsy is next.

In case you're wondering, I burned an expired PLA spool remains on this, so the print quality is what it is.

#mst3k

periodic reminder that Barcelona has a supercomputer inside an old church and it's one of the most rad things you can see

Very happy to see the review I wrote on mechanosensing by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) published @J_Cell_Sci! I’ve really enjoyed studying the ER and hope to contribute some research articles soon.

#EndoplasmicReticulum #review #mechanosensing

https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/138/4/JCS263503/367029/The-emerging-roles-of-the-endoplasmic-reticulum-in

The entrance gate of the Natural History Museum of Maastricht features an interesting bronze relief by artist Han van Wetering.

#naturalhistory #museum #science #art #Maastricht

Stand Up for Science March 7, 2025

"We’re mobilizing to keep science free from interference and censorship by government officials.
We’re also mobilizing because attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access are attacks on
science, and vice versa. Science is at its best when it includes everyone and when it stands to
improve people’s lives."

"Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing a public event with SUFS volunteers."

"If your city isn’t listed as a site of an official SUFS rally, you can still make your voice heard by joining the nationwide campus and workplace walkout at 12:00 PM local time on March 7th or adding your local event below."

https://standupforscience2025.org/

#Standupforscience #Standupforscience2025 #Science #Resist #Resistance #Protest #Trump #Musk #project2025

Saw this posted on another platform.
March on March 4 for Liberty. I hope they get a great turnout.
Please boost!
Take a mental health day.
Wear a mask.
Maybe only a few show up…but maybe millions do. Will you be there?
#protest #march #resistance #resist #freedom

New FlyBase paper:
In silico identification and analysis of paralogs encoding enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.001425

Ever since a PhD student introduced me to the idea, stolonization has been haunting my waking hours. Now it can haunt yours too: some annelid worms develop a gamete-filled structure (stolon), which detaches and swims to find a mate. Some stolons have eyes, antennae, and nervous system 🤯

The image shows female (left) and male (right) stolons which detach from their seafloor-dwelling 'parent' organism and swim to seek each other out.

#science #nature #worms

A week ago, my employer filed for bankruptcy: https://www.electrive.net/2025/02/25/jucr-meldet-insolvenz-an/

There is a chance that the company might continue the same work under a different new name but I can't afford to just wait for that. So I'm forced to start looking for my next job.

If you or anyone you know is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on projects involving Rust, please let me know. 🙏 My CV: https://github.com/zeenix/

Also, boosts welcome!

#FediHire

The group of Guido Serini has develop a luminescent β1 integrin activation sensor. They used it to analyze regulators of β1 integrin in endothelial cells.

"Luminescent sensing of conformational integrin activation in living cells"
Villari et al (2025) cell Reports 44(2), 115319
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)00090-7

We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Mathematics with focus on Mathematical Logic in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. The position is tenure track and the candidate will be part of the long standing tradition of logic research in Stockholm. Applicants from all areas of logic and related areas are very welcome to apply. Women and other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application deadline: April 15, 2025, 11:59 PM CEST

The Logic group in Stockholm currently consists of professor emeritus Per Martin-Löf and associate professors Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine and Anders Mörtberg with PhD students and postdocs. The Department is a vibrant place for logic research with a weekly seminar (https://logic.math.su.se/seminar/), advanced courses in logic, and close collaborations with other research groups in Sweden and internationally.

More information about the position and how to apply: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:796743/where:4/

Feel free to contact Anders Mörtberg (anders.mortberg@math.su.se) and Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine (p.l.lumsdaine@math.su.se) if you have any questions about the position.

Honestly, this sign should be everywhere.

Hear Ye Dave…

I said Hear Ye Dave…

Why don’t you answer Dave?

I know you can hear me Dave, and if you’re ignoring me I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen…
#SciFiTownCrierAlerts
#HashTagGames

WESA (Pittsburgh PA NPR): The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2025-02-21/university-pittsburgh-phd-pause-research-funding-uncertainty #education #phd #coup #Politics #USpol #school

Outreach funding opportunity, sponsored by the Drosophila Board:
Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introduce middle school, high school, or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply! The number of students that this funding would impact and financial need will be considered.
Past awards have been used to fund: