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Stephanie Smelyansky

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PhD @ MIT in the Kiessling Group | Yale β€˜19 🐢 | lover of all things chemical biology, microbes, and glycans πŸ¦ πŸ”¬

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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 43 tenure-track positions and 5 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky

22.07.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Also, thanks for letting me host the glow party karaoke πŸ˜‰ for the sake of everyone’s dignity no videos shall be shared here, but I think everyone had plenty of fun and it was a much needed sense of relief for our little corner of the science universe

25.06.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After the GRS, I was lucky to stay for the Bioorganic Chemistry GRC, chaired by Denise Field and @doc-jlmeier.bsky.social. This meeting is truly one of my favorite weeks of the year, and as every year, I learned so much and left the meeting so inspired in my own science!

25.06.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Massive thanks to our keynote speaker, @mbogyo.bsky.social, and our career panelists Prof. JP Maianti, @ritastrack.bsky.social, and Dr. Ziad Ganim as well for sharing your science and safe words of wisdom throughout the meeting. We were so happy to have you at the GRS!

25.06.2025 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last week, I had the privilege of chairing the Bioorganic Chemistry GRS with my amazing co-chair @zhilindseylin.bsky.social. Thank you to all of our amazing speakers, poster presenters for a truly incredibly GRS!

25.06.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Image showing all ~$2 billion in grants terminated at Harvard, highlighting the many terminated grants that were focused on training and career development

Image showing all ~$2 billion in grants terminated at Harvard, highlighting the many terminated grants that were focused on training and career development

This is an excellent article on the termination of all federal funding at Harvard.

This visualization shows all of the terminated programs that were supposed to train the next generation of scientists.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

23.06.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check off glycosylation!

18.06.2025 00:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can confirm it’s new this year (or at least hasn’t been done for the last two years).

17.06.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We are trying to post printouts of job ads in the vestibule of the conference center! So if anyone wants us to advertise post doc positions, please let us know so we can make them public!

17.06.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are happy to seek 3 post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Info attached @nathanwoodling.bsky.social
@ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

16.06.2025 07:10 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral Scientist - Structural Studies - Dr Joe Greener - LMB 2633 - Cambridgeshire job with MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) | 12840475 Postdoctoral Scientist Salary Β£41,344 per annumΒ  Fixed Term – 3 years MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK We are looking for a postd...

Interested in a postdoc position combining computational protein design and molecular simulation? There is an open position in my group at the MRC-LMB in Cambridge, UK.

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Feel free to message me with any questions.

16.06.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Heading to the Biorganic GRC tomorrow! I will be on a GRS career panel and will be representing both Nature Methods and Nature Chemistry as an editor! Pitch me your papers!!

14.06.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

09.06.2025 04:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand Up for Science Education Summer Send Off At this rally, we will stand up for science education and highlight how cuts to funding will impact the pipeline of discovery, education, and training.

During my recent Europe trip, I kept getting asked why we are not in the streets every day protesting. Here is your chance, San Diego. Join us today at noon. I will give brief remarks. See you at UCSD.
actionnetwork.org/events/stand...

06.06.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.

03.06.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 2282 πŸ” 497 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 54
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Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Antifungal Immunity Research available to study T cell responses and fungal sensitization in atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

03.06.2025 07:32 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Spirit Preliminary score: ND

Bioorganic GRC is set! I got tired of the lack of swag so made a couple of unofficial tees. Order one if you want to support the conference (or simply enjoy strange looks in grocery stores).

Spirit: chembio-shop.fourthwall.com/products/grc...

World Tour: chembio-shop.fourthwall.com/products/spi...

03.06.2025 03:16 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
A flyer with the heading McClintock Letter-Writing Workshop. Details are Friday, June 6th, 12pm ET and 9am PT, virtual.

A flyer with the heading McClintock Letter-Writing Workshop. Details are Friday, June 6th, 12pm ET and 9am PT, virtual.

Want to write to your community about the importance of science funding?

Join me on zoom this Friday at 12pm ET / 9am PT to learn to write an op-ed as part of the #McClintockLetters initiative!

Sign up to write a letter and register for the workshop here:
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

03.06.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 9

Practical course on bioimage analysis!

03.06.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a batman costume is holding a megaphone and saying i have an announcement ALT: a man in a batman costume is holding a megaphone and saying i have an announcement

I'm excited to announce that this spring/summer Statistics, Methods, and Research Training (SMaRT) Workshops are live!

Check out the offerings here: smart-workshops.com/workshops

Please repost and share widely!

Some more info in 🧡

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06.03.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Boston-area pharma/biotech people! Are you considering a future in teaching? Tufts Chemistry has a new part-time Professor of the Practice position focused on mentoring graduate students for a future in research. Please apply, or DM me with your questions!
apply.interfolio.com/168150

26.05.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi: 9780812979305 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER β€’ We all have dreamsβ€”things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that...

Potential follow-up? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/119522...

26.05.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent

I wrote something to say that scientists cannot afford to be 'apolitical'

Scientists actually have the skills and the duty to join in the fight against authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

25.05.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article) The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

22.05.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Share Your β€œWhy” In Support of a Strong National Institutes of Health United for Medical Research (UMR) is launching a campaign called "My Why" to highlight the critical role of NIH funding and its impact on the education and careers of researchers and scientists as wel...

Behind every cure, every breakthrough, every treatment β€” is someone who needed it.

If NIH funding helped you, your research, or someone you love, your story can help protect it.

Share your β€œwhy” and help defend the future of NIH & science.

Fill out the form here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

21.05.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Done!

21.05.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"If I’m told to build a computer, I am trained to first ask how fast it needs to operate, not how it will be used. If I’m told to build a highway, I am trained to first ask how many cars need to fit on it, not how many people will be displaced by its path."

21.05.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I posted about this yet. COME WORK WITH US AT NATURE METHODS! This is a rare opportunity, and we can't wait for our new colleague. Feel free to contact me with questions.

21.05.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which rep did you call? Similarly live in a blue district and want to ensure the calls I make are actually useful.

21.05.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I fundraised for the Alzheimer’s Association when I ran the Chicago marathon. Proud of this organization for standing up for the science and for the NIH.

20.05.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0