@LabLerit

Dev/cell bio lab at Emory University with interests in centrosomes, cool imaging, other random goodies.

 Atlanta, GA
leritlab.org
Joined December 2017
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Princeton postdoctoral fellowship opportunity to work in my lab & others! This opportunity is part of a new NSF-funded center here, and is focused on candidates who are interested in biomolecular condensates and programmable soft materials. Deadline Nov 1. apply.interfolio.com/193107
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HHMI
@hhmi_science
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Proud to recognize #HHMIInvestigator Huda Zoghbi, a 2026 recipient of @columbia's Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize. Her pioneering epigenetics work, particularly in Rett syndrome, helped transform our understanding of how gene regulation drives brain disease bit.ly/4x1xvEA.
2026 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Huda Y. Zoghbi HHMI Investigator, Baylor College of Medicine

ALT 2026 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Huda Y. Zoghbi HHMI Investigator, Baylor College of Medicine

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教員を公募いたします 📅締め切りまで残り1か月です！ 現在、私たちの研究コミュニティの一員として活躍いただく教員を募集しています。以下の2分野を強化するために、各分野につきテニュアトラック准教授（Assistant Professor）を2名採用する予定です。 ・化学および材料科学 ・生命科学および神経科学 応募締め切りは10月1日。詳細についてはこちらをご確認ください： oist.jp/ja/careers/faculty-p…
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Dr. Michelle Au
@AuforGA
Sep 3
While less visible or glamorous, the level of government that most affects your daily lives is at the state and local level. Grateful for the students and families who spoke at our town hall tonight on a local school issue important to them. This is how government works best. Full livestream here: facebook.com/AuforGA/videos/…
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Sonya Neal@Neal_Lab
Sep 2
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF045…

Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology

University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!

apol-recruit.ucsd.edu
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Job Posting: Princeton U seeks applications for asst, assoc, or full professor to contribute to initiative at interface amid cancer, immunity, and metabolism (@Ludwig_Cancer Princeton). Welcome candidates using bio, chem, phy, eng and/or comp approaches. apply.interfolio.com/191852
Ludwig Cancer Research, Princeton Branch logotype.

ALT Ludwig Cancer Research, Princeton Branch logotype.

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Everyday without my dear friend @LindseySeldin is hard. Her now-empty office is next to mine. We are trying to support her trainees & family, while also honoring her work and commitments, including establishing a memorial lecture donate.emory.edu/in-memoriam…

In Memoriam of Assistant Professor Lindsey Seldin, PhD

Join me and make a gift in memory of Dr. Lindsey Seldin!

donate.emory.edu
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Lindsey and I were working on wrapping up a project together recently highlighted by @EmoryUniversity and I’m hoping to get our paper written up soon. She loved superplots, so we will add them. magazine.emory.edu/issues/20…
Seldin lab plus Dorothy & Anna and donor, Dr Jaffe

ALT Seldin lab plus Dorothy & Anna and donor, Dr Jaffe

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Congrats to our newly minted PhD Taylor and coauthors on this beautiful paper! The RNA-binding protein Orb2 regulates 🧠 size in a dose dependent manner via regulation of Brat (brain tumor) and co-regulation of shared targets, like Myc @EmoryUniversity
Cell Reports@CellReports
Jul 17
Orb2 RNA-binding activity promotes neural stem cell development and brain growth in Drosophila larvae dlvr.it/TTZsGF

Orb2 RNA-binding activity promotes neural stem cell development and brain growth in Drosophila...

Hailstock et al. identify a dose-dependent role for the translational regulator Orb2 in controlling Drosophila larval brain size by promoting neural stem cell specification and growth. Orb2 promotes...

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DSHB@DSHB_antibodies
Jun 2
A timely reminder that @DSHB_antibodies exists: a non-profit selling validated antibodies at $50/mL of supernatant. Our validation images show what's actually on the blot. No sleuths required. dshb.biology.uiowa.edu #AntibodiesForResearch
nature
@Nature
May 29
Catalogue entries for more than 100 antibodies sold by the research services and supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific contain images that have apparently been manipulated, according to a pair of science sleuths. go.nature.com/4wZqGEE

Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue

Nature - Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.

nature.com
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So excited to welcome our Neuroscience PhD recruits to campus this week!! Faculty & current students, meet our recruits during a coffee break this Friday Feb 27th in Whitehead Biomedical Building! 3-4:30
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Nursing students, this one’s for you! 🎓 March of Dimes and @pampers have teamed up to offer four $10,000 nursing scholarships to recognize and promote excellence in nursing care of moms and babies. Application deadline is March 14, 2026. Visit marchofdimes.org/nursingscho…
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NHL
@NHL
Feb 22
46 years to the day of the Miracle on Ice. 🇺🇸 What a moment. #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics
Team USA on ice in USA uniforms celebrating their gold medal victory.

ALT Team USA on ice in USA uniforms celebrating their gold medal victory.

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Yao Chen@yaochen20
Feb 18
My department @WashUMedNeuro is recruiting Assistant or Associate Professor of neuroscience. Join us for great science and a collegial environment! facultyopportunities.wustl.e… Please repost.
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HHMI
@hhmi_science
Feb 18
Celebrating HHMI giant Gerry Rubin, winner of the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences! Rubin — founding Exec Dir of our Janelia Research Campus — is recognized for mapping connectomes, the wiring diagrams of neurons that underlie how the brain functions: bit.ly/4aXkrs4
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences Gerry Rubin Senior Group Leader HHMI Janelia Research Campus

ALT Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences Gerry Rubin Senior Group Leader HHMI Janelia Research Campus

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Editor Spotlight: Derek Applewhite Reed College Research areas: Cell biology, cytoskeleton, cell motility “MBoC provides high-quality, peer-reviewed articles & advocates for the cell biology community.” Learn more about the journal at molbiolcell.org.
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🚨We're hiring a new editor!🚨 We're especially looking for someone with expertise in neurodegeneration and cellular/molecular neuroscience. Must have a Ph.D. and be able to work from Madrid, Shanghai, or Pune. Deadline to apply is March 9. springernature.wd3.myworkday…
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The registration deadline for this wonderful meeting is approaching! Be sure to reserve your spot before March 10!
Matthew Taliaferro@JMTali
8 Dec 2025
Announcing the 2026 edition of the EMBO workshop on RNA localization and local translation! This meeting will be held June 30 - July 4 near Porto, Portugal. Come for exciting updates in the field from both established investigators and trainees. See the link below for details!
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Did you know this #EMBOrnaLocalization workshop has been continuously held for over 30 years? Come see why people come back again and again. Learn more and register here: meetings.embo.org/event/26-r…
Meeting announcement for an EMBO Workshop on RNA localization and local translation. Registration deadline is 10 March 2026. Image shows a magenta neuron with tiny yellow dots of RNA inside. Poster indicates childcare and travel grants are available and lists the names of 4 co-organizers.

ALT Meeting announcement for an EMBO Workshop on RNA localization and local translation. Registration deadline is 10 March 2026. Image shows a magenta neuron with tiny yellow dots of RNA inside. Poster indicates childcare and travel grants are available and lists the names of 4 co-organizers.

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