Tim Stearns
@StearnsLab
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Professor and Dean at The Rockefeller University. Cell biologist. Believer in the power of science education.
New York, NY
Joined November 2010
RT @KevinKaichuang: In 1965, Margaret Dayhoff published the Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, which collated the 65 proteins whose a….
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RT @Eric_Betzig: 1/ Better late than never, here’s a long thread of threads summarizing our MOSAIC preprint. If you’re curious about the pr….
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RT @GeneticsGSA: In the July issue of #GENETICS, the 2025 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education recipient @JasonWilliamsNY p….
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RT @brangwynnelab: Excited that our nucleolus mapping paper just came out today in Nature! Truly an amazing study from even more amazing du….
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Nature - Spatially segregated rRNA processing dictates nucleolar morphology and drives outward progression of pre-ribosomal RNA through nucleolar phases.
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Saw @elliotkirschner’s new film about @RBReich’s last class taught at UC Berkeley. It’s a film about Reich’s remarkable life, but also about the power of teaching and the classroom. Check it out!
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RT @NIH: Are you an early stage researcher? Check out the newly released #FundingOpportunity for the #NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to….
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An amazing group of Freeman Hrabowski Scholars from @HHMINEWS!. Great to see @Steve_Bonilla, who is off to an outstanding start at @RockefellerUniv.
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RT @euanashley: Atul Butte died yesterday. The world lost a giant. A big bear of a man. With a huge smile. With love for everyone. With ene….
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RT @NSF: Today, NSF announced an add’l 500 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awardees for the 2025-2026 cohort, bringing the total t….
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RT @ItaiYanai: NYC Postdocs! Join us for Postdoc Night Science at the New York Genome Center on June 2nd for a discussion on the creative p….
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Join us at 5:30 PM tonight at the NY Genome Center!.
Dear NYC postdocs: the Postdoc Night Science is coming to our very own @nygenome on June 2, 5:30-7:30 pm!. Let's dive into the art of asking the right questions, then network with fellow postdocs & find new science buddies 😊. Register below!
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RT @MBlokesch: Exciting news! Our latest paper is out in Nat. Microbiol. @NatureMicrobiol . We show that a sub-lineage of 7th pandemic V. c….
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Nature Microbiology - The West African–South American lineage of Vibrio cholerae contains multiple distinct anti-phage defence systems that provide resistance to various phage families,...
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RIP Dick Garwin, who I had the pleasure of working alongside every summer for more than 20 years. A brilliant thinker and compassionate person, Dick is the perfect example of how high-level science advice has been critical to the success of the U.S.
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Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world’s most powerful weapon. He went on to advise a dozen presidents.
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Itai and I, along with Kelsey, have been doing these sessions with postdocs across NYC. Great fun and much science buddy interaction! Join us at the New York Genome Center on June 2 for the final meeting before we take a summer hiatus.
NYC Postdocs! Join us for Postdoc Night Science at the New York Genome Center on June 2nd for a discussion on the creative process of finding novel questions. This time we hit the bar after! Register & spread the word: @StearnsLab @KelseyRMonson @rmassonix
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RT @SanfordMSimon: Here’s a new approach to treating diseases caused by mutated proteins, including the rare but lethal liver cancer fibrol….
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RT @brkthroughprize: GLP-1 agonists have transformed life for many people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. The 2025 Breakthrough Prize hon….
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RT @davidrliu: Last night I was honored to receive the 2025 #BreakthroughPrize in the Life Sciences, reflecting the efforts of many student….
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RT @DumontLab: Congrats to Alexandra Long @alexandraflong, the second student from our lab to start their own lab! Her lab is in Univ. Kent….
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Long Research Group - Univ. Kentucky
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RT @DrAbhishekSau1: I’m excited to share our latest research from @musser_lab , published today in @Nature. Using two-color 3D MINFLUX, we….
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