Sofia Costa

First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that. This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.   jenheemstra.com/book

📢 Join the EMN Committee! Applications NOW OPEN—we want you on our 2025‑26 team. Make a difference, grow your skills, and connect with peers. 🗓️ Jul 28–Aug 10 2025 🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/mr2zkhhc | ✍️ Apply: shorturl.at/0uams #EMNCommittee #ECR #MetabolomicsSociety

Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.

what are large language models actually doing? i read the 2025 textbook "Foundations of Large Language Models" by tong xiao and jingbo zhu and for the first time, i truly understood how they work. here’s everything you need to know about llms in 3 minutes↓

Latest weekly digest is out! 🗓️ July 27 edition: featuring the latest in metabolomics and lipidomics. If you’re an analytical chemist or want to learn about small molecule analysis, this one’s for you. With @Bims_BiomedNews 📖 biomed.news/bims-metlip/20…

#MitochondrialDisease collection of papers from #week30! 📚 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/20… @Bims_BiomedNews @gavinmcstay2 @mitoscientist @MitoSociety Mitochondrial Donation in a Reproductive Care Pathway for mtDNA Disease | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE…

This week selection of papers in myeloid leukemia biology and therapy is out! Enjoy it and thanks as always @Bims_BiomedNews biomed.news/bims-tremyl/20…

Happy Sunday! A new issue of #cebooc is here, check it out! biomed.news/bims-cebooc/20… Highlight: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40696105/ on the metabolic regulation of embryogenesis Thanks @Bims_BiomedNews for preselecting!

Tenure-track faculty search of the @Ucsf_Biochem Department is open for applications! We are looking for creative, innovative scientists asking fundamental questions in any area of biology. Join our vibrant, collaborative, and supportive community! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702

We're excited to be at #CHIBioprocessingSummit next month, showcasing our AI platform that unlocks deeper biological insights for biotech discovery. @BaljitKUbhi, @hernanmomel, James Moore, Adi Kulkarni, and Jack Howland will be onsite. Will you be there? #Matterworks #AI #Boston

Excited for #BPS2025 in Boston in August! Our customer Yudong Sun from @Merck will be presenting live bioreactor data leveraging Pyxis by applying #machineintelligence to their #CLD workflows as part of mAb development! #bioprocessing #ai #moleculardata #omics #mediaoptimization

bioRxiv has a dedicated section for negative results. Use it. Share negative results. Your colleagues will appreciate it.

Latest curated papers👇🏽 📷Type 1 #Innate_Lymphoid_Cell–immature #Neutrophil axis suppresses acute tissue inflammation 📰Revealing order of #chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC 📻#Radiopharmaceuticals 🔗biomed.news/bims-nimamd/20… 🙏🏽Thx @Bims_BiomedNews

If you are in the Midwest and ❤️ metabolism, take note! This year’s Midwest Metabolism meeting will be held jointly with the Translational Research in Mitochondrial Metabolism in Aging and Disease (TRiMAD) conference. The combined 2-day event will be @umichmedicine, with…

Just out: Latest selection of novel methods for #metabolomics and #lipidomics biomed.news/bims-metlip/20… A collaboration with @Bims_BiomedNews

Brilliant new podcast series from @Sciencythoughts in @RFitzgerald_lab. Featuring interviews with those whose lives have been affected by #cancer and researchers striving to combat the disease. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #CoffeeBreakScience >tinyurl.com/2p5hehns

We’re hiring! Our lab at WashU has an opening for a Senior/Staff Scientist position. If you're passionate about ovarian physiology, oocyte quality, and excited to contribute to a dynamic and growing team, we’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me directly for more information.

Latest curated papers👇🏽 📷Mrc1 controls #blood proteome in reducing #inflammation, age-associated organ dysfunction & mortality in sepsis 📰Weight loss alters #adipose tissue beyond just reducing fat. 👯#Organelles share the load. 🔗biomed.news/bims-nimamd/20… 🙏🏽Thx @Bims_BiomedNews

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

Latest curated articles on #breastcancer, #obesity and #metabolism Thanks to @Bims_BiomedNews for the pre-selection! Explore the full list here: biomed.news/bims-merabr/20… Top pick: Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling modulates cholesterol storage …ast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…