Ben Sajdak
@BenSSajdak
PhD, Director at @faunabio. 🐿️ Disease resistance in nature 2 Disease treatments in humans. Proud alum of @morgridge_inst, @AOIPlab, & @uwoshkosh. Also 🍻🏀🕹
After over a year of incubating, I’m excited to share a new project inspired by a ~decade of in vivo drug discovery experience 🧬 Artemis is a Focused Research Organization (FRO) to establish alternative, naturally physiologically human-like animal species for complex disease…
Happy #squirrelappreciationday to those who celebrate! 🐿️ nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/s…
Yeah okay I think I'm done here.
The IRS just said it wants $20B more money. Do you think it’s budget should be:
ONN political analyst Jason Copeland is at The Big Map to break down why Trump and Harris are virtually deadlocked in a tight race for Pennsylvania resident Nick Camden.
This is going to be such an exciting year, we are bringing some amazing faculty from all over the world. 6 weeks of hands on neuroscience. Improve your technical expertise, expand your scientific network, hear cutting edge science, and make friends for life!
Neurobiology: Mechanisms & Advanced Approaches 🧠🤯 @MBLNeuro June 8 – July 21, 2025 Deadline: January 27, 2025 go.mbl.edu/neuro
It’s a privilege to have a clan of #badgers visit our garden on a nightly basis. *Best viewed with the sound up* #NationalBadgerDay
Best Halloween decoration so far. 😅
.@neiltyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly team up with Ryan Sprenger, Senior Research Scientist at Fauna Bio, to explore a question straight out of science fiction: can humans #hibernate in space like animals do on Earth? @StarTalkRadio 🌎🪐 Watch here: youtu.be/Ph5cr3KSCUg?si…
Friend and fellow @faunabio faunatic Ryan Sprenger was invited to chat with @neiltyson on @StarTalkRadio about the latest realities of translating hibernation for human space travel!! Highlighting our work with @NASA through NIAC (among other ambitions!): youtube.com/watch?v=Ph5cr3…
Apply to become an ARIA Programme Director! 🚀 We’re looking for scientific and technical experts with bold ideas that could change the world. Early bird deadline is 23 September, final deadline on 7 October. Head to our site to learn more + sign up for our upcoming webinars:…
The @NASA NIAC symposium is free to live stream. Current projects from proof of concept to launch are being presented and discussed! Be sure to check out our @faunabio project presented by Dr. Sprenger on Sept. 11th at 11:30 Pacific time. vimeo.com/showcase/10973…
We’re humbled for our work to be featured in @NatureMedicine. Thanks for speaking with our CEO @ashleyz413 and we’re excited to keep everyone updated on our progress! More soon. #hiberation #biology #obesity nature.com/articles/s4159…
Excited to announce that Fauna Bio is on @FierceBiotech’s 2024 #Fierce15 list! Congrats to the team for all their hard work and thanks to @AGKootenay and the rest of the editorial team for recognizing our achievements this year! 🎉🎉🎉 fiercebiotech.com/special-report…
Had such a great time at @HypothalamusGrc! Great community and great science. Friendliest ducks and squirrels I’ve ever been around by a long shot @BatesCollege. #hypoGRC

The array of different reactions is taking me out
🤌🤌🤌 #PeteButtigieg4VP
.@PeteButtigieg: "If your party has been systematically against unions, against a higher minimum wage, against paid family leave, against overtime, then just because you found Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock and put them on a stage doesn't make you a friend of the working man."
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Join @ARVOinfo's June 19 webinar to discover the major advances plus application and translational aspects of using large animal models in translational #RetinalResearch. FREE for ARVO members. Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/3VrVc9t #ARVOeducation #VisionResearch