Nels Elde
@ElEarlyBird
Evolutionary genetics and cell biology. And co-host of This Week in Evolution #TWiEVO. And chicken-assisted gardening. #MacFellow @HHMINEWS
Well said. We've seen the impact of Utah's genetics research. Federal funding cuts will be devastating for years to come sltrib.com/opinion/commen…
We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the Univ. of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674355
What has evolution taught us about immunity? 🧬🦠 #NASmember K. Heran Darwin of @nyugrossman explores how Mycobacterium tuberculosis has shaped human defenses—and what this means for future cures. Watch her Research Briefing at the #NAS162 annual meeting: ow.ly/zAeO50WpW8r
During his 36-year career at Fred Hutch/@HutchBasicSci, Michael Emerman, PhD, made fundamental discoveries about HIV, co-founded the field of paleovirology and mentored generations of scientists. bit.ly/4nMqOmr
During his 36-year career at Fred Hutch/@HutchBasicSci, Michael Emerman, PhD, made fundamental discoveries about HIV, co-founded the field of paleovirology and mentored generations of scientists. bit.ly/4nMqOmr
The NAS Council has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin to be the next president of the National Academy of Sciences. An evolutionary biologist & science communicator, Shubin would succeed Marcia McNutt when her term ends on June 30, 2026. Read more: nasonline.org/news/neil-h-sh…
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Evolution of Chromosomes and Genomes (ECG) Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.Our lab website is now live—come check it out! sites.google.com/view/ecg-lab/h…
My lab is recruiting post-docs! We study inter-organ communication using cutting-edge tools like proximity labeling (TurboID), in silico modeling (AlphaFold), and genome engineering (CRISPR). Come join us at @UofUGenetics, Utah is beautiful! (View from our fly room 👇)
This September, Brad Cairns, PhD, will become CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute. A founding member and internationally renowned scientist, Dr. Cairns has been deeply embedded in every aspect of @huntsmancancer’s success since the beginning. His institutional knowledge and…
Exciting news! I am launching the Lab of Polymicrobial Interaction & Evolution @IPMBSinica @AcadSinica! 🎉 Our brand-new website is live: labofpie.org 🥧 We’re recruiting at all levels—if you're curious about how fungi and bacteria compete and co-evolve, come join us!
U.S. sees most single-year measles cases since it declared disease eliminated "Three people — two children and an adult — have died from measles in the U.S. this year"--the most measles deaths in a single year this century. statnews.com/2025/07/09/mea… via @statnews
The true cost of indiscriminate funding cuts isn’t just felt today. It will be felt for years to come. We’re not just losing scientists & research, we’re losing potential breakthroughs. Let’s be clear: this isn’t saving money. It’s dismantling a public good meant to serve us all.
My lab’s 5-year NIH R01 grant, awarded to study gene therapy for hearing loss, was abruptly terminated. I want to share how this action has been incredibly harmful and disruptive, not just to my lab, but to the scientific process itself. 1/15
Concern is spreading across the western U.S. that a proposed public lands sale could restrict access to beloved recreation areas. 📷Screenshot via ArcGIS ksltv.com/?p=787696
The A’s are in town this week … and this is just the most absurd catch.
Here's why I think there is reason to be bullish on U.S. STEM education. doi.org/10.1093/geneti… #STEM #STEMEducation
Can't believe @joniernst needs this explained to her, but here goes: It is immoral and un-Christian to do nothing to prevent people from dying. Seems obvious, but unfortunately the @GOP is hellbent on putting their own constituents at risk.
Republican Senator doubles down on her 'we all are going to die' response to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, comparing it to 'the tooth fairy' and recommends voters concerned about losing health care 'embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ'
The idea that the conduct of research at independent institutions for the benefit of all Americans should be motivated by being "in sync... with the administration", and not by truth regardless of politics, is utterly and profoundly against the core ideals of America
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
The administration’s proposal to convert scientist positions to Schedule F—political appointees—has enormous implications for the independence of program managers and institute directors. If you have comments about the proposed change, submit by June 7.
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses. In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. statnews.com/2025/05/28/mod…