Jewell Lab
@Jewell_Lab
Cell Signaling • Cell Growth. Views are my own.
Excited to share our new paper (featured on the cover @JCI_insight)! 🎉Talented postdoc Mi-Hyeon Jeong reveals that FDA approved PDE4D inhibitors block mTORC1 signaling in pancreatic cancer. These findings may be important in multiple human diseases with hyperactivated mTORC1. 😎
#Cover: Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4D suppresses mTORC1 signaling and pancreatic cancer growth: buff.ly/3O6R3Eg Image: artistic depiction of mTORC1 at the lysosome; Credit: Jose Cabrera & Tshering Lama-Sherpa @Jewell_Lab @Mihyeon_Jeong @utsw_pathology #CellBiology
Hello everyone! I am helping to organize a one-day symposium on fluorescent metabolite biosensors and their use in metabolism research. It will be May 12-13 and associated with the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory “Mechanisms of Metabolic Signaling” Symposium. Our field needs to be…
Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n…
”If I get an award, I have an opportunity to thank people. I also thank the people who tried to make my life miserable because they made me work harder and become more resilient.” Next week, our podcast returns with conversations featuring our 2024 laureates. In the meantime,…
We are excited to announce our 2025 @UofUDMRC Postdoctoral Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium! This is truly a unique opportunity to network, present your research, and enjoy the breathtaking views that Salt Lake City has to offer. Deadline is May 15th, 2025. Please share!
Excited to be part of the 2025 UNITED TO SERVE— “Carnaval de Salud,” alongside some of our amazing students! @UTSWGradSchool @UTSWMedCenter
Cristina (a wonderful student in the lab) got a Honorable Mention. So devastating that NSF GRFP grants got cut in half this year.
NSF GRFP #'s cut in half year-on-year 2022: 2193 awards, 1,377 Honorable Mentions 2023: 2555 awards, 801 Honorable Mentions 2024: 2026 awards, 1718 Honorable Mentions 2025: 1000 awards, 3008 Honorable Mentions The gutting continues apace. research.gov/grfp/AwardeeLi…
GLP-1 agonists have transformed life for many people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. The 2025 Breakthrough Prize honors Daniel Drucker, Joel Habener, Jens Juul Holst, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and Svetlana Mojsov for seminal contributions to GLP-1's discovery, characterization and…
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. Happy birthday!! 🎂 🎉 🎈
Happy Pi day! The current date and time (14 March, 1.59pm) resemble 3.14159, the approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The ratio stays the same no matter how big or small the circle is. #π #PiDay
Researchers have genetically altered a mouse to express traits reminiscent of the long-extinct woolly mammoth, including a long, coarsely textured coat, to create the woolly mouse. scim.ag/3QO97Ui @NewsfromScience
Happy International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating women who have changed the world. Here are all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Tell us about the women who inspire you the most - and why…
Bill Nye at the Stand Up for Science rally in DC: "What are you afraid of? What is it about the process of science, modern medicine, caring for our neighbors, or Women's History Month, that you all find so scary?" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Did you know the #KidneyCancerPatientSummit is just around the corner? Whether you're newly diagnosed, in treatment, or a long-term survivor, connect with experts, learn about advances & find support. Register now! 🎗bit.ly/3EOjlkH
"How do you strategize around an unpredictable funding landscape?" #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4baBgyc
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My R01 was scheduled to be reviewed tomorrow, but the meeting (TIR) got cancelled just now with a yet-to-be-determined future date. 😥
Things I wish more people knew about doing science in the US (thread):
NIH slashes indirect cost support to 15%, stunning researchers | STAT statnews.com/2025/02/07/nih…
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/4h5ngYC