Sharona Gordon
Biophysics professor at University of Washington and founder of Below The Waterline and UW Allies. Lover of chocolate, labradoodles, transition metals, fluorescence, and membrane proteins.
- I am proud to be part of this new work with Pierce Eggan and Bill Zagotta, just published in eLife. Time-resolved tmFRET reveals ion channel energetics! doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
- NIH funding REINSTATED! Thank you to @atg.wa.gov and other attorneys general and to Judge Young. This saves the career of a promising junior scientist. TY @jeremymberg.bsky.social for all your help interpreting these events.
- Reposted by Sharona GordonHappy to share the peer-reviewed and updated version of our work on OrthoRep-driven evolution of aaRSs for genetic code expansion with unnatural amino acids. Congrats to Yuichi Furuhata, a true master bioengineer, on leading this excellent work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Sharona GordonGreat news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
- Reposted by Sharona GordonPublished an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
- Reposted by Sharona GordonNew report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
- 11 folks in the Gordon and Zagotta lab family at Seattle #StandUpForScience event. We joined at least five other labs from @uw-nbio.bsky.social. This PhD student and postdoc organized event gives me hope that we can #ResistTogether to make science the culture we aspire to.
- Heading to #standupforscience rally in Seattle.
- What ideas do ppl have for text to put on signs? #Seattle friends: bring your sign-making materials to my lab at 10 am for a sign-making party! We can then take light rail to the demo together.
- Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
- I understand that “It is simply not possible for departments or the university to cover the costs currently funded by federal awards” means the UW won’t help us. 1/2 explore.uw.edu/index.php/em...
- I will be hosting sign making in my lab at 10 am on the 7th. All are welcome. Lease bring your own materials and DM me for more info.
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- Reposted by Sharona GordonTrump's illegal NIH cuts mean cancer researchers would be laid off, sick kids going without treatment, and more. These cuts would be DEVASTATING for lifesaving research. Some Republicans have said they agree—but they just blocked my amendment to reverse Trump's NIH cuts anyway.
- LAYOFFS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!
- Proud to be a constituent. Thanks Patty Murray! It makes me feel like all my emails are having the intended effect.
- A US Senator Joins the Fray. Thank you @murray.senate.gov ! More of this, please! www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
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- One of the many NIH scientists fired heartlessly on Valentine’s Day responded to my Q about help in the most selfless way. I meant what I could do to help them. The answer o got shocked me. Read on… 1/n 🧵
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- Things I’m excited about this academic term: amazing PhD student’s thesis defense; fantastic rotation student; @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Conference; postdoc’s new baby; productive collaborations; working at the bench w/my lab buddy Bill. Wishing all a happy and healthy new year!
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- I am on the thesis committees of 14 PhD students right now. Does that seem like a lot? I’ve started turning them down because I can’t find the time in my schedule. It is an honor and I learn so much, but I’m feeling a little burned out.
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- Seattle-Area friends: two UW Allies events coming: Allies info session - Dec 16, 10:30-11:30 in HSB G-328. Come learn about what Allies is, how to get involved, and how to seal support. Mentoring-for-Lunch - Dec 16, 12-1, in HSB G-328 and Zoom (DM 4 link). Discuss mentoring challenges/get support.
- I am really lroud of this work with Pierce Eggan and Bill Zagotta using time-resolved transition metal ion FRET to measure confirmatiinal energetics in a bacterial CNG channel. Genetic code expansion is getting better and better! Thanks to OSU Center GCE4All! elifesciences.org/articles/99854
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- Reposted by Sharona GordonEMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships are a fantastic way to get your foot in the funding door and pursue proper high risk, high reward research. Check them out here: www.embo.org/funding/fell... Next deadline: Feb 14th Very happy to support any prospective applicants, but do get in touch early! 😊
- Reposted by Sharona GordonWe are opening a call for applications 2025 – Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur in Paris @pasteur.fr all details on our web site : research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...
