Sam Connell
Scientist and Global Sales Director at 3i (@the.3i.social), foodie, family man. Tai Chi and meditation matter. Compassion Heals. Microscopes Rock. https://www.intelligent-imaging.com
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellRead this whole 🧵from @merz.bsky.social for that rarest of things: a refresher in textbook cell biology + a historical perspective on the research that yielded that textbook knowledge + state-of-the-art new data that refines the picture. Great science 😊👏👏👇
- Reposted by Sam ConnellWhy I’m running for Congress: www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellAs Fran was nice enough to highlight this, I thought I'd put up a brief thread. 3 in 10 proteins that our cells make are either embedded in membranes (ion channels, adhesion molecules, etc.) or secreted (insulin, antibodies). They move through the secretory pathway. 1/
- Exciting preprint from the @merz.bsky.social lab proposing how fidelity of membrane fusion is achieved #membranes #trafficking
- Reposted by Sam ConnellYou still have time to apply to come and work in our microscopy core facility!!
- 🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sam ConnellYou still have time to apply if you are interested in joining my lab!!
- 🚨 We are hiring TWO postdocs to join the Cell Migration Lab (cellmig.org) 🇫🇮 as part of the new Centre of Excellence in Immune–Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs). Join us to decode immune regulation & develop next-gen imaging tools! 🧪🔬 Details in thread 🧵👇 #ScienceSky #Postdoc #AcademicJobs Please RT🫶
- Reposted by Sam ConnellBoston - pls be on the lookout for my bike that was stolen from this exact rack on Longwood Ave today. 2021 Specialized Diverge Expert Carbon, size 52 cm, raspberry and blk with studded tires. Yes I know it’s too nice for commuting but ya know, we ride what we got and I spend a lot of time commuting
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- Read this y'all. Take a moment to read, feel, - choose to actively generate the empathy that the almighty gave us to use for good. Ana Marie chose unselfishly to serve the highest good today and when more of us make those choices every day, the world is actually a better place. It is that simple. 👇🧵
- Reposted by Sam ConnellToday I was walking back from an errand when I woman flagged me down and pointed at a cat laying at her feet. A black tuxie, very skinny and very much worse for wear. “I would take him but he won’t let me pick him up,” she said. “Really?” I said, and cradled my sweatshirt around him. /1
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellNew paper alert!🤩Super proud that our story led by superstar postdocs @liujinghui.bsky.social and @nerlielisa.bsky.social is finally out! We found how electrical signals are key for promoting organ regenerative growth!!! A thread 🧵https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec0687
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellVery thankful for this thoughtful dispatch by @shaisrael.bsky.social sky.social and Moshe Parnas about our work. Learning and memory: Forgetting to remember: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
- Now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social: neuroscientists in the lab of @felsenberg.bsky.social found that in fruit flies, re-tasting a sugar reward can weaken past memories, pointing to new ways to safely update harmful ones. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellUnsubscribe from Amazon. Plus, my thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg’s monopoly. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
- Reposted by Sam ConnellExciting news! The lab is moving to Colorado at @cuanschutz.bsky.social 🎉 We’ll be recruiting at all levels—stay tuned!
- Reposted by Sam ConnellWell now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
- Reposted by Sam ConnellThx for @mollyherring.bsky.social for featuring our recent work with @centriolelab.bsky.social and our quest with @gautamdey.bsky.social & the support of the @moorefound.bsky.social to look for the beauty in every #eukaryote out there using #Expansion #Microscopy #UExM
- Even with the largest zoom on a classic compound optical system, scientists struggle to make sense of finer details. Microbiologists are turning to an unexpected source to clear things up: a moisture-absorbing material found in diapers. www.quantamagazine.org/expansion-mi...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellHappy to announce that our latest paper is now out! Have you ever wondered how neural tissues control their size? In this paper, we show that cell division orientation is critical in both the cortex and retina. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellThis is actually one of the biggest all time questions in biology. How do cells control their size? How do they know how big they are? How is that process regulated?
- Happy to announce that our latest paper is now out! Have you ever wondered how neural tissues control their size? In this paper, we show that cell division orientation is critical in both the cortex and retina. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellNews from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellGoing to try and watch this until I’m blinded by rage
- Hearing today with the Senate HELP committee and NIH Director Bhattacharya. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
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- How Fresh is Fresh Enough? Dragonfly Coffee Roasters in Boulder CO dropped a deep dive into the science behind coffee freshness, staling and aging. As a certified and certifiable coffee & espresso nerd, this scratched an itch. Nice job y'all. #coffee #espresso open.substack.com/pub/dragonfl...
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellMy outstanding postdoc is looking for a research job in Albany, NY. Please forward all leads and RT!
- Reposted by Sam ConnellMatthew 25:40-45 “Then he will say to them... ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For... I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
- Reposted by Sam Connell“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..” @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellHere is the official announcement. Now more than ever, acknowledging the contributions of immigrants is so important. Thank you @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social, and congrats to my fellow awardees. Can't wait to meet you all.
- Join us in congratulating the winners of our 2026 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science, Fashion & Culture, Fashion & Design, and Art History! This year, we awarded $850,000 to 14 immigrants and cultural leaders. vilcek.co/4aemyr2
- Reposted by Sam ConnellMy department at Washington State University is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in vector-borne disease 🕷️🦟🦠 Full job description is linked below. Come join us on the Palouse!
- Reposted by Sam ConnellI just heard from the recipient of Hilari’s lungs. I am grateful that Hilari could continue giving of herself and that those gifts live on in someone else who can continue to make a difference in their family and community. Organ donation saves lives.
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellUnquestionably the result of combined effort from all current and former lab members, support from colleagues @CSU and @CU, and support from @hhmi-science.bsky.social and NIH over decades. A heartfelt 🙏 to my nominators and of course @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social. vilcek.org/prizes/prize...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellI'd like to report a y-axis crime…
- I wish that Andscape & William C. Rhoden were here on Bluesky & not over yonder, but #sportsky is growing slowly but surely. A powerful article describing the reality of zero African American head coaches hired in this cycle. Robert Saleh as the singular minority hire. andscape.com/features/bla...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellI have a 3-year postdoc position available at University of Manchester for a mass spec expert in proteomics. The person will be involved in exciting projects in single cell proteomics, drug discovery and innate immunity - on timsTOF Ultra AIP & HF & Astral Zoom. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ093/r...
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- Reposted by Sam ConnellThis just in. So honored and grateful...
- We're proud to join the Vilcek Foundation in recognizing HHMI Investigator Karolin Luger, whose dedication & groundbreaking nucleosome research has led to the development of innovative new drug treatments, including cancer medicines. hhmi.news/49VciEd @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sam ConnellCongrats to @aaronsalisbury.bsky.social and @mictott.bsky.social on this exciting project initially designed to mechanistically investigate a molecular association with PTSD that we observed in postmortem human brain tissue. Fun🧵below explaining the scientific rational and findings from Michael!
- New paper out on cortistatin neurons and their role in regulating fear and cortical hyperexcitability in the prelimbic cortex! This one has been a fun ride 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Reposted by Sam ConnellSciSky: Has anyone experienced Prism graphs embedded in TIFFs randomizing graph labels when converted to PDF? This has happened to us a couple of times. Software is up to date. Any idea why this happens and how to prevent it? Mac/PC issue? Is flattening the TIFF the only solution? Thanks! 🧪
