Cacio e Pepe tonight, because that’s what she asked for, served with a tomato stuffed with shallots, mushrooms, spinach, garlic, panko and fontina, and a Ridge Paso Robles Zinfandel (with apologies to my Italian friends; she likes red and it was a lovely gift from a trainee).

ReBilD course registration open. mdibl.org/course/rebild-…

My take on Chicken Cordon Bleu tonight. Chicken thighs pounded and rolled with Fontina and Black Forest ham, baked with fresh sage and thyme and topped with a shallot, garlic, wine and miso sauce. Served with a Petit Chablis and green salad.

Massive database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers in any field.

For each of the 396 entries (!!), we provide a description of the award, link to funder, eligibility criteria, deadline, and $ amount.

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Greek yogurt marinated chicken thighs tonight with cumin, coriander, chile pepper, cayenne, lemon and white pepper (marinated all day) with carrots basted with honey, olive oil and spices, baked and broiled. Served with a green salad and an Altus Savoie white (a steal at $12.99).

Congratulations Susan Weiss of Penn Medicine, newly inducted #NASmember ! #NAS161 #microbiology

Congratulations Kenneth Zaret of Penn Medicine, newly inducted #NASmember ! #NAS161 #biochemistry #cellbiology #medicine

In a scientific first, researchers use CRISPR base editing to treat liver disease in fetal monkeys statnews.com/2024/04/22/cri… via STAT Megan Molteni

Fresh pappardelle last night, served with a beef Ragu and Chianti (of course).

Congrats to Carl and Michel 2024 winner of #Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovery of CAR-T cell therapies! Still more to come ⁦Penn Medicine⁩ . google.com/gasearch?q=car…

Dr. Mitchell Lazar is the 2025 recipient of the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians (AAP)—the AAP’s highest honor—recognized for pioneering contributions to #diabetes and metabolic research. Penn IDOM spr.ly/6019wfLXl

Honored to join Drew Weissman today to receive a proclamation from the City of Philadelphia thanking The Drew Weissman Lab and Katalin Kariko for mRNA vaccines. Penn Medicine

UPenn medical school names first vice dean of AI inquirer.com/health/upenn-m… via The Philadelphia Inquirer

still don’t think I’ve fully processed the last few days but i got a PhD, isn’t that wild

so much gratitude in my heart for everyone who has been a part of the ride, and esp jon epstein who shaped me into the scientist that i am today and for many years of mentorship and care

Karen Wong karen from the Epstein lab Jon Epstein Lab jon epstein defends tomorrow!

New paper out of the lab today from karen - we show that a subset of growth factor-responsive gene activation requires the nuclear kinase MSK2, which phosphorylates H3K9me2S10 at enhancers of these responsive genes prior to their transcription.

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Mama Maggy’s (Maggy Myers) pizza cooked on the grill tonight with black olives, spinach, pepperoni and mushrooms. Served with a red wine (OK, not sure what kind of red wine she gave me, but it was an excellent match).

Great work lead by twitterless Arun Padmanabhan!

Legend.

Over a million died in the US. due to COVID-19 in 2020. The mRNA vaccine, a scientific breakthrough, saved many lives. Two scientists, Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman, enabled the development of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines & won the Nobel Prize last year. cbsn.ws/49XkpNo