Jorge E. Contreras
Professor at @ucdavis.bsky.social. Here for science and 'connexting'. But, I'm still lurking on Twitter to monitor the chaos of the nasty world.
- Every cardiac physiologist knows that remodeling of cardiac Cx43 is bad news for the heart. But the story goes beyond just the loss of intercellular coupling. In our new review, we explore the emerging role of Cx43 hemichannels as key players in cardiac disease.
- Cali, let's roll!
- Saw this guy on an afternoon walk through the @ucdavis.bsky.social arboretum with @drcontrexin.bsky.social! Never saw one so big in the wild. Easily 3+ feet long 😳
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- My second guess was a Black Mamba...
- Had a great time at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting! It was my first invitation to speak at a cardiac-focused meeting, presenting our recent work on connexins and arrhythmias. Plus, there were free lattes and drinks, and, as usual, San Diego was fantastic!
- Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: "What rights you lose today, you will not get back." "If you value your rights, you stand up for them. You hold the line." "Silence is complicity, silence gives approval to create a new normal."
- I had good reason to believe Bukele would let Senator Van Hollen see Kilmar García…
- Bukele’s playing with fire if he thinks cozying up to the GOP will shield him forever. Sooner or later, Democrats will be back in power and when it comes to Latin America, both parties know the playbook for flipping governments.
- Looks like Harvard found its spine...
- China offered Ardem 20 years of stable funding to move his lab, but he still believes in America. We all need to fight for American science, but we must also defend the constitutional and social values at risk. Science cannot thrive in a society that undermines education and freedom
- Having a great time indeed! Many thanks to my host Steve Reichow @chow0309.bsky.social
- Having an excellent family-work trip in Portland! @drcontrexin.bsky.social presented today while I took the girls to @omsiedu.bsky.social. I’m up at the @volluminstitute.bsky.social Thursday! Never been to Portland before and it hasn’t disappointed! Thanks for the invite @kevinmawright.bsky.social!
- When resistance becomes duty #HandsOff
- I am shocked by the news coming from the NIH. I was a postdoc there and know many of the PIs affected at NINDS. Don’t be naive, this is a deliberate attack meant to cripple the system. No scientist is safe, regardless of political stance or whether you have remained neutral
- Pray with me, Californians... I don’t believe in God, but this one’s worth a prayer
- "...producer Marc Platt flew to New York to speak directly with her. But Zegler stood her ground, and the post remained." Hats off to Snow White!
- No matter how much institutions like Columbia comply, this administration will still label professors as the enemy (check out Vance's full presentation in the comments)
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- What?! Fetterman got an ACNP award? Were they high when selecting, or did the Nethanyahu' scientists slip something into the ventilation system?
- This week the Trump Administration has threatened to shut down all Social Security offices and told seniors that if checks don't show up, they should shut up and not complain. This is a plan. To destroy Social Security. Pay attention. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Move away from the establishment, join Bernie
- Be a white, straight man in Trump’s America, or you could end up in an overcrowded Salvadoran prison
- Wait, you’re a representative from California, and she’s from Florida… Are you telling me there’s hope for Florida? I mean, they’ve got the most fascist, consumerist crowd from Latin America, should I start stocking up on survival gear?
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- Don’t repeat the mistake of those defending James Watson. Give it a few more years, and he’ll only get louder about DEI and Palestine.
- One Spanish style biophyzza, please! topped with Jamón Serrano, Manchego cheese, roasted red peppers, black olives, and a bit of olive oil...Perfect fuel for discussing ion channel gating and membrane dynamics...
- If you're not boycotting, spare me your complaints about Trump and Elon... be serious!
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- Ah, yes, the same genius who decided to lecture historians on the genocide in Gaza
- Well...
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- ❤️❤️❤️
- DEMOCRACY IS FRAGILE, so I truly appreciate what these faculty at Columbia are doing. We all need to protect American values before it's too late.
- 'First, they treated us like a regiment, then a corporation—now, they act like we’re just a stock exchange or a bank. But we’re none of those. We are a country, a society, a community—a fabric of HUMAN BEINGS. Not just numbers, clients, or votes. HUMAN BEINGS, equal in duties and RIGHTS' J. Coulon
- Time to wake up! They’re coming to silence free speech and academic freedom. Think while it’s still legal!
- Peak #StandUpForScience moment at the Sacramento rally: The mayor of Davis delivering a special message to Trump & Elon 'FUCK YOU FROM THE LEFT COAST!' 🖕🔥
- Proud of my wife, she can rally people like a pro! #StandUpForScience
- Well deserved @doctheagrif.bsky.social Cheers to a successful #StandUpForScience rally!!
- No wind will defeat us! #StandUpForScience
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- I am almost ready!...#StandUpForScience
- When you cut DEI...
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View full threadDemocrats encompass a diverse spectrum of ideas, from the center to the left. To progressives, she’s essentially a moderate Republican. A consensus choice could be Chris Murphy
- As Progressive Dem, I am not happy with this from Slotkin:
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- Just saying, if you want unity, make sure the right voices are leading…
- Any ideas for a sign with this guy’s face on March 7?
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- I thought about that too. He keeps spreading lies on Twitter and his podcast, and his audience might just be MAGA. But we gotta keep an eye on these MFs 😆...
- A Reagan Democrat…part of the problem
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- And probably only cost 20K to make them, unlike those $8 million 'mysterious transgender mice' 😂
- UC Davis is going all in on showing why federally funded research matters for everyone. Love to see it! Throwing in a pic of my lovely fam is for sure a win-win! 😎📚👨👩👧👦
- ....and meanwhile, dozens of early-career investigators and trainees are mobilizing to stand up for science, the ivory towers of academia rain down sanctimonious remarks
- If you think this is only about pro-Palestine protests...you’re either naive, stupid, or complicit in this disaster
- I’m heading to Chile for a scientific meeting right after March 7. Finally, a place where I can afford to eat eggs without taking out a second mortgage!
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- It is not dead, just rebranded... but don’t tell anyone
- When university leadership steps up, many tenured folks hop on the war boat (some even want to be generals). But if leadership doesn't, they’ll chicken out. The real action? Led by the youngest, Asst. Professors & trainees. That’s why they need to be in every damn committee
- Vermont is Bernie’s fortress, where traitors, establishment sellouts, and pro-genocidals get a colder reception than a polar vortex
