An associate professor of biology at American University, studying epigenetics, genome rearrangements, and evolutionary genomics. President of AU-AAUP Chapter.
Washington, DC
Joined May 2018
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I’m sure OMB will reconsider its rule that would give political appointees the power to override expert peer review, approve federal grants based on presidential priorities, and even terminate grants after awarded… given the overwhelming public opposition to it. Right? Right??
Genetic mutations are a double-edged sword. If you are an asexual organism, mutations can accumulate and kill you. On the other hand, the loss of those mutations can also be deadly. How do asexual organisms cope? Read the latest research from my lab:
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Necessity is the mother of invention. Needed a 3 RPM rotation for DNA precipitation. A sideways tray shaker plus a lever plus sideways centrifuge did the trick.
BrachtLab retweeted
Great article by @TheEagleOnline about @AmericanU faculty, staff, and student concerns with freedom of expression on AU's campus.
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@AmericanU The faculty, staff, and students at American University have a message to the President: protect the vulnerable, protect academic freedom and protect the core mission! (The letters on the door outline this in more detail). The 95 theses have been delivered.
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2 weeks ago @AmericanU police arrested a student engaged in silent protest (holding a flag) at our new president's inauguration. The arrest should not have happened bc the student's protest did NOT violate AU's freedom of expression policy. Our statement🔽
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Come learn about key issues surrounding higher ed and rally to urge our administration to protect the vulnerable in our community, academic freedom, and the core mission of the university.
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This week American University's AAUP membership endorsed the attached proposal to prevent academic administrators from burdening speech, expression, and association and provide a mechanism for blocking and reversing policing that do so!
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In case you missed it--an important statement on academic freedom and AU's suppression of speech. @AmericanU, be better. Speech protections are critical in higher ed, and it is concerning to see them eroding at our institution.
@AmericanU cancelled a Students for Justice in Palestine workshop on grounds that violated its own freedom of expression policies. No university committed to learning should be picking & choosing whose opinions can be heard. AU leadership own goal.
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If you truly want to make America great, fund the research enterprise. It's more important now than ever.
Statement by AAUP chapter leadership, faculty and broader AU community objecting to the university suppressing student expression freedom.
@AmericanU cancelled a Students for Justice in Palestine workshop on grounds that violated its own freedom of expression policies. No university committed to learning should be picking & choosing whose opinions can be heard. AU leadership own goal.
americanuniversityaaup.wordp…
Calling AU faculty and graduate students. This is a moment to stand together for higher education. Join us at AAUP!
American U folks, please come to our March AAUP meeting!
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Why we, as a country, are letting Elon Musk make these decisions is beyond me. He is not making anything "efficient". He's just breaking things. We must push back!
BrachtLab retweeted
AU Eagles SOAR to R1 Status!! This prestigious designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education places AU among the top research universities in the United States.
@AmericanU @research_sis @AUcollege @AU_SPA
Really important analysis here of the budget crisis that AU is currently facing. Faculty want to know that administrators are with them, not targeting them for layoffs and/or salary reductions while themselves taking home corporate-style paychecks. @AU_Provost
"Eating the University"--a 🧵
Last week @AmericanU 's CFO and Provost hosted 2 meetings to discuss our dire budget situation. They hinted, via euphemism, about coming layoffs (e.g. 'workforce alignment strategies). 1/14
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As @AmericanU faces potential budget cuts, we've put together a statement on the best way to approach them. Quick highlight: Protect the core mission (teaching and research)!
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Dear @AmericanU faculty colleagues, please join us for an Academic Freedom Forum this Wednesday! Our goal is to provide a refresher on what our academic freedom baseline is and how to protect it as we move into what are likely to be difficult times.
american.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
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Voting is just like driving—
To go backward choose “R”
To go forward choose “D”
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