Brandon Gheller

Postdoc interested in all things nutrition, metabolism, and stem cells. Tweets are mostly #science or #sports. Always in the kitchen at parties.

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

@MBTA_CR_Alerts You continue to ask riders to consider trains that have or will be cancelled

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

@MBTA_CR @MBTA_CR_Alerts I just got on a 4pm South Station to Stoughton train. It is 453. You made no alert that this train would be delayed. Can you comment on why you wouldn’t communicate the delay or when the train had left South Station?

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

@MBTA_CR @MBTA_CR_Alerts Telling people trains are delayed after they have been waiting for 15 minutes isn’t communication. People need clear information to determine if they need to find another way home or to work.

[Jamie Blum @JamieBlum7]

I am thrilled to announce that I am launching my lab at the Salk Institute in September! The Blum lab will study the physiological effects of plant-derived molecules, with a particular focus on the mammalian immune system.

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

@MBTA_CR Why on earth would you send the shuttle to Canton Center instead of the much larger, much more accessible Canton Junction?

[Nick van Gastel @nickvangastel]

New preprint from our lab! @deDuveInstitute @UCLouvain_ADRE @WELRI_asbl

Lactate dehydrogenase A-coupled NAD+ regeneration is critical for acute myeloid leukemia cell survival https://t.co/sC4fTahsH2

[Lydia Finley @lydfinley]

Things I wish more people knew about doing science in the US (thread):

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

US finally following Canada’s lead. Looks like early preparations for US to become 11th province.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value. https://t.co/nbUYA1aDL9

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

New work in @ScienceTM connects immunosenescence and the decline of the thymus during aging with a drop in the ligand RANKL—and shows RANKL treatment restores T cell production and rejuvenates immune responses in aged mice. https://t.co/KhFjz67Ojf

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

lol

[MBTA @MBTA]

2024 was a year dedicated to improving service for our riders. From enhancing infrastructure to schedules, technology to policies, we faced our challenges head-on. Now we'll use this momentum to deliver even more improvements in 2025.

https://t.co/mWYBAG1FNc

#BuildingABetterT

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

@MBTA_CR_Alerts This train literally arrived at Ruggles as you posted this, no?

[Mick Milsom @MilsomMick]

Confused about possible biomarkers for blood cell aging? Check out this review by Wolfgang Wagner, including exploration of how transferable such markers are between mice and humans - Experimental Hematology https://t.co/yEnkxJz6Hn @ISEHSociety @ELShematology

[Pradeep Natarajan @pnatarajanmd]

Delighted to collaborate on this study led by @beckyzon @aswinsekar & B. Ebert @DanaFarber describing the potent association of JAK2-mutant CH with venous thromboembolic disease. While much less common, much greater risk than inherited thrombophilias https://t.co/pVyPRa2VFV @BloodJournal @ktroseclapham @OhadOrenMD @abhinrl @AlexBickMDPhD @c_j_gibson @gryfyndor @M_Mesbah_Uddin

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

PIs taking 5 extra min during a conference session despite the moderator’s best efforts.

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

"Well, A for effort."

Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out.

[Razvan Borza @rborza_]

⚠️Here’s yet another option other than BioRender! ⚠️

📢 SciDraw is a free repository of high quality drawings of animals, scientific setups, and anything that might be useful for scientific presentations and posters.

🔁❤️Free Science! RIP BioRender!!

[Ji Wook Kim @JiWook__Kim]

What a journey!! Thanks Len for your amazing mentorship and guidance throughout my PhD. It was a privilege to have worked with a mentor with such passion and energy for science 👨🏼‍🎓 @leonard_zon @BBS_Harvard @HarvardGSAS #zebrafish #hematopoiesis

[Prevent Cancer Foundation @preventcancer]

The Lighting the Way to Prevention drive is an annual tradition. Our incredible auctioneers are @LNSTim & @RepAaronBean!

[Brandon Gheller @B_Gheller]

Im not sure the problem, this is easy to answer - first off, I will have much fewer resources to achieve the same goal and secondly, my pop culture references will be moderately more modern. Also, my lab meetings will be on Thursdays.

[Arjun Raj @arjunrajlab]

Can we retire the “How will you distinguish yourself from your postdoc advisor?” question that is typically asked of faculty candidates? I don’t think there is a meaningful answer that would inform a hiring decision one way or the other. Also, it’s silly.