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Sociomicrobiologist. Critical care and cystic fibrosis doctor. University of Washington. Views are my own. he/him

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He's out for a week! We should have him do pull-ups more frequently. Maybe he could take up MMA

10.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoon map of puget sound showing the crosslink rail connection

A cartoon map of puget sound showing the crosslink rail connection

Cool @sound-transit.bsky.social merch for kid 2’s wall

09.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitive proof that we are in mad king territory

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, @hsiehyp.bsky.social!

The first paper from the newly-minted Hsieh lab at Academia Sinica.

05.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They scored about 75 seconds after I made it to my seat!

23.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@soundersfc.com
Still in line

23.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@soundersfc.com

Seems like there’s room for improvement at managing security lines before the game? I’ve been here a while 😬

The blue and green trees are pretty

23.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On a 2 train for the first time! … and really looking forward to the east side connection

23.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

~100% chance the President is going to do something totally bonkers this weekend.

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump's "emergency" tariffs. The vote is 6–3. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

20.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 4310 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 555
2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day may lower dementia risk

2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day may lower dementia risk

Finally a good push notification

09.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LFGGGGGG!!! πŸ”₯

Congratulations, Seahawks!!

09.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Definitely did not call β€œ1st TD of the game would be Barner in the 4th quarter”

09.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I simply would not choose Mike Tyson as the spokesperson for anything

09.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Adding complexity with three foci (Epstein, racist memes, ICE) now

06.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"the staffer posted the racist meme" is the new "Trump struck a softer tone" in terms of media credulousness

06.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😬

05.02.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the worst twist on β€œGroundhog Day” ever

05.02.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

28.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œNice” NIH study sections screw their applicants because of the way NIH calculates percentile. I often write blog comments about NIH grant review matters that exist in an uncomfortable tension between what NIH wants us to do on study section and what I see as our professional obligation to t…

A reminder for the reviewers of #NIHGrants

"Nice" NIH study sections screw their applicants because of the way NIH calculates percentile. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/n...

22.01.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

New lab preprint! Andrew Frando, Bobby Parsek, and Graham Roberts describe how components of the quinolone quorum sensing circuit of P. aeruginosa interact in competition with another Gram-negative bacterium, S. maltophilia -- it's a three-component AND logic gate.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

28.01.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All of them have to be held to account for their crimes against the American people. Anything less is unacceptable

27.01.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are failing politically but all of these people must be brought to account. There is no justice in allowing them to slink away quietly

26.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

States must at least try to hold the rogue federal government accountable!

26.01.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m mystified by the need for direct-to-consumer pharma ads generally, but one for a cancer radiotherapy is truly ridiculous

26.01.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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House Appropriations minibus bill funding NIH is out now.
- $400M increase
- Multiyear funding of new awards capped at 2025 levels.
- No line item for BRAIN Initiative

text here: docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

Screenshots from Dem summary and Sec 240 (multiyear funding text).

20.01.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder for those applying for #NIH grants using the #ScienCV templates. You can format the text sections using html codes:
<p> paragraph
<br> break line
<b>bold</b>
<i>italics</i>

16.01.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Happy new year everyone!

Resistance is not futile.

31.12.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PAR-26-121: Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)

I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

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