After 1.5 days of intensive discussion at Nanotechnology in Medicine & finishing a proposal out of 5, I (with the conference attendees) have a half day excursion. I chose to walk for 1.5h to visit Isola Bella, Sicily after visiting Greek-Roman theater in Taormina.
#SynBYSS welcomes Prof Kerstin Göpfrich, Prof Dora Tang, Prof Alexander Grünberger, Prof Johan Rockberg, Dr Emily Leproust at Twist, Dr Amy Bernard at Kavli Foundation & Dr Deepti Tanjore at LBL as 291-7th pioneer speakers, thanks!
@twistbioscience.com @kavlifoundation.org @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
Good morning from Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy waiting for sunrise. On my East, there is ocean, and on the West, there is Mountain Etna, Europe' highest and most active stratovolano! What a great & inspiring location for a conference! Can't wait for the first session of Nanotechnology in Medicine!
Nanotechnology in Medicine V meeting begins in Sicily!
The 1st 3 people I met include Juliane Nguyen (the chair & recent #SynBYSS pioneer speaker at UNC Chapel Hill), Emily Day (U Delaware) & Laura Remis (Editor at Sci Adv)
@uncchapelhill.bsky.social
@udelaware.bsky.social
@science.org
Leisurely breakfast at 9 am after 7.5h sleep, which is twice of my average sleep hour a day during trips. Very refreshed to have a very long sleep and outdoor breakfast without rush.
Ready to attend the conference in Sicily, Italy!
After my 1-day trip in Sicily, Italy for 13 hours by rental car visiting the west and north coasts, I unexpectedly found a Korean restaurant for dinner. At 9:30 pm, people keep leaving and coming, although I am the only Korean. At such a moment, I am very proud of being Korean.
After finishing up a proposal draft and starting another, I decided to take a temporary break given I am in Sicily, Italy. One done, 4 to submit while traveling for 25 days by the end of Apr.
Such a break is like a cold slushy on a sunny Saturday after walking for 1.5h.
Original flight on Friday was canceled.
Hours of calls & search gave me Thur flight only, which was delayed, leading to missing the connection.
18h so far to Frankfurt from St. Louis & made it to 3rd flight to Catania with only 30 min transition.
3h more in this long journey to arrive in Italy!
My 25 days of back-to-back trips have many huddles.
Flight to Italy tomorrow was canceled with no option for near future departure. Hours of searching or calling led to rebooking today. This was delayed, leading to missing my connection. Such hiccups are part of our life.
Good days after ordeal.
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Tomohisa Hasunuma at Kobe University & Dr. Bin Lai at Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ
@binlai.bsky.social
@helmholtz.de
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_L...
Time change: Apr 16 seminar rescheduled to 8 am Chicago time, rather than 10 am. Sorry for the short notice.
After the amazing Bio Leadership Summit called BLISS, hosted by Drew Endy at the Hoover Institution, Stanford U, I had dinner with amazing people!
Meeting cool people is always the energetic driver for me to have a long trip for 25d.
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social @drewendy.bsky.social @ebrc.org
#SynBYSS 10am USA CT
196th, Apr 16: Prof Tomohisa Hasunuma at Kobe U & Dr Bin Lai at Helmholtz Institute
@binlai.bsky.social
197th, Apr 30: Prof Sheng Xu at Stanford U & Dr Sarah Pierce at Broad Institute
@stanforduniversity.bsky.social @harvard.edu
Zoom & schedule
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Condoleezza Rice, the 8th director of Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the 66th United States Secretary of State as well as Drew Endy, the host of today are starting the Bio Leadership Summit!
@drewendy.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social
The 2nd part of my 25 days of back to back trips: Bio Leadership Summit at Stanford University invited and hosted by Drew Endy following my Germany trip. One proposal done and 5 to go!
@stanforduniversity.bsky.social
@drewendy.bsky.social
I travel for ~180 days a year, but I can't fix USA airlines' delays & cancelations. Same for some USA politicians & leaders for 20+ years.
I encounter so many *sshol*s, but I can't figure out how to deal with them.
I use computer every day, but I can't fix it if turning on/off doesn't work. 😂
The 1st part of my back-to-back 25 days of trips is ending after 2 invited talks at Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg & Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig.
3.5h sleep a day on avg, but great 8 days!
Thanks & see you somewhere!
3 more parts to go!
@mpi-cbg.de @helmholtz.de
Dinner with Rohan Karande and Bin Lai at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) after my invited talk. Thank you Bin for your kind invitation and wonderful dinner!
My 1st European football stadium experience: Bundesliga, Germany. Leipzig Red Bull Arena!
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#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Juliane Nguyen, PhD at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Dr. Hosung Bae at UC Irvine
@uncchapelhill.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=moGB...
⏳ Deadline extended to 19 April — but only a few slots left!
Submit your abstract for #ECB2026 and share the stage with leading experts.
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#Biotechnology #CallForAbstracts #LifeSciences
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
195th, Apr 9: Prof Juliane Nguyen at UNC Chapel Hill & Dr Hosung Bae at UC Irvine
196th, Apr 16: Prof Tomohisa Hasunuma at Kobe U & Dr Bin Lai at Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research
@binlai.bsky.social
Zoom link and schedule
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I am giving an invited talk at Max Planck Institute!
My train delay to Wolfsburg made me miss my connection, giving me 1h to see Volkswagen Headquarters' plant. That's also life.
Well, the train I wanted to take was canceled, and the one I got is being delayed, making me miss the connection in which I reserved my seat. This is life.
Good morning from Germany! After 3h sleep again, 2 days in a row, I did wake up at 2am, work until 6am, and embark on a train trip, although Deutsche Bahn is not necessarily reliable or punctual. Anyway, delay would give me more time to work at the platform or train for min. another 4h.
Easter Monday Holiday in Germany left limited dinner options. A kind Bakery lady used German with body language, allowing me to choose a German potato & sausage soup at the train station. Danke Schoen!
After 3h sleep, 3h movie/meals & 3h writing, I arrived in Frankfurt, transferring to Leipzig.
#HappyEaster #resurrection
As Eliot said in The Waste Land, April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, which I saw at Botanical Garden.
I almost died & survived from WU police brutality in Apr.
Let's overcome our ordeal together despite the hostile world.
The Garden & Cacao
