If anyone has any last-minute advice for an anxious PhD student about to defend this week, please send it this way!

They aren't kidding when they say that writing comes in waves. After a solid 4-day flow of cranking out these dissertation pages, today is disappointingly and painfully s l o w...

Send help... (and snacks!)

Scientists and #scicomm experts in #genomics #multiomics #gwas and #genomicvariant research, I'm writing a science communications thesis chapter on why this work is important & how we can better reach society. Looking for #academia and #biotech #pharma insights.

Pls reach out if you have time!

🧵 How to Use samtools – A Must-Know Tool for NGS Data
If you're working with sequencing data, samtools is essential. It was developed by Heng Li, who also created BWA and minimap2. Let's dive into its usage. 👇

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

With NIH In Chaos, Scientists Fear Trump Will Hamstring Critical Medical Research The Trump Administration’s abrupt cancellation of National Institutes of Health meetings and grant reviews has sparked concerns that medical breakthroughs will be stalled and DEI initiatives shut down...

The Trump Administration’s abrupt cancellation of NIH meetings & grant reviews has sparked concerns that medical breakthroughs will be stalled and DEI initiatives shut down.

My latest @Forbes.com feature.

With thanks to the scientists who spoke with me for the piece

www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)

Something about freezing cold temperatures and editing through this 25-page manuscript draft that makes me want to take a nap

The most Monday Monday ever...

This in vitro experiment has been haunting me for the past 2 years: from cloning (which was abnormally tricky and thus annoying), to lenti production, to transduction in a relevant cell type, to now building the R pipeline for bulk RNA analysis...

Dare I say, it may have all been worth it

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