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Barrett Davis
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Biosensors and Computational Systems Bio • PhD Candidate • Proponent for cleaner air • Here for science and photography
Pinned
No longer content just listening to them rattle around in the glovebox, I finally got a few rolls of film from back in December developed and scanned.

#Colorado #Roadtrip #Nature #Landscape #Scape #Mountains #BelieveInFilm
Sure, ice scraping's a pain and biking now requires gloves, but we're making the most of the season's first snowfall

#photography #winter #snow
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects www.scientificamerican.com/article/stat...
These Worms Use Static Electricity like a Sci-Fi Tractor Beam
For microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take on life-or-death importance
www.scientificamerican.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It’s my working theory that seniority is directly related to the size (or #) of screens an audience member loses themself in:

• trainees typing on phones
• profs reviewing drafts on ipads
• this guy, 26 min over, turning to read his own projected slides
At an academic conference, it is inevitable that the worst talk will be by a late career Professor who not only think the rules don't apply to them, but will have not even noticed the rules in the first place.
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
For my #sciencejobs in #academia tenure track hopefuls:

UCSB Bioengineering is looking for a new assistant professor!

Go work near the beach! Get to know the department interim chair, who was my doctoral advisor! Do science with awesome colleagues!

recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03025
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering 2025-26
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No Kings protest in Greater Lafayette, Indiana on October 18th, 2025 #NoKings #Photography
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
My new piece in @medpagetoday.com

We Can Stop Deadly Hospital Outbreaks - So Why Aren't We?

Genomic surveillance can prevent outbreaks from spreading, save lives, and costs.

So what’s holding it back from being implemented in hospitals?

#IDSky

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | We Can Stop Deadly Hospital Outbreaks -- So Why Aren't We?
Genomic surveillance can help contain local and nationwide threats
www.medpagetoday.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
Just published, a study describing a taste-based flu test yes, chewing gum that could tell you if you have influenza. The gum contains a sensor that detects the flu enzyme neuraminidase & releases a compound called thymol that changes taste when the virus is present.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
A Viral Neuraminidase-Specific Sensor for Taste-Based Detection of Influenza
Influenza has caused the deadliest pandemics in history, thereby prompting advances in our ability to ensure vigilance at all stages of future outbreaks. Quarantining patients early is crucial when it...
pubs.acs.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another couple from this past summer. Taken about an hour and 580 m / 1900 ft in vertical elevation apart. Much easier juggling two cameras on the way down than up!
October 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A welcome surprise to see this heron stalk into place while out crossing our pedestrian bridge #infrared #photography #nature
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
Taken along the US-Canadian border. Fun fact: so long as you go over in a barrel, import restrictions don't apply here.

#IR #LongExposure #WaterfallWednesday #Minnesota
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Super luminous blues and Wood effected yellows, give a child-like, sugar-high-saturated preview to autumn

#photography #bluetue #infrared
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
And as a bonus, here's a false-color composite of the same. Blue is mapped to all of visible, green is infrared beyond 850nm, and red is the methane band at 889nm.

🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Shots you text your parents like "Relax! Nobody got hurt." Taken for effect along the rim of Goosenecks State Park.

#Utah #Photography #Relax #BlueSkyArtShow
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My heart goes out to all the life science imaging folks feeling left out with their microtomes and tomographic techniques
Measure Twice, Cut Once

xkcd.com/3149/
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Taking in some new sights while visiting Notre Dame's campus last week with my infrared camera in tow
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's hard to believe some people still call it the "Sears Tower"... because it's not. That's on S. Wacker, which is about another mile west and regrettably out of frame.

#Chicago #Photography #BelieveInFilm
September 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Another favorite from this past winter’s road trip out west, taken along an unplanned detour up the side of Colorado’s Blanca Peak

#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
#IR #Landscape #Mountains
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
No longer content just listening to them rattle around in the glovebox, I finally got a few rolls of film from back in December developed and scanned.

#Colorado #Roadtrip #Nature #Landscape #Scape #Mountains #BelieveInFilm
September 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reposted by Barrett Davis
Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring again! This time we're hoping to add an editor with machine learning expertise to the team (although we are open to those with other relevant expertise!) Deadline is Oct 20. Please RT! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Two water-loving dogs and their owner, trying his best. A story in four parts.

#street #photography #dogs #fountain
September 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I usually avoid UV photography (vs UVIF) because I feel like it washes the world out in a cancerous coal-and-cigarette haze.

Still, coming around to appreciate an industrial aspect to it with a bit of IR leak and a channel swap.

#uv #uvp #photography #pano #photowalk
September 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In a study out this week, Zhang et al. find poor clearing of PSD-95 and other neuronal proteins drives an overabundance of dendritic spines, a hallmark of Fragile X.

Centrally activating autophagy to counter this improved cognition in mouse models.

#NeuroSky #SciSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Autophagy controls the hippocampal postsynaptic organization and affects cognition in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Autophagy controls the hippocampal postsynaptic organization and affects cognition in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome
www.nature.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dipping into memories with this sea-side photo I took alongside wonderful people I hope to see again someday

#BlueSkyArtShow #Summer #Photography #Beach #Kayaking #Greece
September 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM