Ian Fingerman
@fingerman.bsky.social
GenX. Scientist. Posts about my kids, my toys, my cat, cycling and infrequently about science are to be expected. All views and opinions are my own.
He’s 10!! That was fast.
April 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
He’s 10!! That was fast.
Crushing babka recipe this weekend
March 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Crushing babka recipe this weekend
Carolyn: So where did you get out to this afternoon?
Me: I stopped at Kohl’s and then went to Tosche Station (it’s a local comic/game shop the kids and I like)
C: oh? what were you looking for at Tosche Station?
M: Power converters
C: *sighs*
Me: I stopped at Kohl’s and then went to Tosche Station (it’s a local comic/game shop the kids and I like)
C: oh? what were you looking for at Tosche Station?
M: Power converters
C: *sighs*
March 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Carolyn: So where did you get out to this afternoon?
Me: I stopped at Kohl’s and then went to Tosche Station (it’s a local comic/game shop the kids and I like)
C: oh? what were you looking for at Tosche Station?
M: Power converters
C: *sighs*
Me: I stopped at Kohl’s and then went to Tosche Station (it’s a local comic/game shop the kids and I like)
C: oh? what were you looking for at Tosche Station?
M: Power converters
C: *sighs*
There’s a lot of amazingly brilliant scientists and staff about to enter the job market. Hope people take advantage of that and give them a place to land. You won’t regret it
February 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There’s a lot of amazingly brilliant scientists and staff about to enter the job market. Hope people take advantage of that and give them a place to land. You won’t regret it
My 6yo wrote a poem at school. Translated.
I am 6 years old
I love mom and dad
I need the best pokemon
I want a house
I dream of going to hell
I fear I do not know
I feel crupdid (corrupted)
I am Joshua F.
Waiting for a phone call
I am 6 years old
I love mom and dad
I need the best pokemon
I want a house
I dream of going to hell
I fear I do not know
I feel crupdid (corrupted)
I am Joshua F.
Waiting for a phone call
January 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My 6yo wrote a poem at school. Translated.
I am 6 years old
I love mom and dad
I need the best pokemon
I want a house
I dream of going to hell
I fear I do not know
I feel crupdid (corrupted)
I am Joshua F.
Waiting for a phone call
I am 6 years old
I love mom and dad
I need the best pokemon
I want a house
I dream of going to hell
I fear I do not know
I feel crupdid (corrupted)
I am Joshua F.
Waiting for a phone call
Without downloading new pics, what is your energy going into 2025
December 28, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Without downloading new pics, what is your energy going into 2025
Just doing my job
December 18, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Just doing my job
Weekly reminder that I still suck at video games
December 8, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Weekly reminder that I still suck at video games
Saw @juddlumberjack.bsky.social and the @mountvernontrail.org at the Alexandria Scottish walk this morning and it totally made the whole day for me.
December 7, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Saw @juddlumberjack.bsky.social and the @mountvernontrail.org at the Alexandria Scottish walk this morning and it totally made the whole day for me.
Landing some quotes in the NCI Cancer Currents Blog about the NCI-CRUK Grand Challenge team eDyNAmiC, with some really nice work published in Nature about ecDNAs in cancer. www.cancer.gov/news-events/...
Treatment May Target ecDNA-Driven Tumors
Cancer cells containing extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) have a weakness that can be targeted with a drug that targets the CHK1 protein, a new study shows.
www.cancer.gov
December 6, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Landing some quotes in the NCI Cancer Currents Blog about the NCI-CRUK Grand Challenge team eDyNAmiC, with some really nice work published in Nature about ecDNAs in cancer. www.cancer.gov/news-events/...
Reposted by Ian Fingerman
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39322282/ exciting work on transcription factories and inter chromosomal contacts
Systematic identification of interchromosomal interaction networks supports the existence of specialized RNA factories - PubMed
Most studies of genome organization have focused on intrachromosomal (<i>cis</i>) contacts because they harbor key features such as DNA loops and topologically associating domains. Interchromosomal (<...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 4, 2024 at 10:09 PM
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39322282/ exciting work on transcription factories and inter chromosomal contacts
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free:
December 2, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free:
Time to get them decorations out
December 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Time to get them decorations out
It was almost 2 years ago that Carolyn convinced me to try cooking a frozen solid 17lb turkey.
November 28, 2024 at 7:40 PM
It was almost 2 years ago that Carolyn convinced me to try cooking a frozen solid 17lb turkey.
This morning’s beltway soundtrack. One of the best albums of the 90s.
November 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
This morning’s beltway soundtrack. One of the best albums of the 90s.
Reposted by Ian Fingerman
When I will respond to your email
November 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
When I will respond to your email
What a bummer, I was thinking we would get a doctor in charge at HHS. Can’t wait to see where they put Dr. Phil.
November 19, 2024 at 10:46 PM
What a bummer, I was thinking we would get a doctor in charge at HHS. Can’t wait to see where they put Dr. Phil.
Deactivated at Twitter. The end.
November 18, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Deactivated at Twitter. The end.
If you see this, please repost with a favourite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently.
November 16, 2024 at 11:22 AM
If you see this, please repost with a favourite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently.
Well if that isn’t just as cute as all get out
November 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Well if that isn’t just as cute as all get out
Federal employment prevents me from saying lots of things, but damn
November 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Federal employment prevents me from saying lots of things, but damn
It’s a good day. Kids were signed up for all day Roblox camp, Carolyn and I are free!!!!
November 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
It’s a good day. Kids were signed up for all day Roblox camp, Carolyn and I are free!!!!
Reposted by Ian Fingerman
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate.
November 10, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate.