Michael Guertin
@guertin.bsky.social
Genomics of gene regulation lab at UConn Health. Associate Professor promoting open science & positive changes to research and education
we should force politicians to take 9th grade math tests or critical reasoning tests live during a debate. speaking words confidently is not a great measure of competency.
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
we should force politicians to take 9th grade math tests or critical reasoning tests live during a debate. speaking words confidently is not a great measure of competency.
anyone applying for jobs, PhD slots, or really anything: it is easy to tell if chatGPT spouted out some vague and general essay that recycles language from the advertisement, compared to a sincere narrative informed by personal experiences.
October 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
anyone applying for jobs, PhD slots, or really anything: it is easy to tell if chatGPT spouted out some vague and general essay that recycles language from the advertisement, compared to a sincere narrative informed by personal experiences.
your -80 stopped working because you did not update the software is so stupid. I don't know if it is true, but this should not be possible. I want a -80 from 1986
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
your -80 stopped working because you did not update the software is so stupid. I don't know if it is true, but this should not be possible. I want a -80 from 1986
is everyone else having issues logging into the NIH eRA commons?
October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
is everyone else having issues logging into the NIH eRA commons?
we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.
I don't understand why a wheel speed sensor is $20 online and $200 at any auto parts store. I don't find this to be the case for most parts
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I don't understand why a wheel speed sensor is $20 online and $200 at any auto parts store. I don't find this to be the case for most parts
are double em dashes common with chatGPT write ups? I don't recall seeing them often until recently.
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
are double em dashes common with chatGPT write ups? I don't recall seeing them often until recently.
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Excited to join Bluesky! Looking forward to seeing the cool research everyone posts!
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Excited to join Bluesky! Looking forward to seeing the cool research everyone posts!
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Here are the proposed dates
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Here are the proposed dates
Not replying to emails and being late on everything is apparently considered quirky and charming amongst colleagues. Faculty should not laugh this behavior off, normalize it, and enable. Being inconsiderate adds work for everyone else. Pointing out the behavior shouldn’t make me the jerk.
September 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Not replying to emails and being late on everything is apparently considered quirky and charming amongst colleagues. Faculty should not laugh this behavior off, normalize it, and enable. Being inconsiderate adds work for everyone else. Pointing out the behavior shouldn’t make me the jerk.
in your 40s, it is necessary to stretch before taking the trash bin down the driveway or you'll hurt your back.
September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
in your 40s, it is necessary to stretch before taking the trash bin down the driveway or you'll hurt your back.
Am I missing something or is there still no Program Announcement for R35s at NIGMS that are not ESI?
September 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Am I missing something or is there still no Program Announcement for R35s at NIGMS that are not ESI?
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Excited to announce that I’ll be the Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Genomics Core Facility starting mid September 🧬🧪🧫
www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...
www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...
New director appointed at Huck Institutes Genomics Core | Penn State University
Research Professor Cheryl Keller has been named the new director of the Genomics Core Facility in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
www.psu.edu
August 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excited to announce that I’ll be the Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Genomics Core Facility starting mid September 🧬🧪🧫
www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...
www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...
I don't mind drinking Drosophila that meet their end in my glass of wine.
July 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I don't mind drinking Drosophila that meet their end in my glass of wine.
perspective: Human geneticists will soon have to figure out how the genes/encoded proteins lead to the phenotype. More GWAS variants with smaller effect sizes and more molecular phenotyping (QTL) is not sustainable. who cares about the causal variant? Figure out what the causal gene/protein does!
July 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
perspective: Human geneticists will soon have to figure out how the genes/encoded proteins lead to the phenotype. More GWAS variants with smaller effect sizes and more molecular phenotyping (QTL) is not sustainable. who cares about the causal variant? Figure out what the causal gene/protein does!
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In this study, Mimoso et al. show that Restrictor serves as a transcriptional safeguard that suppresses the spurious transcription of non-coding RNAs, while preserving mRNA transcription.
Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In this study, Mimoso et al. show that Restrictor serves as a transcriptional safeguard that suppresses the spurious transcription of non-coding RNAs, while preserving mRNA transcription.
Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
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Taking place on 17-19 September 2025, Transcription and Chromatin UK will showcase cutting-edge research and is a ‘mustattend’ for anyone within the transcription and epigenetics community🧪. Register now: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/2...
June 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Taking place on 17-19 September 2025, Transcription and Chromatin UK will showcase cutting-edge research and is a ‘mustattend’ for anyone within the transcription and epigenetics community🧪. Register now: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/2...
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FN is taking a summer vacation 🏖️, but we'll be back in September with more exciting talks on chromatin and transcription!
If you've got a new story you'd like to share with the FN audience this fall, fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you've got a new story you'd like to share with the FN audience this fall, fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Application to speak in the Fragile Nucleosome series
Thank you for your interest in our seminar series!
We use a variety of different session formats but, in general, trainees can plan for a ~15 min talk + 5min Q/A and PIs can plan for a ~25min talk +...
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June 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
FN is taking a summer vacation 🏖️, but we'll be back in September with more exciting talks on chromatin and transcription!
If you've got a new story you'd like to share with the FN audience this fall, fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you've got a new story you'd like to share with the FN audience this fall, fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
as an assistant professor I was tasked with comparing departmental faculty salaries because the faculty survey noted this as a big complaint. UVA could get medical school faculty salary data from AAMC, but only as 5 school bundles—but as many 5 school bundles as requested and in any combination...
June 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
as an assistant professor I was tasked with comparing departmental faculty salaries because the faculty survey noted this as a big complaint. UVA could get medical school faculty salary data from AAMC, but only as 5 school bundles—but as many 5 school bundles as requested and in any combination...
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Like regulatory genomics? Don’t miss this very fun meeting! May 7 is the deadline for early registration and abstract submission www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...
Evolution and core processes in gene expression
June 26–29, 2025 | Kansas City, Mo.
www.asbmb.org
May 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Like regulatory genomics? Don’t miss this very fun meeting! May 7 is the deadline for early registration and abstract submission www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...
students are shocked when they learn that I don't use RStudio, but just type R into the terminal and go to town.
April 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
students are shocked when they learn that I don't use RStudio, but just type R into the terminal and go to town.
Autism isn’t new and this guy played baseball: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Wa...
Rube Waddell - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Autism isn’t new and this guy played baseball: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Wa...
I really struggle with the fact that in academia we consistently have to use personal funds to perform our academic responsibilities. More infuriating is that the justification is that everyone does this or this is the way it has always been done.
April 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I really struggle with the fact that in academia we consistently have to use personal funds to perform our academic responsibilities. More infuriating is that the justification is that everyone does this or this is the way it has always been done.
Of course the child don't look like you Jerry. You are a 40 year old man with glasses, shoulder length hair, and a beard.
April 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Of course the child don't look like you Jerry. You are a 40 year old man with glasses, shoulder length hair, and a beard.
I need to load up on axes in the next 90 days before Sweden gets hit with tariffs again.
April 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I need to load up on axes in the next 90 days before Sweden gets hit with tariffs again.