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Barış Ekim
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🇹🇷. Postdoc @Yale, formerly @MIT @Broad. Skeets(?) in TR/EN, views my own.
Not aware of anything other than docs.rs/debruijn/lat..., which is what I ended up using. Seems like a bespoke HashMap impl is the best way to go, although I hate rewriting the simplification and compaction routines that must (and does, just not in Rust) exist somewhere…
debruijn - Rust
debruijn: a De Bruijn graph library for DNA seqeunces in Rust.
docs.rs
September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Skeet of the week award!
August 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Barış Ekim
This is not just HHMI. All Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding calls are CLOSED. The Gates Foundation has no Grand Challenges funding opportunities. I've never seen anything like this. Private foundations have just decided to stop supporting biomedical research.
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
To be honest I expected a minimum number of edit operations instead of retyping… Congrats Giulio!
June 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sadly, academia is already perceived as a rat race and a cutthroat battle arena. By taking away the one chance to sustain themselves in this environment, you’re not doing international scholars, who actively chose to survive in a place that consistently attempts to get rid of them, any favors. 5/5
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I might come across as quasi-entitled here — since it only makes sense that a country would support solely its citizens (which I, incidentally, oppose as an ideology); however, when fellowships are often what makes or breaks a faculty/job application, why would a non-citizen choose to work here? 4/
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I understand that perhaps this is the best strategy for protecting HHMI as a supportive institution long-term; however, it’s a sad predicament that taking this stance, paradoxically, alienates international scientists who’re already doubting if US is a welcoming enough country to be in right now. 3/
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Hanna Gray Fellowship was one of the few (frankly, currently maybe the only) fellowships I could apply for this year. It focuses on diversity and representation in medicine, but this was not a factor for me; on the contrary, I felt obliged to apply because there was, simply, no other option. 2/
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thank you, Igor! We should chat re: more min-space stuff :)
May 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thanks Shuvom! Probably will be back for more later :)
May 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Tack, Kris!
May 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thank you!
May 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thank you!
May 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Teşekkür ederim! :)
May 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thanks, Sam!

There was another meeting in G575 right after, had to get Facilities for cleanup, became this whole thing… :)
May 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congrats to yourself! We made it to the other side…
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thanks, Sumaiya!
May 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks for your support, Rob - really means a lot! There are lots of interesting things to explore (we should chat re: tx-ome once things settle down here)… :)
May 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM