Mark Huising
@huisinglab.bsky.social
Prof@UCDavis, Islet researcher, teacher of physiology and immunology, runner. Climate advocate and active transportation proponent. Cargobike Dad. Views mine.
My 4th grader at a packed City Council last night asked for a safe bike/ped overpass over a busy road to connect a new development instead of needing to wait up to 2.5 minutes at a light as planned. He then asked everyone to wait with him for the duration of his comment to share how long that is.
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My 4th grader at a packed City Council last night asked for a safe bike/ped overpass over a busy road to connect a new development instead of needing to wait up to 2.5 minutes at a light as planned. He then asked everyone to wait with him for the duration of his comment to share how long that is.
Child pedestrian fatalities due to collisions with vehicles. US Data, source: National Highway Safety Administration
October 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Child pedestrian fatalities due to collisions with vehicles. US Data, source: National Highway Safety Administration
Dropping off kid to a play date - it may rain so whipped out the rain cover for the first time this season.
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dropping off kid to a play date - it may rain so whipped out the rain cover for the first time this season.
Biked a #bikebus to the Davis Varsity Theater to watch a free movie today with 120 Davis elementary school kids from 3 different schools). Such a blast - thankful to mayor @bapuvaitla.bsky.social for biking with us to encouraging kids to bike more and to Bike Davis for sponsoring. So much fun!!!
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Biked a #bikebus to the Davis Varsity Theater to watch a free movie today with 120 Davis elementary school kids from 3 different schools). Such a blast - thankful to mayor @bapuvaitla.bsky.social for biking with us to encouraging kids to bike more and to Bike Davis for sponsoring. So much fun!!!
Posting for no particular reason at all.
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Posting for no particular reason at all.
Very proud to see the main thesis work of the intrepid Dr. Mohammad Pourhosseinzadeh come out in @pnas.org today! In this paper, Mohammad assesses how crosstalk between insulin-secreting beta and somatostatin-secreting delta cells in the islet actually happens, in near real-time. A quick thread 1/10
September 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Very proud to see the main thesis work of the intrepid Dr. Mohammad Pourhosseinzadeh come out in @pnas.org today! In this paper, Mohammad assesses how crosstalk between insulin-secreting beta and somatostatin-secreting delta cells in the islet actually happens, in near real-time. A quick thread 1/10
Biking to the pasta Feed of the Davis high school XC team to help feed some of the 150 athletes before their race. Great group of kids and fun event, despite slight delay as one of our bike's chain rattled off due to the terrible condition of the pavement of the once great Davis bike trail network.
September 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Biking to the pasta Feed of the Davis high school XC team to help feed some of the 150 athletes before their race. Great group of kids and fun event, despite slight delay as one of our bike's chain rattled off due to the terrible condition of the pavement of the once great Davis bike trail network.
We used to have a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats in our attic, until we excluded them years ago. A handful keep coming back to feed around the house every summer night. This is from just a few weeks - imagine how many insects they devour to produce this much bat shit!
September 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We used to have a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats in our attic, until we excluded them years ago. A handful keep coming back to feed around the house every summer night. This is from just a few weeks - imagine how many insects they devour to produce this much bat shit!
Today's garden bounty ;-)
August 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Today's garden bounty ;-)
Spouse picked up groceries for the week on the way back from dropping kid #2 off for a play date. #cargobike
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Spouse picked up groceries for the week on the way back from dropping kid #2 off for a play date. #cargobike
As we are apparently at war with wind, a picture from a few years back of an 86-turbine near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands, 3 miles from nearest shore (=barely visible), generating enough cheap, renewable energy to power half a million households (out of 8.4 M total).
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As we are apparently at war with wind, a picture from a few years back of an 86-turbine near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands, 3 miles from nearest shore (=barely visible), generating enough cheap, renewable energy to power half a million households (out of 8.4 M total).
Grabbed a beer after work with colleagues last night. Both of these vehicles transported one person to - and from - my neighborhood brewery.
August 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Grabbed a beer after work with colleagues last night. Both of these vehicles transported one person to - and from - my neighborhood brewery.
Overflow crowd at UC Davis listened to Congressman Thompson (CA-4) who pledged his unwaivering support for federally funded science. Heard from so many who are deeply impacted by federal cuts to scientific funding. Grateful to congressman Thompson attending and representing @ucdavis.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Overflow crowd at UC Davis listened to Congressman Thompson (CA-4) who pledged his unwaivering support for federally funded science. Heard from so many who are deeply impacted by federal cuts to scientific funding. Grateful to congressman Thompson attending and representing @ucdavis.bsky.social
I have had my electric cargo bike (e-assist) for one full year! 🎉🚲🍾I biked 2590 miles across 1285 trips. This works out to just over 2 miles per trip. These things are so much FUN to ride, plus they are tremendously efficient compared to cars and saved me hundreds of 💵Here's what I learned: 1/9
July 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have had my electric cargo bike (e-assist) for one full year! 🎉🚲🍾I biked 2590 miles across 1285 trips. This works out to just over 2 miles per trip. These things are so much FUN to ride, plus they are tremendously efficient compared to cars and saved me hundreds of 💵Here's what I learned: 1/9
Had to take a work trip to Santa Cruz so took a small @ucdavis.bsky.social fleet vehicle instead of my own much larger car. Super smooth ride, took only half a charge and convenient charging at the hotel means it's already charged for the way home.
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Had to take a work trip to Santa Cruz so took a small @ucdavis.bsky.social fleet vehicle instead of my own much larger car. Super smooth ride, took only half a charge and convenient charging at the hotel means it's already charged for the way home.
The freedom to drive electric...
July 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The freedom to drive electric...
Grateful to congressional staffers from Senators @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov and Congressmen @mikethompson.house.gov @repgaramendi.bsky.social @bera.house.gov who stopped by to learn how research led by my graduate students @ucdavis.bsky.social reveals how diabetes drugs can be improved.
May 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Grateful to congressional staffers from Senators @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov and Congressmen @mikethompson.house.gov @repgaramendi.bsky.social @bera.house.gov who stopped by to learn how research led by my graduate students @ucdavis.bsky.social reveals how diabetes drugs can be improved.
Earlier this week I biked with 80 Davis elementary school kids to the local independent movie theater to treat them to a free special showing of 'My Neighbor Totoro'. Most kids had never biked the 2.5 miles or so to their own downtown, in Davis. Now they have ;-) Such a blast!!
May 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Earlier this week I biked with 80 Davis elementary school kids to the local independent movie theater to treat them to a free special showing of 'My Neighbor Totoro'. Most kids had never biked the 2.5 miles or so to their own downtown, in Davis. Now they have ;-) Such a blast!!
Just passed one full year in our fully electrified home. No more burning fossil gas in the house from our loud smelly furnace, and using 45% less energy at 42% less cost than similar homes. And the new heat pumps are quiet....
Not bad for a house older than I am...
Not bad for a house older than I am...
May 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just passed one full year in our fully electrified home. No more burning fossil gas in the house from our loud smelly furnace, and using 45% less energy at 42% less cost than similar homes. And the new heat pumps are quiet....
Not bad for a house older than I am...
Not bad for a house older than I am...
We had our annual Undergraduate Research Conference this weekend @ucdavis.bsky.social , where five of my students presented their excellent work. Each was mentored directly by one of my graduate students. We had in excess of 1000 student researchers present! So much fun !!!
April 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We had our annual Undergraduate Research Conference this weekend @ucdavis.bsky.social , where five of my students presented their excellent work. Each was mentored directly by one of my graduate students. We had in excess of 1000 student researchers present! So much fun !!!
This is how you do a headline 'Electricity remains expensive because of high price of gas, despite rapid ascent of green energy'. Dutch news site, excellent explainer how electricity markets work. Unlike Californians, Dutch can choose between multiple electricity suppliers. Call it the 'Free Market'
April 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is how you do a headline 'Electricity remains expensive because of high price of gas, despite rapid ascent of green energy'. Dutch news site, excellent explainer how electricity markets work. Unlike Californians, Dutch can choose between multiple electricity suppliers. Call it the 'Free Market'
Congratulations Dr. Mohammad Pourhosseinzadeh, who gave a fabulous exit seminar at @ucdavis.bsky.social to cap off a brilliant set of manuscripts on delta cell function and a richly deserved PhD degree!!! He will continue Medical School @ucdavishealth.bsky.social on Monday for his MD degree.
April 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Congratulations Dr. Mohammad Pourhosseinzadeh, who gave a fabulous exit seminar at @ucdavis.bsky.social to cap off a brilliant set of manuscripts on delta cell function and a richly deserved PhD degree!!! He will continue Medical School @ucdavishealth.bsky.social on Monday for his MD degree.
Fantastic turnout today and rousing words by so many scientists and elected officials at the California Capitol in Sacramento: @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Fantastic turnout today and rousing words by so many scientists and elected officials at the California Capitol in Sacramento: @standupforscience.bsky.social
We're ready for the Stand Up for Science on March 7 - Sacramento Capital - West Side. See you there!!!
March 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
We're ready for the Stand Up for Science on March 7 - Sacramento Capital - West Side. See you there!!!
Drove the West Davis Bike Bus to school this morning. We started with a dozen kids - with another half dozen joinoing us along the way. The kids' reaction: can we do this again tomorrow? So much fun ;-)
February 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Drove the West Davis Bike Bus to school this morning. We started with a dozen kids - with another half dozen joinoing us along the way. The kids' reaction: can we do this again tomorrow? So much fun ;-)