sina b
@sina.bio
HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow at @UCBerkeley w/ @airstreets. PhD @caltech, Math & ME BS @mit. I enjoy drinking tea, riding bikes, taking photos, and exploring nature.
In FY2022, Caltech received $342,234,517 in federal funding (representing 80% of contract grant funding) 19.7% of which went to the NIH. A cut to 15% indirect costs, from 70%, means a loss of ~ $37.1M annually from NIH grants alone. Across all grants, $188M poof, gone.
February 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In FY2022, Caltech received $342,234,517 in federal funding (representing 80% of contract grant funding) 19.7% of which went to the NIH. A cut to 15% indirect costs, from 70%, means a loss of ~ $37.1M annually from NIH grants alone. Across all grants, $188M poof, gone.
As can be seen in the graphic, indirect costs vary per institution but previously were around 60-70%. This means for every dollar a professor was awarded from the NIH, the university got 60-70 cents. My prior institution,
@caltech.edu had a 70% indirect cost rate.
@caltech.edu had a 70% indirect cost rate.
February 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
As can be seen in the graphic, indirect costs vary per institution but previously were around 60-70%. This means for every dollar a professor was awarded from the NIH, the university got 60-70 cents. My prior institution,
@caltech.edu had a 70% indirect cost rate.
@caltech.edu had a 70% indirect cost rate.
🧵 On a Friday night, the NIH twitter account announced the most significant change to research funding in decades. What are indirect costs, how are universities funded and what are the impacts?
February 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
🧵 On a Friday night, the NIH twitter account announced the most significant change to research funding in decades. What are indirect costs, how are universities funded and what are the impacts?
Why are machine learning networks described as "neural"? The nomenclature arises because of the visual similarity between neural network architectures and connected neurons in the mammalian brain.
January 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Why are machine learning networks described as "neural"? The nomenclature arises because of the visual similarity between neural network architectures and connected neurons in the mammalian brain.
Reminder: there is little evidence that brain computation works in the same way as neural networks.
Quote from "Understanding Deep Learning by Simon Prince (@simonprinceai.bsky.social)"
Quote from "Understanding Deep Learning by Simon Prince (@simonprinceai.bsky.social)"
January 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Reminder: there is little evidence that brain computation works in the same way as neural networks.
Quote from "Understanding Deep Learning by Simon Prince (@simonprinceai.bsky.social)"
Quote from "Understanding Deep Learning by Simon Prince (@simonprinceai.bsky.social)"
TIL about the watch command in the terminal: it reruns a command at set intervals, and is perfect for monitoring GPU usage or tracking real-time system updates.
December 17, 2024 at 8:24 PM
TIL about the watch command in the terminal: it reruns a command at set intervals, and is perfect for monitoring GPU usage or tracking real-time system updates.
The dreaded gene name turns date in Excel strikes again (in a published paper!).. this happens because MARCH3 is interpreted as March 3rd by Excel's automatic date formatting. (previously I was bamboozled by SEPT1 (Septin 1)!
November 26, 2024 at 9:54 PM
The dreaded gene name turns date in Excel strikes again (in a published paper!).. this happens because MARCH3 is interpreted as March 3rd by Excel's automatic date formatting. (previously I was bamboozled by SEPT1 (Septin 1)!
I visited Hinxton, UK for an incredible conference ( #GenomeInformatics24, thx to @pmelsted.bsky.social, @zaminiqbal.bsky.social, and Nicky Mulder). And I got to see where the magic happens.
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I visited Hinxton, UK for an incredible conference ( #GenomeInformatics24, thx to @pmelsted.bsky.social, @zaminiqbal.bsky.social, and Nicky Mulder). And I got to see where the magic happens.
November 24, 2024 at 6:28 AM
ChatGPT usage in the wild. @ebi.embl.org is using it to describe cell types on their Cell Type Ontologies site.
www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...
www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...
November 23, 2024 at 11:40 PM
ChatGPT usage in the wild. @ebi.embl.org is using it to describe cell types on their Cell Type Ontologies site.
www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...
www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontolog...
I'm giving a talk in 30 min @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on The Human Commons Cell Atlas- a project where we develop code and tools to build cell atlases from publicly available data. All are welcome to attend in person! (no zoom :/)
November 22, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I'm giving a talk in 30 min @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on The Human Commons Cell Atlas- a project where we develop code and tools to build cell atlases from publicly available data. All are welcome to attend in person! (no zoom :/)
Hi, I’m Sina! A bioinformatics PhD @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social developing tools for single-cell data 🧬. When I’m not coding in a café ☕️ or biking around the bay area 🚴♂️, I’m planning experiments, staying active, and building things with my hands. Follow for science and life updates! 🌟
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Hi, I’m Sina! A bioinformatics PhD @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social developing tools for single-cell data 🧬. When I’m not coding in a café ☕️ or biking around the bay area 🚴♂️, I’m planning experiments, staying active, and building things with my hands. Follow for science and life updates! 🌟