Gabe Starrett
@starrett.bsky.social
Principal investigator studying virus-associated cancers with a focus on virus-induced mutations and structural variants | Opinions are my own
Pinned
Gabe Starrett
@starrett.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Great to see so much activity from the science community here! Now feels like a good time to (re)introduce myself. I am an investigator at the National Cancer Institute. I mostly study how polyomaviruses can cause cancer through integration and somatic mutagenesis. I dabble with virus discovery.
If anyone is looking for a lab technician/manager with nucleic acid isolation, library prep, and sequencing analysis experience preferably in the DMV, my former biologist is looking for a job. She was unfortunately terminated in Feb as part of the probationary employee firings. DM me for her info
March 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If anyone is looking for a lab technician/manager with nucleic acid isolation, library prep, and sequencing analysis experience preferably in the DMV, my former biologist is looking for a job. She was unfortunately terminated in Feb as part of the probationary employee firings. DM me for her info
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
A massive loss to the virology community. Ann was an amazing scientist and mentor, whose service to UW and the virology community in general will be sorely missed.
www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...
www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...
Ann Carol Palmenberg, Ph.D Obituary February 20, 2025 - Cress Funeral and Cremation Services
View Ann Carol Palmenberg, Ph.D's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
www.cressfuneralservice.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A massive loss to the virology community. Ann was an amazing scientist and mentor, whose service to UW and the virology community in general will be sorely missed.
www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...
www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Yes, they can hallucinate papers that don't exist, discuss results that seem to be imaginary, and can be confusing and inconsistent. But talking to tenured professors may still be helpful
January 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes, they can hallucinate papers that don't exist, discuss results that seem to be imaginary, and can be confusing and inconsistent. But talking to tenured professors may still be helpful
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Ou en versant espagnolisant “GOL FC”
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ou en versant espagnolisant “GOL FC”
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
They can all be downloaded from here: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl..., except for...
Virus Snowflakes — CVR Engagement
cvr-engagement.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
They can all be downloaded from here: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl..., except for...
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
"But evolution has no finish line. There is no end goal, no final state. Organisms evolve by natural selection acting at a specific geologic moment, or..."
This is a great quote - especially for those of us trained in evolutionary biology.
From Jacob Suissa, phys.org/news/2024-12...
🧪 #EvoSky
This is a great quote - especially for those of us trained in evolutionary biology.
From Jacob Suissa, phys.org/news/2024-12...
🧪 #EvoSky
The evolution of reproductive leaf dimorphism in two globally distributed fern families is neither stepwise nor irreversible, unless further specialization evolves
Abstract. A contemporary interpretation of Dollo’s Law states that the evolution of a specialized structure is irreversible. Among land plants, reproductiv
academic.oup.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:15 AM
"But evolution has no finish line. There is no end goal, no final state. Organisms evolve by natural selection acting at a specific geologic moment, or..."
This is a great quote - especially for those of us trained in evolutionary biology.
From Jacob Suissa, phys.org/news/2024-12...
🧪 #EvoSky
This is a great quote - especially for those of us trained in evolutionary biology.
From Jacob Suissa, phys.org/news/2024-12...
🧪 #EvoSky
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Who would have thought that #dolphins (short-finned pilot whale, killer whale, false killer whale and pantropical spotted dolphin) host #anelloviruses with the most complex, extravagantly large capsid proteins? Collab. with the Varsani (@viralnomad.bsky.social) team journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
December 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Who would have thought that #dolphins (short-finned pilot whale, killer whale, false killer whale and pantropical spotted dolphin) host #anelloviruses with the most complex, extravagantly large capsid proteins? Collab. with the Varsani (@viralnomad.bsky.social) team journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
This is exhausting and a waste of time and money. The vaccine/autism connection has been tested & found lacking, whether for MMR, thimerosal, aluminum, "too many too soon" & more. This just further stigmatizes autism & casts doubt on vaccines (which is the point).
Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: ‘Somebody has to find out’
Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This is exhausting and a waste of time and money. The vaccine/autism connection has been tested & found lacking, whether for MMR, thimerosal, aluminum, "too many too soon" & more. This just further stigmatizes autism & casts doubt on vaccines (which is the point).
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
3/n
which lurk in dark corners and stalk us in the bodies of rats, mice and all kinds of domestic animals; which fly and crawl with the insects, and waylay us in our food and drink and even in our love."
-Hans Zinsser, `Rats, Lice and History' (1934) [courtesy Alison Jacobson, 1984]
which lurk in dark corners and stalk us in the bodies of rats, mice and all kinds of domestic animals; which fly and crawl with the insects, and waylay us in our food and drink and even in our love."
-Hans Zinsser, `Rats, Lice and History' (1934) [courtesy Alison Jacobson, 1984]
December 13, 2024 at 1:49 PM
3/n
which lurk in dark corners and stalk us in the bodies of rats, mice and all kinds of domestic animals; which fly and crawl with the insects, and waylay us in our food and drink and even in our love."
-Hans Zinsser, `Rats, Lice and History' (1934) [courtesy Alison Jacobson, 1984]
which lurk in dark corners and stalk us in the bodies of rats, mice and all kinds of domestic animals; which fly and crawl with the insects, and waylay us in our food and drink and even in our love."
-Hans Zinsser, `Rats, Lice and History' (1934) [courtesy Alison Jacobson, 1984]
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
2/n
...About the only sporting proposition that remains unimpaired by the relentless domestication of a once free-living human species is the war against those ferocious little fellow creatures,
...About the only sporting proposition that remains unimpaired by the relentless domestication of a once free-living human species is the war against those ferocious little fellow creatures,
December 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
2/n
...About the only sporting proposition that remains unimpaired by the relentless domestication of a once free-living human species is the war against those ferocious little fellow creatures,
...About the only sporting proposition that remains unimpaired by the relentless domestication of a once free-living human species is the war against those ferocious little fellow creatures,
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
An apt quote for these times:
"Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the lance grows rusty in the chimney corner...
1/n
"Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the lance grows rusty in the chimney corner...
1/n
December 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
An apt quote for these times:
"Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the lance grows rusty in the chimney corner...
1/n
"Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the lance grows rusty in the chimney corner...
1/n
Sad that my grad school Google workspace account will be deactivated in two days. Glad that I managed to back up all 500GB of data on there despite not being allowed to use takeout or any other tool to do so.
December 5, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Sad that my grad school Google workspace account will be deactivated in two days. Glad that I managed to back up all 500GB of data on there despite not being allowed to use takeout or any other tool to do so.
Aww, yeah
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Aww, yeah
Happy thanksgiving! As is my holiday tradition, I made too much food for two adults and a baby:
• Roast chicken
• Penne with ground turkey marinara
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• Green bean casserole
• Pan fried yellow squash
• Fresh cranberry sauce
• Pumpkin cheesecake
I need to lie down.
• Roast chicken
• Penne with ground turkey marinara
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• Green bean casserole
• Pan fried yellow squash
• Fresh cranberry sauce
• Pumpkin cheesecake
I need to lie down.
November 28, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Happy thanksgiving! As is my holiday tradition, I made too much food for two adults and a baby:
• Roast chicken
• Penne with ground turkey marinara
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• Green bean casserole
• Pan fried yellow squash
• Fresh cranberry sauce
• Pumpkin cheesecake
I need to lie down.
• Roast chicken
• Penne with ground turkey marinara
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• Green bean casserole
• Pan fried yellow squash
• Fresh cranberry sauce
• Pumpkin cheesecake
I need to lie down.
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
ja.ma/4i9ghPC
ja.ma/4i9ghPC
November 28, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
ja.ma/4i9ghPC
ja.ma/4i9ghPC
Does anyone have any good pick-me-up feed recommendations (cute animals or the like)? My dog is getting chemotherapy today and I need some light hearted distraction.
November 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Does anyone have any good pick-me-up feed recommendations (cute animals or the like)? My dog is getting chemotherapy today and I need some light hearted distraction.
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Biowulf is such an invaluable resource to my lab's and so many other IRP labs' work. Happy birthday and cheers to many more years and CPU hours!
Biowulf, the largest supercomputer solely dedicated to biomedical computing in the world, celebrates its 25! It's advanced myriad basic and clinical research projects over the years (like the T2T Consortium), enabling IRP research projects that can't easily be done elsewhere. Huzzah! tiny.cc/6zqwzz
CIT Celebrates 25 Years of NIH’s Biowulf Supercomputer
Biowulf, NIH's supercomputer, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
nihrecord.nih.gov
November 22, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Biowulf is such an invaluable resource to my lab's and so many other IRP labs' work. Happy birthday and cheers to many more years and CPU hours!
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Excited for my first bluesky post announcing TWO openings for tenure track positions in virology! I am chair of the search committee and with a new department head Mike Gale we are in an exciting building phase.
Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...
Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...
hr.myu.umn.edu
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Excited for my first bluesky post announcing TWO openings for tenure track positions in virology! I am chair of the search committee and with a new department head Mike Gale we are in an exciting building phase.
Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...
Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
300,000 women die from cervical cancer every year.
But this is a cancer we can effectively eliminate with the HPV vaccine.
This is something very few people know about.
Article from my colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev: ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
But this is a cancer we can effectively eliminate with the HPV vaccine.
This is something very few people know about.
Article from my colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev: ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
November 21, 2024 at 7:01 AM
300,000 women die from cervical cancer every year.
But this is a cancer we can effectively eliminate with the HPV vaccine.
This is something very few people know about.
Article from my colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev: ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
But this is a cancer we can effectively eliminate with the HPV vaccine.
This is something very few people know about.
Article from my colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev: ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
Reposted by Gabe Starrett
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
another incredible piece of news!
www.science.org/content/arti...
another incredible piece of news!
www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
another incredible piece of news!
www.science.org/content/arti...
another incredible piece of news!
www.science.org/content/arti...
I've been awake since 3:30 am. Espresso has never tasted so good.
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I've been awake since 3:30 am. Espresso has never tasted so good.
Can I join the editorial board?
November 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Can I join the editorial board?
I wasn't warned that becoming a father as a PI would also come with constantly oscillating between guilt of not doing enough for my child and not doing enough for my lab. #AcademicSky #SciSky
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 AM
I wasn't warned that becoming a father as a PI would also come with constantly oscillating between guilt of not doing enough for my child and not doing enough for my lab. #AcademicSky #SciSky