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Computational Biophysicist @UtahChemistry . Exploring mechanisms of kinetic selection, lipid droplets & methanotrophic methane mitigation
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I was avoiding X...but had to get on to share our new kinetic modeling, MsRKM, just out. Now, even more delighted to share it here!
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I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
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Nearly all famines are man-made. Hunger is about controlling something more powerful than you. It’s why lion obeys the lion tamer even though he can rip the lion tamer to shreds in an instant.
Trump is appealing the judicial order to pay full SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Nearly all famines are man-made. Hunger is about controlling something more powerful than you. It’s why lion obeys the lion tamer even though he can rip the lion tamer to shreds in an instant.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Don’t miss this opportunity to work with a fantastic mentor, a great team, in a beautiful city of France!
Postdoctoral position in the team of Alessandro Barducci in the CBS, focusing on multiscale simulations of RNA-driven condensates, with applications in synthetic biology.
More information :
www.cbs.cnrs.fr/images/jobs/...
The position is expected to start in early 2026, with some flexibility.
More information :
www.cbs.cnrs.fr/images/jobs/...
The position is expected to start in early 2026, with some flexibility.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with a fantastic mentor, a great team, in a beautiful city of France!
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The Independent outlines how catastrophic the proposed cuts to #NASA 's science budget would be, describing it as 'extinction level' cuts. Please speak up. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
‘Extinction level’ cuts coming to NASA, report says
NASA’s science programs budget could be slashed by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026, people familiar with the Trump administration’s budget request warn
www.the-independent.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Independent outlines how catastrophic the proposed cuts to #NASA 's science budget would be, describing it as 'extinction level' cuts. Please speak up. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Around 1,000 people gathered in Bethesda Saturday to express their frustration and fear over possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and research at the National Institutes of Health headquarters. Many were doctors worried federal cuts could come for them. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Protest outside NIH headquarters in Bethesda opposes possible cuts to healthcare
Denna McGrew says her 23-year-old son, Ethan, who died Tuesday, was given another year of life thanks to the NIH Clinical Center.
www.wusa9.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Around 1,000 people gathered in Bethesda Saturday to express their frustration and fear over possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and research at the National Institutes of Health headquarters. Many were doctors worried federal cuts could come for them. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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The House Continuing Resolution budget “adjustments” for NIH are drastic. Here are some examples:
March 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The House Continuing Resolution budget “adjustments” for NIH are drastic. Here are some examples:
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POSTDOC IN MOL SIMULATIONS AND AI
Open position in my group, apply here:
iit.taleo.net/careersectio...
Looking for motivated candidates. 👍💪🥇
Open position in my group, apply here:
iit.taleo.net/careersectio...
Looking for motivated candidates. 👍💪🥇
Post Doc position in Computational Simulations of proteins and nucleic acids with impact on drug discovery
Fare clic sul collegamento fornito per visualizzare la descrizione completa dell'offerta di lavoro.
iit.taleo.net
December 5, 2024 at 10:52 PM
POSTDOC IN MOL SIMULATIONS AND AI
Open position in my group, apply here:
iit.taleo.net/careersectio...
Looking for motivated candidates. 👍💪🥇
Open position in my group, apply here:
iit.taleo.net/careersectio...
Looking for motivated candidates. 👍💪🥇
It was a pleasure to highlight the latest on lasso peptide folding and substrate–cyclase tolerance from the Shukla, Burk, and Mitchell teams.
t.co/IwJWRDrcoh
t.co/IwJWRDrcoh
December 3, 2024 at 11:02 PM
It was a pleasure to highlight the latest on lasso peptide folding and substrate–cyclase tolerance from the Shukla, Burk, and Mitchell teams.
t.co/IwJWRDrcoh
t.co/IwJWRDrcoh
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For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 AM
For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
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Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
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It is a reminder that NIH is, at its heart, a collection of dedicated humans - scientists, physicians and staff - all public servants trying their best to advocate for and support the rest of us 🇺🇸
November 23, 2024 at 3:52 PM
It is a reminder that NIH is, at its heart, a collection of dedicated humans - scientists, physicians and staff - all public servants trying their best to advocate for and support the rest of us 🇺🇸
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Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇
November 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇
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MD simulations of K+ ions permeation through the MthK potassium channel, done at +150 mV. We developed and applied optimized ion parameters within the Electronic Continuum Correction (ECC) framework. The simulated current quantitatively matches the experimental one.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 21, 2024 at 8:12 AM
MD simulations of K+ ions permeation through the MthK potassium channel, done at +150 mV. We developed and applied optimized ion parameters within the Electronic Continuum Correction (ECC) framework. The simulated current quantitatively matches the experimental one.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Now, I can share our follow-up...if you've ever wondered why channels have rectified current...
or how electrical and chemical gradients drive membrane transport differently...
...this is a fun one: doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
or how electrical and chemical gradients drive membrane transport differently...
...this is a fun one: doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Now, I can share our follow-up...if you've ever wondered why channels have rectified current...
or how electrical and chemical gradients drive membrane transport differently...
...this is a fun one: doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
or how electrical and chemical gradients drive membrane transport differently...
...this is a fun one: doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
I was avoiding X...but had to get on to share our new kinetic modeling, MsRKM, just out. Now, even more delighted to share it here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I was avoiding X...but had to get on to share our new kinetic modeling, MsRKM, just out. Now, even more delighted to share it here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thank you #BlueSky for offering a new platform for science to thrive. Happy to see so many friends in the #biophysics community here already!
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Thank you #BlueSky for offering a new platform for science to thrive. Happy to see so many friends in the #biophysics community here already!