Postdoc studying pathogenesis and evolution of RNA viruses ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2719-1973 STEM outreach nonprofit: STEMOutreachCollective.org (They/them or none)
Hi, I spent 5+ years of my life on this work and it’s finally out (and under review), so I’d appreciate it if you’d feign excitement or at least pretend to read it. Thanks! #RNAsky #COVID #AcademiaSky 🧪 🦠 ⭕️
bioRxivpreprintDistinct virus-derived circular RNA molecule influences host response during SARS-CoV-2 infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.28.721328v1
That feeling when you get the go-ahead to finally send the manuscript of your PhD work to your co-authors
a bob 's burgers cartoon shows a family sitting around a tableAlt: an animated image from the tv show bob's burgers, which shows the Belcher family sitting around a table as Tina, the eldest child, drops to the floor and states “if you need me I’ll be down here on the floor, dying.”media.tenor.comCome work with us (or tell your graduating undergrads to do so)! 🧪🦠 #virology
Patrick DolanPostbac positions available in experimental and computational biology working on #virusevolution, tick-borne viruses and computational drug discovery! Reach out if you’d like to discuss projects in the #QVEU at NIH-NIAID. Please share with any talented undergrads or MS students you know!
Which means it’s extra important for those of us with knowledge in applicable fields to be out in the community having conversations and giving people the information they need to advocate for themselves and the health of their communities. “Optional” does not mean banned.
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer BiologistA sparkling example of "experts" cherry picked by RFK Jr. to fit his agenda. Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist (not a vaccine expert) has "concerns" that children might die of measles or afflicted w/ polio, but also "saddened when people die of alcoholic diseases". Measles cases are rising. WHAT?🧪
a group of people playing instruments on a stage with marshall amps in the backgroundAlt: a gif from the movie/mockumentary Spinal Tap in a scene with the band performing on a stage as a comically small, faux Stonehenge is lowered onto the stagemedia.tenor.comAman BathejaTrump says he plans to build a large arch like the the Arc de Triomphe in Paris across from the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence time.com/7326081/trum...
This is absolute perfection. Thank you John Darnielle for finding the words and stringing them together so beautifully.
PitchforkThe voice of Ozzy Osbourne was unlike anything before it. John Darnielle of @themountaingoats.bsky.social reflects on the loss of the singular frontman
Thinking about the FDA approval of Lenacapavir today, during #pride month. I wonder what pride month, & our society as a whole, would look like today if the millions that have died were still alive today? 🦠🧪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.gilead.com/news/news-de...
Yeztugo Lenacapavir Is Now the First and Only FDA Approved HIV Prevention Option Offering 6 Months of ProtectionYeztugo Lenacapavir Is Now the First and Only FDA Approved HIV Prevention Option Offering 6 Months of Protectionwww.gilead.comThis is exactly why I made a campy horror inspired movie trailer/preview short film about my thesis and sent it out to my entire department before my defense last week. It’s so stupid and fun. More silliness in #science and #academia, please!
KP UpadhyayulaOne other thing I want to say is: Don’t feel guilty for putting out your joy in the world, especially now. Acknowledge the pain & what’s happening if you can, but don’t stop creating. Don’t stop silly things Don’t stop your arts Don’t stop your viral dances Don’t stop making Just…Don’t stop