Casey Middleton

Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology & Computer Science PhD Student at University of Colorado Boulder 💻👩‍🔬 I use math to study infectious diseases!

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

Many journals require submission of a "tracked changes" and a "clean" version during the review process.

If you use custom #LaTeX commands to track changes, how do you remove the commands and associated brackets at final submission?

Try this package:
https://t.co/YKFVtVEjgo

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Nature's guide on how to write effective abstracts

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

@FoxandtheFlu @nataliexdean I heard some talk that you gave a brilliant introduction to MCMC! The words “great teacher” may have been thrown around.

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

I’m sure you can guess which language I use from this thread. Curious to hear what others think about these core languages, as well as any others that I left out!

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

👩‍💻 There are so many coding languages! Which one should I use? Here is my take on a few commonly used languages in the modeling world:

🧮 Mathematica is a fancy calculator that is great at algebra. I mostly use it for helping me simplify equations efficiently.

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

🐍 Python has a slightly higher barrier to entry than R, but it is a super versatile language! Capable for modeling, data wrangling, visualization, and interfacing with web apps.

🆎 C/C++ are super fast but have high barriers to entry. Many packages will be written in these!

[Nick LaBerge @laberge_nick]

1/ I’m excited to share our article "Gendered hiring and attrition on the path to parity for academic faculty" with @hneutr @aaronclauset @DanLarremore, now published @eLife : https://t.co/zt6yG18aBS
What drives changes in gender diversity among faculty? Let’s go:🧵

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

@DanLarremore @BioFrontiers @CUBoulder 🙏Thanks also to @StephenKissler, Yonatan Grad, and @sarahcobey for invaluable feedback. Research is not done in a bubble, and I am grateful for the advising of so many incredible scientists!

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

As diagnostic testing options expand, so do questions of how to most effectively use them.
⚖️ More sensitive vs less?
🤧 Screening vs symptom-based?
⏳ Test immediately vs wait?

We developed a model to estimate the costs and benefits of these tradeoffs.

https://t.co/LyPnZ1kFqD

[Casey Middleton @CaseyEMiddleton]

This work would not have been possible without the advising of @DanLarremore! We began this as a rotation project 3 years ago in the IQ Bio program at @BioFrontiers @CUBoulder, and it has grown through the years.