Alex Alderton

Scientist. Genius and crazily busy

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@LeShuttle We have now been stuck in the Calais car park traffic jam for three hours and have yet to make it to passport control. Please could you let us know the real length of delay not the 60 mins that we keep getting told?

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@KMcLaren13 @cosmic_genomics Clearly you will be fitting right in then!

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@TechComm_Sanger @wellcomegenome @TechsCommit @sangerinstitute It was lovely to see you and to chat in 3D! Hopefully that will be the new normal again soon.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

Just got my first dose of the AstraZeneca jab. Feeling very fortunate and in awe of what science can do. Now to work to do my own bit...

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

At times like this I miss Kent. This is where I used to live and they have proper snow, not this dust that Cambridgeshire has.

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

Storm Darcy hits the UK today with up to a foot of snow expected.

@NickdixonITV reports from Kent where lots of snow has fallen already.

Temperatures could drop by 10c this week as the Met Office issue cold weather warnings.

Watch GMB today👉https://t.co/6iQ6ebeOEQ

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@Francesco_i0ri0 Of course. The main advantage in having twins is that you always have a control.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

Home schooling day 1. Came out of my meeting to find a full blown chemistry practical in my kitchen! Strange times...

[Brydon Coverdale @brydoncoverdale]

My Mr Men theory is holding.

43rd president = Mr Cheerful, George W. Bush
44th president = Mr Cool, Barack Obama
45th president = Mr Rude, Donald Trump
46th president = Mr Good, Joe Biden

I wonder if the 47th being Mr Nobody means it’s not a Mr...
#USElection2020

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

I apologise in advance for my storm. I thought I ordered sunshine but that’s online shopping for you.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@DaveASci @wellcomegenome Well now I come to think of it, that does explain quite a lot!

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@ljpitsme @sangerinstitute @technicians_mih Couldn’t agree more. Great work by a great team! Such a huge collaborative effort, it has been wonderful to be part of it.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@tcdflow @flowcytometryUK @RoyalMicroSoc @YorkBioimaging @CrickTraining Fabulous idea, this is the kind of collective brainstorming we need to overcome the challenges. @SangerCytometry we should join this.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@bellbirdprimary @wellcomegenome It was a pleasure to teach them. The kids did amazingly well and came up with lots of great ideas on what else we could DNA sequence. Hopefully some will be inspired to become scientists in the future.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@TechComm_Sanger @TechsCommit @sangerinstitute The question is ‘do storm troopers identify as technicians?’ I suspect they suffer from a lack of recognition and career development opportunities.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

Great talk from Burcu Bronner Anar @TechComm_Sanger at the @TechsCommit signatory event. The world leading research at the @sangerinstitute would just not be possible without our amazing technical staff

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

Just discovered that the wrappers from the half a tin of @QualityStreetUK I ate last night are compostable! How did I not know this? Now feel obliged to dig them out the bin when I get home.

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

On a train on the way to @TechsCommit signatory event. Really looking forward to a day of great talks and thought provoking discussion on how to improve the visibility and recognition of technical staff.

[Kelly Vere @kellyvere]

Looking forward to welcoming 100+ colleagues from @TechsCommit signatory institutions to @royalsociety today for our 5th signatory event. A jam packed agenda & a stimulating day ahead!

[Alex Alderton @DrAlexAlderton]

@anar_burcu It was a great talk and great to hear all the support in the room. Well done.

[Nicole Soranzo @nicolesoranzo]

Please apply and/or RT- it is a great team! @d__vuckovic @aidanbutty @Di_Angelantonio @lisalyliton @WilliamAstle @minouye271