David Payne

I study how Neisseria gonorrhoeae senses and interacts with its environment

[Temet McMichael, PhD @Temet_Mc]

@elonmusk @JeffDean @Farzad_MD Yeah but LLS (the EIS lab counterpart), who are essential to every response, were cut. Plus EIS is still currently threatened by your budget cutting proposals. Stop haphazardly cutting essential components of systems that keep AMERICA safe

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@Temet_Mc @elonmusk @JeffDean @Farzad_MD Yes! EIS and LLS are a team! If one gets cut (which it did) the other suffers as well!

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@KHaglund1 @byu_sam @thePCMTN @annalouhabbs @rachelsteenblik @RoryAHa @jdp_writes @MikeyHags @StevenIHaglund @dbhaglund One of the Davids 🙋

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@byu_sam @jdp_writes To be honest, I've been mostly following the news and not reading primary science articles about it. Which explains why I find it so scary...

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes @byu_sam I don't have much special insight. It scares the bejezus out of me, though.

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes Kinda?

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes Most definitely. I am compelled to subvocalize a song I hate. Do do do do do do

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes Oh yeah. I mostly subvocalize. I have no inner voice

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes @TheRuocchio @DavidJohnButler Processing information as bulleted text lists is 73,% more efficient than processing as pictures. Beep boop.

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@jdp_writes @TheRuocchio @DavidJohnButler Which trick? This is just how normal human brains work...

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

Fair point. There does need to be a balance between easy skimability and depth. I generally see people err on the side of depth while sacrificing approachability and digestability, but there is definitely the danger of oversimplification

[Dr. Sara Goodman @sggphd]

@NeisseriaLab @meta_michelle The one-line, big bold font emphasis seems likely to overrepresent the story regardless of whether you stand there or not. There's an effort cost associated w/ deciding who to approach. If you lift that cap with billboard-quality writing, where's the motivation to engage?

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

110% agree. I just don't like to reuse for this - I would rather (if I could convince my boss to spend money...) print a specialized poster for this purpose. When I present at a conference, I leave out background that is known to the field but necessary for a general audience.

[Dr. Sara Goodman @sggphd]

@NeisseriaLab @meta_michelle Standalone posters are great for incidental exposure to research as UGs wait for classrooms to empty, etc. Particularly at schools like mine where UGs partner in research with faculty, it's hugely valuable for students to see people like them represented doing *real* science.

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@sggphd @meta_michelle Looking back at my multiple tweets, this looks super aggressive - I hope it wasn't interpreted that way. Hard to not sound like a jerk on Twitter. Just giving my thoughts to a random stranger. Like you do on the internet...

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@sggphd @meta_michelle In the hall, I won't be there, so the poster needs to have everything you need to understand my work.

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

"But it seems no lessons were learned on his family’s part. Despite the brutal ordeal and pleading by the doctors, they again chose not to vaccinate him for tetanus or any other diseases."

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

We've had a vaccine for tetanus for almost 100 years.

"He then spent the next 47 days in intensive care, needing a ventilator to breathe and constant medications through an IV to control his pain, blood pressure, and muscle spasms."
https://t.co/jejnz3DOrR via @gizmodo

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

@labbylamb

[David Payne @NeisseriaLab]

The science is settled. Diet Dr. Pepper is the only beverage suitable for human consumption.

https://t.co/rcf0jH3N3J