DrayLab

We're the Dray lab. We like chromosomes and study DNA repair and recombination at UTHSCSA. Tweets are a group effort, sharing science we like.

[Ian Henderson @hendersi]

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @plantsci
https://t.co/mW072iZPGz

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

It is going to be a great conference, join us! There is still time to register!

[Fusion Conferences @Fusion_Conf]

Update on ##Recombination25 Conference! 🚨
📅RD & PS Deadline: 13th March 2025. DON'T MISS OUT!
🌟Grants are available for students, postdocs & junior investigators!🌟
For more details, visit https://t.co/UVl0uJ75GU or email Felicity at 📧[email protected]

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Hello friends! Just a reminder that we have made the move to the blue place 🦋 and I will delete this account at the end of the month. Please migrate with us!

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@Tat1anaMoiseeva Thanks!

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@Tat1anaMoiseeva Thanks, that is so useful! If does not feel as much like starting from scratch in a new place :)

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Just like everyone else, moving to the bluer place. Yes, it took a while, because we're slow to catch up 😀. Find us there, friends!

[Rony Dahan @DahanLab]

Just published📢 Our new forum article on Fc-optimized checkpoint antibodies for cancer therapy. New to immunotherapy and antibody engineering? This one’s for you! Co-authored with Alan Korman. @TrendsMolecMed #CancerImmunotherapy #FcEngineering

https://t.co/y49YrGDSdr

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Thrilled to have @maria_spies visit @uthscsa today! Looking fwd to one of her superb seminars :)

[Rafeeque @rafeequemavoor]

Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍

@NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations!

all freely available in the public domain.

Retweet and spread the message!
https://t.co/p1bD1kxO7H

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@NjbBari3 Yes, we don't talk enough about the good guys, the few who watch out for us. I've met a few in my 20s, bus and taxi drivers in London, metro staff in Paris, random dudes and once a scary old lady (!) who stepped up for me in the US. I wish they knew how much I appreciated that.

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Collaborative paper alerts! The 1st on PDL1 role in DDR is being proofed rn so I'll post next week. 2nd is this beauty from the @PatrickSungLab "Distinct roles of the two BRCA2 DNA binding domains in DNA damage repair and replication fork preservation" https://t.co/ITKoTcs5L2

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@arjunrajlab I don't think it's silly to ask someone about to take the plunge what idea they came up with (= distinct from previous mentor) for their own research program.

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@ProfessorAntony We used to need to cite methods for space constraints, but now it's used to self-cite. I'm guilty, too. Now that everything is online, we could move the protocols to sup and provide the whole thing. Every time. Even if it's mostly a copy-paste. Cite whomever came up with it.

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@CraigBeam1 @NIHDirector Not translating is not a dead end, it builds knowledge!

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

2nd, AI is getting better everyday. We should be clear that articles need to be written by people and based on real data now, as soon enough there won't be a call to be made. There are way too many new paper submissions for all of them to be real. Anyone else feels like me? 3/3

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Hey science peeps! I get a ton of requests to edit manuscripts. Accepted one, obviously written by AI. Ran it, came back 100% AI,0% human, 5 different detectors. Today, nasty email from editor in chief telling me they don't accept my rejection, and to send it 4 review 1/3

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

First of all, the nerves! I am not on payroll, reviewers are not on payroll. Why are we to waste time we don't have on a machine written manuscript? As far as I am aware, AI is not accepted by main publishers (yes, small title from one of the big publishing groups).

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Last day of Entrepreneurs Bootcamp at @Geekdom San Antonio. So much info, so much networking, and such great mentorship! I loved meeting this cohort and we will see each other again. Now, who want to hear my elevator pitch?! 😁

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

Hello, DNA repair Tweeter peeps! We have a fab cryo-EM facility but they cannot take just any project I throw at them (time constraints + scientific choices). Who is your go to cryo-EM facility? Please contact me directly if you're a structural core with some time or interest!

[DrayLab @dray_lab]

@PeterLyLab @JustinEngel17 Dang, I really wanted to go to that one! My daughter is coming home after a year away this week, so easy choice for me to pass, yet what a bummer. Y'all enjoy the good science and pretty views!