Chris Fiscus

evolutionary geneticist, former postdoc @UCIrvine. Views my own. Less active here, find me somewhere else:

[Andrew Kern @pastramimachine]

people in academia are way too negative about chatGPT, LLMs, etc.. why are folks so allergic to machine learning?

[Markus Stetter @MGStetter]

Come join us for an exciting project!

[Meng Chen @MengChen_Lab]

Excited to share our new review on plastid transcription and its regulation by anterograde signaling during chloroplast biogenesis. Congratulations to Nora Flynn @flynn_nora3920 and @Xuemei_RNAlab. --https://t.co/fvXE1VXvjB or
https://t.co/7NLq0hHPv2

[Aline Muyle @Aline_MUYLE]

We are hiring a 3 years Postdoc to work on the epigenetics of selfing in snails under the supervision of Céline Cosseau and Christoph Grunau, in collaboration with Patrice David and myself. The Postdoc will be based in Perpignan, with trips to Montpellier https://t.co/lyUO8oh6si

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

🌿 Today, we remember Salk Professor Joanne Chory, a visionary plant biologist and a force for climate action. Her research revolutionized how we understand plant biology and inspired solutions to fight climate change. Joanne’s brilliant mind and passion will forever impact the world. 💚

https://t.co/StltO1xyg0
#SalkInstitute #ClimateScience #PlantBiology

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

5. Everyone should use something like scheduling assistant in Teams/Calendly/Google Appointment Scheduler to schedule meetings. The traditional email chain to schedule meetings is inefficient and a waste of time.

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

Here’s my 5 takeaways after a month as an industry scientist:

1. Communication skills are vastly underrated.

2. Academia could really benefit from code review. Yes it requires time and dedication, but it’s a great way to learn from others and check for mistakes.

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

3. Reproducibility and version control are everything. See #2.

4. Meetings should always be scheduled in 30 min blocks rather than 1 hr and should have an explicit, timed agenda.

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

Proud to share recent preprint led by Galen Martin!
https://t.co/KjCwQvzJAD

[Vega Shah @dr_alphalyrae]

we’re not quitting science, we’re quitting academia. I am still very much in science and will remain here forever

[Elizabeth McCarthy @EMcCNicotiana]

Come work with me!! The SUNY Cortland Biological Sciences Dept is hiring an Assistant Professor in genetics/molecular biology. Click the link for more info. Application review starts Oct 18. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions!
https://t.co/6XektWeEho

[Andrew Kern @pastramimachine]

Our lab group is recruiting for a new Postdoc to join us. We are looking for someone to work on projects in Deep Learning and/or Spatial Population Genetics. Please share.

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

@plantsdonttweet @stanfordstomata @carolynplants Congrats!!!

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

https://t.co/tnMYHblrEX

[Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj]

Nice press release highlighting our efforts to better understand environmental adaptation in barley! https://t.co/ITbqB3rxFo

[Julia Kreiner @jmkreiner]

Congratulations @stepheniwright!! Such a well deserved accomplishment :)

[Genetics Society of America @GeneticsGSA]

Welcome new associate editor @yanivbrandvain to #GENETICS 👋 His lab combines empirical & theoretical population genomic analyses with collaborative work in empirical systems to study the evolutionary forces shaping flowering plant diversity. Read more: https://t.co/0cbEJTE4tk

[Fritz Sedlazeck @sedlazeck]

Kicked off our 6th! #bioinformatics #hackathon @BCM_HGSC yesterday. Amazing how people come together & work on common interests!

Thanks to @dnanexus @PacBio @nanopore @GREGoR_research @SMaHTnetwork @RiceCompSci @ricekenkennedy for support!

Stay tuned for exciting projects!

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Academic publisher Elsevier's profit margin compared to Apple, Google, and Microsoft

Apple: 28%
Google: 25%
Microsoft: 34%

Elsevier: 37% with a revenue of $3.9 billion.

Elsevier's payment to academic authors and reviewers: $0