Nicholas Ide

PhD student in biological sciences | Columbia U | U of Utah alum | Embrace failure | he/him

[Ruben Gonzalez @rubenlgonzalez]

Check out our latest: Using smFRET, we determine an entirely new mechanism for mRNA activation. As part of this work, we assign novel functions for each of the eIF4F components, including a 'hopping' activity of eIF4G and a 'strippase' activity of eIF4A. 🔬https://t.co/eFWXMQqsmT

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

In science, we often equate brilliance with the ability to think about incredibly complex systems.

However, sometimes brilliance looks like seeing the idea or solution that is so incredibly simple that nobody else has noticed it yet.

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Genuinely caring about students should be a non-negotiable qualification for a career in academia. Full stop.

No amount of research achievement or creativity can substitute for caring about the professional development and well-being of those we teach and mentor.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A bacterial flagellum is driven by a rotary engine made up of protein, and is powered by the flow of protons across the bacterial cell membrane. It rotates at ~1,000 rpm, but the rotor alone can rotate at up to 17,000 rpm

[📹 https://t.co/sT1spXjNgG]
https://t.co/GDvwWnXaO6

[Korak Ray @KorakRay]

Preprint news!!! In which we've discovered a common mechanism for the function of ANY biomolecular machine (ribosomes, spliceosomes, polymerases, etc) (1/4) https://t.co/wdKFZ8dpwC

[Abdel Abdellaoui @dr_appie]

This machine can do 75% of your PhD

[✨dr. cass✨ @cassie_chartier]

yay korak!!!

[Ruben Gonzalez @rubenlgonzalez]

First up is @ide_nicholas's development of a fully functional, reconstituted eIF3 and his biophysical and biochemical studies of how eIF3 subunits and subcomplexes recruit eukaryotic mRNAs for translation (PS3-539). An awesome collaboration with the Twitterless #ColinAitken! 2/3

[Ruben Gonzalez @rubenlgonzalez]

If you're attending #RNA22, make sure to stop by tonight's poster session and check out @KorakRay's poster, # PS1-166. He'll tell you all about how the ribosome uses an energetic principle known as "entropic tuning" to drive and regulate translation!

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

To be a great mentor, "We must move the focus from ourselves to those we mentor. We need to acknowledge that their definition of good mentoring is much more important than ours."

@Mechanophore and I share in @cenmag about how we can all grow as mentors.
https://t.co/ij0hZhwAAT

[Dr. Monica Cox @DrMonicaCox]

Academia has made some of us forget where we came from. Working in an elitist space doesn't mean you have to forget people who will never step foot on your campus. We were not given our gifts to hoard academic glory. These gifts aren't for us.

[Fay Lin, PhD @xiaofei_lin]

When I let go of the fear of "looking stupid" when learning something new, I:

▪️ Learned faster
▪️ Took more risks that turned into innovative projects
▪️ Grew my self-confidence and self-advocacy
▪️ Became a stronger and novel contributor to the team

#SundayMotivation

[Fay Lin, PhD @xiaofei_lin]

The following skills may not be immediately gifted to us:

◾️ Building relationships
◾️ Maintaining mental health
◾️ Showing appreciation
◾️ Communicating needs
◾️ ..and more

How we approach our day-to-day interactions is highly shaped by our experiences. 2/

[Natalia Barbour @natalia_barbour]

Expected vs. actual time to complete a task:

Expected Actual
5 min 30 min
15 min 1 hr
1 hr 3hr
1 day 1 week
1 week 1 month

@AcademicChatter #phdchat

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Not sure who needs to hear this, but your mental health is part of your physical health. If you're dealing with depression, anxiety, or any other mental health challenge, it is perfectly okay to tell people you are dealing with a "health issue."

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Poor self-care does not make you smarter.
Poor self-care does not make you look tougher.
Poor self-care does not make you more successful.

Poor self-care just makes you tired.

[Nature Reviews Chemistry @NatRevChem]

Recruit and retain a diverse workforce
https://t.co/XShKjzJmAE
A Comment article by @brea_manuel3 and @DianeKarloff at @emoryuniversity
Free to read until 4th September!

[Utah Jazz @utahjazz]

📓| "We can’t just serve as a distraction from reality. We have to keep our foot on the gas. We have to keep having uncomfortable conversations."

@spidadmitchell x @PlayersTribune
» https://t.co/JkcaArwQN7

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

For anyone out there wondering why @AOC’s speech is getting so much attention, it’s because while she’s speaking for herself, she is not only speaking for herself.

She is telling the story of literally millions of women.

[Diane Karloff, Ph.D. @DianeKarloff]

To new grad students: Get ready to make mistakes. Thousands. Interpersonal, scientific, small, large. Thousands.

If you already knew it, you would not need the degree. The real test is what you do after you mess up.