John T. Sexton

Synthetic biologist. Previously: @labtabor and @rice_bioe, @ginkgo, @cmu_ece + @cmu_bme. Seattle @SoundersFC fan.

[Rice University Bioengineering @Rice_BIOE]

‼️ We're hiring ‼️
The Genetic Design and Engineering Center (GDEC), a new synthetic biology core facility at Rice University is looking for an Assistant Research Professor position!

🔗 Apply at https://t.co/P7GYBLiwbT

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

Great to see our friends at @NIST building on FlowCal to address their cytometry needs!

[bioRxiv @biorxivpreprint]

Automated Analysis of Bacterial Flow Cytometry Data with FlowGateNIST https://t.co/JDfL4inSU5 #bioRxiv

[Michael C. Jewett @MichaelCJewett]

@EngBioRC has a new pilot event called Obfuscating Biological Sequences to Ethically Reveal Vulnerabilities "OBSERV." It's an opportunity to advance security considerations for synthetic biology. Reg. closes April 29th. #synbio @TwistBioscience sponsored
https://t.co/PeaRugtn48

[Thomas Gorochowski @chofski]

There's a push underway by @Jacob__Beal to create a @StackExchange for synthetic biology. If you don't know what that is, think the most awesome Q&A resource ever for your bioengineering needs. Please "commit" here to make it happen: https://t.co/fBDVmFVrhJ

[Jake Beal @Jacob__Beal]

Come help define a Synthetic Biology StackExchange!
In the actual practice of working in synthetic biology, so many pragmatic details aren't captured well in scientific papers. Right now, they're passed around via oral tradition, but there are better ways https://t.co/COnu4stwG3

[Sebastián Castillo-Hair @castillohair]

@JS3xton And if you're hearing about FlowCal for the first time:
https://t.co/pZrrVYxZ2n

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

And, shameless plug: I used violin plots extensively in the supplemental figures of my recent paper (https://t.co/HDxXvcNmN1), so check that out too for more cool examples of what you can do with them!

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

Fellow flow cytometry nerds! 😀

@castillohair and I recently updated FlowCal, our Python package for flow cytometry analysis. Highlights include new violin plots and a new way to save and reuse density gates. Get more info and latest version here: ⬇️

https://t.co/Rb9Zdo8MpW

[ravi sheth @raviusheth]

We're building a world-class team focused on designing microbial communities to make healthy new foods. We're growing our team at all levels, and this is a stellar opportunity for creative scientists to make a pivotal impact. Please RT! https://t.co/hTW8imE36k [1/9]

[Mol Syst Biol @MolSystBiol]

Multiplexing cell‐cell communication: a synthetic system allows bacteria to have two separate conversations over a single chemical “wire” by separating them in time --> https://t.co/ZO8L9IBFMP
@LabTabor @RiceUniversity @JS3xton @Rice_BIOE #SynBio

[Tabor Lab @LabTabor]

We engineered bacteria to have two separate conversations over one chemical channel by separating them in time. Congrats to @JS3xton on a beautiful piece of synthetic biology. @Rice_BIOE

Multiplexing cell‐cell communication | Molecular Systems Biology https://t.co/jugvejoROO

[FIRST @FIRSTweets]

And just like that, the details of #INFINITERECHARGE have been revealed to the galaxy! What do you think of the new 2020 @FRCTeams game? https://t.co/nsiSyPvh3Q #FIRSTRISE @starwars #ForceForChange

[PLOS Synbio @PLOSSynbio]

An international consortium to address industrial #synbio needs Guest post by @Jacob__Beal from @SBOLstandard https://t.co/i8apKNSRY9

[Tabor Lab @LabTabor]

A new B. subtilis inducible promoter with >10,000 fold dynamic range! It's stringently off without IPTG and 50-fold more inducible than the widely used Phyperspank system. Get it from the Bacillus Genetic Stock Center. Congrats @castillohair!

https://t.co/hupoeCmmjI

[Chang Liu @chang_c_liu]

We are delighted to share our latest work on supercharging #directedevolution in Cell. OrthoRep has crossed genomic speed limits to continuously evolve genes at mutation rates 100,000-fold higher than cells normally use! Congrats OrthoRep team! https://t.co/drGzxCfpWy

[Khalid K. Alam • ‎خالد كمال عالم @BiochemPhD]

Our @LucksLab #preprint is up!

Introducing ROSALIND, a #cellfree #synbio platform for rapid, low-cost detection of #water contaminants.

https://t.co/trcr3UHtA8

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

Great post by my Twitter-shy labmate Kathryn Brink on promoting women from underserved and minority communities in STEM!

[Thomas Gorochowski @chofski]

Latest SBOL (v2.3) https://t.co/nL6Dpxh39F and SBOL Visual (v2.1) https://t.co/ulYLd5Jjy4 publications out detailing the recent enhancements to the standards. @SBOLstandard #synbio #standards

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

@NoamPrywes @SavageCatsOnly @LabTabor @EngBioRC Thanks Noam! Was great chatting with you afterwards!

[John T. Sexton @JS3xton]

@alectricity @LabTabor Thanks Alec! It was great to build on the foundation that
you and @Geneticdesigner and others have laid, and we
continue to be inspired by your fantastic and growing body
of work!