Laura Tipton

The study of all things Laura or rather all the things Laura studies: microbiomes, interactions, etc
Assistant Prof of Bio/Stats/Env Data Sci @JMU
She/Her

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

finally following a blue butterfly...find me over there with the same handle...TTFN!

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@ScienceIsMetal dry loading. learned it from @cameronpegan during my postdoc and it's so much easier to see the wells

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@BlairTStowe @Momademia At the end of my PhD I let my partner pick where we moved next and he picked Honolulu, where I had no connections. Several cold emails later I landed a postdoc position and a couple years later through new connections I got a soft-money faculty position.

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@vardanisar @Momademia Normalize that they're just words and not all words are appropriate at all times. By 5 they've likely heard it before so as long as you're not shouting that part of the song they're not likely to notice.
My 5 year old has a habit of singing her own mondegreens though so YMMV

[Holly Bik @hollybik]

SO EXCITED to announce a new #NSFfunded workshop series co-lead by myself and @vgwschutte: half bioinformatics data visualization, half science communication - we're calling it "Telling Stories Through Data". Apply now to join us on Sapelo Island in August https://t.co/bhQnSjxjJY

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

My class today was called "bougie stats class" and I will not accept any other descriptors for a stats class again.

Now to figure out how to work this into my annual evaluation...

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@JWoodelius @hugabug_lab I prefer to call it familiarity...or an unwillingness to learn a new way to read code (just let me code from the inside out in peace)

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@JWoodelius What book? Tell me more!

[Ashley Shade, Ph.D. @ashley17061]

Do you geek out about active bacteria? Secretly love the technical thrill of translating cutting-edge techniques to a new system?

We have a NEW postdoc post in Soil Microbiome Activity, open immediately
https://t.co/1Qejn5Ozh7

@CNRSecologie @EMG_Lyon @ESAMicrobe @ecomicrolyon

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

@1caaake Highly recommend a $20-$40 bidet that attaches to your toilet. Easy to install and worth every little penny

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

anyone have experience with non-traditional spectrophotometers such as SmartDrop XF or Photopette from @TipBiosystems? looking at microbe growth rate applications

[Holly Bik @hollybik]

I'm recruiting THREE PhD students for Fall 2024 (nematode systematics, marine eDNA, invertebrate microbiomes) - more info here https://t.co/L4oIZlSpS6 including my mentoring philosophy + training portfolio! @SACNAS #2023NDiSTEM #BWEEMS #WomenInSTEM @LatinxMarineSCI @BlackinMarSci

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

Both of my new departments (bio and math) are hiring! Come join me in the beautiful Blue Ridge! @JMUCSM I haven't been here long but am happy to answer questions or find someone else who can. All jobs listed here: https://t.co/9uLNHCVF80

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

Now that I'm back on the east coast, I'm having serious conference indecision/FOMO...what are people attending these days?

[Cameron Egan @cameronpegan]

Come be my neighbour! ⁦@NHMLA⁩ is searching for a Curator (Assistant or Associate level) of Entomology 🦋🐝🐞🐜🦗🦟🪲🪳🪰 https://t.co/PKNJo5oWMw

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

Happy first day of classes Dukes!

#JMU #FirstDayOfSchool #JamesMadisonUniversity #GoDukes #DukeDog

[@ewiss.bsky.social @emily_wissel]

i'm available for a short term contract if anyone has a bioinformatics project they'd like to hire someone on that's only a few months!

I can get it off the ground faster if it's 16S or metagenome microbiome data!

[Kent Willis MD @KentWillisMD]

As promised at #ATS2023, the #preprint of our latest paper is available @medrxivpreprint https://t.co/nRUtCab4E4 #fungi #mycobiome #microbiome #cureBPD #newPI #research #neoTwitter #PCCM

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

We've decided the least traumatic thing would be find a new home on island for these sweeties. If you, or someone you know on Oahu, is interested in a kitty or two, DM me.
Both are ~2 years, fully fixed, up to date on shots, and generally behave like cats

[Laura Tipton @lauraomics]

Given that today's my last day here, I guess I should announce that this summer I'm moving to university number 8! I've accepted a tenure track position in biology and math/stats @JMU starting in the fall. Thank you @Chaminade_Univ and @CUHDataScience for everything!!!!