Lax Iyer

Boston Area Computational Biologist, Charter School Advocate. Father:2 girls, good husband and aspires 2 be decent local citizen. All opinions are strictly mine

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@jdpereira Painted this a while ago

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@elonmusk just scratching that primordial itch !

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Scratching the primordial itch !!

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@mbeisen But I am sure having done this forever, you can spot talent when you see it in front of you irrespective of the spreadsheets and scores

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@OdedRechavi Grant funding pressure - it got to be fancy to get money in academia. I am in industry RD now and realize we do what IS required to address a question at hand and nit generate a fancy paper or report

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@mbeisen All this happened because a prof interviewed me for a couple of hours for my masters at iit-b and decided that I did have the chops to understand and do things even though I did not know a lot and had no significant achievements 2/2

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@mbeisen Yup! What is this with all these super requirements. I am still a pathetic student by traditional standards- got all the grades from A to D during my masters- now I lead a team that does pandemic surveillance and believe make difference! 1/2

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@theliverdoc Thanks for doing this ! I know it is a constant, "spitting into the window situation" fighting dogma and pain stupidity!

[Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66]

WHY do we have so many deadlines in early January?

Why do Orgs in countries that overwhelmingly celebrate Christmas do this? These deadlines aren't natural phenomena - we are in control of this!!

We don't we just... not? And let everyone have a genuine break? 🤔🙃

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@drjingjing2026 Corollary: This is a great example of WHITE PRIVILAGE. If you are white and especially blond as is the case here, you can get away with anything under the sun, especially, throwing shades on immigrants !

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@jdpereira How did the green card thing go ?

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Ok! I am out of here. See you under the blue skies with the same handle

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

Computational biologist Dr. Anne Carpenter shares the moment when she realized her years of research had paid off and discusses why she believes it’s important to find meaning outside of your career. #50ScientistsThatInspire #CP50

Read the full interview: https://t.co/a7RF2peRdh

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@thekaipullai Apples and oranges comparison... they are two different regimes... you breath freedom in India which is ...

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@TanentzapfLab In my case, I don't know about the first 2 but the third point is absolutely on the dot! So thankful to my team and all the people that I work with day in and day out

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@HalfwayPost DOGGED efficiencies at work :-)

[IISc Bangalore @iiscbangalore]

Hearty congratulations to Prof Raghavan Varadarajan on winning the 2024 Tata Transformation Prize🎉

His lab aims to develop a cost-effective vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) which affects 30 million people annually.
https://t.co/OkEOw8nLTj

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

The lab alumni being a very important thing. Also, try to pick up what people do not talk about - the differential in power means people will avoid areas of conflict or issues which should be red signal

[Arun K. Shukla @arshukla]

How to choose a good lab for your PhD? Well, do your homework - webpage, publications, alumni placement etc., but most important - talk to the lab members - as much as possible - do not be shy at all - ask anything and everything, also to lab alumni, if possible. #You#Can#Do#It

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

And for people like me who did their initial education in native language there is whole another world in literature that I rediscovered recently . A book is your heart and brain speaking to you

[Gholson Lyon @GholsonLyon]

I can really kick myself for neglecting the great works of literature for so long, but hey, at age 50, better late than never!
I have read quite a lot over the years, but much more nonfiction and science. This book club is so amazing with the great works of literature!

[Lax Iyer @laxvid]

@shekhar_mande @3RakeshMishra @iiscbangalore @Bio_IISc @MBU_IISc @insa_academy @IAScBng @NCBS_Bangalore @csir_ncl @TIGS_India Nice to see balaram