Postdoctoral fellow at the @USASK WCVM, working on the genomic ASSETS project | @ColoradoStateU alum | @yostlab alum | sequencing, plasmids, + microbial ecology
According to the Governor of Texas, the gunman who killed at least 15 people in Uvalde is an 18-year-old who lives in the community. He had a handgun and may have been armed with a rifle, too.
In 2021, Texas lawmakers lowered the age to carry a handgun to 18. #txlege
We have a super unpleasant day of sampling ahead of us and rather than calling it terrible sampling day, my coworker suggested “character testing sampling day”. It’s all in how you frame it, folks.
twitter how do we feel about the use of the term mWGS (metagenomic whole genome sequencing) I feel like it is needlessly confusing and unecessary but maybe I am the minority here
When my spouse turns on the fan in the bathroom, my phone auto-connects to the bluetooth speaker in there. There will be a day where I don't automatically blast "the sound of silence" to enhance whatever he's doing in there, but today ain't that day.
New vaccination measures for fall term: #USask will expect all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated this fall with World Health Organization-approved COVID-19 vaccines before entering USask campuses. https://t.co/FEyHpekyJY
Plan an important experiment for the day after you receive your second dose of the covid vaccine they said. It will go soooo awesome they said.
(Note: It should be noted they actually said the exact opposite of this, but I am a prideful, naive oaf)
Days like today, I’m reminded that no amount of “diversity training” or diversity statements can fix a racist and colonial institution.
Someone reached out to me to share their experience with @UofRegina Prof. Allan East. It’s 2021.