The hardest part about being a PI is doing the normal weird things I do and then realizing that 3+ lab members are watching me as I do them

just a normal day in the Bartman lab

society if graphpad prism files had folders

twitter immunologists!
what are the best ways to get mice without macrophages? (either all macs, or HSC-derived)
-chemical/antibody depletion strategies?
-some kind of DTR mouse?
-other?
PLEASE EDUCATE ME

Ugh, cannot believe this book is 20 years old, what a classic. Best vampire novel ever (to be fair I mostly don’t like vampire novels) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_…

#TeamMassSpec , the Journal of Biological Chemistry MethodsMadness Championship T-shirts are in, and they are pretty awesome. 'Quadrup(o)le Champions' for the 4X Champs! Part of the proceeds goes to the Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates. Go order!
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Try and explain your research in 10 words or less. Ready? Go!

Controversial opinion: I hate paper discussions. I don’t like writing them and (with rare exceptions) I don’t like reading them. And even the good ones are often longer than they need to be

Cell culture is often viewed as hyperoxic. However, cellular oxygen consumption rates can outstrip oxygen delivery – making the pericellular microenvironment actually hypoxic. We took a simple approach to increase oxygen provision by decreasing culture medium volumes. 1/6

Really enjoying the Cazalet Chronicles series, about an extended family during WW2. Includes perspectives from each family member, my favorites are Lydia the 8 year old and Miss Millicent the 70 year old governess

Hope the earthquake makes you think about what it’s like to be an E. coli in a bacterial shaker

do i have a phd? yes
did it take me five years to figure out that the 'bio' in NIH biosketch is for 'biographical' not because i study biology

...also yes

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The best organelle
Is rather bolgy
Secreted proteins
Are processed in the Golgi

me sowing: *emails someone, can't wait for response, very excited about collaboration*

me reaping: *they email back* OH NO NOW I HAVE TO ANSWER

It’s a weekend for me but my cell lines are still dividing 🙏🙏🙏

So much fun to work with this awesome group! Helen Jordan

trying to explain to my lab how hard my life was before biorender