This cuts to the core of why people do science “Undertake it only if nothing else will satisfy you; for nothing else is probably what you will receive.”

Got a massage and suddenly thought about my dog dying in 15years from now and started crying. The masseuse “ lady are you OK is this too much pressure ?!” Me : “ no , I’m just crying because my dog is going to die in 15 years from now.” Masseuse : “ I’ll just turn up the music

“Judge questions relationship between antisemitism charges and grant cancellations.” Because there is none … harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/harvar…

An absolutely great memory from the NNO GRC. You can see me breaking my back with laughter on the podium. Tracy, my brave partner in this competition has a beautiful tattoo and our “political” platform was based on Mano (Alnylam) getting identical tattoo if we win (he has none).

New paper by Kwok Lab Kwok Lab. RNA G-quadruplex structure targeting and imaging: recent advances and future directions. bit.ly/45C3AJf

Timeless poem: “If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a

What are your favorite lines of this poem ?

That is super cool finding new RNA switches in bacteria!

My itinerary for the weekend (left). Meanwhile in an alternative universe.. (right)

🤣 literally heard this from a PhD recently …

Wow that’s totally giving me inspiration for grant writing right now 😆😆😆

I think many scientists in academia can relate !

Good thing I got invited to give seminars in Vienna and Paris this year 😁

🗣📢Amazing opportunity UMich RNA Center 〽️🧬 and Michigan Medicine! Join our team researching and developing nucleic acid therapeutics! Check out this job at Michigan Medicine: Oligonucleotide Synthesis Chemist Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Tomorrow's medicine, today. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

We’ve all been there .. I often start with “ Dead Sheryl,” instead of “Dear Sheryl” 💀 - warmest retard 🤗

🗣📢Another fantastic opportunity for a senior scientist to join the new therapeutics synthesis core UMich RNA Center 〽️🧬 and Michigan Medicine 👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Too accurate 🤣

“It's so frustrating that assistant professorships pay so little that you need to supplement your income with an acting career on the side”

Due to government funding terminations, I had to pick up extra work in lab. After 20 years of science training, I am currently filling out TPS reports and their cover sheets. 💀

It’s online- try it ! A great tool for analyzing chemical probing data for RNA structure academic.oup.com/nar/article/53…