I have been working on this paper for the last 5 years or 18.5% of my life. It’s gonna feel strange not to be anymore.

Weizmann Institute of Science Graduation 2020

Curiosity is one of the most enjoyable human conditions. “My octopus teacher” provokes it like no other work of cinematography. If you haven’t yet seen it I envy you and encourage you to do so. It will lift your spirit and will make you want to recommend it to everyone you know.

New paper alert! Stromal Expression of the Core Clock Gene Period 2 Is Essential for Tumor Initiation and Metastatic Colonization (1/5) frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

Small intestine #microbiome & health: Raphael Valdivia Raphael Valdivia & Lauren Davey recommend a small intestinal microbiota study by ElinavLab that links diet & timing of feeding as key factors to maintain intestinal and immunological function. #IBD #Crohns facultyopinions.com/prime/73860208…

After 6 months of waiting for the borders to reopen, traveling 30 hours door to door including 15 hours in the air and 2 virus tests later I have finally moved to Tokyo!

Received an email from a stranger on the other side of the globe saying that a paper of mine inspired them. I am stunned and humbled, but also amazed to see firsthand how global science works.

Check out our perspective out in Science Magazine today! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Our review in Annual Reviews is out! annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…

Japanese government has passed a bill to establish an unprecedented 10-trillion ¥ (~80bn $) for promotion of basic science. I am looking forward to witnessing and playing a small part in the transformation this investment will bring about.

I am happy to share that I will be joining Keio University as a junior Principal Investigator. If you are interested in the bleeding edge microbiome science, please consider applying. Fully funded postdoctoral, PhD and technician positions are available (Tokyo, Japan).

Hiring is a bit like dating: good candidates are rare and the whole process is full of self-doubt, anxiety and ambiguity on both sides.