Chris Gunter
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Director of Research Affairs
Geneticist, recovering Nature editor, buddhist, and single mom in Huntsville. Director of Research Affairs, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.
Biology
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Very late but RT @nanopore : FF the #AGBT tweeters @apfejes @lukejostins @dgmacarthur @finchtalk @rforsberg @adamkraut @bioitworld
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Dear friends at Nature: why does the AOP page always have papers at the top that are out of date order? http://is.gd/a3jFV
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Alabama leads by example of unity. Kind of. "Side by side, the liberals and conservatives stood, chanting:" http://is.gd/a2YfS
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For those who teach undergrads every day: have you just made your peace with the fact that some will fall asleep in each class?
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Hard when you get little response during a class, esp. first time on this topic. Are you doing a fab job, or are they bored to death?
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RT @stevenjayl : Infographics god E. Tufte gets prez appt to make sense of recovery/stimulus funds. http://bit.ly/aXMm2t
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Even in the middle of desperately trying to learn synaptic plasticity and LTP, Sandra Bullock's salute to Moms made me all verklempt.
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Siiiiiiiigh. "Gene test claims to show what diet works best" story picked up everywhere....
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RT @bmahersciwriter : Ever wonder what goes on at BGI -- China's genome sequencing juggernaut? Wonder no more: http://is.gd/9CHL9
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Lunch with two candidates for state attorney general. Coincidentally, more impressed by the one who did not quote extensively from Bible.
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RT @gbrumfiel http://onion.com/bFGrtY via @TheOnion - Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology
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@dgmacarthur unfortunately he couldn't have asked for better publicity for the upcoming piece.
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.@bborrell I wish they had let us keep that phrase, "keep the letter until congestion is relieved in the hope of making use of it." Awesome.
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Mad, mad propz to @DoctorZen for sending me lecture material on neurobiology and even teaching me something about crustaceans.
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Today I will be teaching brain parts like hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus; imaging techniques; and Brainbow.
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Huntsville-ians on Facebook: think about joining the "Google Fiber 4 HSV" Facebook group. Proportionally we are kicking other cities'....
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Seriously creepy. http://is.gd/9xVvN Stalker App Crosses Privacy Lines
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Had forgotten important lesson from Cleveland: when it is snowing, wear waterproof mascara. Or apply mascara AFTER arriving at work.
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3rd Human Variome Project Meeting at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France to be held 10th – 14th May, 2010: http://is.gd/9xiWH
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Thanks everyone for poll responses: evenly split between publishing powerpoints before and after class!
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HHMI hiring for a Science Program Manager at Janelia Farm Research Campus: http://is.gd/9wZX0
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Second poll of the day: Powerpoints of your lectures. Make them available before class, or after?
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Thanks everyone for advice on dealing with tardiness. Will probably go through several of ideas before it's over. Start w/quiz.
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@DoctorZen We are not hi-tech enough for the clickers, but agree with you that you can't get upset about everything. Siiiiiiigh....
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Have thought about this but in our situation snark=bad. RT @MzSkeptica : @girlscientist I have a prof who berates late comers snarkily....
