Jorge R. Paredes

@EntomoLabels Thank you! We actively use Entomolabels in my lab!

A new version of EntomoLabels 8.3.02 is now available for download at labels.entomo.pl. This release also includes an updated user manual with clarified descriptions and minor improvements for better usability. We hope you enjoy using the new version.

Best way to spot an Idiot

@Maxpayyne15 Make Nigeria Great Again!

From my assessment, Nigeria needs these three (3) solutions to spur them into spontaneous economic growth. 1. Power (Electrical, geothermal, nuclear?) 2. Transportation (fast and efficient). 3. Security (for lives, properties, and businesses) Once these can be provided, the ingenuity of the people will guarantee progress. To elaborate, we should have 24/7 power supply. People should be able to travel around the country on good roads or fast trains. Fear of your safety should not limit the extent of innovation…

If we look at thousands of proteins (i.e., signals) in the human blood, the protein most associated with chronic physical and mental illnesses is the **same protein** as the top marker for mitochondrial diseases: GDF15 When mitochondria cannot flux energy properly, the cell makes and secretes GDF15 in the blood to alert other cells Some highlight by Cynthia Liu in our group: - GDF15 is the top predictor for most diseases - GDF15 associated with diabetes is among the most significant protein-prevalent disease associations Based on p-value, GDF15 was most significantly associated with disease. - “GDF15 was associated with the most diseases, containing 205 prevalent and 397 incident diseases, generally acting as a risk factor except for three incident diseases (respiratory diseases affecting the interstitium, disorders of magnesium metabolism, and peripheral artery disease).” - “GDF15, similar to its high ranking with protein-disease pleiotropy, ranked second for protein-trait associations, boasting a substantial 428 associations.”Significant associations with many lipid metabolite markers. - Mental disorders like anxiety disorders, depression, and mood disorders, along with mental health-related traits, also exhibited substantial proteomic signatures including elevated GDF15 - “The fluid intelligence score and various types of dementia shared significant proteins such as NEFL and GDF15 (Figure 2G)” - “GDF15, the protein with pleiotropic effects, was causally associated with several autoimmune diseases, including ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis (Figure 6B).” Data from >53,000 people in the UK Biobank Full paper here: cell.com/cell/fulltext/… Resource to explore your favorite protein or disease/trait of interest: proteome-phenome-atlas.com

@SuppressedNws Terrifying! They would have bombed Harvard and Columbia under these assumptions!

Israel’s Ambassador to UN: “We always knew that Khamas hides in schools we just didn’t realize that it’s not only schools in Gaza it’s also Harvard, Columbia and many elite universities”

@you_wren @uarizona Congratulations Dr U'Ren !

It was great to be honored last night for NAS #KavliFrontiers Fellow award at @uarizona ceremony for outstanding faculty. But it was even more inspiring to see faculty who have done such amazing teaching and research!

Happy international day of women & girls in science! 👩‍🏫👩🏽‍🏭👩🏿‍🚀👩🏼‍🎓👩🏻‍💻👩‍🔧👩🏾‍⚕️👩‍🔬 #WomenInSTEM

Many professions including academia weirdly rewards & selects for folks who want to be seen as the smartest people in the room, who have to win every argument, & take no prisoners. But real humility also brings openness to others’ ideas & is the first step to true learning. 1/

@laszlognagy @jgi @BiochemBrc @ZhihaoHou @fcsenge @NERSC Exciting! I am curious about how was horizontal gene transfer handled. Will read-- Thanks for sharing!

With valuable contributions from @jgi @BiochemBrc @ZhihaoHou @fcsenge @NERSC

Detecting contamination in eukaryotic genomes, a new tool from the lab. Stunned by the extent of bacterial and fungal contamination of genomes. We show that contamination strongly impacts ancestral genome content analysis in the eukaryotes. Thread 1/6 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I had to buy this mug. It describes my recent research efforts.

An internal electric countdown sets off an alarm when it’s time for these dormant cells to spring back to life. sciencenews.org/article/bacter…

@ChenxinLi2 @WOAHItsIAN I love it that you have a section that specifies what input files are needed!

@WOAHItsIAN Not sure what would be my best, but some samples here: dissertation chapter: genome.cshlp.org/content/32/2/3… ; GitHub essay: github.com/cxli233/Friend… ; GitHub tutorial: github.com/cxli233/Simple… . Enjoy!

The wet lab scientists think I am a bioinformatician. The bioinformaticians think I am a wet lab scientist. But I am fundamentally just a grapher. People hand me data and I make pretty graphs for them and help them interpret their results.

@nicolaise_ @AnderssonBoscan Plena

¿Soy el único que siente vergüenza profunda por esta publicación?

@luisevivanco Buenas tardes Luis Eduardo. Los "ricos" nunca pagan nada, ellos transfieren sus costos a los consumidores finales. Saludos.

La Conaie va a protestar para que los ricos paguen menos por gasolina. Quién diablos paga por súper si gana el básico? Que no anula sus argumentos dice… Qué nivel!!!

Today's tiny encyrtidae entry and my new favorite wasp (they're all my favorites)! These little things make me so damn happy. Why do you look like this, and who are you dressed for? Because this comparatively giant organism whose eyes can barely see you is a fan. 😍

Now with correct posting: We are delighted to announce the Department of #Entomology at #Uarizona is hiring a Professor of Practice (arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…). Join us for teaching in a beautiful, collegial place! #academicjobs, #womeninstem, #entomologyforall, #firstgen

@you_wren @betsyarizona Congratulations Dr. Arnold!

Congrats to @betsyarizona for being named a 2021 AAAS fellow! A very well-deserved honor for a fantastic scientist and person.

Job alert! There's three jobs at various levels here in Oregon - want to do quantitative work in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment? And/or teach? In lovely Oregon? Read on...