India Hook-Barnard, PhD

I’m grateful to hear that Ricky Pearsall has been released from the hospital. My thoughts are with him and his family, and I wish him a swift recovery. Today, I visited Union Square to thank our @SFPD officers for their dedication to keeping our city safe every day. Thanks to their swift response to yesterday’s robbery involving Ricky Pearsall, an immediate arrest was made. This action sends a clear message: if you come to San Francisco to commit crimes, our officers will arrest you, and our District Attorney will hold you accountable. While violent crime is down in our city, accountability is essential whenever someone becomes a victim—no matter the neighborhood or time of day. Walking around Union Square today with Marisa Rodriguez from the Union Square Alliance, I spoke with workers and shoppers and was reminded of our city’s resilience and the pride people take in being part of our future. We remain committed to building a strong, vibrant, and safe San Francisco.

ONE WEEK AGO TODAY: We were expecting a 5 minute photo-op, if we were lucky. Instead, @POTUS took almost a FULL HOUR to give us a detailed, comprehensive tour of the Oval Office & surrounding areas. He was so generous with his time, telling stories about his childhood, his children, his early days in politics & the current issues he feels most passionate about to improve the lives of all Americans. He was everything you wanted him to be & MORE: personable, relatable & funny with the dignity, kindness & empathy that makes him the exact President we need at this point in time. Thank you @JoeBiden- it was an incredible day we'll never forget! #BidenHarris4MoreYears 🇺🇸 (Also grateful for @rag_bone making sure I was properly attired for the WH)

Dear Twitter Friends- I hope it turns around, but I expect to be on twitter little if at all in the future. You can find me at @SelectAgent@sciencemastodon.com

AND THEN HE LOCKED DOWN TWITTER HQ! THAT WAS AFTER HE’D MADE IN-PERSON WORK MANDATORY AND SENT THE “HARDCORE EMAIL”, PROBABLY VIOLATED THE FTC CONSENT AGREEMENT AND WHO KNOWS WHAT LABOR LAWS. $8 FOR BRAND DAMAGE!! SO HE SEEMED THE WORST, RIGHT? THEN TICKETMASTER SAID HOLD MY BEER

If you know the rules that govern microbial systems, you may be able to use them to make products. @NorthwesternU, @Yale, @LanzaTech & @NREL are establishing a new center for synthetic biology that will study these rules to support biomanufacturing: mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/…

(1) Only 4 days left until the historic opening of Central Subway! On weekends starting Saturday, you can ride the Central Subway for free 8 a.m.-12 a.m. with trains every 12 minutes. 🧵👇

BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024. n.pr/3THqnJM

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@SynBio1 Wandered around Paris after @iGEM and found these. I hope their existence cheers you @SynBio1

Watching the teardown after #iGEM2022 and feeling a bit wistful definitely a send-in-the-clowns energy around here

San Francisco Chief of Police Bill Scott gives an update on the assassination attempt against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resulting in the violent assault of her husband Paul Pelosi. Charges include: • Attempted homicide • Assault with a deadly weapon • Elder abuse • Burglary

Ok, I’m not leaving twitter, but I did remove it from my phone last week—for the first time in 13 years. Unintentionally, I’m now checking LinkedIn🤷🏻‍♀️ Sharing this now because I suspect it won’t happen again.

.@FAScientists @Day1Project want to support you in leveraging your idea for supercharging the US biotech and biomanufacturing ecosystem to inform the country's bioeconomy strategy. Submit your idea for consideration today; kindly share this opportunity! dayoneproject.org/bioeconomy-spr…

If there is something strange with the atmosphere of your planet, who you gonna call? #GasBusters 👇👇👇 #SynBio #CircularEconomy #STEM #LifeLab

First week in the books as the Inaugural ARPA-H Director! So full of hope, purpose, and drive to bring better health outcomes to the American people. Thank you to @SecBecerra for believing in the entire ARPA-H team!

Congratulations to @rwegrzyn (Dr. Renee Wegrzyn) on her swearing in to become the first director of ARPA-H! #NIH

Today we are proud to announce that we have successfully engineered specialized biocatalysts to directly produce ethylene — the most widely used petrochemical in the world — from CO2 in a continuous process. globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

Advancing @POTUS' forward vision for a long-term, equitable US industrial strategy that includes chips and strengthened supply chains, biotech innovation, and economic opportunity, this week OSTP released a National Strategy for Advanced #Manufacturing. tinyurl.com/ykdd536b

A new week. A new month. And the start of a new beginning here at @WHOSTP. We are excited to officially welcome Dr. Arati Prabhakar as our new Director! 🎉