Charles Williams, PhD (My views are my own)

SPARC is an undergraduate research journal run by undergrads at MSU. They work tirelessly and are celebrating a major milestone this year having obtained an ISSN number. As part of this, they are hosting a research symposium. Congratulations to all involved. #msu #spartanswill

Over just a few days, we’ve celebrated St. Patrick's Day, Eid al-Fitr, and now Match Day, three very different traditions, all happening side by side. It’s a reminder of how many identities, journeys, and traditions can coexist. To those Matching today: congratulations!

Well done Texas 👏 michaeljfox.org/news/texas-vot…

Cisplatin has saved so many lives in cancer and it came from MSU. Can MSU+HFH make the next cancer blockbuster? My answer is YES.

These two have worked incredibly hard together and produced a great poster, which was presented at the HSU HFH neuroscience symposium, on a potential new therapeutic avenue for TBI. #newPI #MSU #hfh

Excited to be in a room full of brilliant leaders bringing together clinicians and researchers at the inaugural HFH + MSU joint neuroscience research symposium.

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What allows lamins A and C to confer much stronger mechanical stability to the nuclei than lamin B? We show that even though all lamins can protect the nucleus from small cell intrinsic forces, only lamin A/C protect the nucleus from large deformations: biorxiv.org/content/10.110……

Opening keynote speaker using LDN to perturb biomechanical features and actinomycin in developing embryos. I wonder if he knows that it came from ZEBRAFISH chemical screens.

Picture perfect beginning for IZFC2025

Networking and connecting with some great HFH and MSU colleagues today.

This is such a great allegory for life and success. "Keep your eyes on the ball" even when there are trips and then tumbles. We all fail and fall short sometimes, what matters is how you recover and stay focused. Varsho didn't let his stumble define him in this moment

A must read for those of us supervising and training the future generations. This paper goes well beyond just classifying hard and soft skills. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Bigger is better (For libraries in virtual screening.) But traditional methods of docking are computationally too expensive to traverse the chemical space. That is where ML comes in. nature.com/articles/s4158…

The number of people living with a rare disease is equivalent to the third largest country in the world. 🌎 On #RareDiseaseDay, we aim to highlight their voices and raise awareness about their experiences. Download our Infographics: rarediseaseday.org/downloads/

A bold move by @michiganstateu President @KevinGuskiewicz! For me, the key is the phrase "a more unified approach to medical education supports the creation of a critical mass of talented clinician scientists to enable high-impact research, attracting funding, and increasing institutional reputation.” #SpartansWill @MSU_Medicine, @MSUMD, @MSU_Osteopathic, @MSUInnovation

Today is rare disease day. How common they are almost makes them a misnomer because there are over 7000 rare diseases

😮 I'm processing too many thoughts and emotions about this. My shocked face emoji should say it all.