Chris Peterson

The kind of attacks that Dr Anthony Fauci is being subjected to by Republicans is disgraceful and dangerous. This man is a hero. He helped save *millions* of lives. Yet, he is vilified by Republican members of congress who are more interested in political expediency and posturing than in the safety of the public, Some even attack the very concept of science, the scientific method. This is insanely dangerous. The undermining of the public's trust in the public health system actually killed people during the pandemic. I've complained about how some captains of industry treating their scientists, but the mistreatment of Dr Fauci by congressional Republicans tops everything.

TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out. I'm honored, delighted, and grateful to be a part of this incredible group #TIME100 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 @TIME time.com/6964230/akiko-…

Today would have been Timothy Ray Brown's 58th birthday. His advocacy helped to firmly establish #hivcure research as a field. Read about his work in his own words here: tinyurl.com/2p9t4z3c

I wrote down my rules on how to Science. I hope you find it useful!

The Lapointe Lab @FredHutch in Seattle has two openings for postdoctoral scholars to examine mRNA & translational control using single-molecule or high-throughput (co-mentored w/ @arvind_rasi) approaches. More info here: research.fredhutch.org/lapointe/en/jo…

Never underestimate the mood-elevating power of a totally unexpected, unsolicited word of sincere praise for someone who might need it than they even realize. It could be a paper you read, a talk you attended, a podcast you listened to. Write a short note. Make their day.

I was trying to make a simple "alphavirus replication" slide for my prelim and ended up making a whole animation... now I want to learn some real animation software! #sciart #scicomm #Science #ScienceTwitter

There are many possible lessons from the Stanford news, but I will note the following in the investigative report, about our responsibility to defuse pressure that trainees feel to please PIs in a competitive environment. boardoftrustees.stanford.edu/wp-content/upl…

My daughter drew a cancer cell dying and HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

Poorly characterized polyclonal antibodies are one of the biggest sources of irreproducibility in bio research. Sign on to advocate for renewable (monoclonal and recombinant) antibody resources and standards for characterization. bit.ly/3NpLrDC

Good video. If I could add one thing: academia rewards closers, not starters. It’s easy to be enthusiastic about new projects, and lose steam for old ones. But you gotta get those papers submitted, and revisions completed. This is often years after you started the project!

Great paper on scientific life. Must read by Paul del Giorgio (not in twitter?) aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

I resigned as an Associate Editor for a Frontiers journal because of the way their automated system took away much of my editorial autonomy. some details that might also explain odd reviewer/author experiences: (1/7)

My daughter, son in law and granddaughter watched the live stream from their home.

I am very excited to share the news of the creation of the Viral Reservoirs and Immune Control Unit at @institutpasteur. A new impulse and lab space to take further our research seeking remission of HIV infection! research.pasteur.fr/en/team/viral-…

Cecilia Chirenti & her team discovered this pair of spinning neutron stars smashing into each other, forming a single massive star, then collapsing into a black hole. The sound is gravitational waves. go.nasa.gov/3CEVD6A (from old @NASA satellite data)

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, C. David Allis. Aside from his groundbreaking contributions to biomedical science, David will be remembered for his warmth, humility, and relentless optimism.

Please explain to me why getting a competitive fellowship is a punishment. @UW is increasing salary to $65,508 for all postdocs starting 1/1/2023 EXCEPT for the ones awarded with fellowships. And we are already losing all the retirement benefits for being a fellow.

Now published in Research Policy: I looked at 27k postdoc salaries across the US, their relationship to cost of living, tenure-track job prospects, and how things have been changing over time. Here's what I found: doi.org/10.1016/j.resp…