1. 06:48 30th May 2012

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    Reblogged from jtotheizzoe

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    jtotheizzoe: I found my son’s killer. It took three years. But we did it. I should clarify one point: my son is very much alive. Yet, my wife Cristina and I have been found responsible for his death. That’s how Matt Might (of The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. fame) introduces us to his heart-wrenching tale of a sick child. Months of research, dozens of doctors’ visits and no answers found … only more questions. Time was, and is, running out for their son.  So they decided to go beyond the cutting edge, and have their genomes sequenced (the parts that encode proteins, anyway). Their son is patient zero of a never-before seen disorder, and the knowledge to save his life lies just beyond our reach. It’s a must-read, and a reminder of why we toil in labs across the world: To move that line a bit farther out, and help people like Matt and his son. If you’d like to help support this work, Matt is selling printed copies of his famous Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. with proceeds going to research to benefit genetic disorders.

    jtotheizzoe:

    I found my son’s killer.

    It took three years.

    But we did it.

    I should clarify one point: my son is very much alive.

    Yet, my wife Cristina and I have been found responsible for his death.


    That’s how Matt Might (of The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. fame) introduces us to his heart-wrenching tale of a sick child. Months of research, dozens of doctors’ visits and no answers found … only more questions. Time was, and is, running out for their son. 

    So they decided to go beyond the cutting edge, and have their genomes sequenced (the parts that encode proteins, anyway). Their son is patient zero of a never-before seen disorder, and the knowledge to save his life lies just beyond our reach.

    It’s a must-read, and a reminder of why we toil in labs across the world: To move that line a bit farther out, and help people like Matt and his son.

    If you’d like to help support this work, Matt is selling printed copies of his famous Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. with proceeds going to research to benefit genetic disorders.

     

  2. 19:47 29th May 2012

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    No amount of money could compensate me for not doing something that I love at the centre of my existence
    — Lance Langston - I am science
     

  3. 19:30

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    Reblogged from jtotheizzoe

    jtotheizzoe:

    I AM SCIENCE

    A little while back, I got the following question in my inbox:

    I’m 32, and I decided after high school that college wasn’t going anywhere, and so i played in a punk rock band for 12 years, and after a few years of cooling off and accepting my old-ness, i have decided that i would really like to pursue a science and/or science related career. Am I too old already? If not, what are some good options for a late-comer like myself? 

    So you’re a late-comer to the game, you didn’t do everything “by the book”, and you want to get into science. What does your path ahead look like?

    The same as everyone else’s.

    I know that sounds obscenely and insultingly simple, but it’s the truth. That’s also the message of the I Am Science movement, celebrated above in a video from The Story Collider to commemorate their second year anniversary (which features several awesome science folks that I know online!). Everyone in that video took a non-traditional path to the science career they have today, because there is no traditional path. None of them would want it any other way.

    They represent the tip of the iceberg. People just like them (and you) can be found on every campus. If you look in the newsrooms, classrooms and offices of the science world, you’ll find them too. In my department we have retired teachers returning for research degrees after the age of 50, we have former artists and musicians who never even graduated college, and we have veterans looking for more education after their military service.

    There is no “right way”. There’s a simple set of criteria for pursuing a career in science: Curiosity, focus, the ability to learn, and the desire to try. If you have that, then the standardized tests and applications will be a cinch. You’ll need some experience, which you can get through volunteering in local labs or by working as a research assistant for a short time. You’ll need to practice writing, and reading scientific papers. But you’re never too old to pursue a career in science. You can only be unwilling to try.

    Check out the original collection of I Am Science stories and the Story Collider audience submissions for inspiration. There’s more doors open to you than ever before.

    Science is a hell of a fun party, and as far as I’m concerned everyone’s invited.

    Indeed ^_^

     

  4. 20:23 24th May 2012

    This week

    Has been an eye opener.

    Thankful to have God continue to remind me to have hope

     

  5. 22:46 22nd May 2012

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    Here we go again

    In spite of what I felt like a triumphant interview, I got the kind rejection email: he emailed me saying that I was a strong candidate but someone with experience got it. Although they will let me know of any available positions in the future.

    I find that this time around though, I no longer feel the need to analyze what went wrong or what I could’ve done differently.

    Because I know I went in there with everything that I had. Although it sucks not getting it, I’m still happy I got what I prayed for - an answer.

    Honestly, not getting any reply is so much worse than a rejection.

     

  6. 22:32

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    Reblogged from storiesabtjane

    The possibilities so infinite it had to be comical: “Then I’ll wake up one day, say my morning prayer, and...

    storiesabtjane:

    “Then I’ll wake up one day, say my morning prayer, and instantly—instantly—know that today’s going to be different.

    It’s been an exhausting and trying year and a half—full of denials, breakdowns, insecurities, and many failed attempts at walking away. I often found myself at the bottom, thinking…

    I feel like you and I go through the same kind of emotions most of the time :) its comforting to know

     

  7. 10:32 21st May 2012

    =”)

    Met up with my very first friend from UTM yesterday. I had invited her to my brunch without knowing whether or not she’d be able to make it since its been ~5 years since I last saw her and she now lives in downtown Toronto.

    Found out about her new career ventures (from general accounting to financial analyst), buying her very own condo in downtown TO a couple of years ago, backpacking through Germany AND getting “accidentally” arrested 3x times over there, and going back to school to take the next step up in her career which is to get her CMA (I believe its CGA<CMA<CA in terms of designation); we had a lot of catching up to do. 

    Throughout the whole time she was talking, I was happy to realize I had no feelings of jealousy or was envious of her achievements and adventures; rather I felt regret that I wasn’t there to see it all happen. Definitely not making the same mistake twice, I’m not gonna let this friendship drift away for a second time.

     

  8. 01:58 19th May 2012

    Oh um

    hi Kryz UY.

    http://lookbook.nu/user/52455-Kryz-U/looks

    UGH, all her outfits. ALL OF THEM. Cute

     

  9. 20:53 16th May 2012

    Had a mini meeting with my boss and with the other 2 QC people. After giving us a pep talk about how we’re sort of her mini supervisors, our responsibilities and so forth, I had to do the walk of shame to her office to let her know I lost my security pass and would need another one #ftw

     

  10. 22:36 12th May 2012

    Notes: 61

    Reblogged from freshphotons

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    freshphotons: “ The location of actin nucleators are micropatterned onto a circle using deep UV lithography on a glass coverslip (see Reyman et al 2010). Actin polymerization is then induced by applying actin monomers, profilin, and the Arp2/3 complex. A dense and branched meshwork of filaments assemble on the circle (bright yellow) while non-branched filaments grow out of the circle and form parallel bundles. 7% of actin monomers are labelled with Alexa568, which allows the filaments to be imaged with classical epifluorescence microcopy ” Gorgeous

    freshphotons:

    “ The location of actin nucleators are micropatterned onto a circle using deep UV lithography on a glass coverslip (see Reyman et al 2010). Actin polymerization is then induced by applying actin monomers, profilin, and the Arp2/3 complex. A dense and branched meshwork of filaments assemble on the circle (bright yellow) while non-branched filaments grow out of the circle and form parallel bundles. 7% of actin monomers are labelled with Alexa568, which allows the filaments to be imaged with classical epifluorescence microcopy ”

    Gorgeous