Ayanna Monteverdi

President Biden Honors Nation’s Leading Scientists, Technologists, and Innovators | The White House Today, President Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our nation’s

President Biden awarded the National Medal of Science to ecologist G. David Tilman (U Minnesota and UC Santa Barbara) for his seminal contributions to our understanding of biodiversity, sustainable resource management, addressing climate change, and more. 👏🏽👏🏽 www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

1/10 We are thrilled to share our preprint on spatial transcriptomics in wheat spikes led by the amazing @katielong.bsky.social and Ashleigh Lister. We resolved expression of 200 genes to cellular resolution. Pre-print👉 tinyurl.com/c7t3kncf., @johninnescentre.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Special Issue on Abortion: Journal of Genetic Counseling Click on the title to browse this issue

#GeneChat friends/others interested in abortion access... Please know: the awesome @laurahercher.bsky.social has curated a special virtual issue on this topic for the Journal of Genetic Counseling - AND all the articles in it are *free to read* for the month
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Our perspective on the role of genetic counselling in the Aus healthcare setting is now out! Very excited to see this out in the wild! Well done to @tatyanes.bsky.social for leading this and keeping us all in line 💥 @mja.com.au #genechat #medsky #genesky

Worm people: We are looking for a postdoc to join the C. elegans Mentor Match committee.

This is a great opportunity to shape a global mentorship program and gain leadership experience.

📩 DM or email me and Andrea Calixto if interested—and please spread the word! 🙌

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and climate. 01/06/25: I'll discuss a range of topics, focusing on the major-to-extreme offshore wind and fire weather event in SoCal this week, but Weather and climate office hours by Weather West: 01/06/2025

The first of at least 2 (maybe 3!) livestreams I plan to host this week will be Mon, Jan 6, @ 3pm PT. Main topic: Major offshore wind/fire weather event in SoCal this week, plus thoughts about CA tornadoes and "American fog conspiracies." #CAwx #CAfire www.youtube.com/watc...

Over the last 18 years, I have lived in California, Idaho, Alaska, Indiana, Oregon, Colorado, South Dakota, Arizona, and Nevada. Each of those moves advanced my education and career in public service.

Call me a "rootless cosmopolitan" if you want, idc.

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.

Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

Detecting Amino Acid Variants Using Next-Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS) Next-Generation Protein Sequencing™ (NGPS) is a single-molecule approach for characterizing protein variants, offering detailed insight into proteoforms and amino acid substitutions not easily discern...

From QuantumSI 🧬🖥️

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Amargosa Conservancy seeks qualified individuals for a full-time Restoration and Plant Stewardship Coordinator position - Amargosa Conservancy Amargosa Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with over 1,900 members and supporters based in Shoshone, California and has been the leading voice for the conservation of the Amargosa River...

Join the Amargosa Conservancy as the Plant Stewardship Coordinator! This position will work in collaboration w/ the California Botanic Garden & Timbisha Shoshone towards seed conservation, restoration, & community engagement. Applications due Jan 6. www.amargosaconservancy.org/amargosa-con...

Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?' Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.

We possess the technology to create products that nearly never break. We were doing it in the 70's & 80's.

Then came 'planned obsolescence' - intentionally designing products to become obsolete or break quickly within a set time frame.

This is that- but in reverse.

Apropos of recent, ah, speculation...a few thoughts about #fog.

Fog is, simply, a shallow cloud that extends all the way to the ground. It's usually composed of condensed water droplets--though "ice fog," composed of ice crystals, can occur if it's cold enough. [Thread: 1/10]

Watch Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas do a backflip A little early holiday surprise from Boston Dynamics this week, as Santa suit-wearing electric Atlas performs a backflip. The feat occurs about 13 minutes into a new video, showcasing yet another trick in the humanoid robot’s arsenal. It’s worth noting…

Watch Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas do a backflip

Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and Judiciary (Gift Article) In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.

Here’s the article so you can read it w/o paying:

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...

The Year's Biggest Breakthroughs in Science and Tech (Feat.: OK, But Seriously, What Is Quantum Computing?) Plain English with Derek Thompson · Episode

I had the chance to review the big breakthroughs in biotech for 2024, a fun and enthralling conversation with
@dkthomp.bsky.social
—Lenacapavir, @science.org breakthrough of the year
—Organ Clocks
—A.I. Detection of Heart Artery Inflammation
open.spotify.com/episode/1VNQ...

Something to remember

Red tailked hawk perced on an antennae of some kind. The antennae looks a tiny tiny bit like the symbol Prince used for his name. The antennae has a thick pole in the middle and on one side of the pole is a thin wore loop about as big as the red tailed hawk. On the other side is a straight skinny pole sticking out horizontally with some small vertical poles on it spaces a few inches apart. The red tail is perched on the horizontal pole.

The Prince Hawk, formerly known as a red tailed hawk, in Davis, CA just now

Staff or Senior Attorney Salary Range: Staff Attorney: $69,000 - $85,000; Senior Attorney: $85,000 - $125,000 Location:  This is a remote position. Applicants residing at any location in Nevada preferred; interested parties f...

We're gearing up for Trump by hiring new attorneys, including in our Great Basin program!

We're seeking a driven, enthusiastic staff or senior attorney to join us in defending Nevada's lands, water, wildlife & communities.

Applicants from NV & adjacent states welcome.
bit.ly/CBDNVAtty

Opinion | Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any recent president.

"when his church refused to integrate, he left to help found a new one that welcomed everyone"
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o... many lovely factoids I didn't know about Carter, in this eulogy from @nickkristof.bsky.social

Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter | The White House Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian. Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear

A beautiful statement from President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr. Jill Biden about former President Carter’s passing:

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

Wanted: examples (via DM is fine) of people/groups w/ a good record in treating CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome). ideally in Northern California.

Also interested in hearing from people who know about effective treatments for CRPS.

Someone very close to me has it and it is horrific.

Picture of an American Kstrel holding something in its talons while perched on a large rectangular wooden sign that reads "HUNTER CHECK STATION" in large yellow letters. The sign also has a yellow arrow pointing up. There is blue sky behind the sign and kestrel at the top of the picture and brown platns / grasses behind the sign in the lower part of the picture. The sigs woos is mostly dark brown with some lighter regions. The sign is held up by two large wooden posts at each end.

Well, this was a bit surprising. First, I have been going to Yolo Bypass near Davis, CA very very often and always dream of getting a good raptor pic with the "Hunter Check Station" sign. And I got one today of a kestrel sitting on that sign. Yes, this is a hunter check station.

Map from ClimateToolbox.org depicting season to date precipitation anomaly ranks across California. Northern California is much wetter than the long-term average (locally near record-wet), and Southern California is much drier than average (locally record-dry).

As the new year approaches, the already remarkable season-to-date "precipitation dipole" in California has further intensified. Much of SoCal has still not received meaningful rain this season, while NorCal continues to get soaked on a recurring basis. #CAwx #CAwater #CAfire

Agreed! The article includes excellent visualizations. It's the Snow Fall for sea level rise.

Unfortunately, states in the southeast are some of the least prepared to address the immense challenge of sea level rise.

www.surfrider.org/news/2023-st...

that so much of the electorate (including a fairly large chunk of the Left) is fundamentally incurious and uninterested in the mechanical workings of government and the world is A Problem for those of us who want government to solve more problems.

I'm hiring:

1. Research associate (wet-lab w/ phd) to generate mpra perturbation data

2. ML postdoc to build multimodal generative AI for DNA (eg diffusion and LLMs)

3. Bioinformatician (any level) to process and harmonize functional genomics data to train foundation models

DM me if interested!

In landmark, FDA approves first MSC therapy, Mesoblast's Ryoncil for GvHD - The Niche Professor discusses FDA approval of first MSC therapy, Mesoblast's Ryoncil for GvHD, a milestone for the field.

In a first of its kind, the @fda.gov has approved the first mesenchymal stem cell therapy, Mesoblast’s Ryoncil for the treatment of graft versus host disease.