Joshua Sharp @JoshuaSharp@qoto.org

We may never be able to match the incredible achievements of #JohnMastodon, but the European Union still plays its part!

We are proud funders of Mastodon through the Next Generation Internet initiative (@EC_NGI).

Open,
Interoperable,
Decentralised,
Trust based.

More info: https://www.ngi.eu/blog/2022/11/24/how-ngi-supports-open-interoperable-decentralised-and-trust-based-internet-applications-through-fediverse-projects-like-mastodon/

Happy holidays from my favorite mystery protein (PDB 6XF9) ❤️ 🔬 🧪

Six news websites across Alabama and Florida have been secretly taking payments from power companies to run stories attacking clean energy.

Bombshell investigation from NPR.

#energy #climate #climatechange
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm

One of the biggest corruption cases ever came out of a San Diego Union-Tribune reporter noting something fishy about Rep. Duke Cunningham’s sale of a house. DC reporters never would have found it.

For anyone wondering, I'm still unable to access Twitter until I delete this tweet, which is factual journalism that doesn't even break the location rule Twitter enacted a few days ago. The account isn't marked as suspended anymore, but I can't use it or see tweets from people I follow. Using Mastodon exclusively for now and actually really enjoying it.

Please spread the word.

Assistant Professor in Integrative structural biology with focus on structural dynamics
Stockholm
Deadline Dec 28.

https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs

This is apparently the tweet that led to my suspension from Twitter. Right as I was reinstated they announced a new policy that they apparently found me to have retroactively violated
#twittermigration #twitterexodus #twitter #news #elonmusk #tech #technews #technology

Remembering the first and only time I made science themed cookies 😀 #cookies #dnagel #science

At least Elon Musk never shared links to his own Instagram account

Looks like the WSJ is going all in on moving to Mastodon, with this little tutorial available without a paywall.
https://www.wsj.com/story/how-to-use-mastodon-the-social-media-platform-blocked-by-elon-musks-twitter-7751455f

#StructuralBiologists are often experts at purifying recombinant #protein. I did not appreciate the value of that skill in #industry. Know your worth when you bring your knowledge to a company.

Some examples of outsourced proteins:
1) Fee-for-service (FFS) CRO catalog protein = $2500/mg. Later, we purified 20 mg from a 2L bacterial culture w/ standard purification protocol.

2) FFS purifying protein as part of #crystallography project. $8-10K per purification (with methods already established).

Judge blocks release of video depicting police dog attack because it’s too graphic and disturbing.

Don’t really get the logic here. All the more reason it *should* be seen.

https://www.al.com/news/2022/12/judge-blocks-release-of-video-of-deadly-police-dog-attack-in-alabama-says-cannot-be-unseen.html

Finding out you can effortlessly post gifs on Mastodon (Tusky on Android via @JoshuaSharp, and Mammoth by @JPEGuin on iOS) feels like a major breakthrough… that I’m sure a bunch of other people already knew. But apparently gifs are essential for SciComm. 🤷‍♂️

#Proteomics #TeamMassSpec #teamProteome

Join our team!!

Xmas came early in the form of a grant 😁

We are looking to fill TWO postdoc positions in chemoenzymatic and/or carbohydrate synthesis, with a focus on developing new glycan-based antimicrobial therapies.

Positions are available from April 1, 2023, and applications must be submitted via the University of Basel job portal:

https://jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoctoral-positions-in-carbohydrate-chemoenzymatic-chemical-synthesis/4627936c-6301-4d6e-846d-27cb3b4ca856

#GlycoTime #ChemPostdoc

Welcome to all the new 🐘 users and #glycotime enthusiasts 🥳 🤩

Just a reminder that this site works a bit differently: to ensure your audience/friends see your posts, don't forget #hashtags 👍

You can pin your fav hashtag to the 🐘 browser deck view (e.g. I have #glycotime always on) which makes it easy peasy for all of us to follow each other's update without algorithms pushing content.

Enjoy this great ❤️ 🐘 community

For my #introduction on 🐘 - hi, I am Maia. I am a chemist and#TeamMassSpec by training but am pivoting into computer science. I am currently working on a graduate degree in Computer Science.
My research interests lie in #massspec, #glycotime, #proteomics, #bioinformatics and #machinelearning.

Things just seem so crazy today.
I mean, can you imagine say in the 1930s if the richest automobile executive in America was also a media owner who used his platform to encourage anti-Semitism and allied himself with a foreign dictator waging a territory-expansion war in Europe?

NEW: Mississippi’s largest health insurance provider is finally covering patients in-network at the state’s largest medical complex again after the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and Blue Cross Blue Shield of MS announced an agreement.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/29751/university-of-mississippi-medical-center-patients-covered-again-after-deal-with-blue-cross-blue-shield

After banning the JoinMastodon account, Twitter now calls links to many Mastodon instances "unsafe," including the one I'm on. Can't even post a tweet with a link, it's "potentially harmful."

Incredible garbage fire.