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Change of circadian rhythm heart with our Dothraki #GeneOTW: Beta-Klotho
This week’s gene is Beta-Klotho (KLB). Sounds pretty epic, right? To be honest, I chose to write about KLB because it sounds like it belongs in Game of Thrones. I thought I could make this into a really fun GoT-themed GotW post, in which I could pretend KLB was...
In the midsts of talent
Starting a new job can be both thrilling and worrisome–especially if the new job is at a place full of brilliant people. Working with geniuses is sort of intimidating. First impression descriptions of a few of my colleagues: Insanely talented … Continue reading →
Finding an awesome job-is it just dumb luck? part II
Previously, I discussed how my wonky unconventional cover letter enabled me to garner the interest of an awesome potential employer. I should mention that this approach has its risks, as the cover letter might not be appreciated by the person … Okumaya devam et →
Finding an awesome job–is it just dumb luck? part I
As I was finishing up my PhD, I followed the relevant advice I received from colleagues, acquaintances, and linkedin posts quite faithfully: I carefully considered the traditional and non-traditional post PhD routes; I used AAAS’s IDP tool to find new … Okumaya devam et →
Something’s fishy… — #GeneOTW with FMO3
I love public transportation. I think I have spent over half of my life on LA Metro buses, NY Subway cars, Amtrak trains, university shuttles, airplanes, Fung Wah buses, and other means of getting around without a car or in my private jet. I am, in fact, writing...
Answer the Call, Save a Scientist
The 2015 Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing will be held from Jan 4-8 on Kohala Coast in Hawaii! Andrew and Ben (together with collaborators Robert and Zhiyong at NCBI) are organizing the session on Crowdsourcing and Mining Crowd Data. For the session to be remotely...
Distribution of GO annotations among human genes
Recently, someone emailed me to ask how I got the data behind this figure that I often use in the introductions of my talks: This figure shows that while there are few genes that are very well annotated (100s of GO annotations manually annotated by biocurators), that...
Contest Deadline Extended
The DBP contest for the Network of BioThings has been extended to June 30, 2014. The $500 prize has yet to be claimed. What is the goal of the Network of BioThings? The Network of BioThings aims to structure the biological knowledge found in biomedical research...
Remember Claudin-1 — #GeneOTW
Today is Memorial Day. On this day, we remember those who have lost their lives while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, we honor their sacrifice. But despite the solemnity of the holiday, today also unofficially marks the beginning of summer and remains a...
MyGene.info: we need your support!
It has been almost a year since we released the v2 API of MyGene.info services last July. MyGene.info has grown from an internal service behind BioGPS to a robust, high-performance service provider for anybody to query for up-to-date gene annotation data. Currently,...