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Eran Andrechek

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Mammary Development and Breast Cancer Lab at Michigan State University Astrophotography, nature and Triathlon posts too. https://lab.andrechek.com/ #bcsm #oncsky

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 1h

First Rosti I ordered came with more fried cheese than rosti. Gravel bike race on Saturday so maybe it'll make bones stronger?

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 2h

In all honesty, I don't need to eat any more cheese for about a month!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 2h

Sorry, that was bad enough you might think I was a brat...

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 2h

My diet here is the wurst.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 1d

First session was a nice way to start, clinical, basic then industry talks. Then @wntlab.bsky.social gave a nicely done year in review, @momobentires.bsky.social picked a good speaker for that tough job!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 1d

A few days in Switzerland before the Basel Breast Cancer meeting. Just love the Alps!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 1d

This is my first time… and great set of talks to start.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 4d

Most scenic bike ride ever… from Interlaken to Stechelberg, locked bikes and took the tram to Murren, then back.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 5d

And yeah, weather is amazing. Especially since all the upper trails were closed a few days ago due to snow. Only downside is the cowbells don’t stop until midnight!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 5d

When hikes look like this, you also need to stop for photo breaks! We will be up this way for a bit and then to Basel for the Basel Breast cancer meeting!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 5d

I took this yesterday! Tomorrow we bike in Laterbrunen but today was hiking.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 8d

Early yesterday morning I caught Comet Lemmon going past the Little Pinwheel Galaxy. At mag 6.2 it is rapidly getting brighter. 15 x 5 min images on Redcat51 with ASI533. #comet #Lemmon #astrophotography #cometlemmon

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 9d

For reference, this is the same settings for the moon. Nexstar 5SE riding on the AM5 mount with the ASI462 and a 2x Barlow. 2500mm equivalent. Clearly need a bigger OTA!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 9d

Bummer but can’t see the shadow, just too close to the edge.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 9d

A once every 15 years thing… Titan is transiting in front of Saturn. In a few minutes I’m hoping to catch the shadow as well. #astrophotography #saturn

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 10d

Happy International Observe the Moon Night!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 14d

Or Mac could reverse the decision and let you do science. Do CIHR grants not come with money for the university to keep the autoclave running?

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 14d

I mean, you could start cooking lobster 🦞 in it and charge a whole lot more if you put it in a roll. Yeah, that’s nuts. Make you replace your own lightbulbs in lab now too?

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing. And we’ve got several on each floor of our building. Part of the cost of doing science.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 19d

Always get more nervous for my student talks instead of my own… but sitting at the back I can see a lot of heads nodding in agreement for Anthony’s talk about our BioID data.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 20d

Ahhh bummer, lab would have driven over for that had we known!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 27d

Live view on the telescope while sitting on the couch… still amazes me how many advances in the past few years for backyard telescopes! M31 with a 5 min exposure.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 28d

We're looking at a 9% budget cut at the university... so they cut the training program for bioinformatics. This is going to directly hurt our F31 and R01 scores. Why don't we fire an ass_dean instead? Maybe the one that came up with this idea? That wouldn't hurt anything at the grant level!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Sep 2

Second time biking East Lansing to Mackinac on DALMAC this past few days, we rode that long blue line all the way up the state. Fully supported, camping at high schools with meals along the way. Lots of fun with 400 new friends!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Sep 2

Strong aurora forecast so we sat outside and saw a lot of satellites and only a tiny bit of aurora.