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John Yates studies proteins using the coolest method on the planet, mass spectrometry. Thoughts and musings are my own. EIC of the Journal of Proteome Research. https://www.scripps.edu/yates/

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John R. Yates III is an American chemist and Ernest W. Hahn Professor in the Departments of Molecular Medicine and Neurobiology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Proteome Research. He appeared on list of 2022, 2023 and 2024 Highly Cited Researchers, making him among the top one percent of most cited researchers in the world. .. more

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Aug 18

Yu Gao @gao_lab are hosting the 3rd International Single-cell Mass Spectrometry meeting in Chicago Sep 25-27, singlecellms.org, co-hosting the meeting with
@LingjunLi2
. Keynote speakers:
@JesperOlsenLab

@LabLaskin
and
@jbsweedler

There will be a hackathon as well, register today!

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Michael MacCoss @maccoss.bsky.social · Mar 12

Obvs JPR ... loving the Software Tools and Resources issue. I think I counted 5-6 web applications for visualization of omics data. Glad to see people interested in finding new ways to look at their results.

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jun 1

The presidential suite is a little higher up!

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · May 30

The unintended consequence of….. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Opinion | The U.S. Deported This Chinese Scientist, in a Decision That Changed World History

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · May 30

Here’s what we have going on at #ASMS2025

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Mar 26

Anybody ever had success by going on the offensive after getting disrespectful and denigrating reviews for a paper? And this was the third round of reviews. I’m guessing the reviewer hasn’t liked that the editor is keeping the paper alive. The other reviewers have signed off.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Mar 19

This, by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, is very informative

History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Mar 13

Just checking. This special issue of software issue is dedicated to Margaret Dayhoff on her 100th birthday. She was a bioinformatics pioneer. There is a great "perspective" written by her son-in-law on his recollections of Margaret.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Mar 12

Tell me again where that is published.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Mar 3

Lincoln created the National Academy of Sciences to advise the government & signed the Morrill land grant act -arguably one of the greatest pieces of USA legislation. It created a higher education system everyone could access & subsequently an educated population to drive the US economy.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · Feb 26

Someone got $38 billion in government funding.

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Joe Loo @joelooucla.bsky.social · Feb 25

What could be better than Hawaii in December? Dive into some exciting discussions on top-down proteomics and proteoform analysis at Pacifichem 2025 for the session #ANA016. Abstract submissions are still open until April 2! @proteoforms.bsky.social @nlkproteomics.bsky.social @jyates.bsky.social

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 20

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The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials

NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 19

#USHUPO2025. Tick tock. If you’re in early on Sunday there is a future of proteomics workshop 2-4pm. We have a great panel. Will anyone predict the proteoform jetpack is right around the corner!?! Come see.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 7

I would never select undistinguished panelists.

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 7

USHUPO Attendees! On Sunday 2-4 pm we will present the lalapalooza of panel discussions on the Future of Proteomics. Several speakers will present visions of the future followed by a discussion with a distinguished panel. The session will be in the Regency AB room.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 6

I did not know this. I learned of it on Apple TV. I’m on my 3rd pass.

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 6

I'm obsessed with the show and I'm reading the books. Clearly you need pumps to keep the ground water at bay and that is clear from the show. I'm thinking about this organizationally and I think the silo idea is probably the best way to create a living and working space for that many people.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 6

If building a fall out shelter for a large number of people (say 10K) is a silo the most efficient structure?

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Feb 3

I'm all for Canada joining the USA. Let's do the math: if each province is a state so that's 10 provinces times 2 Senators each so that's 20 new senators. If Canada is just one state with a population of 40.1 million that would be more representatives than CA. Bring on the healthcare, baby!

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jan 27

Sarcasm Josh, sarcasm.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jan 27

The Kansas City refs are calling a beautiful game.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jan 13

The board of USHUPO has set up a GoFundMe site to support USHUPO members in the LA area. In particular these kinds of tragedies can impact graduate students and postdoctoral fellows hard. Here's the link. gofund.me/d73ac63a

Donate to Support LA Proteomics Families, organized by USHUPO org

USHUPO is raising funds for our LA Proteomics family who have been devastated by the recent … USHUPO org needs your support for Support LA Proteomics Families

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jan 7

That’s where the real money is! And you don’t have to spend 100’s of millions on clinical trials. You simply have to be creative with adjectives. Throw in the words serum and peptides a lot in the ad copy.

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Jan 2

The Georgia refs are doing a great job! @theathletic.bsky.social

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Dec 24

Thanks Bruker! Cookie making today.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Dec 10

47 out of 50

John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Dec 10

David Baker et al got Nobel Prizes today at the Banquet.

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Christian Münch @cmunch.bsky.social · Dec 9

Looking for exciting opportunities? 🎓 Apply for PhD positions in my lab and others in this fantastic program! 🚀
If you're seeking a postdoc or senior lab scientist role, feel free to DM or email me. Let's connect!
@imprs-cbp.bsky.social #PhDPositions #PostdocJobs

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · Dec 6

I'm guessing (since the pic was posted) that the ice was frozen enough to walk on.

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