Michelle Chan
@mttchan.bsky.social
PhD. Climate Change, Marine Heatwaves, Salmon Genomics, Understanding Adaptation
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Great white sharks can jump higher than the average house. This is because of powerful muscles, a sleek fusiform shape, and the fact that most houses cannot jump.
📷 Shutterstock.com Sergey Uryadniko
📷 Shutterstock.com Sergey Uryadniko
March 21, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Great white sharks can jump higher than the average house. This is because of powerful muscles, a sleek fusiform shape, and the fact that most houses cannot jump.
📷 Shutterstock.com Sergey Uryadniko
📷 Shutterstock.com Sergey Uryadniko
Three days till my PhD defense. I feel like I know nothing.
Should I read papers till the very last day, or just say fuk it and bake cookies?
Should I read papers till the very last day, or just say fuk it and bake cookies?
December 18, 2023 at 8:39 AM
Three days till my PhD defense. I feel like I know nothing.
Should I read papers till the very last day, or just say fuk it and bake cookies?
Should I read papers till the very last day, or just say fuk it and bake cookies?
I am excited to be defending in 10 days 🤩.
I also made the mistake of googling "amazing PhD slidedeck." Mine looks like crap.
Should I revamp my slide deck that I made 2 months ago 🥹🥹🥹? #ImposterSyndrome
I also made the mistake of googling "amazing PhD slidedeck." Mine looks like crap.
Should I revamp my slide deck that I made 2 months ago 🥹🥹🥹? #ImposterSyndrome
December 10, 2023 at 9:19 PM
I am excited to be defending in 10 days 🤩.
I also made the mistake of googling "amazing PhD slidedeck." Mine looks like crap.
Should I revamp my slide deck that I made 2 months ago 🥹🥹🥹? #ImposterSyndrome
I also made the mistake of googling "amazing PhD slidedeck." Mine looks like crap.
Should I revamp my slide deck that I made 2 months ago 🥹🥹🥹? #ImposterSyndrome
13 days till defense. 4 days until I'm off work. I can't wait! Ahhhh.
December 7, 2023 at 7:02 PM
13 days till defense. 4 days until I'm off work. I can't wait! Ahhhh.
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If a grant says "we cannot cover travel expsenses," don't ask us for travel expenses. If a grant says "we cannot cover salary, this is only to pay for research equipment and lab fees," don't ask us for salary.
If a grant says "this is for tuna research only," don't ask us to fund work on other fish
If a grant says "this is for tuna research only," don't ask us to fund work on other fish
November 9, 2023 at 7:42 PM
If a grant says "we cannot cover travel expsenses," don't ask us for travel expenses. If a grant says "we cannot cover salary, this is only to pay for research equipment and lab fees," don't ask us for salary.
If a grant says "this is for tuna research only," don't ask us to fund work on other fish
If a grant says "this is for tuna research only," don't ask us to fund work on other fish
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I am keen to connect w folks from around the globe and spanning sectors and disciplines keen to help bend the curve for freshwater biodiversity. B-sky seems to have lots of marine peeps but comparatively few FW champs. Let's connect and make good things happen! Pic from @wwf.
November 3, 2023 at 11:39 PM
I am keen to connect w folks from around the globe and spanning sectors and disciplines keen to help bend the curve for freshwater biodiversity. B-sky seems to have lots of marine peeps but comparatively few FW champs. Let's connect and make good things happen! Pic from @wwf.
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Well, this is neat. www.ednaexplorer.org #eDNA
November 1, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Well, this is neat. www.ednaexplorer.org #eDNA
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WCS Argentina has confirmed that the mass mortality of elephant seals in Peninsula Valdes is due to bird flu 🦭🦑🧪🌏
October 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM
WCS Argentina has confirmed that the mass mortality of elephant seals in Peninsula Valdes is due to bird flu 🦭🦑🧪🌏
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The 2024 Hutton Program is looking for mentors! #Fisheries professionals mentor high school students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds during an 8-week, paid summer internship. Thanks to our partners, we offer this program at no cost to mentors. Apply by March 31: hutton.fisheries.org.
November 1, 2023 at 9:17 PM
The 2024 Hutton Program is looking for mentors! #Fisheries professionals mentor high school students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds during an 8-week, paid summer internship. Thanks to our partners, we offer this program at no cost to mentors. Apply by March 31: hutton.fisheries.org.
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Interesting paper from J Pritchard's lab:
"GWAS variants differ from eQTL variants along many axes…GWAS hits are biased toward more constrained genes…with complex regulatory landscapes…eQTLs show strong promoter bias largely absent from GWAS hits"
"GWAS variants differ from eQTL variants along many axes…GWAS hits are biased toward more constrained genes…with complex regulatory landscapes…eQTLs show strong promoter bias largely absent from GWAS hits"
Systematic differences in discovery of genetic effects on gene expression and complex traits - Natur...
This study seeks to explain the poor overlap of genome-wide association study and cis-expression quantitative trait locus variants using a model of differential selective constraint, suggesting that t...
www.nature.com
October 30, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Interesting paper from J Pritchard's lab:
"GWAS variants differ from eQTL variants along many axes…GWAS hits are biased toward more constrained genes…with complex regulatory landscapes…eQTLs show strong promoter bias largely absent from GWAS hits"
"GWAS variants differ from eQTL variants along many axes…GWAS hits are biased toward more constrained genes…with complex regulatory landscapes…eQTLs show strong promoter bias largely absent from GWAS hits"
Most stressful part of a PhD. Converting the word doc into a pdf.
Failed 2x already.
Failed 2x already.
October 27, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Most stressful part of a PhD. Converting the word doc into a pdf.
Failed 2x already.
Failed 2x already.
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Thrilled to see our paper published in AJHG today: Estimating heritability explained by local ancestry and evaluating stratification bias in admixture mapping from summary statistics
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
Estimating heritability explained by local ancestry and evaluating stratification bias in admixture ...
This study reports a method to estimate heritability explained by local ancestry using
admixture mapping summary statistics and evaluates potential biases in admixture mapping.
The method provides a s...
www.cell.com
October 23, 2023 at 8:33 PM
Thrilled to see our paper published in AJHG today: Estimating heritability explained by local ancestry and evaluating stratification bias in admixture mapping from summary statistics
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
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So excited to see this out! Tsz Fung developed a model to estimate heritability in complex traits from admixture mapping summary statistics, in a way that adjusts for latent population structure. Please check it out! 🧬 🧬💻
Thrilled to see our paper published in AJHG today: Estimating heritability explained by local ancestry and evaluating stratification bias in admixture mapping from summary statistics
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
with my amazing advisors @charleston.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social
Estimating heritability explained by local ancestry and evaluating stratification bias in admixture ...
This study reports a method to estimate heritability explained by local ancestry using
admixture mapping summary statistics and evaluates potential biases in admixture mapping.
The method provides a s...
www.cell.com
October 23, 2023 at 10:03 PM
So excited to see this out! Tsz Fung developed a model to estimate heritability in complex traits from admixture mapping summary statistics, in a way that adjusts for latent population structure. Please check it out! 🧬 🧬💻
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We have funding for a student in an art program to come to Friday Harbor Labs for the Spring quarter. Travel, room, board, and fees.
If you know #SciArt students let them know.
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If you know #SciArt students let them know.
fridayharborlabs.wufoo.com/forms/x3puut...
October 23, 2023 at 4:20 PM
We have funding for a student in an art program to come to Friday Harbor Labs for the Spring quarter. Travel, room, board, and fees.
If you know #SciArt students let them know.
fridayharborlabs.wufoo.com/forms/x3puut...
If you know #SciArt students let them know.
fridayharborlabs.wufoo.com/forms/x3puut...
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New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
October 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM
New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
I started both at the same time, but my marriage failed first (almost).
Does this mean I love science more than my partner?🤫🤫🤫 🤣
Does this mean I love science more than my partner?🤫🤫🤫 🤣
October 25, 2023 at 12:58 AM
I started both at the same time, but my marriage failed first (almost).
Does this mean I love science more than my partner?🤫🤫🤫 🤣
Does this mean I love science more than my partner?🤫🤫🤫 🤣
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New Scholar Googler feature just dropped: shiny interactive chord diagrams based on co-author connections in Semantic Scholar. Good reminder of who your most important collaborators are.
October 19, 2023 at 3:40 PM
New Scholar Googler feature just dropped: shiny interactive chord diagrams based on co-author connections in Semantic Scholar. Good reminder of who your most important collaborators are.
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I am looking for a graduate student and a postdoc to join my group! We are a computational group working on understanding evolution in natural populations with a large emphasis on the microbiome. Please get in touch by dm or email! garud.eeb.ucla.edu
October 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM
I am looking for a graduate student and a postdoc to join my group! We are a computational group working on understanding evolution in natural populations with a large emphasis on the microbiome. Please get in touch by dm or email! garud.eeb.ucla.edu
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Summer 2024 bioinformatics internship at @Ginkgo in the NGS group.
Spectacular opportunity
🧬🖥️
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/37...
Spectacular opportunity
🧬🖥️
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/37...
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. hiring NGS Bioinformatics Intern (2024) in United States | LinkedIn
Posted 6:28:59 PM. **Please note this is an internship role for 3 months, full-time hours, from end of May -…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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October 21, 2023 at 10:45 PM
Summer 2024 bioinformatics internship at @Ginkgo in the NGS group.
Spectacular opportunity
🧬🖥️
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/37...
Spectacular opportunity
🧬🖥️
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/37...
Yassss!! I got all my approvals to defend. 😭😭😭🥹😭
October 19, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Yassss!! I got all my approvals to defend. 😭😭😭🥹😭
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T-17 days until my dissertation defense - does anyone have any advice for successful defenses?? #AcademicSky #popgen #PhDSky 🧪 🌎 #WomenInSTEM 🖥️🧬
October 14, 2023 at 1:39 PM
T-17 days until my dissertation defense - does anyone have any advice for successful defenses?? #AcademicSky #popgen #PhDSky 🧪 🌎 #WomenInSTEM 🖥️🧬
Woohoo! Feeling super grateful that my co-sup will pay for my publications🥳.
Feeling so relieved after several months of worrying.
Feeling so relieved after several months of worrying.
October 17, 2023 at 11:06 PM
Woohoo! Feeling super grateful that my co-sup will pay for my publications🥳.
Feeling so relieved after several months of worrying.
Feeling so relieved after several months of worrying.