Luke Lavis
@rhodamine110.bsky.social
Chemist at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus. Passionate about designing, building, and giving away fluorescent dyes to illuminate biological systems. Striving to be positive about all things chemistry (except ChemDraw).
ORCID: 0000-0002-0789-6343
ORCID: 0000-0002-0789-6343
The NMR section is my favorite.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The NMR section is my favorite.
Just upgraded to a Claude Enterprise account (thanks HHMI) and was playing with the Molecule studio artifact. Here is rhodamine 110, my BlueSky username. Looks like our jobs are safe for now!
October 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Just upgraded to a Claude Enterprise account (thanks HHMI) and was playing with the Molecule studio artifact. Here is rhodamine 110, my BlueSky username. Looks like our jobs are safe for now!
A little nugget of whimsy: Apple Music has these “lyrics” for the Star Wars main theme (from ESB).
March 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A little nugget of whimsy: Apple Music has these “lyrics” for the Star Wars main theme (from ESB).
You know you're getting old when your Organic Chemistry Lab TA training partner from the first week of grad school is now an editor at @acs.org (does this mean I have to click 'Accept' @pomerantz.bsky.social?)
March 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You know you're getting old when your Organic Chemistry Lab TA training partner from the first week of grad school is now an editor at @acs.org (does this mean I have to click 'Accept' @pomerantz.bsky.social?)
How it started: About eight years ago Bob Tjian ("Tij") and I sat in the back of cab in San Francisco and discussed the crazy idea of using live-cell single-molecule tracking for high-throughput drug screening.
How it's going:
How it's going:
March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
How it started: About eight years ago Bob Tjian ("Tij") and I sat in the back of cab in San Francisco and discussed the crazy idea of using live-cell single-molecule tracking for high-throughput drug screening.
How it's going:
How it's going:
Our multifunctional ligands to BRD4 and histone H3.3:
January 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Our multifunctional ligands to BRD4 and histone H3.3:
I love that sodium borate resulted in the protection of some of the most beautiful coastline on the planet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_...
December 30, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I love that sodium borate resulted in the protection of some of the most beautiful coastline on the planet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_...
Discipline-appropriate cocktail.
December 30, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Discipline-appropriate cocktail.
That moment when you show up at a conference and some Max Planck Director stole your outfit. #twinning #sciencefashion #whoworeitbest
December 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
That moment when you show up at a conference and some Max Planck Director stole your outfit. #twinning #sciencefashion #whoworeitbest
Epic food day in Singapore. Roti prata for breakfast, umm didn't need lunch, frog porridge for dinner, and the king of fruits for dessert. On to my next stop tomorrow but thankful for the visit and hospitality in this lovely country.
December 13, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Epic food day in Singapore. Roti prata for breakfast, umm didn't need lunch, frog porridge for dinner, and the king of fruits for dessert. On to my next stop tomorrow but thankful for the visit and hospitality in this lovely country.
Excited for the second day of our symposium at the Singapore International Chemistry Conference. Such a beautiful city.
December 11, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Excited for the second day of our symposium at the Singapore International Chemistry Conference. Such a beautiful city.