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Former musician-wannabe. Current microbial ecologist/bioinformatician @nasa πŸ‘½
microbialomics.org <- Bioinformatics for beginners
GToTree <- Phylogenomics for all
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Exciting talk from Steve Vance to NASA Ames today about Europa and the upcoming glorious Europa Clipper mission ❀️ (see: europa.nasa.gov)

  - planned Oct. 2024 launch
- 2030 arrival
  - targeting ~50 flybys over 4 years
  - closest will be 25 km!

As the plate says, it’s time to go #2EUROPA πŸ‘

Just got to listen to the latest #AskAstrobio with host @cosmobiologist chatting with @BlueMarbleSpace founder @sanjoymarcel! Two humans I ❀️

We get to hear about Sanjoy's stellar journey, trying to quantify habitability, and lots of other goodness!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LPHgsUMagw&t=2235s

Bringing Passion to Science, Communication, & Entrepreneurship with Dr. Sanjoy Som (NASA LIVE)

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Jupiter and the moon are chillin
Haha, I have a recurring dream where I missed some requirement at my community college, and my AS, BS, and PhD are all retroactively taken away πŸ˜²πŸ˜†

Like space, microbiology, working in the lab, and #OpenScience ?? πŸš€πŸ¦ πŸ₯ΌπŸ§«πŸ”¬πŸŒŽ Check out this position at NASA Ames Research Center!

Job call here: https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=5159767
Info on the biorepository it supports: https://osdr.nasa.gov/bio/about/nbisc.html

(Reblogs appreciated πŸ™‚)

Job Information: Support Scientist Job

The Bionetics Corporation is seeking a Support Scientist to join our NASA team at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Bionetics is a government services contract specializing in engineering and life sciences with locations nationwide. Bionetics offers a competitive salary and benefits packages to include medical, dental, vision, company matching 401k, paid holidays, paid vacation/sick leave, etc. JOB SUMMARY : The Support Scientist conducts biological research associated with one or more complex projects within the NASA Ames Research CenterΒ’s Biosciences Branch. This position will focus on collecting, propagating, and long-term preservation of microbial isolates. The NASA Biological Institutional Scientific Collection manages microbial material cultured from Space Biology funded missions and research activities.

Ok, this is pretty glorious, @openai :) This is one of those things I have on a desktop cheatsheet because i usually forget how to do it and in the past has been a pain for me to figure out. #ChatGPT nails it: http://chat.openai.com
ChatGPT

A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges

Hey that cloud looks like the moon!

Might have been a better shot if the #ArtemisMission #OrionSpacecraft weren’t blocking my view on its way back, pfft πŸ˜‚ πŸš€

Super-excited for The Callisto Protocol to come out Friday! Not only does it look like the developers have made something awesome here, but also Callisto is my 4th favorite Galilean moon! πŸ˜‚ #CallistoProtocol
If you happen to spend today with family, friends, and food, I hope you enjoy it!