Matthew Collins

@MatthewCollins
326 Followers
403 Following
64 Posts

Archaeology, University of Cambridge
The Globe, University of Copenhagen

https://www.palaeome.org/
https://sites.google.com/palaeome.org/ercb2c

Archaeology
Proteomics
Medieval
Modelling
Matthew CollinsOct 1, 2023

A great project with a lovely team at Cambridge University Library: sadly only fixed term and part time. You will be responsible for leading on the non-invasive scientific analysis of books and objects using a variety of advanced analytical techniques,

https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/job/research-associate-heritage-science-fixed-term-and-part-time

Research Associate in Heritage Science (Fixed Term and Part Time) | Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Library invites applications for a fixed-term Research Associate in Heritage Science. The post holder will undertake research, dissemination and impact activities as part of the AHRC-funded project: Hidden in Plain Sight: Historical and Scientific Analysis of Premodern Sacred Books, led by Dr Eyal Poleg (Queen Mary University of London) jointly with

Matthew CollinsApr 24, 2023
CellBioNewsApr 20, 2023

#AI system can generate novel #proteins that meet structural #design targets.

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-ai-generate-proteins.html

AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets

MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature.

Phys.org
Matthew CollinsApr 24, 2023
CellBioNewsApr 23, 2023

Checkmate, #Proteins! Reinforcement #Learning Transforms Molecular Biology.

#ML

https://scitechdaily.com/checkmate-proteins-reinforcement-learning-transforms-molecular-biology/

Checkmate, Proteins! Reinforcement Learning Transforms Molecular Biology

Researchers have developed a protein design software using reinforcement learning, demonstrating its ability to create useful molecules with potential applications in developing potent vaccines and other therapies. This breakthrough could lead to a new era in protein design, with implications in can

SciTechDaily
Matthew CollinsApr 24, 2023
Show threadClaire BarnesApr 24, 2023

This is a wonderful story 🙏 bot @ERC_Research - analysing the waste from the special conservationists' erasers to learn more about medieval manuscripts & their production:
https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/stories/uncovering-medieval-stories-held-parchment
#Beasts2Craft #B2C 🤣
Project led by @MatthewCollins - project website https://sites.google.com/palaeome.org/ercb2c

#medieval #manuscript #DNA #parchment #conservation #NoWaste #ManuscriptConservation #BioCodicology #histodons #medievodons @medievodons @histodons

Uncovering medieval stories held in parchment

When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material made from animal skins.

Matthew CollinsJan 4, 2023

Professorship in Archaeology
The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a professorship in the field of Archaeology to be filled by 1 August 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=158155

I think that this will be a really exciting post shaping the new School of Archaeology at Copenhagen

A sneak peek of our new website

https://archaeology.ku.dk/

Professorship in Archaeology

Matthew CollinsNov 29, 2022
W. Andrew BarrNov 29, 2022
Happy to find @kharvati on Mastodon. I have been trying to build up my list of paleoanthropologists!
Matthew CollinsNov 27, 2022

No fan of facebook but OK this is nuts...

form a tweet from
@sokrypton

Add your sequence to the url and get your structure.

In my day... We once waited three years to publish a paper for the PBD file to be released.

https://esmatlas.com/resources/fold/result?fasta_header=%3EBLG_this_is_nuts&sequence=LIVTQTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASDISLLDAQSAPLRVYVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWENGECAQKKIIAEKTKIPAVFKIDALNENKVLVLDTDYKKYLLFCMENSAEPEQSLACQCLVRTPEVDDEALEKFDKALKALPMHIRLSFNPTQLEEQCHI

ESM Metagenomic Atlas | Meta AI

An open atlas of 617 million predicted metagenomic protein structures

Matthew CollinsNov 26, 2022
James Fellows YatesNov 26, 2022

x-post for the ISBA board (no mastodon presence [yet]):

Membership for the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) is now open!

💀🧬🦷 🦣🦠

You can join here: https://www.isbarch.org/membership

As well as funding initiatives to support the field of biomolecular archaeology, it includes
discounts for registration at the forthcoming ISBA symposia.

Please boost!

#isba #archaeology #aDNA #ancientDNA #palaeogenomics #palaeoproteomics #StableIsotopes #BiomolecularArchaeology

Membership · ISBA

Matthew CollinsNov 26, 2022

Join the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA)
https://www.isbarch.org/membership

Membership benefits include:

discount for registration at the forthcoming ISBA symposium in Tartu

invitation to the annual general meeting at the symposium

right to elect or apply to join the board of trustees in order to have say in the future of ISBA

right to nominate your institution for the next symposium

Membership · ISBA

Matthew CollinsNov 21, 2022
The Conversation U.S.Nov 12, 2022

Thank you! After 50 days, @TheConversationUS has 11x more followers on #mastodon than we accumulated on TikTok in 18 months.

Could you help us match our Twitter numbers by telling your friends about us?

(We're a nonprofit #news source sharing the knowledge of academic experts with the public on a wide range of topics. We’re part of a global network that includes @TheConversationUK @theconversationau @TheConversationAfrica @theconversationes & @TheConversationClimate)

https://theconversation.com/us/10-ways-we-are-different

How we're different | The Conversation

The Conversation is the world's leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. It is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists, provided to everyone for free.

The Conversation