I am a researcher at the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, interested in using gene therapy to treat diseases like HIV/AIDS.
Seattle, WA, USA
Joined March 2020
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Chris Peterson retweeted
The kind of attacks that Dr Anthony Fauci is being subjected to by Republicans is disgraceful and dangerous.
This man is a hero. He helped save *millions* of lives.
Yet, he is vilified by Republican members of congress who are more interested in political expediency and posturing than in the safety of the public,
Some even attack the very concept of science, the scientific method.
This is insanely dangerous.
The undermining of the public's trust in the public health system actually killed people during the pandemic.
I've complained about how some captains of industry treating their scientists, but the mistreatment of Dr Fauci by congressional Republicans tops everything.
Fox News, Newsmax, and House Republicans are desperately trying to revive covid conspiracy theories this morning by somehow pinning the pandemic on Fauci -- the one guy in Trump's orbit who was sane and rational throughout the ordeal. They don't want to have a reality-based conversation about who really botched things and who guided us out of the worst of it.
Chris Peterson retweeted
TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out. I'm honored, delighted, and grateful to be a part of this incredible group #TIME100 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 @TIME
time.com/6964230/akiko-iwasa…
Chris Peterson retweeted
Today would have been Timothy Ray Brown's 58th birthday.
His advocacy helped to firmly establish #hivcure research as a field.
Read about his work in his own words here:
tinyurl.com/2p9t4z3c
Chris Peterson retweeted
The Lapointe Lab @FredHutch in Seattle has two openings for postdoctoral scholars to examine mRNA & translational control using single-molecule or high-throughput (co-mentored w/ @arvind_rasi) approaches.
More info here: research.fredhutch.org/lapoi…
Chris Peterson retweeted
Never underestimate the mood-elevating power of a totally unexpected, unsolicited word of sincere praise for someone who might need it than they even realize. It could be a paper you read, a talk you attended, a podcast you listened to. Write a short note. Make their day.
Chris Peterson retweeted
I was trying to make a simple "alphavirus replication" slide for my prelim and ended up making a whole animation... now I want to learn some real animation software! #sciart #scicomm #Science #ScienceTwitter
Chris Peterson retweeted
There are many possible lessons from the Stanford news, but I will note the following in the investigative report, about our responsibility to defuse pressure that trainees feel to please PIs in a competitive environment. boardoftrustees.stanford.edu…
Chris Peterson retweeted
Poorly characterized polyclonal antibodies are one of the biggest sources of irreproducibility in bio research. Sign on to advocate for renewable (monoclonal and recombinant) antibody resources and standards for characterization. bit.ly/3NpLrDC
Chris Peterson retweeted
Good video. If I could add one thing: academia rewards closers, not starters. It’s easy to be enthusiastic about new projects, and lose steam for old ones. But you gotta get those papers submitted, and revisions completed. This is often years after you started the project!
OK, so I did another video. I'm being a bit forthright in this one. But, hey...if it's what you think, it's what you think, right?
It's entitled: "Why Your Enthusiasm Isn't Getting You Anywhere!"
Clicky linky here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=3nOKXpLr…
Chris Peterson retweeted
Great paper on scientific life. Must read by Paul del Giorgio (not in twitter?) aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley…
Chris Peterson retweeted
I resigned as an Associate Editor for a Frontiers journal because of the way their automated system took away much of my editorial autonomy. some details that might also explain odd reviewer/author experiences:
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Chris Peterson retweeted
My daughter, son in law and granddaughter watched the live stream from their home.
Chris Peterson retweeted
Odile Crick, my grandmother, drew the first published diagram of #DNA as a figure in the first of the three papers published together in @nature on the structure of DNA. (Papers by Watson & Crick, Franklin & Gosling, Wilkins et al)
70 yrs ago #OTD 🧬
#SciArt #Scicomm #DNADay – at Portland, OR
Chris Peterson retweeted
I am very excited to share the news of the creation of the Viral Reservoirs and Immune Control Unit at @institutpasteur. A new impulse and lab space to take further our research seeking remission of HIV infection!
research.pasteur.fr/en/team/…
Chris Peterson retweeted
Cecilia Chirenti & her team discovered this pair of spinning neutron stars smashing into each other, forming a single massive star, then collapsing into a black hole. The sound is gravitational waves. go.nasa.gov/3CEVD6A
(from old @NASA satellite data)
Chris Peterson retweeted
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, C. David Allis. Aside from his groundbreaking contributions to biomedical science, David will be remembered for his warmth, humility, and relentless optimism.
Chris Peterson retweeted
Please explain to me why getting a competitive fellowship is a punishment. @UW is increasing salary to $65,508 for all postdocs starting 1/1/2023 EXCEPT for the ones awarded with fellowships. And we are already losing all the retirement benefits for being a fellow.
Chris Peterson retweeted
Now published in Research Policy:
I looked at 27k postdoc salaries across the US, their relationship to cost of living, tenure-track job prospects, and how things have been changing over time. Here's what I found:
doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.202…
