I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Nixon Lab at Penn State University where I study cellulose biosynthesis using Cryo-EM and biochemical methods.
I am a biochemist/structural biology researcher and professor at the MRC PPU, University of Dundee. My research group studies #ubiquitin biology protein and #signalling mechanisms. I think my posts will mainly be #science, ubiquitin and signalling related.
Thanks to a very helpful guide from @quantixed.org, I can move away from Twitter, start exploring Mastodon and be part of scientific discussions
Penn State's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, BMB, is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor with a focus on microbiology, broadly defined. You can find the posting at the link below or scan the attached QR code.
#FacultyPosition #Academics #Microbiology #MolecularBiology #AcademicJobs #Tenure
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It’s a lazy #Caturday for Coco. At his age, I would sleep too (he turned 20 on May 5th). #catsofmastodon
Apple Newsroom: “#Apple extends its #privacy leadership with new updates across its platforms”
Locking and hiding apps behind FaceID via the OS versus in-app (some apps let you do similar, others don’t) is long overdue.
Improved contact permissions - selecting which contact can be accessed - is also long overdue.
Private Cloud Computing is interesting, especially being stateless, with the cryptographic attestation, a third-party providing cloaking for IP addresses, and “verifiable transparency” of software running on PCC… but having such personal data leave the device to be processed in the cloud for certain #AI requests gives me major pause.
Hoping this is totally opt-out (“I only want to process on-device, even if it means some things can’t be done due to hardware limitations”) - or better yet - opt-in. There’s still a lot of trust in Apple with this implementation (a problem with AI in general currently).
Apple will only get flowers from me if we can not use AI on the device altogether. I don’t use Siri outside of driving, where it can actually be useful. 🫠
Also... the plans for integrating ChatGPT into Siri makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Imagine opting out of PCC, and Siri sending something "by mistake" to OpenAI, lol.
My thoughts on #WWDC software features:
1. The new Apple Intelligence features are "nice to have," but I wouldn't consider them essential to my experience on iOS 18. My iPhone 14 Pro can't support these, but my Mac and iPad can.
2. Smart Script on iPad OS 18 and iPhone Mirroring in macOS Sequoia probably interest me the most
Between the bill for my doctoral regalia and a new pair of shoes next month's paycheck is going back into the economy. #ConsumerSpending
Apple releases iOS 17.5.1 with fix for bug that caused deleted photos to return https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/20/apple-releases-ios-17-5-1-with-fix-for-bug-that-caused-deleted-photos-to-return/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android
Link: https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/05/apple-and-google-deliver-support-for-unwanted-tracking-alerts-in-ios-and-android/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346024
Happy to report that I successfully defended my Ph.D. on May 2nd last week. #PhD #PhDone #GradSchool
Submitted my dissertation to my committee last night in advance of my defense on May 2nd. #EndInSight #PhD #GradSchool
If you spend a lot of time in #UNIX terminals - check their latency - as this *may* limit your efficiency and *may* make Your work harder then needed.
Detailed blog article about the topic here:
https://beuke.org/terminal-latency/
... and I really love my random #xterm themes at start :)
Wired - Apple’s iMessage Is Getting Post-Quantum Encryption
#apple #imessage #pq3 #encryption #cryptography #security
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-pq3-post-quantum-encryption/
This is why paid verification is stupid. No profile picture but has a blue check. #twitter #bluecheck
@thorncoyle This photo is so satisfying.
Wishing you a soft landing.
My copy of the first edition of Plant Cell Walls Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights has arrived! #Plant #CellWall #Cellulose #plantcell #plantbiology
It is December 31. I've barely worn anything heavier than a sweater outdoors this month and there are flowers blooming in my garden. My wallet is enjoying the reprieve from high heating bills but this doesn't feel good. It feels ominous.
@MarkFrankBio “Macroautophagy (hereafter referred to as autophagy)”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=macroautophagy+AND+hereafter
What is one phrase in your field of study that appears in nearly every paper introduction? For cellulose biosynthesis, I would have to say it's this:
"Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth."
