B Novak
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B Novak
@bnovak32.bsky.social
Bioinformatician
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The @bluemarblespace.bsky.social Young Scientist Program is one of the best opportunities on the planet for early career scholars to participate in research and training in #scicomm and ethics. Check out our project to make videos with Sciworthy!

Applications are now open!

bmsis.org/ysp/projects/
March 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a gift for you: a free ebook copy of my rom-com short story Yours, Wickedly! dl.bookfunnel.com/xeidyqvll3

The link is good for the rest of today. :)
Download Yours, Wickedly: A Story in Thirteen Letters
Looking for your next favorite read? Find it here on BookFunnel, available only until February 15th.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
February 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I was pleasantly surprised to find this lovely hibiscus tea in my mailbox today. I had completely forgotten about winning it in a give-away from @courtneymilan.com and it was the perfect antidote to a dark and gloomy day. Thank you!
February 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Im quoted in this @wired.com story about the effects of the NIH mess, written by a journalist using a pseudonym for their own safety 💔#AcademicSky 🧪

www.wired.com/story/life-s...
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor...
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Thrilled to share our pre-print on 1st Federated Learning model deployed between Earth & @Space_Station 🚀 Huge thanks to HPE (SpaceBorne Computer), Intel (OpenFL), & NASA via the NASA Open Science Data Repository. Let’s build & move the ball forward! 🌅
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
January 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Deep Space Network operations have moved to backup control center at Goldstone. This is first and only time in the history of the DSN that has occurred. It has been in 24/7/365 operation at JPL since 1964. DSN talks to spacecraft beyond Earth orbit, including the Voyagers and Mars rovers. #eatonfire
January 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Software engineer or bioinformatician?

3 positions via Bastion Technologies, Rothe Enterprises, @bluemarblespace.bsky.social working for NASA Open Science Data Repository/GeneLab

🔗 bastiontechnologies.applicantpro.com/jobs/3589766
🔗 rothe-enterprises.com/careers/
🔗 easyapply.co/m/apply/0347...
December 17, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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NASA GeneLab is looking for a Bioinformatics Program Developer to join the Data Processing team. In this role, you'll work with cutting-edge -omics data from space biology experiments, develop workflows, and analyze critical data that supports human space exploration.

bluemarblespace.easyapply.co
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We are a US-based international non-profit that promotes cooperative exploration of space, examines life as a planetary process, and enables a sustainable...
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December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM