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Eran Andrechek

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Mammary Development and Breast Cancer Lab at Michigan State University Astrophotography, nature and Triathlon posts too. https://lab.andrechek.com/ #bcsm #oncsky

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 2d

Early yesterday morning I caught Comet Lemmon going past the Little Pinwheel Galaxy. At mag 6.2 it is rapidly getting brighter. 15 x 5 min images on Redcat51 with ASI533. #comet #Lemmon #astrophotography #cometlemmon

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 3d

For reference, this is the same settings for the moon. Nexstar 5SE riding on the AM5 mount with the ASI462 and a 2x Barlow. 2500mm equivalent. Clearly need a bigger OTA!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 3d

Bummer but can’t see the shadow, just too close to the edge.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 3d

A once every 15 years thing… Titan is transiting in front of Saturn. In a few minutes I’m hoping to catch the shadow as well. #astrophotography #saturn

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 4d

Happy International Observe the Moon Night!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 8d

Or Mac could reverse the decision and let you do science. Do CIHR grants not come with money for the university to keep the autoclave running?

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 8d

I mean, you could start cooking lobster 🦞 in it and charge a whole lot more if you put it in a roll. Yeah, that’s nuts. Make you replace your own lightbulbs in lab now too?

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 8d

Nothing. And we’ve got several on each floor of our building. Part of the cost of doing science.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 13d

Always get more nervous for my student talks instead of my own… but sitting at the back I can see a lot of heads nodding in agreement for Anthony’s talk about our BioID data.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 14d

Ahhh bummer, lab would have driven over for that had we known!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 21d

Live view on the telescope while sitting on the couch… still amazes me how many advances in the past few years for backyard telescopes! M31 with a 5 min exposure.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · 22d

We're looking at a 9% budget cut at the university... so they cut the training program for bioinformatics. This is going to directly hurt our F31 and R01 scores. Why don't we fire an ass_dean instead? Maybe the one that came up with this idea? That wouldn't hurt anything at the grant level!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Sep 2

Second time biking East Lansing to Mackinac on DALMAC this past few days, we rode that long blue line all the way up the state. Fully supported, camping at high schools with meals along the way. Lots of fun with 400 new friends!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Sep 2

Strong aurora forecast so we sat outside and saw a lot of satellites and only a tiny bit of aurora.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Aug 19

All the "stuff" was stripped off, no good place to really hide an airtag. Found it on FB Marketplace and contacted local police, they were going to try to recover it but I'm not hopeful.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Aug 19

Daughter's bike lasted all of 12 hours at MSU before being stolen, despite being locked and in a lit area with security cameras. Welcome back to school... grrrrrrrr.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Aug 4

We rode 125 miles this weekend and I sound like a 2 pack a day smoker now!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Aug 4

MSU has a 9% budget cut and I've been in a useless admin meeting for the last 2+ hours. We're talking about a meeting with 40+ people and it would really just take one person with a backstop of a committee of 3. Suggested streamlining to a dean and their response: "That isn't in my lane". SMH.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jul 31

Then there is the Biomedical Science Program at MSU where we took extra students this year... and had to shorten rotation periods so that we could pay for it. Not sure how 30% more students will find labs when so many are already financially strapped.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jul 25

Welcome to MSU!

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jul 14

Weekend paddle down the Au Sable River, 35 miles of a beautiful river. So many birds from eagles to kingfishers and warblers. Recharged and ready to review the last few R01s in my pile now!

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Débora Vendramini-Costa, Ph.D @debvendramini.bsky.social · Jul 11

10 faculty positions!

Henry Ford + MSU is seeking up to 10 CANCER researchers to join our Detroit campus, who will collaborate closely with scientists and clinicians across MSU and Henry Ford Health.

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jul 7

The feeling of relief when you see who the chair of the upcoming special emphasis study section is, knowing they're smart and more than capable. Plus she's awesome... just bummed that it is over Teams. WHY TEAMS?!? In person 1000X better.

Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jul 2

2 R01s and 2 foundation grants submitted and 2 conferences all in the last month. Time to catch up with the lab!

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Eran Andrechek @eranandrechek.bsky.social · Jun 13

That was a fantastic intro, you did a wonderful job of that.