Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · 6d

Job alert 3: #postdoc #RF position in #mechanobiology at Griffith University, Australia. 🧪

Are you a future leader in #mechanosensitive pathways in #erythrocytes? Join us! Closes 17th Oct

jobs.smartrecruiters.com//GriffithUni...

#microfluidics #biophysics #physiology #glycomics #academicsky

2 1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · 6d

Job alert 2: #PhD in #glycomics at Griffith University, Australia

Are you motivated to examine the links between #mechanobiology and the #glycome in #erythrocytes? Closes 22nd Oct

jobs.smartrecruiters.com//GriffithUni...

#microfluidics #biophysics #physiology #academicsky #blood

1 2

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · 6d

Job alert: #PhD position in #mechanobiology at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.

Are you passionate about exploring #mechanosensitive pathways in #erythrocytes? See below, closes 22nd Oct.

jobs.smartrecruiters.com//GriffithUni...

#microfluidics #biophysics #physiology #academicsky

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · 28d

Pleased to share an excellent #mechanobiology perspective of mammalian #erythrocytes led by Lennart Kuck. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Open access above.

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Mar 25

A process you never wish for: a memorial for a true giant in blood flow and #rheology. Herb Meiselman DSc impacted #science, but perhaps scientists, even more. I simply wouldn't have jumped into academia without Herb's mentorship, and friendship. 🧪 #AcademicSky

keck.usc.edu/news/in-memo...

In memoriam: Herbert Joel Meiselman

keck.usc.edu

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 8

Keep up the fantastic work! 30 km... might qualify for the next Olympic team!

2

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 6

Indecisive. Adjective.

Being unable to make decisions quickly and effectively.

6 mo for the editor's recommendation on R1 (!!) of paper. #academicsky

A screenshot of a reputable journal's manuscript status. Shows almost 6 months required to make the recommendation after review.

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 3

You're lucky... my university would likely lean more towards its two letter prefix cousin... ex-

would.like

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 3

They never back down!

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 1

Seriously! The colour variations in even this single species range from pure white > green > blue > rust > red, with highlights around claw and spines ranging from white > orange > red > brown. Amazing combinations 😍

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Dec 1

My observations are usually hundreds of metres from nearest creeks. Although local experts have published "a number... have been observed walking some kilometres from the nearest water" and "for >6 yr a large crayfish... solicits food from staff" at a resort 🤗 scholar.google.com.au/citations?us...

James M. Furse

‪Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 741‬‬ - ‪Freshwater Ecology and Biology‬ - ‪Conservation of freshwater Decapod Crustaceans‬ - ‪Invasive specie...

scholar.google.com.au

1 3

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

OK @jopabinia.bsky.social, kicking off #Crustmas Down Under:

Spotted last weekend, Euastacus sulcatus forages the rainforest floor at >300 m in the Lamington NP. Super territorial, you'll often spot them on hiking trails, and the bigger ones like to hiss you down!

One of my favourites

4 27 96

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Big tech isn't helping: speaking with students in the hospitality industry lately. They:
I. want to study
II. want to meet cohort
III. state "accessible" class sessions suit traditional employment.

Asynchronous learning promises plenty but diminishes human experience. Uni's must adapt.

2

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

God help us when chemistry is not educationally sustainable.

How long can the academic sector survive corporatisation?

3

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

An emergent theme across any valuable research training program is the critical value of communications in science. "It's not all about hypotheses and data"

Thanks for highlighting this paper!

3

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Oh dear... this could be the tip of the iceberg

The huge list of co-authors didn't smell a rat?

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Game on! You've just motivated a dinner table hike discussion over this side of the border! Good luck!

1 1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

... limit invitations? I found a gremlin in the predatory model. If one commences an "editor" profile, but leaves it incomplete, you are in review purgatory: no papers assigned as Ed, and no invitations to review.

I'd prefer to do more, but it's unsustainable. I thus have better/fewer invites

3

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Peer review > publications

The greater than sign should be in 24 pt font

I only review for legitimate journals now. I previously took it very seriously for all journals, although overload and low integrity approaches by editors at predatory journals led to a divorce from them. How did I... (1/2)

1 1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Epic... will be visiting Northern Beaches over NY.

Saved in maps!

1 1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

Love to be added. I serve as an integrity advisor at my institute, and shared approaches/experience in navigating the code would be appreciated.

Outstanding idea!

1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 30

I hear you. Even after a good week in DP outcomes, the feeling that the slow burn / chronic cortisol doesn't even the balance is front of mind...

Pie shop: of the divine. Unfortunately my long-standing no. 1 is in Te Anau... and yes, I just forfeited my citizenship.

1 1

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 29

Ohlala... 1 pt to the west!

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 29

Congrats... how do I get your backfill for sick leave?

Michael J Simmonds @mikesimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 29

Happy to promote my lab. We work on red cell biophysics and signalling

1