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Travis Wheeler

@wheelerlab.org

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Associate Professor, University of Arizona Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Resources Computational Genomics, Drug Discovery, Animal Tracking, etc. wheelerlab.org

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Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 11h

Dream postdoc - Rob's science is excellent (and he's pretty great, too)

Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 11h

And it's posted! If you're interested and eligible, please consider applying through the UMD portal: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j....

If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 1d

Important work being done here.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Harvard_MCB @harvardmcb.bsky.social · 1d

RNA Structure beyond Canonical Base Pairs Guided by Evolution 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rivaselenarivas.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social

RNA Structure beyond Canonical Base Pairs Guided by Evolution - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology

In addition to messenger RNA (mRNA) that provide the code for proteins, there are other RNAs that exert their function just as RNA, usually referred to as non-coding […]

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Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 3d

Quite the complement.

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 5d

I think that's "juice of a lemon".

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Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

TIL: 10^60 is far greater than 10^67

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

Math is hard

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

So you're saying there's a chance that 10^60 is "far greater than the number of atoms in the Milky Way"?

This restores my faith in Google AI answers - thanks!

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

TIL: 10^60 is far greater than 10^67

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

Math is hard

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 10d

Math is hard

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 13d

Look on the bright side. With AI's help, there's actually a chance you could run a 2:10:00 marathon, since you might actually be able to hold an 5:00/km (8:03/mile) pace. That's incredible news!

Greg Landrum @greglandrum.bsky.social · 13d

It's great to see that the piles of money and enormous amounts of electricity and other resources used to train these models has produced such stunning and useful results. And I'm SUPER glad that google now always shows me this garbage.

A screenshot showing the AI Overview result for the google query. "What is the required pace for a 2:10 marathon"
The AI-generated answer is egregiously wrong.

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Otago Biochemistry @otagobiochemist.bsky.social · 24d

We're looking for a new lecturer, here at the Department of Biochemistry in Dunedin, New Zealand. "Applications are invited in all areas of biochemistry, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics." otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 26d

I share this picture of a printed out genome every once in while.

It just occurred to me: it's got to be cheaper to acquire a finished copy of your genome (high accuracy, phased, SV-resolved) than to print it as a collection of bound books.

(back-of-envelope checks out - anyone done the math?)

A photo of the first printout of the human reference genome presented as a series of books, displayed at the Wellcome Collection, London.

Image taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_genome

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 26d

Everyone knows you can skip the middle part of a book and get most of the story.

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 26d

I share this picture of a printed out genome every once in while.

It just occurred to me: it's got to be cheaper to acquire a finished copy of your genome (high accuracy, phased, SV-resolved) than to print it as a collection of bound books.

(back-of-envelope checks out - anyone done the math?)

A photo of the first printout of the human reference genome presented as a series of books, displayed at the Wellcome Collection, London.

Image taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_genome

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 26d

It's strange to think how many times I've asked myself this very question

Dave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 26d

Wait what????

If you’ve ever wondered how you could learn about cool science but also answer the question “what was the town like where Dave grew up”…then this meeting is exactly for you

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 26d

The next stand-alone meeting of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social will be on the East Coast!!! Mark your calendars for January 8-12, 2027 and we'll talk evolution, ecology, behavior, and integrative organismal biology at www.themansionatglencove.com/meeting-venues

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · 29d

After some lengthy embargo period (like: 5 or 10 years). Cool.

Next year. Abso-f-ing-lutely terrible.

The scenario: I have an idea. Reviewer #3 torpedoes it. I need to wait months to submit again. Someone else scoops up the ideas and writes a similar proposal while I'm in the next cycle.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 29d

Bad wrapped in good?

issues.org/unfunded-gra...

Let Unfunded Grant Applications See the Light of Day

Showing which proposals do and don’t receive federal funding can improve research and advance open science.

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

Kitty's Cradle

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

The Jogging Man

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

Mademoiselle Bovary

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

1983

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

The Jogging Man

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

Mademoiselle Bovary

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

The Jogging Man

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

Mademoiselle Bovary

Julia will be back on Halloween! 👻 @booktweeting.bsky.social · Sep 8

slightly diminishing a book:

The Tale of Two Towns

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 6

As well-stated as anything I've seen about the problem with "using AI to help me write"

Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · Sep 5

Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 4

oh ... ‪@xabivc.bsky.social‬ beat me to it.

(but also, there's www.metabolomicsworkbench.org)

Metabolomics Workbench : Home

About the Metabolomics Workbench: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Metabolomics Program was developed with the goal of increasing national capacity in metabolomics by supporting the...

www.metabolomicsworkbench.org

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 4

MetaboLights, I think

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Sep 2

Project in collaboration w/ @networksunknown.bsky.social.

Goal: improve identity continuity in multi-animal tracking.

Mix pose prediction from AI computer vision methods with classical Markov processes, add a dash of path pruning and a new UI for efficient error correction: diplomattrack.org

Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Aug 31

Just use the internet:
www.pinterest.com/coloradowyom...

59 Vizslas all Dressed Up ideas | vizsla, vizsla dogs, dogs

Save your favorites to your Pinterest board! | vizsla, vizsla dogs, dogs

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Travis Wheeler @wheelerlab.org · Aug 31

They were also bred to willingly settle into dog piles. The breeding is strong enough that they're unhappy if they're not sitting on another dog.

They were also bred to wear costumes when appropriate, I think. (I'll need to look that one up)