India has sent 96 people to America who started billion dollar companies. No one else is even close. There's only about 5 million Indians in America. Almost one in 50,000 of them is a unicorn founder! What a holy, special, beautiful people. I will always fight for them.

This H-1B worker has lived in the US for nearly 20 years and built a family here. His mom was dying in India. To visit her, he would need to wait months to book a consular appointment--with the soonest one available likely being scheduled one year out. He made the difficult choice of not visiting his dying mom because leaving without an appointment would mean separation from his children, job, and his other obligations. Much of the commentary around immigration focuses on how such bureaucratic burdens undermine immigrants’ ability to contribute and innovate. But we must remember that this red tape also prevents these people from being fully engaged with their own lives and meaningfully present in the lives of others. This matters too, and these seemingly non-economic problems will eventually translate into economic costs. If America is no longer a place where people feel empowered to be the best versions of themselves as they celebrate, struggle, and grieve, it ceases not just being the land of opportunity, but also the land of dignity and purpose. linkedin.com/posts/gautam-de…

This has never been more true.

Check out our recent review article about the role of hypervalent iodine in carbohydrate functionalization! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @CarbohydrateRes @acs_carb

What if there was an antibiotic that doesn't disrupt the gut microbiome? There is now. A discovery published @Nature today nature.com/articles/s41586-0… @PaulHergie and colleagues @UofIllinois @justsaysinmice

Shut Down Miami Seaquarium and Release Romeo the Manatee - Sign the Petition! chng.it/tShMZY6j via @Change

Oh, wandering through Portland's vibrant streets is like being in a real-life "Walking Dead" episode, where the city's growing homeless population adds an enchanting touch of dystopian chic to the experience. #Portland #homelessness

📍UPENN needs to apologize to #NobelPrize2023 winner Dr. Kariko: "UPenn told me that they’d had a meeting and concluded that I was not of faculty quality. When I told them I was leaving, they laughed at me and said, ‘BioNTech doesn’t even have a website.’” @Penn -- apologize!

All postdocs in my lab are paid in the range of 85-95K. One of the reasons I can't go beyond is (reverse) equity concerns from HR. I would ideally pay them 105-115K. I think that's how much I could afford based on funding I can pull in & reducing lab size to a functional minimum.

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Volcanologist David A. Johnston, 13 hours before his death to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. He was the first to report the eruption from an observation post 6 miles away, transmitting "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" before he was swept away by a lateral blast traveling at near supersonic speed.

Not even surprised to see wrong structures and nomenclature for carbohydrate compounds. It has become a norm! @SebVidalChem Carbohydrate Strengthens the Immunotherapeutic Effect of Small-Molecule PD-L1 Inhibitors | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

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"Someone has to be exploited" xD :'(

As a professor, pursue the careers of your PhD students and postdocs instead of pursuing your own. I know it may sound strange and even provocative. But in fact it is how it’s supposed to be. Unfortunately, a personal gain is the biggest motivation for many professors. More publications, more awards, more invited talks… Why? In addition to personal recognition, it can result in more funding and higher salaries (especially in the U.S.). Many PIs say that their personal growth also helps their students get a better visibility. Plus, more funding brings in more students, which is (kind of) “great” for those students. Others will say that their “tenure requirements are too demanding” and if they stop focusing on personal gain, they will be denied tenure. In either case, I want you to think about the following: 1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed. 2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs). 3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”. Many PIs think I am too idealistic and propose unrealistic ideas. And a lot of people will never agree with this post. Even myself, I can easily come up with bitter criticism over it. However, idealism is among the biggest driving forces. It can drive you through challenging times and help improve. In either case, I want you to think about the following: 1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed. 2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs). 3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”. My message is: If we all pursue the careers of your students/postdocs in the first place, this shift in priorities will make academia a much better world to live in. I see an increasing number of faculties trying to genuinely care for their team members, in all countries and academic environments. It is all possible. Just do it. Make science better. Oh, and don’t forget:  Growth of your team members = Growth of yourself. #AcademicTwitter #research #phdlife

Yale has announced an across-the-board raise for postdocs, with salaries for 1st year postdocs starting at $65,000. Plus, the administration is giving PIs extra funding (for one year) to cover funding gaps due to the new policy. Seems like a good step! provost.yale.edu/news/postdo…