My talk in Texas coming up. www.linkedin.com/posts/charli...

Got a new office phone! 😂 not really this old phone hooks to a bluetooth hud that let’s me use this old phone with my cell phone. A dial tone and everything!

I am sure it's not a shock to long time pros in bioinformatics like @nilshomer.com and his team. But it always shocks me how CS and IT folks minimize the difficulties in working in Bioinformatics. The whole I know computing, therefore I am an expert in all computer related activity is silly.

Dear sales reps: please DM/email me out of the blue, ask for a “quick 30-min call,” then drop a link to your calendar for me to pick a time… congrats, 3:3 of things I hate, you just sold me on ignoring you forever.

We just got a physical proofs back from @bicyclecards.bsky.social. We should have TXGEN DNA playing card decks in a few weeks! Email us if you'd like a deck at [email protected], still working on logistics. Thanks for all the help from @agrilife.bsky.social marketing for their design support.

News for the morning crowd! We are NOT raising prices.

Tweet by @biomath.bsky.social who hasn't posted here in 2 months on the decision to leave prices of Illumina sequencing the same despite tariffs, absorbing the difference.

We are not raising prices! While others adjust pricing due to tariff surcharges, we have your back. Any quotes issued this summer will be honored for at least 180 days. We will also do our best to honor any quote that is part of a grant written this summer, regardless of when those funds come in.

Fun time at #AGBTAg2025 closing event. Great food and great conversation

There I go, ruining the fun again! It’s not my fault—realism and pragmatism are part of the package when you’re turning Swiss.

Ultima genomics will give away 3 Trillion reads for free. (No, it's not an April Fool's stunt.) Thanks to @catharineaquino.bsky.social @biomath.bsky.social @omicsomics.bsky.social for comments. www.genengnews.com/topics/omics...

Big news from @UltimaGenomics and a unique idea in terms of scale to build data trust in the community. Democratizing platform devaluation. genengnews.com/topics/omics/u… with quotes from @OmicsOmicsBlog and @catharineaquino.bsky.social

We're glad to play a part in the great work you do!

Over 4,500 projects started using the DeNovix system to start our QC process.

Under the leadership of Dr. Charlie Johnson, #TxGen is working to transform genomic research within Texas A&M University as well as collaborators across the world. Learn more in our DeNovix Research Spotlight: buff.ly/JkFPwiY #tamu #Sequencing @biomath.bsky.social

Whoop! Look who I ran into at @TAMU core lab open house. If you need help with plant transformation email Marco Molina at [email protected] and he can take care of your transformation needs. He also takes projects outside TAMU.

Join @jlemieux.bsky.social and expert panelists -- Catharine Aquino @biomath.bsky.social @jasmineplummer.bsky.social @jessie-no.bsky.social -- as they cover the latest research and novel technologies. #genomics #NGS #spatial #singlecell #AGBTGM #AGBT25 REGISTER: hubs.li/Q036f_3x0

Illumina $ILMN 2x300 kits for the NovaSeqX. Evolutionary from equivalent in the NextSeq and MiSeq lines.

I got my wish! Illumina is coming out with 1.5B 2x300 on the X. NOW 💯 of projects are on the X. Full conversion!

Overdue for my annual #AGBT haberdashery communique This year I’m sporting this wonderful cap @biomath.bsky.social gifted me last year. There might be a few more around, but if you accidentally mistake another for me - any friend of Charlie’s is an interesting new contact! 🧬🖥️

Thank you so much Keith, an incredible honor. If anyone wants this year’s hat. Hit me up, I am happy to share while they last. #AGBTGM #AGBT25

Another amazing day at Marco Island. #AGBT25

Backpacks are back!!! #AGBT25

Roche’s Fantasy Sequencer Slowly Turning Into a Fantastic Reality #sequencing #nanopore #genomics sandiegomics.com/roches-fanta...

FOMO on all the cool science & tech at #AGBT25. on Feb 28th, we’re spilling all the beans on our fave developments in #ngs #spatial #multiomics #singlecell. Register: www.genengnews.com/multimedia/g... @jlemieux.bsky.social @biomath.bsky.social @catharineaquino.bsky.social @jessie-no.bsky.social

Not saying this is the new Roche SBX sequencing system box. But I am saying it should be 😎 #AGBT25

If the i100 can have 2x300, the Nova should as well!

Still holding out hope for a 2X250 1.5B FC announcement from @illumina for #NovaSeqX at #AGBT25 @AGBT. Yes, I'm an eternal optimist.

Hi everyone on Bluesky working in #genomics #NGS. Today is Valentines day. How many of you are more excited about Feb 20th?! Read my new post on Enseqlopedia Roche emerges from the Lazarus pit to take on Illumina enseqlopedia.com/2025/02/roch...

Had the privilege of speaking about the new @RevvityLifeSci Agrigenomics DNA Prep Kit this morning! We were early testers & were highly impressed. The 1,537+ UDI have been a game-changer for our high-throughput, cost-effective WGS genotyping. My slides figshare.com/articles/pre...

Excited for AGBT's 25th anniversary! 🎉 I’m honored to join this wrap-up panel —always a highlight with great insights & discussions on the latest in genomics. Looking forward to catching up with friends & seeing what’s next for genomics! #AGBT25 #Genomics www.linkedin.com/posts/charli...

Spike, our Illumina X+ is getting upgraded today! Looking forward to seeing the performance increases I am seeing from other labs.

Still time to register and join us at AGBT AG. www.agbt.org/home/home/ag...

We're having a great time at #PAG32, and we hope that you are too! Come talk with our team if you want to learn how to Count Cells Without Slides with our CellDrop Automated Cell Counter! Thanks to @biomath.bsky.social for posting the second photo! #BioSky #AcademicChatter

Make sure to check out @denovix.bsky.social at #PAG32. Not sure how they make any money ours has been running for over 10 yrs without a hint of trouble and I expect will be using it for the next 20 years. And cool pant job

Got to checkout the new desktop long read sequencer by @pacbio.bsky.social Very attractive pricing for the box and reagents

Howdy to everyone at #PAG32

Lab Christmas Fun! This is my favorite week of the year, that final push to get everything done before heading out for holiday vacation at the university closes down. Our goal every year is to fully load the sequencers as we head out the door on that last day before the Holiday starts.

Everyone creates their own rules in terms of who to follow or not. On bluesky I am committed to not follow anyone not willing to follow me back. Let’s not have science celeb accounts over here.

🎄🎁 This holiday season, give your research a gift of low cost, fast TAT and quality results! TXGEN is now powered by the illumina Novaseq X+, offering low-cost, high-throughput, genotyping & gene expression NGS services. 🎅 Perfect for scaling your projects in the new year!

I just signed up for paid version of Chatgtp. We’ll see if its worth it. Playing around with it I wrote a 40 page, 10 chapter “book” in no time at all.

A little fun with numbers on this Sunday, showing just how successful DNA really is. First, here's what DNA looks like. I'll draw your attention to the "rise" in DNA, that is, the distance between two basepairs, which is 3.4 Angstroms, also known as 3.4x10^-10 meters...

Talking to non biologist- computational scientists, who asked what "FFPE" meant. "FFPE: Latin for 'degraded nucleic acid.' 🧬 Because who needs high-quality DNA when you’ve got thousands of blocks packed with low-quality nucleic acids? " #GenomicsHumor #ScienceLife

The lab loaded up "Spike" our @Illumina X plus and headed out for vacation. See you in December. Happy Thanksgiving!

I made another starter pack for Genomics Core Facilities . It’s a work in progress. Please let me know if you want to be included . go.bsky.app/HiWxZZc

Great advice! Having a clear bio and a picture definitely makes it easier to connect with like-minded people. Blue Sky seems like such a great place for scientists to share and collaborate—excited to see this community grow!

I'm happy to have contributed to the latest updates of rice genome annotation database. Paper: academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... Database (hosted by University of Georgia): rice.uga.edu

While setting up your @bsky.app account. They have many of the same function you had on other platforms to moderate your own content. For example muting words. Go to Setting/Moderation/muted words and tags. "Poof" subjects you'd rather not read about are gone.

Howdy! Great to meet bunch of wonderful scientists over here on Blue Sky. One suggestion for those coming over from Twitter or just new to BSky. It greatly helps ppl if you have a picture of some sort and some science stuff in your bio. Then following you back becomes an easy decision.

First PhiX fun last week! NovaSeq X+ get'n ready for service. Need some sequencing, contact us at [email protected] We have started writing quotes for this new system.