within the past 48 hours, the fledgling Kearns Group has (1) run its first MD simulations locally and (2) suffered its first (university wide) power outage emergency! I know my folks are frustrated by this but I really feel like we are doing it! we are working!!

After nearly 6 years of work, I’m excited (and honestly relieved) to share our paper in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... D614G reshapes allosteric networks and opening mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 spikes Very happy to finally see it out in the world!!

So.... this new Supreme Court ruling feels..... like not good right?

Tragedy has befallen me I left my bluetooth speaker at work Thoughts and prayers are reqested in these trying times

As i sit here eating fresh Brot, nothing else, simply Brot, I can't help but think about how different my life is right now compared to exactly 12 months ago In some ways I feel fully integrated into German life In other ways I feel uniquely American here I hope I keep this mix

I am happy to announce that I have been appointed as the new Professor of Computational Biology at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences! I am looking forward to this opportunity and teach MD simulations & the basics of AI! Watch out for PhD position offers in my group being posted soon!

This 👇🔥🔥

THANK FUCKING GOD (please do _not_ excuse my language, times like these require honest and strong language)

For the first time in my life I am taking a course with ANOTHER FIONA!! Me and Fiona are both taking Deutsch B2.1 at Uni Freiburg and we are having a great time!!

I am once again thanking my colleagues and support staff truly i dont know what i would do without these people

please wish me luck as first, independent, full-time lecture (molecular modeling and md simulatoins) starts this thursday at 9am!!

I do have to say, as far as Junior PI positions go (or Assistant prof positions) i am INSANELY LUCKY with colleagues, my colleagues have been so helpful and supportive and welcoming, ich weiß es zu schätzen

One key feature of being a starting PI: INTENSE IMPOSTER SYNDROME so thats fun

me: "how can i work in these conditions?!" the conditions: "12 to 12" by sombr playing on loop

I love a good "Wait when did i sign up for this?" moment in the morning

My hot take on the new season of Jury Duty Company Retreat is how in the hell did this guy not already have a permanent job somewhere?! Anthony is quite probably the single purest and most genuine person on the planet and some place had not already hired him?! I want to hire him!?

A colleague recently told me that, while watching my Lehrprobe over 1.5 years ago now, they had the distinct urge to "want to be a student again" because of my teaching style New PI life is tough at times, but man can good colleagues make a huge difference

Things that have the same energy: tossing frozen food packaging before fully reading the instructions and clicking rapidly through a journal's proof tutorial before realizing you actually dont know to use it and it actually is NOT intuitive

I never thought I'd be emailing the chair of my department with "If a nuclear war starts tonight, do I just hold class tomorrow morning or what?"

Am i a teenager? no Do I think like a teenager? apparently

As I point out regularly, because FL is one of the most primitive, regressed states in America, you cannot be elected or appointed to any office there unless you’re a thoroughly despicable and corrupt criminal.

HELL YEAH ÖSTERREICH

Me about to post this to my cloud appreciation account

Home <3

"We write to taste life twice..." Anaïs Nin Well i dont know how many times i need to taste these grants before i start getting paid....

"We have a beautiful moonrise and we’re headed right at it": Artemis II launches toward space to begin the first human journey to the moon and outside low-Earth orbit in more than a half century. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

So proud of my home, Brevard County, FL, for being on display last night with the Artemis II launch!! Brevard has not been on its best behavior in the last 10-16 years, but tonight it reminds us of why it is called the "Space Coast"

I also have to say, something else I have found invaluable is finding people along the way to provide guidance, advice, and just drop a line to check-in. Having mentors and friends within Academia is a blessing

Super congratulations to the Siglec (and many other stories) extraordinaire Dr. D'Andrea!!! 👩‍🎓🎉🥂🍾 A huge thank you to the fantastic examiners Alba Silipo (external) and Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos (internal) for your expert and in-depth examination, which made Silvia's viva a great day to remember 😎

Did you know that J. K. Rowling stands for Jeffrey-Epstein-Island-visitor Kay Rowling

Thank u BBC Wildlife Magazine for the CCC timelapse feature! Click to read: www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

I VOTED FOR HIM!!! YAYY!!!! feels good

me: *clicks "Download Files" on PDB* PDB: "Legacy PDB Format"

"Your manuscript is over our word count by 50 words" What is 50 words amongst friends?

Me: *trys to open my refrigerator* Microsoft Authenticator App:

As a new Junior Prof one thing I have found absolutely INVALUABLE in my start is the support of good administrative and technical staff and knowledgable/helpful grad students of neighboring groups. I have been incredibly fortunate to be supported by so many people in my institute.

Silvia's simulations showed that while all epitopes expose Sia for binding, Siglec-6 recognises and binds only GM1 because of a key interaction with the membrane through W127 and K126, which orientates the V-set domain to bind the Sia through Arg122 and the terminal Gal to the C-C' loop 😎

Wee thread 🧵⬇️ on our new #glycotime with @siglecdude.bsky.social John Klassen and @glycocode.bsky.social 🥳 where we show Siglecs as molecular precision tools, able to recognise sialylated glycans with surgical precision in their natural environment, not bad for a lectin! 😎 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

"FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World" 👍🏼

To be clear: I believe everyone in this video should be held on trial for Treason and violating the Constitution. I suggest Minneapolis MN as the ideal site for said trial.

I just wish Virginia Giuffre was here to see Andrew Mountbatton-whateverthehell in handcuffs

Sucks to live in the era of a lot of people learning that it takes a lot less time and effort to destroy stuff than to build (or re-build) it.

UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

I miss having an articulate president.

My heights have officially been wuthered. Absolutely phenomenal and beautiful rendition of the classic novel, in my opinion, I think the tone of classism was exceptionally clear, the racism was missing (if not inverted) but overall the tortured love plot was powerful.