@wheeler_worm

Assistant professor of infectious disease. @UWEauClaire Biology. Interested in #NTDs and helminths. Once submitted to Nature.

 Eau Claire, WI
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Joined May 2018
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A group of UWEC students responded to the uncertainty about SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown by organizing a food drive that runs through Dec. 20. buff.ly/o6yyyx3
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Nothing makes you feel older than a student wearing throwback band t-shirts of bands you used to listen to in college/grad school. Title Fight hasn't released a studio album since 2015 🙃
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Schrödinger's professor is one that doesn’t have a class on the first day of classes.
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Excited for my 3rd year at @UWEauClaire! @JennSmithSocBeh @OliviaBernauer
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This semester, I get to try something that's been a goal of mine since before I started my faculty position: teach a college course that is entirely open-source. I'll be teaching Applied Bioinformatics I using this repo: github.com/wheelern/BIOL343

GitHub - UWEC-Bioinformatics/BIOL343: All the files associated with BIOL 343 at UW-Eau Claire

All the files associated with BIOL 343 at UW-Eau Claire - UWEC-Bioinformatics/BIOL343

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The ability to do this relies on some unique resources and capacities at @UWEauClaire - an HPC built for teaching, integrations that enable conda/IPython kernels housed on the HPC and used in VS Code, and highly supportive colleagues.
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P.S. Technically it's not "open source" by the classic definition - there is a license associated with the repo that sets some limitations. Regardless, it can be viewed publicly and used freely for education.
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The UWEC biology department is hiring a TT assistant professor in neurobiology. If you're excited about undergraduate education in an environment that highly values research, check us out! Worm people especially encouraged to apply. uwec.edu/job-postings/21145
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Very grateful to find out that @NIAIDFunding is supporting our R15 proposal - Molecular Determinants and Behavioral Fingerprints of Schistosome Miracidia Host-Seeking. This grant is a result of bright, hardworking undergraduates, who generated 100% of the preliminary data.
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I'm very proud of them and excited to continue working with them on this fascinating (and important) topic of study.
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Been a great start to summer for the lab. New students, new worms, and new data!
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Also had a great trip to Denver for ASP!
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Pan 1980 etched into wood. S/O to the UWEC Makerspace for letting me use the laser cutter. doi.org/10.1016/0022-2011(80…
Drawing of a schistosome miracidia ultrastructure etched into wood.

ALT Drawing of a schistosome miracidia ultrastructure etched into wood.

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After 18 months as a PI, I finally have a long-term data storage and backup solution. I can now sleep easily.
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2.5 TB in two locations 😴🛌
Expanding brain: cold storage > ultra-cold storage > liquid nitrogen storage > data storage

ALT Expanding brain: cold storage > ultra-cold storage > liquid nitrogen storage > data storage

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(I've spent more on data storage than all cold storage solutions combined...and I hope it's worth it.)
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