Synthetic Biologist & Biotechnology Engineer in Portland, OR | Potter, pianist, & powerlifter | Co-Founder & CTO at Caravel Bio |https://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lqeexdry6k26Some cups30 May 2025 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqeexdry6k26https://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lmfw3vcshs2aCups from my first cone 10 firing09 Apr 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfw3vcshs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3llnyxluhqs2rNice [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3llnyxluhqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lkvrqfkaok2mLab Question: We’re getting a lot of non-specific staining with an HRP-conjugated Anti-His Antibody from Thermo in our Westerns. Anybody have a positive experience with one from a different supplier?21 Mar 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvrqfkaok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lk4zsv76pc25We have a PCR that only works when I do it. Not sure what that’s about11 Mar 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4zsv76pc25https://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lfkv4g6ghc2sThis just reminds me of when the Pope said there are too many f*gs in the Vatican [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkv4g6ghc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lbvrxdhku22bThe majority of my thesis work is in this paper and it’s great to finally have it out for review. Spores have a lot of potential value as protein carriers in vaccines, catalysis, and more. We dreamed up some new methods, synthesized a lot of DNA, and tested >20 new spore proteins for display. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvrxdhku22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lbgoqgohtk2iPicking up an old flow cytometer from a shuttered startup like a puppy from the pound, exciting, but I’m worried it’s going leak all over the floor.21 Nov 2024 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgoqgohtk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/biotechalchemist.bsky.social/post/3lb3g4v5apc22These jars are my favorite shape right now16 Nov 2024 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:2him5q7o6ecfgeushavrfyoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3g4v5apc22