Hadley Sikes

@sikeslab.bsky.social

Willard Henry Dow Professor MIT Chemical Engineering, PI in AMR IRG, SMART, Singapore Clinical diagnostics, mathematical modeling, protein engineering, redox metabolism

Wonderful essay by @francesarnold.bsky.social! A few points of wisdom resonating with me: finding that exploration/exploitation balance, navigating chemistry/engineering tension in differing motivations and values, importance of taking time to enjoy life with kids, importance of high expectations.

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)@cenmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Priestley Medal address 2025: A random (mostly) uphill walk A version of this essay will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2025 meeting by 2025 Priestley Medal winner Frances H. Arnold. cen.acs.org/people/award...

My representative in Congress is holding a conference call now- my cellphone rang and I was given the option to stay on the line to join. She's taking questions from constituents live. It's remarkable direct outreach and people are giving voice to problems the chaos in government has created.

I always wonder if the common biomarkers in diagnostic tests are the best (including most abundant/technically easiest) or if some are common because there was some existing data and test developers all jumped on board. Glad this dataset exists! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Atlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adults

A large-scale proteomics study involving 53,026 individuals maps 2,920 plasma proteins to 406 prevalent diseases, 660 incident diseases, and 986 health-related traits, identifying promising biomarkers...

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In awe of the many lab members I've coauthored with who make it look easy when it isn't, and as a journal editor am always careful not to reject solid results on the basis of language (can be revised). Much respect to those researchers who have this extra skill.

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 2y ago

Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...