Wow! Xenophyophore found in the deepest place on Earth nationalgeographic.com/scien… via @NatGeo #scicomm #microscopic

What microscopic superhero are you? Take our quiz to find out! tinyurl.com/3rax4v9j #scicomm #microscopic

We designed a set of trading cards for our microscopic superheroes! Follow our account to learn how to collect the whole set. #scicomm #microscopic

Meet Deinococcus Radiodurans, the "Radiation Resilient Guardian". We as humans always must put on sunscreen when it's sunny, but this bug doesn't need sunscreen because it has the superpower to resist UV! Read more about Radiodurans here: tinyurl.com/tadpe64k

Meet Physarum polycephalum, the "Magneto" of slime mold. Physarum is a mold that navigates mazes, solves puzzles, and adapts like a master problem solver, all without a traditional brain. Imagine a Magneto of the slime mold world! Read more here: tinyurl.com/3fnhzatz #scicomm

Meet Xenophyophore, the deep sea metal absorber. Like Rogue from the X-men, who can absorb other superheroes’ powers, Xenophyophores are able to absorb heavy metals from their environment to create a protective shell. Read more here! tinyurl.com/yck8vbjw #scicomm #microscopic

Check out how the @tangsindy lab used a microfluidic “guillotine” to study Stentor regeneration! piped.video/PQzbM7-lN7c?si=WUlL…

Meet Stentor, the Wolverine of the microscopic world. Stentor coeruleus, a fascinating single-celled organism, has incredible self-healing abilities. Read more about Stentor here: tinyurl.com/bdhpdesb

Tardigrades were featured on the Netflix show “Cosmos”! Check out an excerpt. piped.video/9QqgG5bgSCw?si=jWGo… #tardigrade #cosmos #microscopic #scicomm

Meet Tardigrade, the “little water bear”. Tardigrades have the unique ability to adapt to difficult environments, like outer space. How do they do it? Read about it here! tinyurl.com/56erhdn4

Check out what Chaos Carolinensis look like under the microscope! piped.video/OvysPtfWgVo?si=4QPP… #ChaosCarolinensis #sciencecomm #microscopic

Meet Chaos Carolinensis, the Mystique of the microscopic world. The amoeba Chaos carolinensis possesses a remarkable ability to alter its shape and form. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2rcs9px9 #chaoscarolinensis #scicomm #microscopic

Stentor are alive during the laser cuts- so how do researchers prevent Stentor from moving? Check out this new method “SMORES” from the @tangsindy lab at Stanford to see how microfluidics are used for Stentor immobilization! tinyurl.com/4ykafzaa

I’ve handled the review of > 1000 papers at @nature. Over time, you notice aspects of presentation on which reviewers tend to comment. In the interests of minimizing hassles during review, I offer the following suggestions (a bit targeted to climate papers).

Combining avidin with CD63 improves basophil activation test accuracy in classifying peanut allergy First author: Nicolas Castaño; corresponding author: Sindy Tang doi.org/10.1111/all.1593 Avidin binding to activated basophils correlates with basophil CD63 expression. In classifying peanut-allergic versus not peanut-allergic or nonallergic subjects, combining avidin and CD63 features gives higher classification accuracy than using avidin or CD63 alone. %Av+ at 10,000 ng/mL of peanut extract (PE) and %CD63+ at 100 and 10 ng/mL PE give 97.8% sensitivity and 96.7% specificity using an XGBoost model. Read more articles published in #Allergy on #foodallergy here: journalallergy.com/Food-Alle… #allergy_journal

This project will take place at Stanford University and UCSF in the San Francisco Bay Area. You'll have access to excellent healthcare, a 401K, free gym access at Stanford (with a climbing wall), and excellent networking opportunities. Join our research team!

To apply, please send your CV with a publication list, along with details about your background and interest in the project, to Prof. Wallace Marshall (wallace.ucsf@gmail.com) or Prof. Sindy Tang (sindy@stanford.edu). For any questions, feel free to reach out to them.