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tkarnos.bsky.social
Supportive yet occasionally cranky random person in clinical research who adores trees, libraries, pies and an assortment of cute creatures
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Wy'est (Mount Hood) is often seen towering over Portland and other areas of Oregon and southwest Washington, as seen in tonight's 9 o'clock photo. Portland's Rocky Butte, 24 May 2025

Yeah, that's right. I'm friends with a Sec Unit. You're Corporation Rim so you probably wouldn't even, like, get it, you know? #murderbot

SSRIs helping reduce tau accumulation in Alzheimer's disease? Happy to see ADNI data being used.

‘Gritty grays’ to ‘creamsicles’: A peek at one of college baseball's quirky little secrets and who picks @beaverbaseball.osubeavers.com uniforms: www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2025...

making this alum happy

Learning about X-linked coloring of orange & calico/tortoiseshell cats, esp that "experiments showed that, somehow, the [5,076-base pair] deletion activates Arhgap36 in pigment cells, where it blocks production of black pigment so the cells produce orange instead." www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/s...

I know a lot of folks are currently looking for jobs, so this is a timely new position w/@ucanr.bsky.social & UCSD! General role is environment-focused data science, but specific topical focus could be anything from sustainable ag to wildfire risk. More details: recruit.ucanr.edu/JP...

Is it Friday yet? No? ugh.. Stay calm. It'll be OK. You have my word. #murderbot

Saturday was Log Lady Day at Portland's World Forestry Center, and look-alikes of the Twin Peaks character gathered to compete in an audience-judged competition. They brought logs! We have photos!

Reading abt 45th anniv of Mt St Helens eruption led me to this unusual extortion scheme -- poisoning pickles & teriyaki sauce in supermarkets, then demanding payment in diamonds via carrier pigeon. www.upi.com/Archives/198...

Live shot of me right now

In loving memory of Moshu 🍎