Omar Quintero-Carmona, PhD
@omqu.bsky.social
Teacher-scholar, myosin enthusiast, microscopist, Associate Professor of Biology at University of Richmond. Senior Education Advisor for The Allen Institute. 🇵🇷🔬📷🤺⚽️👨🏾🔬
Anyone know of an easy spectrophotometric assay for measuring alcohol dehydrogenase activity in yeast cell lysates?
May 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Anyone know of an easy spectrophotometric assay for measuring alcohol dehydrogenase activity in yeast cell lysates?
I've got some time lapse movies that have a little stage drift and jiggle in them. Is there a Metamorph or FIJI/ImageJ tool to correct this sort of thing in a semi-automated way? I don't want to manually align things frame-by-frame.
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March 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I've got some time lapse movies that have a little stage drift and jiggle in them. Is there a Metamorph or FIJI/ImageJ tool to correct this sort of thing in a semi-automated way? I don't want to manually align things frame-by-frame.
Any labs out there looking to hire a postbac/technician? I’ve got a an eager, kind, trustworthy team-player of a student looking for more research experience to prep for PhD programs. He’s been an important member of the Q-lab, presented at ASCB, contributed to a pub, & soon will be submit another.
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Any labs out there looking to hire a postbac/technician? I’ve got a an eager, kind, trustworthy team-player of a student looking for more research experience to prep for PhD programs. He’s been an important member of the Q-lab, presented at ASCB, contributed to a pub, & soon will be submit another.
The @alleninstitute.org is organizing an "Open Science & Authentic Research in Undergraduate Education" workshop on the Friday before the Cellbio25 meeting in Philadelphia. Check out this link for more information and to apply.
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Open Science & Authentic Research in Undergraduate Education
Join the Open Science & Authentic Research in Undergraduate Education Workshop in Philadelphia, PA on December 5, 2025.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The @alleninstitute.org is organizing an "Open Science & Authentic Research in Undergraduate Education" workshop on the Friday before the Cellbio25 meeting in Philadelphia. Check out this link for more information and to apply.
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Has anyone used Metamorph or micromanager where microscope controls were assigned to something like an XBox controller?
June 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Has anyone used Metamorph or micromanager where microscope controls were assigned to something like an XBox controller?
When my students do washes for immunostaining, they draw caterpillars on the white board and color in the body segments to keep track of how many washes they’ve done.
June 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
When my students do washes for immunostaining, they draw caterpillars on the white board and color in the body segments to keep track of how many washes they’ve done.
This was a fresh box of tips I started using today. :)
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This was a fresh box of tips I started using today. :)
Today, ~40 practicing scientists joined a Zoom lab meeting to hear my Mechanochemical Cell Bio undergrads give research progress talks on their quantitative microscopy studies in MYO10 stable knockdown cell lines. I’ve got graduating seniors looking for science jobs. These folks are ready.
April 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today, ~40 practicing scientists joined a Zoom lab meeting to hear my Mechanochemical Cell Bio undergrads give research progress talks on their quantitative microscopy studies in MYO10 stable knockdown cell lines. I’ve got graduating seniors looking for science jobs. These folks are ready.
Would you use unopened DMEM/F12 media that “expired” November of 2022 and had been in the fridge the whole time?
April 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Would you use unopened DMEM/F12 media that “expired” November of 2022 and had been in the fridge the whole time?
We’re spending some time learning about microtubules, Ran, & spindle assembly in my class this week. A student who pronounces GIF as “Jiff” pronounces GEF ad “Jeff.” I thought that was fun.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We’re spending some time learning about microtubules, Ran, & spindle assembly in my class this week. A student who pronounces GIF as “Jiff” pronounces GEF ad “Jeff.” I thought that was fun.
@kaylaf2.bsky.social will make a terrific addition to many science teams. She’s got that special kind of curiosity that you need for a successful career in science. DM me for a more detailed recommendation, or trust this GIF of the Doctor…
March 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
@kaylaf2.bsky.social will make a terrific addition to many science teams. She’s got that special kind of curiosity that you need for a successful career in science. DM me for a more detailed recommendation, or trust this GIF of the Doctor…
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🚨 Looking for Research Technician Opportunities! 🚨
I’m Kayla Friedman, a 4th-year Biology student at University of Richmond (graduating May 2025), eager to gain research experience before pursuing a PhD.
I’m interested in brain research, cancer, stem cells, and all cell & molecular biology (1/4).
I’m Kayla Friedman, a 4th-year Biology student at University of Richmond (graduating May 2025), eager to gain research experience before pursuing a PhD.
I’m interested in brain research, cancer, stem cells, and all cell & molecular biology (1/4).
March 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚨 Looking for Research Technician Opportunities! 🚨
I’m Kayla Friedman, a 4th-year Biology student at University of Richmond (graduating May 2025), eager to gain research experience before pursuing a PhD.
I’m interested in brain research, cancer, stem cells, and all cell & molecular biology (1/4).
I’m Kayla Friedman, a 4th-year Biology student at University of Richmond (graduating May 2025), eager to gain research experience before pursuing a PhD.
I’m interested in brain research, cancer, stem cells, and all cell & molecular biology (1/4).
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Heartbreaking chats this week with students thinking of giving up on their dreams of getting a PhD. They worry about getting in PhD programs and careers post PhD. My suggestions: don’t be hasty, think broadly incl EU & Canada, & careers beyond traditional academia. What’re you telling your students?
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Heartbreaking chats this week with students thinking of giving up on their dreams of getting a PhD. They worry about getting in PhD programs and careers post PhD. My suggestions: don’t be hasty, think broadly incl EU & Canada, & careers beyond traditional academia. What’re you telling your students?
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After a long journey, Segment Anything for Microscopy is now published in Nature Methods! We significantly improve SAM for interactive and automatic segmentation in light and electron microscopy and build a user-friendly tool.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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February 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
After a long journey, Segment Anything for Microscopy is now published in Nature Methods! We significantly improve SAM for interactive and automatic segmentation in light and electron microscopy and build a user-friendly tool.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Here they describe, much more eloquently than I, why what HHMI did is so problematic. “Anticipatory obedience” is the term. I have benefited from HHMI funding and policies, but for that same reason must say: hard to be aspire to be leader of scientific culture, values and excellence while this.
Besides being cruel, anticipatory obedience doesn’t work www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
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February 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Here they describe, much more eloquently than I, why what HHMI did is so problematic. “Anticipatory obedience” is the term. I have benefited from HHMI funding and policies, but for that same reason must say: hard to be aspire to be leader of scientific culture, values and excellence while this.
Just a few days left until the application portal closes. We hope to see you in the pool.
January 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just a few days left until the application portal closes. We hope to see you in the pool.
Hey there #cytoskeleton folks. Are there any actin-associated proteins that support the end on end fusion of #actin filaments onto other filaments? I don’t mean polymerization. I mean something more akin to splicing two bits of rope together.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hey there #cytoskeleton folks. Are there any actin-associated proteins that support the end on end fusion of #actin filaments onto other filaments? I don’t mean polymerization. I mean something more akin to splicing two bits of rope together.
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I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
January 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
Applying by 2/3/25 is a small time-investment given the potential positives for your undergraduate classes. An additional upside for participants—
becoming part of a professional network with shared experiences & aspirations. Community support is always important during challenging times.
becoming part of a professional network with shared experiences & aspirations. Community support is always important during challenging times.
Teachstravaganza is a collaborative curricular development workshop that brings @alleninstitute.bsky.social scientists into the same room with undergraduate biology educators experienced in curricular innovation & inclusive practice. Aug 4-7, 2025. Click to apply.
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Teachstravaganza 2025
This four day in-person workshop will support participants in developing inquiry-based educational activities (ranging in scale from short single-class activities to CURE courses) that integrate Allen...
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January 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Applying by 2/3/25 is a small time-investment given the potential positives for your undergraduate classes. An additional upside for participants—
becoming part of a professional network with shared experiences & aspirations. Community support is always important during challenging times.
becoming part of a professional network with shared experiences & aspirations. Community support is always important during challenging times.
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Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
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January 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
I've got an X-Cite 120 lamp for my microscope and today when I flipped the power switch, nothing happened. No error indicator on the screen, no sound, no nothing. Any suggestions on where to start troubleshooting?
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I've got an X-Cite 120 lamp for my microscope and today when I flipped the power switch, nothing happened. No error indicator on the screen, no sound, no nothing. Any suggestions on where to start troubleshooting?
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Educators - Talk and workshop abstracts for the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium are due by Feb. 15.
We're looking for proposal highlighting interesting and impactful ways you have incorporate #OpenScience tools in your classroom.
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We're looking for proposal highlighting interesting and impactful ways you have incorporate #OpenScience tools in your classroom.
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🧬 #EduSky
Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium
Join the Allen Institute for the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium in Seattle, Washington next June. This interactive symposium brings together those working to integrate openly availa...
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January 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Educators - Talk and workshop abstracts for the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium are due by Feb. 15.
We're looking for proposal highlighting interesting and impactful ways you have incorporate #OpenScience tools in your classroom.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/opens...
🧬 #EduSky
We're looking for proposal highlighting interesting and impactful ways you have incorporate #OpenScience tools in your classroom.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/opens...
🧬 #EduSky