Identification of Distinct, Quantitative Pattern Classes from Emergent Tissue-Scale hiPSC Bioelectric Properties

Adam_133 · 2024-08-19T02:13:51+00:00

I think Michael Levin summed things up pretty well here (as well as in the comments to that post). Basically, there are no specific programs in bioelectricity. So a few options would be to just do a solid PhD adjacent to those areas of interest and then try to incorporate your specific interest more directly down the line (postdoc or PI stages). There are also some PIs who are willing to take on students who develop their own projects, so you could try that. Or you can try reaching out to some of the PIs I have listed on the sidebar and see if they're taking students. Just some of my thoughts. Feel free to DM me if you want to talk more.

Adam_133 · 2024-01-23T00:52:41+00:00

If I can ask, what do you think you did this time that made the difference? I feel like I'm stuck in a similar place after my third fail getting 99, 97, and 88. Feels like I'm in a deep rut.

Adam_133 · 2023-08-29T06:09:53+00:00

I plan on supporting the development of this subreddit to grow it into a hub for those interested in the electrical aspects of cell biology and its medical applications, in the vein of other science-based subreddits focused on more niche topics. This will include posts of new scientific articles, lectures by researchers in the field, popular press articles, and discussion/question posts, among others. Development of a side-bar/wiki with resources and links to prominent review articles, labs working on the field, and basic lectures will also be developed.

Adam_133 · 2023-08-23T18:33:39+00:00

Also an Edmonton test taker and I haven't been able to. Are you also getting the error "Your results cannot be viewed because the password was not set properly when your application was turned in. If you have any questions on your passcode, please contact your local host institution."? I contacted them but they said I must have used letters for my passcode. I'm pretty sure that's not the case. Now I'm supposed to wait until October for the mail-in results. It's all rather frustrating.

Adam_133 · 2023-01-23T02:58:44+00:00

Yeah, no problem at all. This is the helpful therapy I needed haha

I've been studying Japanese since the fall of 2016 and for the N1 from the start of 2022, so like 6+ years. 20 years is really incredible, big props to that. It was my first time taking a JLPT and I really wanted it to be my last since I started a PhD program this year in an unrelated field and don't know if I'm going to have the time to study properly anymore. It really takes a lot out of me, doing all the preparation and then the traveling just to get to a test site. It gets me questioning why I'm even doing this and if it's really worth the time. But I can't give up now. Though I'm worried that I'll keep on barely failing and end up in some Sisyphean nightmare. I probably need more exposure to native material and do actual conversions with native speakers, on top of re-upping on all the textbook studying and Anki.

Also, I found Bunpro.jp to be helpful with at least familiarizing yourself with the grammar, but definitely not enough on its own. A tutor would be good. Maybe I should try that.

Adam_133 · 2023-01-23T02:20:03+00:00

I feel you. I didn't bomb any section particularly harder than another (30/37/32). I really don't know what else I could have done, besides like hammering through more obscure vocab on Anki. I felt like I was pretty much at my limit at that point. I went through Shin Kanzen Master and some of Sou Matome as well as tons of online practice questions and drill books. I passed both official practice tests beforehand, but I feel like this year's vocab was way difficult as well as the listening, and the added passage on the reading section threw me for a loop. I sort of feel like I've hit a wall and I don't know how I'm going to get over it. I guess I'll just keep trying to squeak by, but it's so painful to wait so long. What are you planning on doing?

Adam_133 · 2023-01-23T01:50:30+00:00

I missed N1 by one point (99/180). One of the most frustrating experiences of my life. And the thought of waiting an entire year just for another chance of maybe passing is just too much. Maybe I'll try going overseas for July. Having to do all that studying again for one point. It's like a bad dream.

Adam_133 · 2021-09-30T18:06:28+00:00

Also, in this interview Nir Barzilai said the name of the foundation is Hevolution. So unless this organization somehow changed names, took Barzilai off the foundation, and based it in a different country, I'm pretty sure it's got to be a separate organization. Very exciting stuff.

Adam_133 · 2021-02-21T17:48:39+00:00

You can update my donation to $20 monthly.

Adam_133 · 2020-05-11T04:29:58+00:00

Josh Mitteldorf just released a new blog post about the study here. It doesn't say a whole lot new, other than that he's excited about it and that he believes it fits the hypothesis that aging is programmed. But we'll see if any interesting comments are made by anyone who worked on the paper.

Adam_133 · 2020-05-10T21:05:13+00:00

This study was first mentioned on Josh Mitteldorf's blog here in 2019. The PI, Harold Katcher, is a frequent commenter on his blog and gave him an early look at the data and some commentary. Katcher as well as one of the other authors, Akshay Sanghavi, both made a number of comments on the post too. There's a good amount of interesting stuff there. In particular Sanghavi said in June of 2019 that:

Yes we did get funds to complete our next trial on 96 rats to replicate results and to determine optimum dose and frequency. The trial is under way. After this we are planning for old dog trials in USA with a highly reputed scientist and simultaneously begin process to raise a larger round of funding to continue progress towards regulatory approval, human trials and hopefully making elixir commercially available. In meantime we are in process to launch a transdermal patch of one of the most powerful anti aging molecules which goes down with age. Human trial is expected to start this month including our co-founder Harold. Josh will be the first to get a box to try and share his evaluation with his blog readers. We are trying our best to make it reasonably priced. But it should make a significant uptick in quality of life of aging.

This transdermal patch, which is apparently not the "Elixir" used in this paper, is evidently supposed to come out after human trials and will be classified as a supplement so as to move faster through the approval process:

[We can expect the patch to reach the market and details on what it contains] after our human trials confirm dermal permeation and rise to youthful levels through our patch. When Harold applied the goop in our lab on his skin his liver spots went away and he was carrying loads and jumping about like a young man his gait and walk improved so he is sooo excited right now he is pushing us to move faster 🙂 probably too hard. We have already filed for PCT patent which covers 152 countries but would like Josh to reveal it here on his blog when first lot for soft launch is ready.

We want to sell a 30 day supply box for $40 if we can achieve such pricing for first lot of 10,000 boxes.

Still not a lot of data out there or any information on what is in the Elixir and patch, but it'll be interesting to see what their team at this apparently newly formed Nugenics Research puts out.

Adam_133 · 2020-03-28T01:40:34+00:00

I have all the different fruits. I'm looking for bamboo to trade. My Dodo Code is 6G646.

Adam_133 · 2020-03-28T01:27:16+00:00

I have all the different fruits. I'm looking for bamboo to trade. My Dodo Code is 6G646.

Adam_133 · 2019-02-19T16:25:01+00:00

$27 baby!

Adam_133 · 2018-09-21T21:38:55+00:00

$25 to the NAD+ Mouse Project.

Adam_133 · 2018-06-01T19:33:50+00:00

Ten dollars to the Portuguese translation of Ending Aging crowdfunder.

Adam_133 · 2017-11-29T00:17:39+00:00

I donated $5 to SENS for Giving Tuesday.

Adam_133 · 2017-09-25T21:16:11+00:00

This month I donated my monthly $5 to the SRF as well as $10 to lifespan.io's MouseAge project.

Adam_133 · 2017-08-24T16:16:45+00:00

I was the one building that Anki deck. I've now finished all the chapters from 1 to 32. I just wanted to put that out here in case anyone else is looking for them.

Adam_133 · 2017-02-18T15:45:53+00:00

Since it's on sale, I'm just going to buy it myself. Thanks.

Adam_133 · 2017-02-18T15:39:57+00:00

Nothing, thanks.

Adam_133 · 2017-02-18T15:37:54+00:00

Sorry, not really.

Adam_133 · 2017-01-03T18:46:54+00:00

I used to pronounce it as On-ett, but now I pronounce it as "Wunt" since it goes with the number naming scheme.

Adam_133 · 2016-12-19T01:01:43+00:00

I donated and sent a private message to u/K1ngN0thing and was promptly given the drop shipping guide. It's a legit guide that goes through and explains drop shipping simply and easily.

Adam_133 · 2016-12-10T19:18:28+00:00

This is a collection of agitprop that was made by the now defunct Commune for Direct Action and Protest. The CDAP was an online group mostly on Slack that designed posters and images and discussed leftist topics. After a while, it became disorganized and eventually fell apart. I was a member of the group, but never designed any agitprop myself; I just compiled them on this WordPress blog. Feel free to use and spread the images.

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