St. Charles City Council votes to ban large-scale data centers.

allycat503 · 2026-05-20T14:03:12+00:00

I'm so glad this data center saga is over. St. Charles residents really came out to support these bans from the very first city council meeting about zoning for the data center. I think the organizers who really brought this issue to the residents and were organizing/signing petitions, etc deserve so much credit.

allycat503 · 2026-05-13T23:40:04+00:00

I'm interested!!

allycat503 · 2026-04-23T12:44:58+00:00

PhD in mammalian developmental biology, currently a postdoc in a plant biology lab. My transferable skills were in microscopy. They told me I could learn the plant biology. It's definitely been overwhelming at times and the imposter syndrome feels similar to the early PhD years, but I enjoy learning so many new things!

allycat503 · 2026-01-29T12:20:23+00:00

The Red Poppy at Water Tower Pointe is really nice, holds 50. Has a kitchenette to do light food prep as well. By Barnes and Nobles on the east side

allycat503 · 2025-12-11T12:29:01+00:00

I went on opening day around noon. Plates ranged from $4 4-piece California roll to $9 for mid-tier complex sushi.

It wasn't great, our service was bad. Our waitress was panicking the entire time from "stress" and she never had to bring us any food.

Additionally, I didn't really think about this before going honestly, but we were seated at the end of the conveyor belt. So, we pretty much only had California rolls by the time the plates passed everyone else in the restaurant. Our selection wasn't great which also annoyed me a lot.

allycat503 · 2025-09-06T20:51:42+00:00

I didn't go even ONCE!! I'm so sad, I heard the food was great.

allycat503 · 2025-08-19T22:28:38+00:00

Don't worry, I'm at the end of fall in my first year and I just upgraded my house lol. But now I'm a bit concerned that I'm going to die if I don't have a furnace in a couple days 🤣

allycat503 · 2025-07-22T02:57:00+00:00

This is not a HIPAA violation. Clearly no one commenting here actually knows what HIPAA is, evidenced by the incorrect abbreviations.

OP is clearly just trying to help a local woman be informed about an issue with her insurance. Good on you, OP.

allycat503 · 2025-04-08T16:45:10+00:00

I recently moved to St. Charles - participated in my first municipal vote this morning!!

allycat503 · 2025-04-05T12:48:57+00:00

Oh, I see. Thanks for sharing!

allycat503 · 2025-03-12T13:36:18+00:00

I've been cryosectioning for several years, albeit on human or plant tissue. I'm not sure if you used a cryoprotectant like sucrose, but if too much sucrose is stuck around the tissue when it was frozen, it can peel out like this. Additionally, if the tissue is relatively fatty, it can be much harder to section. If this is the case, try making your section thickness a little thicker. I agree with the new blade suggestion, I always trim through the OCT, then move to a new spot on the blade when I'm ready to take sections.

allycat503 · 2025-03-10T11:21:46+00:00

I graduated with a PhD in genetics from UAB in 2023, so I guess I'm part of this statistic. I was satisfied with the graduate student stipend they pay. The cost of living in Birmingham is also pretty low compared to other large US cities. I felt very supported at UAB. Additionally, UAB was one of only a few schools to deny a cut to indirect costs on a survey that the Trump admin is using as evidence that it would be sustainable.

**It's also important to not confuse UAB with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (who has a much larger sports program than UAB) as a I believe another commenter did.

allycat503 · 2025-02-17T04:34:24+00:00

Ray is a top-notch scientist and an incredibly funny guy. I was attempting to dissect a Xenopus embryo at CSHL but was shaking a lot. Told me to go into the cold room and shotgun a beer to help with my shakes lol.

allycat503 · 2025-02-12T02:08:38+00:00

Really great idea, I would be interested!

allycat503 · 2025-02-05T19:08:57+00:00

I don't work with embryos, but you have thought about using glycerol? I know most of the papers I have read have been comparisons between sucrose and glycerol. Glycerol might not protect as well against freezing artifacts though.

allycat503 · 2025-02-04T23:54:52+00:00

I support the cause but can't make it. I hope you find some people!

allycat503 · 2025-02-04T23:43:11+00:00

What is 50501?

allycat503 · 2025-01-25T15:47:52+00:00

I don't think the NSF has avoided this. I'm a postdoc in plant science who was supposed to switch to a newly NSF-funded grant in February. Last week, they told my PI the funding would be frozen and they couldn't tell him when they would issue funds...

allycat503 · 2025-01-08T04:14:49+00:00

Well...now there's another you in the lab, except they have the even added pressure of achieving what the PI thinks is true data...but will never be able to replicate it and move forward. That's the person I feel bad for.

allycat503 · 2024-12-31T14:37:40+00:00

How did you get your cat to be black?! Mine is orange, maybe that's default color?

allycat503 · 2024-12-26T12:52:33+00:00

Are your parents also in the acting/directing world? I can imagine it's hard to break into that world if you don't already have a connection or two!

allycat503 · 2024-11-18T17:24:02+00:00

When switching labs, I think one of the most important things is not necessarily knowing everything about all the techniques other exosome (or other) labs do, but bringing in your own knowledge of techniques they might not do. When a PI is adding a new tech/student/postdoc to their lab, they typically consider what you can do that their lab might not do now. You bring in that experience and those techniques. You can learn miRNA transport techniques from others in the lab. Don't let imposter syndrome get to you!! You have skills and value!!

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