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Brian Krueger, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York NY USA

Brian Krueger is the owner, creator and coder of LabSpaces by night and Next Generation Sequencer by day. He is currently the Director of Genomic Analysis and Technical Operations for the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. In his blog you will find articles about technology, molecular biology, and editorial comments on the current state of science on the internet.

My posts are presented as opinion and commentary and do not represent the views of LabSpaces Productions, LLC, my employer, or my educational institution.

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Jaeson, that's not true at most places.  Top tier, sure, but 1100+ should get you past the first filter of most PhD programs in the sciences. . . .Read More
Jun 24, 2013, 8:39am

All I can say is that GRE's really do matter at the University of California....I had amazing grades, as well as a Master's degree with stellar grades, government scholarships, publication, confere. . .Read More
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Hi Brian, I am certainly interested in both continuity and accuracy of PacBio sequencing. However, I no longer fear the 15% error rate like I first did, because we have more-or-less worked . . .Read More
Feb 26, 2013, 12:13am

Great stuff Jeremy!  You bring up good points about gaps and bioinformatics.  Despite the advances in technology, there is a lot of extra work that goes into assembling a de novo genome on the ba. . .Read More
Feb 25, 2013, 10:20am

Brian,I don't know why shatz doesn't appear to be concerned about the accuracy of Pacbio for plant applications. You would have to ask him. We operate in different spaces- shatz is concerned a. . .Read More
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Monday, August 8, 2011

Just messing around with timelapse on my GoPro.  This is only about 2 hours before the battery died.  Maybe tomorrow I'll set it up for 24hr and plug it into a nearby computer for power.

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Nice, but did I see people EATING in the lab???  Tsk, tsk! What would OSHA/Environmental Health & Safety have to say about that? Maybe you should put the camera in a different location next time (so there's no "evidence")  Smile


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EHS says that the desk area is food safe.  They even gave us stickers to put on the microwave and mini fridge that say FOOD ONLY.


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I like how the movement in the tank mimics the movement of grad students in the lab.  Tank=Lab?

acousticgravity

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Brian, you guys are lucky! Our EHS would never allow that at Ohio State. So there's no concern about bringing lab goobers to the desk area via lab coats, lab notebooks, pens, etc., eh?


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There's always a risk.  But that risk is the same if you walk down to a cafeteria with your bacteria encrusted clothes too :P  I do lots of hand washing!  And honestly, I think the lab is probably a lot safer and cleaner than the hospital cafeteria.  Who knows what all of those sick people are leaving behind on the tables.

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