"One of the most important things as a scientist is that you have to be an optimist. If you’re a pessimist, a failed experiment will tell you that the whole idea is bad and you’ll quit. When you fail you have to continue." - chemistry laureate Richard Henderson's advice.

Scientists do some of the coolest things that ever happen on this Earth, but most people never hear about it. Chelsea Clinton challenged leaders in Stanford Medicine on this topic last February - it was so inspiring I took on a new project way outside my comfort zone - stay tuned!

Read more about the 1927 in Walter Isaacson's book on Einstein - Bohr vs Einstein was an intellectual cage match for the ages! And these meetings are essentially the same today - same big intellects and animated debates, same thrill of sharing and learning at the cutting edge ❤️

Thanks Niko McCarty 🧫! This research area is at a real inflection point, with a whole-cell model of E. coli that is much more predictive than we ever anticipated, and even the first "whole-colony" simulations coming in far earlier than expected! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Happy Monday Everyone - let's go get it! 🧪💪🧫🦠🔬❤️

We’re thrilled to announce CellWalk for iPhone and iPad! 📱✨ Journey to the atomic level and explore the molecular machines of a bacterial cell. We’re building the future of biology education—it’s interactive and immersive. apps.apple.com/us/app/cellwal… #Apple #iPhone #iPad

I was blown away when I first saw David S. Goodsell 🏳️‍🌈's watercolors, painted *to scale* - and now, many years later, it has been such a thrill to work with him on integrating these visualizations with whole-cell modeling. Check out Tim Davison's CellWalk, which brings our work to life!

My friends, family and lab all think I'm obsessed with E. coli - but honestly, I'm starting to think E. coli is obsessed with me... #TheEcoliWholeCellModelingProject