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Grad student-worker @ MIT studying bugs at the bench & in my code 👩‍🔬👩‍💻

Cambridge, MA
Joined January 2019
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I recently stumbled over the tmap R package and was amazed by its capabilities! With tmap, you can craft dynamic, interactive maps with ease. The package offers a flexible syntax similar to ggplot2, but with a dedicated focus on maps. Key Features: 🌟 Interactive Maps: Switch between plot and view modes for static or interactive experiences. 🛤 Multiple Shapes & Layers: Combine various spatial objects and layers for intricate map designs. 🌈 Facets: Segment your data visually with facets, enhancing comparison and analysis. 🏞 Basemaps & Overlay Tile Maps: Integrate beautiful basemaps and overlay tiles to enrich your maps. 🎨 Customizable Options & Styles: Tailor your maps with numerous styling and layout options. 🔄 Shiny Integration: Seamlessly embed maps in Shiny applications for interactive web apps. 📊 Quick Thematic Maps: Generate thematic maps swiftly with a single function call. 📝 Exporting Maps: Easily save your creations as images or interactive HTML files. For those interested in delving deeper, there's a comprehensive guide to get started, available at CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packa… I've also learned from a recent post by Jakub Nowosad, one of the contributors to this package, that the development version of tmap now supports adding various charts to the maps (see image of this post). Thanks to Martijn Tennekes and the other contributors for their great work on this package! Want to stay ahead in statistics, data science, and programming? My free newsletter delivers regular insights directly to you. More information: eepurl.com/gH6myT #statisticsclass #R #datavis #Statistical #DataVisualization #RStats #Data
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Welcome to the inside story of the MIT Banana Lounge. If you’re just tuning in, I learned about a fantastical room @MIT full of bananas. As an MIT faculty member + free food lover, it blew my mind. I recently met with the @MITBananaLounge team – amazing secrets now revealed!
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Let me congratulate the @MITGradUnion on voting to form a union. All across the country, graduate student teachers are being ruthlessly exploited by very wealthy universities. I hope today's victory inspires a nationwide movement of workers on campuses fighting for better pay.
WE DID IT: with a landslide margin of 1785–912, we are officially the MITGSU-UE!!! What started 4 years ago with a dozen students in an MIT classroom discussing the needs of graduate workers has culminated in this historic victory for student-workers at MIT. Now, we celebrate!
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Congratulations to @MITGradUnion who won their NLRB election 1785 to 912 (with 178 challenged and 8 void ballots)!
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❗Deadline EXTENDED❗ Submit your abstracts by Friday, March 18th to showcase your research at our annual microbiome symposium! Submit your abstracts here 👇 microbiome2022.wordpress.com…
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Abstract submission for our annual MIT Microbiome Symposium opens in 🦠ONE WEEK! 🦠 Get ready to share your awesome science and hear from our exciting lineup of keynote speakers: Professor Gretchen Diehl (@DiehlLab_MSK) and Professor Liz Johnson (@lizljohnson)! #mbiome2022
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The MIT Student-Worker Alliance has created an awesome #MITGSU support petition that any MIT affiliate is welcome to sign! Please share with undergrads, postdocs, staff, and anyone else who’d like to show their solidarity with grad students fighting to unionize.👇🏽 Link below 👇🏽
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Types of Microbiology paper. 🔬
Types of Cell Biology paper. 🔬
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Today is the last day to register for our Microbiome Symposium happening on Thursday April 15! If you've already registered, keep an eye out -- we'll be emailing you with details about our platform soon! microbiome2021.wordpress.com…
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Introducing {geomlime} so that for all the times I type "geom_lime()" instead of "geom_line()" I will now be rewarded with citrus! Seriously ... every week I mistype this! github.com/coolbutuseless/ge… #RStats #typo #citrus
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We are so excited to be hosting a panel featuring three fantastic women who work in biotech! Please join us for this virtual career panel at 4 pm ET on Monday, October 26th. Register at: eventbrite.com/e/women-in-bi…
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Are you a {ggplot2} user who's very comfortable with geom_ but feel intimidated by stat_ and/or see no need to learn it? I wrote a comprehensive guide to stat_ that will hopefully convince you to start using it! #rstats yjunechoe.github.io/posts/20…
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How to write a strong discussion section: criteria for success buff.ly/333w7Hs by @MITCommLab #phdchat #phdadvice #phdforum #phdlife #ecrchat #acwri
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Academics right now: we’ll time to hunker down and write all those papers. Reality: stress scrolling twitter endlessly #COVID19 #coronavirus
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1/ Many of you ask me why I take the COVID-19 outbreak so seriously. Current numbers of cases and deaths are *not* why. 👇 A thread on why I’m worried and what I do personally in this situation.
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I think most people aren’t aware of the risk of systemic healthcare failure due to #COVID19 because they simply haven’t run the numbers yet. Let’s talk math. 1/n
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