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Will Owens
@willovvens
Grad student @MITBiology working on immunology, computational + systems Read my website for full sentences.
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Feb 21, 2024
    heard UMAP was popular on twitter, anyone have any advice on how to tighten up the clusters?
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Apr 17, 2022
    ...and after some tough deliberation, I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be starting my graduate studies @MITBiology this fall!
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Jan 23, 2023
    Replying to @OnlyInBOS
    Don’t worry Boston City Hall, *I* still love you and all the other under-appreciated brutes out there
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Oct 9, 2020
    I know I'm super late, but I just got my copy of the nature issue from @growbyginkgo and it might be coolest magazine I've ever seen. brb have to smell some extinct plants
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Mar 1, 2024
    Replying to @samuelcolvin
    Ahh yes, Python, the only language created by an individual programmer. Meanwhile, Rust must have grown off of Graydon Hoare's head like Athena, and Go was simply summoned from the eldritch dreamplane by Ken Thompson and Rob Pike.
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Mar 16, 2022
    It's mind-boggling just how reliable and powerful this workflow is. I honestly envision a world where OCTOPUS is implemented at other companies and university sequencing cores all across the world.
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    Octant Bio
    @OctantBio
    Mar 16, 2022
    We open-sourced OCTOPUS, our scalable NGS-based method to verify plasmids, two years ago. Today,@willovvens and Bryan are sharing powerful new features and updates on how OCTOPUS has evolved since then. bit.ly/3wclXme
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Feb 27, 2024
    Replying to @ArtirKel @parmita and @mister_shroom
    R's language design is an affront to God, but I can't find anything in python (or other langs) that comes remotely close to the ergonomics of the tidyverse
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Nov 11, 2021
    tired: having your figures published wired: having your figures turned into interior decoration
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    Octant Bio
    @OctantBio
    Nov 10, 2021
    Our first installment of Octant's Art Series showcases how we turn our data into works of art. The images are Will from our Platform team's art piece compared to the actual platform run that inspired the art. Yeah, we think it looks like a subway map too.
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Dec 9, 2020
    In case you've ever wondered what a #syntheticbiology apprentice does @OctantBio
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Jun 7, 2021
    Last week, I graduated from being an apprentice at Octant to a research associate. Read about my experience in Octant's SBA program here (spoiler, it was phenomenal): octant.bio/blog/2021/6/1/…
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    May 12, 2023
    Getting to work on this project with @JustinGEnglish and Adam Zahm was a MAJOR highlight of my time at @OctantBio. So thankful to @srikosuri and the other folks at Octant for giving me this opportunity, and so stoked that we can share this!
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Feb 27, 2024
    Replying to @baym
    cells in the red clusters look interesting, should probably sort those out for further study
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Mar 16, 2022
    Replying to @willovvens
    We run OCTOPUS once or twice a week, but we're still improving and updating it constantly. If you have any issues PLEASE reach out on GitHub (my DMs are also open).
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    Will Owens
    @willovvens
    Oct 12, 2023
    It’s hard to understate how much the Octant Apprenticeship program changed the trajectory of my career. So thankful to @lnhandly and all the other incredible mentors at Octant for their work on this program!!
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    Octant Bio
    @OctantBio
    Oct 12, 2023
    Since its start in 2019, our apprenticeship program has transformed 27 fresh college grads into meaningful contributors at Octant. Check out our latest blog to learn how you can launch careers and turn new grads into biotech superstars, too! octant.bio/blog-posts/ope…
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