Ardem Patapoutian
@ardemp
@scrippsresearch Professor. @HHMINEWS Investigator. @NobelPrize 2021. Research: touch & other forms of pressure sensing. Find me at @ardemp.bskyverified.social
My autobiography is now published on the @NobelPrize website. It covers both my personal and professional life, highlighting the decisions and events that have had the biggest impact. I appreciate the opportunity to tell my story. Hope you enjoy reading it nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…
🚀Coming soon: a fully open LLM for the public good!🇨🇭 70B model, 1,000+ languages, aligned with EU & Swiss regulations. With key contributions from ELLIS researchers at Unit Zurich (@ETH_en) and @EPFL_ELLIS_unit, incl. Martin Jaggi & @ABosselut. bit.ly/4nC58JP
Hanging out with the cool kids of science over at Bluesky these days. Join me: @ardemp.bsky.social
Tip: don't tweet about Science today. No one is paying attention...
New professional title just dropped! Bit sloppy... doesn’t even fit in the slot! What are they trying to say with this one? 🤔
It’s been a minute… and now in Armenian. Since no one in the building speaks 🇦🇲, I’m guessing ChatGPT (or something similar) is behind this… Rough translation: Ardem Patapoutian (in the dialect used in Armenia), science doctor, great discoverer of Piezos: the one and only.
Scripps Research’s Catalyst: Future of Science and Medicine united leaders from academia, philanthropy & industry. Insights from @BillGates, Peter Schultz, @ardemp, @MichaelBollong, Arnab Chatterjee & @EricTopol advanced solutions for global health. More: magazine.scripps.edu/events/2024/on…
Another great source of scientific art for figures by NIH! bioart.niaid.nih.gov/bioart/279 🙏🏼✨
@neuroviana took me to see some early structures of Piezo channels at Alhambra today. No wonder it is a UNESCO site.
Marie Curie: Mentor to Women or Martyr to Science? nytimes.com/2024/10/10/boo…
Love to see the amazing @kzernike's story on the front page of @nytimes!
Neuroscientists hearing AI people talk about the brain. (sorry couldn't resist)
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A really shocking estimate: Economic losses from the war in Lebanon may exceed $20bn, a sum that would be larger than its annual GDP. And "the percentage of people living in extreme poverty may double to at least 80% in heavily bombarded regions." today.lorientlejour.com/article/143272…
In California, you can register for ballot tracking through this link: sos.ca.gov/elections/ball…. Once you mail in your ballot, you get a confirmation: “Your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!”
I voted by mail today! Please vote—this might be the most important U.S. election of your life. Vote early. #VoteHarriaWalz2024
I voted by mail today! Please vote—this might be the most important U.S. election of your life. Vote early. #VoteHarriaWalz2024
For all those people who say AI won't be transformative for our society.... h/t @Alex_Chesler
This probably the best use of AI I have seen
Reading up on @DAcemogluMIT: We were both born in 1967, a month apart, and immigrated to the West for school. His mom was the principal of an Armenian school in Istanbul. Same here (but in Beirut)! His likely last name in Armenian = Ajemian, my mom's maiden name. What’s going on?
Wow! @DAcemogluMIT, born in Istanbul to Armenian parents, shares the @NobelPrize in Economics. Congratulations Daron! So happy for the nation of Armenia 🇦🇲 to have some good news to celebrate.