Barbara Stranger
@bstranger.bsky.social
Human Geneticist. Sex differences. Women's Health. Computational Genomics. Professor at University of Colorado. Data, Analysis, Travel, Dogs, Live music. she/her
People have have asked me what is going on in Chicago right now. The ICE situation is worse than you imagine. People are being violently detained, bystanders gassed, protesters assaulted. On the flip side, concerned citizens are mobilizing. Read this summary to learn more: aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
People have have asked me what is going on in Chicago right now. The ICE situation is worse than you imagine. People are being violently detained, bystanders gassed, protesters assaulted. On the flip side, concerned citizens are mobilizing. Read this summary to learn more: aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
Wow! Chicago definitely turned out.
Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wow! Chicago definitely turned out.
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We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
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@sarahtishkoff.bsky.social: "This community is stronger when we stand together."
Amen! Love that ASHG opened with a talk about the importance of diversity. Way to set the tone of the conference 👏 #ASHG25
Amen! Love that ASHG opened with a talk about the importance of diversity. Way to set the tone of the conference 👏 #ASHG25
October 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@sarahtishkoff.bsky.social: "This community is stronger when we stand together."
Amen! Love that ASHG opened with a talk about the importance of diversity. Way to set the tone of the conference 👏 #ASHG25
Amen! Love that ASHG opened with a talk about the importance of diversity. Way to set the tone of the conference 👏 #ASHG25
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals.
In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.
Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...
1/4
In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.
Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...
1/4
a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .
ALT: a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals.
In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.
Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...
1/4
In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.
Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...
1/4
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Absolutely thrilled to see @audreyhendricks.com receive the ASHG Education award! We in @cubiomedinfo.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social are lucky to have her as a colleague, mentor, and advocate for genetics and genomics education for all.
Congratulations Audrey!
Congratulations Audrey!
I am very honored to have received the ASHG Education award!
Grateful to work with so many amazing people to provide opportunities to folks that may not have even known that genetics and biomedical research was a career! Lots more work to do, but together we do make a difference!
Grateful to work with so many amazing people to provide opportunities to folks that may not have even known that genetics and biomedical research was a career! Lots more work to do, but together we do make a difference!
Huge congrats to @audreyhendricks.com for her 2025 ASHG Educator Award! So incredibly well-deserved.
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Absolutely thrilled to see @audreyhendricks.com receive the ASHG Education award! We in @cubiomedinfo.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social are lucky to have her as a colleague, mentor, and advocate for genetics and genomics education for all.
Congratulations Audrey!
Congratulations Audrey!
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The Max Planck Society @maxplanck.de today launched its Transatlantic Program, aimed at strengthening scientific collaboration with US partners, while at same time creating new opportunities for talented researchers at multiple career stages, from PhD through to group-heads & directors. More info 👇🧪
Max Planck Transatlantic Program
With its new Transatlantic Program, the Max Planck Society aims to strengthen collaboration and partnerships between its Institutes and leading U.S. institutions. At the same time, it seeks to counter...
www.mpg.de
July 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Max Planck Society @maxplanck.de today launched its Transatlantic Program, aimed at strengthening scientific collaboration with US partners, while at same time creating new opportunities for talented researchers at multiple career stages, from PhD through to group-heads & directors. More info 👇🧪
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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URGENT: Please share widely with your networks!! Very tight turnaround (12 pm today 6/27) 🧪
APHA is gathering grants by TOMORROW NOON for Phase 2 of their lawsuit vs. NIH which regards NIH **applications** that were unfairly pulled from review, mishandled, or delayed from being awarded due to DEI issues.
To add your grant to this lawsuit, become an APHA member & submit this survey:
To add your grant to this lawsuit, become an APHA member & submit this survey:
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
URGENT: Please share widely with your networks!! Very tight turnaround (12 pm today 6/27) 🧪
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Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5... 🧬💻🧪
June 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5... 🧬💻🧪
Excited for @liisagalea.bsky.social keynote at Annual meeting of @ossdcomm.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Excited for @liisagalea.bsky.social keynote at Annual meeting of @ossdcomm.bsky.social
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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget on May 14, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET. ☎️ CALL YOUR SENATORS and tell them how vital #NIH research is to America’s health 👩🏽⚕️🏥🧠
May 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget on May 14, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET. ☎️ CALL YOUR SENATORS and tell them how vital #NIH research is to America’s health 👩🏽⚕️🏥🧠
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In an interview with Women’s Health Magazine I discuss my opinion of how Women’s Health Care will be affected by the changes in funding to research on women or examining sex differences
@smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social
📎 www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6461...
@smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social
📎 www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6461...
'We Are Moving Backwards': 4 Leaders In Women’s Health Care On Why Research Funding Is Essential
There's so much at stake—for everyone.
www.womenshealthmag.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In an interview with Women’s Health Magazine I discuss my opinion of how Women’s Health Care will be affected by the changes in funding to research on women or examining sex differences
@smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social
📎 www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6461...
@smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social
📎 www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6461...
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🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
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“How might the narrative about senior women be challenged or changed in order to respect these women who have achieved enough success to earn promotion? How do we stop this generational cycle so that women's wings aren't clipped as soon as they approach the power to soar.”
May 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“How might the narrative about senior women be challenged or changed in order to respect these women who have achieved enough success to earn promotion? How do we stop this generational cycle so that women's wings aren't clipped as soon as they approach the power to soar.”
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A postdoctoral position is available at University of California San Diego to study the genome-wide contribution of tandem repeat and structural variants to tobacco use disorder and related traits. Candidates should have statistical genetics ad GWAS experience. Details:
gymreklab.com/postdoc-trdr...
gymreklab.com/postdoc-trdr...
Post-doc position - Gymrek Lab
gymreklab.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A postdoctoral position is available at University of California San Diego to study the genome-wide contribution of tandem repeat and structural variants to tobacco use disorder and related traits. Candidates should have statistical genetics ad GWAS experience. Details:
gymreklab.com/postdoc-trdr...
gymreklab.com/postdoc-trdr...
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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
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The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is sponsoring the Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics symposium!
- We are seeking nominations bu June 1.
- September 18-19, 2025
- Please share with the star postdocs that you know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- We are seeking nominations bu June 1.
- September 18-19, 2025
- Please share with the star postdocs that you know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is sponsoring the Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics symposium!
- We are seeking nominations bu June 1.
- September 18-19, 2025
- Please share with the star postdocs that you know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- We are seeking nominations bu June 1.
- September 18-19, 2025
- Please share with the star postdocs that you know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Here’s the show. Please watch!
It’s all about HHS and the first segment is about NIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
It’s all about HHS and the first segment is about NIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Here’s the show. Please watch!
It’s all about HHS and the first segment is about NIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
It’s all about HHS and the first segment is about NIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
media.tenor.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
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I wrote a thing.
I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach.
Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.
I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach.
Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I wrote a thing.
I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach.
Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.
I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach.
Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.