David Basanta
@cancerevo.org
Mathematical Oncologist at the Integrated Mathematical Oncology department (@mathonco.bsky.social) at the Moffitt Cancer Center (@moffittnews.bsky.social).
Married to the lovely @parmvir.com.
On mastodon with @david@fediscience.org
Married to the lovely @parmvir.com.
On mastodon with @david@fediscience.org
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Congress defended American science. Its work is not over
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Congress defended American science. Its work is not over
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article
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Bhattacharya tries to worm his way out of *gasp* telling the truth.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bhattacharya tries to worm his way out of *gasp* telling the truth.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
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Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
academic.oup.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
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I had intended to post something about this new Google DeepMind paper that appeared yesterday in Nature, but the press coverage has added to what there is to say. So this is a long 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenome - Nature
AlphaGenome, a deep learning model that inputs 1-Mb DNA sequence to predict functional genomic tracks at single-base resolution across diverse modalities, outperforms existing models in variant effect...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I had intended to post something about this new Google DeepMind paper that appeared yesterday in Nature, but the press coverage has added to what there is to say. So this is a long 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Two governors trying to figure out who can shoot themselves in the foot faster
“Messing with the H-1B system was a bad idea when President Trump first tried it. It’s even more reckless when it’s a governor undermining his own state’s workforce. Nowhere will that impact be more pronounced than our world class university medical centers.”
—Brian Evans, Texas AAUP-AFT President
—Brian Evans, Texas AAUP-AFT President
Faculty Warn Against State Bans on H-1B Visas
Restrictions on how universities recruit and retain foreign employees threaten academic freedom and institutional autonomy, advocates say. State officials say they want to preserve jobs for Americans ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Two governors trying to figure out who can shoot themselves in the foot faster
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The latest from @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #biologyinnumbers: @math.onco's own Ranjini Bhattacharya, working with Joel Brown to study the role of #tumor cell-cell interactions in the context of #metabolism with #theoreticalbiology #MathOnco […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The latest from @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #biologyinnumbers: @math.onco's own Ranjini Bhattacharya, working with Joel Brown to study the role of #tumor cell-cell interactions in the context of #metabolism with #theoreticalbiology #MathOnco […]
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Science - U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM #ph.D.s since #Trump took office:
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Science - U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM #ph.D.s since #Trump took office:
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office
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And if you'd like to know more about my path to London, check out the story here! www.moffitt.org/education/re...
Dr. Anuraag Bukkuri’s Path from Moffitt to London
Curiosity is a defining theme in the evolution of Dr. Anuraag Bukkuri’s career, from Moffitt trainee to assistant professor at City St George’s, University of London.
www.moffitt.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And if you'd like to know more about my path to London, check out the story here! www.moffitt.org/education/re...
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For more on our lab's philosophy and approach to science, check out our @mathonco.bsky.social blog post here: mathematical-oncology.org/blog/bukkuri...
The Bukkuri Lab
mathematical-oncology.org
mathematical-oncology.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
For more on our lab's philosophy and approach to science, check out our @mathonco.bsky.social blog post here: mathematical-oncology.org/blog/bukkuri...
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While one may complain about methodology, the latest ranking of international universities shows that China's investments over the last 10 years have made Chinese universities dominant in research.
See today's NYT article on this: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
See today's NYT article on this: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
While one may complain about methodology, the latest ranking of international universities shows that China's investments over the last 10 years have made Chinese universities dominant in research.
See today's NYT article on this: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
See today's NYT article on this: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
The deadline to submit your abstract(s) for the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer conference via www.evocancer.com has been extended to Monday 19th January at 09:00 GMT. The conference will take place on 21st-24th May in Hersonissos, Crete.
ISEEC
The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer
www.evocancer.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Reminder that abstract submissions for EvoCancer close tomorrow.
If you’re working at the intersection of cancer, evolution, and ecology, this is a great community to plug into.
Details here: www.evocancer.com
If you’re working at the intersection of cancer, evolution, and ecology, this is a great community to plug into.
Details here: www.evocancer.com
ISEEC
The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer
www.evocancer.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Reminder that abstract submissions for EvoCancer close tomorrow.
If you’re working at the intersection of cancer, evolution, and ecology, this is a great community to plug into.
Details here: www.evocancer.com
If you’re working at the intersection of cancer, evolution, and ecology, this is a great community to plug into.
Details here: www.evocancer.com
Last few hours to submit an abstract to the ISEEC (International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer) meeting to take place in Crete May 21-23
#Cancer #Evolution #Ecology #AI
www.evocancer.com
#Cancer #Evolution #Ecology #AI
www.evocancer.com
ISEEC
The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer
www.evocancer.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Last few hours to submit an abstract to the ISEEC (International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer) meeting to take place in Crete May 21-23
#Cancer #Evolution #Ecology #AI
www.evocancer.com
#Cancer #Evolution #Ecology #AI
www.evocancer.com
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The usual recap of the previous year in blog posts...in the form if a blog post:
mathematical-oncology.org/blog/recap-2...
#MathOnco #2025 #blog #AI #MechanisticLearning #Education #Evolution #Cancer
mathematical-oncology.org/blog/recap-2...
#MathOnco #2025 #blog #AI #MechanisticLearning #Education #Evolution #Cancer
A Year in Mathematical Oncology
mathematical-oncology.org
mathematical-oncology.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The usual recap of the previous year in blog posts...in the form if a blog post:
mathematical-oncology.org/blog/recap-2...
#MathOnco #2025 #blog #AI #MechanisticLearning #Education #Evolution #Cancer
mathematical-oncology.org/blog/recap-2...
#MathOnco #2025 #blog #AI #MechanisticLearning #Education #Evolution #Cancer
That is about 24C for those of you that use normal units to measure temperature
Talking to friends and family in Europe. In the meantime in Florida....
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
That is about 24C for those of you that use normal units to measure temperature
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Here's a figure from the lead author of the new study that lays out the rules of the game.
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Here's a figure from the lead author of the new study that lays out the rules of the game.
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Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science. Story by @policyhound.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science
Appropriators agree instead to keep this year’s spending nearly level
www.science.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science. Story by @policyhound.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
S3 Ep3: AI or die - with Reinhard Laubenbacher
Podcast Episode · Biology in Numbers · 12/30/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
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NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Submit your abstract (deadline January 10th) for this meeting organized by the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer. In beautiful Crete!
Abstract submission is now open for the 2026 ISEEC Conference (21st-24th May in Crete). The theme is human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer but we welcome submissions on all topics related to evolution, ecology and cancer. Submit abstracts by 10th Jan via www.evocancer.com
ISEEC
The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer
www.evocancer.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Submit your abstract (deadline January 10th) for this meeting organized by the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer. In beautiful Crete!
PhD students from @moffittnews.bsky.social @mathonco.bsky.social presenting their rotation projects and I am amazed about how much a smart person can do in such a short period of time! Featuring Julia Pelesko, Andree Kolliegbo and Cole Saborio
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
PhD students from @moffittnews.bsky.social @mathonco.bsky.social presenting their rotation projects and I am amazed about how much a smart person can do in such a short period of time! Featuring Julia Pelesko, Andree Kolliegbo and Cole Saborio
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Fewer shots on goal means fewer breakthroughs in technology and medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fewer shots on goal means fewer breakthroughs in technology and medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Where to find trusted health information now?
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...