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Coen van Hasselt

@cvhasselt.bsky.social

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Group leader at Leiden University. PKPD, Pharmacometrics, Antimicrobials, Infectious Diseases & AMR.

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Michael Baym

@baym.lol

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist

@elisabethbik.bsky.social

I am appalled by the ASM's decision to remove DEI content from their website.

Here is my email to the American Society for Microbiology, @ASM.org asking them to put everything back as it was.

If you are an ASM member, please consider writing them.

Subject: Appalled by the decision to remove DEI content on the ASM website

Dear ASM Leadership,

For over 20 years, I have been a proud member of the ASM, a professional society that not only publishes outstanding microbiology research but also supports diversity, equity, and inclusion within our field.

I am deeply disappointed and angered by ASM’s recent decision to remove online content that highlighted and celebrated non-white, female, and LGBTQ+ scientists. Rather than unquestioningly complying with vague governmental directives to halt and delete inclusion efforts, ASM should have taken a principled stand and kept this content accessible.

Since ASM is not a federal agency and derives most of its funding from publishing and membership fees, this decision to remove content that so many of us support is both disheartening and perplexing.

I have read ASM’s statement following the recent STAT article, which claims that no content was deleted but is instead "under review." I must ask: under review for what purpose? Will the language be altered? Will key aspects be removed?

I urge ASM to demonstrate integrity and restore the content in its original form.

As BlueSky user Len Kurland worded it nicely, this is the perfect time for Microbial Resistance.

Kind regards,

Elisabeth Bik

February 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Coen van Hasselt

@cvhasselt.bsky.social

👉 When do interactions between #pathogens in #polymicrobial infections alter #antimicrobial #pharmacodynamics? 🤔🦠💊 In a new paper from our group, we studied this question using computational modeling. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AMR #PKPD #polymicrobial #ecology @unileiden.bsky.social

Pharmacodynamics of interspecies interactions in polymicrobial infections - npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Pharmacodynamics of interspecies interactions in polymicrobial infections

www.nature.com

January 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Coen van Hasselt

@cvhasselt.bsky.social

Can the #nutrient microenvironment in chronic infections modulate #antimicrobial effects? Maik Kok characterized the effects of single carbon source nutrients on the pharmacodynamic response of #Pseudomonas #aeruginosa for a range of #antibiotics. @unileiden.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdcs77y6