Erin Kenzie
@ekenzie.bsky.social
Assistant professor of public health // systems scientist // parent // reader // diagram nerd
Looking forward to this session next week!
🌟 Get ready for our November AFT meeting! Join us on Monday, 11/17 at 9–10 am PT! Dr. Erin Kenzie will be presenting on conceptualizing adaptations through a systems lens using an example from an ACCSIS study! #impsci
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November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Looking forward to this session next week!
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
Reporting from war-torn Portland. Dropped my daughter off for theater class and now drinking a vegan sipping chocolate & reading a book while watching people exit the symphony. A guy in a care bear onesie just scootered past. It's rough out here.
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reporting from war-torn Portland. Dropped my daughter off for theater class and now drinking a vegan sipping chocolate & reading a book while watching people exit the symphony. A guy in a care bear onesie just scootered past. It's rough out here.
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We are alive at time of massive self-organization of systems. If you look you'll see the responses everywhere, where the pieces of projects for the common good are caught and lifted back up before they fall fully to pieces. I'm excited to watch this one develop and maybe help it along.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We are alive at time of massive self-organization of systems. If you look you'll see the responses everywhere, where the pieces of projects for the common good are caught and lifted back up before they fall fully to pieces. I'm excited to watch this one develop and maybe help it along.
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Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
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Between 35 -40% of pregnant women and parents of young kids in the U.S. plan to fully vaccinate their child according to medical guidance. Dean @meganranney.bsky.social discusses the current challenges of promoting important vaccines.
Read more ⬇️
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August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Between 35 -40% of pregnant women and parents of young kids in the U.S. plan to fully vaccinate their child according to medical guidance. Dean @meganranney.bsky.social discusses the current challenges of promoting important vaccines.
Read more ⬇️
accuracy.org/release...
Read more ⬇️
accuracy.org/release...
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Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy
July 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy
This is bonkers. And a very bad sign for science.
PO just confirmed that our 5th percentile R01 is not getting funded. Past NCI Payline at 4 percent. Cant believe it.
July 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is bonkers. And a very bad sign for science.
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We simply cannot afford a doom loop for TriMet. Reduction in service will lead to a reduction in ridership, leading to declining fares, more cuts, 🔁 The cost will be increased congestion, further deterioration in PBOT assets and of course emissions. We can’t afford that. Call your state reps.
July 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We simply cannot afford a doom loop for TriMet. Reduction in service will lead to a reduction in ridership, leading to declining fares, more cuts, 🔁 The cost will be increased congestion, further deterioration in PBOT assets and of course emissions. We can’t afford that. Call your state reps.
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I wanted to show support for these brave public servants and to allow others, including the scientific community, to join me. In partnership with @standupforscience.bsky.social, we have a way for you to do that... www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I wanted to show support for these brave public servants and to allow others, including the scientific community, to join me. In partnership with @standupforscience.bsky.social, we have a way for you to do that... www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
LLMs as mansplainers. That tracks. Helpful thread about limits of LLM historical knowledge:
This problem is compounded by the fact that LLMs are VERY VERY VERY good at two things. A. Being confident in their answer and B. making their answers sound real good. They are that guy at the party who will confidently and eloquently answer anything after his second drink.
May 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LLMs as mansplainers. That tracks. Helpful thread about limits of LLM historical knowledge:
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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You use federal science every day—whether you know it or not.
Weather forecasts, food safety alerts, job reports—these are powered by federal data.
NPR just did a great piece on how deeply this science shapes our daily lives.
Weather forecasts, food safety alerts, job reports—these are powered by federal data.
NPR just did a great piece on how deeply this science shapes our daily lives.
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
You use federal science every day—whether you know it or not.
Weather forecasts, food safety alerts, job reports—these are powered by federal data.
NPR just did a great piece on how deeply this science shapes our daily lives.
Weather forecasts, food safety alerts, job reports—these are powered by federal data.
NPR just did a great piece on how deeply this science shapes our daily lives.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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This guy is trying to dismantle vaccination in the US 😳
If there is no vaccine against a disease, of course a new vaccine is tested against placebo (as was the case with COVID vaccines). But if there is an existing vaccine, and a company brings out a new product, it’s unethical to use a placebo 🤦🏻♂️
If there is no vaccine against a disease, of course a new vaccine is tested against placebo (as was the case with COVID vaccines). But if there is an existing vaccine, and a company brings out a new product, it’s unethical to use a placebo 🤦🏻♂️
May 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This guy is trying to dismantle vaccination in the US 😳
If there is no vaccine against a disease, of course a new vaccine is tested against placebo (as was the case with COVID vaccines). But if there is an existing vaccine, and a company brings out a new product, it’s unethical to use a placebo 🤦🏻♂️
If there is no vaccine against a disease, of course a new vaccine is tested against placebo (as was the case with COVID vaccines). But if there is an existing vaccine, and a company brings out a new product, it’s unethical to use a placebo 🤦🏻♂️
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BTW. If you’re a scientist and are feeling hollowed out, depressed, fried, frustrated, confused, and simply exhausted by everything, I understand you. You are perfectly sane and you are not alone.
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
BTW. If you’re a scientist and are feeling hollowed out, depressed, fried, frustrated, confused, and simply exhausted by everything, I understand you. You are perfectly sane and you are not alone.
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You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...
April 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...
This feels like getting my hair cut on March 7, 2020 and knowing it was my last normal outing for a long time because the world was about to change.
The ports are *already* empty, just in time inventory means that void hits the shelves just as just in time as the products that were supposed to be there
The whole US economy is Wile Coyote, spinning his legs in thin air moments before gravity kicks in.
The whole US economy is Wile Coyote, spinning his legs in thin air moments before gravity kicks in.
“We're about to hit a level of scarcity at retailers nationwide that will make covid seem like child's play.”
April 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This feels like getting my hair cut on March 7, 2020 and knowing it was my last normal outing for a long time because the world was about to change.
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I’m a virologist who has been studying HIV in one way or another since 1997. In the last 2-3 years there has been a sea change. The new drugs spearheaded by LENC show that we can make the tools to halt HIV with will and commitment.
And just as we arrive at this point, MAGA is killing that hope.
And just as we arrive at this point, MAGA is killing that hope.
April 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m a virologist who has been studying HIV in one way or another since 1997. In the last 2-3 years there has been a sea change. The new drugs spearheaded by LENC show that we can make the tools to halt HIV with will and commitment.
And just as we arrive at this point, MAGA is killing that hope.
And just as we arrive at this point, MAGA is killing that hope.
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🧵1/N New study published in @jama.com on re-emergence of vaccine-eliminated infectious diseases under declining vaccination in the US. We model long-term risk and conditions for return to endemicity for measles, rubella, polio, & diphtheria. Collab w/ @Mathewkiang.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
April 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🧵1/N New study published in @jama.com on re-emergence of vaccine-eliminated infectious diseases under declining vaccination in the US. We model long-term risk and conditions for return to endemicity for measles, rubella, polio, & diphtheria. Collab w/ @Mathewkiang.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
the word alert is in a purple circle
ALT: the word alert is in a purple circle
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
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I have discovered over the last 94 days that the cancellation of longitudinal scientific studies is deeply gutting to me.
The very fact that humanity ever got its shit together enough to collaboratively study the world around us, passing the torch btw generations, is evidence that we can be better
The very fact that humanity ever got its shit together enough to collaboratively study the world around us, passing the torch btw generations, is evidence that we can be better
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have discovered over the last 94 days that the cancellation of longitudinal scientific studies is deeply gutting to me.
The very fact that humanity ever got its shit together enough to collaboratively study the world around us, passing the torch btw generations, is evidence that we can be better
The very fact that humanity ever got its shit together enough to collaboratively study the world around us, passing the torch btw generations, is evidence that we can be better
Even if this gets challenged in court, damage will be done. People from universities will avoid applying for NIH funding out of fear that funding will be clawed back or tied up in litigation, if even awarded. Shoddy biased think tanks will emerge to snatch up funding and churn out hack "studies."
NIH bans funding to all institutions with DEIA programs or that boycott Israel. Applies prospectively to new, renewal, supplement, or continuation awards issued on or after the date of this Notice.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Even if this gets challenged in court, damage will be done. People from universities will avoid applying for NIH funding out of fear that funding will be clawed back or tied up in litigation, if even awarded. Shoddy biased think tanks will emerge to snatch up funding and churn out hack "studies."