Emily Ricotta, PhD
@emilyricotta.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of #Epidemiology at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. #InfectiousDisease and trauma #epidemiologist. #DataScience and #DataReadiness. She/her/Dr. ~!Personal account - all opinions are my own!~
For the record: Memoli believes in old vaccine tech.
That he awarded himself a ton of money to continue studying earlier this year (see a previous post of mine for deets) despite the rest of NIAID not being able to spend $$.
He’s never supported mRNA tech because it competes w/ his research.
That he awarded himself a ton of money to continue studying earlier this year (see a previous post of mine for deets) despite the rest of NIAID not being able to spend $$.
He’s never supported mRNA tech because it competes w/ his research.
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For the record: Memoli believes in old vaccine tech.
That he awarded himself a ton of money to continue studying earlier this year (see a previous post of mine for deets) despite the rest of NIAID not being able to spend $$.
He’s never supported mRNA tech because it competes w/ his research.
That he awarded himself a ton of money to continue studying earlier this year (see a previous post of mine for deets) despite the rest of NIAID not being able to spend $$.
He’s never supported mRNA tech because it competes w/ his research.
Thank you to the INCREDIBLE speakers in my Assumption Dysfunction symposium at #SER2025. The talks were fantastic and the meme game was strong. @faustobustos.bsky.social @germsandnumbers.bsky.social Laura Balzer and Kerollos Wanis!!!
June 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thank you to the INCREDIBLE speakers in my Assumption Dysfunction symposium at #SER2025. The talks were fantastic and the meme game was strong. @faustobustos.bsky.social @germsandnumbers.bsky.social Laura Balzer and Kerollos Wanis!!!
Admit nothing. Deny everything. Make counter accusations.
Exactly what we love to see in federal leadership. 👌
Exactly what we love to see in federal leadership. 👌
“I’m really uncomfortable with this conversation, because you’re like, actually spreading rumors that you don’t know anything about." Shortly before announcing policy change he said was a "rumor." @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social interview.
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‘It’s been a tough period’: NIH’s new director speaks with Science
Jay Bhattacharya discusses staff morale, grant cuts, and “rumors”
www.science.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Admit nothing. Deny everything. Make counter accusations.
Exactly what we love to see in federal leadership. 👌
Exactly what we love to see in federal leadership. 👌
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Reposted by Emily Ricotta, PhD
The entirety of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was wiped out last night in a form letter sent by RFK Jr.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
May 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The entirety of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was wiped out last night in a form letter sent by RFK Jr.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
I miss Dr. Fauci at the helm of NIAID, and public health in general.
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
May 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I miss Dr. Fauci at the helm of NIAID, and public health in general.
This is 0% surprising to those of us who know Matt Memoli personally. He’s a bad scientist (and a lot of other things too). He’s absolutely unqualified to be anywhere near NIH leadership.
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Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
$500 million NIH program to make vaccines against pathogens that can trigger pandemics uses approach pioneered in last century
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May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is 0% surprising to those of us who know Matt Memoli personally. He’s a bad scientist (and a lot of other things too). He’s absolutely unqualified to be anywhere near NIH leadership.
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Cooool. This is... great. Just great.
This work is critical to us responding to Ebola outbreaks and strengthening medical countermeasures - “RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research”
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cooool. This is... great. Just great.
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NIH science is still making it into the world. Really enjoyed the conversations behind this paper - lots of big-picture questions about what makes research ethical and beneficial to the people involved, especially in a time of crisis, when "don't do the research" is sometimes the (difficult) answer
🚨 How do you conduct responsible research in an epidemic? New guidance paper from an NIH/NIAID workshop led by @emilyricotta.bsky.social out now in @bmj.com Global Health: "Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform." 🔓😷🧪 gh.bmj.com/content/bmjg...
March 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NIH science is still making it into the world. Really enjoyed the conversations behind this paper - lots of big-picture questions about what makes research ethical and beneficial to the people involved, especially in a time of crisis, when "don't do the research" is sometimes the (difficult) answer
Well that's absolutely horrible news.
Lawrence Tabak, longtime principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health, has abruptly resigned—surprising even his own lab staff and the broader community. scim.ag/4hR40OE
Top NIH official suddenly steps down
Lawrence Tabak had served in various roles in director’s office for many years
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February 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Well that's absolutely horrible news.
Gosh I love just starting my NIH Grant Writing era at this moment in history. 😭
Internal NIH guidance updated yesterday. Just canceling stuff each day from here on out I guess, pending new guidance. Killing science off both slowly and incredibly rapidly.
February 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gosh I love just starting my NIH Grant Writing era at this moment in history. 😭
I am SO THRILLED to finally present our new paper on reforming observational studies in epidemic settings, published in @bmj.com BMJ Global Health.
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#Episky #Epidemiology #clinicalresearch #observational #IDSky
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#Episky #Epidemiology #clinicalresearch #observational #IDSky
Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform
Observational studies are critical tools in clinical research and public health response, but challenges arise in ensuring the data produced by these studies are scientifically robust and socially val...
gh.bmj.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am SO THRILLED to finally present our new paper on reforming observational studies in epidemic settings, published in @bmj.com BMJ Global Health.
gh.bmj.com/cgi/content/...
#Episky #Epidemiology #clinicalresearch #observational #IDSky
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#Episky #Epidemiology #clinicalresearch #observational #IDSky
Loool. They think NIH employees are deliberately hindering their progress but actually eRA Commons is just unavailable as usual.
what would actually be hilarious is if the so-called department of government efficiency tries to gut NIH but is thwarted by the eRA Commons being impossible to use
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Loool. They think NIH employees are deliberately hindering their progress but actually eRA Commons is just unavailable as usual.
#GrantOpportunity for US NGOs to collect, analyze, & use data to address inequities in the physical, economic, and social conditions of a place. Deadline 3/18.
#equity #healthequity #dei #socialjustice
tinyurl.com/3x6df76e
#equity #healthequity #dei #socialjustice
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Local Data for Equitable Communities
This call for proposals invites eligible nonprofit organizations to apply for a grant to collect, analyze, and use data to inform efforts to improve the physical, economic, and social conditions of a ...
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February 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#GrantOpportunity for US NGOs to collect, analyze, & use data to address inequities in the physical, economic, and social conditions of a place. Deadline 3/18.
#equity #healthequity #dei #socialjustice
tinyurl.com/3x6df76e
#equity #healthequity #dei #socialjustice
tinyurl.com/3x6df76e
#EpiSky - did anyone manage to grab recent #CDC PRAMS data (2018-2022)? One of my PhD students needs it for her dissertation. Please DM me if you know where we can find it. #epidemiology #childhealth #maternalhealth #SPER #SER
February 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#EpiSky - did anyone manage to grab recent #CDC PRAMS data (2018-2022)? One of my PhD students needs it for her dissertation. Please DM me if you know where we can find it. #epidemiology #childhealth #maternalhealth #SPER #SER
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The US does not have an offensive bioweapons program. Gain of function research did not lead to SARS-CoV-2. The scientific evidence points to a NATURAL zoonosis, ie a jump from infected animals to people. If there is evidence to the contrary it has not been presented.
February 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The US does not have an offensive bioweapons program. Gain of function research did not lead to SARS-CoV-2. The scientific evidence points to a NATURAL zoonosis, ie a jump from infected animals to people. If there is evidence to the contrary it has not been presented.
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Elon doesn't give a shit about bioweapons research and would probably fund it if it were advantageous to him.
The US doesn't do or fund any bioweapons research. Elon is lying that they do because he wants the tax dollars to subsidize him instead of the legitimate public health research we paid for.
The US doesn't do or fund any bioweapons research. Elon is lying that they do because he wants the tax dollars to subsidize him instead of the legitimate public health research we paid for.
The US does not have an offensive bioweapons program. Gain of function research did not lead to SARS-CoV-2. The scientific evidence points to a NATURAL zoonosis, ie a jump from infected animals to people. If there is evidence to the contrary it has not been presented.
February 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Elon doesn't give a shit about bioweapons research and would probably fund it if it were advantageous to him.
The US doesn't do or fund any bioweapons research. Elon is lying that they do because he wants the tax dollars to subsidize him instead of the legitimate public health research we paid for.
The US doesn't do or fund any bioweapons research. Elon is lying that they do because he wants the tax dollars to subsidize him instead of the legitimate public health research we paid for.
This thread contains a very clear breakdown of why a non-elected, non-career official having unfettered access to and control of information and spending is incredibly dangerous.
I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This thread contains a very clear breakdown of why a non-elected, non-career official having unfettered access to and control of information and spending is incredibly dangerous.
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If you’re looking for a place to archive open government data check out DataLumos @icpsr.bsky.social.
#databs #academicsky #statsky #episky #rstats
#databs #academicsky #statsky #episky #rstats
January 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you’re looking for a place to archive open government data check out DataLumos @icpsr.bsky.social.
#databs #academicsky #statsky #episky #rstats
#databs #academicsky #statsky #episky #rstats
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
canada.ca/en/public-he...
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So all those times I bitched about the US not having centralized data repos?
I’ve changed my mind. Decentralize it all.
I’ll sign as many DUAs as I need to in the future just… everyone hide all of the pieces while we still can.
I’ve changed my mind. Decentralize it all.
I’ll sign as many DUAs as I need to in the future just… everyone hide all of the pieces while we still can.
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So all those times I bitched about the US not having centralized data repos?
I’ve changed my mind. Decentralize it all.
I’ll sign as many DUAs as I need to in the future just… everyone hide all of the pieces while we still can.
I’ve changed my mind. Decentralize it all.
I’ll sign as many DUAs as I need to in the future just… everyone hide all of the pieces while we still can.
Now available: a very cool paper led by my collaborator James Anibal using illness episode audio data + traditional clinical data to create a Voice EHR that can be analyzed with ML to predict disease outcomes!
doi.org/10.3389/fdgt...
#Episky #publichealth #AI #ML #LLM #research
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#Episky #publichealth #AI #ML #LLM #research
Frontiers | Voice EHR: introducing multimodal audio data for health
doi.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Now available: a very cool paper led by my collaborator James Anibal using illness episode audio data + traditional clinical data to create a Voice EHR that can be analyzed with ML to predict disease outcomes!
doi.org/10.3389/fdgt...
#Episky #publichealth #AI #ML #LLM #research
doi.org/10.3389/fdgt...
#Episky #publichealth #AI #ML #LLM #research
A quick read in @science.org about the importance of regulating science, especially clinical trials. I particularly liked the paragraph in the attached image (ALT text supplied)
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January 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A quick read in @science.org about the importance of regulating science, especially clinical trials. I particularly liked the paragraph in the attached image (ALT text supplied)
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Using NIH All of Us, we developed easy to compute phenotypes for respiratory viruses like #flu & #RSV by integrating billing codes, prescriptions & lab results from >265K people! This will help id cohorts for others doing EHR research. tinyurl.com/42uvbz7r #publichealth #datascience #Episky
Computable Phenotypes for Respiratory Viral Infections in the All of Us Research Program
Electronic health records (EHRs) contain rich temporal data about infectious diseases, but an optimal approach to identify infections remains undefined. Using the All of Us Research Program, we develo...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Using NIH All of Us, we developed easy to compute phenotypes for respiratory viruses like #flu & #RSV by integrating billing codes, prescriptions & lab results from >265K people! This will help id cohorts for others doing EHR research. tinyurl.com/42uvbz7r #publichealth #datascience #Episky
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If you hate statistics like I do, then you'll love my free lectures. Putting science before statistics, 20 lectures from basics of inference & causal modeling to multilevel models & dynamic state space models. It's all free, made with love and sympathy. 🧪 #stats www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 19, 2024 at 10:56 AM
If you hate statistics like I do, then you'll love my free lectures. Putting science before statistics, 20 lectures from basics of inference & causal modeling to multilevel models & dynamic state space models. It's all free, made with love and sympathy. 🧪 #stats www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...