Felipe ten Caten
@ftencaten.bsky.social
Research scientist @ PATRU - Emory University
Bioinformatician diving into data to understand how our immune system fights infections
👨💻🧐🦠🧫🧬🔬📚🇧🇷
https://med.emory.edu/departments/pathology/research/patru/index.html
Bioinformatician diving into data to understand how our immune system fights infections
👨💻🧐🦠🧫🧬🔬📚🇧🇷
https://med.emory.edu/departments/pathology/research/patru/index.html
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Amusing how 99% of people using LLMs forget how these things work:
They are advanced probability machines. They generate the next most likely token (word) based in the input and their training.
Under the hood, it’s a giant matrix multiplication that has eerily good output.
They are advanced probability machines. They generate the next most likely token (word) based in the input and their training.
Under the hood, it’s a giant matrix multiplication that has eerily good output.
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Amusing how 99% of people using LLMs forget how these things work:
They are advanced probability machines. They generate the next most likely token (word) based in the input and their training.
Under the hood, it’s a giant matrix multiplication that has eerily good output.
They are advanced probability machines. They generate the next most likely token (word) based in the input and their training.
Under the hood, it’s a giant matrix multiplication that has eerily good output.
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You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
May 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
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The spread of Mpox in Sierra Leone is unlike anything we have ever seen - and we have been keeping an eye on this bug in the region for >15 years.
Given geographical spread, 50/50 men vs women, this is no "sexual network".
This could be the next one.
clt.npha.gov.sl/outbreak.aspx
Given geographical spread, 50/50 men vs women, this is no "sexual network".
This could be the next one.
clt.npha.gov.sl/outbreak.aspx
May 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The spread of Mpox in Sierra Leone is unlike anything we have ever seen - and we have been keeping an eye on this bug in the region for >15 years.
Given geographical spread, 50/50 men vs women, this is no "sexual network".
This could be the next one.
clt.npha.gov.sl/outbreak.aspx
Given geographical spread, 50/50 men vs women, this is no "sexual network".
This could be the next one.
clt.npha.gov.sl/outbreak.aspx
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> This is how they’ll tamp down on leaks.
tl;dr — Pierbattista Pizzaballa didn't add his brother and lawyer to the "New Pope, Biatches !!1!" signal chat
tl;dr — Pierbattista Pizzaballa didn't add his brother and lawyer to the "New Pope, Biatches !!1!" signal chat
Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican is preparing to organize a new conclave in less than 20 days. This is how they’ll tamp down on leaks. www.wired.com/story/techno...
The Tech That Safeguards the Conclave’s Secrecy
Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican is preparing to organize a new conclave in less than 20 days. This is how they’ll tamp down on leaks.
www.wired.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
> This is how they’ll tamp down on leaks.
tl;dr — Pierbattista Pizzaballa didn't add his brother and lawyer to the "New Pope, Biatches !!1!" signal chat
tl;dr — Pierbattista Pizzaballa didn't add his brother and lawyer to the "New Pope, Biatches !!1!" signal chat
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Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
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Anyone who works in ML/AI knows it is doomed to failure without knowing a thing about the domain. Design for useful predictions/behavior cannot happen in a vacuum, and the objective isn't a fixed point either. There's too much nonsense from deep thinkers about "replacing jobs"
He could not have picked for his example two professions where this claim is more completely and precisely wrong. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things'
A new era of "free intelligence" powered by AI will change the way humans work, says billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
www.cnbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Anyone who works in ML/AI knows it is doomed to failure without knowing a thing about the domain. Design for useful predictions/behavior cannot happen in a vacuum, and the objective isn't a fixed point either. There's too much nonsense from deep thinkers about "replacing jobs"
Had a great time at #CROI2025! As a first-time attendee, it was a fantastic opportunity to be exposed to different topics in HIV research. Got great feedback from our work at Ribeiro’s lab. Can’t wait for next year!
#CROI2025 is winding to a close. @EmoryUniversity finished strong with 12 posters. Congrats to all who presented this week, esp. Emory's CROI New Investigator Scholarship Awardees - Tehillah Chinunga, Kamaria Dansby, Jairo Fonseca, Felipe Ten-Caten, Ashvini Vaidya, & Simon Yang!
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Had a great time at #CROI2025! As a first-time attendee, it was a fantastic opportunity to be exposed to different topics in HIV research. Got great feedback from our work at Ribeiro’s lab. Can’t wait for next year!
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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🔬 Research saves lives! 🧪
Rollins researchers are dedicated to promoting human health and making people’s lives better. Chronic disease surveillance and prevention research has long been part of that work, and includes research in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Learn more:
Rollins researchers are dedicated to promoting human health and making people’s lives better. Chronic disease surveillance and prevention research has long been part of that work, and includes research in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Learn more:
Combatting Chronic Disease
An overview of the chronic disease research based out of the Rollins School of Public Health.
sph.emory.edu
February 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🔬 Research saves lives! 🧪
Rollins researchers are dedicated to promoting human health and making people’s lives better. Chronic disease surveillance and prevention research has long been part of that work, and includes research in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Learn more:
Rollins researchers are dedicated to promoting human health and making people’s lives better. Chronic disease surveillance and prevention research has long been part of that work, and includes research in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Learn more:
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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In GEORGIA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B
February 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In GEORGIA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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good news, finally submitted my grant to nsf on Technical biases in quantifying the inclusive fitness of minority alleles under diversifying selection in diverse microbial communities
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
good news, finally submitted my grant to nsf on Technical biases in quantifying the inclusive fitness of minority alleles under diversifying selection in diverse microbial communities
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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This is not business as usual.
It’s not just a change in funding priorities going forward; it is the reneging on funding agreements and is profoundly disruptive for even those grants that will be found to be compliant.
Meanwhile, trainees who often live paycheck to paycheck are going unpaid.
It’s not just a change in funding priorities going forward; it is the reneging on funding agreements and is profoundly disruptive for even those grants that will be found to be compliant.
Meanwhile, trainees who often live paycheck to paycheck are going unpaid.
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
www.science.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is not business as usual.
It’s not just a change in funding priorities going forward; it is the reneging on funding agreements and is profoundly disruptive for even those grants that will be found to be compliant.
Meanwhile, trainees who often live paycheck to paycheck are going unpaid.
It’s not just a change in funding priorities going forward; it is the reneging on funding agreements and is profoundly disruptive for even those grants that will be found to be compliant.
Meanwhile, trainees who often live paycheck to paycheck are going unpaid.
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In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
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DONATE TO WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia needs donations.
A site that many uses to seek information. A site that is still free and not owned by the far-right - such as the Apartheid kid Nazi-Musk.
Wikipedia needs donations.
A site that many uses to seek information. A site that is still free and not owned by the far-right - such as the Apartheid kid Nazi-Musk.
In other words donate to Wikipedia.
Streisand-effect it! Please share.
Streisand-effect it! Please share.
January 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
DONATE TO WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia needs donations.
A site that many uses to seek information. A site that is still free and not owned by the far-right - such as the Apartheid kid Nazi-Musk.
Wikipedia needs donations.
A site that many uses to seek information. A site that is still free and not owned by the far-right - such as the Apartheid kid Nazi-Musk.
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The Institut Pasteur has decided to leave X (formerly Twitter) to join BlueSky! 🦋
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
Institut Pasteur decides to leave X
The Institut Pasteur, a research organization which for more than 130 years has been committed to tackling infectious diseases, sharing knowledge and defending science, has decided to leave X because ...
www.pasteur.fr
January 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Institut Pasteur has decided to leave X (formerly Twitter) to join BlueSky! 🦋
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
One of the most important initiatives on the internet since its conception. Happy birthday Wikipedia!
On 15 January 2001, Wikipedia was launched with a vision for a free, open encyclopedia that anyone could edit. 24 years later, it has grown into one of the world’s most visited websites, offering 63+ million articles in 300+ languages, thanks to its incredible global community of volunteers 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
January 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One of the most important initiatives on the internet since its conception. Happy birthday Wikipedia!
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The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
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For most people, international migration means crossing a nearby border, not an ocean
December 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
For most people, international migration means crossing a nearby border, not an ocean
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"Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID"
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM
"Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID"
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨 Experts are being deployed to Panzi, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, to support health authorities in investigating a yet undiagnosed disease. Laboratory tests are underway to identify the cause.
December 6, 2024 at 4:07 PM
🚨 Experts are being deployed to Panzi, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, to support health authorities in investigating a yet undiagnosed disease. Laboratory tests are underway to identify the cause.
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Oh no, poor Brazilians! Do they not know that the only way to defeat an authoritarian assault is “at the ballot box” and that if you want to save the constitutional order, you have to let the authoritarian destroy it?
I hope it’s not too late for them to learn from the great U.S. of A.
I hope it’s not too late for them to learn from the great U.S. of A.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several aides indicted on charges of attempting a coup in 2022, police say.
November 21, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Oh no, poor Brazilians! Do they not know that the only way to defeat an authoritarian assault is “at the ballot box” and that if you want to save the constitutional order, you have to let the authoritarian destroy it?
I hope it’s not too late for them to learn from the great U.S. of A.
I hope it’s not too late for them to learn from the great U.S. of A.