Gen Wojcik
@genandgenes.bsky.social
💻 Assoc Prof of Epidemiology at JH Public Health
🛠️ RAGE Lab: Research on Ancestry in Genetic Epi
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Gen Wojcik
@genandgenes.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
www.nature.com
I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
Please share widely!
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Please share widely!
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
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SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
The First Amendment Won’t Go Quietly
Welcome to the third Red Scare.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
If anyone is wondering how things are going, I just bought my second pair of loop earplugs.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If anyone is wondering how things are going, I just bought my second pair of loop earplugs.
Last time I saw him, he told me that eugenics had gotten a bad rap. That it was, in fact, a great thing. To be celebrated. As well as the usual racist & misogynistic rants.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Last time I saw him, he told me that eugenics had gotten a bad rap. That it was, in fact, a great thing. To be celebrated. As well as the usual racist & misogynistic rants.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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Once again the discourse reveals that some writers have no idea what feminism is. It’s aggravating. You still don’t know? In 2025?
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Once again the discourse reveals that some writers have no idea what feminism is. It’s aggravating. You still don’t know? In 2025?
"The fact that tenured professors are still predominantly male because these people got their Ph.D.s back in the 1980s, doesn’t really tell you a whole lot if you’re in a field where 75 percent of Ph.D.s today currently go to women."
They just make things up. The 1980s?! Folks our age have tenure!
They just make things up. The 1980s?! Folks our age have tenure!
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The fact that tenured professors are still predominantly male because these people got their Ph.D.s back in the 1980s, doesn’t really tell you a whole lot if you’re in a field where 75 percent of Ph.D.s today currently go to women."
They just make things up. The 1980s?! Folks our age have tenure!
They just make things up. The 1980s?! Folks our age have tenure!
My 8yo is losing her love of math because of a mean teacher, so we’re trying to think of ways to make it fun at home.
Anyone have any math games they recommend? Not primarily for teaching per se, but using math while having fun.
Anyone have any math games they recommend? Not primarily for teaching per se, but using math while having fun.
November 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My 8yo is losing her love of math because of a mean teacher, so we’re trying to think of ways to make it fun at home.
Anyone have any math games they recommend? Not primarily for teaching per se, but using math while having fun.
Anyone have any math games they recommend? Not primarily for teaching per se, but using math while having fun.
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I finally got the camera I ordered months ago, so of course Freddie has been dealing with the burden of me shoving a camera in his face for the past hour while I fidget with the settings.
Anyway. New glamour shot.
Anyway. New glamour shot.
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I finally got the camera I ordered months ago, so of course Freddie has been dealing with the burden of me shoving a camera in his face for the past hour while I fidget with the settings.
Anyway. New glamour shot.
Anyway. New glamour shot.
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Food resources section has been updated to include resources for Montgomery and Prince George's County residents who are furloughed Federal workers: econaction.org/resources-fo...
Resources for Furloughed Federal Workers | Economic Action MD Fund
If you are a furloughed Federal government employee in Maryland, you may be eligible for assistance with food, housing, and utility bills.
econaction.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Food resources section has been updated to include resources for Montgomery and Prince George's County residents who are furloughed Federal workers: econaction.org/resources-fo...
"Their polling addiction ignores more complex political instruments telling them that the working class isn’t just white men and that centrism isn’t enough to bring white voters back into the fold.
It is going to take hard politics."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
It is going to take hard politics."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Their polling addiction ignores more complex political instruments telling them that the working class isn’t just white men and that centrism isn’t enough to bring white voters back into the fold.
It is going to take hard politics."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
It is going to take hard politics."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
Buying a karaoke machine for the kids was a mistake.
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Buying a karaoke machine for the kids was a mistake.
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covid-era self-radicalization of capital against increased labor power + popular perceptions of a trump mandate undermining the immediate perceived costs of capitulation
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
covid-era self-radicalization of capital against increased labor power + popular perceptions of a trump mandate undermining the immediate perceived costs of capitulation
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ordinary americans are filming ice agents and trying to save their neighbors. for all the hemming and hawing during 2024 about how democracy was an elite concern, the elites gave up far more quickly than average people.
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
ordinary americans are filming ice agents and trying to save their neighbors. for all the hemming and hawing during 2024 about how democracy was an elite concern, the elites gave up far more quickly than average people.
People don't mind the boot pinching as long as it's on someone else's neck.
Meritocracy myths go hand in hand with Republican politics, White Christian Nationalism, and racism more generally. So, it won't surprise me if Republicans hold their noses and pay more for their ACA plans, to maintain their sense of superiority (and power) over others more vulnerable than them. 5/
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
People don't mind the boot pinching as long as it's on someone else's neck.
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In other news, would any of y'all be interested in a big Baltimore-themed wycinanki art piece like this?
I have so much other shit to do but I NEED monies and will buckle down to make art for quick cash if it makes sense to.
Not the Pagoda again, something else local-interest tho
I have so much other shit to do but I NEED monies and will buckle down to make art for quick cash if it makes sense to.
Not the Pagoda again, something else local-interest tho
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In other news, would any of y'all be interested in a big Baltimore-themed wycinanki art piece like this?
I have so much other shit to do but I NEED monies and will buckle down to make art for quick cash if it makes sense to.
Not the Pagoda again, something else local-interest tho
I have so much other shit to do but I NEED monies and will buckle down to make art for quick cash if it makes sense to.
Not the Pagoda again, something else local-interest tho
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Attending #ASHG25? Learn how @prsmethods.bsky.social investigators are improving polygenic risk prediction in diverse populations by visiting these talks and posters docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ASHG 2025 PRIMED Abstracts
docs.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Attending #ASHG25? Learn how @prsmethods.bsky.social investigators are improving polygenic risk prediction in diverse populations by visiting these talks and posters docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Getting excited for #ASHG25. The must see talk is tomorrow at 1:30 by Qiuhui (Iris) Li presenting the first large-scale integration of long-read genome sequencing with electronic health record data across >1000 All of Us participants meetings.ashg.org/event/ASHG25...
PheedLoop
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meetings.ashg.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Getting excited for #ASHG25. The must see talk is tomorrow at 1:30 by Qiuhui (Iris) Li presenting the first large-scale integration of long-read genome sequencing with electronic health record data across >1000 All of Us participants meetings.ashg.org/event/ASHG25...
Whoops, wrong hashtag.
If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up!
This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!
If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up!
This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!
Are you going to #ASHG2025 next week in Boston? Interested in getting some mentorship from leading figures in the field (and me)?
Check out our speed mentoring event on Thursday! Sign-ups are online so reserve a spot ASAP.
site.pheedloop.com/event/ASHG25...
Check out our speed mentoring event on Thursday! Sign-ups are online so reserve a spot ASAP.
site.pheedloop.com/event/ASHG25...
PheedLoop
PheedLoop: Hybrid, In-Person & Virtual Event Software
site.pheedloop.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Whoops, wrong hashtag.
If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up!
This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!
If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up!
This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!