Jeff Keelan
@jkeelan57.bsky.social
Professor of Biomedical Science, jazz-rock guitarist; advocates for science against pseudoscience and misinformation.
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Just tried to search for Trump’s name in the Epstein files library on the DOJ’s website. You’ll be *shocked* to learn that there’s no mention of him whatsoever!
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just tried to search for Trump’s name in the Epstein files library on the DOJ’s website. You’ll be *shocked* to learn that there’s no mention of him whatsoever!
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
73% of Australians are worried about the future of democracy in the USA (ABC reporting).
The impact of the disastrous Trump administration is being noticed around the world.
How long before Americans rise up and take back their democracy?
The impact of the disastrous Trump administration is being noticed around the world.
How long before Americans rise up and take back their democracy?
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
73% of Australians are worried about the future of democracy in the USA (ABC reporting).
The impact of the disastrous Trump administration is being noticed around the world.
How long before Americans rise up and take back their democracy?
The impact of the disastrous Trump administration is being noticed around the world.
How long before Americans rise up and take back their democracy?
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After Trump fired the last director because the numbers were terrible for him. Nothing to see here.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
After Trump fired the last director because the numbers were terrible for him. Nothing to see here.
I can't believe the President of the USA posted this for the world to see. So wrong on so many levels, it illuminates just how cruel, ignorant and corrupt he is. This alone is proof he is deranged, dangerous and not fit for office.
September 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I can't believe the President of the USA posted this for the world to see. So wrong on so many levels, it illuminates just how cruel, ignorant and corrupt he is. This alone is proof he is deranged, dangerous and not fit for office.
Great suggestions. Additional ideas welcome!
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Great suggestions. Additional ideas welcome!
Excellent, well-informed and thoughtful article on the NEJM on the vaccine approval landscape in the US and what needs to happen next:
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | NEJM
The former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices consider paths
forward for U.S. vaccine policy in the wake of their dismissal by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in...
www.nejm.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Excellent, well-informed and thoughtful article on the NEJM on the vaccine approval landscape in the US and what needs to happen next:
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
In my life I've seen the introduction of:
Television
Space flight
Mobile phones
Satellites/GPS
Electronic music
Computers/PCs
Internet
Email
Social media
Smart phones
Online banking
Electric cars
Drones
Solar power
Bitcoin
Generative AI
What on earth is the next 70 years going to bring???
Television
Space flight
Mobile phones
Satellites/GPS
Electronic music
Computers/PCs
Internet
Social media
Smart phones
Online banking
Electric cars
Drones
Solar power
Bitcoin
Generative AI
What on earth is the next 70 years going to bring???
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In my life I've seen the introduction of:
Television
Space flight
Mobile phones
Satellites/GPS
Electronic music
Computers/PCs
Internet
Email
Social media
Smart phones
Online banking
Electric cars
Drones
Solar power
Bitcoin
Generative AI
What on earth is the next 70 years going to bring???
Television
Space flight
Mobile phones
Satellites/GPS
Electronic music
Computers/PCs
Internet
Social media
Smart phones
Online banking
Electric cars
Drones
Solar power
Bitcoin
Generative AI
What on earth is the next 70 years going to bring???
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
Excellent and illuminating article on Harvard's woes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Excellent and illuminating article on Harvard's woes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
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🧪NIH staff have released the Bethesda Declaration, a public statement signed by over 340 scientists and staff, urging their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse significant cuts and freezes to external grants. It comes in response to a proposed 40% budget cut to NIH for 2026. #MedSky
NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown
In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes
www.science.org
June 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🧪NIH staff have released the Bethesda Declaration, a public statement signed by over 340 scientists and staff, urging their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse significant cuts and freezes to external grants. It comes in response to a proposed 40% budget cut to NIH for 2026. #MedSky
Please read the excellent letter in the NEJM regarding the gutting of women's health research under Trump. About $2.5 billion in NIH research funding has been rescinded, much in areas that affect women and families. Thousands of government websites have been stifled.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Undermining Women’s Health Research — Gambling with the Public’s Health | NEJM
The benefits of women’s health research haven’t been limited to women. But actions
by the Trump administration threaten to dismantle the hard-won progress in this area.
www.nejm.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Please read the excellent letter in the NEJM regarding the gutting of women's health research under Trump. About $2.5 billion in NIH research funding has been rescinded, much in areas that affect women and families. Thousands of government websites have been stifled.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Today we celebrate bioinnovation and entrepreneurship in the School of Biomedical Sciences at @UWA.
www.uwa.edu.au/seek-wisdom/...
www.uwa.edu.au/seek-wisdom/...
Biomedical entrepreneurship at UWA paves the way for a bright future in biotechnology
At UWA, our partnerships with biomedical researchers are driving new discoveries in biotechnology, positioning UWA as a leader in the sector.
www.uwa.edu.au
May 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Today we celebrate bioinnovation and entrepreneurship in the School of Biomedical Sciences at @UWA.
www.uwa.edu.au/seek-wisdom/...
www.uwa.edu.au/seek-wisdom/...
Korean study: 38.8M doses of vax, 687 serious adverse events reported = 1:58K
Of 358 in study cohort, 160 deaths <42 days (0.0004% by dose) Median age 69y, multiple comorbidities, causality undetermined.
Antivaxxer: Nearly HALF of Patients with Serious COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries DIE Within 6 Weeks!
Of 358 in study cohort, 160 deaths <42 days (0.0004% by dose) Median age 69y, multiple comorbidities, causality undetermined.
Antivaxxer: Nearly HALF of Patients with Serious COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries DIE Within 6 Weeks!
May 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Korean study: 38.8M doses of vax, 687 serious adverse events reported = 1:58K
Of 358 in study cohort, 160 deaths <42 days (0.0004% by dose) Median age 69y, multiple comorbidities, causality undetermined.
Antivaxxer: Nearly HALF of Patients with Serious COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries DIE Within 6 Weeks!
Of 358 in study cohort, 160 deaths <42 days (0.0004% by dose) Median age 69y, multiple comorbidities, causality undetermined.
Antivaxxer: Nearly HALF of Patients with Serious COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries DIE Within 6 Weeks!
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Powerful new tool against Malaria (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦)
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Powerful new tool against Malaria (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦)
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interesting paper just published in PNAS: researchers identified metallic oxide nanoparticles (~25-1000 nm) in the majority of breast milk samples; they studied biological uptake, dissemination and transfer mechanisms in a mouse model:
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Identification of nanoparticle infiltration in human breast milk: Chemical profiles and trajectory pathways | PNAS
Breast milk is crucial for infant health, offering essential nutrients and immune
protection. However, despite increasing exposure risks from nanop...
pnas.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Interesting paper just published in PNAS: researchers identified metallic oxide nanoparticles (~25-1000 nm) in the majority of breast milk samples; they studied biological uptake, dissemination and transfer mechanisms in a mouse model:
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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🧪 Here is a resource that tracks federal grants that have been terminated.
grant-watch.us
grant-watch.us
Grant Watch
grant-watch.us
May 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🧪 Here is a resource that tracks federal grants that have been terminated.
grant-watch.us
grant-watch.us
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Academic friends, if your NSF grants have been terminated by the administration, FABBS is hosting a webinar Friday about appealing the decisions. It's important that as many people appeal as possible to show we're not accepting this targeting of science. Link to the webinar registration is below.
May 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Academic friends, if your NSF grants have been terminated by the administration, FABBS is hosting a webinar Friday about appealing the decisions. It's important that as many people appeal as possible to show we're not accepting this targeting of science. Link to the webinar registration is below.
Of 400 phase 2/3 vaccine trials, only 22 included pregnant women. We need to do better and change the clinical trial culture.
Great infographic presented at the 2025 SRI meeting earlier this year.
Great infographic presented at the 2025 SRI meeting earlier this year.
Science communication helps bridge the gap between scientists and the general public. The SRI infographic contest was launched to help our members build their sci-comm skills. Tina Yi-Jin Hsieh was one of this year's winners for her submission, "Vaccine Research in Pregnancy Matters."
May 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Of 400 phase 2/3 vaccine trials, only 22 included pregnant women. We need to do better and change the clinical trial culture.
Great infographic presented at the 2025 SRI meeting earlier this year.
Great infographic presented at the 2025 SRI meeting earlier this year.
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105 controlled vaccine trials.
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
105 controlled vaccine trials.
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
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𝐓𝐁 𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐁
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Study from Kiessling Lab MIT in PNAS exploits a rare sugar—methylthioxylofuranose (MTX)—to tag TB’s virulence glycans with oxaziridine probes
Method distinguishes TB from nonpathogenic relatives and enables live-cell imaging, great promise toward diagnostics
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Study from Kiessling Lab MIT in PNAS exploits a rare sugar—methylthioxylofuranose (MTX)—to tag TB’s virulence glycans with oxaziridine probes
Method distinguishes TB from nonpathogenic relatives and enables live-cell imaging, great promise toward diagnostics
New molecular label could lead to simpler, faster tuberculosis tests
MIT chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.
news.mit.edu
May 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
𝐓𝐁 𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐁
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Study from Kiessling Lab MIT in PNAS exploits a rare sugar—methylthioxylofuranose (MTX)—to tag TB’s virulence glycans with oxaziridine probes
Method distinguishes TB from nonpathogenic relatives and enables live-cell imaging, great promise toward diagnostics
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Study from Kiessling Lab MIT in PNAS exploits a rare sugar—methylthioxylofuranose (MTX)—to tag TB’s virulence glycans with oxaziridine probes
Method distinguishes TB from nonpathogenic relatives and enables live-cell imaging, great promise toward diagnostics
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Reposted by Jeff Keelan
Insane is exactly the phrase I would have used!
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
Agency will make researchers outside United States seek grants of their own rather than “subawards” from U.S. scientists
www.science.org
May 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Insane is exactly the phrase I would have used!
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
www.science.org/content/arti...
Excellent article detailing the devastating consequences of the Trump administration's war on health research funding:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How to respond when biomedical science and global health is under existential threat - Nature Reviews Immunology
US spending in biomedicine has driven pre-eminence in academia, Nobel prizes, scientific training discovery, translation and healthcare. The associated USAID spend on global health programmes has worl...
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Excellent article detailing the devastating consequences of the Trump administration's war on health research funding:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Recently, a new class of therapeutics that disable the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), which protects IgG from degradation, has emerged to treat IgG-mediated autoimmune disease. Learn more in a new review: nej.md/42gEZYk
#MedSky #GastroSky
#MedSky #GastroSky
April 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Recently, a new class of therapeutics that disable the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), which protects IgG from degradation, has emerged to treat IgG-mediated autoimmune disease. Learn more in a new review: nej.md/42gEZYk
#MedSky #GastroSky
#MedSky #GastroSky