Jon Bråte
@jonbrate.bsky.social
Viruses. Bioinformatics. Evolution. Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Wow 🤩
📢 The Carpentries is in Forbes!
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules
A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.
www.forbes.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wow 🤩
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Only 4 days left to the deadline: Become our new colleague as associate professor in biostatistical machine learning at Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology @ocbe.bsky.social and our Centre of Knowledge-driven Machine Learning Integreat!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924) | University of Oslo
Job title: Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
May 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Only 4 days left to the deadline: Become our new colleague as associate professor in biostatistical machine learning at Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology @ocbe.bsky.social and our Centre of Knowledge-driven Machine Learning Integreat!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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OK, this is pretty cool. My first ever lab mate from the Ford Denison lab, @tobykiers.bsky.social and I had nearly back to back covers this month at Nature. Neither of us work on the legume-rhizobium symbiosis anymore, and both work in fungi!
Also- look at how similar those network topologies are!
Also- look at how similar those network topologies are!
March 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
OK, this is pretty cool. My first ever lab mate from the Ford Denison lab, @tobykiers.bsky.social and I had nearly back to back covers this month at Nature. Neither of us work on the legume-rhizobium symbiosis anymore, and both work in fungi!
Also- look at how similar those network topologies are!
Also- look at how similar those network topologies are!
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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New version of R is out!
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
What's new in R 4.5.0?
Here we summarise some of the more interesting changes that have been introduced in R 4.5.0.
www.jumpingrivers.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New version of R is out!
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
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– Vi ga opp ideen om at viruset var konstruert, ganske raskt. Der endret både jeg og de andre mening i løpet av bare noen dager. Men spesielt jeg satt igjen med en tanke om at viruset kunne ha vært dyrket, sier Kristian Andersen. (M+)
Kom koronaviruset fra naturen eller et laboratorium? Kristian Andersen mener han vet svaret
Virusforsker Kristian Andersen trues på livet og anklages for å ha forledet verden om hvordan pandemien startet. I et besøk i Norge gikk han til kraftig motangrep på norske kritikere. Absolutt alle sp...
www.morgenbladet.no
December 20, 2024 at 7:51 PM
– Vi ga opp ideen om at viruset var konstruert, ganske raskt. Der endret både jeg og de andre mening i løpet av bare noen dager. Men spesielt jeg satt igjen med en tanke om at viruset kunne ha vært dyrket, sier Kristian Andersen. (M+)
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It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Check out our latest study now published in @plosbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... A study performed with Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier Hardy, @msuchard.bsky.social, @stephaneguindon.bsky.social, and Philippe Lemey (1/7)
December 4, 2024 at 8:49 AM
How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Check out our latest study now published in @plosbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... A study performed with Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier Hardy, @msuchard.bsky.social, @stephaneguindon.bsky.social, and Philippe Lemey (1/7)
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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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"What's happening with this mystery illness in the Congo"
I've gotten this text dozens of times in the past few days.
Here's what we know. What we don't.
And what really matters 🧵
I've gotten this text dozens of times in the past few days.
Here's what we know. What we don't.
And what really matters 🧵
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 AM
"What's happening with this mystery illness in the Congo"
I've gotten this text dozens of times in the past few days.
Here's what we know. What we don't.
And what really matters 🧵
I've gotten this text dozens of times in the past few days.
Here's what we know. What we don't.
And what really matters 🧵
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Eldre bør ta oppfriskningsdose med koronavaksine www.fhi.no/nyheter/2024...
Eldre bør ta oppfriskningsdose med koronavaksine
Eldre har lavt nivå av beskyttende antistoffer mot de nyeste varianter av SARS-CoV-2 viruset viser en ny studie fra Folkehelseinstituttet. Derfor bør eldre ta oppfriskningsdose med koronavaksine.
www.fhi.no
November 22, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Eldre bør ta oppfriskningsdose med koronavaksine www.fhi.no/nyheter/2024...
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I’ve updated SARSCoV2 RBD antibody-escape calculator w new deep mutational scanning data of Yunlong Cao & Fanchong Jian.
My interpretation: antigenic evolution currently constrained by pleiotropic effects of mutations on RBD-ACE2 affinity, RBD up-down position & antibody neutralization
My interpretation: antigenic evolution currently constrained by pleiotropic effects of mutations on RBD-ACE2 affinity, RBD up-down position & antibody neutralization
November 21, 2024 at 11:22 PM
I’ve updated SARSCoV2 RBD antibody-escape calculator w new deep mutational scanning data of Yunlong Cao & Fanchong Jian.
My interpretation: antigenic evolution currently constrained by pleiotropic effects of mutations on RBD-ACE2 affinity, RBD up-down position & antibody neutralization
My interpretation: antigenic evolution currently constrained by pleiotropic effects of mutations on RBD-ACE2 affinity, RBD up-down position & antibody neutralization