Karine G Le Roch
@karineleroch.bsky.social
Professor and Parasitologist captivated by the biology of apicomplexan parasites in general and malaria parasites in particular! Yoga addict and New in 🦋
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Today, I assume my new role as Editor-in-Chief of #mSphere published by @asm.org. In this editorial , I discuss where the journal is today and where it is going. mSphere’s journey and future: a message from the new editor in chief | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
mSphere’s journey and future: a message from the new editor in chief | mSphere
Readers know that mSphere was launched in 2015 as a pan-microbial, multidisciplinary open-access journal that
publishes high-quality, high-impact work across the microbial sciences. However, some
may ...
journals.asm.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today, I assume my new role as Editor-in-Chief of #mSphere published by @asm.org. In this editorial , I discuss where the journal is today and where it is going. mSphere’s journey and future: a message from the new editor in chief | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA 'Very, Very Quickly'
gizmodo.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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"Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards."
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards."
This is so sad!
www.who.int/news/item/11...
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Malaria progress in jeopardy amid foreign aid cuts
The 2025 funding cuts to malaria programmes put millions of additional lives at risk and could reverse decades of progress earned
www.who.int
April 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This is so sad!
www.who.int/news/item/11...
www.who.int/news/item/11...
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NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
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For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/3RdMzMT
Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease
A promising clinical trial marks another milestone for the CRISPR gene editor
scim.ag
March 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/3RdMzMT
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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Good summary on microplastics and our health risks
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Microplastics
They’re in our blood and our brains. They’re in newborns and the elderly, urban and rural, rich and poor. What are they doing to our bodies?
nymag.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good summary on microplastics and our health risks
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nymag.com/intelligence...
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Just got this passed on to us, about the damage at NIH's home campus -- the largest biomedical research institute in the world.
"The articles on cuts and damage assessments are largely grants focused. The grants program is a bit easier to characterize because it’s visible outside the NIH..." 🧪
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"The articles on cuts and damage assessments are largely grants focused. The grants program is a bit easier to characterize because it’s visible outside the NIH..." 🧪
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February 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just got this passed on to us, about the damage at NIH's home campus -- the largest biomedical research institute in the world.
"The articles on cuts and damage assessments are largely grants focused. The grants program is a bit easier to characterize because it’s visible outside the NIH..." 🧪
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"The articles on cuts and damage assessments are largely grants focused. The grants program is a bit easier to characterize because it’s visible outside the NIH..." 🧪
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PASS IT ON
“The 24 hour Economic Blackout"
- Posted by Jon Stewart
WHEN:
Friday February 28th from
12:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M.
Do not make any purchases
Do not shop online, or in-store:
No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy…Nowhere!
Do not spend money on Food & Gas;
Do not use cards
“The 24 hour Economic Blackout"
- Posted by Jon Stewart
WHEN:
Friday February 28th from
12:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M.
Do not make any purchases
Do not shop online, or in-store:
No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy…Nowhere!
Do not spend money on Food & Gas;
Do not use cards
February 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
PASS IT ON
“The 24 hour Economic Blackout"
- Posted by Jon Stewart
WHEN:
Friday February 28th from
12:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M.
Do not make any purchases
Do not shop online, or in-store:
No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy…Nowhere!
Do not spend money on Food & Gas;
Do not use cards
“The 24 hour Economic Blackout"
- Posted by Jon Stewart
WHEN:
Friday February 28th from
12:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M.
Do not make any purchases
Do not shop online, or in-store:
No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy…Nowhere!
Do not spend money on Food & Gas;
Do not use cards
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Mosquito Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.25.639765v1
February 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Mosquito Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.25.639765v1
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OpEd by @scripps.edu Pres. Pete Shultz: "the consequences would extend beyond Scripps Research, threatening the broader San Diego life sciences ecosystem, which contributes over $27 billion to the regional economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs."
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion: Science funding cuts are based on flawed logic. Here’s the truth.
Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health issued supplemental guidance indicating it would immediately impose a 15% cap on indirect costs for research grants, an unprecedented and abrup…
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
OpEd by @scripps.edu Pres. Pete Shultz: "the consequences would extend beyond Scripps Research, threatening the broader San Diego life sciences ecosystem, which contributes over $27 billion to the regional economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs."
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...
Our research community has been under attack. We know how important the research we do is – without it, jobs will be lost, clinical trials will be canceled, and life-saving discoveries will never be made. Please spread the word and sign the letter docs.google.com/forms/d/1Agz...
Protect NIH Research: Advocate for Full Funding
As researchers representing universities across the country, the last few weeks have been filled with uncertainty. As you are aware, the Trump administration’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) prop...
docs.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our research community has been under attack. We know how important the research we do is – without it, jobs will be lost, clinical trials will be canceled, and life-saving discoveries will never be made. Please spread the word and sign the letter docs.google.com/forms/d/1Agz...
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Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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February 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin
www.virgin.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
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Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
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This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
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“Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative…the largest donor to anti-malaria programs…worldwide, have been fired…incl some of the most senior and respected scientists working on malaria control in the world.”
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative…the largest donor to anti-malaria programs…worldwide, have been fired…incl some of the most senior and respected scientists working on malaria control in the world.”
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15%.
In 2018, 10% was tried, but it was blocked by Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/u...
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In 2018, 10% was tried, but it was blocked by Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/u...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH plan to reduce overhead payments draws fire
White House wants to reduce indirect payments from 28% to 10%
www.science.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
15%.
In 2018, 10% was tried, but it was blocked by Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/u...
www.science.org/content/arti...
In 2018, 10% was tried, but it was blocked by Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/u...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
scim.ag
February 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.
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The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.
'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe
Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn
scim.ag
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.