Kristina Penniston
@krispenniston.bsky.social
Concerned and compassionate citizen, scientist, kidney stone researcher, registered dietitian, CAIRIBU Interactions Core director, and proud UW-Madison Badger
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I am sending so much love to my colleagues at NIH today. They are incredible people and scientists and don’t serve any of this. 💔
April 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I am sending so much love to my colleagues at NIH today. They are incredible people and scientists and don’t serve any of this. 💔
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Every Democratic Senator should be doing what @booker.senate.gov is doing right now, back-to-back, nonstop.
April 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Every Democratic Senator should be doing what @booker.senate.gov is doing right now, back-to-back, nonstop.
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It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
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Way to go Wisconsin! ✊🇺🇸💚
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Way to go Wisconsin! ✊🇺🇸💚
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
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"If the president's special envoy is okay with Russia serially eating neighboring countries, and continuing to roll through up to and through NATO bounds, then he is essentially saying he's okay with the potential of a World War III."
Susan Rice joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
Susan Rice joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
April 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"If the president's special envoy is okay with Russia serially eating neighboring countries, and continuing to roll through up to and through NATO bounds, then he is essentially saying he's okay with the potential of a World War III."
Susan Rice joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
Susan Rice joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
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Science makes us stronger, healthier, and more prosperous. My heart is hurting today for those NIH, CDC, FDA employees who dedicated their lives to supporting science and now have lost their jobs
This Saturday - April 5 - noon to 4pm @ Colorado State Capitol in Denver (or find an event near you)
This Saturday - April 5 - noon to 4pm @ Colorado State Capitol in Denver (or find an event near you)
We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th!
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Science makes us stronger, healthier, and more prosperous. My heart is hurting today for those NIH, CDC, FDA employees who dedicated their lives to supporting science and now have lost their jobs
This Saturday - April 5 - noon to 4pm @ Colorado State Capitol in Denver (or find an event near you)
This Saturday - April 5 - noon to 4pm @ Colorado State Capitol in Denver (or find an event near you)
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The number of new grants handed out by the National Science Foundation since President Donald Trump took office has fallen by nearly 50% compared with the same 2-month period 1 year ago. scim.ag/42dCJjc
NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office
The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards
scim.ag
April 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The number of new grants handed out by the National Science Foundation since President Donald Trump took office has fallen by nearly 50% compared with the same 2-month period 1 year ago. scim.ag/42dCJjc
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Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Yay Senator Cory Booker!!! Loved it when you read letters from wisconsin citizens and acknowledged their struggles. Thank you for standing up for us! @booker.senate.gov
April 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Yay Senator Cory Booker!!! Loved it when you read letters from wisconsin citizens and acknowledged their struggles. Thank you for standing up for us! @booker.senate.gov
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That Kristi Noem video with the detainees is so upsetting and the fact any sizable fraction, let alone a majority, of our society would endorse it is evidence of a deep rot in our entire culture. Like until you answer what fuels the appetite for that kind of thing it will only get worse
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That Kristi Noem video with the detainees is so upsetting and the fact any sizable fraction, let alone a majority, of our society would endorse it is evidence of a deep rot in our entire culture. Like until you answer what fuels the appetite for that kind of thing it will only get worse
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Apparently, immigrant labor is not wanted in Florida, but child labor is!! Are we great yet?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Florida child labor bill SB 918 would let minors as young as 14 work overnight
Ron DeSantis and other Florida lawmakers propose replacing undocumented workers with children.
www.usatoday.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Apparently, immigrant labor is not wanted in Florida, but child labor is!! Are we great yet?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
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This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
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DOGE is working to dismantle the CFPB despite the important work it has done to protect American consumers.
It seems these efforts are just an attempt to help wealthy corporate interests line their pockets and escape government regulation.
It seems these efforts are just an attempt to help wealthy corporate interests line their pockets and escape government regulation.
Attacks on the CFPB highlight DOGE’s pretense - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Shutting down that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would almost certainly reduce government efficiency, not increase it.
www.citizensforethics.org
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
DOGE is working to dismantle the CFPB despite the important work it has done to protect American consumers.
It seems these efforts are just an attempt to help wealthy corporate interests line their pockets and escape government regulation.
It seems these efforts are just an attempt to help wealthy corporate interests line their pockets and escape government regulation.
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Hear her! And you will feel the pain. 😭
March 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hear her! And you will feel the pain. 😭
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Folks are going to hell with this bullshit
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Folks are going to hell with this bullshit
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"I have a colleague...his fingers were crushed... They showed him a picture of his wife & said 'we're going to gang rape her in front of you if you don't admit you're Hamas.'"
Dr Mark Perlmutter, in Gaza, on what Israel is doing to Palestinian doctors.
My full interview: zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
Dr Mark Perlmutter, in Gaza, on what Israel is doing to Palestinian doctors.
My full interview: zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
March 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"I have a colleague...his fingers were crushed... They showed him a picture of his wife & said 'we're going to gang rape her in front of you if you don't admit you're Hamas.'"
Dr Mark Perlmutter, in Gaza, on what Israel is doing to Palestinian doctors.
My full interview: zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
Dr Mark Perlmutter, in Gaza, on what Israel is doing to Palestinian doctors.
My full interview: zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
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Last week’s Data Science Research Bazaar was a big success, and it would not have been possible without the support of our generous campus and industry sponsors. Thank you! datascience.wisc.edu/2025/03/25/t...
March 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Last week’s Data Science Research Bazaar was a big success, and it would not have been possible without the support of our generous campus and industry sponsors. Thank you! datascience.wisc.edu/2025/03/25/t...
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Are you a student researching diabetes, kidney, digestive, obesity, metabolic, liver, endocrine, urology, nutrition, or hematology diseases?
The 2025 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program offers an opportunity to utilize dkNET tools and resources in your research project. dknet.org/about/Summer...
The 2025 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program offers an opportunity to utilize dkNET tools and resources in your research project. dknet.org/about/Summer...
March 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Are you a student researching diabetes, kidney, digestive, obesity, metabolic, liver, endocrine, urology, nutrition, or hematology diseases?
The 2025 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program offers an opportunity to utilize dkNET tools and resources in your research project. dknet.org/about/Summer...
The 2025 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program offers an opportunity to utilize dkNET tools and resources in your research project. dknet.org/about/Summer...
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🚨 Preprint update
Excited to share our updated preprint on the biochemical ecology of recurrent UTI.
🧬 #Metagenomics + #metabolomics
🧪 Lipid biomarkers for active UTI (AUC = 0.91)
⚠️ DCA as a predictor of recurrence
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#UTI #Microbiome #Metabolomics #PrecisionMedicine
Excited to share our updated preprint on the biochemical ecology of recurrent UTI.
🧬 #Metagenomics + #metabolomics
🧪 Lipid biomarkers for active UTI (AUC = 0.91)
⚠️ DCA as a predictor of recurrence
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#UTI #Microbiome #Metabolomics #PrecisionMedicine
Urinary biochemical ecology reveals microbiome-metabolite interactions and metabolic markers of recurrent urinary tract infection
Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are a major clinical challenge and their increasing prevalence underscores the need to define host-microbiome interactions underlying susceptibility. How the...
doi.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🚨 Preprint update
Excited to share our updated preprint on the biochemical ecology of recurrent UTI.
🧬 #Metagenomics + #metabolomics
🧪 Lipid biomarkers for active UTI (AUC = 0.91)
⚠️ DCA as a predictor of recurrence
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#UTI #Microbiome #Metabolomics #PrecisionMedicine
Excited to share our updated preprint on the biochemical ecology of recurrent UTI.
🧬 #Metagenomics + #metabolomics
🧪 Lipid biomarkers for active UTI (AUC = 0.91)
⚠️ DCA as a predictor of recurrence
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#UTI #Microbiome #Metabolomics #PrecisionMedicine
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NIH employees should NOT be complying with these data calls.
This data call raises serious first amendment concerns, and no NIH employee should obey it until a serious outside Constitutional attorney and/or court has weighed in.
Don’t break the law, NIH workers! Even if the GC tells you to.
This data call raises serious first amendment concerns, and no NIH employee should obey it until a serious outside Constitutional attorney and/or court has weighed in.
Don’t break the law, NIH workers! Even if the GC tells you to.
🚨 NIH sent out another data call, this time for projects "related to any form of censorship at all or directing people to believe one idea over another related to health outcomes… e,g., any contracts to promote COVID vaccine uptake," I'm told.
These data calls have recently preceded terminations.
These data calls have recently preceded terminations.
March 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
NIH employees should NOT be complying with these data calls.
This data call raises serious first amendment concerns, and no NIH employee should obey it until a serious outside Constitutional attorney and/or court has weighed in.
Don’t break the law, NIH workers! Even if the GC tells you to.
This data call raises serious first amendment concerns, and no NIH employee should obey it until a serious outside Constitutional attorney and/or court has weighed in.
Don’t break the law, NIH workers! Even if the GC tells you to.
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🧪 More research into women's health is badly needed, #NIH had been moving more in this direction, and the Trump/Musk cuts have harmed this effort.
I’m so glad USA Today covered adenomyosis. I struggled with this “silent disease” for decades. It caused my infertility and because I had go on hormonal birth control (which contributed to my DVTs) it nearly killed me. We need better treatments, even as Trump/DOGE is killing uterine health research.
Adenomyosis, the 'silent illness' plaguing their lives, goes undiagnosed for decades
This 'silent disease' plagued these women's lives for decades. One woman lost her dream job. For another, the diagnosis came after her hysterectomy.
www.usatoday.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🧪 More research into women's health is badly needed, #NIH had been moving more in this direction, and the Trump/Musk cuts have harmed this effort.
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Here's one group of institutes that give hope: bsky.app/profile/drse...
Love to see this from @korisuzuki.bsky.social at KPBS, showing community college leaders in San Diego stand up & defend the value of their institutions' diversity initiatives, instead of staying silent & hoping they'll be safe.
More higher ed leaders need to do this! www.kpbs.org/news/educati...
More higher ed leaders need to do this! www.kpbs.org/news/educati...
San Diego and Chula Vista community colleges say their diversity programs aren't going anywhere
The response comes weeks after the Trump administration ordered schools cease all efforts to support racial diversity or risk losing federal funding.
www.kpbs.org
March 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Here's one group of institutes that give hope: bsky.app/profile/drse...
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This breaks my heart. My salary at St. Jude was paid through our comprehensive cancer center grant. My wife's oncologist is at a comprehensive cancer center. Millions of children and adults with cancer get treatment in these 57 centers around the country. These are essential locations for research.🧪
The NCI grant supporting the Columbia comprehensive cancer center was terminated. Tell me how terminating support for cancer research helps the economy.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
March 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This breaks my heart. My salary at St. Jude was paid through our comprehensive cancer center grant. My wife's oncologist is at a comprehensive cancer center. Millions of children and adults with cancer get treatment in these 57 centers around the country. These are essential locations for research.🧪
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Are you looking for a postdoc position (University of Washington, Seattle)?
Apply now to work on a project involving optimizing a novel biomaterial to clear uropathogenic bacteria in a rodent model of UTIs. Applications are due April 1st!
Info: cairibu.urology.wisc.edu/cairibu-kiosk/
Apply now to work on a project involving optimizing a novel biomaterial to clear uropathogenic bacteria in a rodent model of UTIs. Applications are due April 1st!
Info: cairibu.urology.wisc.edu/cairibu-kiosk/
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Are you looking for a postdoc position (University of Washington, Seattle)?
Apply now to work on a project involving optimizing a novel biomaterial to clear uropathogenic bacteria in a rodent model of UTIs. Applications are due April 1st!
Info: cairibu.urology.wisc.edu/cairibu-kiosk/
Apply now to work on a project involving optimizing a novel biomaterial to clear uropathogenic bacteria in a rodent model of UTIs. Applications are due April 1st!
Info: cairibu.urology.wisc.edu/cairibu-kiosk/