Matthew Wheeler 🦋
@mwheelermd.bsky.social
Physician-scientist @stanford medicine, AHFTC, genomics of rare disease, cardiovascular genetics, exercise multiomics, cardiomyopathy, novel therapeutics and data. #motrpac #UDN #Gregor #CFDE . Husband, kids and cats, mountains and snow. Resist hate.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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Stanford Department of Medicine is recruiting a Division Chief for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
If you're passionate about advancing digestive health and leading a dynamic team, I invite you to apply.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
If you're passionate about advancing digestive health and leading a dynamic team, I invite you to apply.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
April 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Stanford Department of Medicine is recruiting a Division Chief for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
If you're passionate about advancing digestive health and leading a dynamic team, I invite you to apply.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
If you're passionate about advancing digestive health and leading a dynamic team, I invite you to apply.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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A few weeks ago, I had an incredibly emotional call with James Coney, a writer for the Sunday Times whose son Charlie was in the @genomicsengland.bsky.social 100k project and was recently diagnosed with ReNU syndrome. This beautiful article tells their story ❤️ www.thetimes.com/article/0bcc...
My son Charlie — and the breakthrough that changed our lives
James Coney and his wife, Sarah, struggled not knowing why their 12-year-old was born with a severe learning disability. In their darkest moments, they blamed themselves. Then, out of the blue, came a...
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March 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A few weeks ago, I had an incredibly emotional call with James Coney, a writer for the Sunday Times whose son Charlie was in the @genomicsengland.bsky.social 100k project and was recently diagnosed with ReNU syndrome. This beautiful article tells their story ❤️ www.thetimes.com/article/0bcc...
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It has been 38 days since the last NIH meeting was posted in the Federal Register. Reminder to call your Senator and Representative.
February 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It has been 38 days since the last NIH meeting was posted in the Federal Register. Reminder to call your Senator and Representative.
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Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️
www.rarediseaseday.org
www.rarediseaseday.org
Rare Disease Day 2025 – Raising awareness for people living with rare diseases and their families worldwide.
www.rarediseaseday.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️
www.rarediseaseday.org
www.rarediseaseday.org
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No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
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If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.
I had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning.
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
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#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
🤬
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.
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NIH awards have quite literally flatlined since the change in administration. Council meetings, where the decisions on which grants to fund are made, are being canceled daily. No meetings, no decisions, no grants. The freeze is most definitely on, folks.
Here's a quantitative illustration of what's happening with NIH funding.
February 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NIH awards have quite literally flatlined since the change in administration. Council meetings, where the decisions on which grants to fund are made, are being canceled daily. No meetings, no decisions, no grants. The freeze is most definitely on, folks.
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Joe DeRisi: "The feeling within the university, from my perspective, has been one that borders on panic"
missionlocal.org/2025/02/ucsf...
missionlocal.org/2025/02/ucsf...
UCSF ‘borders on panic’ facing potential Trump funding slash
As the lead of the Center for AIDS Research at UCSF, Dr. Monica Gandhi is spending the month in a world of devastating “what-ifs.”
missionlocal.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Joe DeRisi: "The feeling within the university, from my perspective, has been one that borders on panic"
missionlocal.org/2025/02/ucsf...
missionlocal.org/2025/02/ucsf...
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I'm Blake Gendebien, the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in #NY21
This election will be tough, but I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done. Will you?
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This election will be tough, but I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done. Will you?
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February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm Blake Gendebien, the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in #NY21
This election will be tough, but I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done. Will you?
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This election will be tough, but I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done. Will you?
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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This is the message we need to send at #TeslaTakedown protests today: we know Tesla's trillion dollar valuation is built on fraud and abuse, and we are coming for it. We will make Tesla ownership a taboo, cars and stock, unthinkable to anyone who believes in the basic values of the U.S. constitution
February 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is the message we need to send at #TeslaTakedown protests today: we know Tesla's trillion dollar valuation is built on fraud and abuse, and we are coming for it. We will make Tesla ownership a taboo, cars and stock, unthinkable to anyone who believes in the basic values of the U.S. constitution
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"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
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BREAKING
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.
popular.info
February 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
BREAKING
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
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📑 New paper alert! Our work on returning #multi-omics results to research participants
Key message-We need better systems and policies for returning research results in the multi-omics era
🙏 Thanks to my team of co-authors for tackling this complex issue in #researchethics
🔗 tinyurl.com/3hzc587m
Key message-We need better systems and policies for returning research results in the multi-omics era
🙏 Thanks to my team of co-authors for tackling this complex issue in #researchethics
🔗 tinyurl.com/3hzc587m
Researcher views on returning results from multi-omics data to research participants: insights from The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) Study - BMC Medical Ethics
Background There is growing consensus in favor of returning individual specific research results that are clinically actionable, valid, and reliable. However, deciding what and how research results sh...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
📑 New paper alert! Our work on returning #multi-omics results to research participants
Key message-We need better systems and policies for returning research results in the multi-omics era
🙏 Thanks to my team of co-authors for tackling this complex issue in #researchethics
🔗 tinyurl.com/3hzc587m
Key message-We need better systems and policies for returning research results in the multi-omics era
🙏 Thanks to my team of co-authors for tackling this complex issue in #researchethics
🔗 tinyurl.com/3hzc587m
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More like Skynet
January 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
More like Skynet
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Day two of the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein scientific launch conference. The morning session is focusing on cultivated meat / cellular agriculture. Such an interesting topic that continues to defy belief.
January 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Day two of the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein scientific launch conference. The morning session is focusing on cultivated meat / cellular agriculture. Such an interesting topic that continues to defy belief.
Congrats Sarah Abramowitz and Kristin Boulier and colleagues on this important work!
Despite similar performance at the population level, different coronary heart disease polygenic risk scores produced highly variable individual-level risk estimates. #AHA24
https://ja.ma/3YTigyp
https://ja.ma/3YTigyp
November 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Congrats Sarah Abramowitz and Kristin Boulier and colleagues on this important work!