Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
@profdasgupta.bsky.social
Author of 📚 Where Biology Ends & Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from our DNA 🧬 @UCPress Genetics Ed, BUMedical, PastPres APHMG, FulbrightPrgr 🇪🇬 shoumitadasgupta.com
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Thank you to all who have already engaged with my 📖, Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA. Your kindness & support give life, and have uplifted my book to a #1 New Release in Genetics (and other groups). I'm happy to share that the audiobook is also now available!
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers - obituary written by incredible writer Sharon Begley before her own passing.
“When you think of yourself as a master of the universe, you think you can, or should, get away with things.”
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“When you think of yourself as a master of the universe, you think you can, or should, get away with things.”
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers - obituary written by incredible writer Sharon Begley before her own passing.
“When you think of yourself as a master of the universe, you think you can, or should, get away with things.”
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
“When you think of yourself as a master of the universe, you think you can, or should, get away with things.”
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
Iowa needs more OB-GYNs. Is their abortion ban part of the problem? “Recent data on residency apps show that state abortion bans may be influencing the next generation of 🩺. ⬇️ med students are applying to OB-GYN residency programs in states that restrict or ban abortion.” data analysis from AAMC
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Iowa needs more OB-GYNs. Is their abortion ban part of the problem? “Recent data on residency apps show that state abortion bans may be influencing the next generation of 🩺. ⬇️ med students are applying to OB-GYN residency programs in states that restrict or ban abortion.” data analysis from AAMC
Have you been meaning to get or gift a copy of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA? Here's a chance to get a signed copy & support Genetic Support Foundation with your purchase - bid here before Saturday at 10 pm! #GeneChat #NSGC25 airauctioneer.com/gcs-got-tale...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Have you been meaning to get or gift a copy of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA? Here's a chance to get a signed copy & support Genetic Support Foundation with your purchase - bid here before Saturday at 10 pm! #GeneChat #NSGC25 airauctioneer.com/gcs-got-tale...
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Thrilled to be discussing Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social
November 12
12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
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Thrilled to be discussing Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social
November 12
12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Register here and tell your friends!
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October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Thrilled to be discussing Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social
November 12
12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Register here and tell your friends!
learning.ashg.org/products/mee...
Thrilled to be discussing Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social
November 12
12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Register here and tell your friends!
learning.ashg.org/products/mee...
"If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." @joann-trejo.bsky.social @marymunson4.bsky.social @needhibhalla.bsky.social 🙌🏾
@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." @joann-trejo.bsky.social @marymunson4.bsky.social @needhibhalla.bsky.social 🙌🏾
On Eugenics vs. "Genetic Optimization": "These reckless, overpromised, and oftentimes just straight-up manipulative embryo selection applications are a risk for the credibility and the utility of these clinical tools." @sashagusevposts.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/16/1...
The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess
A new field of science claims to be able to predict aesthetic traits, intelligence, and even moral character in embryos. Is this the next step in human evolution or something more dangerous?
www.technologyreview.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On Eugenics vs. "Genetic Optimization": "These reckless, overpromised, and oftentimes just straight-up manipulative embryo selection applications are a risk for the credibility and the utility of these clinical tools." @sashagusevposts.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/16/1...
Sitting in the airport right now - good thing I booked early between the closed runway and reduced air traffic control staff, hopefully I get out tonight! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
Looking forward to exhibiting at the MD/DC Society of Genetics Counselors annual education conference this Friday 10/24 on behalf of @pged.bsky.social. @profdasgupta.bsky.social has a keynote! #genetics www.mdcgc.org
Maryland and DC Society of Genetic Counselors (MDCGC)
www.mdcgc.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sitting in the airport right now - good thing I booked early between the closed runway and reduced air traffic control staff, hopefully I get out tonight! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
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Building community! Finishing undergrad (or just finished) and interested in gaining research experience before applying to PhD programs and also want to be part of a group that cares about you? Join our next matchmaking event!! Jan 30th 9am - 1pm PT propelscholars.org/matchmaking-...
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Building community! Finishing undergrad (or just finished) and interested in gaining research experience before applying to PhD programs and also want to be part of a group that cares about you? Join our next matchmaking event!! Jan 30th 9am - 1pm PT propelscholars.org/matchmaking-...
"The Trump administration appears 2 have already made its conclusions abt higher ed, & is now seeking 2 backfill the data that will justify them. Trump’s precise vision 4 elite academia remains ill-defined, but it does not seem 2 make much room 4 nonwhite faces." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda
A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"The Trump administration appears 2 have already made its conclusions abt higher ed, & is now seeking 2 backfill the data that will justify them. Trump’s precise vision 4 elite academia remains ill-defined, but it does not seem 2 make much room 4 nonwhite faces." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
🧪🧬 Today! Hope to see you here at #ASHG25 - "Lessons from the Field: A Dialogue on Promoting Opportunity and Engagement in Human Genetics and Genomics"
11:45 am - 1:15 pm in room 104AB
11:45 am - 1:15 pm in room 104AB
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🧪🧬 Today! Hope to see you here at #ASHG25 - "Lessons from the Field: A Dialogue on Promoting Opportunity and Engagement in Human Genetics and Genomics"
11:45 am - 1:15 pm in room 104AB
11:45 am - 1:15 pm in room 104AB
"The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for an intentional and targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency..." www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for an intentional and targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency..." www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Welcome to Boston, Team Genetics! Really excited that #ASHG25 is here! Hope to see many of you there, especially at my talk tomorrow. 🧬🧪
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ASHG 2025 Lessons from the Field: A Dialogue on Promoting Opportunity and Engagement in Human Genetics and Genomics
Interactive discussions on strategies for building a workforce where all individuals are encouraged to share their varied perspectives and experiences to enrich and benefit scientific knowledge
www.ashg.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Welcome to Boston, Team Genetics! Really excited that #ASHG25 is here! Hope to see many of you there, especially at my talk tomorrow. 🧬🧪
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www.ashg.org/product/ashg...
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In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
As they say in Hamilton, “Immigrants, [we] get the job done.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
As they say in Hamilton, “Immigrants, [we] get the job done.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Shoumita Dasgupta - The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism: Eliminating neurodiversity is a dangerous goal. www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.com
The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism
“The current political establishment and their supporters have consistently pathologized difference,” particularly when it comes to autism, a professor of medicine writes.
www.statnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Shoumita Dasgupta - The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism: Eliminating neurodiversity is a dangerous goal. www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.com
🧪 I was going to say that I’m happy to share my latest, but I’d much rather be without the reasons to write it: The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.com
The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism
“The current political establishment and their supporters have consistently pathologized difference,” particularly when it comes to autism, a professor of medicine writes.
www.statnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🧪 I was going to say that I’m happy to share my latest, but I’d much rather be without the reasons to write it: The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.com
These Patients Got the Cure, Then It Went Away: When gene therapies and genome editing for rare disease are pulled for economic reasons. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...
These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
These Patients Got the Cure, Then It Went Away: When gene therapies and genome editing for rare disease are pulled for economic reasons. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
“At a time when diversity initiatives are being weaponized, the unraveling of this [F31D] program represents another barrier that continues to keep people like us from having a seat at the table.“ www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/n...
I’m one of the Ph.D. students caught up in the cancelation of ‘diversity’ grants. I’m heartbroken
I’m one of the Ph.D. students caught up in the cancelation of ‘diversity’ grants. I’m heartbroken
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September 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“At a time when diversity initiatives are being weaponized, the unraveling of this [F31D] program represents another barrier that continues to keep people like us from having a seat at the table.“ www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/n...
🇺🇸's 🩺 Shortage Is Getting Worse. Abortion Bans Are to Blame “Doctors don’t want to work where their judgment is constantly questioned & they face ruinous consequences—including losing their license & being sentenced to prison—just for trying to do right by their patients.” apple.news/ASpdyl1GPSuC...
America's Doctor Shortage Is Getting Worse. Abortion Bans Are to Blame. — TIME
Why America's future doctors are avoiding abortion-ban states.
apple.news
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🇺🇸's 🩺 Shortage Is Getting Worse. Abortion Bans Are to Blame “Doctors don’t want to work where their judgment is constantly questioned & they face ruinous consequences—including losing their license & being sentenced to prison—just for trying to do right by their patients.” apple.news/ASpdyl1GPSuC...
Two signed copies of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA 🧬 on the shelves of Harvard Bookstore for anyone who is interested! 📚
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Two signed copies of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA 🧬 on the shelves of Harvard Bookstore for anyone who is interested! 📚
Reposted by Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
Wow, we're in amazing company there! What a great book haul! WHERE BIOLOGY ENDS AND BIAS BEGINS looks super interesting!
July 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wow, we're in amazing company there! What a great book haul! WHERE BIOLOGY ENDS AND BIAS BEGINS looks super interesting!