Quinn Eastman
@qeastman.bsky.social
Interested in sleep/neuroscience. Author of "The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up." Technical editor/communications for Emory Dept of Human Genetics
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On NPR's nationally syndicated radio program "All Things Considered," three SfN members speak about the funding and career challenges facing the neuroscience community.
🔗 vist.ly/4enax
#NeuroAdvocate #SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence
🔗 vist.ly/4enax
#NeuroAdvocate #SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence
Young brain researchers ponder other careers amid federal funding cuts
Cuts and disruptions to federal research funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
On NPR's nationally syndicated radio program "All Things Considered," three SfN members speak about the funding and career challenges facing the neuroscience community.
🔗 vist.ly/4enax
#NeuroAdvocate #SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence
🔗 vist.ly/4enax
#NeuroAdvocate #SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence
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We're leveraging our flu human challenge study at Emory University. Participants will talk, sing, and cough into a modified version of our sampling tunnel described at www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1..., with and without far-UVC lamps. Bill Lindsley redesigned the tunnel.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We're leveraging our flu human challenge study at Emory University. Participants will talk, sing, and cough into a modified version of our sampling tunnel described at www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1..., with and without far-UVC lamps. Bill Lindsley redesigned the tunnel.
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
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This is designed to tank public health & primary care by excluding public health professions, advanced nursing practice, physical & occupational therapy from loans that can cover the cost of education. This is going to make an existing workforce crisis worse.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is designed to tank public health & primary care by excluding public health professions, advanced nursing practice, physical & occupational therapy from loans that can cover the cost of education. This is going to make an existing workforce crisis worse.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
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Previous multiple sclerosis, now the potential role of Epstein Barr virus for driving lupus (SLE)
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Previous multiple sclerosis, now the potential role of Epstein Barr virus for driving lupus (SLE)
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My daughter put Dawkins' The Selfish Gene on her Xmas wish list. Dawkins had some influential ideas back in the day but became a bit of a creep, so looking for alternatives/complements? #genetics #scicomm TSG has the advantage of being relatively short + easy to read, compared to Mukherjee
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
I’m a physician who went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. More of my colleagues should too
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Hi, I'm Lauryn! I'm a baby librarian who got her MLIS (2025) at Urbana! I am disabled and write about my condition, idiopathic hypersomnia 💤
💚: Video Games, Anime, ⛳️, other nerd shit, gay shit, etc.
As a disclaimer, all skeets are my own thoughts and do not reflect anyone I work with
💚: Video Games, Anime, ⛳️, other nerd shit, gay shit, etc.
As a disclaimer, all skeets are my own thoughts and do not reflect anyone I work with
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hi, I'm Lauryn! I'm a baby librarian who got her MLIS (2025) at Urbana! I am disabled and write about my condition, idiopathic hypersomnia 💤
💚: Video Games, Anime, ⛳️, other nerd shit, gay shit, etc.
As a disclaimer, all skeets are my own thoughts and do not reflect anyone I work with
💚: Video Games, Anime, ⛳️, other nerd shit, gay shit, etc.
As a disclaimer, all skeets are my own thoughts and do not reflect anyone I work with
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The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research: A continuing international process is needed to monitor and advise this rapidly progressing field - Sergiu Pasca, Paola Arlotta, Philip Campbell et al., incl. our Jeremy Sugarman www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research
A continuing international process is needed to monitor and advise this rapidly progressing field
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research: A continuing international process is needed to monitor and advise this rapidly progressing field - Sergiu Pasca, Paola Arlotta, Philip Campbell et al., incl. our Jeremy Sugarman www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Just published! Pasca & Greely (1st, last, & corresponding authors) The Need for a Global Effort To Attend To Human Neural Organoid & Assembloid Research, SCIENCE 390(6773):574-577 (Nov. 6, 2025)
We think it's a big deal!
Other authors on next post-too many to fit.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We think it's a big deal!
Other authors on next post-too many to fit.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research
A continuing international process is needed to monitor and advise this rapidly progressing field
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Just published! Pasca & Greely (1st, last, & corresponding authors) The Need for a Global Effort To Attend To Human Neural Organoid & Assembloid Research, SCIENCE 390(6773):574-577 (Nov. 6, 2025)
We think it's a big deal!
Other authors on next post-too many to fit.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We think it's a big deal!
Other authors on next post-too many to fit.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An interesting thing about @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social -- something that could have made it into KJW's story -- is that she is challenging a Democratic House member in the primary
I helped this lady get into politics in 2018, serving as her initial campaign manager. She is a PhD microbiologist, teaching future nurses at Emory University. Now, she is running for Congress after 8 good years in the GA state legislature. jasmine4ga.com
Homepage - Jasmine Clark for Georgia
Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark is a mom, microbiologist, and State Representative who found her passion for science and helping others at a young age. Inspired by her
jasmine4ga.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
An interesting thing about @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social -- something that could have made it into KJW's story -- is that she is challenging a Democratic House member in the primary
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"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Scoop: Inside DHS's vast college football surveillance effort
If you go to a college football game, the feds have cameras on you.
foiaball.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
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From yesterday's rally calling for the impeachment of RFK, Jr.
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
From yesterday's rally calling for the impeachment of RFK, Jr.
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Interesting question for Peter Marks (former FDA official) during #vaccine confidence discussion @atlantanewsfirst.com @laurelbristow.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Interesting question for Peter Marks (former FDA official) during #vaccine confidence discussion @atlantanewsfirst.com @laurelbristow.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Circadian disruptions and their effects on health are well established. This study aims to understand #CD in comparison to different types of shift work in comparison to the employee's #biological night. academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Quantifying cumulative circadian disruption from shift work and associations with health outcomes in a large cohort of nurses
Statement of Significance In this study, we examined data from 42 119 nurses who worked over 11 million irregular shifts collectively (i.e. night, evening,
academic.oup.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Circadian disruptions and their effects on health are well established. This study aims to understand #CD in comparison to different types of shift work in comparison to the employee's #biological night. academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
This piece from @sarahelizcarr.bsky.social touches on how too much energy is spent on *testing* for "giftedness" at an early age and making some parents feel special, and too little on making services for such kids (and ADHD/dyslexia on other side of coin) relevant and beneficial
When NYC Zohran Mamdani said he would seek to end gifted programs for kindergarteners if elected, it sent me on a quest to find out what exactly makes a 4 year old 'gifted' anyway? My latest for @hechingerreport.org @slate.com hechingerreport.org/were-testing...
We're testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn't work
And after more than five decades, New York’s experience offers a case study in how elusive it can be to identify children as gifted before they even start school.
hechingerreport.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This piece from @sarahelizcarr.bsky.social touches on how too much energy is spent on *testing* for "giftedness" at an early age and making some parents feel special, and too little on making services for such kids (and ADHD/dyslexia on other side of coin) relevant and beneficial
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About 16.5 percent of DeKalb County residents will lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 5 due to the prolonged federal government shutdown.
DeKalb County CEO: 127,000 residents use SNAP program
About 16.5 percent of DeKalb County residents will lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 5 due to the prolonged federal government shutdown.
www.decaturish.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
About 16.5 percent of DeKalb County residents will lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 5 due to the prolonged federal government shutdown.
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FDA's new drug center director says he is getting involved in industry complaints over drug application rejections sooner. He argues this is a pro-efficiency move. BUT it also looks to be another sign of senior-leadership meddling and may not jive with current rules/laws.
Tidmarsh’s Efficiencies: CDER Director Changes Dispute Resolution, IND Processes
Meeting minute clarifications also are undergoing some modifications as part of Tidmarsh’s plans to increase efficiency and reduce workload with hiring slow going.
insights.citeline.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
FDA's new drug center director says he is getting involved in industry complaints over drug application rejections sooner. He argues this is a pro-efficiency move. BUT it also looks to be another sign of senior-leadership meddling and may not jive with current rules/laws.
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
I embrace being a "vampiric scold" @mjsdc.bsky.social in the #sleeppeeps community, which agrees that permanent standard time would be best. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Greatest Threat to Election Day Is Also the Least Popular Policy in America
Every presidential election since 2005’s DST expansion has arrived two days after the time change.
slate.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I embrace being a "vampiric scold" @mjsdc.bsky.social in the #sleeppeeps community, which agrees that permanent standard time would be best. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r... by @spichaksimon.bsky.social @beingpatient.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #dementia #NIH #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#Alzheimers #dementia #NIH #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects
Though the NIH director is calling for $187 million more in funding for Alzheimer’s, the NIH is funding fewer new projects.
beingpatient.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r... by @spichaksimon.bsky.social @beingpatient.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #dementia #NIH #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#Alzheimers #dementia #NIH #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
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Open letter from many #Emory faculty re the firing of a med school colleague. We asked that only tenured faculty who are citizens sign it. Many people worked hard on our Open Expression Policy, only to have it violated at least 3x in less than 3 yrs.
www.emorywheel.com/article/2025...
www.emorywheel.com/article/2025...
Open Letter: University violated Open Expression Policy in the dismissal of Anna Kenney
The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.
www.emorywheel.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Open letter from many #Emory faculty re the firing of a med school colleague. We asked that only tenured faculty who are citizens sign it. Many people worked hard on our Open Expression Policy, only to have it violated at least 3x in less than 3 yrs.
www.emorywheel.com/article/2025...
www.emorywheel.com/article/2025...
Still digesting this paper from MIT @natneuro.nature.com -- wondering how CSF pulses/attentional lapses look in people (like me) with #sleep apnea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Attentional failures after sleep deprivation are locked to joint neurovascular, pupil and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics - Nature Neuroscience
Yang et al. show that moments of failed attention we experience after sleep deprivation reflect brief ‘sleep-like’ episodes in the brain, corresponding to a brain- and body-wide event with altered bra...
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Still digesting this paper from MIT @natneuro.nature.com -- wondering how CSF pulses/attentional lapses look in people (like me) with #sleep apnea www.nature.com/articles/s41...