Rachael Burke
@rachaelburke.bsky.social
Assist. Prof @lshtm.bsky.social and NHS infection doc (SpR). I work on TB and HIV epidemiology and aim to make the world a bit more equitable. Useless before coffee time. She/her.
This looks really cool…. Any of my LBGTQ+ / stats nerds Venn diagram intersect crew fancy helping to organise a rainbowR conference?!
🌈 🌐 rainbowR conference: online, early 2026 🌐 🌈
Are you LGBTQIA+, do you code in R, and would you like to get involved in rainbowR’s first-ever conference? We are looking for people to join our conference organising committee!
➡️ rainbowr.org/conference
🗓️ 1st meeting: July 9, 4pm UTC
Are you LGBTQIA+, do you code in R, and would you like to get involved in rainbowR’s first-ever conference? We are looking for people to join our conference organising committee!
➡️ rainbowr.org/conference
🗓️ 1st meeting: July 9, 4pm UTC
Conference – rainbowR
Join our conference organising committee! See our conference page for more info.
rainbowr.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This looks really cool…. Any of my LBGTQ+ / stats nerds Venn diagram intersect crew fancy helping to organise a rainbowR conference?!
Aargh… this is, like, the most obvious thing to me. And un-evidenced based screening (or screening with proven aggregate harm still being offered) drives me up the wall!
I guess I should remember “screening can be bad” is apparently not intuitive.
I guess I should remember “screening can be bad” is apparently not intuitive.
June 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Aargh… this is, like, the most obvious thing to me. And un-evidenced based screening (or screening with proven aggregate harm still being offered) drives me up the wall!
I guess I should remember “screening can be bad” is apparently not intuitive.
I guess I should remember “screening can be bad” is apparently not intuitive.
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
It's all just linear models. Statistics is, like, three linear algebra operations in a probability-shaped trenchcoat.
It's all just linear models. Statistics is, like, three linear algebra operations in a probability-shaped trenchcoat.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There are thousands of freshwater fish species in North America alone. My historical dataset from Missouri alone had 200 species. And they're all more interesting than bass
There are thousands of freshwater fish species in North America alone. My historical dataset from Missouri alone had 200 species. And they're all more interesting than bass
What is common knowledge in your field, but. shocks outsiders?
Most algae isn't bad or harmful. #NotAllAlgae
Most algae isn't bad or harmful. #NotAllAlgae
June 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
It's all just linear models. Statistics is, like, three linear algebra operations in a probability-shaped trenchcoat.
It's all just linear models. Statistics is, like, three linear algebra operations in a probability-shaped trenchcoat.
Reposted by Rachael Burke
Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
I feel seen… and I don’t like it… 🤣
April 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I feel seen… and I don’t like it… 🤣
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Its right there in the title.
Gelman, Andrew, and Hal Stern. "The difference between “significant” and “not significant” is not itself statistically significant." The American Statistician 60, no. 4 (2006): 328-331.
sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/resea...
Gelman, Andrew, and Hal Stern. "The difference between “significant” and “not significant” is not itself statistically significant." The American Statistician 60, no. 4 (2006): 328-331.
sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/resea...
sites.stat.columbia.edu
April 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Its right there in the title.
Gelman, Andrew, and Hal Stern. "The difference between “significant” and “not significant” is not itself statistically significant." The American Statistician 60, no. 4 (2006): 328-331.
sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/resea...
Gelman, Andrew, and Hal Stern. "The difference between “significant” and “not significant” is not itself statistically significant." The American Statistician 60, no. 4 (2006): 328-331.
sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/resea...
One plus side of *gestures* *this* is that I have now learnt about the existence of the Heard islands. They seem extremely cool… thousands of penguins, flowing lava, ecosystem with external inputs. It’s extremely cool! 🐧 🏝️ 🌋 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump tariffs: How island of penguins and seals ended up on list - BBC News
The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
One plus side of *gestures* *this* is that I have now learnt about the existence of the Heard islands. They seem extremely cool… thousands of penguins, flowing lava, ecosystem with external inputs. It’s extremely cool! 🐧 🏝️ 🌋 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My parents are Quakers I think this is reprehensible from the Met police. To make a pre-decided plan to have a force of 20 police (some with tasers) barge into a place of worship is dreadful behaviour and not something we should tolerate in our society.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My parents are Quakers I think this is reprehensible from the Met police. To make a pre-decided plan to have a force of 20 police (some with tasers) barge into a place of worship is dreadful behaviour and not something we should tolerate in our society.
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🏆 The Stephen Lawn Prize acknowledges young researchers conducting promising work focused on reducing the burden of TB and HIV/AIDS in Africa.
The Union is proud to present the award at our World Conference on Lung Health.
📖 Be sure to read @rachaelburke.bsky.social and Aliasgar's profiles.
The Union is proud to present the award at our World Conference on Lung Health.
📖 Be sure to read @rachaelburke.bsky.social and Aliasgar's profiles.
Two new Profiles capture the work of Rachael Burke and Aliasgar Esmail, joint winners of the 2024 Stephen Lawn TB–HIV Research Leadership Prize🧵⤵️
March 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🏆 The Stephen Lawn Prize acknowledges young researchers conducting promising work focused on reducing the burden of TB and HIV/AIDS in Africa.
The Union is proud to present the award at our World Conference on Lung Health.
📖 Be sure to read @rachaelburke.bsky.social and Aliasgar's profiles.
The Union is proud to present the award at our World Conference on Lung Health.
📖 Be sure to read @rachaelburke.bsky.social and Aliasgar's profiles.
Come along everyone to what looks like an amazing TB event on Thursday at 5:30pm at LSHTM.
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025.
Open to all!
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025.
Open to all!
There's still time to register for the 2025 annual Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture on 'Ending TB by 2030 - Challenges and Opportunities'
🗓️ 20 March 2025
🕔 17:30 GMT
Register to attend: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@lshtm.bsky.social @joylawn.bsky.social
🗓️ 20 March 2025
🕔 17:30 GMT
Register to attend: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@lshtm.bsky.social @joylawn.bsky.social
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025 | LSHTM
This lecture is held annually from 2017 to 2030 in honour of Professor Stephen Lawn. Steve was Professor of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LSHTM and an active member of the LSHTM TB
www.lshtm.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Come along everyone to what looks like an amazing TB event on Thursday at 5:30pm at LSHTM.
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025.
Open to all!
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025.
Open to all!
This is me! Eeek!
Two new Profiles capture the work of Rachael Burke and Aliasgar Esmail, joint winners of the 2024 Stephen Lawn TB–HIV Research Leadership Prize🧵⤵️
March 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is me! Eeek!
A few months ago, I was honoured to receive the Stephen Lawn prize (with Ali Esmail). The Lancet wrote a profile of me, published today! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan.... I'm v looking forward to being at the Steve Lawn lecture on Thursday, by Dr Tereza Kasaeva. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Rachael Burke: integrating equitable HIV and TB research and care
“I think what I've really wanted to do since I was a teenager was work on HIV and
TB, and conditions that affected people who were disproportionately poor and vulnerable.
And research was a nice way i...
www.thelancet.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A few months ago, I was honoured to receive the Stephen Lawn prize (with Ali Esmail). The Lancet wrote a profile of me, published today! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan.... I'm v looking forward to being at the Steve Lawn lecture on Thursday, by Dr Tereza Kasaeva. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Reposted by Rachael Burke
Person: "I know 3 stats things: Anova, regression and t test."
Narrator: he only knew 1 stats thing.
Narrator: he only knew 1 stats thing.
March 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Person: "I know 3 stats things: Anova, regression and t test."
Narrator: he only knew 1 stats thing.
Narrator: he only knew 1 stats thing.
I love getting people’s preferred pronouns right in all situations. But the most common situation is emailing someone I haven’t met, they have a first name that is gender-neutral or not my culture so I’m not sure… is it “Dear Mr XYZ” or “Dear Ms XYZ”. Stating preferred pronouns is GREAT!
February 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I love getting people’s preferred pronouns right in all situations. But the most common situation is emailing someone I haven’t met, they have a first name that is gender-neutral or not my culture so I’m not sure… is it “Dear Mr XYZ” or “Dear Ms XYZ”. Stating preferred pronouns is GREAT!
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I am begging some kind developer statistician somewhere to please (PLEASE 🤓) make a package where I can specify Bayesian priors on the response scales, and it will give me them in a brms-ready link-scale format.
Pretty pretty please. Will give kudos / post chocolate anywhere in the world! 🖥️ 👩🏻🔬 📊
Pretty pretty please. Will give kudos / post chocolate anywhere in the world! 🖥️ 👩🏻🔬 📊
January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I am begging some kind developer statistician somewhere to please (PLEASE 🤓) make a package where I can specify Bayesian priors on the response scales, and it will give me them in a brms-ready link-scale format.
Pretty pretty please. Will give kudos / post chocolate anywhere in the world! 🖥️ 👩🏻🔬 📊
Pretty pretty please. Will give kudos / post chocolate anywhere in the world! 🖥️ 👩🏻🔬 📊
Reposted by Rachael Burke
Clinical Researchers:
I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us.
That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Prepare now, or face the consequences.
1/
I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us.
That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Prepare now, or face the consequences.
1/
October 24, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Clinical Researchers:
I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us.
That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Prepare now, or face the consequences.
1/
I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us.
That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Prepare now, or face the consequences.
1/
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Important work by @msf.ca colleagues to understand the safety of ultra portable X-Ray. These are already incorporated into many tuberculosis programs so great to have some recommendations. #TBsky #IDsky #pulmsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854582/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854582/
Assessment of scattered and leakage radiation from ultra-portable X-ray systems in chest imaging: An independent study - PubMed
Ultraportable (UP) X-ray devices are ideal to use in community-based settings, particularly for chest X-ray (CXR) screening of tuberculosis (TB). Unfortunately, there is insufficient guidance on the r...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Important work by @msf.ca colleagues to understand the safety of ultra portable X-Ray. These are already incorporated into many tuberculosis programs so great to have some recommendations. #TBsky #IDsky #pulmsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854582/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854582/
Reposted by Rachael Burke
Here is something I suspect happens *a lot*:
Researchers have nested data.
Run rmANOVA.
Don't get significant results.
"Hey, how about multilevel models?"
Run MLM with only random intercept.
Everything is significant.
"I guess MLMs have more power!"
Publish.
#stats
Researchers have nested data.
Run rmANOVA.
Don't get significant results.
"Hey, how about multilevel models?"
Run MLM with only random intercept.
Everything is significant.
"I guess MLMs have more power!"
Publish.
#stats
December 23, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Here is something I suspect happens *a lot*:
Researchers have nested data.
Run rmANOVA.
Don't get significant results.
"Hey, how about multilevel models?"
Run MLM with only random intercept.
Everything is significant.
"I guess MLMs have more power!"
Publish.
#stats
Researchers have nested data.
Run rmANOVA.
Don't get significant results.
"Hey, how about multilevel models?"
Run MLM with only random intercept.
Everything is significant.
"I guess MLMs have more power!"
Publish.
#stats
Reposted by Rachael Burke
Ursula K. LeGuin on technology
January 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ursula K. LeGuin on technology
Reposted by Rachael Burke
January 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Excited to do some reading on table design. Thanks everyone at the Posit Hangout for their recommendations! I'm compiling and will share a list of recs.
First, an oldie - Census Bureau's document on Tabular Representation (Thanks Rich Iannone!): www2.census.gov/library/publ...
First, an oldie - Census Bureau's document on Tabular Representation (Thanks Rich Iannone!): www2.census.gov/library/publ...
www2.census.gov
January 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to do some reading on table design. Thanks everyone at the Posit Hangout for their recommendations! I'm compiling and will share a list of recs.
First, an oldie - Census Bureau's document on Tabular Representation (Thanks Rich Iannone!): www2.census.gov/library/publ...
First, an oldie - Census Bureau's document on Tabular Representation (Thanks Rich Iannone!): www2.census.gov/library/publ...
I am a slow serial couch-to-5km runner (at best)… but I have stumbled into being friends with some amazing woman ultra-runners and this is a lovely write up of how AMAZING some of my friends are and their women ultra-running community. Looking forward to dot watching the SPINE race! #ultrarunning
'𝙉𝙤 𝙀𝙜𝙤, 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩': 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙐𝙡𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I am a slow serial couch-to-5km runner (at best)… but I have stumbled into being friends with some amazing woman ultra-runners and this is a lovely write up of how AMAZING some of my friends are and their women ultra-running community. Looking forward to dot watching the SPINE race! #ultrarunning
Reposted by Rachael Burke
'𝙉𝙤 𝙀𝙜𝙤, 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩': 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙐𝙡𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
January 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
'𝙉𝙤 𝙀𝙜𝙤, 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩': 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙐𝙡𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
or
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 2025
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/willrobe...
#ultrarunning #spinerace
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Are you London ID trainee post-PhD & interested in an ACL. May be able to create posts in 2025. Opportunities in Syphilis & STIs (UK & Global), Group A Strep (Global), Leishmaniasis & NTDs. If interested get in touch. @gpollara.bsky.social @drneilstone.bsky.social @thushan-desilva.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are you London ID trainee post-PhD & interested in an ACL. May be able to create posts in 2025. Opportunities in Syphilis & STIs (UK & Global), Group A Strep (Global), Leishmaniasis & NTDs. If interested get in touch. @gpollara.bsky.social @drneilstone.bsky.social @thushan-desilva.bsky.social