John Shorter, PhD
@shorter1.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Roskilde, Denmark.
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Worth highlighting as folks occasionally repost "data science" factoids by "Cremieux", unaware that he's also trying to mainstream racist & eugenics views (as Lasker in real life) based on a laughably poor understanding of genetics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
March 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Worth highlighting as folks occasionally repost "data science" factoids by "Cremieux", unaware that he's also trying to mainstream racist & eugenics views (as Lasker in real life) based on a laughably poor understanding of genetics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Gold standard science
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Gold standard science
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$9.5 billion of biomedical research support, 2,100 grants, have already been terminated at NIH
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
A Harvard scientist built a database of 2,100 NIH grant terminations. Then his own funding was cut
Harvard's Scott Delaney helped build a database of NIH grant terminations that is being used in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
$9.5 billion of biomedical research support, 2,100 grants, have already been terminated at NIH
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
Had a wonderful time in Minano for the #eshg2025 conference. Excellent scientific talks and socializing! Just remember to use caution ⚠️ around the hungry bunnies 🐰
May 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Had a wonderful time in Minano for the #eshg2025 conference. Excellent scientific talks and socializing! Just remember to use caution ⚠️ around the hungry bunnies 🐰
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Getting ready for #eshg2025 …and our postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social made a nice BINGO card again.
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
May 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Getting ready for #eshg2025 …and our postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social made a nice BINGO card again.
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
What an incredible time at the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 conference. I made new scientific connections with peers who share my passion for translational research. Although we got caught in a sudden downpour on our way to the group photo, we turned it into a memorable time, smiling all the way.
May 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What an incredible time at the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 conference. I made new scientific connections with peers who share my passion for translational research. Although we got caught in a sudden downpour on our way to the group photo, we turned it into a memorable time, smiling all the way.
Interesting story!
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Erhvervslivet vil udnytte Trump-kaos: Efterlyser flere penge til forskerjagt i USA
Danmark bør gribe chancen, når USA presser unge forskere væk, lyder opråb.
www.dr.dk
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Interesting story!
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Our prime purpose in
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
January 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Our prime purpose in
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
Didn't realize that Windows 11 was still in Early Access
April 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Didn't realize that Windows 11 was still in Early Access
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
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Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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In case you need a break from the awfulness, here's an embroidered jellyfish I finished last night--my latest project to avoid doomscrolling before bed.
March 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In case you need a break from the awfulness, here's an embroidered jellyfish I finished last night--my latest project to avoid doomscrolling before bed.
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It’s hard to think of worse picks.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s NIH Pick
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a loud voice from the fringes.
www.importantcontext.news
March 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s hard to think of worse picks.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
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And so it begins — NIH is planning to terminate active grants that no longer meet the agency's "priorities".
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And so it begins — NIH is planning to terminate active grants that no longer meet the agency's "priorities".
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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Five weeks into what has been a constant onslaught on science, working on a paper seems like such a privilege, which many of our recently fired colleagues no longer have.
And a rebellious act.
But mostly it's self-care.
(Give yourself permission to turn off the news for the weekend.)
And a rebellious act.
But mostly it's self-care.
(Give yourself permission to turn off the news for the weekend.)
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Five weeks into what has been a constant onslaught on science, working on a paper seems like such a privilege, which many of our recently fired colleagues no longer have.
And a rebellious act.
But mostly it's self-care.
(Give yourself permission to turn off the news for the weekend.)
And a rebellious act.
But mostly it's self-care.
(Give yourself permission to turn off the news for the weekend.)
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Not just CDC. NIH sites also being scrubbed, including the Office for Research on Women's Health which @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social says is a pale shadow of what it was + void of information. This when NASEM says women's health research is woefully underfunded. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not just CDC. NIH sites also being scrubbed, including the Office for Research on Women's Health which @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social says is a pale shadow of what it was + void of information. This when NASEM says women's health research is woefully underfunded. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
Just wrote out my teaching this semester (not including project groups!). It's going to be the best one yet! 😀
January 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Just wrote out my teaching this semester (not including project groups!). It's going to be the best one yet! 😀
Scary news for the US if this is true. Has the NIH really stopped accepting scientific grants?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Scary news for the US if this is true. Has the NIH really stopped accepting scientific grants?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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We are hiring a Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This is a highly prestigious position and a great opportunity for a leader! This could be you! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/286...
November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
We are hiring a Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This is a highly prestigious position and a great opportunity for a leader! This could be you! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/286...
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12 fully funded PhD positions (4 years) open within a new interdisciplinary graduate school - Perspectives on climate change in coastal areas
Apply before Nov 3!
#BalticSea #climate
🧪🌿🌍⚒️ #stockholmuniversity #phd @Stockholm_Uni @ostersjocentrum...
Apply before Nov 3!
#BalticSea #climate
🧪🌿🌍⚒️ #stockholmuniversity #phd @Stockholm_Uni @ostersjocentrum...
November 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM
12 fully funded PhD positions (4 years) open within a new interdisciplinary graduate school - Perspectives on climate change in coastal areas
Apply before Nov 3!
#BalticSea #climate
🧪🌿🌍⚒️ #stockholmuniversity #phd @Stockholm_Uni @ostersjocentrum...
Apply before Nov 3!
#BalticSea #climate
🧪🌿🌍⚒️ #stockholmuniversity #phd @Stockholm_Uni @ostersjocentrum...