Susan Gasser
@susanmgasser.bsky.social
Scientist, Director of ISREC Foundation, mentor and manager, epigenetist
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
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Being in New Zealand has been glorious, and I’ve been trying to bring joy to our world that needs more joy and less rage posting.
But this is a rage post. You need to read this gift article because you need to be enraged.
But this is a rage post. You need to read this gift article because you need to be enraged.
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Being in New Zealand has been glorious, and I’ve been trying to bring joy to our world that needs more joy and less rage posting.
But this is a rage post. You need to read this gift article because you need to be enraged.
But this is a rage post. You need to read this gift article because you need to be enraged.
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award.
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award.
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science🧪. To mark this day, we feature three female scientists from our core facilities and share their professional journeys, which reflect the diversity of careers in science. #WIS #STEM
👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res...
youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk
👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res...
youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk
Women in Science 2026
YouTube video by BiozentrumBasel
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science🧪. To mark this day, we feature three female scientists from our core facilities and share their professional journeys, which reflect the diversity of careers in science. #WIS #STEM
👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res...
youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk
👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res...
youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk
Let’s celebrate women and girls in scientific research! Often underestimated, women drive research in biomedical sciences both intellectually and at the bench. Research should be a “gender-blind” endeavor, but rarely is. Stop bigotry ! Stop unconscious bias ! Go women & girls!
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Let’s celebrate women and girls in scientific research! Often underestimated, women drive research in biomedical sciences both intellectually and at the bench. Research should be a “gender-blind” endeavor, but rarely is. Stop bigotry ! Stop unconscious bias ! Go women & girls!
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Guess what happens when one country stops investing in universities (at federal and state levels) and another country turns up the investment dial?
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Guess what happens when one country stops investing in universities (at federal and state levels) and another country turns up the investment dial?
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I hope all in the US take the time to view this statement from Minnesota Gov Walz. It clearly lays out the issues & how we need to respond. When I was growing up this would be playing on the nightly news on every channel, but since billionaires bought our media....1/n
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I hope all in the US take the time to view this statement from Minnesota Gov Walz. It clearly lays out the issues & how we need to respond. When I was growing up this would be playing on the nightly news on every channel, but since billionaires bought our media....1/n
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Particularly poignant lecture on human rights. Uphold human rights and human dignity for all!
Particularly poignant lecture on human rights. Uphold human rights and human dignity for all!
December 10, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Particularly poignant lecture on human rights. Uphold human rights and human dignity for all!
Particularly poignant lecture on human rights. Uphold human rights and human dignity for all!
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We are in Medieval times.
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
The outbreaks are threatening to cost the country its measles elimination status, which was earned in 2000 after vaccination efforts stopped the virus from spreading continuously. 🧪
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
The outbreaks are threatening to cost the country its measles elimination status, which was earned in 2000 after vaccination efforts stopped the virus from spreading continuously. 🧪
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are in Medieval times.
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
The outbreaks are threatening to cost the country its measles elimination status, which was earned in 2000 after vaccination efforts stopped the virus from spreading continuously. 🧪
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
The outbreaks are threatening to cost the country its measles elimination status, which was earned in 2000 after vaccination efforts stopped the virus from spreading continuously. 🧪
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Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
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Covid vaccines released last fall sharply decreased the risk of ER and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released by the CDC — providing a striking counterpoint to Trump administration rhetoric about the shots
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Covid vaccines released last fall sharply decreased the risk of ER and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released by the CDC — providing a striking counterpoint to Trump administration rhetoric about the shots
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...
Important health care news. Go Pritzker/Illinois! Sensible advice at last.
Important health care news. Go Pritzker/Illinois! Sensible advice at last.
BREAKING: Governor JB Pritzker Just Torched RFK Jr. And Took Bold Action To Protect Illinois Families From Dangerous Vaccine Politics
In a moment that should make every science-minded American breathe a little easier, Governor JB Pritzker just delivered a full-throated, fact-driven rebuke of RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade and the Tr...
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...
Important health care news. Go Pritzker/Illinois! Sensible advice at last.
Important health care news. Go Pritzker/Illinois! Sensible advice at last.
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
So needed! Hack away!
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So needed! Hack away!
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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Always read @ericmgarcia.bsky.social on the politics of autism. This piece is excellent in describing the harm RFK Jr. is doing to autistic people.
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Always read @ericmgarcia.bsky.social on the politics of autism. This piece is excellent in describing the harm RFK Jr. is doing to autistic people.
Self evident truths. Fight for them!
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Self evident truths. Fight for them!
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APHA Rally: November 5th 2:30
National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum)
www.apha.org/events-and-m...
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National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum)
www.apha.org/events-and-m...
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Rally for the Public’s Health
Join us on the National Mall on November 5th to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives.
www.apha.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
APHA Rally: November 5th 2:30
National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum)
www.apha.org/events-and-m...
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National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum)
www.apha.org/events-and-m...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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DeSantis orders Board of Governors to ‘pull the plug’ on H1-B visas in universities floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/_...
DeSantis orders Board of Governors to 'pull the plug' on H1-B visas in universities • Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing Florida's top higher education board to prevent state universities from hiring foreign specialty workers, he announced Wednesday.
floridaphoenix.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
DeSantis orders Board of Governors to ‘pull the plug’ on H1-B visas in universities floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/_...