Charles Danko
@charlesdanko.bsky.social
I study how genome sequence controls gene expression at Cornell.
100%. All the more reason for us to start telling our story more widely. And to find professionals who know how to make it resonate with constituencies we don't know well.
February 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
100%. All the more reason for us to start telling our story more widely. And to find professionals who know how to make it resonate with constituencies we don't know well.
This will be a long and expensive fight. There are lots of sympathetic people out there. But to win, we need to engage with folks who know how to tell our stories to a general audience. We need to work together to make the case for science clear to absolutely everyone in the US.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This will be a long and expensive fight. There are lots of sympathetic people out there. But to win, we need to engage with folks who know how to tell our stories to a general audience. We need to work together to make the case for science clear to absolutely everyone in the US.
Universities need to band together, hire excellent public relations teams, advertising firms, lobbyists. We need to run advertisements that tell the audience how they benefit. Adds need to run everywhere, including and especially, Fox News.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Universities need to band together, hire excellent public relations teams, advertising firms, lobbyists. We need to run advertisements that tell the audience how they benefit. Adds need to run everywhere, including and especially, Fox News.
Most importantly, we need to explain to the public why they benefit from what we do and how it impacts their lives. Make sure that absolutely everyone in the US knows about the economic impact, cures for children's diseases and all of the other benefits to society.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Most importantly, we need to explain to the public why they benefit from what we do and how it impacts their lives. Make sure that absolutely everyone in the US knows about the economic impact, cures for children's diseases and all of the other benefits to society.
That just isn't true any more. And we need to catch up fast.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
That just isn't true any more. And we need to catch up fast.
Frankly, Universities suck at the types of public outreach we need right now. We haven't built it because we haven't had to. The case for supporting science is just *so* strong from pretty much every perspective that it has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Frankly, Universities suck at the types of public outreach we need right now. We haven't built it because we haven't had to. The case for supporting science is just *so* strong from pretty much every perspective that it has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades.
I have noticed different fields can be a lot more cagey/ cutthroat about data. It's something I try to keep in mind when steering projects. I'd prefer to work in friendly, open communities.
January 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I have noticed different fields can be a lot more cagey/ cutthroat about data. It's something I try to keep in mind when steering projects. I'd prefer to work in friendly, open communities.
Sorry to hear about this!
January 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sorry to hear about this!
I will also add that since this positive experience, Adam He in my lab fairly routinely reaches out to members of Anshul's group. It really has sparked a larger collaboration that helps us a great deal.
January 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I will also add that since this positive experience, Adam He in my lab fairly routinely reaches out to members of Anshul's group. It really has sparked a larger collaboration that helps us a great deal.
I had a similar experience recently with @akispapantonis.bsky.social. We found each other's preprints on how Pol 2 impacts enhancer-promoter loop formation. We organized co-submission. Both papers were ultimately accepted and both have been well received by the community.
January 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I had a similar experience recently with @akispapantonis.bsky.social. We found each other's preprints on how Pol 2 impacts enhancer-promoter loop formation. We organized co-submission. Both papers were ultimately accepted and both have been well received by the community.
I agree 100% with all of this. It's how it *should* work in a friendly, collaborative community. People boost each other up, help out. The science that comes out is often better, and everyone gets credit in the end.
January 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I agree 100% with all of this. It's how it *should* work in a friendly, collaborative community. People boost each other up, help out. The science that comes out is often better, and everyone gets credit in the end.