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Cassie Spracklen
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology | Genetic Epidemiology | Statistical Genetics | wine and coffee addict | Women in STEM advocate | Scientist by day, quilter and book worm by night
We noticed this in London this summer too!
September 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
About a year and a half ago, following some cardiac issues, I replaced doom scrolling with reading for enjoyment. Did wonders for my mental health and reduced stress levels enough that my cardiac issue greatly subsided. Kindle and Libby for the win!!
August 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Imputation has some issues when you submit a small number of samples.
July 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I am—Epidemiology
April 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I was a strong advocate for removing the GRE and we stopped requiring it for Fall 2021 admissions. We are likely bringing it back for the next admissions cycle. Letters all good; GPAs hard to compare with grade
inflation across schools; essays are mostly just AI.
April 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
They are never impressed by the things they should be. I did a word-for-word rendition of Ice Ice Baby, and mine could do nothing but roll her eyes and tell me I’m lame…
March 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Please be sure to note this is UMass Med School, not all of the UMass schools. Amherst has not made this choice
March 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Same here—my family and in-laws are all midwestern-MAGA and think I’m over exaggerating the impact and am just bitter he won the election. It’s very hard…
February 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
And prevents already submitted grants from being discussed (indefinitely postponed study sections)
February 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Heard from a friend on KEDD (scheduled for 2/19) was postponed with no rescheduled date.
February 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I am a first gen college student from a tiny rural farm town in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest where finishing high school wasn’t something everyone did, let alone go to college or even grad school.

And I am a scientist because of the National Institutes of Health.
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I wondered this too…
February 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I’d settle for one! 😉
December 17, 2024 at 2:01 AM
😱
November 15, 2023 at 1:24 AM