Erica DePasquale/Dex
@ericadex.bsky.social
Scientist and Writer, still trying to make it big in either of them 🤷🏻♀️
The opinions and comments I provide are my own and are not offered on behalf of my employer.
The opinions and comments I provide are my own and are not offered on behalf of my employer.
So, it turns out diet ice cream isn’t for me 😭
July 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So, it turns out diet ice cream isn’t for me 😭
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My kid did as well!
The parents of kids in the original pediatric Covid vaccine trials care more about scientific integrity than the people leading our scientific agencies.
Unbelievable. And maddening.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Unbelievable. And maddening.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
June 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My kid did as well!
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📣 📣 #AltGov and #AltFam is gearing up for an #AltCitizen #Pride month! 🌈 🏳️⚧️
The regime may be loud about their hate, but we are gearing up to be louder!
Stay tuned!
The regime may be loud about their hate, but we are gearing up to be louder!
Stay tuned!
May 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
📣 📣 #AltGov and #AltFam is gearing up for an #AltCitizen #Pride month! 🌈 🏳️⚧️
The regime may be loud about their hate, but we are gearing up to be louder!
Stay tuned!
The regime may be loud about their hate, but we are gearing up to be louder!
Stay tuned!
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RFK Jr. says we should be a “colorblind” country.
That’s not a thing.
Health disparities by race are REAL: cancer, maternal mortality, COVID hospitalizations… Black, Hispanic, Native communities bear the brunt.
“Colorblindness” is lazy and dangerous racism.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cult...
That’s not a thing.
Health disparities by race are REAL: cancer, maternal mortality, COVID hospitalizations… Black, Hispanic, Native communities bear the brunt.
“Colorblindness” is lazy and dangerous racism.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cult...
Colorblind Ideology Is a Form of Racism
The need for colorblindness implies there is something shameful about people of color that we shouldn’t see or talk about.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
RFK Jr. says we should be a “colorblind” country.
That’s not a thing.
Health disparities by race are REAL: cancer, maternal mortality, COVID hospitalizations… Black, Hispanic, Native communities bear the brunt.
“Colorblindness” is lazy and dangerous racism.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cult...
That’s not a thing.
Health disparities by race are REAL: cancer, maternal mortality, COVID hospitalizations… Black, Hispanic, Native communities bear the brunt.
“Colorblindness” is lazy and dangerous racism.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cult...
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Welcome to the 5/14 #MomsWritersClub chat, parent writers of BlueSky!
First tell us a bit about yourself!
Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accommodate for schedules and time zones!
#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
First tell us a bit about yourself!
Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accommodate for schedules and time zones!
#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
May 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Welcome to the 5/14 #MomsWritersClub chat, parent writers of BlueSky!
First tell us a bit about yourself!
Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accommodate for schedules and time zones!
#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
First tell us a bit about yourself!
Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accommodate for schedules and time zones!
#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
Oh dear, it’s happening again! I’ve stumbled upon what I believe (in this endorphin rush that is a new idea) is possibly the catchiest hook for a book possible. Super relevant, super marketable, and super…not the book I’m supposed to be working on 😐. It is very new and shiny, though… #amwriting
May 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oh dear, it’s happening again! I’ve stumbled upon what I believe (in this endorphin rush that is a new idea) is possibly the catchiest hook for a book possible. Super relevant, super marketable, and super…not the book I’m supposed to be working on 😐. It is very new and shiny, though… #amwriting
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NIH investigators: this came out yesterday. Be sure to alert your sponsored programs folks and keep an eye on your awards.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
NIH investigators: this came out yesterday. Be sure to alert your sponsored programs folks and keep an eye on your awards.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
My 36th birthday is tomorrow 🎂and I want to spend the day donating to causes that I support, with a focus on people and organizations at odds with current governmental priorities. I have my own list of places I regularly donate, but if you can, please share others that matter to you! #altgov #lgbtq
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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The great thing about fighting back against this stuff is that if you end up losing anyway you get the same outcome you’d have gotten from complying but you don’t have to fucking hate yourself too.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The great thing about fighting back against this stuff is that if you end up losing anyway you get the same outcome you’d have gotten from complying but you don’t have to fucking hate yourself too.
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These are training grants. 🚨
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
March 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
These are training grants. 🚨
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
Looks like an internal RFA at my institution that I’ve been working tirelessly on is being canceled 4 days before the due date. This would have been my first grant application as an Assistant Professor. I’m crushed. I guess work on pediatric kidney and liver transplant rejection will have to wait.
March 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Looks like an internal RFA at my institution that I’ve been working tirelessly on is being canceled 4 days before the due date. This would have been my first grant application as an Assistant Professor. I’m crushed. I guess work on pediatric kidney and liver transplant rejection will have to wait.
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Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
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Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”
February 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”
Just a Black History Month reminder that it’s up to us to read, educate, AND apply what we have learned. Check out the stack of books on antiracism below; I have read many of them and would recommend. If you’re in the Cincy area and would like to borrow one, hit me up.
February 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just a Black History Month reminder that it’s up to us to read, educate, AND apply what we have learned. Check out the stack of books on antiracism below; I have read many of them and would recommend. If you’re in the Cincy area and would like to borrow one, hit me up.
Apparently I haven’t been on my social media much lately (especially that site…), but it looks like my Division announced my promotion to Assistant Professor 🎉 I’m excited for the opportunity to continue using computers to tackle pediatric healthcare issues, this time with a fancy new title (:
February 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Apparently I haven’t been on my social media much lately (especially that site…), but it looks like my Division announced my promotion to Assistant Professor 🎉 I’m excited for the opportunity to continue using computers to tackle pediatric healthcare issues, this time with a fancy new title (:
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It’s wild to have two cats and have one of them be just so much more dumb.
January 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s wild to have two cats and have one of them be just so much more dumb.
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It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
January 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
Hi #MomsWritersClub! I’m back from a long break and ready to get into writing with y’all. Last November I wrote a middle grade fiction novel (yay!), but have spectacularly failed at editing it. In peak Erica fashion, I’m going to move on to a whole new project and see where it takes me instead :)
October 7, 2023 at 1:06 PM
Hi #MomsWritersClub! I’m back from a long break and ready to get into writing with y’all. Last November I wrote a middle grade fiction novel (yay!), but have spectacularly failed at editing it. In peak Erica fashion, I’m going to move on to a whole new project and see where it takes me instead :)