Ivan D. Rueda
@ivandrueda.bsky.social
Scientist, @jhu.edu MS/MBA in Biotechnology, and sometime musician.
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The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog
Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
stylish, practical, brave, good: www.404media.co/the-surreal-...
When doctors matched cancer drugs to each patient's specific mutations, people stayed progression-free nearly 3x longer at one year. We're finally moving from 'try this and hope' to actually understanding what might work. That's the shift that matters. #medsky #biotech
A randomized trial of patients with advanced cancer who had genomically matched treatment vs standard of care showed substantial outcome improvement for the former
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomically matched therapy in advanced solid tumors: the randomized phase 2 ROME trial - Nature Medicine
In the proof-of-concept phase 2 ROME trial, comprehensive genomic profiling followed by molecular tumor board evaluation and randomization of patients with metastatic solid cancer to receive personalized therapy or standard of care led to a significantly higher objective response rate and longer progression-free survival in patients who received personalized therapy.
www.nature.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
DNA collection at borders was supposed to solve crimes. Now DHS is building a genetic database of migrants, travelers, and even US citizens with zero transparency. Children’s DNA stored forever, treated as future suspects. This is how forensic tools become oppression infrastructure.
The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years www.wired.com/story/dhs-ha...
DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years
Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into an FBI crime database, raising alarms about oversight and legality.
www.wired.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DNA collection at borders was supposed to solve crimes. Now DHS is building a genetic database of migrants, travelers, and even US citizens with zero transparency. Children’s DNA stored forever, treated as future suspects. This is how forensic tools become oppression infrastructure.
Genetic data bankruptcy sales reveal gaps in protecting our most personal information. This analysis highlights important questions about federal oversight for genetics and broader health data. The disconnect between company policies and legal requirements deserves attention. #biotechfeed #medsky
The precarious future of consumer genetic privacy - Natalie Ram, Anya Prince, Jessica Roberts, Dov Fox, Kayte Spector-Bagdady | Science www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The precarious future of consumer genetic privacy
Congress and other lawmakers must act to robustly protect direct-to-consumer genetic data and biospecimens into the future
www.science.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Genetic data bankruptcy sales reveal gaps in protecting our most personal information. This analysis highlights important questions about federal oversight for genetics and broader health data. The disconnect between company policies and legal requirements deserves attention. #biotechfeed #medsky
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AI is helping my doctors treat my cancer www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/a...
I created my own AI medical team. It changed the way doctors treat my cancer
The collaboration between my doctors and me, powered by AI, reshaped my cancer treatment.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
AI is helping my doctors treat my cancer www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/a...
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Federally funded research on the effect of electric fields on E. coli cell division ultimately led to the development of a breakthrough cancer drug that has resulted in a 90% survival rate (up from 10%) for patients with testicular cancer: https://politi.co/4gf6Du9
When ‘frivolous’ research cures cancer
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September 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Federally funded research on the effect of electric fields on E. coli cell division ultimately led to the development of a breakthrough cancer drug that has resulted in a 90% survival rate (up from 10%) for patients with testicular cancer: https://politi.co/4gf6Du9
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The Supreme Court just gave ICE permission to legally racially profile and arrest people, just because of how they look, where they work, and what language they speak.
Make no mistake: the federal government is harassing and threatening Latinos to make us small and afraid. They won’t succeed.
Make no mistake: the federal government is harassing and threatening Latinos to make us small and afraid. They won’t succeed.
September 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Supreme Court just gave ICE permission to legally racially profile and arrest people, just because of how they look, where they work, and what language they speak.
Make no mistake: the federal government is harassing and threatening Latinos to make us small and afraid. They won’t succeed.
Make no mistake: the federal government is harassing and threatening Latinos to make us small and afraid. They won’t succeed.
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It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Pandemic Laws Still Leave Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cold - Petrie-Flom Center petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/09/03/p...
Pandemic Laws Still Leave Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cold - Petrie-Flom Center
Over the past five years, governments have rewritten global health law at a rapid pace. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states revised the International Health Regulations (IHR) in 2024 and sign...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Pandemic Laws Still Leave Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cold - Petrie-Flom Center petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/09/03/p...
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“The fight for science and universities is, at its core, a fight for democracy itself,” writes Carole LaBonne.
www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/h...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/h...
U.S. science and universities are becoming political hostages in the Orbánization of knowledge
“The fight for science and universities is, at its core, a fight for democracy itself,” writes Carole LaBonne.
www.statnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“The fight for science and universities is, at its core, a fight for democracy itself,” writes Carole LaBonne.
www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/h...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/h...
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The US is sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio - one of the few investors to speak out on concerns over the Trump administration. www.ft.com/content/b86b...
US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio
Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out
www.ft.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The US is sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio - one of the few investors to speak out on concerns over the Trump administration. www.ft.com/content/b86b...
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Here’s a nice overview the history of persecution of science/scientists and where we are now:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Here’s a nice overview the history of persecution of science/scientists and where we are now:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Everyone gets affected by cancer in some way or another. If it is not oneself, it’s a loved one or a friend. Now is not the time to needlessly allow a promising technology and scientific innovators driving them to be stifled. We can’t let hope slip away from silence. Call your reps today. #SUFS
🚨Weeks after UF unveiled a ‘universal’ mRNA cancer vaccine that eliminated tumors in some mouse models and entered early trials, HHS Sec. RFK Jr., in the Trump administration, cut $500M from respiratory mRNA projects, alarming experts.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
RFK Jr.’s Attack on mRNA Could Block a Universal Cancer Vaccine for All Cancers — and Cost Millions of Lives
A revolutionary mRNA therapy inches toward reality—while political pressure threatens to stall it.
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Everyone gets affected by cancer in some way or another. If it is not oneself, it’s a loved one or a friend. Now is not the time to needlessly allow a promising technology and scientific innovators driving them to be stifled. We can’t let hope slip away from silence. Call your reps today. #SUFS
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Literature from Latin America is full of warnings: Once institutions start giving in to authoritarian demands, it rarely stops.
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#edusky #BookSky 📚
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#edusky #BookSky 📚
Latin American literature contains warnings for American universities that yield to Trump
Writers have mined the region’s turbulent political history to explore how authoritarian rulers bend institutional leaders to their will.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Literature from Latin America is full of warnings: Once institutions start giving in to authoritarian demands, it rarely stops.
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#edusky #BookSky 📚
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#edusky #BookSky 📚
As the diagnostic exodus accelerates, Chicago has its moment to help. Our funding programs, incubators, university partnerships can bridge lab discoveries to patients. Consider how your skills could democratize healthcare here.
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
#medsky #chicago #diagnostics
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
#medsky #chicago #diagnostics
Opinion: Chicago can lead diagnostics revival amid national biotech exodus
This brain drain threatens our nation's health care leadership precisely when diagnostic innovation is most needed.
www.chicagobusiness.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As the diagnostic exodus accelerates, Chicago has its moment to help. Our funding programs, incubators, university partnerships can bridge lab discoveries to patients. Consider how your skills could democratize healthcare here.
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
#medsky #chicago #diagnostics
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
#medsky #chicago #diagnostics
Well,
Hello Bluesky.
Hello Bluesky.
November 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Well,
Hello Bluesky.
Hello Bluesky.