Jodie Jackson
@jodelljackson.bsky.social
In order, I’m a scientist, runner, baker, and archer. I love outdoors and being in nature, photography, and books.
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
December 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Had a blast presenting a poster on my genome enabled learning health care (gLHS) network at #AGBTPH25. So great to see so many amazing colleagues and hear about cutting edge precision medicine!
September 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Had a blast presenting a poster on my genome enabled learning health care (gLHS) network at #AGBTPH25. So great to see so many amazing colleagues and hear about cutting edge precision medicine!
We only have a few weekends in Nashville that are really nice weather. So glad to get to go hiking yesterday and enjoy it. #hiking #Tennessee #river #OldStoneFort #photography
August 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We only have a few weekends in Nashville that are really nice weather. So glad to get to go hiking yesterday and enjoy it. #hiking #Tennessee #river #OldStoneFort #photography
Early morning on the Cumberland river before the temperatures in Nashville skyrocket today. Love the layering in the rock. #photography #reflections #river #nashville
August 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Early morning on the Cumberland river before the temperatures in Nashville skyrocket today. Love the layering in the rock. #photography #reflections #river #nashville
My favorite activity but with a better view.
July 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My favorite activity but with a better view.
Where else can you see prickly pear overlooking #torreypines and sea cliffs? One of my favorite places #SanDiego #photography
June 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Where else can you see prickly pear overlooking #torreypines and sea cliffs? One of my favorite places #SanDiego #photography
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The Bethesda Declaration people spoke out, despite the prohibition.
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Former NIH chief calls research cuts “careless” and “heartless”
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
www.aamc.org
June 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Bethesda Declaration people spoke out, despite the prohibition.
Lots of great mushrooms on our hike this morning. One of the benefits of the 100% humidity. #photography #fungi #hiking
June 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Lots of great mushrooms on our hike this morning. One of the benefits of the 100% humidity. #photography #fungi #hiking
Love seeing the #reflections on the stream this morning on my 10k run. #photography
May 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Love seeing the #reflections on the stream this morning on my 10k run. #photography
Worth a listen for sure.
Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.
Jason Isbell confronts the pain of divorce, and the possibility of new love
Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of c...
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April 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Worth a listen for sure.
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Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
This is devastating #NIH
The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more changes.
Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute
The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more changes.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is devastating #NIH
6 miles this morning…the stress of the world can’t catch me when I run! #running #photography
March 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
6 miles this morning…the stress of the world can’t catch me when I run! #running #photography
Oh no! I can’t imagine the NIH without Francis Collins. What a mess we are in.
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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March 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oh no! I can’t imagine the NIH without Francis Collins. What a mess we are in.
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We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
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Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.
Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work
Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.
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Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article)
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm
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Maine’s Gov. Mills: “See you in court.”
Trump called her out over the trans athletes ban and threatened to withhold funding, she said she will follow the law.
More: thehill.com/homenews/lgb...
Trump called her out over the trans athletes ban and threatened to withhold funding, she said she will follow the law.
More: thehill.com/homenews/lgb...
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Maine’s Gov. Mills: “See you in court.”
Trump called her out over the trans athletes ban and threatened to withhold funding, she said she will follow the law.
More: thehill.com/homenews/lgb...
Trump called her out over the trans athletes ban and threatened to withhold funding, she said she will follow the law.
More: thehill.com/homenews/lgb...
This! We are waiting on so many grants right now with no movement in sight.
This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal.
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This! We are waiting on so many grants right now with no movement in sight.
“Long live the king” wasn’t there a whole song about this in Lion King that Scar sung? Kind of hoping for the same ending.
The Trump administration revoked federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday, making good on a campaign promise to kill the tolls that, since Jan. 5, have charged drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.
(via @gothamist.com)
(via @gothamist.com)
Trump declares NYC congestion pricing dead, proclaiming 'LONG LIVE THE KING'
A letter from the federal Department of Transportation says the government will rescind approval granted under former President Joe Biden.
gothamist.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Long live the king” wasn’t there a whole song about this in Lion King that Scar sung? Kind of hoping for the same ending.
It’s so hard to fire people at my job, but not for #DOGE “Unfortunately, the Agency finds you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency's current needs, and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the Agency”
As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut, and the impact of the roles that were lost.
Health agencies lose staff members in key areas as Trump firings set in
As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut and the impact of the roles that were lost.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It’s so hard to fire people at my job, but not for #DOGE “Unfortunately, the Agency finds you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency's current needs, and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the Agency”
This is so incredibly horrible.
February 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is so incredibly horrible.
Thankful for the fast work by the states and judge to block the unlawful cuts to indirects by #NIH. This fight is long from over. #science
www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-fed...
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
The National Institutes of Health says the cuts will save more than $4 billion a year, but critics say it puts potentially lifesaving research in jeopardy.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thankful for the fast work by the states and judge to block the unlawful cuts to indirects by #NIH. This fight is long from over. #science
www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-fed...
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