Jonathan Wosen
@jonathanwosen.bsky.social
West Coast Biotech & Life Sciences Reporter for Stat News. Stanford Immunology PhD & UCSC SciCom alum. Tips? jonathan.wosen@statnews.com. Signal: jwosen.27
"Watson told friends he did care how history would see him. He did care what his obituaries would say. He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in them. Not even that could make him reconsider his beliefs," wrote Sharon Begley in this extraordinary obit
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"Watson told friends he did care how history would see him. He did care what his obituaries would say. He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in them. Not even that could make him reconsider his beliefs," wrote Sharon Begley in this extraordinary obit
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Trump weight loss drug announcement raises questions on impact on commercial market, role of Medicare negotiations, potential backlash from MAHA
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7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs
Trump's weight loss drug announcement raises questions from the commercial market to Medicare.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Trump weight loss drug announcement raises questions on impact on commercial market, role of Medicare negotiations, potential backlash from MAHA
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As brain organoids grow increasingly complex, leading scientists and bioethicists call for global oversight. Story via @mmolteni.bsky.social for @statnews.com
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As brain organoids grow increasingly complex, leading scientists and bioethicists call for global oversight
Leading scientists and bioethicists are urging the creation of an international oversight body to monitor advances in human neural organoids
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November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As brain organoids grow increasingly complex, leading scientists and bioethicists call for global oversight. Story via @mmolteni.bsky.social for @statnews.com
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Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices via @danielpayne.bsky.social and @elaineywchen.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...
Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Zepbound to be sold at discounted prices on TrumpRx, covered by Medicare.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices via @danielpayne.bsky.social and @elaineywchen.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...
“I’m not quite following your argument." Federal appeals court judges' questions & comments on Wednesday suggested they're skeptical of the Trump administration's defense of proposed changes to research overhead payments (indirect costs). My latest for @statnews.com
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Appeals court judges seem skeptical of Trump administration's defense of capping NIH overhead payments
Appeals court judges’ questions and comments suggested they may be skeptical of Trump administration changes to research overhead payments
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November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“I’m not quite following your argument." Federal appeals court judges' questions & comments on Wednesday suggested they're skeptical of the Trump administration's defense of proposed changes to research overhead payments (indirect costs). My latest for @statnews.com
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Interesting, and perhaps unsurprising given tumult at FDA — FDA Commissioner Marty Makary was supposed to speak at
@wsj.com's Future of Health event today. At some point today, he was removed from the agenda.
@wsj.com's Future of Health event today. At some point today, he was removed from the agenda.
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Interesting, and perhaps unsurprising given tumult at FDA — FDA Commissioner Marty Makary was supposed to speak at
@wsj.com's Future of Health event today. At some point today, he was removed from the agenda.
@wsj.com's Future of Health event today. At some point today, he was removed from the agenda.
5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, a new study out in Nature Medicine suggests. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/e...
5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, study suggests
New research bolsters evidence that people with early signs of Alzheimer’s can slow cognitive decline with low to moderate physical activity.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, a new study out in Nature Medicine suggests. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/e...
The FDA’s top drug regulator has resigned amid an investigation accusing him of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on a former associate. Incredible work by @lizzylawrence.bsky.social & @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social in this @statnews.com exclusive.
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The FDA’s top drug regulator has resigned amid an investigation accusing him of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on a former associate. Incredible work by @lizzylawrence.bsky.social & @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social in this @statnews.com exclusive.
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The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
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But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
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Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next
The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official
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October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
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Beatriz Ychussie’s career in mathematics seemed to be going really well. There was just one problem -- she doesn't exist. Fascinating (and concerning) story by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social for Nature on how paper mills concoct fake study authors and reviewers.
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How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers
Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Beatriz Ychussie’s career in mathematics seemed to be going really well. There was just one problem -- she doesn't exist. Fascinating (and concerning) story by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social for Nature on how paper mills concoct fake study authors and reviewers.
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The fascinating backstory between how the first nine drug companies won priority review vouchers from Marty Makary’s FDA, an exclusive via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/24/h...
How the first nine drug companies won priority review vouchers from Marty Makary’s FDA
The winners include a gene therapy for a rare form of deafness, a drug for vaping addiction, and a generic antibiotic.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The fascinating backstory between how the first nine drug companies won priority review vouchers from Marty Makary’s FDA, an exclusive via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/24/h...
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As trust in the federal government's stewardship of US public health infrastructure plummets, NEJM and CIDRAP are launching a rival publication to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Story by @aniloza.bsky.social
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Story by @aniloza.bsky.social
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NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
As trust in the federal government's stewardship of US public health infrastructure plummets, NEJM and CIDRAP are launching a rival publication to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Story by @aniloza.bsky.social
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Story by @aniloza.bsky.social
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Effort to guide treatment of cancer with novel blood tests may get boost from new research, my colleague Drew Joseph reports for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
Effort to guide treatment of cancer with novel blood tests may get boost from new research
Data at ESMO 2025 bolstered the case that blood tests could help doctors sort which patients need additional therapy, and who can be spared.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Effort to guide treatment of cancer with novel blood tests may get boost from new research, my colleague Drew Joseph reports for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
Grail announced detailed data on Friday from a large U.S. study of Galleri, its flagship blood-based test for detecting 50+ cancer types. My latest for @statnews.com on the data and what they mean
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Grail says new data on multi-cancer screening test show improved performance
Grail announced fresh data on Friday from a large U.S. study of its flagship Galleri blood-based test for detecting dozens of tumor types.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Grail announced detailed data on Friday from a large U.S. study of Galleri, its flagship blood-based test for detecting 50+ cancer types. My latest for @statnews.com on the data and what they mean
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Health secretary RFK Jr. envisions a back-to-the-land movement based on regenerative agriculture. But it isn’t an easy go, @isabellacueto.bsky.social writes in this deeply reported piece about an ex-vegan restaurateur who's putting this vision for farming to the test
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In Texas, ex-vegan restaurateurs put MAHA's vision for farming to the test
A former vegan chef is trying to execute MAHA's dream of a utopian future based on small-scale, family-owned farms.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Health secretary RFK Jr. envisions a back-to-the-land movement based on regenerative agriculture. But it isn’t an easy go, @isabellacueto.bsky.social writes in this deeply reported piece about an ex-vegan restaurateur who's putting this vision for farming to the test
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“I get asked this constantly: When will we start rebuilding? I don’t think we can know until we know the full extent of the destruction. There’s no reason to think we’ve bottomed out,” said former NIH institute leader Eric Green at #STATSummit this week. www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
Former NIH leaders lament ‘constant chaos’ at the agency, and caution it’s not over
“It's been like living in a washing machine, it's been constant chaos,” former NIH official Jeremy Berg said at the #STATSummit
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October 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“I get asked this constantly: When will we start rebuilding? I don’t think we can know until we know the full extent of the destruction. There’s no reason to think we’ve bottomed out,” said former NIH institute leader Eric Green at #STATSummit this week. www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
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Congrats to @sdorkenw.bsky.social on being named a 2025 STAT Wunderkind!
@jonathanwosen.bsky.social shares how Sven fell in love with the "messy, mesmerizing world of the life sciences" and his work on the landmark fly brain map.
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@jonathanwosen.bsky.social shares how Sven fell in love with the "messy, mesmerizing world of the life sciences" and his work on the landmark fly brain map.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Congrats to @sdorkenw.bsky.social on being named a 2025 STAT Wunderkind!
@jonathanwosen.bsky.social shares how Sven fell in love with the "messy, mesmerizing world of the life sciences" and his work on the landmark fly brain map.
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@statnews.com #STATWunderkinds
@jonathanwosen.bsky.social shares how Sven fell in love with the "messy, mesmerizing world of the life sciences" and his work on the landmark fly brain map.
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Excited to be moderating a panel at the @statnews.com summit later this week on the upheaval at the NIH this year, and I have the honor of sharing the stage with three people who have helped me make sense of this moment
Going to thread some background reading, featuring our three speakers:
Going to thread some background reading, featuring our three speakers:
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Excited to be moderating a panel at the @statnews.com summit later this week on the upheaval at the NIH this year, and I have the honor of sharing the stage with three people who have helped me make sense of this moment
Going to thread some background reading, featuring our three speakers:
Going to thread some background reading, featuring our three speakers:
Breaking news via @danielpayne.bsky.social, who will likely have more details later today. AstraZeneca is set to strike a deal with the Trump administration to lower drug prices, people familiar with the matter told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/a... via @statnews.com
AstraZeneca set to strike drug pricing deal with Trump
Drugmakers have been scrambling to strike deals with the Trump administration.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Breaking news via @danielpayne.bsky.social, who will likely have more details later today. AstraZeneca is set to strike a deal with the Trump administration to lower drug prices, people familiar with the matter told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/a... via @statnews.com
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Expedition Therapeutics, a company scouring China’s booming biotech industry for the most enticing drug candidates, has raised $165 million for its first drug trial.
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Expedition Therapeutics, a biotech company scouring China for drug candidates, raises $165 million
Expedition Therapeutics, a company seeking to scour China’s booming biotech industry for enticing drug candidates, has raised $165 million for its first drug trial.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Expedition Therapeutics, a company scouring China’s booming biotech industry for the most enticing drug candidates, has raised $165 million for its first drug trial.
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New: Pharma companies are scrambling to make deals with Trump after Pfizer's agreement
Announcements could be coming as soon as this week, lobbyists hope — though a host of variables could change that
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Announcements could be coming as soon as this week, lobbyists hope — though a host of variables could change that
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Pharma companies scramble to make deals with Trump after Pfizer scored White House praise
Pharma companies are hoping to announce deals of their own with President Trump as soon as this week, sources told STAT.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New: Pharma companies are scrambling to make deals with Trump after Pfizer's agreement
Announcements could be coming as soon as this week, lobbyists hope — though a host of variables could change that
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Announcements could be coming as soon as this week, lobbyists hope — though a host of variables could change that
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They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted. Great story by @mmolteni.bsky.social and @aniloza.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/07/h...
They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted
The Trump administration has been shedding scientific expertise and patient perspectives in the name of slimming down the federal government.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted. Great story by @mmolteni.bsky.social and @aniloza.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/07/h...
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The 2025 Nobel in medicine has gone to three scientists whose work helps explain a marvel of our immune system — that it is able to, with exquisite precision, differentiate what should be fended off and what should be left as is.
More from STAT's Andrew Joseph:
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More from STAT's Andrew Joseph:
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2025 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for immune system discoveries
Three scientists who uncovered how our body keeps our immune system in check — enabling it to fight off dangerous invaders while recognizing our own tissues as a friend — won the Nobel Prize in physio...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The 2025 Nobel in medicine has gone to three scientists whose work helps explain a marvel of our immune system — that it is able to, with exquisite precision, differentiate what should be fended off and what should be left as is.
More from STAT's Andrew Joseph:
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More from STAT's Andrew Joseph:
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Nicole Kleinstreuer, who is leading an NIH effort to reduce the use of animals in research, began thinking about the issue as a toxicologist at the EPA www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a...
She’s leading NIH’s push to reduce the use of animals in biomedical research
Nicole Kleinstreuer, who is leading an NIH effort to reduce the use of animals in research, began thinking about the issue as a toxicologist at the EPA
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October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nicole Kleinstreuer, who is leading an NIH effort to reduce the use of animals in research, began thinking about the issue as a toxicologist at the EPA www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a...
Scientists have found that patients with ALS have autoimmune responses, a finding that could reshape how researchers view the devastating neurologic disorder. My latest for @statnews.com on a new study in @nature.com from @settelab.bsky.social @lji.org
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Autoimmune responses found in ALS, pointing to a new way to view the deadly disease
Researchers have found that ALS patients have autoimmune responses, a finding with the potential to reshape how scientists think of the devastating and complex neurologic disorder.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Scientists have found that patients with ALS have autoimmune responses, a finding that could reshape how researchers view the devastating neurologic disorder. My latest for @statnews.com on a new study in @nature.com from @settelab.bsky.social @lji.org
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