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Openness in AI is receding, and that erodes the foundation of scientific progress. Universities must reclaim AI research for the public good by adopting a new, collaborative model of team science. bit.ly/43Hu0ay
Universities Must Reclaim AI Research for the Public Good | Stanford HAI
With corporate AI labs turning inward, academia must carry forward the mantle of open science.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Openness in AI is receding, and that erodes the foundation of scientific progress. Universities must reclaim AI research for the public good by adopting a new, collaborative model of team science. bit.ly/43Hu0ay
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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Phil and Penny Knight announced today a record-breaking $2 billion gift to the Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute to transform the future of cancer care and set a new standard globally.
Thank you to Phil and Penny Knight for their incredible generosity.
#GiveCancerHell
Thank you to Phil and Penny Knight for their incredible generosity.
#GiveCancerHell
August 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Phil and Penny Knight announced today a record-breaking $2 billion gift to the Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute to transform the future of cancer care and set a new standard globally.
Thank you to Phil and Penny Knight for their incredible generosity.
#GiveCancerHell
Thank you to Phil and Penny Knight for their incredible generosity.
#GiveCancerHell
We've been working on GA4GH TES API since 2016. Crazy that we now have a cool animation to show how it fits into the larger world of GA4GH APIs.
You should also check out the paper we wrote about it: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/105...
You should also check out the paper we wrote about it: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/105...
August 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We've been working on GA4GH TES API since 2016. Crazy that we now have a cool animation to show how it fits into the larger world of GA4GH APIs.
You should also check out the paper we wrote about it: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/105...
You should also check out the paper we wrote about it: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/105...
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The GA4GH Cloud Work Stream develops the Workflow Execution Service (WES) and Task Execution Service (TES) APIs that run complex workflows or tasks on disparate compute environments.
Learn more about WES: buff.ly/7nRL4cy
Learn more about TES: buff.ly/iNiHld3
Learn more about WES: buff.ly/7nRL4cy
Learn more about TES: buff.ly/iNiHld3
August 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The GA4GH Cloud Work Stream develops the Workflow Execution Service (WES) and Task Execution Service (TES) APIs that run complex workflows or tasks on disparate compute environments.
Learn more about WES: buff.ly/7nRL4cy
Learn more about TES: buff.ly/iNiHld3
Learn more about WES: buff.ly/7nRL4cy
Learn more about TES: buff.ly/iNiHld3
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The GA4GH Cloud Work Stream develops standards to help researchers analyse large volumes of data — wherever it lives and however it is stored — by bringing compute to the data.
Watch this animation to learn more!
buff.ly/eY5Boh3
Watch this animation to learn more!
buff.ly/eY5Boh3
Conducting large-scale genomic analysis by running any tool on any dataset
Large volumes of genomic data are generated every year through research and healthcare. Combining data for analysis, however, is challenging due to technical incompatibilities and regulations. The…
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August 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The GA4GH Cloud Work Stream develops standards to help researchers analyse large volumes of data — wherever it lives and however it is stored — by bringing compute to the data.
Watch this animation to learn more!
buff.ly/eY5Boh3
Watch this animation to learn more!
buff.ly/eY5Boh3
Pan-cancer immune and stromal deconvolution predicts clinical outcomes and mutation profiles: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pan-cancer immune and stromal deconvolution predicts clinical outcomes and mutation profiles - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Pan-cancer immune and stromal deconvolution predicts clinical outcomes and mutation profiles
www.nature.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Pan-cancer immune and stromal deconvolution predicts clinical outcomes and mutation profiles: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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More Trump HHS junk science.
KIDS TREATED WITH BOBBY'S PROTOCOL ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIVER DAMAGE.
High doses of Vitamin A and cod liver oil being given over an extended period of time is causing toxicity in some Texas children with measles.
In most cases it was given to avoid vaccination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
High doses of Vitamin A and cod liver oil being given over an extended period of time is causing toxicity in some Texas children with measles.
In most cases it was given to avoid vaccination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
More Trump HHS junk science.
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The February issue of Cancer Cell is fresh off the press! You can read it now: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
February 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The February issue of Cancer Cell is fresh off the press! You can read it now: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
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🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
www.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Today from the Stand up for Science rally in Salem, OR
March 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Today from the Stand up for Science rally in Salem, OR
Jordan Lee/Tagle from my lab wrote a 'Tools of the trade' article for Cancer Cell ( www.nature.com/articles/s41... ) covering the TCGA/GDAN Tumor Molecular Pathology model set that we helped to develop
A machine learning toolkit for subtyping cancer in existing and new datasets - Nature Reviews Cancer
In this Tools of the Trade article, Jordan Lee describes the development and use of the Tumor Molecular Pathology (TMP) toolkit, a cancer subtyping tool that can assign TCGA molecular subtypes to new,...
www.nature.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Jordan Lee/Tagle from my lab wrote a 'Tools of the trade' article for Cancer Cell ( www.nature.com/articles/s41... ) covering the TCGA/GDAN Tumor Molecular Pathology model set that we helped to develop
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As @jeremymberg.bsky.social correctly assessed at the time, the NIH memo that slashed overhead rates came from Trump/Musk, not anyone within the organization.
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
As @jeremymberg.bsky.social correctly assessed at the time, the NIH memo that slashed overhead rates came from Trump/Musk, not anyone within the organization.
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We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
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Tomorrow is the deadline for applications for JXTX Scholarships for the CSHL Biology of Genomes! The application is lightweight - just a couple brief statements about your work! @cshlmeetings.bsky.social @jxtxfoundation.bsky.social jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-2-...
JXTX + CSHL 2025 Biology of Genomes Scholarship
JXTX + CSHL 2025 Biology of Genomes Scholarship
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February 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline for applications for JXTX Scholarships for the CSHL Biology of Genomes! The application is lightweight - just a couple brief statements about your work! @cshlmeetings.bsky.social @jxtxfoundation.bsky.social jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-2-...
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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
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No cost extension links at eRA Commons are gone. No explanation.
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No cost extension links at eRA Commons are gone. No explanation.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
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Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
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Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
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While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
Someone wrote a preview for Cancer Cell, outlining the importance of our recent ML based molecular pathology paper. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Simplifying clinical use of TCGA molecular subtypes through machine learning models
In this issue of Cancer Cell, Ellrott et al. present machine learning models to classify samples into The Cancer Genome Atlas molecular subtypes using…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Someone wrote a preview for Cancer Cell, outlining the importance of our recent ML based molecular pathology paper. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Multiple NCI organized cancer working group calls I'm on have been canceled as a result. The administration is actively sabotaging cancer research.
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
National Institutes of Health cancels scientific meetings after Trump directives
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Multiple NCI organized cancer working group calls I'm on have been canceled as a result. The administration is actively sabotaging cancer research.
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.