Sandra
@lilysch.bsky.social
Biochemist. Former Science Editor. Working on a degree in Political Science. „Ein Leben ohne Mops ist möglich aber sinnlos.“ 🐾 Currently in Michigan. She/her. anti-fascist.
Love it, thanks for pointing me there!😍
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Love it, thanks for pointing me there!😍
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There were three programs - ReVAMPP, AViDD, and CREID. ReVAMPP is still active, but the other two have been canceled - I was the PI on one of the canceled CREID centers ("WARN-ID").
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There were three programs - ReVAMPP, AViDD, and CREID. ReVAMPP is still active, but the other two have been canceled - I was the PI on one of the canceled CREID centers ("WARN-ID").
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The new approach is essentially to stick your head in the sand and go to the gym as a model for pandemic preparedness.
Suffice to say, such a model will not work, but I don't want to belabor the point - I have made it many times already. E.g., here:
bsky.app/profile/kgan...
Suffice to say, such a model will not work, but I don't want to belabor the point - I have made it many times already. E.g., here:
bsky.app/profile/kgan...
I recently gave a talk at Cornell and sat down with Dr. Leifer for her "Immune" podcast. I really enjoyed our wide-ranging conversation, from how I got started in science, how immunity shapes evolution, pandemic risk, and, the current state of US science.
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Virus-immune Tug-of-war with Kristian Andersen
Podcast Episode · Immune · 11/11/2025 · 1h
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November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The new approach is essentially to stick your head in the sand and go to the gym as a model for pandemic preparedness.
Suffice to say, such a model will not work, but I don't want to belabor the point - I have made it many times already. E.g., here:
bsky.app/profile/kgan...
Suffice to say, such a model will not work, but I don't want to belabor the point - I have made it many times already. E.g., here:
bsky.app/profile/kgan...
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That means that not only would we have new countermeasures against existing, and highly consequential, pathogens, but we'd be able to pivot existing platforms should a novel species within one of those families emerge.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That means that not only would we have new countermeasures against existing, and highly consequential, pathogens, but we'd be able to pivot existing platforms should a novel species within one of those families emerge.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
It’s very good! I say this both as a Reservation Dog and Twin Peaks fan.
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It’s very good! I say this both as a Reservation Dog and Twin Peaks fan.
The sheer stupidity of this. What, republicans do not get sick? How could anyone, ANYONE, be interested to have less public health experts? To have a less safe country?🤦🏼♀️
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The sheer stupidity of this. What, republicans do not get sick? How could anyone, ANYONE, be interested to have less public health experts? To have a less safe country?🤦🏼♀️
Fantastic piece, thank you for writing it!
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fantastic piece, thank you for writing it!
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The new policy seems to me to be another example of Director Bhattacharya talking a big game about supporting early stage investigators and high risk-high reward research but not considering how to achieve this (and taking step to make this harder).
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The new policy seems to me to be another example of Director Bhattacharya talking a big game about supporting early stage investigators and high risk-high reward research but not considering how to achieve this (and taking step to make this harder).
12/13
12/13
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On top of that, as someone with aging parents, I have to point out that it is breathtakingly offensive to me for anyone to suggest three minutes of my mother talking in the kitchen could tell a machine everything it needs to know about her to simulate her. Fuck off, you ghouls.
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On top of that, as someone with aging parents, I have to point out that it is breathtakingly offensive to me for anyone to suggest three minutes of my mother talking in the kitchen could tell a machine everything it needs to know about her to simulate her. Fuck off, you ghouls.