Maria Glymour
@mariaglymour.bsky.social
Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health
The session felt like a watershed though I lost the debate. @sfackley.bsky.social gave an amazing discussion of how the "garden of forking paths" - a gazillion tiny decisions we all make in an analysis - creates serious reproducibility issue in health research.
#episky #datascisky #reproducibility
#episky #datascisky #reproducibility
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The session felt like a watershed though I lost the debate. @sfackley.bsky.social gave an amazing discussion of how the "garden of forking paths" - a gazillion tiny decisions we all make in an analysis - creates serious reproducibility issue in health research.
#episky #datascisky #reproducibility
#episky #datascisky #reproducibility
Public Health education must be rigorous & demanding to prepare students for the uphill battle for public health progress. Faculty need to deliver that training while supporting students to succeed.
Are we delivering?
About BU Dept of Epi Excellence Fellows: bit.ly/49OBf4n #EpiSky #MPH #GradSchool
Are we delivering?
About BU Dept of Epi Excellence Fellows: bit.ly/49OBf4n #EpiSky #MPH #GradSchool
Why we launched the Boston University Department of Epidemiology Excellence Fellows for our MPH Students | Maria Glymour
#publichealth #MPH #GradSchool #Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health
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November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Public Health education must be rigorous & demanding to prepare students for the uphill battle for public health progress. Faculty need to deliver that training while supporting students to succeed.
Are we delivering?
About BU Dept of Epi Excellence Fellows: bit.ly/49OBf4n #EpiSky #MPH #GradSchool
Are we delivering?
About BU Dept of Epi Excellence Fellows: bit.ly/49OBf4n #EpiSky #MPH #GradSchool
With a link that works for those not at BU!: bit.ly/43lEIn2
Statistical software skills for master’s-level jobs in epidemiology: an analysis of 15 years of job posting data url: academic-oup-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/aje/article-...
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
With a link that works for those not at BU!: bit.ly/43lEIn2
Statistical software skills for master’s-level jobs in epidemiology: an analysis of 15 years of job posting data url: academic-oup-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/aje/article-...
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
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Statistical software skills for master’s-level jobs in epidemiology: an analysis of 15 years of job posting data url: academic-oup-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/aje/article-...
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date.
#episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
Reposted by Maria Glymour
For those of you attending #GSA2025 in Boston, consider this panel of #NIH awardees, Drs. Alden Gross, @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @sfackley.bsky.social , and @bryandjames.bsky.social. Please remember to tag #geronsky and @geronsociety.bsky.social in your posts.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For those of you attending #GSA2025 in Boston, consider this panel of #NIH awardees, Drs. Alden Gross, @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @sfackley.bsky.social , and @bryandjames.bsky.social. Please remember to tag #geronsky and @geronsociety.bsky.social in your posts.
If you're interested in research on hearing and cognitive aging, check out The Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD)LASI-DAD hearing assessment and audiometry data webinar this morning. Register here: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If you're interested in research on hearing and cognitive aging, check out The Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD)LASI-DAD hearing assessment and audiometry data webinar this morning. Register here: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Looks like a great methods primer paper from Emma Nichols and Eleanor Hayes-Larson. @timead.bsky.social @g2aging.bsky.social
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults
Expected trends in population ageing and the burden of age related chronic diseases underscore the need for high quality epidemiological studies of older adults (eg, people aged 60 years and older). H...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Looks like a great methods primer paper from Emma Nichols and Eleanor Hayes-Larson. @timead.bsky.social @g2aging.bsky.social
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
Reposted by Maria Glymour
🔔 #TRCI Special Issue 🔔
Marking the 10th anniversary of AD Drug Development Pipeline articles led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings!
Submit your research highlighting advances in ADRD clinical trials and drug development!
⏰Oct. 31, 2026
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Marking the 10th anniversary of AD Drug Development Pipeline articles led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings!
Submit your research highlighting advances in ADRD clinical trials and drug development!
⏰Oct. 31, 2026
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Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
<em>Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions</em> journal bridges drug discovery research and clinical studies for dementia & Alzheimer's.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🔔 #TRCI Special Issue 🔔
Marking the 10th anniversary of AD Drug Development Pipeline articles led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings!
Submit your research highlighting advances in ADRD clinical trials and drug development!
⏰Oct. 31, 2026
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
Marking the 10th anniversary of AD Drug Development Pipeline articles led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings!
Submit your research highlighting advances in ADRD clinical trials and drug development!
⏰Oct. 31, 2026
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
I used to think "Alzheimer's Disease" was clearly defined. But the definitions have changed repeatedly, with <3 years between revisions since 2007. Really thoughtful paper from van der Molen et al: doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Advantages of updates are unclear, with numerous industry co-authors. #EndAlz
Advantages of updates are unclear, with numerous industry co-authors. #EndAlz
Changing definitions of disease: Transformations in the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease
INTRODUCTION Whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) should be defined by symptoms, biological processes, or both, is a matter of debate. We aim to reconstruct the motivations, aims, and content of consecu...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I used to think "Alzheimer's Disease" was clearly defined. But the definitions have changed repeatedly, with <3 years between revisions since 2007. Really thoughtful paper from van der Molen et al: doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Advantages of updates are unclear, with numerous industry co-authors. #EndAlz
Advantages of updates are unclear, with numerous industry co-authors. #EndAlz
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Paid Family Leave Can Be a Lifeline url:https://progressive.org/op-eds/paid-family-leave-can-be-a-lifeline-wells-20251022/
Fantastic essay from UCSF PhD student Whitney Wellls
#EpiSky #DataSky #PublicHealth
Fantastic essay from UCSF PhD student Whitney Wellls
#EpiSky #DataSky #PublicHealth
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Paid Family Leave Can Be a Lifeline url:https://progressive.org/op-eds/paid-family-leave-can-be-a-lifeline-wells-20251022/
Fantastic essay from UCSF PhD student Whitney Wellls
#EpiSky #DataSky #PublicHealth
Fantastic essay from UCSF PhD student Whitney Wellls
#EpiSky #DataSky #PublicHealth
@tulsaworld.com published my essay re health research funding. The situation has changed since I wrote this (before the shutdown) but research funding is just as threatened. Please join me in speaking out.
Link (from 9/28): bit.ly/496kEIV
Without a paywall: bit.ly/47nvTLP
Recording: bit.ly/3KKtKRJ
Link (from 9/28): bit.ly/496kEIV
Without a paywall: bit.ly/47nvTLP
Recording: bit.ly/3KKtKRJ
October 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
@tulsaworld.com published my essay re health research funding. The situation has changed since I wrote this (before the shutdown) but research funding is just as threatened. Please join me in speaking out.
Link (from 9/28): bit.ly/496kEIV
Without a paywall: bit.ly/47nvTLP
Recording: bit.ly/3KKtKRJ
Link (from 9/28): bit.ly/496kEIV
Without a paywall: bit.ly/47nvTLP
Recording: bit.ly/3KKtKRJ
Exciting @melodem.bsky.social presentation from Dr Sudha Seshadri on Biomarkers to Parse Heterogeneity of Brain Aging and Dementia.
Contrasts Framingham vs San Antonio!
icymi, recordings posted: melodem.org
#EpiSky #EndAlz @sudha-md.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social #Biomarkers #BiggsInstitute
Contrasts Framingham vs San Antonio!
icymi, recordings posted: melodem.org
#EpiSky #EndAlz @sudha-md.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social #Biomarkers #BiggsInstitute
melodem.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Exciting @melodem.bsky.social presentation from Dr Sudha Seshadri on Biomarkers to Parse Heterogeneity of Brain Aging and Dementia.
Contrasts Framingham vs San Antonio!
icymi, recordings posted: melodem.org
#EpiSky #EndAlz @sudha-md.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social #Biomarkers #BiggsInstitute
Contrasts Framingham vs San Antonio!
icymi, recordings posted: melodem.org
#EpiSky #EndAlz @sudha-md.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social #Biomarkers #BiggsInstitute
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Most population health surveillance efforts focus on mortality and disability rather than pain.
TIME-AD’s Dr. Yulin Yang analyzed 24 years of data to understand chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas of American adults aged 55+.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxu8byd
TIME-AD’s Dr. Yulin Yang analyzed 24 years of data to understand chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas of American adults aged 55+.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxu8byd
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Most population health surveillance efforts focus on mortality and disability rather than pain.
TIME-AD’s Dr. Yulin Yang analyzed 24 years of data to understand chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas of American adults aged 55+.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxu8byd
TIME-AD’s Dr. Yulin Yang analyzed 24 years of data to understand chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas of American adults aged 55+.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxu8byd
In a bizarre twist of fate, I am the unofficial photographer for Caroline and the Green Line show at the Ponderosa, a super Trumpy but kinda fabulous dive bar in Acushnet MA. It is funny to try to jibe the venue with working on my post about why we need a strong CDC!!! I shoulda brought my own sign.
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In a bizarre twist of fate, I am the unofficial photographer for Caroline and the Green Line show at the Ponderosa, a super Trumpy but kinda fabulous dive bar in Acushnet MA. It is funny to try to jibe the venue with working on my post about why we need a strong CDC!!! I shoulda brought my own sign.
PhD student Alick Sixpence will co-lead our BU Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity Oct 18 on infectious disease epidemiology.
Check out Alick's work: bit.ly/4q67uSn - if you find this inspiring, join us for hands-on experience in epi research: bit.ly/46Na9ca
Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd
Check out Alick's work: bit.ly/4q67uSn - if you find this inspiring, join us for hands-on experience in epi research: bit.ly/46Na9ca
Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd
Comparing approaches for chemoprevention for school-based malaria control in Malawi: an open label, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Results support implementation of IST with hs-RDTs or IPT for reduction in the prevalence
of infection. Based on reductions in clinical malaria, IPT may provide additional
benefits warranting further ...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
PhD student Alick Sixpence will co-lead our BU Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity Oct 18 on infectious disease epidemiology.
Check out Alick's work: bit.ly/4q67uSn - if you find this inspiring, join us for hands-on experience in epi research: bit.ly/46Na9ca
Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd
Check out Alick's work: bit.ly/4q67uSn - if you find this inspiring, join us for hands-on experience in epi research: bit.ly/46Na9ca
Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd
Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity on infectious diseases. Oct 18 @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social (Boston). Come learn about epidemiology research & dive into real data with fun mentors and epi-curious colleagues. Info: bit.ly/46Na9ca. Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth
Hackathon for Health Equity
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October 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity on infectious diseases. Oct 18 @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social (Boston). Come learn about epidemiology research & dive into real data with fun mentors and epi-curious colleagues. Info: bit.ly/46Na9ca. Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth
New @melodem.bsky.social working group presentation from Dr. Brian Downer at @utmbscoa.bsky.social UTMB on education trends in Mexico across birth cohorts and cognitive aging, using data from MHAS.
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#EpiSky #DataSky #Demography #Education #SDOH
melodem.org
#EpiSky #DataSky #Demography #Education #SDOH
melodem.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New @melodem.bsky.social working group presentation from Dr. Brian Downer at @utmbscoa.bsky.social UTMB on education trends in Mexico across birth cohorts and cognitive aging, using data from MHAS.
melodem.org
#EpiSky #DataSky #Demography #Education #SDOH
melodem.org
#EpiSky #DataSky #Demography #Education #SDOH
One of the fun things about launching @timead.bsky.social is the amazing early career folks. We started a "scientist spotlight" website section. The 3 posted are just our first few - really gratifying to see the work of Master's & PhD students, and post-docs -more spotlights coming!
bit.ly/3VCa84g
bit.ly/3VCa84g
September 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of the fun things about launching @timead.bsky.social is the amazing early career folks. We started a "scientist spotlight" website section. The 3 posted are just our first few - really gratifying to see the work of Master's & PhD students, and post-docs -more spotlights coming!
bit.ly/3VCa84g
bit.ly/3VCa84g
I wrote a LinkedIn post on advice for incoming Master's students in public health and epidemiology. tl;dr: do hard things, get help when needed, make friends and thank people, and have fun - it's amazing. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth #GradSchool
Full article: bit.ly/4neVYlE
Full article: bit.ly/4neVYlE
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I wrote a LinkedIn post on advice for incoming Master's students in public health and epidemiology. tl;dr: do hard things, get help when needed, make friends and thank people, and have fun - it's amazing. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth #GradSchool
Full article: bit.ly/4neVYlE
Full article: bit.ly/4neVYlE
The @busph.bsky.social PROGRESS Initiative journal club hosting Dr. Chase Latour from UNC Chapel Hill Epi for her paper on healthy births as censoring versus competing events in studies of prenatal medication use.
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onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
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onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
PROGRESS Initiative
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September 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The @busph.bsky.social PROGRESS Initiative journal club hosting Dr. Chase Latour from UNC Chapel Hill Epi for her paper on healthy births as censoring versus competing events in studies of prenatal medication use.
sites.bu.edu/progressinit...
onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
sites.bu.edu/progressinit...
onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025–34: a mathematical modelling study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025–34: a mathematical modelling study
Without actions to restore discontinued services, cuts to health aid for tuberculosis
and HIV programmes could result in millions of additional childhood tuberculosis cases
and deaths in low-income an...
www.thelancet.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025–34: a mathematical modelling study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Such a cool paper. #EpiSky @amjepi.bsky.social #DataScience #Reproducibility Led by @sfackley.bsky.social at
@brown-epi.bsky.social
Research on reproducible research funded by NIH/NIA - thank you!
@brown-epi.bsky.social
Research on reproducible research funded by NIH/NIA - thank you!
🔎 Meta-analysis and triangulation depend on credible science.
📈 TIME-AD’s latest paper, led by Dr. Sarah Ackley, examines 20,000+ abstracts using an LLM to determine whether P value trends reflect changes in p-hacking, publication bias, or statistical power.
Read it: tinyurl.com/3f3nuxma
📈 TIME-AD’s latest paper, led by Dr. Sarah Ackley, examines 20,000+ abstracts using an LLM to determine whether P value trends reflect changes in p-hacking, publication bias, or statistical power.
Read it: tinyurl.com/3f3nuxma
September 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Such a cool paper. #EpiSky @amjepi.bsky.social #DataScience #Reproducibility Led by @sfackley.bsky.social at
@brown-epi.bsky.social
Research on reproducible research funded by NIH/NIA - thank you!
@brown-epi.bsky.social
Research on reproducible research funded by NIH/NIA - thank you!
Reposted by Maria Glymour
🔁 ICYMI: TIME-AD introduces the AI-Y Checklist, a framework for evaluating the development and deployment of AI tools in population health through an ethical lens.
🔗 Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔗 Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🔁 ICYMI: TIME-AD introduces the AI-Y Checklist, a framework for evaluating the development and deployment of AI tools in population health through an ethical lens.
🔗 Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔗 Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In this podcast w/ Dr. Salma Abdalla, we discussed dementia epi (including Piller's book "Doctored"), choosing health research topics, non-causal studies and... It was fun, tho without the video you can't appreciate the Flour Bakery product placement. bit.ly/485sC4x #publichealth #EpiSky #EndAlz
September 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In this podcast w/ Dr. Salma Abdalla, we discussed dementia epi (including Piller's book "Doctored"), choosing health research topics, non-causal studies and... It was fun, tho without the video you can't appreciate the Flour Bakery product placement. bit.ly/485sC4x #publichealth #EpiSky #EndAlz