Marion Koopmans
@marionkoopmans.bsky.social
Virologist, into emerging viral infections, one health, climate and health. Head viroscience department ErasmusMC, Rotterdam NL. Backup for the ex-bird platform. ORCHID 0000-0002-5204-2312; https://pure.eur.nl/en/persons/marion-koopmans .
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That "explosive" nature, however, could potentially be caused - as @arambaut.bsky.social lays out - by a combination of long(ish) term cryptic transmission, linked to sexual networks / sex work, followed by more recent detection and reporting.
Again, his thread:
bsky.app/profile/aram...
Again, his thread:
bsky.app/profile/aram...
A long thread about mpox and the context specific nature of outbreaks prompted by the large outbreak of MPXV Clade IIb happening at the moment in Sierra Leone:
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
That "explosive" nature, however, could potentially be caused - as @arambaut.bsky.social lays out - by a combination of long(ish) term cryptic transmission, linked to sexual networks / sex work, followed by more recent detection and reporting.
Again, his thread:
bsky.app/profile/aram...
Again, his thread:
bsky.app/profile/aram...
Reposted by Marion Koopmans
For recent outbreaks of Clade Ib in the DRC, similar patters have been seen, although not the same "explosive" nature we're observing in Sierra Leone.
@marionkoopmans.bsky.social's paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@marionkoopmans.bsky.social's paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epidemiological and genomic evolution of the ongoing outbreak of clade Ib mpox virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo - Nature Medicine
Genomic and epidemiologic data suggest that the rapid spread of mpox clade I in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has happened mostly through sexual contact within densely populated areas.
www.nature.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For recent outbreaks of Clade Ib in the DRC, similar patters have been seen, although not the same "explosive" nature we're observing in Sierra Leone.
@marionkoopmans.bsky.social's paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@marionkoopmans.bsky.social's paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
kleine correctie. Ik stop als afdelingshoofd maar ga niet met pensioen!
June 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
kleine correctie. Ik stop als afdelingshoofd maar ga niet met pensioen!
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It’s mad. I wrote a few thoughts about it the other day. Since then someone posted that all the grants cancelled to date are ones started under the Biden administration. If this is all some mad political tit-for-tat it’s utterly pathetic and incredibly destructive.
bsky.app/profile/notj...
bsky.app/profile/notj...
Apparently US National Institutes of Health will stop all “funding to laboratories and hospitals outside the United States”, at least temporarily 😢
It sounds like the “why should we fund them” rhetoric they’ve played in other areas, with no understanding of the benefits they get, or
It sounds like the “why should we fund them” rhetoric they’ve played in other areas, with no understanding of the benefits they get, or
Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It’s mad. I wrote a few thoughts about it the other day. Since then someone posted that all the grants cancelled to date are ones started under the Biden administration. If this is all some mad political tit-for-tat it’s utterly pathetic and incredibly destructive.
bsky.app/profile/notj...
bsky.app/profile/notj...
Reposted by Marion Koopmans
As I understand this, these are contextual analysis with general llm's and not specifically trained llm's on a certain topic. General llm's are worse at this.
Diagnostics is done with specifically trained deterministic Ai what is really different from generative Ai.
Thanks for sharing.
Diagnostics is done with specifically trained deterministic Ai what is really different from generative Ai.
Thanks for sharing.
April 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As I understand this, these are contextual analysis with general llm's and not specifically trained llm's on a certain topic. General llm's are worse at this.
Diagnostics is done with specifically trained deterministic Ai what is really different from generative Ai.
Thanks for sharing.
Diagnostics is done with specifically trained deterministic Ai what is really different from generative Ai.
Thanks for sharing.
mag toch allebei?
April 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
mag toch allebei?
yes, it was wonderful
April 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
yes, it was wonderful
I think eventually lots of science influences policy. In fact, it is something that is considered when evaluation science programs, to assess impact of the work. They key issue of course is to have clearly delineated roles. Scientists should not step into the shoes of politicians and vice versa
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I think eventually lots of science influences policy. In fact, it is something that is considered when evaluation science programs, to assess impact of the work. They key issue of course is to have clearly delineated roles. Scientists should not step into the shoes of politicians and vice versa
were you there? Missed that. The meeting is so big that it is hard to find anyone. Glad you enjoyed it. I think this is an important topic. Not sure how to deal with it, but I do definitely think we all have a role to play.
April 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
were you there? Missed that. The meeting is so big that it is hard to find anyone. Glad you enjoyed it. I think this is an important topic. Not sure how to deal with it, but I do definitely think we all have a role to play.