Emily
@mncatmom.bsky.social
Mom to 3 human children, 4 purr babies, and one doodle. Likes include science, hem/onc, reading, Lego, crafts, and learning how to keep active and prevent injury with my overly bendy body.
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He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
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By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
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June 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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I learned more about kindness and humanity from reading Terry Pratchett than anyone or anything else and it isn’t particularly close
we lost him far too soon
GNU Terry Pratchett, and a happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to all of you
we lost him far too soon
GNU Terry Pratchett, and a happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to all of you
“Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.” via @oliviawaite.com
The Essential Terry Pratchett
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I learned more about kindness and humanity from reading Terry Pratchett than anyone or anything else and it isn’t particularly close
we lost him far too soon
GNU Terry Pratchett, and a happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to all of you
we lost him far too soon
GNU Terry Pratchett, and a happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to all of you
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Your reminder that someone can appear to be at the top (of the world, of their field, etc) and feel rather dramatically differently. I'm glad Jim worked through his issues, is still here with us and is still writing the books so many people love.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
14 Million Books Later, Jim Butcher Thinks His Wizard Detective Needs a Hug
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Your reminder that someone can appear to be at the top (of the world, of their field, etc) and feel rather dramatically differently. I'm glad Jim worked through his issues, is still here with us and is still writing the books so many people love.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
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Absolutely brilliant science communication by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and Marta Tufet of GAVI. Clear explanation of why placebo controlled trials are not required for vaccines already known to be efficacious. I had to share.
May 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Absolutely brilliant science communication by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and Marta Tufet of GAVI. Clear explanation of why placebo controlled trials are not required for vaccines already known to be efficacious. I had to share.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
This is so sad. I still have multiple Sandra Boynton books memorized from reading them to my 3 kids. Plus, we discovered so many wonderful books together.
the fraction of parents reading to their 0-4 year old kids frequently has apparently fallen by 23 POINTS since 2012 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests
Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is so sad. I still have multiple Sandra Boynton books memorized from reading them to my 3 kids. Plus, we discovered so many wonderful books together.
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This cure for sickle cell anemia was made possible by NIH-funded research to turn the gene for fetal hemoglobin back on. It was done predominantly by NIH researchers, including intramural researchers on the NIH campus.
irp.nih.gov/catalyst/33/...
irp.nih.gov/catalyst/33/...
March 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This cure for sickle cell anemia was made possible by NIH-funded research to turn the gene for fetal hemoglobin back on. It was done predominantly by NIH researchers, including intramural researchers on the NIH campus.
irp.nih.gov/catalyst/33/...
irp.nih.gov/catalyst/33/...
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
This is a story worth reading. Mr. Harrison is an inspiration.
A legend died today.
In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
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In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
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March 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is a story worth reading. Mr. Harrison is an inspiration.
Just leaving this here as a great resource for news and information on what is going on in the infectious disease world: www.cidrap.umn.edu
Homepage | CIDRAPUniversity of Minnesota
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February 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just leaving this here as a great resource for news and information on what is going on in the infectious disease world: www.cidrap.umn.edu
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
“They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.”
“They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.”
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
“She heard him mutter, 'Can you take away this grief?'
'I'm sorry,' she replied. 'Everyone asks me. And I would not do so even if I knew how. It belongs to you. Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for.’”
“She heard him mutter, 'Can you take away this grief?'
'I'm sorry,' she replied. 'Everyone asks me. And I would not do so even if I knew how. It belongs to you. Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Raising Steam
“The aristocrats, if such they could be called, generally hated the whole concept of the train on the basis that it would encourage the lower classes to move about and not always be available.”
“The aristocrats, if such they could be called, generally hated the whole concept of the train on the basis that it would encourage the lower classes to move about and not always be available.”
February 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
“They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.”
“They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.”
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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I am heartbroken...
Opinion | Tenderness as an Act of Resistance (Gift Article)
They are trying to overwhelm us and force us to look away. But we must not.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I am heartbroken...
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I worked with Tom Robbins briefly directing a musical based on his “children’s” novella “B is for Beer”
The show was a beacon of quirky positivity,
and so was he.
So grateful for what he brought to the world.
#RIPTomRobbins
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
The show was a beacon of quirky positivity,
and so was he.
So grateful for what he brought to the world.
#RIPTomRobbins
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and All.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I worked with Tom Robbins briefly directing a musical based on his “children’s” novella “B is for Beer”
The show was a beacon of quirky positivity,
and so was he.
So grateful for what he brought to the world.
#RIPTomRobbins
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
The show was a beacon of quirky positivity,
and so was he.
So grateful for what he brought to the world.
#RIPTomRobbins
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
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"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
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@thelancet.bsky.social
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February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
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@thelancet.bsky.social
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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February 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
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Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
scim.ag
January 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
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My latest for The Nation.
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health In America: the administration has ground crucial scientific activity to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health In America: the administration has ground crucial scientific activity to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health In America
The administration has ground crucial scientific activity to a halt. It's an act of national suicide.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My latest for The Nation.
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health In America: the administration has ground crucial scientific activity to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health In America: the administration has ground crucial scientific activity to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Things were going great with exercise and feeling strong, then I rolled over in bed to reach for something, my SIJ got stuck in a twisted position, and I have been in a world of pain since. It is back in position thanks to my PT, but I am scared it will take a year to heal like last time.
January 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Things were going great with exercise and feeling strong, then I rolled over in bed to reach for something, my SIJ got stuck in a twisted position, and I have been in a world of pain since. It is back in position thanks to my PT, but I am scared it will take a year to heal like last time.