@ncb2.bsky.social
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I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
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"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."
Analysis | ‘Sammy’s Law’ would help parents monitor kids online. It’s gaining steam.
The parents of a teen fentanyl poisoning victim are finding allies in Congress for a bill intended to save others from the same fate.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."
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One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies | Cornell Chronicle
After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.
news.cornell.edu
May 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
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Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
www.cnn.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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New study by @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social (Dunn School and @ethzurich.bsky.social) with Médéric Diard (@biozentrum.unibas.ch) reveals how combining vaccines with friendly bacteria can boost vaccination efficacy and potentially reduce reliance on antibiotics
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
Boosting vaccines with harmless bacteria to fight intestinal pathogens - Dunn School
Published in Science, a ground-breaking study by the Slack group reveals how combining vaccines with friendly bacteria can boost vaccination efficacy and potentially reduce reliance on antibiotics.
www.path.ox.ac.uk
April 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New study by @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social (Dunn School and @ethzurich.bsky.social) with Médéric Diard (@biozentrum.unibas.ch) reveals how combining vaccines with friendly bacteria can boost vaccination efficacy and potentially reduce reliance on antibiotics
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
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I will be at UCSD this Friday! Come by, say hello, and Stand Up for Science🧪
March 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I will be at UCSD this Friday! Come by, say hello, and Stand Up for Science🧪
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🔥 Microbial colonisation in early life shapes mast cell NGF production and nociceptor sensitivity later in life. Beautiful new #MucosalImmunology study from the Altier lab out online #OpenAccess: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
December 12, 2024 at 9:40 PM
🔥 Microbial colonisation in early life shapes mast cell NGF production and nociceptor sensitivity later in life. Beautiful new #MucosalImmunology study from the Altier lab out online #OpenAccess: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
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Great discussion Edu!
How does the immune system make "decisions" at mucosal barriers? My new perspective explores how seeing strategic cell interactions through the lens of game theory could reveal fresh insights into mucosal immune homeostasis and disease. 🧵 1/7
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Organismal mucosal immunology: A perspective through the eyes of game theory
In complex organisms, functional units must interact cohesively to maintain homeostasis, especially within mucosal barriers that house diverse, specia…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Great discussion Edu!
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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
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Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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While US is trying to bring back polio, Sweden is trying to eliminate HPV
"Researchers will start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025" goal is to sample entire population and vaccinate.
www.euronews.com/health/2024/...
"Researchers will start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025" goal is to sample entire population and vaccinate.
www.euronews.com/health/2024/...
Sweden wants to be the first country to eliminate HPV by 2027
The Nordic country's ambitious timeline relies on high vaccination uptake and efficient mass screening and follow-up treatment.
www.euronews.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:42 PM
While US is trying to bring back polio, Sweden is trying to eliminate HPV
"Researchers will start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025" goal is to sample entire population and vaccinate.
www.euronews.com/health/2024/...
"Researchers will start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025" goal is to sample entire population and vaccinate.
www.euronews.com/health/2024/...