Nick George
@nickgeorge.net
Scientific consultant. Digging into pharma and biotech industry data
Claude Code is fantastic, but you have to pay attention! I just caught it string concatenating a query and 'escaping' with this little function:
// escapes single quotes in SQL strings
func escapeSQL(s string) string {
return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
}
These are tools for experts
// escapes single quotes in SQL strings
func escapeSQL(s string) string {
return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
}
These are tools for experts
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Claude Code is fantastic, but you have to pay attention! I just caught it string concatenating a query and 'escaping' with this little function:
// escapes single quotes in SQL strings
func escapeSQL(s string) string {
return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
}
These are tools for experts
// escapes single quotes in SQL strings
func escapeSQL(s string) string {
return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
}
These are tools for experts
LLMs in data pipelines? Use strategically.
I used GPT-4o for ONE step in my clinical trial harmonization pipeline.
Everything else stayed deterministic.
Result: 89% automation, zero catastrophic errors.
rxdatalab.com/blog/llm-dat...
#DataEngineering #LLM #ProductionAI #DataStrategy #Bio
I used GPT-4o for ONE step in my clinical trial harmonization pipeline.
Everything else stayed deterministic.
Result: 89% automation, zero catastrophic errors.
rxdatalab.com/blog/llm-dat...
#DataEngineering #LLM #ProductionAI #DataStrategy #Bio
How I Use LLMs for Data Harmonization: A Strategic, Limited Approach
A technical walkthrough of how I used LLMs strategically to improve name harmonization for clinical trial sponsors while minimizing non-determinism.
rxdatalab.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
LLMs in data pipelines? Use strategically.
I used GPT-4o for ONE step in my clinical trial harmonization pipeline.
Everything else stayed deterministic.
Result: 89% automation, zero catastrophic errors.
rxdatalab.com/blog/llm-dat...
#DataEngineering #LLM #ProductionAI #DataStrategy #Bio
I used GPT-4o for ONE step in my clinical trial harmonization pipeline.
Everything else stayed deterministic.
Result: 89% automation, zero catastrophic errors.
rxdatalab.com/blog/llm-dat...
#DataEngineering #LLM #ProductionAI #DataStrategy #Bio
Sad news about #23andMe. A few months ago I wrote a piece suggesting the #NIH buy the company or assets. Even given the new administration, I'd still prefer the data is publicly owned rather than sold for parts to the highest bidder.
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NIH Should Buy 23andMe
23andMe revolutionized genetic testing, building a database of over 15 million genotypes for research. However, the company now faces significant financial and legal challenges, casting doubt on its f...
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March 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sad news about #23andMe. A few months ago I wrote a piece suggesting the #NIH buy the company or assets. Even given the new administration, I'd still prefer the data is publicly owned rather than sold for parts to the highest bidder.
nickgeorge.net/nih-should-b...
nickgeorge.net/nih-should-b...
Great piece from @jonathanwosen.bsky.social. antitrust law to fight the status quo in academic publishing www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/p...
Scientists’ suit against top academic publishers lays bare deep frustration over unpaid peer review
Researchers have sued six big academic publishers, arguing their practices are illegal and anticompetitive.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Great piece from @jonathanwosen.bsky.social. antitrust law to fight the status quo in academic publishing www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/p...
Reposted by Nick George
"Scientists have been voting with their feet," Richard Sever said. Read more, from @mmolteni.bsky.social at @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/03/11/l...
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Life sciences preprint servers have grown up — and are setting out on their own
Richard Sever will be chief scientific and strategy officer of openRxiv, a nonprofit to ensure the future of biomedical preprint servers.
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March 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Scientists have been voting with their feet," Richard Sever said. Read more, from @mmolteni.bsky.social at @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/03/11/l...
www.statnews.com/2025/03/11/l...
The Woodrow Wilson bridge is quite a site when opened up! thanks for the tip @alxnow.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Woodrow Wilson bridge is quite a site when opened up! thanks for the tip @alxnow.bsky.social