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Patrick Kerstein
@patrickkerstein.bsky.social
vision scientist, developmental neurobiologist, assistant prof at purdue, he/him

https://hhs.purdue.edu/kersteinlab/
Reposted by Patrick Kerstein
That view is exceptionally naive.

As @narosenblum.bsky.social and I wrote last fall, “basic scientific research [is] a long-term investment, one that only governments have the time horizon to make, and it brings enormous payoffs.”

It can’t just be moonshots and looking for unicorn behemoths.
Basic Science Is The Foundation Of Future Cures
Injecting partisan politics into American basic science would be terrible for the US: for the economy, and for development of future treatments for diseases like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.
www.infotimes.us
September 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thanks!
August 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yeah! Congrats!
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM