Paula Ramos, PhD
@paulasramos-phd.bsky.social
Human geneticist; autoimmune disease and health disparities researcher; community advocate; mom; traveler.
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
"...researchers who invest time in their students tend to lead more-productive, more-collaborative groups and attract stronger future students than those who do not." "Time spent with the next generation of scientists is an investment."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"...researchers who invest time in their students tend to lead more-productive, more-collaborative groups and attract stronger future students than those who do not." "Time spent with the next generation of scientists is an investment."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Join us on Friday, June 13 at 12pm ET for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsibility: ELSI Questions in Population Data Practices.
Register here: ow.ly/57px50VZEpZ
Register here: ow.ly/57px50VZEpZ
May 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Join us on Friday, June 13 at 12pm ET for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsibility: ELSI Questions in Population Data Practices.
Register here: ow.ly/57px50VZEpZ
Register here: ow.ly/57px50VZEpZ
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Cuts to #NIH funding don't just hurt scientists, but everyone who depends on new treatments, cures, & medical breakthroughs. Research can't thrive without strong, sustained support. Read more in this @60minutes.bsky.social segment featuring former NIH director Francis Collins: buff.ly/REjVWPc
Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
buff.ly
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Cuts to #NIH funding don't just hurt scientists, but everyone who depends on new treatments, cures, & medical breakthroughs. Research can't thrive without strong, sustained support. Read more in this @60minutes.bsky.social segment featuring former NIH director Francis Collins: buff.ly/REjVWPc
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
They’re now wanting to control what medical journals publish. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/h...
Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias
An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They’re now wanting to control what medical journals publish. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/h...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
“This is a moment of profound danger to public health.” @apha.org public letter. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Over 100 Public Health Leaders—Including Former HHS Secretaries, CDC Directors, U.S. Surgeon General, Governors, and State Health Officials—Urge Congress to Reject Trump Administration’s Dismantling o...
www.apha.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“This is a moment of profound danger to public health.” @apha.org public letter. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
In 2018, two social psychologists introduced the “Effort Paradox” to make sense of why people enjoy doing difficult things. The explanation may have a lot to do with how people find meaning in life, Alex Hutchinson writes:
The Paradox of Hard Work
Why do people enjoy doing difficult things?
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In 2018, two social psychologists introduced the “Effort Paradox” to make sense of why people enjoy doing difficult things. The explanation may have a lot to do with how people find meaning in life, Alex Hutchinson writes:
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
“The cost of opposing Trump has never been higher, but that cost will only rise as time goes on.”
Perfectly correct from @melissaryan.bsky.social.
Please find ways to speak out— to your university, to the wealthy, to the public. There will never be a better time.
www.altrightdelete.n...
Perfectly correct from @melissaryan.bsky.social.
Please find ways to speak out— to your university, to the wealthy, to the public. There will never be a better time.
www.altrightdelete.n...
America Is on Fire, and Our Leaders Are Roasting Marshmallows
Show up and speak out now before it's too late.
www.altrightdelete.news
March 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The cost of opposing Trump has never been higher, but that cost will only rise as time goes on.”
Perfectly correct from @melissaryan.bsky.social.
Please find ways to speak out— to your university, to the wealthy, to the public. There will never be a better time.
www.altrightdelete.n...
Perfectly correct from @melissaryan.bsky.social.
Please find ways to speak out— to your university, to the wealthy, to the public. There will never be a better time.
www.altrightdelete.n...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Prescription drug prices have skyrocketed in the U.S., more so than in other wealthy countries! 💊 💰 What prices can be ethically justified? 💭 New chapter in our Bioethics Briefings. READ, bit.ly/41Xyt7i
#HastingsCenter #Bioethics #DrugPricing #Healthcare
#HastingsCenter #Bioethics #DrugPricing #Healthcare
March 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Prescription drug prices have skyrocketed in the U.S., more so than in other wealthy countries! 💊 💰 What prices can be ethically justified? 💭 New chapter in our Bioethics Briefings. READ, bit.ly/41Xyt7i
#HastingsCenter #Bioethics #DrugPricing #Healthcare
#HastingsCenter #Bioethics #DrugPricing #Healthcare
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
"Officials from federal institutions have requested the withdrawal of articles supported by federal funds, citing concerns that they address politically sensitive topics such as transgender health."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
AJPH and the Threat of Political Interference in Scientific Publishing
ajph.aphapublications.org
March 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Officials from federal institutions have requested the withdrawal of articles supported by federal funds, citing concerns that they address politically sensitive topics such as transgender health."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Join us for our inaugural ELSI Journal Club on March 28 at 12pm ET, a new initiative designed to foster deeper engagement with the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ELSI Journal Club | Launch . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
CERA is excited to launch the ELSI Journal Club, a new initiative designed to foster deeper engagement with the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. This series provides a struc...
us06web.zoom.us
March 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join us for our inaugural ELSI Journal Club on March 28 at 12pm ET, a new initiative designed to foster deeper engagement with the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
“It’s been exhaustively studied.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/h...
C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a measles outbreak, driven by low vaccination rates, widens in Texas.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“It’s been exhaustively studied.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/h...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
This👇 Calling these attacks “budget cuts” is like cutting off your leg and saying you’re trying to lose weight.
Really wish people would stop talking about the problem with Science under Trump as “budget cuts”.
No. Budgets are set deliberatively by elected members of congress. Budgets haven’t been cut.
What’s happening are *purges* and *censorship*.
No. Budgets are set deliberatively by elected members of congress. Budgets haven’t been cut.
What’s happening are *purges* and *censorship*.
March 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This👇 Calling these attacks “budget cuts” is like cutting off your leg and saying you’re trying to lose weight.
New Perspective on the NEJM about potential bankruptcy of 23andMe, genetic information, and privacy:
Businesses aren't covered by HIPAA requirements; GINA doesn’t prevent direct-to-consumer genetic-testing companies such as 23andMe from selling people’s data.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40029207/
Businesses aren't covered by HIPAA requirements; GINA doesn’t prevent direct-to-consumer genetic-testing companies such as 23andMe from selling people’s data.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40029207/
March 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
New Perspective on the NEJM about potential bankruptcy of 23andMe, genetic information, and privacy:
Businesses aren't covered by HIPAA requirements; GINA doesn’t prevent direct-to-consumer genetic-testing companies such as 23andMe from selling people’s data.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40029207/
Businesses aren't covered by HIPAA requirements; GINA doesn’t prevent direct-to-consumer genetic-testing companies such as 23andMe from selling people’s data.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40029207/
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
ASHG is deeply troubled by the recent layoffs at a number of agencies. The impact on scientific progress and innovation is profound and alarming.
Read our statement: www.ashg.org/publications...
Read our statement: www.ashg.org/publications...
February 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
ASHG is deeply troubled by the recent layoffs at a number of agencies. The impact on scientific progress and innovation is profound and alarming.
Read our statement: www.ashg.org/publications...
Read our statement: www.ashg.org/publications...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science
‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’
@matthewherper.bsky.social
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’
@matthewherper.bsky.social
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science
Scientists shocked by the Trump administration's "sledgehammer" wonder about possible motives and lament a short-sighted approach to cuts.
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science
‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’
@matthewherper.bsky.social
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’
@matthewherper.bsky.social
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
“We cannot be so demoralized that we do nothing.” -Dr. David Williams on fighting racism and inequity in this age
February 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“We cannot be so demoralized that we do nothing.” -Dr. David Williams on fighting racism and inequity in this age
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
I have not seen a crisis of this magnitude since yesterday
February 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I have not seen a crisis of this magnitude since yesterday
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
So one approach is to omit these words from your research. The other is for all of us to double down on including these words in EVERYTHING.
This will be the biggest game of Taboo the U.S. has ever seen.
February 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So one approach is to omit these words from your research. The other is for all of us to double down on including these words in EVERYTHING.
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Principles and methods for transferring polygenic risk scores across global populations go.nature.com/3WJCqKX
Principles and methods for transferring polygenic risk scores across global populations - Nature Reviews Genetics
This Review summarizes the genetic and non-genetic factors that impact the transferability of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) across populations, highlighting the technical challenges of existing PRS con...
go.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Principles and methods for transferring polygenic risk scores across global populations go.nature.com/3WJCqKX
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
Genetically defined population descriptors can reduce inaccuracies in research, but should they completely replace more conventional descriptors in the clinic?@ajhgnews.bsky.social latest article provides perspectives on this important genomic medicine topic: www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex... #ASHG
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Genetically defined population descriptors can reduce inaccuracies in research, but should they completely replace more conventional descriptors in the clinic?@ajhgnews.bsky.social latest article provides perspectives on this important genomic medicine topic: www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex... #ASHG
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
FYI: New online! Epigenetic ageing clocks: statistical methods and emerging computational challenges
Epigenetic ageing clocks: statistical methods and emerging computational challenges
Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 13 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-024-00807-wEpigenetic clocks based on DNA methylation data are machine learning tools used to estimate chronological and biological age. The authors review computational and…
www.nature.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
FYI: New online! Epigenetic ageing clocks: statistical methods and emerging computational challenges
Reposted by Paula Ramos, PhD
February Issue | Breaking research silos to achieve equitable precision medicine in rheumatology
The authors discuss the obstacles to health care equity in rheumatic disease and provide recommendations for achieving equitable precision medicine
@paulasramos-phd.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hvTvQG
The authors discuss the obstacles to health care equity in rheumatic disease and provide recommendations for achieving equitable precision medicine
@paulasramos-phd.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hvTvQG
Breaking research silos to achieve equitable precision medicine in rheumatology - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
This Review discusses obstacles to health care equity in rheumatic disease, including access to health care and the use of inaccurate language when labelling population groups. The authors also highli...
bit.ly
January 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
February Issue | Breaking research silos to achieve equitable precision medicine in rheumatology
The authors discuss the obstacles to health care equity in rheumatic disease and provide recommendations for achieving equitable precision medicine
@paulasramos-phd.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hvTvQG
The authors discuss the obstacles to health care equity in rheumatic disease and provide recommendations for achieving equitable precision medicine
@paulasramos-phd.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hvTvQG
Our concise comment on @natrevrheumatol.bsky.social remains so relevant! Available here: rdcu.be/d6EWW
Clarity for the language of race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry in rheumatology
Nature Reviews Rheumatology - As the pace of genetic discovery has accelerated, so too has the need for clinicians and researchers to acknowledge and understand the impact of language in scientific...
rdcu.be
January 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our concise comment on @natrevrheumatol.bsky.social remains so relevant! Available here: rdcu.be/d6EWW