Quinn Ostrom
@qostrom.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Duke Neurosurgery. Brain tumor epidemiology and risk factors. Views are mine.
https://ostrom-lab.github.io/
https://ostrom-lab.github.io/
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few outcomes, except for 99% of FDA-approved drugs, 174 recipients of 104 Nobel Prizes, training ~30K MDs and ~10K PhDs per year to enter the workforce, and a 34% reduction in age-adjusted cancer deaths since 1990 -- the largest decrease in history
Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew.
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
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“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NIH spending battle’s ripple effect
www.politico.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
few outcomes, except for 99% of FDA-approved drugs, 174 recipients of 104 Nobel Prizes, training ~30K MDs and ~10K PhDs per year to enter the workforce, and a 34% reduction in age-adjusted cancer deaths since 1990 -- the largest decrease in history
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The shingles vaccine reduced the probability of new #dementia diagnoses by around one-fifth over seven years, according to a large-scale study of a population in Wales, UK, reported in Nature. https://go.nature.com/4460AE4 🧪
April 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The shingles vaccine reduced the probability of new #dementia diagnoses by around one-fifth over seven years, according to a large-scale study of a population in Wales, UK, reported in Nature. https://go.nature.com/4460AE4 🧪
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Every spring, Karolinska Institutet has a call for funded faculty positions. It’s a great place for epidemiology and science in general. Keep a look out at this space! (New positions not posted yet)
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Faculty funded career positions and Consolidator grants at KI
Karolinska Institutet recruits and support leading junior researchers in Medical science. During 2024 up to eight positions as Assistant Professor, and up to 14 Consolidator grants will be announced. ...
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February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Every spring, Karolinska Institutet has a call for funded faculty positions. It’s a great place for epidemiology and science in general. Keep a look out at this space! (New positions not posted yet)
staff.ki.se/your-employm...
staff.ki.se/your-employm...
The Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) Mentoring Executive Committee is seeking applicants for fellowship training in brain tumor epidemiologic and clinical research. Applications are requested by December 15, 2024. sites.usc.edu/braintumorca...
November 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM
The Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) Mentoring Executive Committee is seeking applicants for fellowship training in brain tumor epidemiologic and clinical research. Applications are requested by December 15, 2024. sites.usc.edu/braintumorca...
Please join us next spring in Durham when we host the annual meeting of the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) focused on brain metastasis! Registration and abstract submission open now with junior investigator travel awards available. sites.usc.edu/braintumorca...
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Please join us next spring in Durham when we host the annual meeting of the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) focused on brain metastasis! Registration and abstract submission open now with junior investigator travel awards available. sites.usc.edu/braintumorca...