Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
@roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social
Assistant professor of biomedical data science and dermatology at Stanford. AI for healthcare. Associate editor at NEJM AI and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Mother of a sassy girl and a baby boy.
Today I went on a Stanford sponsored grant writing retreat for junior faculty. Given the constant assault on academia, the mood was muted but at least we got beautiful views.
August 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Today I went on a Stanford sponsored grant writing retreat for junior faculty. Given the constant assault on academia, the mood was muted but at least we got beautiful views.
Remembering @atulbutte.bsky.social at #CHIL2025. The world lost an amazing light and mentor. He helped shape my career and the careers of many others in the medical informatics and medical AI space.
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Remembering @atulbutte.bsky.social at #CHIL2025. The world lost an amazing light and mentor. He helped shape my career and the careers of many others in the medical informatics and medical AI space.
We are kicking off #CHIL2025 with Dr. Maia Hightower. As a program organizer, we are showing our values by centering health equity and responsible AI. @ahli-cc.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We are kicking off #CHIL2025 with Dr. Maia Hightower. As a program organizer, we are showing our values by centering health equity and responsible AI. @ahli-cc.bsky.social
When you are twinning with your postdoc by mirroring jacket/nails. #womeninstem
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
When you are twinning with your postdoc by mirroring jacket/nails. #womeninstem
With the destruction of federal funding for research, people have been hoping foundations fill in some of the gaps. HHMI decided to suspend their competitions AFTER applicants had already spent hours working on the application.
May 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With the destruction of federal funding for research, people have been hoping foundations fill in some of the gaps. HHMI decided to suspend their competitions AFTER applicants had already spent hours working on the application.
Reed Jobs says what I wish every VC would say and do: Stand up for science! He says if VCs don’t stand up for science, they don’t deserve to be in the space. @statnews.com #STATBreakthrough
May 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reed Jobs says what I wish every VC would say and do: Stand up for science! He says if VCs don’t stand up for science, they don’t deserve to be in the space. @statnews.com #STATBreakthrough
A Stanford assistant professor and a Berkeley assistant professor walk into the #STATBreakthrough summit. There’s no punchline, just commiserating about the destruction of American science.
May 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A Stanford assistant professor and a Berkeley assistant professor walk into the #STATBreakthrough summit. There’s no punchline, just commiserating about the destruction of American science.
Susan Desmond-Hellman: I am mad. Americans are going to suffer and die because of the decisions of Mr. Kennedy and cuts to scientific funding. #STATBreakthrough @statnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Susan Desmond-Hellman: I am mad. Americans are going to suffer and die because of the decisions of Mr. Kennedy and cuts to scientific funding. #STATBreakthrough @statnews.com
Georges Benjamin: For every dollar we put into research, we get 2.64 dollars back. This enterprise produces innovation and economic activity. #STATBreakthrough @statnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Georges Benjamin: For every dollar we put into research, we get 2.64 dollars back. This enterprise produces innovation and economic activity. #STATBreakthrough @statnews.com
This is a story everyone needs to read in @statnews.com. Casey Ross interviewing Megan Bent about how AI was used to deny her dad’s care, which led to a lot of suffering. www.statnews.com/denied-by-ai... #STATBreakthrough
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is a story everyone needs to read in @statnews.com. Casey Ross interviewing Megan Bent about how AI was used to deny her dad’s care, which led to a lot of suffering. www.statnews.com/denied-by-ai... #STATBreakthrough
One of the most important points that Lux VC partner Deena Shakir makes: companies in health tech must have clinical ROI! #STATBreakthrough
May 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One of the most important points that Lux VC partner Deena Shakir makes: companies in health tech must have clinical ROI! #STATBreakthrough
#STATBreakthrough summit Investing in AI panel with Deena Shakir, Lynne Chou O’Keefe, and Morgan Cheatham. @statnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#STATBreakthrough summit Investing in AI panel with Deena Shakir, Lynne Chou O’Keefe, and Morgan Cheatham. @statnews.com
Innovation in pharma has been completely disrupted due to the dramatic cuts to science and uncertainty in the political landscape. As a scientist, I can say we are all buckling down and innovation will be impact. #STATbreakthrough @statnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Innovation in pharma has been completely disrupted due to the dramatic cuts to science and uncertainty in the political landscape. As a scientist, I can say we are all buckling down and innovation will be impact. #STATbreakthrough @statnews.com
No one told me Game of Thrones was actually an allegory for academia.
May 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
No one told me Game of Thrones was actually an allegory for academia.
I stand strongly against anti-semitism and if you read the Harvard president’s comments, so do they. The federal government has no place taking over universities.
April 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I stand strongly against anti-semitism and if you read the Harvard president’s comments, so do they. The federal government has no place taking over universities.
Just walking to my morning workout at the Stanford gym and see this
April 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just walking to my morning workout at the Stanford gym and see this
Amazing talk from @emilyalsentzer.bsky.social at the @dbdsstanford.bsky.social and Accenture summit. Trained a graph neural networks on 40,000 simulated patients representing 2000+ diseases and evaluated on real undiagnosed disease network.
See their paper: lnkd.in/gYCxFC-W
See their paper: lnkd.in/gYCxFC-W
April 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazing talk from @emilyalsentzer.bsky.social at the @dbdsstanford.bsky.social and Accenture summit. Trained a graph neural networks on 40,000 simulated patients representing 2000+ diseases and evaluated on real undiagnosed disease network.
See their paper: lnkd.in/gYCxFC-W
See their paper: lnkd.in/gYCxFC-W
Our lab has so much fun working at the cutting edge of AI in medicine!
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Our lab has so much fun working at the cutting edge of AI in medicine!
How I’m dealing with stress
March 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
How I’m dealing with stress
Super excited that our paper, led by the brilliant Alex DeGrave in collaboration with @suinlee.bsky.social got the cover of Nature Biomedical Engineering! www.nature.com/natbiomedeng...
March 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Super excited that our paper, led by the brilliant Alex DeGrave in collaboration with @suinlee.bsky.social got the cover of Nature Biomedical Engineering! www.nature.com/natbiomedeng...
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
March 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Nowruz pirooz! May your new year be filled with blessings. Our school let us set up a haft sin!
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Nowruz pirooz! May your new year be filled with blessings. Our school let us set up a haft sin!
This makes me so upset. The reason everyone needs to get a Measles vaccine is to protect not only themselves but the vulnerable people in our community who are too young to get vaccinated or may have impaired immune systems.
March 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This makes me so upset. The reason everyone needs to get a Measles vaccine is to protect not only themselves but the vulnerable people in our community who are too young to get vaccinated or may have impaired immune systems.
This makes me so upset. The reason everyone needs to get a Measles vaccine is to protect not only themselves but the vulnerable people in our community who are too young to get vaccinated or may have impaired immune systems.
March 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This makes me so upset. The reason everyone needs to get a Measles vaccine is to protect not only themselves but the vulnerable people in our community who are too young to get vaccinated or may have impaired immune systems.
Dr. David Williams talking about study after study that shows the impact of racism on healthcare and medical decision-making.
Doctors, are you really going to stop talking about this?
Doctors, are you really going to stop talking about this?
February 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Dr. David Williams talking about study after study that shows the impact of racism on healthcare and medical decision-making.
Doctors, are you really going to stop talking about this?
Doctors, are you really going to stop talking about this?