Zach Kunicki (He/Him)
@statszach.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Brown University. Assistant director of Quant Science Program. Views my own, and will change as I learn. #cognitiveaging | #statistics | #dementia | #latentvariablemodeling
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Looks like a great methods primer paper from Emma Nichols and Eleanor Hayes-Larson. @timead.bsky.social @g2aging.bsky.social
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults
Expected trends in population ageing and the burden of age related chronic diseases underscore the need for high quality epidemiological studies of older adults (eg, people aged 60 years and older). H...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Looks like a great methods primer paper from Emma Nichols and Eleanor Hayes-Larson. @timead.bsky.social @g2aging.bsky.social
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
"Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
My first R01 goes to study section today, time to bust this out again to see what happens!
a person is holding an origami fortune teller with the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 written on it
ALT: a person is holding an origami fortune teller with the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 written on it
media.tenor.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My first R01 goes to study section today, time to bust this out again to see what happens!
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On behalf of the @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: New study estimates how chronic conditions contribute to mortality across racial/ethnic groups. #Dementia showed the strongest link to death across groups. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ISTAART
Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Mortality: Differences by Race and Ethnicity
Racial and ethnic health disparities are persistent in the United States. The accumulation of chronic conditions and mortality are important contribut…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On behalf of the @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: New study estimates how chronic conditions contribute to mortality across racial/ethnic groups. #Dementia showed the strongest link to death across groups. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ISTAART
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Sorry if this seems precious, but as everyone at universities grapples w how to respond to multiple new, genuine crises, I think an underrated way we can help each other is to limit bullshit
Have a chance to act in a way that limits someone's emails & meetings abt something fairly trivial? Take it!
Have a chance to act in a way that limits someone's emails & meetings abt something fairly trivial? Take it!
March 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sorry if this seems precious, but as everyone at universities grapples w how to respond to multiple new, genuine crises, I think an underrated way we can help each other is to limit bullshit
Have a chance to act in a way that limits someone's emails & meetings abt something fairly trivial? Take it!
Have a chance to act in a way that limits someone's emails & meetings abt something fairly trivial? Take it!
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I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
ALT: a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
Next week, QSP will be hosting Dr. Mashu Yang to talk about MNAR data in EMA designs! Come distract yourself for an hour and learn about this important topic for EMA researchers -- register here: bit.ly/3XPShbx
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Next week, QSP will be hosting Dr. Mashu Yang to talk about MNAR data in EMA designs! Come distract yourself for an hour and learn about this important topic for EMA researchers -- register here: bit.ly/3XPShbx
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Thank you, all.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social
#standupforscience2025
#scienceforall
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social
#standupforscience2025
#scienceforall
March 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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GET IN DORKS!!!
Tomorrow we are protesting! All over the world! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
Tomorrow we are protesting! All over the world! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
Frustrated that there seemed to be no large-scale pro-science movement coalescing, a graduate student took matters into her own hands
‘Get in Dorks’: Stand Up for Science rallies spread to 32 U.S. cities
Frustrated that there seemed to be no large-scale pro-science movement coalescing, a graduate student took matters into her own hands
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
GET IN DORKS!!!
Tomorrow we are protesting! All over the world! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
Tomorrow we are protesting! All over the world! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
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1 week until we Stand Up for Science in RI!
🗓️ Friday, March 7, 12-4pm
📍 RI State House South lawn
@standupforscience.bsky.social
🗓️ Friday, March 7, 12-4pm
📍 RI State House South lawn
@standupforscience.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
1 week until we Stand Up for Science in RI!
🗓️ Friday, March 7, 12-4pm
📍 RI State House South lawn
@standupforscience.bsky.social
🗓️ Friday, March 7, 12-4pm
📍 RI State House South lawn
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone.
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
March 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone.
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
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Dear friends,
On Friday, March 7, I will not be attending my usual meetings. Instead, I will be in Washington, DC, participating in the #StandUpForScience (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally on the National Mall (12–4 PM).
On Friday, March 7, I will not be attending my usual meetings. Instead, I will be in Washington, DC, participating in the #StandUpForScience (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally on the National Mall (12–4 PM).
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
standupforscience2025.org
March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Dear friends,
On Friday, March 7, I will not be attending my usual meetings. Instead, I will be in Washington, DC, participating in the #StandUpForScience (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally on the National Mall (12–4 PM).
On Friday, March 7, I will not be attending my usual meetings. Instead, I will be in Washington, DC, participating in the #StandUpForScience (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally on the National Mall (12–4 PM).
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On behalf of @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: Learn valuable skills on March 24 10am CT when you join us for our webinar on how to carry out a meta-analysis in #dementia research with Mike Malek-Ahmadi, Heather Allore and Jet Vonk 🧠📊 Register today: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On behalf of @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: Learn valuable skills on March 24 10am CT when you join us for our webinar on how to carry out a meta-analysis in #dementia research with Mike Malek-Ahmadi, Heather Allore and Jet Vonk 🧠📊 Register today: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🚨Attention federal science employees in #RI01:
Given the Trump administration’s attacks on federal workers and science agencies, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee wants to hear from you!
Share your story through the survey link below ⬇️
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Given the Trump administration’s attacks on federal workers and science agencies, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee wants to hear from you!
Share your story through the survey link below ⬇️
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
democrats-science.house.gov
February 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨Attention federal science employees in #RI01:
Given the Trump administration’s attacks on federal workers and science agencies, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee wants to hear from you!
Share your story through the survey link below ⬇️
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Given the Trump administration’s attacks on federal workers and science agencies, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee wants to hear from you!
Share your story through the survey link below ⬇️
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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We've launched registration for the Rhode Island Stand Up for Science Rally on 3/7 from 1-4 pm!
Register here if you'll be attending: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Register here if you'll be attending: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Providence, RI
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
www.eventbrite.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We've launched registration for the Rhode Island Stand Up for Science Rally on 3/7 from 1-4 pm!
Register here if you'll be attending: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Register here if you'll be attending: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
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This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal.
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
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It is my understanding that when coffee is associated with good health outcomes, then that is a highly reliable causal study, but when coffee is associated with bad health outcomes there exists important confounding issues with the study.
February 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It is my understanding that when coffee is associated with good health outcomes, then that is a highly reliable causal study, but when coffee is associated with bad health outcomes there exists important confounding issues with the study.
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TODAY at 11A US ET, #MELODEM brings you @relajoie.bsky.social and Ganna Blazhenets presenting:
"Harmonization of #amyloid-PET quantification for #ADRD research: putting #Centiloids to the test"
More deets on MELODEM & how to hop on the distribution list:
sites.bu.edu/melodem/
"Harmonization of #amyloid-PET quantification for #ADRD research: putting #Centiloids to the test"
More deets on MELODEM & how to hop on the distribution list:
sites.bu.edu/melodem/
Methods for Longitudinal Studies in Dementia (MELODEM)
sites.bu.edu
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
TODAY at 11A US ET, #MELODEM brings you @relajoie.bsky.social and Ganna Blazhenets presenting:
"Harmonization of #amyloid-PET quantification for #ADRD research: putting #Centiloids to the test"
More deets on MELODEM & how to hop on the distribution list:
sites.bu.edu/melodem/
"Harmonization of #amyloid-PET quantification for #ADRD research: putting #Centiloids to the test"
More deets on MELODEM & how to hop on the distribution list:
sites.bu.edu/melodem/
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I'm frustrated with the messaging that indiscriminate firings at NIH and proposed decimation of research via changes to indirect rates are about increasing efficiency. Here are some thoughts on how to actually increase returns to NIH investments. shorturl.at/KnWU9
#EpiSky #ScienceSky
#EpiSky #ScienceSky
Maria Glymour on LinkedIn: Building on 90 Years of Progress: Approaches to Increase Efficiency of…
#NIH #HealthResearch #Efficiency #Government
www.linkedin.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I'm frustrated with the messaging that indiscriminate firings at NIH and proposed decimation of research via changes to indirect rates are about increasing efficiency. Here are some thoughts on how to actually increase returns to NIH investments. shorturl.at/KnWU9
#EpiSky #ScienceSky
#EpiSky #ScienceSky
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We need to shout from the rooftops how and why NIH funded health research is important, and what is accomplished with this work: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
How Federal Funding Propels the SPH Research Making a Difference in People’s Lives
With federal research funding cuts looming for academia and medical centers across the US, we take at look at how federally funded research at SPH has produced tangible results that benefit real lives...
www.bu.edu
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We need to shout from the rooftops how and why NIH funded health research is important, and what is accomplished with this work: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
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My bluesky is full of skyfall, but here's a bright spot: the advanced psychometric methods for cognitive aging workshop 2025 will be fantastic. Here's the info: psymca.org/2025-confere.... Apps due feb 28. #EpiSky #PsychSky
2025 – Evidence Integration Approaches Based on Data Harmonization and Synthetic Data Sets – Advanced Psychometric Methods for Cognitive Aging Research (ΨMCA)
psymca.org
February 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My bluesky is full of skyfall, but here's a bright spot: the advanced psychometric methods for cognitive aging workshop 2025 will be fantastic. Here's the info: psymca.org/2025-confere.... Apps due feb 28. #EpiSky #PsychSky
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On behalf of the @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: Applications are now open for the ΨMCA 2025 Conference on data harmonization & synthetic data in cognitive aging research. 📅 Aug 10–15 2025, Tahoe City, CA. Apply by Feb 28: psymca.org #CognitiveAging #DataScience
Advanced Psychometric Methods for Cognitive Aging Research (ΨMCA) – Psychometric and statistical methods for cognitive aging science
psymca.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
On behalf of the @istaart.bsky.social Design and Data Analytics PIA: Applications are now open for the ΨMCA 2025 Conference on data harmonization & synthetic data in cognitive aging research. 📅 Aug 10–15 2025, Tahoe City, CA. Apply by Feb 28: psymca.org #CognitiveAging #DataScience
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Alzheimer’s disease is non-partisan. Cancer is non-partisan. Diabetes is non-partisan. This is a short-sighted policy that could cost thousands of jobs and set biomedical research progress back by years. Contact your local representatives and urge them to stand against this dangerous policy.
What The NIH Cut To Indirect Cost Payments Could Cost Red States
The Trump administration’s decision to cap how much NIH will pay for indirect costs on university research grants would cost 10 red states more than $1 billion.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Alzheimer’s disease is non-partisan. Cancer is non-partisan. Diabetes is non-partisan. This is a short-sighted policy that could cost thousands of jobs and set biomedical research progress back by years. Contact your local representatives and urge them to stand against this dangerous policy.
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I wish there was a way to quantify the collective amount of work lost due to stress and despair over the last few weeks, independent of barriers to funding.
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I wish there was a way to quantify the collective amount of work lost due to stress and despair over the last few weeks, independent of barriers to funding.
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Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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If you'd asked me a year ago, I might have said "arbitrary and capricious" sounded like fun.
Live and learn.
Today, "the rule of law" sounds a lot more appealing- and better for health research.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
Live and learn.
Today, "the rule of law" sounds a lot more appealing- and better for health research.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states
Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If you'd asked me a year ago, I might have said "arbitrary and capricious" sounded like fun.
Live and learn.
Today, "the rule of law" sounds a lot more appealing- and better for health research.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
Live and learn.
Today, "the rule of law" sounds a lot more appealing- and better for health research.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...