Tom Inglesby
@t-inglesby.bsky.social
Director @bsph-chs.bsky.social
Epidemics, public health, biosecurity, policy, and preparedness.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-inglesby-93b51582/
Epidemics, public health, biosecurity, policy, and preparedness.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-inglesby-93b51582/
I have known Dr. Susan Monarez for many years, and she has always been committed to science, health, following the evidence where it leads, and doing the right thing. She trained in infectious diseases and has had many scientific and leadership jobs across the federal government. 1/x
Trump picks Susan Monarez to run the CDC
Monarez is the CDC's acting director and a longtime biosecurity expert with ties to former President Biden’s flagship health initiative.
www.statnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have known Dr. Susan Monarez for many years, and she has always been committed to science, health, following the evidence where it leads, and doing the right thing. She trained in infectious diseases and has had many scientific and leadership jobs across the federal government. 1/x
At the just concluded Munich Sec Conference #MSC2025 @munsecconf.bsky.social, @foreignpolicy.com held an Emerging Threats Forum, and it was good to be part of the Forum’s session on Biosecurity in the Age of Transformational Tech. 1/x
Protecting the World from Pathogens: Biosecurity in the Age of Transformational Tech
This is "Protecting the World from Pathogens: Biosecurity in the Age of Transformational Tech" by Foreign Policy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…
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February 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
At the just concluded Munich Sec Conference #MSC2025 @munsecconf.bsky.social, @foreignpolicy.com held an Emerging Threats Forum, and it was good to be part of the Forum’s session on Biosecurity in the Age of Transformational Tech. 1/x
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Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders. Story by @sherylnyt.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders (Gift Article)
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders. Story by @sherylnyt.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Mass firings of HHS employees across HHS, without even knowing what those employees contributed in the mission of their offices is likely to lead to loss of HHS functions that are important to the country. 1/x
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—As Firings At FAA Begin
The Trump administration has laid off thousands amid cost-cutting efforts.
www.forbes.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mass firings of HHS employees across HHS, without even knowing what those employees contributed in the mission of their offices is likely to lead to loss of HHS functions that are important to the country. 1/x
Firing the whole new cadre of Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers is a serious mistake. Its considered the best disease detective training program in the world. 1/ x
Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources
www.barrons.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Firing the whole new cadre of Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers is a serious mistake. Its considered the best disease detective training program in the world. 1/ x
Valuable, constructive dialogue on health security at MSC @munsecconf.bsky.social w/ governments leaders, international orgs, foundations, think tanks, private sector, et al. where we @centerforhealthsecurity.org had event called New Defenses against Bioweapons #MSC2025 MSC/Photographer 1/x
February 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Valuable, constructive dialogue on health security at MSC @munsecconf.bsky.social w/ governments leaders, international orgs, foundations, think tanks, private sector, et al. where we @centerforhealthsecurity.org had event called New Defenses against Bioweapons #MSC2025 MSC/Photographer 1/x
We're co-hosting an official side event of the Paris AI action Summit with Pour Demain: "Realizing the Transformative Power of AI in the Life Sciences: Priorities for Safety & Security." #AIActionSummit.
Full program and speaker list: www.ai-inthecity.ens.psl.eu/fr/programme...
Full program and speaker list: www.ai-inthecity.ens.psl.eu/fr/programme...
AI in the city @ ENS
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Programme - Vue détaillée
www.ai-inthecity.ens.psl.eu
February 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We're co-hosting an official side event of the Paris AI action Summit with Pour Demain: "Realizing the Transformative Power of AI in the Life Sciences: Priorities for Safety & Security." #AIActionSummit.
Full program and speaker list: www.ai-inthecity.ens.psl.eu/fr/programme...
Full program and speaker list: www.ai-inthecity.ens.psl.eu/fr/programme...
Great to be part of superb @Fathom.org mtg on #AIgovernance that brought together leaders - from tech, research, policy, civil society et al - to look at AI in fields of endeavor where AI will have momentous impact
#theashbyworkshops fathom.org 1/x
#theashbyworkshops fathom.org 1/x
Fathom
Fathom is a 501(c)(3) convening voices of society for the AI transition.
fathom.org
January 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Great to be part of superb @Fathom.org mtg on #AIgovernance that brought together leaders - from tech, research, policy, civil society et al - to look at AI in fields of endeavor where AI will have momentous impact
#theashbyworkshops fathom.org 1/x
#theashbyworkshops fathom.org 1/x
Yes as this fatal case and @helenbranswell.bsky.social reminds us all here, H5N1 has not become harmless. In past human experience with this disease, disease fatality has been high. This latest additional US investment in flu preparedness is important www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/u...
January 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Yes as this fatal case and @helenbranswell.bsky.social reminds us all here, H5N1 has not become harmless. In past human experience with this disease, disease fatality has been high. This latest additional US investment in flu preparedness is important www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/u...
Congratulations Steve Santos and the Testing and Diagnostics Working Group (TDWG) of the U.S. Dept of HHS. This new paper shows it's extraordinary contributions to the pandemic response - 1.4M lives saved, 7M hospitalizations prevented. 1/x www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The SARS-CoV-2 test scale-up in the USA: an analysis of the number of tests produced and used over time and their modelled impact on the COVID-19 pandemic
Rapid, accessible, and accurate testing was paramount to an effective US COVID-19 response. Federal partners supported SARS-CoV-2 testing scale-up thr…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations Steve Santos and the Testing and Diagnostics Working Group (TDWG) of the U.S. Dept of HHS. This new paper shows it's extraordinary contributions to the pandemic response - 1.4M lives saved, 7M hospitalizations prevented. 1/x www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The extraordinary value of childhood vaccination to children and to society is hard to overstate. Hugely concerning to hear US leaders and others in position to influence these programs now questioning the effectiveness & safety of childhood vaccines.1/x
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes....
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes....
Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood...
This report describes health and economic benefits from routine childhood vaccines among children born during 1994–2023.
www.cdc.gov
December 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
The extraordinary value of childhood vaccination to children and to society is hard to overstate. Hugely concerning to hear US leaders and others in position to influence these programs now questioning the effectiveness & safety of childhood vaccines.1/x
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes....
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes....
The US has been doing valuable work to build Global Health Security around the world. This work has benefited many countries, and it has been important to the US. 1/x
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December 15, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The US has been doing valuable work to build Global Health Security around the world. This work has benefited many countries, and it has been important to the US. 1/x
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Great to celebrate tradition of L’Escalade in Geneva — a holiday represents Genevese coming together to defeat surprise attack by enemies in 1602, including dropping of cauldron on invaders trying to scale the city wall – hence the below traditional holiday smashing of the chocolate cauldron! 1/2
December 14, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Great to celebrate tradition of L’Escalade in Geneva — a holiday represents Genevese coming together to defeat surprise attack by enemies in 1602, including dropping of cauldron on invaders trying to scale the city wall – hence the below traditional holiday smashing of the chocolate cauldron! 1/2
Will be critical in the months ahead to get broad input from scientists on the risks posed by mirror life and how to prevent them, while not slowing beneficial science in related fields
Gearing up vs the potential of building "mirror life"
A looming danger of bioengineered reversed-chirality bacteria and microbes.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org
A looming danger of bioengineered reversed-chirality bacteria and microbes.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward.
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Will be critical in the months ahead to get broad input from scientists on the risks posed by mirror life and how to prevent them, while not slowing beneficial science in related fields
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Frequent Q is how mirror bacterium could persist in nature. Marine Prochlorococcus good example. Little downside in terms of competitiveness + resistant to protists and phages. Net positive growth allows invasion.
See Chapter 8 of technical report here:
purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
See Chapter 8 of technical report here:
purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
December 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Frequent Q is how mirror bacterium could persist in nature. Marine Prochlorococcus good example. Little downside in terms of competitiveness + resistant to protists and phages. Net positive growth allows invasion.
See Chapter 8 of technical report here:
purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
See Chapter 8 of technical report here:
purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
Reposted by Tom Inglesby
I’m proud to join more than 30 colleagues today in sharing our analysis of potential risks from “mirror life”. We summarize our findings in a @science.org article, and in greater detail in a 300pg technical report:
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Report: purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Report: purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
December 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I’m proud to join more than 30 colleagues today in sharing our analysis of potential risks from “mirror life”. We summarize our findings in a @science.org article, and in greater detail in a 300pg technical report:
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Report: purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Report: purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036
At mtg of BWC in Geneva, I was very glad to be part of event focused on how the Interpol Biosecurity program and the @who.int Biosecurity program and it's Health Security Interface are working to strengthen prevention and preparedness for deliberate events in member states around the world. 1/x
December 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
At mtg of BWC in Geneva, I was very glad to be part of event focused on how the Interpol Biosecurity program and the @who.int Biosecurity program and it's Health Security Interface are working to strengthen prevention and preparedness for deliberate events in member states around the world. 1/x
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👇READ THIS👇 A vital new article about the dangers of mirror life, authored by a diverse, credible, and international group of scientists around the world who are dedicated to the peaceful benefits of biology. THREAD.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward.
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:10 PM
👇READ THIS👇 A vital new article about the dangers of mirror life, authored by a diverse, credible, and international group of scientists around the world who are dedicated to the peaceful benefits of biology. THREAD.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Over 30 prominent scientists call for a ban on the creation of a "mirror cell"--a microbe made of molecules that are mirror images of their natural forms. It could cause a mind-boggling global disaster. Here's my story [gift link] 🧪https://nyti.ms/3OUCXp6
A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (Gift Article)
Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Over 30 prominent scientists call for a ban on the creation of a "mirror cell"--a microbe made of molecules that are mirror images of their natural forms. It could cause a mind-boggling global disaster. Here's my story [gift link] 🧪https://nyti.ms/3OUCXp6
Sharing here a new commentary in Science Policy Forum that provides new analysis on risks related to the potential future creation of mirror bacteria — synthetic organisms in which all molecules have reversed chirality (i.e. are ‘mirrored’). 1/x
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward.
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Sharing here a new commentary in Science Policy Forum that provides new analysis on risks related to the potential future creation of mirror bacteria — synthetic organisms in which all molecules have reversed chirality (i.e. are ‘mirrored’). 1/x
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🚨🚨 Breaking: Health officials investigate raw milk as potential source in presumptive Marin Co. H5N1 case. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk
More than a week after Marin County reported a presumptive bird flu case in a child, details are still murky.
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM
🚨🚨 Breaking: Health officials investigate raw milk as potential source in presumptive Marin Co. H5N1 case. www.latimes.com/environment/...
This is the kind of competition and prize that can find innovations from new places and make it more likely that future biological threats can be traced well to their sources.
Thanks to Simon Weller and his UK colleagues for excellent work around this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thanks to Simon Weller and his UK colleagues for excellent work around this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Enhancing UK Biosecurity: DASA Launches Microbial Forensics Competition
DASA and UKMFC seek novel technology options to enhance the UK’s Microbial Forensic capability
www.gov.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:19 PM
This is the kind of competition and prize that can find innovations from new places and make it more likely that future biological threats can be traced well to their sources.
Thanks to Simon Weller and his UK colleagues for excellent work around this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thanks to Simon Weller and his UK colleagues for excellent work around this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Our team working to help strengthen Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) implementation efforts this week in Geneva!
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Our team working to help strengthen Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) implementation efforts this week in Geneva!