Mike Wu
@wu-biostat.bsky.social
Biostatistician; Prof at Fred Hutch and UW; Developing statistical methods for microbiome/genomic data, cancer clinical trials, and translational medicine.
Happy #FungiFriday, #FungiFriends! Found these guys in a planter box last fall. And, yes. They are the "fun" type of mushrooms...
February 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Happy #FungiFriday, #FungiFriends! Found these guys in a planter box last fall. And, yes. They are the "fun" type of mushrooms...
As if these guys weren't weird enough, I also find black elfin saddles covered with Hypomyces cervinigenus, a parasitic mold. This one was just off the path in Discovery Part, Seattle.
#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends
#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends
January 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As if these guys weren't weird enough, I also find black elfin saddles covered with Hypomyces cervinigenus, a parasitic mold. This one was just off the path in Discovery Part, Seattle.
#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends
#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends
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My new piece for Slate on the current fluoride debate and why the data shows that putting a tiny bit of fluoride in our water is good, actually.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
There’s a Scary Study About Fluoride and Children’s IQ Going Around. Here’s What It Really Means.
Let’s take a close look at the science.
slate.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My new piece for Slate on the current fluoride debate and why the data shows that putting a tiny bit of fluoride in our water is good, actually.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond
"Rule 1: Develop the habit of reading on a daily basis"
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"Rule 1: Develop the habit of reading on a daily basis"
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January 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond
"Rule 1: Develop the habit of reading on a daily basis"
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
"Rule 1: Develop the habit of reading on a daily basis"
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
"Close contact with the Beast exposes Belle to many potentially life threatening infectious diseases, such as brucellosis or rabies."
Living happily ever after? Disney princesses face hidden health risks, warn experts
"Disney must consider strategies to improve princesses’ wellbeing"
Paper
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
EurekAlert
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
"Disney must consider strategies to improve princesses’ wellbeing"
Paper
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
EurekAlert
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Living happily ever after? The hidden health risks of Disney princesses
While much current research on Disney princesses focuses on the harmful impact of unrealistic ideals on young viewers’ self-esteem, there is a critical need to shift attention towards the health risks...
www.bmj.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:35 PM
"Close contact with the Beast exposes Belle to many potentially life threatening infectious diseases, such as brucellosis or rabies."
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“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10?
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/13/h...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/13/h...
“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10?
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/13/h...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/13/h...
"this is a rare article about p-values where there’s nothing to argue about!"
4 different meanings of p-value (and how my thinking has changed)
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/03/4...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/03/4...
4 different meanings of p-value (and how my thinking has changed) | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 4, 2024 at 5:08 PM
"this is a rare article about p-values where there’s nothing to argue about!"
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New perspective with a comprehensive overview of the microbiome heritability concept
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Estimates of microbiome heritability across hosts - Nature Microbiology
In this Perspective, Morris and Bohannan discuss heritability of microbiome-mediated traits across hosts and future research questions with implications for animal and plant breeding.
www.nature.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM
New perspective with a comprehensive overview of the microbiome heritability concept
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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High Resolution Spatial Mapping of Microbiome-Host Interactions via in situ Polyadenylation and Spatial RNA Sequencing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.18.624127v1
High Resolution Spatial Mapping of Microbiome-Host Interactions via in situ Polyadenylation and Spatial RNA Sequencing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.18.624127v1
Inter-microbial and host-microbial interactions are thought to be critical for the functioning of th
www.biorxiv.org
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 AM
High Resolution Spatial Mapping of Microbiome-Host Interactions via in situ Polyadenylation and Spatial RNA Sequencing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.18.624127v1
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Super happy to share HERE our new analysis paper in @bmj.com "Fragile promise of psychedelics in psychiatry" with Cédric Lemarchand,Raphaël Chopin,Morgane Paul, Alain Braillon, Lisa Cosgrove, @ioanaacristea.bsky.social , @eikofried.bsky.social and @eturnermd1.bsky.social.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Super happy to share HERE our new analysis paper in @bmj.com "Fragile promise of psychedelics in psychiatry" with Cédric Lemarchand,Raphaël Chopin,Morgane Paul, Alain Braillon, Lisa Cosgrove, @ioanaacristea.bsky.social , @eikofried.bsky.social and @eturnermd1.bsky.social.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
February 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
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Come be my colleague!
A broad open-rank search in areas of quantitative / computational biology - Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University.
Feel free to reach out with questions and please share.
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/653640/f...
A broad open-rank search in areas of quantitative / computational biology - Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University.
Feel free to reach out with questions and please share.
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/653640/f...
Faculty All Ranks (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor) - Tenure-track/Tenured - New...
The Program for Mathematical Genomics in the Department of Systems Biology invites candidates for faculty positions
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December 4, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Come be my colleague!
A broad open-rank search in areas of quantitative / computational biology - Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University.
Feel free to reach out with questions and please share.
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/653640/f...
A broad open-rank search in areas of quantitative / computational biology - Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University.
Feel free to reach out with questions and please share.
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/653640/f...
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utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/153... Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Genomics at Univ Utah
Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Genomics
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November 21, 2023 at 4:36 PM
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/153... Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Genomics at Univ Utah
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Not sure who needs to hear this. Anyway:
Reviewers often do their work in train or airplane seats or similar confined locations. So they like it when figures, captions& associated text are close together in a manuscript.
And authoring technology has sufficiently progressed since the typewriter era.
Reviewers often do their work in train or airplane seats or similar confined locations. So they like it when figures, captions& associated text are close together in a manuscript.
And authoring technology has sufficiently progressed since the typewriter era.
November 18, 2023 at 9:58 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this. Anyway:
Reviewers often do their work in train or airplane seats or similar confined locations. So they like it when figures, captions& associated text are close together in a manuscript.
And authoring technology has sufficiently progressed since the typewriter era.
Reviewers often do their work in train or airplane seats or similar confined locations. So they like it when figures, captions& associated text are close together in a manuscript.
And authoring technology has sufficiently progressed since the typewriter era.