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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This looks like a great example to give students in my systematic review and meta-analysis course 🤓

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Harvard University (@harvard.edu) is hiring: Tenure-Track Professor in Statistics #professor #ai #statistics

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Do epidemiologists & biostatisticians experience confusion from leadership at their academic instituions as to why there would need to be professors in epi or biostats? It seems as though these professions are seen as paid staff to just wrangle data for clinicians in some places. #epiSky

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here’s the latest from us on #sarcoidosis. Kidney stones are associated with a future risk of sarcoidosis. It’s one of several factors that signal preclinical or undiagnosed disease and supports that the preclinical phase of sarcoidosis could be many years before diagnosis for some patients.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Great article. They call for making epidemiology more rigorous and functional through more clearly stating study aims. #episky Confusion in evaluating research quality comes from lack of clarity: The case for explicit research questions. academic.oup.com/aje/article-...

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Confusion in evaluating research quality comes from lack of clarity: The case for explicit research questions.

Abstract. A recent news article suggested observational studies confuse correlation and causation. Such confusion often arises from unclear research aims r

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In Sweden, school starts mid-August, so a lot of people started work again this week. I've been back for 2 weeks. When can I stop writing "hope you had a nice summer!" in my emails?

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Here's our most recent work: Sarcoidosis can become chronic or it can resolve, and the reasons for why patients get one type vs. the other are unclear. In this project we used data-driven methods to identify trajectories of patients over two years and predictors for these trajectories.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Forgive me, epi colleagues, for I have sinned... I did what the reviewer wanted and wrote in "not statistically signficant" everywhere they wanted me to. They broke me down after 3 rounds of review. I did, however, refuse to adjust for mediators.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s a little odd that people call the assistant professor positions open at KI ”tenure track” - but maybe I don’t understand what tenure track means. After 6 years you could get a ”permanent” position- but if you don’t have your own funding at that point you’re out of a job.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The feeling that conflicts have increased in the world is supported by data academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My amazing doctoral student is about to defend his thesis!! 🎉🥰

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Woke up to another request from a reviewer to adjust for what they call confounders but what are obviously mediators. I’m dying by a thousand cuts! so tired of teaching epidemiology to anonymous overconfident reviewers in online forms. 😭

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Enjoyed the talk by @mattpfox.bsky.social at Karolinska @ki.se today on intuition in epidemiology. We sometimes have a good ”gut feeling” but sometimes it can lead us astray. How do we teach students better?

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"Adopted children who have grown up in more favourable family environments than their siblings are at lower risk of mental health issues, criminality and social problems – benefits that, in some cases, extend to the next generation." news.ki.se/family-envir... #episky

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Family environment shapes life outcomes across generations

Adopted children who have grown up in more favourable family environments than their siblings are at lower risk of mental health issues, criminality and social problems – benefits that, in some cases,...

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Really enjoying the Italian National Sarcoidosis conference. #sarcoidosis Here is one of the major people in the field with a simple message: doctors should listen to their patients.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Check out the blog by the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register (SRQ) - Forskning ger hopp (research gives hope) - this month focuses on #SLE research #lupus #rheumatology #reumatologi If you are a patient with SLE in Sweden, make sure you are registered in SRQ! srq.nu/forskningger...

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Forskning ger hopp - Svensk Reumatologis Kvalitetsregister

Välkommen till bloggen Forskning ger hopp! Här skriver vi om forskning inom reumatologi på ett lättillgängligt sätt.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The presentation was a success! I started off with "isn't epidemiology just having a dataset and pushing a button? - Nope!" and went from there. They appreciated the talk and I got a lot of questions that showed genuine interest and understanding of the value of epidemiological expertise.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I have been asked to speak to a group of (mostly) clinicians about #epidemiology. This is a group who has repeatedly shown that they believe all I do is push a button to conduct my studies... Any tips on how to show them it's more than that, and encourage them to work with experts? #episky

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

In May, the Norwegian Sarcoidosis Association will host a webinar for patients. I am really honored to take part. Come and learn more about #sarkoidos #sarcoidosis #sarkoidose www.sarkoidose.no/nyheter/webi...

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Love is Blind is quite the game of chicken. I still don’t understand why they don’t just date once they meet.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

That moment when you realize that you have put a lot of work into a grant application that you probably will not get, and even if you get it, it won't cover your salary, so you have to apply for 10 more grants...😪

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Much better doom scrolling this than other options!

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. ”It depends…” #episky

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Anyone out there on #episky working with natural language processing to get data from electronic health records? It’s a steep learning curve but I think it will be worth it in complex immune mediated diseases like lupus and sarcoidosis. Just submitted my first grant on this topic🤞

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Starting off the Olympics with watching some curling. Never watched curling before I moved to Sweden!

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

What is the point of a letter of intent? Mine (2 pgs) was rejected & the reviewer said that the details of the plan were not clear.... How many details for a project are expected in a 2 page LOI?!? Or is this just an excuse for the reviewer to tank a project that they didn't like?

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I make all of my pubilcations open access. Why do people still ask for them on ResearchGate? Is it laziness or do they not understand they can get the papers themselves?

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

📢 Hiring: Postdoctoral Fellow in LGBTQ Reproductive Health Disparities at Harvard Medical School 🌈🧬 Focus on rigorous epi methods + big data (longitudinal cohorts, EMR, claims) 📊 Ideal for epi/biostats folks who want rich cross-Harvard collaborations Details👇 Please boost + tag! 📣

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I have just started a course called Two2Tango - teaching in the Glocal (global and local) classroom. I am really looking forward to exchanging views with other teachers from around the globe on teaching in the international classroom. Looking forward to learning more and improving my practice.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I enjoyed the Hanna Hirsch Pauli exhibit at the Swedish National Museum today. A little inspiration and beauty to brighten up the day. This painting was considered controversial at the time (1886) because of how the subject was depicted and what that implied about women’s roles and behavior.

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Ice is the Gestapo. Trump is insane. Elon’s Grok is publishing child porn. Stephen Miller is a white supremacist. JD Vance is making shit up. Somebody release the Epstein Files.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Good morning epi methods community! Please consider applying for (and spreading the word about) this position here at Minnesota. It's a great place to be! (You can read the whole description and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179313) #EpiSky

Beginning of job description. It states: "The Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, seeks a
tenure-track Assistant Professor who has expertise in a broad range of epidemiologic methods.
About the Job
The Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, invites
applications at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track). As a faculty member, the individual will actively
contribute to the Division’s mission through research, teaching, advising, and professional service activities.
Key responsibilities include:
● Maintain and expand expertise in the application of foundational and cutting-edge epidemiologic
methods. Candidates are expected to have a deep understanding of causal inference, bias mitigation,
and statistical modelling. Expertise across diverse epidemiologic methods and content areas is
welcomed.
● Develop a research program that incorporates rigorous epidemiologic methods, and collaborate with
other faculty as a co-investigator on new grant initiatives. Example areas of possible methodologic
applications include, but are not limited to, causal analysis, bias analysis, infectious disease modelling,
mutational signatures in cancer, -omics data applications, spatial and temporal analyses,
pharmacoepidemiology, quasi-experimental methods, implementation science, generative artificial
intelligence and/or machine learning, digital health, wearables, etc.
● Contribute to Epidemiology curriculum development, teach epidemiologic methods as part of the
Epidemiology PhD methods sequence and other classes as needed, and participate in development of
the PhD qualifying examinations. Advising PhD, post-doctoral, and master's students is also expected.
● Actively engage in service, including at a national level through professional organizations focused on
epidemiologic methods.
● Serve as a resource for translating up-to-date epidemiologic methods to applications i…

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

On a positive note, got an article accepted for publication today which we started over a year ago. 🥳

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Julia FS @rheumepi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Manuscript and grant reviewers in biomedical sciences: Do you have any major pet peeves when it comes to formatting of papers or grants that you're reviewing? Anything else not format-related? I'm putting together some recommendations for trainees in our #epidemiology program. Thanks!

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Just got two grant rejections in one day! Merry Christmas to me!

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Nothing like a good old reply-all message thread affecting what it looks like most of KI as an early Christmas present! 😂

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Sending articles I’ve read to people I think will enjoy them is my love language. #episky

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I have learned a new term today: Productive Procrastination Avoiding the thing you most don't want to do by doing something else you've also been avoiding. Example: avoiding grading student exams by picking up long-dormant projects to complete.

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I needed to change all the documents in a folder from word into pdf format. I asked CoPilot, who wrote me a word macro, which did it in seconds. 🙏

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 27/10/2025

It’s astonishing how many researchers seem to believe that a cluster analysis is such a sensible analysis that it needn’t even be justified through a coherent research question. Just cluster analysis go brrrrr

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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I asked copilot how many years of a woman's life is spent on oral contraceptives, to get some numbers for a grant. It told me about 30 years 😅 - it then told me it assumed a woman starts using oral contraceptives at age 18 and stops at age 45 and 45-18=27.

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