Reposted by Joost WagenaarLisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This. This. This.yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.comIt's time to leave the man alone.One day in 2020, I went to a coffee shop. 16420
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Fun: I think I had a dispute between a British and an American Claude Agent… Cross-repo fix - Fixed CANCELLED → CANCELED (single L) in compute-gateway-v2 code and all docs to match workflow-service's existing status constants 010
Reposted by Joost WagenaarSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths". 10594528512443
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Well, hello @sparc-science.bsky.social Great to see you here! 020
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Be safe everyone: standupforscience2025.org/protest-safe...standupforscience2025.orgProtest SafetyOur goal at Stand Up for Science is to host a series of nationwide nerd parties that–and this is the most important part–empower people to take continued steps to advocate for science as a tool for… 010
Reposted by Joost WagenaarLi Shen @lishenlc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Excited to share Zexuan Wang’s new paper: “QOT: Quantized Optimal Transport for sample-level distance matrix in single-cell omics‘’ Read it here: academic.oup.com/bib/article/.... @dbei-upenn.bsky.social @jwagenaar.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comQOT: Quantized Optimal Transport for sample-level distance matrix in single-cell omicsAbstract. Single-cell technologies have enabled the high-dimensional characterization of cell populations at an unprecedented scale. The innate complexity 031
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 01/03/2025open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...open.substack.comFive Failures in the Oval Office (video)America hurt itself badly today. 000
Reposted by Joost WagenaarAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 01/03/2025“Today’s meeting confirmed that the US is now aligned with Russia and against Ukraine, Europe, and most of the planet. I felt physically sick watching the president yell at a brave ally…” @radiofreetom.bsky.social The US is marching to authoritarianism and THAT is why they’re attacking #NIH … 1/theatlantic.comIt Was an AmbushToday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy. 1045867
Reposted by Joost WagenaarTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Yes, the NIH is *still* violating a court order and freezing funds for new and competitive awards. But I guess the law is more guidelines than rules these days. 314768
Reposted by Joost WagenaarDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Zelensky: public support from world leaders Trump: public support from his cabinet, party members and, uh, Russian leaders 16859239
Reposted by Joost WagenaarMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/02/2025How would a random Russian news agency reporter sneak into the White House? 1466160464650
Reposted by Joost WagenaarPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 28/02/2025The Zelensky thing is very much like Trump's relationship with Fauci. The other guy was obviously right on the merits but positioning Trump to do something he didn't want to do, so Trump made them into a scapegoat. Then his base ran with it. 1148790
Reposted by Joost WagenaarMarylyn Ritchie, PhD, FACMI @marylynritchie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Our voices matter. Now more than ever. Biomedical research is for all of us. Thank you @phillymag.com for letting me share my voice. 11710
Reposted by Joost WagenaarJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Good reporting out about Pittsburgh and the potential effects of indirect cost cuts. www.publicsource.org/research-fun... 1/2publicsource.orgTrump NIH funding cuts, policies threaten Pitt researchA Trump administration decision to cap indirect cost rates in science and health grants, plus federal staff cuts, has Pitt researchers wondering if they can continue. 512048
Reposted by Joost WagenaarTim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Im not joking i think we need to draft jon stewart to run against all this shit www.youtube.com/watch?v=utl2...youtube.comJon Stewart Reworks Trump & Elon’s Sweeping DOGE Budget Cuts | The Daily ShowYouTube video by The Daily Show 1421740187
Reposted by Joost WagenaarJason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts www.thedp.com/article/2025... #phd #gradschool #penn #ivyleague #sadthedp.comPenn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cutsPenn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students. 85036
Reposted by Joost WagenaarSimon Vozick-Levinson @simonwilliam.bsky.social · 21/02/2025unfortunately apt metaphor alert 1343655
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 21/02/2025And now they are attacking 504 plans as unconstitutional! This will impact so many kids and hits so close to home. 504s provide critical help for kids who need some additional support to thrive in schools. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...forbes.com17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special NeedsThe suit challenges a Biden administration decision that considered "gender dysphoria" a disability and goes even farther in questioning assistance for students. 010
Reposted by Joost WagenaarRichard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 20/02/2025Myths vs. Facts regarding federal cuts to f&a (indirect) costs on NIH grants... 🧪 medsky 🛟😷 sociology idsky ucop.edu/communicatio...ucop.edu 02812
Reposted by Joost WagenaarJason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The Silencing Science Tracker is a joint initiative of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law & the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund. It tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit research, education or discussion climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc... #science #researchclimate.law.columbia.eduSilencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law 0179
Reposted by Joost WagenaarJoe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 18/02/2025Let's see how the intrepid Elon inspired team at DOGE - the folks who are currently examining your tax records - are doing! Today they put up their their idea of "open data" which they call a "Wall of Receipts". And look here - two cancelled DEIA contracts for $9,999,999. Wow, they saved $20M! 1/ 20683271
Reposted by Joost WagenaarBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I worked on this story for a decade and he just said it out loud on Fox News 15764191282
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Finally… Patient representing organizations should provide loud and clear educational statements about the effects of these disastrous decisions by the administration. People with disease should hear from these organizations about the inevitable effects. www.usagainstalzheimers.org/press/coalit...usagainstalzheimers.orgCoalition of Groups Representing Tens of Millions of Patients Calls for Protection of the Nation’s Vital Health Infrastructure 000
Reposted by Joost WagenaarDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/02/2025This is not a good combination of trending topics 😬 6769801665
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 15/02/2025And this is less than 10% of the people fired today within the Department of Health and Human Services. This will significantly set back our ability to advance cures for diseases and reduce our ability to protect Americans against new diseases. 010
Reposted by Joost WagenaarLi Shen @lishenlc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Excited to share Jiong Chen’s new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper: “Automated cytometric gating with human level performance using bivariate segmentation‘’ Read it here: rdcu.be/d9BMo. @ejohnwherry.bsky.social @dbei-upenn.bsky.socialrdcu.beAutomated cytometric gating with human-level performance using bivariate segmentationNature Communications - High-throughput cytometry generates complex single-cell data with challenging manual gating process. Here, authors introduce UNITO, a framework that transforms cell... 062
Reposted by Joost Wagenaarpennsieve.io @pennsieve.io · 12/02/2025discover.pennsieve.io/datasets/425discover.pennsieve.ioUsing in vivo calcium imaging to examine joint neuron spontaneous activity and home cage analysis to monitor activity changes in mouse models of arthritis - Pennsieve Discover 001
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Growing up in the 80s, I had an American flag in my room, was in awe of the concept of the US and thought of the US as the top of the world. I moved here over 20 years ago to pursue ‘the American dream’ and it is absolutely devastating to see what is happening now. We can do so much better! 010
Reposted by Joost WagenaarE John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This is outstanding. All academic scientists should be required to watch this. 36230
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Seems like a reasonable move. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...politico.comStates sue Trump administration over health research grant cutsThe move by 22 state attorneys general comes after the National Institutes of Health announced on Friday that it would slash billions in university funding. 000
Reposted by Joost WagenaarMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 09/02/2025This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...globalnews.caHow a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.caIn 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic. 11264858512423
Reposted by Joost WagenaarE John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This will kill science in the US. This is how China wins. Why is this not on the news? Why are people not more upset about this? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 710934
Reposted by Joost WagenaarMark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 08/02/2025🧪The Trump (mis)administration will go down as the most anti-science presidency since the founding of the Republic. Americans will die as a result. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...cbsnews.comTrump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News. 13014
Reposted by Joost WagenaarDr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 07/02/2025#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #PCCM 🧪🛟 NIH announces standard overhead rate of 15%, a move that will end biomedical research leadership of the US. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 2166
Reposted by Joost WagenaarInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Professor Mark Richardson's project to advance #AI predictions for drug-resistant #epilepsy has been further funded by @epilepsyinst.bsky.social and Angelini Pharma #Neuroskyence #MedSky www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...kcl.ac.ukKing's researchers receive further funding to advance AI predictions for drug-resistant epilepsyThe Epilepsy Research Institute and Angelini Pharma extended Professor Mark Richardson's project to include 4,774 additional patient records 0235
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Currently planning a workshop with the NIH to tackle challenges of data integration and collaborative science for Epilepsy Research in June. So frustrating to see this on hold and likely postponed. The cumulative effect across all similar projects will have a real negative impact on patient care. 020
Joost Wagenaar @jwagenaar.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Checkout one of the latest dataset submission to the #SPARC_Portal from the University of Central Florida! doi.org/10.26275/jjd...doi.orgAnterograde tracing of spinal afferent innervation in flat-mounts of the rat atriaThis dataset displays the digitally traced spinal afferent axons in whole flat-mounts of the rat left and right atria using tracer Dextran Biotin injection into the left DRG C8-T3. 000
