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KJ Schmidt

@kj-schmidt.bsky.social
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Applied AI Research Scientist | Bioinformatics R&D Manager | Using ML to solve problems in science & have a positive impact. She/Her

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Remy lately
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Playing classical music all day to calm my crazy, 4 month old puppy. Feeling very DINK. (btw, the music is working wonders!! I recommend)
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Meet Remy! He's 3 months old and from a rural shelter in Louisiana. He is so sweet and smart. So far he is not enjoying the cold of the midwest
A black and white puppy sitting and looking up at the cameraA black and white puppy in a little coat, sitting outside in the snow
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Just hit my 2025 reading goal!
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"we'll have to muddle through somehow" lyric really hitting this holiday season. First holiday season without my Oscar dog. 2 shootings over the weekend. Dark and cold outside. Muddling through somehow
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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
My dad has started saying "rat hole" instead of "rabbit hole" for when you get really into something annnnnd I'm stealing that 🐀
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 26/10/2025
Really not going to get into it, but in 2025 it should be obvious that giving creepy-ass companies more data on you, even data you consider *innocuous*, is a very bad idea. The aggregation of said data, the assumptions made about you, and how that will be used to your detriment are well documented
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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I don't think there's any task I dread more than email, and probably one that something like an LLM is most well-suited for, in terms of just producing the text. But if you ever send me an LLM-generated email, I will crash out. I hope you'd respect me more than that.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
If you know me, you know that my dog Oscar is my everything. I've had him since I was 22. He turned 11 this weekend and then suddenly passed away on Tuesday. I am devastated.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Being at a point in my career where I can mentor others by validating their experiences and share strategies that helped me when I was struggling is such a gift. I love lifting up other people
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Tracy Chou @triketora.com · 17/09/2025
i love that someone made this video
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Happy to know "vibe coding" isn't a super common term outside of whatever social media space I'm in. Sad to know that I'm the person who explained the concept to my friends this weekend
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Come work with me! My team is hiring a Bioinformatic Scientist. This position is part of the R&D team at The Institute of Genomic Medicine within Nationwide Children's Hospital. We research better diagnostics and treatments for pediatric cancer and rare diseases. lnkd.in/gtB2ikFc
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I always wanted kids but with everything happening in the world (climate change, extreme right wing politics, overpopulation fears I've been hearing my entire life, the isolation of new moms, maternal mortality rates increasing, school shootings, RFK jr getting rid of vaccines, etc) I probably won't
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Fantastic talk by @drraymd.bsky.social today about health equity. I especially appreciated this image about equality vs equity and why the image we usually see (the kids outside of a baseball game) doesn't quite resonate with everyone. If you have the chance to see him speak, don't miss it!
The top half of the image illustrates equality; it is the same bike given to many people but the bike only fits one person. The bottom half of the image shows equity; a different bike for each person that fits their needs
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This is a really crazy read. I was surprised last week to hear someone on the train talking to ChatGPT on the phone like they were a friend. It's wild to see how that can affect people
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
!!!!!!
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The end of the American era in science has begun. Only we can stop the slide, but only if we act up.
A full-page editorial from the June 5, 2025 issue of Science magazine titled “America is ceding the lead in creating the future” by H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief. The article criticizes U.S. federal government policies—especially under the Trump administration—for defunding basic science, warning that this will allow other countries, notably China, to take the lead in innovation and technological development.

A prominent pull quote in bold at the center reads:
“The United States will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape and anticipate commercial and societal advances.”

The editorial emphasizes how basic research underpins advances in fields like AI, and notes a steep decline in U.S.-funded publications in major journals such as Science and Science Advances. It contrasts this with rising research output from China, particularly in AI, referencing the success of companies like DeepSeek. Thorp argues that commercial innovation is rooted in basic research, much of which has historically been publicly funded. He warns that without investment, the U.S. risks losing global leadership in science and technology.

The editorial concludes with a quote from Sudip Parikh, CEO of AAAS, asking whether future language requirements in science might be German or Chinese instead of English, underscoring the global consequences of American withdrawal from leadership in science.
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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
So awesome to see such an impressive scholar from Toledo (my home town)! Please consider donating so he can compete at nationals
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
man those critics who called out altmans call for regulation in 2023 as cynical posturing to protect his lead in AI and he would change course once he got there were fuckin right on the money
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
AI for Science🤖👩‍🔬 If ur looking to share your work or reproduce others', check out Garden! Garden hosts collections of AI/ML models for science So proud I got to be a part of this project during my time at UChicago. Great team who is ready to listen & build what scientists need. Reach out to them!
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"Since World War II, 'government R&D investments are pretty consistently driving about 20 to 25 percent of all U.S. private-sector productivity growth.'" www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
And no one I talk to outside of the science world is aware 😞 Spread the word
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The diamond league on Duolingo is insane. How are people getting 31,040 XP in a week?? That's almost the same as the amount of XP I've collected in my 61 day streak. What am I missing??
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Love seeing institutions take a stance against this administration's take on "science" publicly. Thank you, Nature 👏👏👏 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
People genuinely don't know. Spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, colleagues, people on the street. Put up flyers and stickers (a roundup here): bsky.app/profile/pron...
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Neil A. Evans @neilevans.rocks · 17/03/2025
This is a really good article from @404media.co about how AI is damaging reality and how through brute force it's pushing out human interaction. www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a...
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AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality
Generative AI spammers are brute forcing the internet, and it is working.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Happy Mardi Gras!!! ⚜️💜💛💚⚜️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PAY...
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My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
YouTube video by Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Topic
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Really excited to see what comes from Civitaas! Love the focus shift from "can AI do this thing" to "can AI benefit us" using a human-centered approach 🙌
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/03/2025
Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️ www.rarediseaseday.org
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Rare Disease Day 2025 – Raising awareness for people living with rare diseases and their families worldwide.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“The CEO argued that we should be looking at whether AI is generating real-world value instead of mindlessly running after fantastical ideas like AGI” 👏 👏 👏
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Generative AI isn’t that useful.” Really liked this article’s take on so many aspects of AI. Thank you @aristana.bsky.social for sharing with me!! www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
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There Is No AI Revolution
Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing Cars Last week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing the generative AI industry as a cynical con where OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei hav...
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I hate talking on the phone but today I called my reps and my senator. I hated every second of it but I’m at the point where anger/hopelessness pushes the social anxiety aside😤
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I hope this means the AI bubble will pop soon and we can go back to using AI for things that matter/make sense
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Galentine’s cheese board!💕👯‍♀️
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Edward Doherty PhD. @drtcell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I just learned of this site as a place for the amazing women in STEM to be shared and celebrated. So I am sharing it with all I can. 🧪 #STEM #science womenrefusingtobeerased.org
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Women Refusing to Be Erased
Join us to inspire, educate, and uplift women/womxn.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I made these into cookies a few years ago and my favorite one was “bear wig” ❤️
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 14/02/2025
I would just like to point out RFK Jr’s health EO puts all the “duh, you can fund your research through industry” people in a bind. Which is it? Should we lean more into industry funding, as they suggest? Or distance ourselves from industry, as this EO demands? 🤔
(ix) restore the integrity of science, including by eliminating undue industry influence, releasing findings and underlying data to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, and increasing methodological rigor; and
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🎉
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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 www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Ohio…why aren’t you on this list?? (I know we’re a red state but this should not be a partisan issue)
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"It takes years to build a science lab." New post from us. "The long timelines to build up a team... make science research work different than many parts of the private sector." Science is hard to build but easy to break. The uncertainty is right now breaking cancer research. 🧪
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It takes years to build a science lab
Productive science requires a great team, and that team develops together. That's one reason chaotic interference is dangerous for science.
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Kendrick’s halftime show was incredible. Visually so fun to watch (which a lot of halftime shows fail at imo). I loved it. He’s so intentional with his work that I can’t wait to read about all the details I didn’t catch
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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
THIS PREGAME PERFORMANCE!!!! The marching band!! All female brass band!! Harry connick junior!!! Mardi Gras Indians!!!! I’m losing it over here
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“The leading category of study at NIH is cancer research, an area that has produced breakthrough drugs that have significantly extended survival for people with certain blood cancers and skin cancers…” www.nytimes.com/2025...
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Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
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