Sign in

Maria Glymour

@mariaglymour.bsky.social
8.3K followers 3.6K following 525 posts

Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health

PostsRepliesMedia
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Dr. Ioannidis' presentation at #SER2026 - I'm sure will have much to learn from this talk but my #1 goal is to learn to spell his name. I Can Do It. #publichealth #Reproducibility
130
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Interested in using data to tackle health inequalities? Join a 1-day, online hackathon for undergrad & grad students w/ at least 1 coding or stats class. Learn about epidemiology and how quantitative methods can answer urgent public health questions. Feb 28. Info: bit.ly/3MtiJFq #EpiSky #DataSciSky
bit.ly
Hackathon for Health Equity
0166
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
New interview with @busph.bsky.social Department of Epidemiology Excellence Fellow, like Ieza Arshad. BU Epi aims to deliver outstanding education to committed and talented future epidemiologists and public health leaders.
linkedin.com
My interview with Ieza Arshad, BU Epi Excellence Fellow, in which we discuss MPH classes integrating epi & biostats ideas; AI brain; and TB research. | Maria Glymour
#publichealth #gradschool #epidemiology #mph #epiexcellence Boston University School of Public Health
141
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Super talk re Undiagnosed Disease Network - neurologic symptoms most common for both kids and adults. But 60% of patients still not diagnosed after comprehensive genetic workup- suggests non-genetic sources. At NINDS' neural exposome workshop. bit.ly/4b3c277 #publichealth #datascience #exposome.
bit.ly
Workshop: Advancing Exposome Research in Neurological Disorders and Stroke
This workshop will center on understanding the interaction of exposome factors and their composite effect on neurological disorders identifying exposome factors that influence neurological resilience.
120
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 26/12/2025
I hope some of you #NIA researchers present and attend. @bryandjames.bsky.social , @sdukehan.bsky.social , @leadcoalition.bsky.social , @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @cgster.bsky.social , and anyone else interested? #geronsky
175
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#episky #MPH #gradSchool #DataSciSky
150
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Wondering what software to learn for master's level epidemiology jobs? I summarized a new paper from @bostonu.bsky.social Epi faculty here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/offeri...
Table describing top 5 software mentions in job listings for epi jobs, by industry. Top is R for academia and pharma (SAS is #2 for Academia and Python is #2 for pharma); top is SAS for hospital, government, and insurance (R is #2 for all of these).
2145
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The session felt like a watershed though I lost the debate. @sfackley.bsky.social gave an amazing discussion of how the "garden of forking paths" - a gazillion tiny decisions we all make in an analysis - creates serious reproducibility issue in health research. #episky #datascisky #reproducibility
bit.ly
0151
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Public Health education must be rigorous & demanding to prepare students for the uphill battle for public health progress. Faculty need to deliver that training while supporting students to succeed. Are we delivering? About BU Dept of Epi Excellence Fellows: bit.ly/49OBf4n #EpiSky #MPH #GradSchool
bit.ly
Why we launched the Boston University Department of Epidemiology Excellence Fellows for our MPH Students | Maria Glymour
#publichealth #MPH #GradSchool #Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health
050
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
With a link that works for those not at BU!: bit.ly/43lEIn2
093
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Statistical software skills for master’s-level jobs in epidemiology: an analysis of 15 years of job posting data url: academic-oup-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/aje/article-... Great work led by @busph.bsky.social Dr. Emily Goldmann! Keeping the curriculum up to date. #episky #datascisky #MPH #publichealth
academic-oup-com.ezproxy.bu.edu
Shibboleth Authentication Request
260
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Alt The National Institute on Aging @altthenia.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
For those of you attending #GSA2025 in Boston, consider this panel of #NIH awardees, Drs. Alden Gross, @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @sfackley.bsky.social , and @bryandjames.bsky.social. Please remember to tag #geronsky and @geronsociety.bsky.social in your posts.
The "biggest baddest" bias in aging research: A spirited GSA debate.
0157
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
If you're interested in research on hearing and cognitive aging, check out The Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD)LASI-DAD hearing assessment and audiometry data webinar this morning. Register here: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
060
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Looks like a great methods primer paper from Emma Nichols and Eleanor Hayes-Larson. @timead.bsky.social @g2aging.bsky.social "Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults" bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com
Common methodological issues in observational epidemiological studies of older adults
Expected trends in population ageing and the burden of age related chronic diseases underscore the need for high quality epidemiological studies of older adults (eg, people aged 60 years and older). H...
0103
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🔔 #TRCI Special Issue 🔔 Marking the 10th anniversary of AD Drug Development Pipeline articles led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings! Submit your research highlighting advances in ADRD clinical trials and drug development! ⏰Oct. 31, 2026 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
<em>Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions</em> journal bridges drug discovery research and clinical studies for dementia & Alzheimer's.
163
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I used to think "Alzheimer's Disease" was clearly defined. But the definitions have changed repeatedly, with <3 years between revisions since 2007. Really thoughtful paper from van der Molen et al: doi.org/10.1002/alz.... Advantages of updates are unclear, with numerous industry co-authors. #EndAlz
doi.org
Changing definitions of disease: Transformations in the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease
INTRODUCTION Whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) should be defined by symptoms, biological processes, or both, is a matter of debate. We aim to reconstruct the motivations, aims, and content of consecu...
172
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Mack Guthrie @mackgu3.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Clickable link :) progressive.org/op-eds/paid-... Great read!
progressive.org
Paid Family Leave Can Be a Lifeline
I study how paid family leave impacts the health of parents. When I gave birth, I became one of my own statistics.
111
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Paid Family Leave Can Be a Lifeline url:https://progressive.org/op-eds/paid-family-leave-can-be-a-lifeline-wells-20251022/ Fantastic essay from UCSF PhD student Whitney Wellls #EpiSky #DataSky #PublicHealth
131
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
@tulsaworld.com published my essay re health research funding. The situation has changed since I wrote this (before the shutdown) but research funding is just as threatened. Please join me in speaking out. Link (from 9/28): bit.ly/496kEIV Without a paywall: bit.ly/47nvTLP Recording: bit.ly/3KKtKRJ
1114
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Exciting @melodem.bsky.social presentation from Dr Sudha Seshadri on Biomarkers to Parse Heterogeneity of Brain Aging and Dementia. Contrasts Framingham vs San Antonio! icymi, recordings posted: melodem.org #EpiSky #EndAlz @sudha-md.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social #Biomarkers #BiggsInstitute
melodem.org
140
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Most population health surveillance efforts focus on mortality and disability rather than pain. TIME-AD’s Dr. Yulin Yang analyzed 24 years of data to understand chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas of American adults aged 55+. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxu8byd
011
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
In a bizarre twist of fate, I am the unofficial photographer for Caroline and the Green Line show at the Ponderosa, a super Trumpy but kinda fabulous dive bar in Acushnet MA. It is funny to try to jibe the venue with working on my post about why we need a strong CDC!!! I shoulda brought my own sign.
Caroline of Caroline and the Green Line singing (something great) and the top of Steve Brennan's hat (why is he bending over? is he fixing his guitar???) in front of the "gun owners for trump" sign and the "freedom is not free" clock.
150
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
PhD student Alick Sixpence will co-lead our BU Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity Oct 18 on infectious disease epidemiology. Check out Alick's work: bit.ly/4q67uSn - if you find this inspiring, join us for hands-on experience in epi research: bit.ly/46Na9ca Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd
bit.ly
Comparing approaches for chemoprevention for school-based malaria control in Malawi: an open label, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Results support implementation of IST with hs-RDTs or IPT for reduction in the prevalence of infection. Based on reductions in clinical malaria, IPT may provide additional benefits warranting further ...
041
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity on infectious diseases. Oct 18 @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social (Boston). Come learn about epidemiology research & dive into real data with fun mentors and epi-curious colleagues. Info: bit.ly/46Na9ca. Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth
bit.ly
Hackathon for Health Equity
022
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
New @melodem.bsky.social working group presentation from Dr. Brian Downer at @utmbscoa.bsky.social UTMB on education trends in Mexico across birth cohorts and cognitive aging, using data from MHAS. melodem.org #EpiSky #DataSky #Demography #Education #SDOH
melodem.org
000
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
One of the fun things about launching @timead.bsky.social is the amazing early career folks. We started a "scientist spotlight" website section. The 3 posted are just our first few - really gratifying to see the work of Master's & PhD students, and post-docs -more spotlights coming! bit.ly/3VCa84g
031
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I wrote a LinkedIn post on advice for incoming Master's students in public health and epidemiology. tl;dr: do hard things, get help when needed, make friends and thank people, and have fun - it's amazing. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth #GradSchool Full article: bit.ly/4neVYlE
Picture of feet on the edge of a diving board about to jump off backwards, with blue-painted toenails and a tattoo just above the ankle.
071
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The @busph.bsky.social PROGRESS Initiative journal club hosting Dr. Chase Latour from UNC Chapel Hill Epi for her paper on healthy births as censoring versus competing events in studies of prenatal medication use. sites.bu.edu/progressinit... onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
sites.bu.edu
PROGRESS Initiative
120
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025–34: a mathematical modelling study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com
Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025–34: a mathematical modelling study
Without actions to restore discontinued services, cuts to health aid for tuberculosis and HIV programmes could result in millions of additional childhood tuberculosis cases and deaths in low-income an...
061
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Such a cool paper. #EpiSky @amjepi.bsky.social #DataScience #Reproducibility Led by @sfackley.bsky.social at @brown-epi.bsky.social Research on reproducible research funded by NIH/NIA - thank you!
0102
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🔁 ICYMI: TIME-AD introduces the AI-Y Checklist, a framework for evaluating the development and deployment of AI tools in population health through an ethical lens. 🔗 Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
011
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
In this podcast w/ Dr. Salma Abdalla, we discussed dementia epi (including Piller's book "Doctored"), choosing health research topics, non-causal studies and... It was fun, tho without the video you can't appreciate the Flour Bakery product placement. bit.ly/485sC4x #publichealth #EpiSky #EndAlz
150
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
P-hacking or power improvements? Sarah Ackley examined trends in p-value distributions in epi journals and compared to distributions expected under p-hacking vs changes in statistical power over 20 years. #EpiSky #DataScience #MetaSci #Reproducibility
040
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Nice defense of diversity from Oklahoma of all places: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I’m a Red-State Mayor. Diversity Is Not Reverse Bigotry.
062
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Final report-outs from #ΨMCA2025 -Workgroup 3 focused on using synthetic data: can we regenerate the features of the original data using either sythpop or Q-net (large science model). #EpiSky #DataSci #EndAlz #NIA
130
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Final report-outs from #ΨMCA2025- this is always amazing to see how much people have done in <4 days -Workgroup 2 focused on statistical power needed to fulfill #NAPA (bit.ly/4mpQgNK) and #NASEM (bit.ly/3UvnVcu) goals for ADRD research. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #EndAlz #NIA
bit.ly
110
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Final report-outs from #ΨMCA2025- this is always amazing to see how much people have done in <4 days -Workgroup 1 focused on measurement error in mediation effect estimates. First q: Measurement error on income and estimated mediation of education-->cognition. #EpiSky #DataSci #EndAlz #NIA
120
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Such a great scene at #ΨMCA2025 as usual. This year's workshop focuses on issues central to evidence triangulation, including synthetic data, cross-walking between measures used in different studies, and formalizing the research infrastructure (samples) needed to fulfill #NAPA and #EndAlz
031
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Monika, NP @monikamaclean.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
This is not how we achieve this goal: bsky.app/profile/pozm...
131
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Monika, NP @monikamaclean.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Neither is this: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-p...
doctorswithoutborders.org
MSF: Plan to dismantle PEPFAR must be stopped
The shuttering of PEPFAR will undoubtedly lead to millions of preventable deaths.
011
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
woh- this surprised me. The NIH director thinks we can end the HIV epidemic by 2029 and notes this was President Trump's prediction some years ago, when it seemed wildly optimistic. youtu.be/Qtt80qfdGyU?... I hope he means end it globally. #EpiSky #PublicHealth #NIH #ImplementationScience
341
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Belatedly enjoying Kowall et al multi-analyst paper rdcu.be/ey1uI & Rohrer etal commentary: rdcu.be/ey1uH. A quibble: the trope "these analyses answer different questions". Rather, I'd say the analyses answer the question posed under very different assumptions. #EpiSky #DataSci #ReproducibleResearch
010
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
I asked my mom to guess at the NCI payline - she thought 40th percentile? Maybe 60th? Right now they anticipate funding up to the 4th percentile. Can folks point me to their NCI-funded research (from past years) that had a worse score than the 4th %ile? What are we losing? #Cancer #EpiSky #NIH
1102
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
What can pharma do *now* - with data they already have in their files but have not yet shared with other researchers- to learn how to treat AD? Sarah Ackley illustrates with data from the A4 trial (one of few w/ full data release). @fda.gov get the data. Use the data. #EndAlz
081
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Melanie Mallon🔪🎃 @melmall.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Can only hide AI for one session at a time. Driving me bonkers.
141
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Dear Adobe: Your AI assistant is possibly the most irritating invention since the frigging microsoft paperclip. Please stop pushing it. I bet it has collectively reduced efficiency of all Adobe users by 10% - in part because of the pure fury of having to try repeatedly to get rid of it. @adobe.com
4233
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
This paper from Mary thoma @ucsf-bchsi.bsky.social phd student was lots of fun. Now out in @amjepi.bsky.social
030
Reposted by Maria Glymour
Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🧠 TIME-AD is now on Bluesky! #TIME-AD brings together results from different study designs and populations to find what really works to prevent and delay dementia. Follow along as we share what we’re learning and check out our website to learn more: www.time-ad.org #EndALZ #EpiSky #NeuroSky
195
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Thanks to the Oklahoman newspaper for publishing my Opinion piece about the devastating losses in Kerr County. bit.ly/44CFFZl In case people have a hard time accessing the oklahoman, I read it aloud here: on.soundcloud.com/LyVOzvWTjOwv...
bit.ly
Texas flood should not have happened. What went wrong? | Opinion
The deaths of children at Camp Mystic show a heartbreaking failure of local, state and federal government to invest in people, prepare for disasters.
060
Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
A good peer reviewer - who engages thoughtfully and constructively, teaches, notes what's good about a paper and what can be improved - is such a positive force. As a mentor (and as an editor and an author), I send out deep thanks to everyone who works hard to write kind and useful reviews.
0336