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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m thrilled to join leaders from across healthcare, research, & industry at @bostonglobe.com 3rd annual Future of Medicine Summit! Summit Spotlight - This is Our Lane: Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins with me! Register: Globe.com/futureofmedicine. #FutureofMed2026 Students, DM for free reg code

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 25/08/2026

The only laureate to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories. The first Nobel Prize laureate to receive two prizes. The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Her name was Marie Skłodowska Curie and she made history.

Portrait of Marie Skłodowska Curie. She sits in a chair, posing for a formal portrait. She is wearing a dark dress with a detailed, patterned collar. The backdrop is a softly blurred interior setting with draped curtains.

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Given all the discussion of Cofnas et al these last few days, seems like a good time to remind people that I have a starter pack of people who work on (and against) scientific racism you can use to find more relevant people to follow

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat - The integration mandate helps people with disabilities thrive, and returning to an era of institutionalizing disabled folks is just cruel. www.npr.org/2026/08/20/n...

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Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is a truly disheartening trend, one that will result in more deaths, and one that is entirely preventable. #MedEd

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anthrofuentes.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

this is a very good book, buy it and read it ! Thanks @profdasgupta.bsky.social

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just back from eclipse chasing in the Mallorcan Sea 🌊 & was welcomed back with a lovely review of my book. "This volume is a convincing argument that knowledge is indeed power, but only if one has it, uses it, & disseminates it." 🙏🏾 @anthrofuentes.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA. By Shoumita Dasgupta. Oakland (California): University of California Press. $95.00 (hardcover); $29.95 (paper). x + 274 p.; ill.;...

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This Genetics Tool [polygenic scores] Works Best if You’re White. "We can develop all the fancy statistical methods we want, but still not be able to overcome without more diverse representation." @genetisaur.bsky.social @eimearekenny.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/s...

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The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally for Everyone

Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

9 lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers on how to rescue US science: www.ovid.com/jnls/dartmou... 1. Scientists can no longer safely claim the privilege of being outside of, or above, politics 2. Inaction can be riskier than action. 3. Progress requires work. 4. Do not wait for someone else.

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Nine lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers... : Dartmouth Journal of Healthcare Delivery Science

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"The expansion of genetic testing...poses complex ethical questions for medical professionals. The ubiquity of 🧬 information has well outpaced scientific clarity about the implications, which means that a great deal of uncertainty typically surrounds these tests." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests

Data on inherited maladies can save lives, but can also complicate them.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

JOIN US TODAY! With @aaup.org and @aft.org

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Enjoying The Race Equation @nejm.org, especially the episode with @sarahtishkoff.bsky.social, & would love to add to the conversation if they are still producing episodes. If anyone knows Rachel Gotbaum & would be willing to make a connection, I'd be so grateful! www.ucpress.edu/books/where-...

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Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins by Shoumita Dasgupta - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 07/06/2026

Are pulse oximeters risking Black patients' lives? Episode 4 of the Intention to Treat podcast explores the story of the pulse oximeter and the deadly consequences when a critical medical test doesn’t work on dark skin. Listen on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 nej.md/ITTs2e4

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AliciaDWright @aliciadwright.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🆘🚨⏰🫵🏼✍🏻💻 “the comments could still slow implementation of the changes because the OMB must reply to them. And a monsoon could persuade Congress… Comments also put into the public record objections that, if the government doesn’t address them, could be raised again in lawsuits to stop the changes.”

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“I don’t think people hoping to benefit public health by sharing their genetic data [All of Us] were really thinking that that’s the kind of company [Palantir] that would be handling their information.” -KHasson of @geneticsandsociety.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Palantir has a hand in NIH's most ambitious health initiative

The defense tech firm's work with public health data has largely flown under the radar.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It’s not hyperbole that we may lose a generation of 👩🏾‍🔬. “It’s a loss for the nation. When you shrink the pipeline of basic discovery research, you choke off the flow of future solutions, innovations & cures — & you shrink the supply of future scientists.” -Kornbluth www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

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Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 02/07/2026

The reason the US has such a powerful science and innovation ecosystem is simple: decades of public investment (via largely independent agencies, including NIH and NSF). Basic science builds future cures over a timeline too long for the private sector. /3 www.infotimes.us/basic-scienc...

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Basic Science Is The Foundation Of Future Cures

Injecting partisan politics into American basic science would be terrible for the US: for the economy, and for development of future treatments for diseases like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it. Have you submitted your OMB comment yet? Have you called your Congressional representatives? Information on implications and a toolkit to prepare your comments included in this article. Open until July 13! www.theverge.com/science/9576...

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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it

‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

What a special full-circle moment to be able to participate in a Fireside Chat at the @elsihub.bsky.social 7th ELSI Congress in Chapel Hill this week. Why full circle?...

Two Asian women sitting at a table in front of a screen.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Coincidental that this opinion piece is published on the first day of #ELSIcon2026. With Genetic Testing, How Much Information Is Too Much? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...

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Opinion | With Genetic Testing, How Much Information Is Too Much?

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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Click here to comment: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Oh I *LOVE* the @planetarysociety.bsky.social's dashboard of OMB proposed rule changes. The clarity of their thematic clusters is great, but the insertion/deletion tracked changes is outstanding. I hope everyone prepping comments makes great use of it. dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change...

Screenshot of dashboard summarizing OMB's proposed changes to 2 CFR.

Thematic cluster 1: Political control of grantmaking is described as,
"New rules let political appointees deny and rescind grants based on research topic, institution, or a recipient's activities."
They cite three sections, each of which you can click to see tracked changes.
§200.204
Grant competitions exempt from public notice
Agencies must normally post every funding opportunity on Grants.gov. This adds an exception letting an agency head keep a competition off the public site whenever they decide it serves the “national interest.”

§200.205
Political-appointee review of grants
A senior political appointee must personally review and sign off on every discretionary grant before it is awarded. They can reject any applicant and need not defer to the scientists who peer-reviewed the proposal.

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Grant termination without cause
Lets an agency cancel a grant mid-project simply because it decides the award no longer fits “agency priorities or the national interest.” No finding of fraud or noncompliance is required.

Screenshot of track-changes view for 2 CFR Section 200.205
Note at top says that 17 paragraphs are changed. 22 additions are highlighted in green text and 5 deletions highlighted in red text.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Have you submitted your public comment yet? Why and how in this article: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...

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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The things these snake oil peddlers and prospective parents say unironically continues to boggle my mind. Glad to see Susan Klugman and Jim Tabery quoted here to set the record straight. www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

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These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

ALRIGHT EVERYONE HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SUFS GUIDE TO LEAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE OMB-2026-0034 PROPOSED RULE: www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/the-sufs-guide-to-writing-public-comments (share with all your friends!)

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The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Your Site Title

Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Have you submitted your comment on the OMB proposal to politicize funding mechanisms? Comments here through July 13: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... Text here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... News coverage here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u... www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

ICYMI - what polygenic embryo selection can & can’t realistically promise & the ethical dimensions of it all: “Why wait for private tutors and fencing lessons, the ads seemed to demand, when you can begin purchasing advantages for your children before they are even born?” nymag.com/intelligence...

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Are ‘Designer Babies’ a Scam?

Anxious parents are buying $50,000 genetic tests that might not be worth much of anything.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Yesterday Clover Food Labs and today Barker, Dewey and Rotch MIT Libraries?? fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

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Lament for the MIT Libraries - MIT Faculty Newsletter

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

😭 Ate my last Clover Food Lab taco box with the family tonight. From a food truck at my college to an awesome chain of fast casual vegetarian food - you will be missed, and hope to see you back in some new form before long...

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Applications are now open for the @geneticssociety.bsky.social Human Genetics Scholar Initiative (HGSI)! www.ashg.org/membership/a... HGSI supports trainees and early-career researchers through structured mentorship, leadership and career development programming...

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Human Genetics Scholars Initiative

HGSI supports and prepares early-career individuals for professional success and creates a community of researchers committed to achieving ASHG’s vision.

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Susanna Smith @susannajoysmith.com · 19/05/2026

Listen to the full episode, "Sex Testing in Sports" geneticfrontiers.substack.com/p/sex-testin... with @profdasgupta.bsky.social #genetics #sextesting #genetictesting #genetictesting #olympics #transathletes #discrimination #bias #IOC

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Genetic Frontiers @geneticfrontiers.org · 19/05/2026

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Genetic Frontiers @geneticfrontiers.org · 17/05/2026

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Susanna Smith @susannajoysmith.com · 17/05/2026

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Genetic Frontiers @geneticfrontiers.org · 18/05/2026

Listen to the full episode, "Sex Testing in Sports" www.geneticfrontiers.org/transcript-e... with @profdasgupta.bsky.social #genetics #sextesting #genetictesting #genetictesting #olympics #transathletes #discrimination #bias #IOC

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In which the DOJ seeks to apply the SFFA decision to med school admissions: “…the administration wants to ‘return to a pre-affirmative action era. However, the only era that existed before then was Jim Crow and its highly segregated educational opportunities.’” www.statnews.com/2026/05/15/t...

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DOJ accuses Yale and UCLA medical schools of discriminating against white and Asian applicants

The Justice Department sent a letter to Yale School of Medicine on Thursday, alleging it was illegally discriminating against applicants who are not Black or Hispanic.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It’s that time when we dream about what we want to learn over the summer - and UC Press is offering 40% off (matching author discount!) through Friday with SPRING40 promo - so hope you’ll consider adding Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins To your summer reading list! www.ucpress.edu/books/where-...

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Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins by Shoumita Dasgupta - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Such fun kicking off the #APHMG26 mtg with our 4th annual outreach events, this time at Capital High and Uni of New Mexico! We were so glad to be able to visit a Title I school and HSI university to share career panels, guest lectures, case presentations, and more! Thank you students & volunteers!

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

👇🏾 This whole thread speaks many truths on what AI misses in science and the uniquely human dimensions of 🧪 in the midst of reprioritization of all things AI.

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Today is both #independentbookstoreday and #DNAday, so why not celebrate by ordering Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA - free shipping all weekend from bookshop.org to support your local independent shop! 🧬 🧪 ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♿️🤰🏿 bookshop.org/p/books/wher...

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Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA

Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New Gene Therapy Enables Kids With Rare Form of Deafness to Hear - exciting science, but I want to learn about Deaf folks’ perspectives since it seems like this 🧬 therapy could provide much better hearing than cochlear implants, but may not be culturally preferred. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/s...

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New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So grateful to have had the chance to chat with @susannajoysmith.com on her podcast @geneticfrontiers.org on a topic essential for creating safe, inclusive spaces for people across sex & gender identities, especially in sports. Please enjoy this episode! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏅 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Sex Testing in Sports: Bias & the Science of Genetic Variation

Podcast Episode · Genetic Frontiers · April 21 · 50m

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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The GATTACA stack: in vitro gametogenesis creates unlimited sperm and eggs ➡️ in vitro fertilization generates embryos ➡️ embryo selection using polygenic scores screens for favored traits ➡️ genome editing of embryos all to optimize for their vision of ideal babies. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Creating baby geniuses to thwart the AI threat? (Yes, really.)

The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of “Brave New World.”

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