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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

ASBMB member @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social (@mdibl.org) explores how the proposed OMB research funding rule could affect scientific research in Maine—and what it could mean for the nation's research enterprise. 📰Read her @pressherald.com op-ed: www.pressherald.com/2026/06/25/a... #ScienceServesUsAll

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A federal proposal puts Maine’s scientific research in peril | Opinion

Political appointees simply cannot effectively oversee day-to-day research decisions.

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"I was working with kids and just realized that they don't have a say in whether I expose them to a disease from a previous class of students." During "From Questions to Confidence: What changed my mind on vaccines" Kristin shares what led her to get vaccinated. ow.ly/NScx50Z7e4B

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Dustin Updike @dustinupdike.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

So proud to see this guest essay in the NYTimes from @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social on growing up unvaccinated and what it taught her about science and trust. Liz was a postdoc with us ('16-'20) and is an exceptional science communicator. Also, her old desk is empty - open postdoc position (pls share).

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Opinion | I’m an Immunologist. I Grew Up Unvaccinated.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Soooo I just got an email about how RFK Jr’s crackpot antivax organization Children’s Health Defense is suing the American Academy of Pediatrics under RICO cc @kenwhite.bsky.social Those mobster pediatricians, you know.

BREAKING: We sued the AAP
today. Here's why.
Dear No,
Earlier today, Children's Health Defense filed a major lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Here's what you need to know:
• AAP has been profiting from the vaccine cabal since the passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
• AAP has forcefully and intentionally spread the lie that vaccines have been fully tested and proven safe — through its journal
Pediatrics and its Red Book policy statements
• AAP has concealed material facts about the lack of testing and inadequacies in vaccine safety monitoring and financial incentives tied to vaccine schedule compliance

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BREAKING: We sue... ^ V
decades of fraudulent health risk denials
We're suing the AAP to shut down a decades-long scheme to defraud pediatricians and American families about the safety of the childhood vaccination schedule.
Our co-plaintiffs include:
• The families of three children who were killed by childhood vaccines
• A child whose valid medical exemption was rejected by administrators who followed AAP
guidance
• Two physicians who lost their licenses to practice because they offered medical advice that contradicted AAP guidance
For decades, the AAP has spread disinformation — including the unfounded claim that vaccines are
"safe and effective."
Those fraudulent claims resulted in the injuries and deaths of countless children. They also ruined the livelihoods of honest pediatricians.
This is what challenging disinformation at the source looks like. This is what exposing the perverse incentives behind medical judgment looks like

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Despite how it looks The dark is not so complete It carries color Tonight some dark and freezing winter reminders of hope appeared in the sky near my home. Maybe you need this reminder. I know I did.

Image of northern lights. With trees and stars.

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

1/ The U.S. federal government recently announced big changes to the childhood #vaccine schedule. It is reducing the number of vaccines “routinely” recommended for all kids & moving several vaccines into an “optional/shared decision” category instead. #childhoodvaccines

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 08/01/2026

In A Scientist’s View on Hope, MDI Bio Lab's Liz Marnik shares a personal reflection on finding hope during demanding moments. While the views are her own, the insights resonate with many of us. #AcademicSky 🧪 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #researchmatters 📸 Carl Hunley Jr on Unsplash

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A Scientist’s View on Hope

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hope isn’t wishful thinking. Hope is believing you can act and that there is a path forward even if challenging. It's not assuming things will magically work out. It's choosing to persevere and act even when you're not sure they will. If we lose hope, we often give up. 1/n

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

It’s hard not to feel like you *have**to publicly recap all the good and bad from the year. I’m too tired to do either. 😂 But we made it. 2025 probably held a lot of both good and bad (it did for me). 1/n

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This is an inspiring article by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social about people finding hope in 2025. Here's my contribution: fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/a-scientis...

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Things you can learn about science and humans from Christmas observations. 🎄🧵.1/n

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 16/12/2025

Big news! Liz Marnik has been selected as 1 of 32 inaugural members of the National Academy of Medicine Building Trust in Health Science Through Community Partnership and Lived Experience Action Collaborative. We’re proud to see her leadership recognized on a national stage! 🧪 🍎

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National Academy of Medicine Launches the Building Trust in Health Science Through Community Partnership and Lived Experience Action Collaborative; Over 30 Members Will Co-Develop Community-Driven Approaches - NAM

NAM launches a new Collaborative to build trust in health science. Community leaders, researchers and practitioners will co‑develop community‑driven approaches.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

More preparation for tomorrow’s likely disastrous ACIP if today was any indication.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Happy to have collaborated on this with the wonderful group of humans below. Some Hep B content and questions is summarized below.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

“Ultimately, science isn’t just the pursuit of new knowledge, it is a daily practice of hope happening in labs, clinics, and quiet offices. We are all connected through this hope, even when the progress toward it seems invisible” open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Vaccine communication tips w/ @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social Excerpt from Immune Booster 17 - From unvaccinated to vaccine advocacy with Liz Marnik ⬇️

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Vaccine communication tips

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing. undark.org/2025/10/09/o... 1/2

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NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation

The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A poorly conducted study, submitted as a correspondence, claims to show increased cancer diagnosis one year after Covid-19 vaccination. In truth, the quality of science in this supposed study was abysmal and filled with major methodological flaws. 🧵 with @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social

Did a Korean study really show that the
COVID-19 vaccine increased the risk of cancer?
Absolutely NOT
Let's discuss
Unambiguous Science x ScienceWhizLiz

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/09/2025

The New York Times piece today about US science is terrible and wrong—in many ways. I could write a whole article about this, but as one example: “To close observers, the original crisis began well before any of this…” No. I’m a close observer of science, and this is incorrect.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

11/ The Covid vaccine is only one of the vaccines ACIP will discuss this week. This resource breaks it all down👉 evicollective.org/acip-prebunk-brief-2025-09-25 Love, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social Annicka Evans, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

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RSVP 4 — The Evidence Collective

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

ASBMB is proud to join partners at the Rally for Medical Research to champion federal support for medical research! ⏯️Find out why #ASBMBmember @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social is urging Congress to boost NIH funding — & how you can too: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/140.... #ScienceServesUsAll #RallyMedRes

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

ASBMB member @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social & @faseborg.bsky.social President Eric Kelly attended the Rally for Medical Research today to urge policymakers to increase funding for NIH! Interested in taking action? Contact your lawmakers: ow.ly/34ET50WZ70i. #ScienceServesUsAll #RallyMedRes

ASBMB member Liz Marnik (left) and FASEB President Eric Kelly (right) participated in the Rally for Medical Research on Sept. 18.

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 02/09/2025

🚨 Exciting news! MDI Bio Lab's @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social is speaking at TEDx @batescollege.bsky.social! “The Unasked Questions” — exploring the big ideas we rarely talk about. Don’t miss it—come ask the questions that matter! Oct 11 | 6–9:30 PM EDT Olin Arts Center, Bates College 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

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TEDxBates College

Hey there! TEDxBates College is all about showcasing inspiring ideas and stories from our very own community members in a fun & engaging way

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Today: CDC said ENOUGH. We stand with them and for America. #USAnotRFK Read & share this letter. Images or newsletter version below. techingitapart.substack.com/cp/172217963 @niniandthebrain.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @matthewfacciani.bsky.social

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 08/08/2025

🎙️Today! MDI Bio Lab’s @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social is on ‪@scifri.bsky.social! Following new #Alzheimer’s findings from Bruce Yankner, she joins @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social & host @heyira.bsky.social to discuss “the quiet engine of science” — the NIH. Tune in! 🎧 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎

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Lithium May Have A Role In Causing—And Treating—Alzheimer’s

Podcast Episode · Science Friday · 08/08/2025 · 27m

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Earlier this year, many NIH grants were abruptly canceled by the current administration despite covering a wide range of critical health research. This research covered topics ranging from cancer to community health. 1/n

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Actions like this won’t make us healthier.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

12/ Science should work for everyone. But it only will if we fight for it. To read the full article, click here 👉 yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/nih-the-qu... 💖YLE & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social

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NIH: The quiet engine of science is being dismantled

And what you can do

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Most rare diseases are life-threatening, genetic and lack approved treatment. @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social talked to two moms of children with rare diseases about their families' journeys and the life-saving importance of research: ow.ly/wloi50Wrmq7.

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Hope for a cure hangs on research

Amid drastic proposed cuts to biomedical research, rare disease families like Hailey Adkisson’s fight for survival and hope. Without funding, science can’t “catch up” to help the patients who need it ...

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This handbook is well timed. We all need to read a copy.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

New collab with @sabivm.bsky.social no surprise the Prasad and Makary NEJM had many issues and errors.

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 18/03/2025

This Q&A with social media communicators @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and @thinkingpowers.bsky.social (the speakers at our most recent Science Cafe) discuss why we should care about pseudoscience and a better way to navigate scientific information. #standwithscience #standupforscience2025 🧪 🤝

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Cutting Through the Noise: Pseudoscience and How to Combat It

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall. If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines. www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u... 🧵👇

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Tomorrow I’m having a conversation with Senator Murray about NIH on my public Instagram - @sciencewhizliz. The timing could shift a bit due to the senate floor schedule. So if that happens we will adjust and share the recording!

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Another good thread on the pre-print everyone is talking about.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Really important thread that gives more context and issues with the preprint @sabivm.bsky.social and I posted about.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Indulge my nerdy immunlology valentines for a moment. Which one is your favorite? 1. I’m drawn to you like neutrophils to the site of an infection.

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Recently I have come across many rumors saying that the NIH doesn’t fund research related to chronic childhood diseases. I found this interesting because the fact is they DO! So the issue is clearly failure in communications around the type of research NIH funds. 1/n

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 11/02/2025

What keeps science running? It’s not just brilliant minds—it's also things like electricity and lab space! MDI Bio Lab's @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social talks to @mainepublic.org about how at-risk #NIH funding supports the infrastructure behind biomedical breakthroughs. #standwithscience 🧪🤝 🍎🧬

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Uncertainty around federal funding leaves Maine nonprofits in limbo

Many nonprofits say the uncertainty surrounding future funding has left them in limbo and has put some programs in jeopardy.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If you, like me, had only briefly or never heard about “indirect cost rates” before tonight, here’s your thread —>

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