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Mark Kaplan

@statfourwork.bsky.social
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Microbiology/Immunology; voted funniest chair in the field, two years in a row. Profkap.substack.com

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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I used to control my parents with hand gestures.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
An early protective effect of IL-9 in murine systemic lupus erythematosus @immunohorizons.bsky.social @statfourwork.bsky.social academic.oup.com/immunohorizo...
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The editorial that started the incident at the ADA conference. Don’t let the attempt at quashing free speech distract from the important points made in the editorial. If you read nothing else today, read this. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"Read the editorial. Circulate the editorial. Make it the most read/downloaded/shared article that Diabetes Care has ever seen. By an order of magnitude." --Mark Kaplan, Annoyed Scientist "They're gonna regret this." --Barbra Streisand @statfourwork.bsky.social diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Welcome to the Fascist States of America, where the EiC of a leading journal is forcibly removed by police for passing out his own editorial at the annual meeting of the field’s association…because it’s “too political” (read: it calls on scientists to speak out & stand up). We are here. This is it.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
MIT president: Why so many optimistic scientists are losing heart www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s... via @statnews.com
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MIT president: Why so many optimistic scientists are losing heart
“This erosion of our strength is a loss for the nation,” writes MIT President Sally Kornbluth.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This was the guy whose postdoc was caught ‘smuggling’ E. Coli DNA in underwear. IDK what’s going on. There’s nothing internal. Only what I’ve seen in the news.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It had potential. Though I think technically Star Trek:TAS only ran for 1.5 seasons, it will have more episodes. Also, don’t forget the short-lived Star Trek - Klingon Cooking Show which was pulled before air. The “Cooking with Bloodwine” episode would have reminded us all it is a good day to die.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
In my last post of 2025, I review some of what science, and humanity, have lost in the last year open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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What have we lost in the last year
Loss from a science perspective
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Love the detail. You can see Robby the Robot and Starbuck inside.
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The CDC pages have now been hijacked for state sponsored disinformation. It is terrible to see this happening. This is ideology, unscientific, over facts, data and the scientific method.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Tis the season where the joy of faculty review permeates all of academia. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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It’s review season
Make sure you submit your materials
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
If you think that’s the most depressing part of science, you haven’t had enough grant apps rejected yet.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Thats looks chilly
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
In my latest post I share a look back on my Substacking for the last year. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Anniversary Post
It's been quite a year
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I heard you have the best and the biggest questions ever. No one could believe how insightful your questions are.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
My latest raving on leadership, decency and academia. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Have you no decency?
It's time to start asking questions
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
In this weeks post, my (faux) interview with a new university president who share an interesting vision for the university's future. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Interview with The President
The Two-Stadium Solution
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This is a great ending to a terrible story #Indiana #IU #Purdue #fascism
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I sent you an AI dream interpretations but ultimately this comes down to guilt for not submitting more grants.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🎼 How many deanlets do we have to remove before we are finally free? The answer my friend is blowing in a zoom, the answer is blowing in a zoom. An approach to answering this question in my latest post. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The Unscientific Method
I have my hypothesis!
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🧬 Do you know how your immune system works every day? Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info. Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org #ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science
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Home - Immunology Explained
Understand how your immune system works with clear, science-backed insights. We empower you to make informed decisions and feel confident about your health.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I want to go back to living in precedented times. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The chaotrope in our midst
Caught in a maelstrom of crisis
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
With the current state of censorship, I'm really asking "What can I say?" open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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What can I say?
I’m really asking.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
In my latest post I discuss the problems with mainstream media and how scientists might be useful as trained discriminators of truth and fiction. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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I’m fed up and I’m not going to take it anymore!
Time to eat the press.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Even if time is money, spend a little reading my latest post on efficiency in academia. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Time is money
And academia seems to be running out of both
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Agreed, but... I wish this sort of coverage had been more timely. We need preventative care or early treatment, not documentation of an autopsy.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Communication in science is critical. But top down communication in universities has been lacking. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Communication Breakdown
Getting the word from on high.....or not.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Has University micromanaging gotten out of hand? open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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University Policy Update
How much do you use?
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The attacks on science are so unbelievable that I often think I'm in an episode of the Twilight Zone, as I describe in my latest post. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The Obsolete Man
I used to have a purpose
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
But the White Stripes are ok? What about Jack Black?
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
There’s been so much resistance to accepted scientific fact, it was inevitable that a group of people would question the benefit of breathing. In this post, I talk to some of these folks, as they hold their breath. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Breaking News - Oxygen: Is it REALLY good for you??
Following quickly after the recent cancellations of funding for mRNA vaccination technology that, in addition to infectious diseases, might have impacted the treatment of various cancers and autoimmun...
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We've been surrounded by so much evil lately that I thought I'd focus on cartoon evil in my latest Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Defining an Evil Genius
There’s been so much evil in the news of late, I thought I’d take a break from raving about the evil attacks on science (and scientists) and instead focus on some cartoon evil.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important drivers of the anaphylactic response to ingested food antigens @science.org Comment: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... on @rmedzhitov.bsky.social @stephanieeisen.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Opening the gateway to food-induced anaphylaxis
Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important drivers of the anaphylactic response to ingested food antigens
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
A short history of anti-sciencism and where we are in the US. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Light in the Age of Anti-Sciencism
Maybe there was some good news this week.
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Author Bill Sullivan @authorbillsullivan.com · 29/07/2025
Science in America is Dying. We Need Your Help to Keep it Alive. America can’t be great without support for the sciences. medium.com/p/99f78ab122ee
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Science in America is Dying. We Need Your Help to Keep it Alive.
America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
“The once-stable compact between universities and the federal government has foundered.” No! It was murdered. It was destroyed with a barbaric level of rage and insight. Don’t write ‘foundered’ as if there were a little tiff between parties after one treats the contract like toilet paper. 2/
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
News reporting, in an effort to be fair and balanced, often distorts the facts. This has become normal and there are social media accounts dedicated to satirizing this trend. But sometimes I read something that is so blatant I can’t stand it. I read this today…. 1/
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
In my latest post I discuss efforts to take the P out of the EPA by dismantling the research division. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Breathe deep the gathering gloom
As the attacks on science continue in the country, it’s challenging to keep track of all that has been affected.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A few thoughts about one of my late-night heroes open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Late Night
When a comedic talent is canceled
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
It’s hard being a scientist these days and I’ve captured that indescribable feeling that we are all facing in a new word!! open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Wissenschaftweltschmerz!
If you're a scientist, it's what you're feeling.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
BLIMP1 controls GC B cell expansion and exit through regulating cell cycle progression and key transcription factors BCL6 and IRF4 @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @luoweicool.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
What if….Dorothy was a microbiologist and she had to meet with the Dean of Clause. Read the conclusion to the Dean of Clause and get acquainted with Dean-splaining!! open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The Dean of Clause - Conclusion
There's no place like...academia
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
What I really wanted to write was “How much did you have to drink before you wrote this sentence?”
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Taking a break from all the insanity with some fiction. The First part of The Dean of Clause. It’s a story that answers the burning question “What if Dorothy was an academic microbiologist when she visits a land like Oz?” open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The Dean of Clause
Part 1
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
In my latest post on Substack I share an inspiration to an upcoming story. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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Inspiration
Writers find inspiration in a lot of situations.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I don’t remember the Horta having paws. This might be a new species.
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Recognizing the threats to science and their many forms is essential to planning a strategy to survive. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...
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The Barbarians at our Gates
My pipettor for a sword!
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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In my latest post, I share a story inspired by one of my colleagues. But is it truth or fiction? profkap.substack.com/p/the-freeze...
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The freezer alarm
I’d swear it was still under warranty
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