profdasgupta.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

“Genetics has long been considered a uniquely delicate field of study, b/c it deals not with the present but with the future — & it’s dangerous, these skeptics believe, to throw away long-held principles of what to look for just because we’ve gotten better @ looking.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

Still relevant - and a way to understand the enduring legacy of scientific racism. theconversation.com/mass-deporta...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

“Do you remember the Human Genome Project? I’m not sure the Trump administration wants you to.” apple.news/AeMEl6icdQha...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

“Race and ethnicity are poor proxies for genetic ancestry; therefore, biomedical research should adjust directly for ancestries estimated from genetic data rather than relying on self-identified race or ethnicity “ www.statnews.com/2025/06/05/n...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

“That’s not immigration enforcement. That’s genetic surveillance.” www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

“These students are not just participants in science. They are crucial to its evolution…The termination of programs that have been shown to reduce barriers to STEM inclusiveness means a narrowing of scientific inquiry and a missed opportunity to expand the scope and relevance of research.”

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Race doesn’t affect the onset or progression of disease — racial bias does - “Confounding race with genetics causes doctors to miss treatable ailments.” apple.news/A2tj3zdEsSZO...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Enough. Revenge as the basis for policy has to stop. Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

‘We Are the Most Rejected Generation’ As a prof and a parent, this rings so very true. Hurdles to clear exist in college admissions, internship applications, and even student clubs. 1/3 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/o...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Heading to Children’s now - hope to see some of you there!

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

So glad to have had the chance to connect with the APHMG crew, to visit EVMS for a medical genetics career panel, and to give a plenary on my book Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins last week - great colleagues, talented educators, fantastic students, and inspiring conversations!

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

A Transformative Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment with the potential to create a roadmap for treatment of rare disease: “The result ‘is a triumph for the American peoples’ investment in biomedical research,’ Dr. Urnov said.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Congratulations on finishing the spring semester! Now for the fun of planning out summer reading...May I suggest Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA at 40% off? Promo code MAY40 throughout May from @ucpress.bsky.social 🧪🧬✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.ucpress.edu/books/where-...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

"And this isn’t just about their future. It’s about ours...behind every one of [the scientific breakthroughs] is a young scientist who, like the student in my office, trusted that this country believed in the value of science." www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

"The climate of fear gives the gov't precisely the result it wants. Administrators & faculty members alike practice anticipatory obedience to avoid even the appearance of wokeness, stifling...open & civil discussions that lead students to develop their own views." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Still pinching myself that I received this letter from Rahul Gandhi, great grandson of the first prime minister of 🇮🇳, and grandson/son of two more PMs. He is working towards a more inclusive future for India and working against conservative trends that we have seen rise up of late.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Whew, indeed.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

"Virtually all NIH-funded training programs aimed at attracting underrepresented groups to science are now gone. 'I’m concerned that these events are very likely to affect who decides to stay in science and we will lose important and necessary scientific talent'" www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

An important edit: “The grant was created by the [NIH DURING THE] 1st Trump administration to foster a new generation of diverse scientists in biomedical research, then defunded in the 2nd Trump administration's ongoing purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.” www.npr.org/sections/sho...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’ - “They are signaling that they’re willing not just to slash and burn research that challenges their political ideology but to replace it with shoddy studies designed to support their goals, under the guise of scientific legitimacy.” apple.news/ATCmiCytZR9q...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

They say they want Americans to have more babies. What’s beneath the surface? With respect to pronatalism, eugenics, and scientific racism, you can’t make this stuff up. apple.news/Ai_yXFlgPQHO...

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal. "Science and medicine in the U.S.A. are being violently dismembered while the world watches." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

With Black Enrollment Down, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

"Geneticists and others must stand against a global rise of white nationalism, which seeks to leverage scientific racism for eugenicist goals, and stop its talking points from entering the mainstream political discourse." Another 🔥 piece by @genandgenes.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

On the mutually beneficial partnership between the government and academic science - mark your calendars! columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

So wonderful to start the morning @museumofscience.bsky.social as part of their Meet a Scientist series! bookshop.org/p/books/wher...

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Glad to see BU as a signatory here. ✊🏾 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

What Is Lost When We Scare Away Foreign Students: “What begins with international students will not end with them.” My family’s origin story in this country started with more welcoming immigration policies resulting from Civil Rights advocacy & my dad’s student visa. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction - “These animals may look a little like dire wolves, but they are not dire wolves. They are gray wolves with a few cosmetic tweaks...[not] a literal revival of an extinct species.”

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

This is one of the many things Universities have to fight for - funding for life saving research. ICYMI, here is a summary from Nature of what's at stake. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

“Ignoring race does not make racism go away. It just makes it harder to remedy.” apple.news/A-y5b_prLQES...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

“The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments