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Computational scientist, cancer researcher, immigrant, Penguins hockey fan, Pittsburgh Steelers fan, forget about the Pirates!
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"officials at the Dept. of HHS... have pressed staff at the agency to ignore court orders, according to nearly a dozen former and current NIH officials I spoke with. Even advice from NIH lawyers to resume business as usual was dismissed by the agency’s acting director, those officials said."

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities. That means: 🚫 No gas from corporate giants 🚫 No fast food chains 🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

How many Americans know that the Trump administration is choking off funds for cancer research?

READER VOLUNTEERS WANTED I am drafting something for a general audience and would very much like to have some folks take a read and share their suggestions. I will likely have it ready sometime tomorrow morning (US Eastern time). Please DM me if you are interested. Non-scientists preferred

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

"Without research to point toward a healthier country, there will be poorer national health and less capacity to do what people do...on either end of the political spectrum." Read the Editorial by JAMA Health Forum EIC Sandro Galea and JAMA EIC @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social. ja.ma/4b6Z2LJ #MedSky

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: "The question is can you work with Republicans in the middle of a constitutional crisis when democracy is on the line? And right now, I think that this crisis is serious and deepening in its seriousness, that our job #1, #2, and #3 is to save our democracy."

It’s amazing that one person can run six companies, manage the entire federal bureaucracy, and be model parent to 13 children. Truly a triumph of time management.

A serial liar with a mighty propaganda machine working overtime for him has convinced half the country that up is down, that honor is venality, and that integrity is just a ruse for suckers who believe all that garbage from our schoolbooks.

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

is it woke to want to end cancer?

Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation. The findings published in Nature Medicine suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk of future Alzheimer’s disease. #Medsky 🧪

Please help if you can. Donations go directly to children's' cancer research - cure.childrenscancer.org/fundraiser/5...