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Associate Professor. WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Neuroscientist, Computational Biologist #sleep #development #autism #transcription #chromatin #LatinX #academicmama #uruguayan
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Really? Helping babies not die from SIDS now? I can’t even

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I have no words to express my rage

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Last night on 60 minutes: How this administration irresponsible aggressive proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can hurt the health of American for generations to come.

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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

submitted 6 days ago • 25 comments

Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion. But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings. That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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Important article. Scientists should stand and fight against eugenics

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Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements on autism www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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Current Mood

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WTA frigging F

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So we are making this country healthier by not protecting children from toxic chemicals? Someone explain the logic go that to me www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

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April is #Autism Awareness Month. This is a month to accept, understand and love those in the Autism Spectrum. Above all accepting that someone is different and respecting their differences is the most important thing we can do. Here are some facts to help understand (a thread):

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Our Research Reveals How MECP2 Deficiency (associated with Rett Syndrome) Alters Sleep Patterns is out!. From our team at @wsunews.bsky.social Sleep and Performance Research Center, supported by @simonsfoundation.org Autism Research Initiative www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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There are no “competing viewpoints”, research articles are not about opinions

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Promoting the lab leak theory for COVID without evidence is unconscionable. The government website is propaganda that goes against the strongest scientific evidence. COVID had a natural origin, and so can the next pandemic. Viruses don’t care about politics. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Absolutely despicable how this administration has turned official government channels into misinformation propaganda

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As an Autism scientist and someone who cares for neurodivergent kids and relatives, I am deeply disgusted by every statement RFK Jr made. It is not only a bunch of lies, it is insulting to every autistic individual. I am also disgusted by everyone that made this possible.

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This is what discrimination looks like

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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

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OMG when I thought Huberman could not say even more stupid things I came across his opinions on sunscreen and skincare. Lab muffin takedown is worth watching youtu.be/r0xINIwcF0w?...

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Stanford stands with Harvard stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

The NIH/NHLBI sponsored Neurodevelopment Disorders and Sleep Workshop is now open for registrations. Co-chaired by Jared Saletin and myself. Please share. This event is open to the public #sleep #development www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2025/...

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Stanford’s president and provost release a statement supporting Harvard. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...

submitted 16 days ago • 21 comments

when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥

submitted 21 days ago • 455 comments