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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD
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Radiation Oncologist, Scientist · Cancer imaging and therapy · Radiopharmaceuticals development ☢️ · Personal account https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0727-3242 #RadOnc #nucmed #Radiopharmaceuticals #LiverCancer #HCC #chemsky #medsky #oncsky
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · May 21
🚨New publication alert🚨

Typeset version of our most recent publication in European Urology just hit!

Wonderful collaboration with @mishabeltran.bsky.social @adam-sowalsky.bsky.social and Pete Nelson at @fredhutch.bsky.social!

👇
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Daniel Durocher @durocher1.bsky.social · 23h
9 days to go:
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!
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Daniel Durocher @durocher1.bsky.social · Aug 28
JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Please repost!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d
My quote of the day

Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.

William Foege
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d
Thoughtful and well-informed op-ed from @ianlmorgan.bsky.social

Definitely worth a read!

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers
Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.
www.the-scientist.com
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 3d
I couldn’t find Kristy, Dave, Steve…
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 10d
Damn. Apropos, but hard to “like” this post.
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 10d
Sad news 😔 R.I.P. Jane Goodall! lived an inspiring life & made the world a better place www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10d
A true hero... She changed how we think about so many things...
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d
BREAKING

Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91.

It is impossible to sum up the impact she has had on our world and on science in a social media post.

She lived a long and incredible life but I am devastated.

Full Story: bit.ly/4pPcNFH
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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 10d
Despite These Times...my department is hiring! I really like my department, we have a good mix of disciplines and organisms and we're really low-drama. We also get pizza at faculty meeting. So if you're a computational and structural biologist, join us! 🧪 jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260...
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track Faculty
The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is inviting applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The position requires a doc...
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 10d
We once again had a great turnout of #radonc physician-scientists at this year’s *12th* annual Community for Radiation Oncology Physician Scientists #CROPS 🌽 happy hour!

It’s always a highlight of ASTRO to connect with old friends and make new ones!

See you in Boston! #ASTRO25 #ARRO
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 14d
34,000ft in the air en route to #ASTRO25.

This totally a word normal people use on a day to day basis, right? 😬🤞🏽

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Joy Franco, PhD @engineeringjoy.bsky.social · 15d
#NewKitDay

Just 15 days till gravel world championships.

Want to support my journey? Help me reach my PMC fundraising commitment by donating before October 1st -> profile.pmc.org/JF0546
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 14d
Whoa! Congrats and best of luck!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16d
This paper does a great job with a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario about NIH, supposing the consequences of the bottom 40% of the funding NIH grants never existed.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

tl:dr The world would lose a lot, but directly and indirectly
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
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rnaisthenewdna.bsky.social @rnaisthenewdna.bsky.social · 15d
Everyone should read this. The take home: we will be less heathy if we cut NIH funding.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16d
This paper does a great job with a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario about NIH, supposing the consequences of the bottom 40% of the funding NIH grants never existed.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

tl:dr The world would lose a lot, but directly and indirectly
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 16d
"the benefits of NIH research in general are wide and diffuse. A very large number of advances—roughly one in two during the 21st century—are linked to NIH grants that are cut in our counterfactual scenario."
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 16d
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 16d
"in the largest sample of medical advances for which we have good data...we found extensive connections between medical advances and research that was funded by grants that would have been cut if the NIH budget was sharply reduced."
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 16d
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 16d
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
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drwendieberg.bsky.social @drwendieberg.bsky.social · 17d
Today is #WorldDenseBreastDay! Educate yourself and those you love about the higher risks of missed cancer on mammograms and of developing breast cancer. Great resources @densebreastinfo.bsky.social @densebreastscanada.bsky.social. Thank you @bcrfcure.bsky.social for supporting our research!
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DenseBreast-info.org @densebreastinfo.bsky.social · 18d
📻 Healthcare providers! ICYMI: DBI’s Chief Scientific Advisor, @drwendieberg.bsky.social, joined Dr. Miriam Green on SiriusXM to cover #DenseBreasts, supplemental screening, and insurance coverage. Don’t miss these insights!

Catch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVG9...

#WorldDenseBreastDay
Dr. Berg Discusses Dense Breasts, Supplemental Screening, and Insurance Issues on Sirius XM
YouTube video by Densebreast-info.org
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AZ Faust @azfaust.bsky.social · 18d
We can keep going but the lesson I take from this is that the administration and the NIH leadership have decided to shrink the biomedical research workforce and shrink the scope of the science being performed in this country.
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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 18d
Really excited to announce that I've accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto! Looking forward to venturing north (🥶) & building out my own research group focused on human nutrition & metabolism 🥳
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uoftnutrisci.bsky.social @uoftnutrisci.bsky.social · 18d
Big news! Thrilled to welcome Dr. Kevin Klatt as our newest Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences! From Cornell → NIH → Baylor → UC Berkeley, he brings expertise in maternal & infant nutrition + micronutrients! Join us in welcoming him! @kcklatt.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 18d
Congrats!!! Toronto and U of T are fantastic!
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Freddy E Escorcia, MD/PhD @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social · 19d
As a first year MD/PhD student, I sat on a panel for high school seniors who were interested in STEM.

During the Q&A they commented on how long the dual degree track seemed and I hyperbolically joked that I may graduate med school with some of them… 🤣

then I realized it was actually possible… 😅😳
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21d
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 20d
A few years ago, I watched as two Finnish police officers stopped to help a woman on the street. One of the officers explained to me that Finland had decided to end homelessness.

On top of that, they provide social services to the people they give homes too.

Guess what? It's a good investment.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21d
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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NPR @npr.org · 22d
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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