Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. AIDS Activist. Dog lover. New Haven.
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NEW! ๐ฆ ๐ฆง We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. ๐ esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Viral diversity and zoonotic risk in endangered species
A growing body of evidence links zoonotic disease risk, including pandemic threats, to biodiversity loss and other upstream anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem health. However, there is little current...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
NEW! ๐ฆ ๐ฆง We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. ๐ esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Among the many things Carl Dieffenbach was working on: the re-competition and renewal of #HIV clinical research networks: ACTG, HPTN, HVTN, IMPAACT.
As someone who has worked in HIV for 35+ years, I can tell you Carl is a consummate scientific leader. Weโve been lucky to have him at head of DAIDS. The only thing that wins here is the virus.
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Among the many things Carl Dieffenbach was working on: the re-competition and renewal of #HIV clinical research networks: ACTG, HPTN, HVTN, IMPAACT.
Good riddance to Marc Rowan and Bill Ackman. โI kind of yearn,โ Mr. Nassirian said, โfor the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergรฉ eggs and prized ponies.โ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Good riddance to Marc Rowan and Bill Ackman. โI kind of yearn,โ Mr. Nassirian said, โfor the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergรฉ eggs and prized ponies.โ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
As someone who has worked in HIV for 35+ years, I can tell you Carl is a consummate scientific leader. Weโve been lucky to have him at head of DAIDS. The only thing that wins here is the virus.
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
As someone who has worked in HIV for 35+ years, I can tell you Carl is a consummate scientific leader. Weโve been lucky to have him at head of DAIDS. The only thing that wins here is the virus.
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Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
๐งช 1/
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
๐งช 1/
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
#billcassidy is the worst of the cowards of this era. he could have stopped the RFK Jr nomination and he didnโt. he still refuses to lift a finger to save lives. what an odious little man.
He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#billcassidy is the worst of the cowards of this era. he could have stopped the RFK Jr nomination and he didnโt. he still refuses to lift a finger to save lives. what an odious little man.
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He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
Submit comments today. Deadline tomorrow. relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
The Relentless School Nurses: Your Voice is Your Power โ Defend Science-Based Vaccine Policy Now
In a time when science and public health are under unprecedented scrutiny, the role of school nurses in safeguarding student health has never been more critical. Vaccines remain a cornerstone of puโฆ
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Submit comments today. Deadline tomorrow. relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
Great piece on the @crimsoncourage.bsky.social and #Standup4Yale tailgate yesterday.
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Great piece on the @crimsoncourage.bsky.social and #Standup4Yale tailgate yesterday.
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
Itโs crazy to think about the crimes weโre going to learn about after this regime ends.
Weโre already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after itโs over.
Weโre going to need a full accounting of all thatโs been done in violation of the constitution.
Weโre already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after itโs over.
Weโre going to need a full accounting of all thatโs been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
And the zombies rule here in the US.
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And the zombies rule here in the US.
I am grateful for @adamjkucharski.bsky.social. He takes such care to deconstruct a claim made by the director of National Institutes of Health on excess mortality during the pandemic. We need sober analyses more than ever right now, even amidst the madness.
kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
Excess mortality or excessive assumptions?
How to make a popular metric tell any story you like
kucharski.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am grateful for @adamjkucharski.bsky.social. He takes such care to deconstruct a claim made by the director of National Institutes of Health on excess mortality during the pandemic. We need sober analyses more than ever right now, even amidst the madness.
kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
The Bulldog and the Turkey have landed. We have infiltrated the #Harvard-#Yale Game. Foes on the Field, Allies for Academic Freedom. @crimsoncourage.bsky.social #StandUp4Yale
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Bulldog and the Turkey have landed. We have infiltrated the #Harvard-#Yale Game. Foes on the Field, Allies for Academic Freedom. @crimsoncourage.bsky.social #StandUp4Yale
We have just begun to fight (together). Onwards to victory for academic freedom and the future of higher education!
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We have just begun to fight (together). Onwards to victory for academic freedom and the future of higher education!
#Harvard and #Yale alums, faculty, staff and students came out today in support of higher education in America now under vicious assault from the #Trump administration (thanks to @blumenthal.senate.gov and @gtconway.bsky.social for coming out to help us today at the #Harvard #Yale game!).
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#Harvard and #Yale alums, faculty, staff and students came out today in support of higher education in America now under vicious assault from the #Trump administration (thanks to @blumenthal.senate.gov and @gtconway.bsky.social for coming out to help us today at the #Harvard #Yale game!).
Proud to stand today with @crimsoncourage.bsky.social and #StandUp4Yale at the #Harvard #Yale game: weโre united in fighting for academic freedom and higher education in America under threat now from #Trump administration.
Thanks to @senatorblumenthal.bsky.social for handing out stickers and telling us that it was โthe most fun heโs had all year!โ โค๏ธ๐
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Proud to stand today with @crimsoncourage.bsky.social and #StandUp4Yale at the #Harvard #Yale game: weโre united in fighting for academic freedom and higher education in America under threat now from #Trump administration.
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The rain has stopped and the H-Y (turkey/-bulldog) โค๏ธ is on ๐ฅโฆ at least until kickoff!
#HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale
#HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The rain has stopped and the H-Y (turkey/-bulldog) โค๏ธ is on ๐ฅโฆ at least until kickoff!
#HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale
#HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale
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Thanks to @senatorblumenthal.bsky.social for handing out stickers and telling us that it was โthe most fun heโs had all year!โ โค๏ธ๐
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thanks to @senatorblumenthal.bsky.social for handing out stickers and telling us that it was โthe most fun heโs had all year!โ โค๏ธ๐
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...
#hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard
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faculty on the left & the right join together to "vehemently and unanimously reject" trump's so-called compact with universities. highly recommend. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
faculty on the left & the right join together to "vehemently and unanimously reject" trump's so-called compact with universities. highly recommend. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
The extent of the damage done to public health, biomedical science, and healthcare in the US in less than a year will take a generation or more to repair. This is the scale of the destruction. Let that sink in. A new president, Congress won't be enough to reverse things fully. It's that bad.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy โ in this case, that vaccines save lives โ and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The extent of the damage done to public health, biomedical science, and healthcare in the US in less than a year will take a generation or more to repair. This is the scale of the destruction. Let that sink in. A new president, Congress won't be enough to reverse things fully. It's that bad.
I'm keeping a list of cowards and collaborators who've helped destroy public health and biomedical research: who would you nominate? From Ta-Nehisi Coates: "If none of us are here, If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm keeping a list of cowards and collaborators who've helped destroy public health and biomedical research: who would you nominate? From Ta-Nehisi Coates: "If none of us are here, If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
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Bhattacharya's newest 1-page pandemic plan forcefully rejects the GBD, his previous 1-page pandemic plan.
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
Goodbye to Focused Protection. Jay Bhattacharyaโs Latest 1-Page Pandemic โPlanโ is for Vulnerable People to Stop Being Vulnerable.
Jay Bhattacharya's new "plan" is really an admission that if there's a new pandemic, heโs not competent enough to do any of the incredible things he โwould haveโ done regarding COVID. He's not
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bhattacharya's newest 1-page pandemic plan forcefully rejects the GBD, his previous 1-page pandemic plan.
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
The man has to go. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
www.thenation.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The man has to go. www.thenation.com/article/soci...