Jeremy Berg
@jeremymberg.bsky.social
Husband, Father and grandfather, Datahound, Dog lover, Fan of Celtic music, Former NIGMS director, Former EiC of Science magazine, Stand Up for Science advisor, Pittsburgh, PA
NIH Dashboard: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.html
NIH Dashboard: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.html
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Lets start the week with otters chasing a butterfly.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Lets start the week with otters chasing a butterfly.
My quote of the day
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My quote of the day
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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You keep me going, #BethesdaDeclaration. Thank you, @jeremymberg.bsky.social .
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
You keep me going, #BethesdaDeclaration. Thank you, @jeremymberg.bsky.social .
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
I will share how things worked when I was at NIGMS back in the day.
I am confident in varies across institutes (as almost everything does).
I am confident in varies across institutes (as almost everything does).
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I will share how things worked when I was at NIGMS back in the day.
I am confident in varies across institutes (as almost everything does).
I am confident in varies across institutes (as almost everything does).
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Smart. Now if someone standing in for Halligan (who is found to have been improperly appointed) tries to re-indict Comey they have to explain why the statute of limitations has not run.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Smart. Now if someone standing in for Halligan (who is found to have been improperly appointed) tries to re-indict Comey they have to explain why the statute of limitations has not run.
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Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
I have diversified since graduate school and early in my career, but I am definitely a bioinorganic chemist. Went from Mo to Zn.
I wrote a book with Steve Lippard, published in 1994, that is still in print.
Revising it is on my to-do list, but this has been a more complicated year than I imagined.
I wrote a book with Steve Lippard, published in 1994, that is still in print.
Revising it is on my to-do list, but this has been a more complicated year than I imagined.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I have diversified since graduate school and early in my career, but I am definitely a bioinorganic chemist. Went from Mo to Zn.
I wrote a book with Steve Lippard, published in 1994, that is still in print.
Revising it is on my to-do list, but this has been a more complicated year than I imagined.
I wrote a book with Steve Lippard, published in 1994, that is still in print.
Revising it is on my to-do list, but this has been a more complicated year than I imagined.
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A lot of the transformational advances in HIV science — Truvada PrEP, Treatment as prevention (HPTN 052), U=U, lenacapavir PrEP etc. happened under Carl's watch. A kind and generous person to boot. Huge loss.
As @gregggonsalves.bsky.social said, here is the main winner in the forced departure of Carl Dieffenbach.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A lot of the transformational advances in HIV science — Truvada PrEP, Treatment as prevention (HPTN 052), U=U, lenacapavir PrEP etc. happened under Carl's watch. A kind and generous person to boot. Huge loss.
The alternative interpretation that I am publishing was not initially obvious, but is consistent with all of the data that I know of, even more so that my original interpretation beyond the published key result.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The alternative interpretation that I am publishing was not initially obvious, but is consistent with all of the data that I know of, even more so that my original interpretation beyond the published key result.
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In my case, there were 2 interpretations of a key result and I did not have conclusive evidence, but favored one. The other was shown to be correct.
The embarrassing part is that this was published in 1999, but I had changed fields and did not find out until I found it by accident in 2024.
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The embarrassing part is that this was published in 1999, but I had changed fields and did not find out until I found it by accident in 2024.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In my case, there were 2 interpretations of a key result and I did not have conclusive evidence, but favored one. The other was shown to be correct.
The embarrassing part is that this was published in 1999, but I had changed fields and did not find out until I found it by accident in 2024.
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The embarrassing part is that this was published in 1999, but I had changed fields and did not find out until I found it by accident in 2024.
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Translation from Swedish to English
Director Bhattacharya: As a scientist, when you see negative excess deaths starting during a serious disease outbreak, does that cause you to question the assumptions of your model?
Director Bhattacharya: As a scientist, when you see negative excess deaths starting during a serious disease outbreak, does that cause you to question the assumptions of your model?
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Translation from Swedish to English
Director Bhattacharya: As a scientist, when you see negative excess deaths starting during a serious disease outbreak, does that cause you to question the assumptions of your model?
Director Bhattacharya: As a scientist, when you see negative excess deaths starting during a serious disease outbreak, does that cause you to question the assumptions of your model?
Direktör Bhattacharya: Som forskare, när du ser negativa överdödsfall som börjar under ett allvarligt sjukdomsutbrott, får det dig att ifrågasätta antagandena i din modell?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Direktör Bhattacharya: Som forskare, när du ser negativa överdödsfall som börjar under ett allvarligt sjukdomsutbrott, får det dig att ifrågasätta antagandena i din modell?
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He wasn't terminated, just detailed to another position. He has plenty of integrity, but I am not sure he has any cause for action.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
He wasn't terminated, just detailed to another position. He has plenty of integrity, but I am not sure he has any cause for action.
Starting off the morning with some good news.
This is the paper correcting a key point of interpretation in my dissertation work from 1984 (including in the titles of some of the papers). Last December, I discovered a paper published years ago that showed I was wrong.
Glad to be getting this out.
This is the paper correcting a key point of interpretation in my dissertation work from 1984 (including in the titles of some of the papers). Last December, I discovered a paper published years ago that showed I was wrong.
Glad to be getting this out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Starting off the morning with some good news.
This is the paper correcting a key point of interpretation in my dissertation work from 1984 (including in the titles of some of the papers). Last December, I discovered a paper published years ago that showed I was wrong.
Glad to be getting this out.
This is the paper correcting a key point of interpretation in my dissertation work from 1984 (including in the titles of some of the papers). Last December, I discovered a paper published years ago that showed I was wrong.
Glad to be getting this out.
As @gregggonsalves.bsky.social said, here is the main winner in the forced departure of Carl Dieffenbach.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
As @gregggonsalves.bsky.social said, here is the main winner in the forced departure of Carl Dieffenbach.
My quote of the day
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H. L. Mencken
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H. L. Mencken
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
My quote of the day
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H. L. Mencken
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H. L. Mencken
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As someone who has worked in HIV for 35+ years, I can tell you Carl is a consummate scientific leader. We’ve 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. We’ve been lucky to have him at head of DAIDS. The only thing that wins here is the virus.
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Steve would like to enthusiastically wish you all a very good Monday morning!
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Steve would like to enthusiastically wish you all a very good Monday morning!
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Another proof that MAHA is a scam!
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Another proof that MAHA is a scam!