Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD
@prasad.bsky.social
Prof & Lab Head in NYC. 100% research: cell division, genome integrity, cancer.
Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
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I repeat, RFK Jr doesn’t have to say “I’m banning vaccines” to effectively ban vaccines. Exhibit umpteen hundred and sixteen (this happened the same day they appointed the anti-vaxxing snake-oil salesman above as deputy CDC head):
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I repeat, RFK Jr doesn’t have to say “I’m banning vaccines” to effectively ban vaccines. Exhibit umpteen hundred and sixteen (this happened the same day they appointed the anti-vaxxing snake-oil salesman above as deputy CDC head):
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'EU funding will cover the positions for two to three years, while the host institutions must provide funding for an additional two years. Each programme that receives funding must recruit a minimum of three researchers.'
EU plans €51M Choose Europe call for research careers in 2027
The European Commission plans to launch a €51.25 million call in 2027 as part of the Choose Europe initiative, which is intended to make the continent a more attractive place to pursue a career in res...
sciencebusiness.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
'EU funding will cover the positions for two to three years, while the host institutions must provide funding for an additional two years. Each programme that receives funding must recruit a minimum of three researchers.'
still one of the best things on Earth — a fresh from the oven NYC slice
this one is from a place near my work that’s been open since the late 1970s
🤌🏽🍕👍🏽
this one is from a place near my work that’s been open since the late 1970s
🤌🏽🍕👍🏽
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
still one of the best things on Earth — a fresh from the oven NYC slice
this one is from a place near my work that’s been open since the late 1970s
🤌🏽🍕👍🏽
this one is from a place near my work that’s been open since the late 1970s
🤌🏽🍕👍🏽
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You are correct. In the past, it was okay to say that the application was funded because it received a 4th percentile and the payline was the 10th percentile.
Now additional justification must be provided.
But, in the past, if a 4th %ile app was not funded, documentation was required. Now, nothing
Now additional justification must be provided.
But, in the past, if a 4th %ile app was not funded, documentation was required. Now, nothing
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
You are correct. In the past, it was okay to say that the application was funded because it received a 4th percentile and the payline was the 10th percentile.
Now additional justification must be provided.
But, in the past, if a 4th %ile app was not funded, documentation was required. Now, nothing
Now additional justification must be provided.
But, in the past, if a 4th %ile app was not funded, documentation was required. Now, nothing
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He’s running
My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
He’s running
cosign this — they killed women and children who were hungry or sick, for sport I guess?
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
cosign this — they killed women and children who were hungry or sick, for sport I guess?
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Thread. As the Trump administration seems intent on betraying Ukraine, it is end also to be moving toward war with Venezuela. @joshtpm.bsky.social tries, with limited success, to work out what the Trumpers want to do and why.
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I do wonder if this is it. WTF is Donald Trump doing w Venezuela? Like we've had US presidents do crazy things. I mean we invaded Iraq and toppled its government more or less for no reason. But as someone who covered that story very closely they DID have reasons. They were bad ...
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thread. As the Trump administration seems intent on betraying Ukraine, it is end also to be moving toward war with Venezuela. @joshtpm.bsky.social tries, with limited success, to work out what the Trumpers want to do and why.
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
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Vaccine preventable diseases literally KILL CHILDREN, there is NO EVIDENCE they cause autism & the fact that we’re even having this conversation in 2025 would be a FUCKING JOKE if it didn’t mean that kids who can’t help the fact that their parents are making BAD DECISIONS are ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Vaccine preventable diseases literally KILL CHILDREN, there is NO EVIDENCE they cause autism & the fact that we’re even having this conversation in 2025 would be a FUCKING JOKE if it didn’t mean that kids who can’t help the fact that their parents are making BAD DECISIONS are ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE.
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A maddening double standard from Kennedy's CDC.
RFK Jr. believes that NO studies are good enough to show that vaccines do not cause autism.
But he'll cite just about *anything* showing that vaccines might cause injury.
CDC exploits sci. uncertainty when convenient, and ignores it otherwise.
RFK Jr. believes that NO studies are good enough to show that vaccines do not cause autism.
But he'll cite just about *anything* showing that vaccines might cause injury.
CDC exploits sci. uncertainty when convenient, and ignores it otherwise.
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A maddening double standard from Kennedy's CDC.
RFK Jr. believes that NO studies are good enough to show that vaccines do not cause autism.
But he'll cite just about *anything* showing that vaccines might cause injury.
CDC exploits sci. uncertainty when convenient, and ignores it otherwise.
RFK Jr. believes that NO studies are good enough to show that vaccines do not cause autism.
But he'll cite just about *anything* showing that vaccines might cause injury.
CDC exploits sci. uncertainty when convenient, and ignores it otherwise.
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Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
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I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
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1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
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The lawyers in the Alien Enemies Act pending before Judge James Boasberg, who is proceeding with his contempt inquiry against the Trump administration, have recommended that he consider a number of "potential witnesses."
They include now-Judge Emil Bove.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They include now-Judge Emil Bove.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The lawyers in the Alien Enemies Act pending before Judge James Boasberg, who is proceeding with his contempt inquiry against the Trump administration, have recommended that he consider a number of "potential witnesses."
They include now-Judge Emil Bove.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They include now-Judge Emil Bove.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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As I thought, they are allowing late applications in line with the continuous submission window (Dec 8). I am guessing changes to the triage rate & summary statements will continue beyond the May 2036 Council.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-012: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations NOT-...
grants.nih.gov
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As I thought, they are allowing late applications in line with the continuous submission window (Dec 8). I am guessing changes to the triage rate & summary statements will continue beyond the May 2036 Council.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
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God, I loved these books. Still do.
I have said before and will say again that it is such a loss that we no longer get covers of this caliber for fantasy books.
This art is by Jean-Léon Huens. These covers are for the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. They lit my imagination on fire as a kid.
This art is by Jean-Léon Huens. These covers are for the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. They lit my imagination on fire as a kid.
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
God, I loved these books. Still do.
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
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Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis.
Here we go:
Here we go:
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis.
Here we go:
Here we go:
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Be advised that with only three viewing experiences, we have the sum total of what the American entertainment industry has to say about Thanksgiving.
1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles in full.
2. The camp play carnage in Addams Family Values
3. The clip below.
After that, it's all just football.
1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles in full.
2. The camp play carnage in Addams Family Values
3. The clip below.
After that, it's all just football.
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Be advised that with only three viewing experiences, we have the sum total of what the American entertainment industry has to say about Thanksgiving.
1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles in full.
2. The camp play carnage in Addams Family Values
3. The clip below.
After that, it's all just football.
1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles in full.
2. The camp play carnage in Addams Family Values
3. The clip below.
After that, it's all just football.