Mark Kaplan
@statfourwork.bsky.social
Microbiology/Immunology; voted funniest chair in the field, two years in a row. Profkap.substack.com
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The CDC pages have now been hijacked for state sponsored disinformation. It is terrible to see this happening. This is ideology, unscientific, over facts, data and the scientific method.
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The CDC pages have now been hijacked for state sponsored disinformation. It is terrible to see this happening. This is ideology, unscientific, over facts, data and the scientific method.
Tis the season where the joy of faculty review permeates all of academia.
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It’s review season
Make sure you submit your materials
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November 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Tis the season where the joy of faculty review permeates all of academia.
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In my latest post I share a look back on my Substacking for the last year.
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Anniversary Post
It's been quite a year
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November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
In my latest post I share a look back on my Substacking for the last year.
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Have you no decency?
It's time to start asking questions
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October 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
In this weeks post, my (faux) interview with a new university president who share an interesting vision for the university's future.
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Interview with The President
The Two-Stadium Solution
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October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In this weeks post, my (faux) interview with a new university president who share an interesting vision for the university's future.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🎼 How many deanlets do we have to remove before we are finally free? The answer my friend is blowing in a zoom, the answer is blowing in a zoom.
An approach to answering this question in my latest post.
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An approach to answering this question in my latest post.
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The Unscientific Method
I have my hypothesis!
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October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🎼 How many deanlets do we have to remove before we are finally free? The answer my friend is blowing in a zoom, the answer is blowing in a zoom.
An approach to answering this question in my latest post.
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An approach to answering this question in my latest post.
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🧬 Do you know how your immune system works every day?
Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info.
Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org
#ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science
Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info.
Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org
#ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science
Home - Immunology Explained
Understand how your immune system works with clear, science-backed insights. We empower you to make informed decisions and feel confident about your health.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🧬 Do you know how your immune system works every day?
Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info.
Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org
#ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science
Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info.
Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org
#ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science
The chaotrope in our midst
Caught in a maelstrom of crisis
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September 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
With the current state of censorship, I'm really asking "What can I say?"
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What can I say?
I’m really asking.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
With the current state of censorship, I'm really asking "What can I say?"
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In my latest post I discuss the problems with mainstream media and how scientists might be useful as trained discriminators of truth and fiction.
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I’m fed up and I’m not going to take it anymore!
Time to eat the press.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In my latest post I discuss the problems with mainstream media and how scientists might be useful as trained discriminators of truth and fiction.
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Even if time is money, spend a little reading my latest post on efficiency in academia.
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Time is money
And academia seems to be running out of both
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September 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Even if time is money, spend a little reading my latest post on efficiency in academia.
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Agreed, but... I wish this sort of coverage had been more timely. We need preventative care or early treatment, not documentation of an autopsy.
The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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August 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Agreed, but... I wish this sort of coverage had been more timely. We need preventative care or early treatment, not documentation of an autopsy.
Communication in science is critical. But top down communication in universities has been lacking.
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Communication Breakdown
Getting the word from on high.....or not.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Communication in science is critical. But top down communication in universities has been lacking.
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The attacks on science are so unbelievable that I often think I'm in an episode of the Twilight Zone, as I describe in my latest post.
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The Obsolete Man
I used to have a purpose
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August 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The attacks on science are so unbelievable that I often think I'm in an episode of the Twilight Zone, as I describe in my latest post.
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There’s been so much resistance to accepted scientific fact, it was inevitable that a group of people would question the benefit of breathing. In this post, I talk to some of these folks, as they hold their breath.
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Breaking News - Oxygen: Is it REALLY good for you??
Following quickly after the recent cancellations of funding for mRNA vaccination technology that, in addition to infectious diseases, might have impacted the treatment of various cancers and autoimmun...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There’s been so much resistance to accepted scientific fact, it was inevitable that a group of people would question the benefit of breathing. In this post, I talk to some of these folks, as they hold their breath.
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We've been surrounded by so much evil lately that I thought I'd focus on cartoon evil in my latest Substack post.
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Defining an Evil Genius
There’s been so much evil in the news of late, I thought I’d take a break from raving about the evil attacks on science (and scientists) and instead focus on some cartoon evil.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We've been surrounded by so much evil lately that I thought I'd focus on cartoon evil in my latest Substack post.
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Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important drivers of the anaphylactic response to ingested food antigens @science.org
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Opening the gateway to food-induced anaphylaxis
Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important drivers of the anaphylactic response to ingested food antigens
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August 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important drivers of the anaphylactic response to ingested food antigens @science.org
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Light in the Age of Anti-Sciencism
Maybe there was some good news this week.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Science in America is Dying. We Need Your Help to Keep it Alive.
America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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Science in America is Dying. We Need Your Help to Keep it Alive.
America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Science in America is Dying. We Need Your Help to Keep it Alive.
America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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America can’t be great without support for the sciences.
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News reporting, in an effort to be fair and balanced, often distorts the facts. This has become normal and there are social media accounts dedicated to satirizing this trend.
But sometimes I read something that is so blatant I can’t stand it. I read this today….
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But sometimes I read something that is so blatant I can’t stand it. I read this today….
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July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
News reporting, in an effort to be fair and balanced, often distorts the facts. This has become normal and there are social media accounts dedicated to satirizing this trend.
But sometimes I read something that is so blatant I can’t stand it. I read this today….
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But sometimes I read something that is so blatant I can’t stand it. I read this today….
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In my latest post I discuss efforts to take the P out of the EPA by dismantling the research division.
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Breathe deep the gathering gloom
As the attacks on science continue in the country, it’s challenging to keep track of all that has been affected.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
In my latest post I discuss efforts to take the P out of the EPA by dismantling the research division.
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It’s hard being a scientist these days and I’ve captured that indescribable feeling that we are all facing in a new word!!
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Wissenschaftweltschmerz!
If you're a scientist, it's what you're feeling.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s hard being a scientist these days and I’ve captured that indescribable feeling that we are all facing in a new word!!
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