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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Aug 14

An incredibly emotional day for all of us at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. Phil & Penny Knight gave a transformative $2 billion gift to ensure that Oregonians facing a cancer diagnosis receive the best care & the best possible outcome.
The fight against cancer is and will always be personal. 🎗️

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Jun 25

a man in a red apron stands in front of a cake with a face on it and a sign that says snl

ALT: a man in a red apron stands in front of a cake with a face on it and a sign that says snl

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Jun 8

“Decisions themselves are a form of power. “ 💯

Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · Jun 8

"Interfaces, and design of all kinds, exercise decision-making. Decision making is a form of power. What, then, is generative AI for design?" Notes from my talk at the Re Shape AI Forum in Germany ⬇️

The Decision Not to Decide

Interfaces, and design of all kinds, exercise decision-making. Decision making is a form of power. What, then, is generative AI for design?

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · May 19

This is an initial list but please suggest others. Now is the time to brsinstorm, work together and act to save Health and Science. All hands on deck - this is not a drill. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

Opinion | 13 Ways to Save Health and Science

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · May 19

Once in a while. Good morning Blue Sky

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · May 9

For faculty looking for grant peer-review experience- New Volunteer to Review Feature Now Available in Research.gov
www.nsf.gov/funding/meri...

Research.gov - Homepage

Research.gov is a partnership of Federal, research-oriented grant making agencies with a shared vision of increasing customer service for applicants while streamlining and standardizing processes amon...

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · May 8

#SavePublicMedia The link in this post : protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/

LinkedIn post from Elmo at Sesame Street indicating that he was laid off because of federal budget cuts and urging people to contact their local Congress person to save public media

Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 24

#Job Interested in #AI drug discovery, biomarker development, translational oncology? New OHSU Knight Cancer Institute postdoctoral fellowship- designed to foster multidisciplinary collaboration & provide comprehensive training: intersection of computational & translational cancer research #medsky

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 8

Virtual conference: NCI Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program: Celebrating A Ten-Year Milestone. Quantitative imaging methods & applications of co-clinical imaging to #oncology precision medicine #medsky May7-8th
Registration free but required: events.cancer.gov/cip/cirp (closes 4/23)

Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program (CIRP) Annual Virtual Meeting (Overview) | Events Registration

Overview The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will host the Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program (CIRP) Annual Virtual Meeting 2025, Celebrating A Ten-Year Milestone. Join us on May 7 - 8 via ...

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 7

Online #DataScience seminar: Utilizing Data to Make Novel Discoveries for #Cancer April 17, 2025 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. ET Speaker: NCI CBIIT’s Acting Director, Dr. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan Free/Registration required: datascience.cancer.gov/news-events/...

Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Virtual Grand Rounds—Utilizing Data to Make Novel Discoveries for Cancer | CBIIT

Attend this webinar, hosted by Loyola University of Chicago Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, to learn how data is advancing cancer discovery and explore the resources that make this progress possible...

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 7

Online #Stat Conference: BAYSM 2025 9th edition of the Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting baysm2025.github.io?mc_cid=a9ef0...

BAYSM 2025 - The Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting

The Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 7

Hybrid Seminar: 7th annual Harvard Chan #Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH) symposium 5/19/25. hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic...

HCMPH Symposium | Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

We are delighted to invite everyone to the seventh annual Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH) symposium on May 19, 2025. We are happy to

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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · Apr 6

Don’t remember where I saw this library flyer a while back but it’s great

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Apr 5

signed. you should too

Serge Belongie @serge.belongie.com · Mar 30

Would you present your next NeurIPS paper in Europe instead of traveling to San Diego (US) if this was an option? Søren Hauberg (DTU) and I would love to hear the answer through this poll: (1/6)

NeurIPS participation in Europe

We seek to understand if there is interest in being able to attend NeurIPS in Europe, i.e. without travelling to San Diego, US. In the following, assume that it is possible to present accepted papers ...

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Apr 4

Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:

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Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever

Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Apr 1

I’ll be presenting on how Federated Learning can transform data sharing for #AI Driven innovation this Friday as part of the the UHCC Artificial Intelligence in #Cancer Research seminar series - Registration link in Flyer

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 30

Online biomedical #datascience bootcamp from DBMI @ University at Buffalo -includes lectures plus hands-on Jupyter Hub See screenshot of current schedule. #medsky Free but registration is required: medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/...

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The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · Mar 25

"Protecting these institutions is vital—not just for scientific advancement but for the millions of patients who rely on them for hope and cutting-edge care," write Shannon McWeeney (@wondermixtape.bsky.social) and Sorena Nadaf-Rahrov
https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20250321_2/

Caught in the crossfire: The critical threats facing cancer centers, research, and patient care - The Cancer Letter

NCI-designated cancer centers and academic medical institutions (AMCs) are facing unprecedented threats that jeopardize their ability to conduct groundbreaking research, deliver cutting-edge care, and sustain clinical trials essential to patient treatment. Funding instability, including freezes on federal grants and sudden cuts to indirect cost rates, is creating a ripple effect that disrupts the entire cancer […]

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 25

There was also a recent substack post from Peter von Hippel that also echoed this from social sciences perspective: goodscience.substack.com/p/when-does-...

When Does Science Self-Correct? Lessons from a Replication Crisis in Early 20th Century Chemistry

Guest post by Paul von Hippel (Univ. of Texas)

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 25

Not sure if it is the same blog but similar theme in blog by Andrew Gelman ( @statmodeling.bsky.social ) that I really enjoyed : statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2022/03/04/b...

Biology as a cumulative science, and the relevance of this idea to replication | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 21

“Cancer does not wait for political gridlock or economic uncertainty—it continues its relentless march forward.”

A call for unity for our patients & communities

Thanks to @cancerletter.com for provisioning outside the member firewall so everyone can access it #cancer #AI #medSky #clinicalTrial

The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · Mar 21

Caught in the crossfire: The critical threats facing cancer centers, research, and patient care. Guest editorial by Shannon McWeeny and Sorena Nadaf-Rahrov
https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20250321_2/

Caught in the crossfire: The critical threats facing cancer centers, research, and patient care - The Cancer Letter

NCI-designated cancer centers and academic medical institutions (AMCs) are facing unprecedented threats that jeopardize their ability to conduct groundbreaking research, deliver cutting-edge care, and sustain clinical trials essential to patient treatment. Funding instability, including freezes on federal grants and sudden cuts to indirect cost rates, is creating a ripple effect that disrupts the entire cancer […]

cancerletter.com

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 12

After the workshop - a full report will be available on the Primed-AI website : commonfund.nih.gov/potential-pr...

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great example by @kdpsingh.bsky.social about challenge of validating high profile clinical AI model- when code and data are not available #PrimedAI #AI #medsky

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Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 12

We are live - PRIMED-AI Strategic workshop session: Validating and implementing clinical imaging & multimodal AI - for those 350+ attending please feel free to ask questions - this is designed to be highly interactive #AI #medsky

Shannon McWeeney @wondermixtape.bsky.social · Mar 12

Tomorrow Weds 3/12 PRIMED-AI Strategic workshop session: Validating and implementing clinical imaging & multimodal AI - I’ll be a panelist w/ @kdpsingh.bsky.social (co-chair) Pam Woodard (co-chair) @asset25.bsky.social @woojinkim.com & Matthew McDermott commonfund.nih.gov/potential-pr... #AI #medsky

Strategic Planning Workshop | NIH Common FundLock

Strategic Planning WorkshopMarch 11-12, 2025, 11AM – 5PM ET | VirtualRegistration now open!

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