Author Bill Sullivan
@authorbillsullivan.com
Author of “PLEASED TO MEET ME: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are" & other cool science stuff. Professor of Microbiology, IU School of Medicine.
Lab: https://wjsulliv.wixsite.com/sullivanlab
Author: https://authorbillsullivan.com
Lab: https://wjsulliv.wixsite.com/sullivanlab
Author: https://authorbillsullivan.com
I'll be speaking at CFI CIVIC DAY about the impact of federal funding and policies for biomedical research. It's on Valentine's Day, so I'll be sure to put a lot of HEART into my talk.
Registration link follows...
Registration link follows...
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'll be speaking at CFI CIVIC DAY about the impact of federal funding and policies for biomedical research. It's on Valentine's Day, so I'll be sure to put a lot of HEART into my talk.
Registration link follows...
Registration link follows...
"Restoring gold-standard science..."
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Restoring gold-standard science..."
I’m a little behind drinking my seasonal beers. But this is the last Summer Ale that I have. On to the Oktoberfests!
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I’m a little behind drinking my seasonal beers. But this is the last Summer Ale that I have. On to the Oktoberfests!
The strong arm alpha male myth, and the corrosive effects it has on cultural attitudes, have caused incalculable suffering and led many a great nation to its ruin.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The strong arm alpha male myth, and the corrosive effects it has on cultural attitudes, have caused incalculable suffering and led many a great nation to its ruin.
QUACKERY: HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF! Our History of Medicine society is excited to host Lydia Kang, MD, as this month’s speaker. Her virtual seminar (Jan 26 at 12pm ET) promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's FREE to register and tune in.
@lydiakang.bsky.social
@lydiakang.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
QUACKERY: HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF! Our History of Medicine society is excited to host Lydia Kang, MD, as this month’s speaker. Her virtual seminar (Jan 26 at 12pm ET) promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's FREE to register and tune in.
@lydiakang.bsky.social
@lydiakang.bsky.social
Follow me for more baking tips
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Follow me for more baking tips
Our IUSM History of Medicine society is excited to host @lydiakang.bsky.social as this month’s speaker (Jan 26 at 12pm ET). Her seminar, "Quackery: History Repeats Itself,” promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's free to register and tune in.
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Our IUSM History of Medicine society is excited to host @lydiakang.bsky.social as this month’s speaker (Jan 26 at 12pm ET). Her seminar, "Quackery: History Repeats Itself,” promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's free to register and tune in.
Maybe this German newspaper did this by accident, but if done on purpose, chef's kiss…
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Maybe this German newspaper did this by accident, but if done on purpose, chef's kiss…
RFK Jr: "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim"
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November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
RFK Jr: "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim"
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Today I discovered that when you play a Star Wars theme on the Spotify desktop app, the volume bar becomes a lightsaber! As if that wasn't cool enough, click the handle and it changes the style and the color of the beam. #StarWars
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Today I discovered that when you play a Star Wars theme on the Spotify desktop app, the volume bar becomes a lightsaber! As if that wasn't cool enough, click the handle and it changes the style and the color of the beam. #StarWars
Title slide for my talk at our departmental retreat this week.
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Title slide for my talk at our departmental retreat this week.
Tune in to DOCTOR RADIO (SiriusXM) this Friday (10/3) at 1pm ET. I'll be discussing the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and the claim that it is linked to autism with Samantha Heller
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tune in to DOCTOR RADIO (SiriusXM) this Friday (10/3) at 1pm ET. I'll be discussing the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and the claim that it is linked to autism with Samantha Heller
We ignore reality at our peril
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We ignore reality at our peril
I’ve always viewed the truth as my first duty as a scientist, even when that truth upsets longstanding beliefs, traditions, or corporate bottom-lines. Ignorance of reality has led to the fall of many societies.
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I’ve always viewed the truth as my first duty as a scientist, even when that truth upsets longstanding beliefs, traditions, or corporate bottom-lines. Ignorance of reality has led to the fall of many societies.
Every scientist in America right now
August 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Every scientist in America right now
I want this on a T-shirt that I can wear to student thesis committee meetings
From Essentialism by Greg McKeown
From Essentialism by Greg McKeown
July 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I want this on a T-shirt that I can wear to student thesis committee meetings
From Essentialism by Greg McKeown
From Essentialism by Greg McKeown
One story of many about the innocent, hard working scientists fighting to find much-needed medical treatments for Americans but thoughtlessly shut down by the Trump administration.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
One story of many about the innocent, hard working scientists fighting to find much-needed medical treatments for Americans but thoughtlessly shut down by the Trump administration.
From “Peace” by Tsem Rinpoche
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
From “Peace” by Tsem Rinpoche
New at PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Why Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA Will Not Produce Another Ozzy
In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the first people on the planet to have his genome sequenced. (1/n)
In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the first people on the planet to have his genome sequenced. (1/n)
July 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New at PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Why Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA Will Not Produce Another Ozzy
In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the first people on the planet to have his genome sequenced. (1/n)
In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the first people on the planet to have his genome sequenced. (1/n)
I had the pleasure of reviewing @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 's new book, "Everything Is Tuberculosis," for Indiana Humanities. As a scientist who studies neglected infectious diseases, I am grateful that Green brought much-needed attention to TB. (1/2)
July 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I had the pleasure of reviewing @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 's new book, "Everything Is Tuberculosis," for Indiana Humanities. As a scientist who studies neglected infectious diseases, I am grateful that Green brought much-needed attention to TB. (1/2)
