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Chris J Fisher

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Ph.D. Chemical Biologist & Scientific Communicator 🧬 Digging on Science in Society 🥼 Consumer of Science Facts & Science Fiction 📚

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hello, Bluesky faithful!

I'm a #ChemicalBiologist and scientific communicator navigating the interface between science and society to explore both technical and cultural connections.

Follow for R&D news and analysis, #SciComm musings, science in media, and more!

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 5d

Beyond science, Goodall championed hope, reminding us that we hold the power to impact our world.

No matter how dark the situation feels, use Goodall as a reminder that doom and gloom are self-fulfilling prophecies.

Instead, listen to those around you, band together, and take action.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 5d

Her storytelling strengthened her efforts to conserve our planet & protect the organisms that share it with us.

We should follow her example as compassionate stewards of our world, continuing her mission of bridging humanity’s relationship with nature.

news.janegoodall.org/2025/04/22/d...

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Dr. Jane Goodall's 2025 Earth Day Message - Jane Goodall's Good for All News

There is one really important message that I want to share on Earth Day 2025: I urge everyone to treat every day of the year as Earth Day. Planet Earth is the only home we shall ever know yet we are r...

news.janegoodall.org

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 5d

But Goodall’s scientific impact extends well beyond her research.

Her incredible ability to tell stories that could capture the hearts and minds of others made her one of the most influential voices in #SciComm ever.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 5d

Her pioneering work reshaped #Primatology, challenging historical conventions on #AnimalIntelligence through immersive research backed by the fortitude to overcome heavy skepticism.

theconversation.com/jane-goodall...

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Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human

Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.

theconversation.com

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 5d

No one understood the importance of scientists engaging in society more than #JaneGoodall.

Though she lived a long, vibrant life, I still felt sad today, knowing that we lost an incredible ambassador for science, whose empathy, curiosity, and resilience inspired me and countless others.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

If rubber duckies are what it takes to apply pressure on Congress to protect #PublicHealth from RFK Jr., then so be it!

Hell, I'd gladly wear a duck suit if it would contribute to RFK Jr.'s resignation, impeachment, or removal.

Ducks or no, the scientific community must keep pushing.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

If you saw a bunch of rubber ducks around Congress, you'd probably be curious enough to ask:

"What's up with the ducks?"

OR

"What the duck is going on?"

Let alone when you add a person in a duck suit into the mix.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

On its face, rubber ducks are a little silly.

But they are much more eye-catching and memorable than yet another policy whitepaper.

(To be clear, those are important too!)

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

Putting on my #communications hat, to get your message across and start a dialogue in the Information Age, you often have to be willing to do things differently.

True creativity often takes some boldness! The Quack-O-Gram campaign represents that.

www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams

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QUACK-O-GRAMS Impeach and Remove Bobby Jr — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

www.standupforscience.net

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

US public health and the scientific infrastructure are too important to entrust to such a uniquely unqualified partisan actor as HHS secretary.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

This press conference is the latest and most appalling example of politics masquerading as science.

RFK Jr. even had the gall to state he is depoliticizing federal research while he continues to appoint political actors to positions and seize decision-making power from career scientists.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

Yesterday's autism "findings" press conference was an embarrassment.

The rushed, pseudo-science announcement provided no new evidence, while undermining decades of research into autism, vaccine safety, and medication taken during pregnancy.

autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releas...

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ASF Statement on White House Announcement on Autism - Autism Science Foundation

New York, NY (September 22, 2025) We are deeply concerned by today’s announcements from President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy suggesting that taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) during pregna...

autismsciencefoundation.org

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

Moreover, his statements and hearing performances have consistently demonstrated a clear lack of understanding and/or willful ignorance of scientific evidence.

apnews.com/article/fact...

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing

Kennedy was answering a question from Sen. Maggie Hassan on whether COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of American lives.

apnews.com

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

The RFK Jr. experiment as HHS secretary has run long enough.

In a short time, he has made a slew of poor decisions, directed highly politicized #SciencePolicy moves, and shared unsubstantiated opinions that collectively damage US public health policy.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKF...

LIVE: Trump makes an announcement on autism

YouTube video by Associated Press

www.youtube.com

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 15d

🦆 QUACK! 🦆 QUACK! 🦆 QUACK! Now, THIS is a great campaign.

@standupforscience.bsky.social, led by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, began delivering "Quack-O-Grams" to Congress this past week. The message is simple: Impeach "the Quack," Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjET...

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Impeach Bobby "The Quack" Jr! Stand Up For Science Delivers Quack-O-Grams to Congress.

YouTube video by Stand Up for Science!

www.youtube.com

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 19d

In a hearing, Susan Monarez told senators she was let go for holding the line on scientific integrity. cen.acs.org/policy/regul... #chemsky 🧪

Ousted CDC director details firing, warns of vaccine schedule changes

In a hearing, Susan Monarez told senators she was let go for holding the line on scientific integrity

cen.acs.org

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t blame you.

On top of the harm the policies cause, a lack of transparency or rigorous evidence in health policy decisions creates uncertainty that frays the social contract.

For what it’s worth, it helps me to remember that the people who make up the sci/med communities are still out there!

Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 19d

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 20d

RFK Jr. is a woeful, embarrassing HHS secretary, and the Senate should never have confirmed him.

It's well past time he resigns or is removed from the position.

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 20d

Can we just focus on what the body of evidence says rather than what unqualified political actors want to suit their bizarre quests for relevancy?

We must stay vigilant & continue to communicate the importance of vaccines, especially in children.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization

Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...

www.thelancet.com

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 20d

A 2024 CDC study of ~117M children born from 1994 to 2023 (read it while you can), estimated that childhood vaccinations will...

Prevent:
~508M cases of illness
~32M hospitalizations
~1.13M deaths

Save:
~$540B in direct costs
~$2.7 TRILLION in societal costs

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

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Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood...

This report describes health and economic benefits from routine childhood vaccines among children born during 1994–2023.

www.cdc.gov

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 20d

We all saw this coming from 1000 miles away. Still, this isn't some game.

Our current vaccine schedule has drastically reduced #ChildhoodMortality and spared kids from harmful, debilitating diseases.

publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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Impact of Routine Childhood Immunization in Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Current routine immunizations for children aged ≤10 years in the United States in 2019 cover 14 vaccine-preventable diseases. We characterize the public-health impact of vac...

publications.aap.org

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 20d

As a scientist, it's alarming to hear about a plan to abruptly change the US childhood #vaccine schedule without substantial evidence.

As a parent to a one-year-old, it's terrifying.

www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m...

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Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule

Ousted CDC director Susan Monarez told lawmakers that her boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told her he plans to change the childhood vaccine schedule this month.

www.statnews.com

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 21d

🤥 Misinformation & Messaging

With the rapid growth of AI and the politicization of science, we must dedicate time to understanding misinformation as a "contagion."

In doing so, we can develop messages that better resonate and stand the test of time.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Induction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages

Certain people occupy topological positions within social networks that enhance their effectiveness at inducing spillovers. We mapped face-to-face networks among 24,702 people in 176 isolated villages...

www.science.org

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 21d

🌅 Optimism & Calm

Talking with your peers is one of the best ways to empower each other.

Though there's a lot to be concerned about, finding community provides room to manifest optimism and maintain calm.

We can and will navigate this.

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