David Kasahara, PhD, ATSF
@dkasahara1733.bsky.social
Scientist / drug hunter / 🫁 / curious on many areas / . ‘ . 2B1ASK1 / alumn HSPH, UVM, FM-USP, FCF-USP / member ATS, AAAS, AAI
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The ATS RSF Assembly has finally made it to BlueSky! We look forward to connecting, sharing and building a community here! #NewHere #HelloWorld
January 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The ATS RSF Assembly has finally made it to BlueSky! We look forward to connecting, sharing and building a community here! #NewHere #HelloWorld
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COMMENTS FROM ATS LEADERS on this clean air and health news: "The Trump Administration action to dismiss the CASAC and SAB panels is deeply troubling," said ATS President Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF. #Medsky #Pulmsky
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Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
COMMENTS FROM ATS LEADERS on this clean air and health news: "The Trump Administration action to dismiss the CASAC and SAB panels is deeply troubling," said ATS President Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF. #Medsky #Pulmsky
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
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Lung Transcriptomics Links Emphysema to Barrier Dysfunction and Macrophage Subpopulations
Shared and unique gene pathways in lung and blood reveal cell-specific dysfunction in emphysema. A step toward better COPD care! #EmphysemaResearch
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Shared and unique gene pathways in lung and blood reveal cell-specific dysfunction in emphysema. A step toward better COPD care! #EmphysemaResearch
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January 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lung Transcriptomics Links Emphysema to Barrier Dysfunction and Macrophage Subpopulations
Shared and unique gene pathways in lung and blood reveal cell-specific dysfunction in emphysema. A step toward better COPD care! #EmphysemaResearch
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Shared and unique gene pathways in lung and blood reveal cell-specific dysfunction in emphysema. A step toward better COPD care! #EmphysemaResearch
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January Highlights/Papers by Junior Investigators/NIH News
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Increased Pulmonary GM-CSF Causes Alveolar Macrophage Accumulation. Mechanistic Implications for Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis
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January 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
January Highlights/Papers by Junior Investigators/NIH News
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We welcome this news. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, reversing course
The reversal followed criticism of the sudden freeze by the White House budget office.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We welcome this news. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪
Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans - Nature
Epicardial engineered heart muscle allografts from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes can safely and effectively remuscularize chronically failing hearts in rhesus macaques, leading to improved cardiac function and paving the way for human clinical trials.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪
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This is a really great article to understand why the #academic community is stunned right now. #medsky
Well said: "It's difficult to understand how putting all that at risk puts America first."
Well said: "It's difficult to understand how putting all that at risk puts America first."
If you're wondering why scientists are freaking the fuck out about what's being described as a pause in spending, I have written an article just for you:
Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think
Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.
arstechnica.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Pulmonologist, ATS leader Mary Rice, MD, MPH was ousted from Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee for political reasons. She is concerned EPA won't ensure the margin of safety is met for children, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults. #medsky #cleanair
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Pulmonologist, ATS leader Mary Rice, MD, MPH was ousted from Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee for political reasons. She is concerned EPA won't ensure the margin of safety is met for children, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults. #medsky #cleanair
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
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The Student Scholars Program offers motivated individuals a chance to attend the annual ATS International Conference for FREE! Open to those in undergrad, grad school, respiratory therapy, nursing, & med school! Apply now! #ATS2025 #MedSky
Apply here: ow.ly/GJp850ULQKh
Apply here: ow.ly/GJp850ULQKh
January 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Student Scholars Program offers motivated individuals a chance to attend the annual ATS International Conference for FREE! Open to those in undergrad, grad school, respiratory therapy, nursing, & med school! Apply now! #ATS2025 #MedSky
Apply here: ow.ly/GJp850ULQKh
Apply here: ow.ly/GJp850ULQKh
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This just gets worse & worse.
Under Trump’s new policy, cancer researchers at the NIH aren’t allowed to buy reagents, effectively halting research.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Under Trump’s new policy, cancer researchers at the NIH aren’t allowed to buy reagents, effectively halting research.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
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January 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This just gets worse & worse.
Under Trump’s new policy, cancer researchers at the NIH aren’t allowed to buy reagents, effectively halting research.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Under Trump’s new policy, cancer researchers at the NIH aren’t allowed to buy reagents, effectively halting research.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
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In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research
https://go.nature.com/4gc0Bc5
https://go.nature.com/4gc0Bc5
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
go.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research
https://go.nature.com/4gc0Bc5
https://go.nature.com/4gc0Bc5
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Tubulin arginylation regulates #microtubule dynamics. New study from MacTaggart, @annakashina.bsky.social and colleagues identifies an ATE1-dependent #arginylation site at E77 of α-tubulin and show that this modification regulates the binding of MAP1S to #microtubules. https://buff.ly/4jqLqhT
January 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tubulin arginylation regulates #microtubule dynamics. New study from MacTaggart, @annakashina.bsky.social and colleagues identifies an ATE1-dependent #arginylation site at E77 of α-tubulin and show that this modification regulates the binding of MAP1S to #microtubules. https://buff.ly/4jqLqhT
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Sex-Biased Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Genes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Sex-Biased Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Genes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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