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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · 20h

Huge thanks to you and the Skyline team for all that you do to support this amazing platform! It was an honor to showcase some of its capabilities.

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks so much. I think there’s a fine line between communicating the potential risks of exposures without causing panic that paralyzes life activities.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 13d

1/ RFK Jr.’s promised autism “report” landed this week. Instead of new science, we got headlines, a press conference, and far-reaching claims drawn from decades of existing research. Parents and pregnant people were left with overwhelming anxiety. Here’s what the evidence actually says 👇

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · 14d

The Washington Post did a great job of summarizing a complex topic. There is still so much to learn about the connections between the exposome and cancer. Thanks for including me.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 15d

Gift link!

Toxins, Tech and Tumors: Is Modern Life Fueling the Rise of Cancer in Millennials?

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Álvaro Valiño and Dan Keating

@arianaec.bsky.social @alvarovalino.bsky.social and @dtkeating.bsky.social

What researchers suspect may be fueling cancer among millennials

Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.

wapo.st

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 25d

Research in Scientific Reports suggests that blue-throated macaws can learn new actions by watching other macaws interact. The study indicates that this approach to learning is not exclusive to humans. go.nature.com/4g8p43m 🧪

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · Aug 28

Pretty impressive to be able to see mitochondrial dysfunction with the naked eye.

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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · Aug 25

defunding children's brain cancer research. @endpts.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 14

I have a first serious attempt to estimate the consequences of multi-year funding for July.

For new R01s, the amount of additional expenditure was

$135 M

The number of additional R01s that could have been funded is

182

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a man in a shirt and tie is touching his forehead

ALT: a man in a shirt and tie is touching his forehead

media.tenor.com

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here are some of the highlights of the appropriations bill that the Senate appropriations committee just approved:

$48.7 billion for NIH, an increase of $400 million

Rejects the proposal to cap
indirect cost rates at 15%

Includes a provision to prevent MYF that would reduce the number of grants

www.appropriations.senate.gov

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Even with flat funding for the NIH, under the current FY26 plan, there will be 60% less cancer research and much less research funded overall. We need to make sure Congress understands these tricks and protects against them in their budget plan.

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite

Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

www.science.org

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · Jul 23

1/ Since January, over 5,500 NIH-funded projects have been paused. That includes cancer trials, Alzheimer’s research, maternal health studies. This is work that directly impacts our lives.
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · Jul 24

Or maybe the real goal is to decrease submissions so that they’re commensurate with reduced NIH staffing.

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · Jul 10

Huge congrats!!

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Mike Goodwin @massspecpro.bsky.social · Jun 12

RIP Alan Marshall, one of the greatest mass spectrometrists ever, and a great human to boot.

nationalmaglab.org/careers/meet...

Alan Marshall: A scientist and a Gentleman - MagLab

Meet one of the greatest innovators in the history of mass spectrometry, hard at work.

nationalmaglab.org

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 1

Join ‪‪@drwendieberg.bsky.social‬ for this half hour of discussion of supplemental breast cancer screening for women with dense breast tissue.

drwendieberg.bsky.social @drwendieberg.bsky.social · Jun 1

Join me on Sirius XM Doctor Radio (Channel 110) Monday 6/2/25 at 1:00-1:30 pm ET with Dr. Miriam Greene @nyulangone.bsky.social discussing @densebreastinfo.bsky.social and supplemental screening for women with dense breasts. Thank you @bcrfcure.bsky.social for supporting our research on CEM.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 31

"Gold standard science"

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Gary Patti @gjpattij.bsky.social · May 30

So sorry to hear that your award was canceled.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · May 29

Mass Spec

xkcd.com/3094/

[Person with ponytail wearing lab coat hands balloon to another person in front of a springboard, a magnet hanging from above, and then a target] PERSON WITH PONYTAIL to Person 2: Rub this balloon against your head, then go jump past that magnet toward the target on the wall. [caption] Before the bathroom scale was invented, the only way to weigh people was mass spectrometry.

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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · May 30

Here’s what we have going on at #ASMS2025

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 25

A strong statement about the importance of NIH on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy Sunday Morning

(Part 1)

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 25

"Protein may be hot, but it’s fiber that Americans need to eat a lot more of."
"To get the full health benefits of fiber, it’s important to eat a variety of naturally fiber-rich foods and not rely on supplements...could actually lead to health problems..."
gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

Americans Don’t Eat Enough Fiber. Here’s Why That Worries Nutrition Experts

The latest science suggests our fiber-poor diets trigger inflammation and contribute to a range of related diseases.

www.wsj.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 22

Video from the hearing yesterday

www.youtube.com/live/_Szx0jJ...

Senate Democrats Host Forum on HHS: Day 2

YouTube video by Senator Peter Welch

www.youtube.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 15

Another good use of 5 minutes of your time.

NIH Fellows United @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social · May 15

Academic workers across the country are calling 📞 Legislators to ask them to sign on to bipartisan letters ✉️ in support of robust NIH funding and opposing the 15% indirect cost caps. Take 5 minutes to call your legislators today. Deadline is May 19th.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 7

I have previously posted about the slow issuance of NIH award in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024.

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

These data were across all of the institutes and centers at NIH.

The results can be examined for each institute and center.

1/n

NIH_since_1_20_25

jeremymberg.github.io

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Phillip White @phillipjwhitephd.bsky.social · May 1

The Sable Award lecture at METPHYS2025 was really remarkable!

Tremendous congratulations to this years exceptional member of our community Kivanc Birsoy

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