James Sacco 🇳🇱
@jamesfsacco.bsky.social
#Bioinformatician in pre-clinical oncology models. #opentowork in #sciencejobs
Single-cell analysis, CRISPR, #compbio & #AIML. Views my own.
🗣️ English, Español, en ik leer Nederlands (CEFR B1)
Single-cell analysis, CRISPR, #compbio & #AIML. Views my own.
🗣️ English, Español, en ik leer Nederlands (CEFR B1)
Got my #Dutch residence and work permit approved today! Anyone looking to #hire or consult a #bioinformatician in the #Netherlands? DM me.
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Got my #Dutch residence and work permit approved today! Anyone looking to #hire or consult a #bioinformatician in the #Netherlands? DM me.
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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.
February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Environmental catastrophes such as this will happen when tR*mP guts the EPA. This is what the GOP means by freedom: freedom to pollute with impunity.
Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
The island’s private drinking water supplies were polluted by use of firefighting foams containing ‘forever chemicals’
* Explained: What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?
Residents of Jersey have been recommended…
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Environmental catastrophes such as this will happen when tR*mP guts the EPA. This is what the GOP means by freedom: freedom to pollute with impunity.
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
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🚨 California's insurance crisis is about to get much worse.
The state's last-resort insurer, FAIR, is teetering on insolvency.
L.A.’s fires, estimated to cost $250B in economic damage, may bring CA to a breaking point — with consequences for all of us👇
www.levernews.com/we-will-all-...
The state's last-resort insurer, FAIR, is teetering on insolvency.
L.A.’s fires, estimated to cost $250B in economic damage, may bring CA to a breaking point — with consequences for all of us👇
www.levernews.com/we-will-all-...
We Will All Be Paying For L.A.’s Wildfires
Los Angeles’ wildfires and an industry-tied insurance regulator may prove a tipping point for the country’s faltering financial safety net.
www.levernews.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🚨 California's insurance crisis is about to get much worse.
The state's last-resort insurer, FAIR, is teetering on insolvency.
L.A.’s fires, estimated to cost $250B in economic damage, may bring CA to a breaking point — with consequences for all of us👇
www.levernews.com/we-will-all-...
The state's last-resort insurer, FAIR, is teetering on insolvency.
L.A.’s fires, estimated to cost $250B in economic damage, may bring CA to a breaking point — with consequences for all of us👇
www.levernews.com/we-will-all-...
Getting to study extrachromosomal DNA! Most cancers have these circular DNAs, which can segregate unevenly between the daughter cells of a cancer cell; this process can rapidly increase intra-tumoral heterogeneity, and confer fitness against chemotherapy, radiation, and targeted interventions.
January 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Getting to study extrachromosomal DNA! Most cancers have these circular DNAs, which can segregate unevenly between the daughter cells of a cancer cell; this process can rapidly increase intra-tumoral heterogeneity, and confer fitness against chemotherapy, radiation, and targeted interventions.