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Jessi Lang
@jessicalang.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, ovarian cancer genetics & epigenetics, mom of 2, cooking and gardening Opinions are my own, and not representative of my employer. jessicalanglab.github.io
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 17d
Finally on. Trump suggesting autism researchers lied, withheld information, one of the worst things to ever happen, went from 1:10,000 to 1 in 12 (boys in CA). No autism in folks who don't take vaccines (amish). Going great so far!
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 17d
Oh COME ON just put us out of our misery.
Trump press conference on autism, supposed to begin at 4pm, still says "we will begin shortly"
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Jul 10
I hope in future years, CDMRP restores funds for OCRP and other programs. This is defunding of cancer research, and also focuses on our veterans. But this will be an uphill battle. Please contact your state representatives to let them know you would like your dollars to continue funding research!
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Jul 10
DOD CDMRP funding in future years is expected to be greatly reduced, including a 67% reduction in OCRP program funding in the next fiscal year. This is really unfortunate, as the grant funds available through OCRP are the only federal ovarian cancer-specific funding opportunities.
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Jul 10
This award is a great chance to learn from the mentoring team structure, including my direct mentor, Dr. Manish Patankar, as well as the program leaders Drs. Ken Nephew and @rdrapkin8-penn.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to accelerating networking with the ovarian cancer research community!
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Jul 10
My lab recently received a Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Early Career Investigator Award, which started July 1st! We are excited to expand our work on molecular profiling of ovarian cancer organoids.
Image of dome-shaped drop of matrix with embedded ovarian cancer organoids in the bottom of a well of a cell culture plate. In the background is DNA and molecular structures. Text reads "Awarded OCRP ECIA - Living Models of Ovarian Cancer"
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jul 6
Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · Jun 5
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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Best of Dying Twitter @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · Jun 5
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 14
Devastating NIH cuts to infectious disease research, eviscerating our nation’s capacity to fight emerging infections and pandemic threats. From @sanders.senate.gov report out yesterday www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · May 7
Billions can be hard to grasp. It is perhaps easier to consider how the grinding erosion caused by inflation affects the spending power of "a grant".
From the Archive:
drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/u...
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Peter Sokol-Hessner @p1sh.bsky.social · Apr 26
“Science is a smart, low cost investment. The costs of not investing in it are higher than the risk of doing so… talk to people about science.” - @kevinochsner.bsky.social makes his case to the field #sans2025
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · Apr 23
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
My worries are not just for this autism study (though I am worried), but moreso for the slippery slope that leads to eugenics and discrimination broadly. #handsoff
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
I wish I could also withdraw consent for the government to use my EHR data for this study but, as far as I know, there is no mechanism to do so.
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
Because I don't know what the government is going to do with it, this part of the agreement scares me "Sharing Your Information:
... Sometimes, we are required by law to share information for legal purposes, or public safety."
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
@samsungmobileus.bsky.social, under Samsung Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Statement allows you to withdraw consent to share data, but opting out only prevents selling of data essentially for ad purposes.
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
RFK, NIH: Who are you giving access to? Is use of the data limited to certain uses? Most people consenting to an IRB-approved study would be able to access this.
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Apr 22
I'm giving up my smart watch. Deleted my data. There is zero transparency here on how the government is using our health data.
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
www.cbsnews.com
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Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · Apr 22
It's time to delete your smart watch or health/fitness wearable data if you have not already. Even if you are not autistic.

www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
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Nan Zhang @nanzhangwistar.bsky.social · Apr 7
A few quotes I love from this article about writing: "There’s no such thing as thinking", "Writing. Is. Thinking.", "Without writing there is no thinking and no real opportunity for exchange in the marketplace of ideas."
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it's time to write - PubMed
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it's time to write
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Mar 28
See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down.

Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year

I asked the White House to explain.

“This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Mar 27
The Department of Defense funds me from their Ovarian Cancer Research Program. Valuable science that doesn't get much attention in NIH study sections that are not cancer-specific gets attention in these programs. This is terrible.
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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · Mar 27
They are cutting cancer research. They are cutting cancer research. They can deny it all they want, but they are cutting cancer research. These are the cuts being made the DoD CDMRP cancer funding mechanism www.fightcancer.org/sites/defaul...
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Mar 26
There is a forum on the NIH happening right now at the US Capitol, hosted by Senator Tammy Baldwin. You can listen in here (and rewind to the beginning): www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
Baldwin Leads Forum on Trump and Musk’s Cuts to Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Cures
YouTube video by Senator Tammy Baldwin
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Mar 25
Wow, a lot has happened in the last 62 days, hasn't it?
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Mar 25
@baldwin.senate.gov, so happy to have a senator who fights for the medical research I do each day! Thank you
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 24
www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...
NEW: Baldwin, Welch Announce Former NIH Director, Researchers, Clinical Trial Patients as Witnesses for Forum on Trump’s NIH Cuts | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the...
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Jessi Lang @jessicalang.bsky.social · Mar 19
I see senior citizens having public librarians help them schedule a haircut online because places don't even schedule appointments over the phone now. So many will be hurt by this.
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