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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 16d

INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON TREE OF LIFE
My PhD student Jocelyn Cheé-Santiago (Binnizá) is leading an online survey on scientific practices re: biodiversity, biocollections, conservation. If you work in these areas, we'd appreciate your insights. 10-15 mins. Details
asu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 19d

When Indigenous peoples build our own #Tribal #data repositories, we self-direct #health #research & create #education resources to train next-gen of #Indigenous science

From PhD student, Karina Hernandez-Hernandez (P’urhépecha) it is “hope-giving” news.asu.edu/20250917-sci...
@d4itdr.bsky.social

Professor creates 'a safe harbor' for Indigenous data | ASU News

Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who g...

news.asu.edu

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 22d

A preview of cool emerging #genomics and #Indigenous #science media… but this is my second interview of the day in this blue blazer! 🎥

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27d

Is "consumer genetics privacy" an oxymoron?
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org
"A databank [23andMe] of this type and magnitude requires heightened protection for privacy and security."

The precarious future of consumer genetic privacy

Congress and other lawmakers must act to robustly protect direct-to-consumer genetic data and biospecimens into the future

www.science.org

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d4itdr.bsky.social @d4itdr.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you are attending the ASHG Annual Meeting in Boston this year, and you would like to hear about advances in Indigenous digital sovereignty and Tribal Nation-led health research, please sign up for our limited seating engagement on Friday, Oct 17th. Lunch provided: tinyurl.com/5aj9544f

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Aug 23

In my Bio & Soc class, UGs act as reviewers/editors as a mock peer review. They see
-difficulty finding responsive reviewers (& w/o COI)
-variable quality reviews
-issues matching reviewers to article

Goal is to unveil realities of science evaluation (& hopefully train better reviewers). This helps

Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ugh, humans soooo predictable. Sigh.

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

www.nature.com

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Aug 23

Agree to all. Funneling between reviewers accepting papers that cite them often starts with editors’ invite to review. As a guest editor, I also see compounding that, due to time, many reviewers recommend accepting w/o seemingly in-depth review. Many factors contribute to the observed outcome

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌟 Exciting! I’m presenting at the Featured Symposium entitled "Authentic Engagement Beyond the Lab: Engaging Communities in the Future of #Genetic #Medicine" #ASHG25! October 15 in Boston! Plus two of my students are presenting posters! See you then! Register: meetings.ashg.org/event/ASHG25...

Just a conference banner image that says "I'm speaking!"

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Aug 12

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study

Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

www.bloomberg.com

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jul 31

British Sir Francis Galton rocking a Canadian tuxedo for American Eagle.

He wants you to know that he, too, has great jeans.

(Yes, this was the result of five minutes with an #AI image generator.)

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jul 25

This pretty much sums up a lot of my time on too many committees related to policy, ethics, equity, innovation, research, and healthcare in governmental and academic settings: #Indigenous #academia #policy

simple banner image with light blue background and text on top

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jul 24

Faculty want to be helpful to students, but our time is split, and we must prioritize students in which we have a prior (and formalized) commitment.

(And yes, I as an early career researcher am learning new ways to be more protective of my time, too. So this serves as a self-reminder, too.)

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jul 24

#PhD students: pls don't make heavy asks of faculty time/expertise for your dissertation if you cannot include them on your committee. Use your existing committee, drop unhelpful members, or ask someone with service commitment (DGS). Heavy asks can be disproportionate to untenured faculty, esp. WOC.

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jun 20

😆 "Fun" epidemiology and "slightly less fun" epidemiology! Obviously, topics like John Snow would be the former

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jun 20

How does an #Indigenous scientist organize her bookshelf? With these FUN category labels (magnetic)!
- Anthropologists We Actually Like
- Dismantling Power Paradigms (data #feminist, #science communication, #decolonizing works)
- SH*# Non-Natives Say About Native #DNA
- On Race, Racism, and Racists

Picture of printed labels clustered together.

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d4itdr.bsky.social @d4itdr.bsky.social · Jun 20

Science Girl Summer from the D4I team!!!

#Datasovereignty #Indigenous #IDSov #Data

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are Fine AF!

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are grateful to all who made our IndigiData #Indigenous #data #science workshop on "Indigenous #Health & #Artificial #Intelligence" a reality! This was our largest workshop yet. Held on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Tribal Nation in central Arizona. @d4itdr.bsky.social @nativebio.bsky.social

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Jun 5

Dr. @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social spoke to our IndigiData #Indigenous data and informatics workshop on wastewater epidemiology and the Pathogen Data Network, held at the Ak-Chin Water Reclamation Facility in central AZ. @nativebio.bsky.social @d4itdr.bsky.social

Man lecturing to students sitting at tables in a classroom

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d4itdr.bsky.social @d4itdr.bsky.social · May 23

Meet the PI’s!

Krystal Tsosie (Diné/Navajo Nation) is a professor at Arizona State University and a co-founder of NativeBio Data Consortium. Her work incorporates community engaged models to produce equitable research that directly benefits Tribal communities.

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · May 5

⏳Only 4 days left to nominate! Do you know someone who has contributed through research, mentoring, advocacy, or leadership to the field? Give them the recognition they deserve! Nominate them for our professional awards before May 9! 🏆👉 www.ashg.org/membership/a... #ASHG

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · May 2

ASHG is concerned about the research cuts in the proposed U.S. FY26 budget, forecasting substantial reductions to the NIH and other agencies. We urge the U.S. Congress to reject this proposal and maintain support for life-saving biomedical research. Read More: www.ashg.org/publications... #ASHG

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Apr 30

Happy to give my talk, “Considerations for precision oncology and artificial intelligence for #Indigenous #genomic #data #sovereignty and #health disparities” at the American Association for #Cancer Research #aacr25 in Chicago! #ai

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · Apr 26

As a scientist, I appreciate the effort in signage/marketing. But I also wish the coffee shop was at Gate 27 instead. (Or even 58 for atomic weight, or 2 or 3 for valence…)

At OKC airport.

Just an OKC airport sign advertising “Elemental Coffee” at Gate 8. White background with orange and black design components.

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