Pat Rasmussen
@pat-ras.bsky.social
Canadian 🇨🇦 🍁 (she/her)
Adjunct Professor at University of Ottawa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-4255
Research Scientist at Health Canada (retired)
https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-pat-e-rasmussen
Adjunct Professor at University of Ottawa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-4255
Research Scientist at Health Canada (retired)
https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-pat-e-rasmussen
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Not long after I started my lab, a prominent scientist told me it was “impossible” to be a successful PI and a mother
Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can!
#HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can!
#HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Not long after I started my lab, a prominent scientist told me it was “impossible” to be a successful PI and a mother
Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can!
#HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can!
#HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
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Why we need the CBC . And…Why extremists like Poilievre want to kill it.
May 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Why we need the CBC . And…Why extremists like Poilievre want to kill it.
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We are all proud co-owners of Canada — and that includes the CBC.
Public broadcasting belongs to us, not corporations.
Thanks for protecting what’s ours
.#SaveTheCBC #WeOwnThis #CBCForever
Public broadcasting belongs to us, not corporations.
Thanks for protecting what’s ours
.#SaveTheCBC #WeOwnThis #CBCForever
May 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are all proud co-owners of Canada — and that includes the CBC.
Public broadcasting belongs to us, not corporations.
Thanks for protecting what’s ours
.#SaveTheCBC #WeOwnThis #CBCForever
Public broadcasting belongs to us, not corporations.
Thanks for protecting what’s ours
.#SaveTheCBC #WeOwnThis #CBCForever
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Did you know you can report injuries, near misses and safety concerns with consumer products and cosmetics to #HealthCanada? 🇨🇦
We would all benefit if more people in Canada reported - it’s easy and it could save lives!
To access these resources, please visit Canada.ca/product-reporting-toolkit
We would all benefit if more people in Canada reported - it’s easy and it could save lives!
To access these resources, please visit Canada.ca/product-reporting-toolkit
Resources - Canada.ca
Resources page for incident reporting
Canada.ca
December 5, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Did you know you can report injuries, near misses and safety concerns with consumer products and cosmetics to #HealthCanada? 🇨🇦
We would all benefit if more people in Canada reported - it’s easy and it could save lives!
To access these resources, please visit Canada.ca/product-reporting-toolkit
We would all benefit if more people in Canada reported - it’s easy and it could save lives!
To access these resources, please visit Canada.ca/product-reporting-toolkit
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February 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Boston #standupforscience signs come out
March 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Boston #standupforscience signs come out
New FREE contest for writers of romance, historical fiction, and women's fiction — tinyurl.com/2025wdwcon2 — Judged by agent Brandy Vallance, via @writingdayworkshops. Winners get an agent critique of their work.
First Pages Contest #2 of 2025: Romance, Historical, and Women's Fiction -- Judged by Agent Brandy Vallance
Submit your work for free to our First Pages Contest #2 of 2025: Romance, Historical, and Women's Fiction -- judged by agent Brandy Vallance
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January 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New FREE contest for writers of romance, historical fiction, and women's fiction — tinyurl.com/2025wdwcon2 — Judged by agent Brandy Vallance, via @writingdayworkshops. Winners get an agent critique of their work.
The Triumph of Doubt by @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social is more relevant than ever, and a fascinating read, on “…the use and abuse of science in the public health realm.”
January 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Triumph of Doubt by @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social is more relevant than ever, and a fascinating read, on “…the use and abuse of science in the public health realm.”
Note rebuttal from industry & EC, that we provided no data to support our concerns. Really. If industry wants to dilute a regulatory assay, the onus is NOT on regulators to conduct validation testing for them.
Thanks @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social for The Triumph of Doubt: #workingtherefs
#science
Thanks @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social for The Triumph of Doubt: #workingtherefs
#science
FYI, Metals industry & EC proposed OECD Test Guideline to weaken the long-established regulatory gastric assay for measuring metal release (to estimate potential metals exposure in risk assessments). Debate published in RegTox&Pharm Nov/Dec 2024 (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
#science
Rasmussen et al 2024 Reg Tox & Pharm.pdf
drive.google.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Note rebuttal from industry & EC, that we provided no data to support our concerns. Really. If industry wants to dilute a regulatory assay, the onus is NOT on regulators to conduct validation testing for them.
Thanks @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social for The Triumph of Doubt: #workingtherefs
#science
Thanks @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social for The Triumph of Doubt: #workingtherefs
#science
FYI, Metals industry & EC proposed OECD Test Guideline to weaken the long-established regulatory gastric assay for measuring metal release (to estimate potential metals exposure in risk assessments). Debate published in RegTox&Pharm Nov/Dec 2024 (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
#science
Rasmussen et al 2024 Reg Tox & Pharm.pdf
drive.google.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
FYI, Metals industry & EC proposed OECD Test Guideline to weaken the long-established regulatory gastric assay for measuring metal release (to estimate potential metals exposure in risk assessments). Debate published in RegTox&Pharm Nov/Dec 2024 (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
#science
A fantastic last column, thank you! ...and I learned a new word: kakistocracy, a government that is ruled by the least suitable, able, or experienced people in a state or country (Cambridge Dictionary)
So long, and thanks for all the fish. Final NYT column is up. News about future plans probably tomorrow morning www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Where have all the good vibes gone?
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:51 PM
A fantastic last column, thank you! ...and I learned a new word: kakistocracy, a government that is ruled by the least suitable, able, or experienced people in a state or country (Cambridge Dictionary)