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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 12

NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission.

ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.

Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding

The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr Bouchard!

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Apr 16

Vaccinations are a goddamn miracle.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Apr 16

Terrific news in Sweden... Massive decreases in HPV-16 & 18 due to HPV vaccination.

There was a 98%/99% decline in HPV-16/HPV-18 prevalence among 2000-born vs. (unvaxxed) 1984-born cohort.

Declines larger than the vax coverage, suggesting herd immunity operating.
🛟🧪😷 Medsky idsky health policy

Population-Based Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Declining Human Papillomavirus Prevalence

We monitored the human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence among the cervical screening population from 2014 to 2023. Among women eligible for school-based HPV

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Apr 16

One time password
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six of one; half-dozen of another

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Apr 7

I spy @geofflorenz.bsky.social amongst this illustrious list: news.unl.edu/article/103-...

Please go shower him with congratulations!

103 Nebraska faculty receive promotion, tenure honors | Nebraska Todaylogo-twitter-bird(logos)logo-facebook(logos)logo-linkedin(logos)

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 103 faculty in 2025. Each faculty member considered for promotion and tenure is held to the same high standard: a proven record...

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Mar 26

This Friday at 12 eastern @aaas.org is holding a zoom meeting on how to respond to federal research grant terminations. Register here aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Responding to Federal Research Grant Terminations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join the AAAS Center for Scientific Responsibility and Justice and AAAS SEA Change for a roundtable discussion on the laws and regulations that govern federal grant terminations, including procedures ...

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 21

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.

If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.

Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

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Lauren Forrest @laurenforrest.bsky.social · Mar 22

1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Mar 12

Dr McNealy is an incredible scientist doing incredible work on neural effects of hormonal contraceptives - give her a follow!

Katie McNealy @katiermcnealy.bsky.social · Mar 11

Welcoming myself to Blue Sky with a bang -- I am excited to announce that I successfully defended my dissertation yesterday. What a great culmination to nearly six years at UNL working with @rbevins.bsky.social!

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Mar 11

My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇

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John Sakaluk @johnsakaluk.bsky.social · Mar 6

Would be very interested in anyone wanting to:

1) Work at the intersection of psychometrics and dyadic data analysis (am keen to train dyadic SEM, R package development, Monte Carlo, etc.), and

2) Apply quantitative synthesis + knowledge translation to psychological intervention literatures

Samantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both!
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...

Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

www.uwo.ca

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · Feb 27

The Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab at UPenn will be hiring 1-2 post-bacc RAs and potentially a postdoc this year

Immune/phlebotomy/blood preprocessing exp will be a plus. Formal posting will follow in a few weeks

Excited to recruit the founding members of this team :)

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Feb 16

You can’t get better than Justin, one of the hardest working scientists around!

Justin Bollinger @bollinger.bsky.social · Feb 16

I am actively looking for a research scientist position or research administration role within the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) area! Please reach out if my background and skillset might fit your labs needs :-) Lots of experience with preclinical models, translational neuroscience, and behavioral analyses!

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Feb 12

And the nonbinary kids get Bayesian modeling?

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Feb 6

In my classes at both grad & undergrad level, this paper stimulates a lot of good discussion of who gets to decide what symptoms matter - patients or researchers/clinicians? (And introducing the idea of epistemic equity in clinical research) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Identifying outcomes for depression that matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals: qualitative content analysis of a large international online survey

This study provides a list of outcome domains important to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals. Unfortunately, many of these domains are rarely measured in clinical trials. Re...

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Jan 15

COI section: “author conducted work independently from industry influence, but not by choice”

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Jan 11

Amen, and also true of sex research. Both fields act as if the goal is to overcome the glittering allure of pleasure to prevent (real, important) risks, without deeply understanding & honoring those pleasures.

Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · Jan 10

'Taking pleasure seriously: Should alcohol research say more about fun?' | @jamesnicholls.bsky.social and Geoffrey Hunt for @addictionjournal.bsky.social (via @professorpub.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Taking pleasure seriously: Should alcohol research say more about fun?

Background This paper invites discussion on whether pleasure should receive more attention in public health-oriented research on alcohol. While there is a history of sociological and anthropological...

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Sam Cooper PhD @samcooper.bsky.social · Jan 9

I feel ethically + professionally obligated as a clinical psychologist (and hope my peer feel the same) to state that sexual or gender diversity is empirically and definitively 1) not mental illness 2) is not treated as mental illness in any ethical and reputable treatment and 1/2

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jan 8

Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.

The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions:

1. Insults about:

Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality.

Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits.

2. Highlighted section:

The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Jan 7

Wonderful news for reproductive health. Even if infusions were only as good as oral tabs, this would be good: oral iron causes nausea (already a prob in pregnancy) and one-time infusions are much easier to roll out & track than daily pill use. So infusions having *better* outcomes? 🤩

Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · Jan 7

“We found that a single iron infusion in the third trimester can achieve what oral iron tablets taken every day during a pregnancy cannot.”
#ReproSky #ObGynSky 🧪
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01...

Healthier mothers, healthier babies: Iron trial could transform pregnancy care worldwide

A major trial has found a single iron infusion in the third trimester can significantly reduce anemia in pregnant women and outperform the efficacy of iron tablets—the current recommended standard of ...

medicalxpress.com

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Dec 16

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are invaluable opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience, career development and mentorship! Join us Friday, Jan 10 at noon ET for an information session with universities on the application process.
Register 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Jan 6

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Dec 18

Want to halve your risk of death before age 75? 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · Dec 18

17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.

Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.

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Tierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · Dec 13

Working on my syllabus for upper division human sexuality course next semester - Need recs for articles on gender/sexual minority health equity. Trick is this course is super-cross listed (eg psych, sociology, youth & family studies) so can’t assume shared background. #lgbtq #queer #healthpsych

a man wearing glasses and an orange beanie says let 's go find it

Alt: a man wearing glasses and an orange beanie says let 's go find it

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