Very excited to be attending the FASEB Science Research Conference “Lung Epithelium in Health and Disease.” So many great talks already in the first 1/2 day!
Laurie Eldredge, MD, PhD
@premiepulmdoc.bsky.social
Mom, pediatric pulmonologist @seattlechildren’s and UW, premie lung enthusiast #medsky
This a great piece of investigative journalism. @rollingstone.com This should be required reading for scientists and ethicists. Ethics matter, especially in science. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval
A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.
rollingstone.com
In summary, from both a personal and professional perspective, to hinder access to HPV vaccine would be to directly cause preventable deaths in both men and women, and to cost the U.S. $8B per year. And I will fight it with everything in my power, I can promise you that.
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
science.org
Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)
Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin. She captured an X-ray diffraction image of DNA and stated that a helical structure was probable. Watson and Crick then created a detailed model based on her results. They initially received credit for the discovery and were awarded the Nobel Prize after her death.🧪
Before the 1970s, a child diagnosed with leukemia had a 90% chance of dying within 5 years. Today, those odds are flipped: they have an almost 90% chance of survival. My colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev's article on progress against childhood cancer. ourworldindata.org/childhood-le...
Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable
Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.
ourworldindata.org
One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people. This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies
nytimes.com
Read this thread to understand the horror, the suffering, the pain, and the dreadful censorship that Jay Bhattacharya has unleashed 😞
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · last yr.👏 Here's what the NIH staffer in the video said: "So while you see 3 of us sitting here today speaking to you in our personal capacities, we are speaking on behalf of HUNDREDS of NIH staff who are standing up together to say 'WE DISSENT.' Because what is happening at NIH is so egregious.....' 1/n
I am so excited to share our most recent work & my first big project as a graduate student! We leveraged spatial transcriptomics to study the cell-cell communication involved in human lung development. Here’s the full study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/17)
A spatial transcriptomic atlas of acute neonatal lung injury across development and disease severity
A molecular understanding of lung organogenesis requires delineation of the timing and regulation of the cellular transitions that ultimately form and support a surface capable of gas exchange. While ...
biorxiv.org
Do not listen to RFK Jr. on covid vaccines for pregnant people. Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which STRONGLY recommends a covid vaccine during pregnancy, for the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. 🧪 www.acog.org/covid-19/cov...
COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19.
acog.org
In light of today’s recommendation on COVID vaccines for pregnant women, this 2022 piece by @deldeib.bsky.social is newly relevant. COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
propublica.org
Neonatal and Developing Lung Interest Group (NDLIG) Annual Meeting & Whitsett Award Presentation Mon 5/19/2025 7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Marriott Marquis San Francisco Foothill E (Second Level) #atsmeeting #ats #neobluesky
HUGE NEWS. A study presented at #AACR25 found that one dose of the HPV vaccine (which prevents CANCER) is as effective as two, with efficacy rates >97%.
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say results of a Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine aimed at preventing pancreatic cancer show promise. The vaccine PREVENTED the cancer from coming back in patients who had already received treatment for MORE THAN three years. 🧪🧵⬇️
This is clearly happening to @atscommunity.bsky.social, where longtime friends and stalwarts — great teachers who usually show Americans cutting edge data from @anzics.bsky.social collaborations — are skipping this year US patients will suffer from delayed access to latest results
Chris Ashwood@cashwood.proteaglyco.com · last yr.There are great conferences and science in the US, but with the way things are right now, it’s too risky to attend.
scienmag.com/revolutionar... read about the new guideline for cystic fibrosis newborn screening! #medsky
Revolutionary New Guidelines Set to Enhance Cystic Fibrosis Screening
In a significant stride towards improving the health outcomes of newborns with cystic fibrosis, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has released new guidelines that advocate for updated, standardized
scienmag.com
Tom Mariani, PhD - chair of the ATS Research Advocacy Committee told Hill staffers, "It is no exaggeration to say important studies testing the benefits of new treatments have been delayed, fundamental research pursuing novel health discoveries have been derailed...by Administration actions."
Alright Skeeties! I wanted to put all the anatomy facts in a thread to keep them organized so: WELCOME to class of 2023 Insomniac Anatomy Academy! In which I study anatomy when I can't sleep and share the best facts with you. 🧪
THIS: The Best Investment You Didn’t Know You Made: How NIH Funding Fuels Innovation and Economic Growth www.amfar.org/news/how-nih...
The Best Investment You Didn’t Know You Made: How NIH Funding Fuels Innovation and Economic Growth
Continued investment in the NIH is essential to fighting current and emerging health threats and to ensuring the U.S. remains a global leader in medical innovation.
amfar.org
Horrible. Pediatric brain cancer research. What are we doing? On this front:
NIH Cuts Create a Lost Generation of Scientists
Trump administration attacks on the National Institutes of Health mean biomedical research will become less ambitious, less competitive and result in fewer breakthroughs.
bloomberg.com
Rachael Sirianni, PhD@docsirianni.bsky.social · 2y agoThis is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
'NIH suggests that indirect and direct costs are substitutes when in reality they are complements: (...) If NIH puts more money into direct project funding, that funding generates additional indirect costs for more labs, more safety & compliance officers, and more buildings & their utility costs.'
Is flat 15% fair?
An NIH funding policy is misguided and damaging
science.org
I remember the cystic fibrosis patients I took care of 20 years ago. I also remember the dedicated HIV wards in the hospitals, and that Princess Diana made headlines for shaking hands with AIDS patients. Progress has been incredible. Miracles are where you choose to see them.
