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Jason Locasale
@LocasaleLab
Scientist and professor. Follow for science, health, and academic reform. DMs open • dr.jason.locasale@gmail
Raleigh, NC
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    Jason Locasale
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    Aug 7
    With this article, Monica Bertagnolli is demonstrating why the public no longer trusts the institutions she leads. This is not an argument for science. It is an immunity doctrine for the managerial class. The article is a perfect specimen of the level of thought now rewarded at
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    Jason Locasale
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    7h
    Medical science liaison roles, which function as science communication jobs in large pharmaceutical companies, are a common career for biomedical science PhDs. They are often filled by postdocs who have spent upward of ten years in post-bachelor’s training, working in
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    Jason Locasale
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    STAT found one of the few NIH academic labor subsidies open to scientists on temporary visas and turned a proposed eligibility change into another obituary for American science. The article even acknowledges the brutally low funding rates. Too many Americans are already
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    STAT
    @statnews
    Aug 7
    The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S. trib.al/XysZTdU
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    Jason Locasale
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    11h
    This interview proves only that Brennan and Face the Nation can interrupt Dr. Bhattacharya faster than he can finish a sentence. This happened throughout the interview. Dr. Bhattacharya was repeatedly prevented from completing his thoughts while Brennan redirected the
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    Aaron Rupar
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    20h
    This is not going well for Bhattacharya 😬 BHATTACHARYA: You want to talk about misinformation. The decisions during the pandemic led to many people losing faith in public health BRENNAN: Trump administration officials BHATTACHARYA: No. I mean Biden. BRENNAN: The pandemic
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    Jason Locasale
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    12h
    The top medical journals continue publishing political attacks and celebrations of Fauci while lecturing everyone else about politicizing science. The British Medical Journal now presents Gavin Yamey as a defender of civility and scientific trust. His own words are filled with
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    The BMJ
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    The vilification of Anthony Fauci by Senate Republicans will erode trust in science, curtail international research collaborations, and deter scientists and health experts from entering public service, say Gavin Yamey and Boghuma Titanji bmj.com/content/394/bm…