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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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    This letter is fake, but it makes an important point. Einstein made several world-changing discoveries in 1905. They were initially considered radical, but by 1910 the scientific community had accepted them and begun building upon them. That is how science is supposed to evolve.
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    Jason Locasale
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    Money is fungible. Universities and academic medical centers have nearly infinite ways to move it around in transactions that appear legitimate and will survive any tax audit. When wealthy donors give money to a large medical system, they are ultimately contributing to its
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    Jason Locasale
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    Academia is the pursuit of knowledge. That will always be in my heart. I love learning and find the pursuit of knowledge exhilarating. I dedicated my life to it. It is also why I spend so much time telling people what our universities have become.
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    Jason Locasale
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    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