“Scientists are often encouraged to avoid politics. But this advice is outdated, if it was ever correct in the first place. Science relies on public support.”

One last practice before my Ted Talk tomorrow morning! Mentorship Matters: Harnessing Authentic Connection to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Leaders in Genomic Medicine Hope to see many familiar and new faces there at 9 am in Hall AB. #ACMGMtg26

📚A great ELSI resource for educators - Humane Genetics Curriculum (HGC) It provides teaching materials designed to support thoughtful engagement with genetics, ethics, and society. 🔗https://connect.elsihub.org/c/general-discussion-e32f0f/public-release-of-humane-genetics-curriculum-hgc-materials

If your research involves behavioural genetics, check out this Comment! Recommendations include - 🛡️Assess risks & build in safeguards from the very beginning 💬Engage with participants and communities openly, early & often I'd love to see these efforts documented in Methods sections more often

Happy to share my latest @nathumbehav.nature.com! Behavioural genetics must prioritize communication - an exploration of all of our roles and responsibilities in promoting ethical, inclusive discovery. rdcu.be/e6YlV

What Happened in Chicago When Science Became the Enemy: “What seems clear is that Americans have entered a grim new era, one where science itself is a political weapon, rather than a tool for the collective good.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

Today is my book's first birthday! One year ago, Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA launched, and it never gets old seeing it on the shelf at the store or the library (see MIT Press Bookstore below - signed copy available). 1/8

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs because the federal government is openly disparaging one of the best inventions of modern humanity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...

"Their departures illustrate a sobering new reality: The Trump administration’s research funding cuts, abrupt policy shifts, and crackdown on immigration are driving a brain drain that threatens Massachusetts’ standing as a global hub of biomedical research." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...

Another outstanding layer of inclusive excellence for tonight’s Benito Bowl! Love that she took her shot via insta, and it led to interpreting his concerts and now the Super Bowl! www.kqed.org/arts/1398631...

This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants. It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.

"...the administration’s shakeup of the longstanding research pact between universities and the federal government has left students worried not just about the next few years of their training, but about their long-term futures." www.statnews.com/2026/01/30/f...

The Fruits of Fighting Bullies: Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Absolutely thrilled that two outstanding 🧬 grad students, Lisa & Chloe, decided to fulfill their programmatic teaching requirement through outreach work with Science Club for Girls. They are out there leading by example for minoritized girls & gender expansive youth! www.bumc.bu.edu/gpgg/student...

Hi team, I have a help request - I'm sure I've seen folks on here who have either put together or seen a talk on using social media for academic / scientific work. Would you be willing to share those resources or references with me so that I can do something similar for my mentees?

Inheritance | "I think about genetic science’s enormous potential for alleviating suffering. Achieving this potential requires clinical, institutional, and policy efforts to facilitate screening in time for effective intervention." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

🧪 Alas, still evergreen. Sharing with the hope this may help facilitate a point of entry for these conversations in science classrooms, dinner tables, etc. theconversation.com/mass-deporta...

🧪 U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS | TEN. THOUSAND. Let that sink in. www.science.org/content/arti...

In which misinformation begins with data insecurity. 🧬 Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’: “…the data was made vulnerable because ‘our scientific institutions sort of assume good faith in people.’”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html

Delighted to be a visiting professor at Ross SoM this week to teach genetics to their med students. It’s also my first time in beautiful Barbados! 🇧🇧 I hear Rhianna is here, but I haven’t seen her yet. #MedEd

Really excited for this important event and conversation featuring @daphnek.bsky.social @geneticsandsociety.bsky.social on Friday!

Some breaking news via me & @aniloza.bsky.social. The Trump administration has agreed to reconsider frozen and denied NIH grant submissions related to DEI. Our latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/12/29/n...

"...given the current crisis in public trust in both government and in science, no less troubling is the tearing down of the very tools best suited to address it: namely, clear and frequent communication." On history, eugenics, and communication with the public. www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/t...

ICYMI: "with billionaires backing fertility tech startups and funding new research related to conception and embryo selection, the boundaries between proven science, emerging possibilities, and aspirational hype become increasingly complex to parse." fortune.com/2025/11/29/i...

If you're a one-for-them-one-for-me kind of holiday shopper, this sale is for you: Save 50% on 1 when you buy 2 📚🧪✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿️ www.amazon.com/dp/052039714... #BookSky #WhereBiologyEndsAndBiasBegins

This time of year is a whirlwind, but I wanted to share some of the incredible experiences I was fortunate to have over the past week... 📚 A visit and seminar for @emorygenetics.bsky.social with a chance to connect with their Genetic Counseling students & dear colleagues bsky.app/profile/emor... 1/5

Such a fun way to kickstart December! Thank you, @emorygenetics.bsky.social for having me! Next stop: U of Utah. See you there!

Thankful for the funding that supports life changing medical research like this: She Was Born Without an Immune System. Gene Therapy Saved Her Life. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...

Congrats, @pardissabeti.bsky.social ! So glad this global need is being taken up by you and your team. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

🧪💉Just a friendly reminder that vaccines work and are one of the greatest inventions of modern medicine. Wishing this piece was not feeling so relevant again. www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a...

Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes. "Professors have fired back that conservative politicians are seeking to stifle open debates and intellectual inquiry." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

STARTING NOW: Join our webinar exploring the intersection of science communications & education. Learn to: 🔹Foster dialogue around genetics 🔹Address pressing ethical concerns 🔹Design inclusive science engagement Register: bit.ly/4o6KLnt @profdasgupta.bsky.social #ASHG

Tomorrow! 🧪🧬 Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social FYI, to facilitate authentic participation, we are not recording this session. 11/12 @ 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST Registration link in Quote-Skeet.

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers - obituary written by incredible writer Sharon Begley before her own passing. “When you think of yourself as a master of the universe, you think you can, or should, get away with things.” www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...

Iowa needs more OB-GYNs. Is their abortion ban part of the problem? “Recent data on residency apps show that state abortion bans may be influencing the next generation of 🩺. ⬇️ med students are applying to OB-GYN residency programs in states that restrict or ban abortion.” data analysis from AAMC

Have you been meaning to get or gift a copy of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA? Here's a chance to get a signed copy & support Genetic Support Foundation with your purchase - bid here before Saturday at 10 pm! #GeneChat #NSGC25 airauctioneer.com/gcs-got-tale...

🧪🧬 Thrilled to be discussing Meeting the Moment: Impactful Science Communication and Education on Genetics with Marnie Gelbart of @pged.bsky.social and @jchowning.bsky.social November 12 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST Register here and tell your friends! learning.ashg.org/products/mee...

"If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." @joann-trejo.bsky.social @marymunson4.bsky.social @needhibhalla.bsky.social 🙌🏾

On Eugenics vs. "Genetic Optimization": "These reckless, overpromised, and oftentimes just straight-up manipulative embryo selection applications are a risk for the credibility and the utility of these clinical tools." @sashagusevposts.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/16/1...

Looking forward to bringing Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA to Providence! Saturday, November 1 @ 4 pm Symposium Books 240 Westminster St #medsky #booksky 🧪

Sitting in the airport right now - good thing I booked early between the closed runway and reduced air traffic control staff, hopefully I get out tonight! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday.

Building community! Finishing undergrad (or just finished) and interested in gaining research experience before applying to PhD programs and also want to be part of a group that cares about you? Join our next matchmaking event!! Jan 30th 9am - 1pm PT propelscholars.org/matchmaking-...

"The Trump administration appears 2 have already made its conclusions abt higher ed, & is now seeking 2 backfill the data that will justify them. Trump’s precise vision 4 elite academia remains ill-defined, but it does not seem 2 make much room 4 nonwhite faces." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

How can we ensure new technologies don’t reproduce old harms? #ASHG25

🧪🧬 Today! Hope to see you here at #ASHG25 - "Lessons from the Field: A Dialogue on Promoting Opportunity and Engagement in Human Genetics and Genomics" 11:45 am - 1:15 pm in room 104AB

“Let us be people of action and great science. That will bring hope to a hurting world.” -Francis Collins #ASHG25 🌎 🧬

"The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for an intentional and targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency..." www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

Welcome to Boston, Team Genetics! Really excited that #ASHG25 is here! Hope to see many of you there, especially at my talk tomorrow. 🧬🧪 www.ashg.org/product/ashg...

In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.

As they say in Hamilton, “Immigrants, [we] get the job done.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...