Yuck. Cold Spring Harbor Lab meeting "celebrating" 50 years of recombinant DNA is a #manel #YAMMM
With a history of issues in sexism (e.g. Watson) at CSHL this is sad. And bonus featuring Lander w/ his own history of issues as session chair & panel discussion leader
Years ago I routinely felt the need to critique Cold Spring Harbor meetings for their gender bias - eg see --- I had thought they had gotten better in response to critiques but clearly notphylogenomics.blogspot.com/2016/03/if-you…
Remember when Francis Collins made a big deal about how he would "respectfully, or not so respectfully, decline" participation in panels that did not have diverse speakers - pretty clear he is not keeping his promise cc: @AliceParkNY https://t.co/XVgHHpMT8ctime.com/5611142/manels…
"While deaths and hospitalizations are lower thanks to the availability of vaccines and treatments, we invite new risks by ignoring what we have learned after two-plus years and 1 million deaths."
"Reviving mask requirements in certain environments, such as public transportation, large indoor gatherings, certain school settings and workplaces, could reduce transmission without restricting public life."
In this last paper the authors write "We show in our example application that universal use of masks that block 40% of aerosols & the installation of near-ceiling, fan-mounted UVC systems both have the potential to lead to substantial risk reductions .. "
Thank you to the people speaking up against this horrible comment from Kipnis saying that if you critique an institution (like his) after you leave, you are disgusting. Such a bad take.
Going to try to live Tweet this talk at @ucdavis by Frazier Benya on "Sexual Harassment: Where it Thrives and How to Prevent and Address it Within Higher Education"