Brad Davidson

Big nerd about cancer biology, rare diseases, eSports, and DnD. Regulatory Science & Policy at AACR, but views are mine alone.

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

Proud to be a part of an organization that collaborates on such important and timely work in cancer policy and research! Read more in @CCR_AACR to discover new insights regarding the use of #OverallSurvival in oncology clinical trials.

[AACR @AACR]

A new @CCR_AACR article by @FDAOncology, AACR, and @AmstatNews experts details how to improve the collection and analysis of #OverallSurvival data to better understand the risks and benefits of new therapies. Read the paper: https://t.co/ltYoVdzFuW
#AACRSciencePolicy

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

Whirlwind day today on Capitol Hill with @aacr Early Career Hill Day advocating for increased funding for the @NIH and @theNCI with the Tennessee squad from @VUMC_Cancer and @StJudeResearch! #AACRontheHill #FundNIH

[Brandie Taylor @BCT255]

Representing Tennessee by spending a day on the Hill to support @NIH funding! Grateful to have met with TN Senators @MarshaBlackburn and @BillHagertyTN. @AACR #AACRonthehill #FundNIH

[AACR @AACR]

Today is the AACR Early-Career National Day of Action, and we're calling on early-career scientists, trainees, students, and all who support them to contact members of Congress and ask them to prioritize @NIH funding. Take action: https://t.co/Lo1wR2a4fu #AACRontheHill #FundNIH

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

Important article in DevBio for all publishing and reviewing scientific articles. Keep rigor, encourage humanity.

"a paper...represents a personal journey for authors, including many trainees... there is a very real human toll... when we get the process [of peer review] wrong"

[John Wallingford @jbwallingford]

So, in our recent editorial, @cleaverlab, @Lab_VPrince, and I pointed out the obvious: WE are the ones letting peer review destroy the future of academic biology. So, what can we do differently? Here's one idea in a very short 🧵 1/6

https://t.co/q3y0jjRPDC

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

I made it to the Ro32 of @ARPA_H #ARPAHDash!

My submission, "Improving Cancer Testing," aids cancer liquid biopsies by adding a priming step, amplifying cancer-indicating DNA in the blood. Could improve cancer detection at presentation or recurrence!

Go Vote!

[ARPA-H @ARPA_H]

Vote on the top 32 #ARPAHDash ideas today!

https://t.co/qt7g2waRwE

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

My idea made the @ARPA_H #ARPAHDash competition! The goal of the competition is to source and debate community ideas with the potential to change the face of healthcare.

Comment and vote at: https://t.co/1CfVzLDIot, especially on my "Improving Cancer Testing!" submission!

[ARPA-H @ARPA_H]

Our #ARPAHDash aims to help identify revolutionary evidence-based ideas to transform health. https://t.co/UiXzBYMukp

[Brad Davidson @CancerBioBrad]

This article strikes the perfect balance between recognizing the lows and the highs of academic science. A really important read for me as a graduate student, providing hope for the future and some solace for today.

[Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell]

Being in science has its real challenges to address, but also lots of good. Keep balanced and remind yourself of the great sides of this career.

The good side of science: why I tweeted 31 reasons to love your career https://t.co/Kmb7yHu1H9

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Despite its intentionally confusing language, Amendment 1 is an anti-worker, anti-union bill.

If you're eligible to vote today in Tennessee, please vote NO on Amendment 1.

[Jay Cummings @LongFormMath]

A grad student

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

We have officially flattened the curve

[Dylan Hamilton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @_DylanHamilton_]

Good news everyone! A comet (nine km in diameter) with trillions of dollars of materials will hit earth!

[Maia Rosenberg - Benevolent Dictator @maiapnina]

Ah yes, because that might require them to show tangible support for such *gasp* socialist policies like #MedicareForAll… and maybe acknowledge their complicity in climate-related deaths?

[Tanentzapf Lab @TanentzapfLab]

To push science forward we must build a system that encourages risk. Encouraging risk means embracing failure & giving people multiple chances. But the current granting & publishing system does exactly the opposite, it punishes failure & discourages risk. This threatens progress.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Vandy is full.
St. Thomas is almost full.
UT is turning people away.
Sumner has no beds.
Lebonheur has 7 kids in critical care.

The better question is - why do you care more about the border than your own state?

[Zach Schonfeld @zzzzaaaacccchhh]

I'm at the climate anxiety. I'm at the Covid anxiety. I'm at the combination climate and Covid anxiety.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

According to the new IPCC report, the carbon budget that gives us the best odds of staying below 1,5°C runs out in less than 5 and a half years at our current emissions rate. Maybe someone should ask the people in power how they plan to “solve” that?

[Jade Van Kley @BacklineNurse]

yes it’s called a booster shot and we’ve all been getting them our whole lives since we were just dumb little babies. load me up who cares

[Jacob A Tennessen @JacobPhD]

“Using a custom analysis pipeline, we find significant enrichment of our target category across the full dataset.”