Priya Duggal

Genetic & ID Epidemiologist. Professor. Host Genetics, Infectious Disease, Immunity. AFM. & Tweets my own. [email protected]

[Priya Duggal @priya4genes]

Marking an unthinkable, tragic moment.

The United States has lost 1 million people to COVID-19 since 2020.

Reflect and remember. These were loved ones, these were friends, these were people. All gone too soon.

[Priya Duggal @priya4genes]

Marking a devastating moments

The world has lost 6 million people to COVID-19.

6 million. And that is an underestimate of the true number of lives lost.

[Kuni Matsushita @KuniMatsushita]

✍️Writing a research paper can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be! 

🏕️At the 2026 Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics @JohnsHopkinsSPH, I'm co-teaching with @pablov489 a two-part Epi Writing Camp

@JHUSummerEpi @CiccaroneCenter @JHUWelchCenter

[NHSLS @NHSLS2013]

Congratulations to our JV White Session Champions - Gilman!

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman: "We can do a lot on our own, but we cannot possibly fill the kind of gap that the U.S. government risks leaving if it follows through on these proposed cuts." https://t.co/9F5dEZEGeP

[Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh]

It's your thesis. Not the university's. Not your supervisor's. Yours. So you need to take control. Stop waiting.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

"Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now"

From tech reporter Geoffrey Fowler:
Unless you take action, there is a risk your genetic information could end up in someone else’s hands — and used in ways you had never considered. It took me just 1 minute to delete my data on the 23andMe website, and I have instructions on how to do it below.

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

Farms in China are going to the next level.
Just sit back enjoying your hotpot lunch, and wait for the freshest strawberries to descend right to your table.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Procrastination is not a time management problem. It’s an emotion management problem.

You’re not avoiding work. You’re avoiding tasks that feel boring, frustrating, or stressful.

Postponing prolongs pain. The dread of starting is quickly outweighed by the joy of progressing.

[Maia @maiamindel]

The New York Times estimate of how many people would die from USAID cuts *this year* is just staggering. Nearly two million from AIDS relief cuts, half a million from vaccine cuts and from food aid cuts each, 600,000 from of malaria and tuberculosis cuts. Genuinely monstrous

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

this is torture https://t.co/K7Wps8tlRW

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor’s response to interim US Attorney Ed Martin’s letter calling the school’s curriculum “unacceptable.” Bravo.

[@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab]

Interesting that you suggested indirect costs at East and West coast Uniiveristies was "obvious grift" and suggested projects be moved to KS where they would be cheaper....except Univeristy of Kansas' indirect rate (55%) is actually higher than that of Stanford (54.4%). Oops🤦‍♀️

[Priya Duggal @priya4genes]

@mjsilverb Congratulations Mike! Awesome to see.

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

I can’t believe this needs to be said.

TransGENIC mice

are not

TransGENDER mice

[Marc Johnson @SolidEvidence]

So what's happening with medical research in the US? This is the cumulative award count from the NIH for the year.

Doesn't look so good.

But it gets worse.
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[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They've saved millions of lives. 🧵

[Chaz Hong MD PhD 🇺🇸 @chaz_hong]

WE'RE HIRING!! @MSU_Medicine at @MSUMD is currently recruiting outstanding #CancerBiology scientists, especially those w/ expertise in #CancerImmunology, #CancerMicroenvironment, #TumorMetabolism, and #NutritionMicrobiome tumorigenesis links. These positions are supported by @michiganstateu Global Impact Initiative, and @HFH_MSU_HS. #SpartansWill
Apply here. https://t.co/719XN7G3Bz

[Outbreak Updates @outbreakupdates]

Reading public health news right now

[Kyle Sweetser @Kylesweetser]

25 hospitals are at risk of closing in Alabama if cuts go through-

Over 15 will likely close immediately.

88 percent of Rural Alabama Hospitals are in the red- they rely on federal funding.

[Dan Diamond @ddiamond]

Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.”

That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @John_Hudson.

“There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team til January.

[Emily G. Jacobs 🦋 @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @emilyjacobs]

The NIH lever was one way to help science crawl out of the dark ages. But it's not the only way. Editors and reviewers, YOU have the power to reward good, reproducible science. Because in 2025 the scientific body of knowledge should serve, well, all bodies.