Aaron J Towers

Advocate of research, PhD from Duke Genetics & Genomics, Community builder, GradConvos creator, Lover of sports, Dad

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

Devastated by videos of #Omran? Consider donating to help put #ChildrenOfSyria in school. https://t.co/z5DIUMu06O started by my best friend.

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

New drug targets early instigator of Alzheimer's disease - SCIENMAG https://t.co/3dHuzMuz8a

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

In a longitudinal cohort of familial #Alzheimers disease patients, the rate of change of blood biomarker levels identifies disease carriers much earlier than absolute levels and predicts both #neurodegeneration and cognitive decline: https://t.co/0yYyg2Jhqj

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Besides the dangling Herpes virus story in #Alzheimers, now a bacteria involved with gum disease is implicated, and small molecules are being developed vs the target proteases https://t.co/gffXTEerMw @ScienceAdvances #OA @Cortexyme

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

@acedens @JCI_insight Thanks Anna!

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

My primary PhD research just published in @JCI_insight. Many thanks to the coauthors, reviewers, editors, and funders for helping to make this paper something I’m very proud of: https://t.co/OfhexY3u4I

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

@kathleen_krol @OSFramework Say hi to Jess for me!

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

@kathleen_krol @OSFramework @kathleen_krol, I think you’ll enjoy our paper on epigenetic regulation of Oxtr by TET1: https://t.co/OfhexY3u4I

[Gundula Bosch @R3_GSI]

We need more innovative power in our graduate science education system and make room for critical reflection, creative problem solving, fun and curiosity. The R3 program co-led with @ACasadevall1 @JohnsHopkinsSPH is featured in today's issue of Nature https://t.co/zLMV4QWZmz

[NAGPS @NAGPS]

Press release on the passage of the #TaxCutAndJobsAct, #ReworkTheReform success, and the release of the #ProsperAct https://t.co/lpsYw8uF3N @cmugsa @KSUGSS @UAlbanyGSA @VTGSA @GSGA_UC @UCDavisGSA @COGSFSU @CornellGSU @UNT_GSC @wustlGSS @UGGSatCU @SandT_CGS @DU_GSG @Baylor_GSA

[AAAS @aaas]

AAAS CEO @RushHolt statement on U.S. withdrawal from @UNESCO: "deeply concerning to the scientific community" https://t.co/RN3J2BEB63

[March For Science Houston @MarchForSciHou]

If your lab can accommodate #scientists, send us: location, contact name, contact, kind of lab/specialty #SciHelpTX #Harvey #ScienceMarchHou

[Shalin Jyotishi @ShalinJyotishi]

NC #sciencepolicy #ESEP friends - @DukeSciPol @andrewpericak hosting networking happy hour in July! Don't miss it: https://t.co/Xp9hh0nTQd

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

@aeroder That'll be my kids in a few weeks! And sunglasses and backwards hats cuz they already what cool is...

[Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje]

Sad, ridiculous, annoying to see PIs arguing 60K is too high a postdoc salary. No wonder we can't retain top talent in academia.

[Hank Greely @HankGreelyLSJU]

1/3 Veritas (Geo Church) to sell WGS on Chinese newborns. $1.5k/. 950 hlth risks, 100 physical trials, 200 drug reax https://t.co/4yWNv8GB4U

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

Newest class of NASA astronauts includes a post-doc. #altac https://t.co/QzEFmpAE2h

[Science Friday @scifri]

Happy #ScienceMonday! Meet the new class of NASA astronauts https://t.co/QdxYR0DOuW

[Aaron J Towers @aaronjtowers]

I occasionally work near the #PulseNightclub and went to pay my respects recently. #LoveWins

[Todd A Curry (He/Him) @DrToddACurry]

@ICPSR I am not saying lower our standards, but lower our guard. Our natural response should not be defensive, but supportive

[Todd A Curry (He/Him) @DrToddACurry]

@ICPSR We should be advocates, not adversaries to junior scholars. If grad school sucked for you, don’t expect it to suck for them, help!

[Raphael Valdivia @valdi001]

This makes more sense than impact factor https://t.co/hcz52GKWhc