Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger

Neuroscientist, Statistical Consultant, & Scientific Software Developer. #senescence #spacebiology #genetics

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Robotbeat @RyanTScott @exploreplanets @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye For sure, it’d be great to do more research. But NASA biology has a *tiny* budget that certain people are currently trying to reduce even further. If we want more research, we have to fund it. People should call their representatives and voice their support!

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Robotbeat @RyanTScott @exploreplanets @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye Would you mind clarifying “partial gravity” a bit? I’m not sure I follow. NASA Bio does, coordinates, &/or collaborates on tons of research in microgravity and Earth analogues thereof, so I’m curious what you see as the gap (it’d be great to do more ofc but they’re under-funded)

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Robotbeat @RyanTScott @exploreplanets @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye NASA Biology produces a lot of research into countermeasures for space hazards. It also achieves a huge ROI by coordinating volunteer research efforts by external scientists around the world and maintaining/curating standardized public-access space science datasets

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Robotbeat @RyanTScott @exploreplanets @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye Perhaps I should revise and say that we don’t achieve those goals without sick or dead astronauts.

[Ryan T. Scott @RyanTScott]

@exploreplanets - SMD has 5 divisions, not 4.

Biological & Physical Sciences (BPS) joined SMD in July 2020 and is missing from these charts. A complete SMD budget picture includes BPS. Many of us have flagged this for years. @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye @Robotbeat @ENAslinger @c_e_carr @SpaceKoala @nickmmark @astrogrant @SpaceLuisZea @ThePrimalDino

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@RyanTScott @exploreplanets @ASGSRSpace @JZK60 @BillNye @Robotbeat 100%! It’s super important that BPS is represented in these kinds of infographics — We don’t get a manned lunar base, and we don’t get to Mars without rigorous support for BPS.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@vipintukur An interesting possibility! It’ll be interesting to see the extent to which the pathophysiology differs across people as we build up this body of research.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Nature Helping with speed/standardization in imaging and pathology is one of the best use cases for AI in my opinion

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

Save NASA GeneLab 🧬 ! If you care about space 🚀, or medical applications here on Earth 🧠, or both, help preserve GeneLab’s impact on biomedical discovery and open science, and its necessity for space exploration. https://t.co/An1SxnDYv5

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@slsatel A big problem is that the presidential budget recommendation led to chaos, and now NASA GeneLab, which guides most of the biological research that would allow us to have a safe and fruitful moon colony, has been crippled. This pivot won’t fix that.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@SenBillCassidy I appreciate you continuing to make these posts despite them drawing criticism (which, frankly, are reasonable reactions given your confirmation vote). But public comments will fall flat if you don���t also rigorously exercise your oversight authority. Please protect HHS!

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

“118 of the terminated trials were in cancer, and 140 were testing new treatments.”

[Retraction Watch @RetractionWatch]

“NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds.”
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https://t.co/xSSBmKoGWh

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@robertskmiles I may remove it when I have a few more greys, but as I’m young-ish & only feel comfortable introducing myself aloud as “Elizabeth,” I include my degree in email signatures/usernames so people have at least 1 indicator of my career stage & don’t condescend in professional settings

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@LeahLibresco It’s only going to get worse, I fear.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Jikkyleaks @SenBillCassidy @stkirsch @SenatorAntic @TonyNikolic10 @DrJulieSladden @Fynnderella1 @MRobertsQLD Don’t have much experience there to be honest, but I believe you about their NDAs. But non-Pharma scientists are always running studies using various pharmaceuticals. No one can force us to sign an NDA if we found out they had bad effects. There are checks and balances.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@c64f7e94 @Jikkyleaks Agreed

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@Lazza_Aussie @simonmaechling I agree dismissive labels can be harmful. To modify your analogy, it’s like a bunch of different scientists tested the drink over & over using all different methods, & having found nothing, we suggest we look elsewhere to find what made you sick, maybe your air or food or genes

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@cultproof @simonmaechling They’ve looked inside the garage so many times in so many countries for decades.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@DoozerDiffuser @simonmaechling Yes, but the point of this is when a speculation fails time and time and time again to turn up any evidence, eventually we need to stop putting a bunch of time and money into that speculation. And we certainly shouldn’t let that speculation drive public policy and discourse.

[Dr. Elizabeth Aslinger @ENAslinger]

@make_bc_great @SenBillCassidy What scholarly re-analysis? I am not aware of any paper casting doubt on the historic success of the polio vaccine.