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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · 4d

Notes on a compelling discussion with @tsanglab.bsky.social

Genome = blueprint.
Immunome = real-time sensor.
The "curse of dimensionality" (millions of data points per sample!) meets AI compression.

Result? We can finally map the human immune system at scale.

@humanimmunomeproject 🚀

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Human Immunome Project @immunome.bsky.social · 9d

What if a simple blood test could reveal hidden diseases before you feel sick? This first-person experience of from David Ewing Duncan explains what it's like to know the score on your immune health.

www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/09/1...

#humanimmunomeproject #ai #immunology #bigscience

How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score.

Groundbreaking new tests reveal patterns in our immune systems that can signal underlying disease and tell us how well we might recover from our next cold. I got my results in a text message.

www.technologyreview.com

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · 8d

truly thrilling work at the frontiers of systems biology and AI.

Human Immunome Project @immunome.bsky.social · 8d

"Imagine if we can apply the same approach across the entire world and start to map to capture the true diversity of the human immune system so we can build predictive models and figure out interventions." 🔆

Don't miss David Ewing Duncan's new substack:
davideduncan.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Welcome to the Human Immunome—Conversations with Systems Immunologist John Tsang and Human Immunome Project Chair Jane Metcalfe

John and Jane are key subjects in my new investigative article for MIT Tech Review and Aventine. The column offers more details and musings on recent dramatic breakthroughs in immunomics

davideduncan.substack.com

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Human Immunome Project @immunome.bsky.social · 12d

Big news: We've announced the largest #systemsimmunology collaboration in history! Ten world-class research institutes are joining @immunome.bsky.social in a pioneering plan to understand human immune response variability.

www.humanimmunomeproject.org/news/human-i...

@tsanglab.bsky.social

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Aug 20

Decades after eliminating malaria, we had the first locally transmitted malaria case since 1991 in NJ yesterday 🦟

www.gatesnotes.com/when-malaria...

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · May 19

Oh, I see. ok!

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · May 9

This is a remarkable and historic commitment from Bill Gates to spend down his extraordinary wealth in service of solving real world problems and close the Gates Foundation by 2045. I am so glad to see malaria eradication remain among the top priorities.

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · May 7

Super excited to read this new book from @erictopol.bsky.social

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Apr 24

Could there be a finer blessing?

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Apr 24

Springtime/suppertime

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Apr 24

This one tulip comes back every year. It makes me so glad!

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Mar 26

A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives
economist.com/middle-east-...
from The Economist

A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives

But someone needs to pay for it—and aid budgets are being slashed

economist.com

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Feb 4

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Trump’s attack on USAID is an assault on Americans’ safety

Our foreign assistance wins us friends, establishes our leadership, and neutralizes distant threats.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Doctors Without Borders @doctorswithoutborders.org · Feb 3

The loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Here's our statement on how the freeze of US foreign aid assistance will result in humanitarian disaster: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/freez...

Freeze of US foreign aid assistance will result in humanitarian disaster

Loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people

www.doctorswithoutborders.org

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Feb 2

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance

The potential for devastation is made plain by another order, concerning the crucial work of U.S.A.I.D.

www.newyorker.com

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Feb 2

This is unfathomable.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

www.nytimes.com

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Jan 29

I’ve never seen such a low tide here - it’s stunning
#delmar

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thanks! I’m lucky to be visiting my sister in San Diego and she generously shared starter and process.

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Jan 27

Late to this but my first sourdough attempt looks great!
#baking

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · Jan 24

🌎 My latest: On Trump's 3 exec orders about WHO & international aid.

"This is a moment of geopolitical shift because the US is making itself less relevant" said @yodifiji.bsky.social

@kffhealthnews.bsky.social / CBS

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health - KFF Health News

By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.

kffhealthnews.org

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Jan 19

Hello #booksky - just finished reading Orbital. It’s a really beautiful book, unlike anything I’ve read before, almost poetic. Highly recommend!

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Jan 1

Or pledge to eliminate Guinea worm (river blindness) - only 14 cases worldwide in 2024, down from millions when the Carter Center started to focus on getting rid of a miserable scourge. It’s within reach and and also a huge part of the Carter legacy. 🙏

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Dec 31

Srsly, who wants this experience ?

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated 'Users' No One Asked For

Meta says it will integrate AI-generated characters into Facebook and Instagram with their own user accounts.

www.rollingstone.com

lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Dec 28

I think this is going to be a good one 🍋🍋🍋

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lisago @lisago.bsky.social · Dec 28

Check out these beautiful lemons from our tree, soon to be a pie