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Michael Drazer
@michaeldrazer.bsky.social
Physician-scientist @ the intersection of genomics, hematology/oncology, & patient care. Runner. Tweets are my own - no COI. Scholar: https://shorturl.at/r7pPC Lab: thedrazergroup.org
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The Heilmeier Catechism

(posted on the wall of my office)

www.darpa.mil/about/heilme...
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Team culture does not form during meetings or scheduled activity.

It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete and you have got hours to kill in a different city.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row
Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.
www.choosechicago.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Why do complex traits differ in their genetic architecture?
In our new PLOS Biology paper, we will try to convince you that two simple scaling laws drive differences in the number, effect sizes and frequencies of causal variants affecting complex traits.

Thread:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Simple scaling laws control the genetic architectures of human complex traits
Genome-wide association studies have revealed that the genetic architectures of complex traits vary widely. This study shows that differences in architectures of highly polygenic traits arise mainly f...
journals.plos.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Amplifying one of our neighboring programs - great place to train and GR is a great place to live
Guaranteed funding for five years and a 20% increase in a $39K base stipend if you haul in a fellowship. World class facilities and faculty in metabolism, structural biology, epigenetics, and beyond. Grand Rapids is half the cost of living of California or Boston. Apply by December 1st if interested
Van Andel Institute PhD program application is OPEN!

youtu.be/o79eqd1Ui0s?...
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"A 2019 report from the US NASEM report on mentorship in science notes that researchers who invest time in their students tend to lead more-productive, more-collaborative groups and attract stronger future students than those who do not."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Awesome application of genomics + cancer bio
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Good news for @alice.soragnilab.com, SFPM, and rare disease models. Bad news for mouse cancer enthusiasts (humans are unreliable models of mouse disease).
statnews.com STAT @statnews.com · Sep 24
Exclusive: Anthony Letai, a cancer researcher and oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University, has emerged as a leading candidate to be the next director of the National Cancer Institute. www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/n...
Anthony Letai of Dana-Farber is front-runner to lead National Cancer Institute
A popular and respected scientist is reported to be in line to lead the nation's most important cancer research office.
www.statnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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In this edition of #ScienceAdviser, Science Immunology Senior Editor @cnfogg.bsky.social talks about how her love of running led her to be the subject of science—rather than the editor of it. Plus more of the best from @science.org and science: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Different results than those found in preserved samples www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A study of gene expression in the living human brain - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - A study of gene expression in the living human brain
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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In the ENHANCE-2 study, Magro/Aza did not improve OS of patients with TP53-mutated AML. buff.ly/8DeMMxH #hemesky
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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DRAGEN rapidly identifies diverse types of genetic variants go.nature.com/4eXQRT1
rdcu.be/ezphs
Comprehensive genome analysis and variant detection at scale using DRAGEN - Nature Biotechnology
DRAGEN rapidly identifies diverse types of genetic variants.
go.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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In a recently published article in NEJM, Ari Rosenberg, MD, and Everett Vokes, MD, discuss the promise and complexities of the KEYNOTE-689 trial, which shows event-free survival benefits from pembrolizumab in curative-intent settings. @arirosenbergmd.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40532147/
Harnessing Immunotherapy in Curative-Intent Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer - PubMed
Harnessing Immunotherapy in Curative-Intent Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science

https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01
Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
go.nature.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Best job title: Dad

Happy Father’s Day.
June 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Guidelines for writing:

• Just get started—no writer's block; only getting started block
• Write for clarity first
• Write for elegance second
• Delete excess words
• Don't write and edit at same time
• OK for first drafts to stink
• Read your work aloud
• Get good sleep
June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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In a study on world class performers, those who made it world class:

-Had more multisport than specialized practice
-Started their main sport later
-Accumulated less practice
-Initially progressed slower than national class peers
t.co
June 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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🚨 New research finds women with BRCA1/2 mutations who received textured breast implants after mastectomy face a 16x higher risk of developing BIA-ALCL, a rare lymphoma. Study highlights need for awareness years after surgery.

🔗 https://bit.ly/404WEk1

@bloodjournals.hematology.org
June 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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How awesome is this?!

JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com - an open access journal in the JAMA Network - is now on BlueSky!

#MedSky
June 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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CrossFilt: A Cross-species Filtering Tool that Eliminates Alignment Bias in Comparative Genomics Studies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/kennethabarr...
June 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Elon/DJT break up is the biggest split since WHO/ICC
June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Classic.

@greenwell.bsky.social, your media training is working because I just saved your audiobook to my Spotify library. Keep fighting the good fight, this is an important issue.
A true delight to show how well my media training is paying off in @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-eq...
June 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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June 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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💍 The Gollum Effect: possessive behaviours, attempts to undermine others, and efforts to restrict access to data, resources or opportunities

https://go.nature.com/4mxAJvG
Science’s ‘Gollum effect’: PhDs bear brunt of territorial behaviour
Nature - Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours — but early-career researchers are most often affected.
go.nature.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM