Maria Katsantoni
mkatsantoni.bsky.social
Maria Katsantoni
@mkatsantoni.bsky.social
Computational biologist, interested in all things omics.
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My work documenting Trump's attacks on science has been covered in @resprofnews.bsky.social

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

"There's this intense fear in science of being seen as political... I've been attacked for it, but sometimes there is just truth"
UK academic tracks Trump’s agenda ‘to discredit science’ - Research Professional News
“This isn’t chaos—it’s a deliberate war on science and academic freedom,” says Christina Pagel
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I really really want this to work; a pancreatic cancer vaccine would be so world-changing. Coverage from @scifri.bsky.social www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pan...
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
www.sciencefriday.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Huge thanks to my sister for helping put these together.
February 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🎶 Music promotes brain development in premature infants 👶

A team funded by the SNSF can now demonstrate which regions of the brain 🧠 play a role in this phenomenon. Their aim is to use AI to automate exposure to music in neonatal units.

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Music in the NICU
A team funded by the SNSF has been investigating the benefits of certain melodies on the brains of premature infants.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.

They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.

Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says
A 67-year-old amputee along with his son with cerebral palsy died in the Eaton fire on Jan. 8, according to his daughter.
people.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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(1st post @BlueSky) Preprint alert🚨a long thread. Cautions in the use of @nanopore sequencing to map DNA modifications: officially reported “accuracy” ≠ reliable mapping in real applications. We performed a critical assessment of nanopore sequencing (across different versions of models) for the 1/n
November 20, 2024 at 11:41 AM