Theresa Kim, PhD, MS

FDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Vinay Prasad has been an a noxious influence on public health and drug regulation. Good riddance. UCSF should not take him back. He should wander in the wilderness forever. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/h...

You're more qualified than JBtl by virtue of not gaslighting staff and actually showing up to Bldg 1. You also understand the importance of getting PIs their awards and doing service with other directors. Your podcasts also have better audio quality. Jerk can't do that right.

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Thanks. I feel that anyone can use a weapon while a super power is special.

Weapon or super power?

He's not the babysitter. He's the baby.

Remember kindness? Remember civics? Yeah, these people show how to do it right.

Someone needs to remind people how badly it ended for Berlin. They literally went west to surrender to the British to avoid the Soviets. The subsequent 45 years were terrible.

Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.

But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.

It’s important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Here’s why:

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Want to stratify by ICO?

"It ain't me. It ain't me. I ain't no fortunate one, no."

And we're shooting and bombing in all directions. East. South. Internally. And we wonder why no one wants to work with us.

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A line graph showing the number of NIH non-competitive renewal awards funded in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2020-2025. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies below the other curves and appears to be flattening out somewhat.

Non-competitive renewal awards

This curve also shows evidence for flattening in the past week.

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Exactly. Just because you parrot falsehood doesn't make it true.

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on to NIH.

Oh, FFS. This isn't how this works. This isn't how anything works.

What in fresh hell... Of all things I would imagine Jesus saying, this isn't one of them.

This is so beautiful. Which building is this?

#ICHPS2027 is now accepting proposals for invited workshops and sessions. Come join us in Annapolis. The deadline to submit your proposal is March 31, 2026. The theme is Evidence-based Policy in Action: Statistics, AI, and Digital Health in Practice. #hpss #hspr #hpsr #statsky #AIsky #RWD

Hmm, Nicholas Kristoff? I liked the dining section, but I didn't like paying extra for it. I watch the videos and think all of them are great.

I love this. I'm proud to be deranged with him.

Handsome kitty!

Grey female tabby in woman's arms.

Misty and I have a #girlsnight for #MeowMonday. #catsofbluesky

And there's nothing political about it. Anyone can get Alzheimer's. Most people do unless they die from something else beforehand. I hate this.

"Has the U.S. Been Set up for a Reichstag Moment?" Answer: Duh

I've mentored people, and I like meeting new scholars in my field. I do it because my predecessors were so good to me that I want to pay it forward for the next round.

Exactly. He's not a present director.

Yet again, Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya dances around clear answers and dismisses legitimate questions from @michaeldgreen.phd . He keeps saying health disparities research is a priority. Then please explain the cancelled research and NOFOs at #NIH.

This is a great post, Dr. Green. Need to circulate. I just know JBtl can't give you a straight answer because he has no idea how to do his job effectively.