Melissa Haendel
At the intersection of biology and everything else. #AttributionForAll. #UnitedAgainstHate
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Nutrition Informatics (Nutri-informatics): A call for improved and integrative standards for nutrition research
Nutri-informatics aims to computationally integrate and analyze nutrition study datasets in order to disentangle the interactions between an organism and its nutritional environment. Fueled by an interest in how food, nutrients, and nutrition...
Melissa Haendel
#brightspot: Our PhD student Lauren Chan has submitted her first #preprint on a #nutriinformatics and #ontology landscape analysis. Super cool, emerging field. Congratulations! doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…
#openscience
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A Viral Theory Cited by Health Officials Draws Fire From Scientists
A manifesto urging reliance on “herd immunity” without lockdowns was warmly received by administration officials. But the strategy cannot stem the pandemic, many experts say.
Volchenboum lab Post-Doc
Postdoctoral (Scholar or Fellow) Position Open in the Volchenboum Group. Data standards, ontologies, and harmonization We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons in the Volchenboum Group. The Volchenboum...
The ambitious effort to piece together America’s fragmented health data
N3C is the first database of its kind in the US
Melissa Haendel
#N3C: The ambitious effort to piece together America’s fragmented health data @ncats_nih_gov @data2health #COVID19 #MachineLearning theverge.com/2020/10/19/215… via @Verge
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Giant sunfish sighting prompts 911 calls, to which officials say, 'Please stop' — NBC News
"We are aware of a sunfish in Broad Cove," authorities posted. "We have checked on it, and it is doing normal sunfish activities ... The sunfish is FINE."
Melissa Haendel
Because we could all use a little humor in the news right now. Go #sunfish! #coolAnimals
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2020 Victory National Text Team Pencil Training! · 2020 Victory
Pencil is our campaign’s official peer-to-peer texting tool that lets us reach out to supporters and
voters where they are -- on their cell phones!
With such a diversified landscape, it’s harder than ever to connect with voters through traditional...
Melissa Haendel
I’m attending 2020 Victory’s event, “2020 Victory National Text Team Pencil Training!” – sign up now to join me!
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Sonny Perdue reprimanded for Hatch Act violation following CREW complaint - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was ordered to reimburse the government by the Office of Special Counsel after violating the Hatch Act.
Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website | Volunteer
Melissa Haendel
I am empowered to help @JoeBiden #BidenHarris2020! Heartened by the kindness & dedication to #democracy that voters have expressed. Let's do this. Together. We need your help! Please volunteer: go.joebiden.com/page/s/volunte… #UnitedAgainstHate #FactsMatter #SaveLives #ScienceMatters pic.twitter.com/9E0X1B2r8K
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‘Phenomics First’ Project Receives $10M to Unite Genetic Disease Data - Biosciences Area
A new project co-led by bioscientist Christopher Mungall has received a 5-year, $10M NIH grant to establish a Center of Excellence in Genomic Science.
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2020 October JAMIA Journal Club Webinar | AMIA
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C): Rationale, Design, Infrastructure, and Deployment A JAMIA Journal Club webinar – part of AMIA’s COVID-19 Resource CenterCo-authors Melissa Haendel and Christopher Chute discuss this month's JAMIA...
To Beat Trump, Mock Him
The lesson from pro-democracy fighters abroad: Humor deflates authoritarian rulers.
‘It’s like every red flag’: Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms — POLITICO
Staffed in part by associates of a longtime GOP operative, the ad campaign includes CeCe Winans, Dennis Quaid and others pushing an optimistic line about coronavirus.
Melissa Haendel
Your #taxpayerdollars at work: spreading #misinformation about #COVID19 rather than what people need to stay safe. #FactsMatter. #scienceNotTrump
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2020 Victory Text Team Training! · 2020 Victory
Texting allows you to reach voters across the country. It's a powerful way to support Joe Biden and Democrats up and down the ballot.
By the end of this live Zoom training, you will be familiar with the tools and methods we use to message voters...
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Melissa Haendel
I’m attending 2020 Victory’s event, “2020 Victory National Text Team Training!” – sign up now to join me!
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Oregon State-led project receives $10M grant to harness biomedical knowledge to aid patients, doctors and researchers
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A group of researchers led by a team at Oregon State University have received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a Center of Excellence in Genomic Science where they will develop tools to...
Fauci scolds Rand Paul during tense exchange at hearing
A seemingly irritated Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, scolded Sen.