Chris Friese, PhD, RN

Let’s talk about science, baby.
Let’s talk about empathy.
Let’s talk about all we do know.
And all we don’t know, that may be.
Let’s talk about science.

🧵 Keep reading for a health communication crash course 1/10

@kmpanthagani.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

Does the Mitchell Corn Palace Count?
cornpalace.com

The U-M Dept of Psych is hiring! We seek a tenure-track scholar exploring human cognition with generative AI—pushing the boundaries between biological and artificial minds. Apply at lnkd.in/eF2EXmJz

Schnauzer in a colorful alleyway

Dunkel enjoying a day out

NCI R01 at the 11th percentile.
Pending since December.
GMS emailed in June to share NCI intends to fund.
Up in smoke this week after the financial strategy was published.
No longer Pending in Commons.

Ooofff. This academic life is not for the weak.

#NCI #ESI #NIH

www.cancer.gov/grants-train...

PO just confirmed that our 5th percentile R01 is not getting funded. Past NCI Payline at 4 percent. Cant believe it.

AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Substantial Changes to Datasets, Allocations for FY26 Announced | AcademyHealth Become a Member

Have you lost access to health data or had your work disrupted by recent federal changes? AcademyHealth is collecting stories to support our efforts to restore these datasets. Share your experience by August 8:

Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy

May the odds be ever in your favor.
4% payline at the NCI.

www.cancer.gov/grants-train...

WETA: public television and classical music for Greater Washington WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them.

$60/year for some of the best entertainment around? Done. www.pbs.org/donate/

This isn't new but I'll feel better for bleeting it.

Publisher: Congrats, we are pleased to accept your paper!
<Months pass>
Author: Please could I have an update?
Publisher:
<Months pass>
Publisher: Check your proofs by TOMORROW (Saturday) or we'll publish an error-strewn version in your name.

Mini schnauzer with tongue out, sunny day

Dunkel is loving the summer weather.

Adhesin Als4112 promotes Candida auris skin colonization through interactions with keratinocytes and extracellular matrix proteins - Nature Communications Candida auris is a fungal pathogen notorious for persistent skin colonization and transmission in healthcare settings. Here, Zhao et al. explore the mechanisms driving pathogen’s adherence to skin, in...

Check it out: Our paper on how Candida auris sticks to the skin is now published www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations!

Photo of Julie Brabbs: "Improving lives inspires me."

The Rogel Cancer Center lost an incredible leader & ally today. Julie Brabbs served as chief administrative officer for Rogel since 2016. She was our biggest cheerleader and advocate plus a kind and generous mentor to many (including me). Our thoughts are with Julie's loved ones.

My deepest congratulations to the faculty across the University of Michigan who were recommended for promotion today. Their impactful work in classrooms, laboratories, and creative spaces is nothing short of inspiring. Kudos to all them and #GoBlue. record.umich.edu/articles/reg...

Dunkel with a box of chocolates

Darth: welcome back! Dunkel turned five.