Emily L. Casanova, PhD

Hybrid Legacies: Evolutionary Consequences of Neandertal Introgression and Implications for Autism A minority of Neandertal-derived alleles persists in the modern human genome, contributing to neurodivergence, including autism, as well as other cognitive traits. These introgressed variants may be ...

Our newest article in #Bioessays exploring the relationship between #Neandertal DNA and #autism. Enjoy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #anthropology #paleoanthropology #paleogenomics #genetics #evolution

This is figure 1, which shows the trajectory analyses in three of the four birth cohorts.

The age that autism is diagnosed may partly reflect underlying biological and developmental differences among individuals with autism, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/4gQ5gSV 🧬 🧪

In 2016, Jane Goodall spoke at the International Primatological Society meetings. She closed her talk asking everyone to thank the primates we studied not with applause, but with their calls. And so a room full of Very Eminent Primatologists made delighted monkey noises to Jane Goodall. ⚱️🐒🧪🌍

Love this ❤️

Looks good, thanks!

Grabbed this from Twitter. Too good not to share. #autism #TylenolTwaddle #RFKJr

Anyone can use AI chatbots to 'vibe code.' Could that put programmers out of a job? You no longer need to be a software engineer to build software — you can "vibe code" it by prompting chatbots to build apps and websites. Could that put programmers out of a job?

#VibeCoding — It’s a thing now! 👍🏻

www.npr.org/2025/05/30/n...

Just out! My newest paper on "The Molecular Basis of Punctuated Equilibria." It was so awesome taking part in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the theory of #PunctuatedEquilibria. I got to meet so many awesome scientists in the field & it was such an honor to be a part of this. ❤️

bit.ly/4kmNOWO

For my scientists out there. 🥼🧪🧫

NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen integrity The proposed approach is expected to save more than $65 million annually.

NIH announces that it will move all grant reviews to Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and terminate about half of its review staff.

This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.

"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.

“I still can’t forget those words”: mixed methods study of the persisting impact on patients reporting psychosomatic and psychiatric misdiagnoses AbstractObjectives. This research aimed to improve understanding of persisting impacts of patient-reported psychosomatic and psychiatric misdiagnoses on pa

“I still can’t forget those words” - The long-term affects on mental health for chronic illness patients misdiagnosed with psychogenic conditions - academic.oup.com/rheumatology... #autoimmune #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #MCAS #POTS #MECFS

Working on a story for @sfchronicle.com about the administration's impacts to science, including #NIH and #NSF funding. Hoping to chat with early-career scientists, especially grad students and postdocs, about how you've been affected. Thanks!

Signal: jacklee.55

‘A bloodbath’: HIV field is reeling after billions in U.S. funding are axed USAID’s promises to support lifesaving efforts are broken, putting millions in peril

“Instead of a careful handover, we’re being pushed off a cliff,” said Kate Rees, an epidemiologist with South Africa’s Anova Health Institute, which has also seen its funding terminated.
Story on the devastating cuts to the HIV/AIDS field by my colleague @cohenjon.bsky.social 🧪 #IDsky

This whole #CapCut ban is really p*ssing me off. #TikTok’s back but I can’t edit my videos. 😢

I bought this book but I haven’t dived into it yet. Really looking forward to it!

"The issue of biological determinism is not an abstract matter to be debated within academic cloisters. These ideas have important consequences. . . . The most immediate impact will be felt as male privilege girds its loins to battle a growing women’s movement."

—Stephen Jay Gould 🏺🧪

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YouTube video by Science Over a Cuppa The Relationship between Fragile X Premutation & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

The relationship between #FragileXPremutation and #EhlersDanlosSyndrome - let me know what questions you have!

youtu.be/PLDverwvoXw?...

Membrane mechanics dictate axonal pearls-on-a-string morphology and function - Nature Neuroscience Axons have always been assumed to be cylindrical. Using in silico modeling and cryopreservation of tissues, Griswold et al. demonstrate that unmyelinated axons of the mammalian central nervous system ...

Will be fascinating to see if this pearls-on-a-string feature of axons is replicated in future! #brain #neuroscience #STEM

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Where Did the Global Elite Go to School? Hierarchy, Harvard, Home and Hegemony We examine the educational backgrounds of the global elite, using new data on a diversity of organizational leadership roles as well as the population of the super-rich across the world. Four trends ....

🌍 Who Are the Global Elite?

A @wiley.com study maps where the global elite go to university - Harvard leads, Anglo-American credentials dominate, but 'home bias' persists.

But what is the global elite & how does education shape power?

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#SciComm 🧪 🍎

Oh, I imagine that’s been fundamental— especially for it to occur at this scale!

In Psychology, it’s called Group Polarization. The tendency for views of opposing groups to grow progressively more extreme.

I wonder if folks with #autism have more challenges with “relational value” & judging how others value us… 🤔

The following sentence illustrates why I will die on the hill that is the Oxford Comma:

"I dedicate this book to my parents, Elton John and Beyoncé."

Interpret accordingly.

Thanks for the rec! ☺️

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type is associated with rheumatic diseases - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type is associated with rheumatic diseases

An oldy but goody: Hypermobile #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #EDS is associated with rheumatic diseases, despite that the 2017 hEDS exclusion criteria state otherwise. Hmmm... www.nature.com/articles/sre... Science says hEDS often has rheumatism; the hEDS criteria explicitly state it can't. Confusion, argh!

YouTube video by Science Over a Cuppa All about dysautonomia! What is it and who has it???

All about #dysautonomia - What is it and who has it? youtu.be/xH66VpuOM6Q?...

The best time for it! 😁🧠

YouTube video by Science Over a Cuppa A Cambrian Explosion of autism genes!

In case you missed my video on a Cambrian explosion of #autism genes or don’t use Tiktok, here it is on Youtube. Enjoy! ☺️ 🧬 youtu.be/SKN4VUdT4Ds?...

How did brains evolve? What were the major stages in #brain #evolution? How does it relate to #autism? #Science #STEM #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #genetics #vertebrates #invertebrates #Cambrian #E... TikTok video by Dr. Casanova, PhD

Didja ever wonder how brains evolved? 🧠 I explore nervous system #evolution from sponges up to fish! 🐠 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTF7PEj8g/ #STEM #Science