Activists face 20 years in prison for handing out flyers that identified a cop they said was linked to the killing of a “Cop City” protester in an Atlanta forest. interc.pt/3Ntaur6

The situation in Sudan has been getting worse, fast. How bad? The limited information coming out of the country tell of shelling, mass graves, and burned villages. I looked at what the satellites could tell - and it was much worse than I imagined. economist.com/graphic-detail…

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS 🥳to Brian Do of MVH Lab for defending his PhD! A fearless scientist, deep thinker, and genuinely good person, he will go far in whatever he chooses to do and study. It has been a true privilege to work with you - I have learned so much!

Excited to share the first review - and the first official "product" - from the Lien lab! 🥳We discuss how dietary factors can influence tumor progression by modulating the balance between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Check it out!👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This is incredibly insightful about how desperate life in Gaza is right now:

Geneticist Krystal Tsosie advocates for Indigenous data sovereignty sciencenews.org/article/geneti… Proud of our Native BioData Consortium cofounder, scientist and friend. Wonderful article Science News, @YrachetaJM Dr./Prof. Keolu Fox . Thank you, Joseph Lee.

Israel has killed at least 1395 Palestinians in just over a week since the International Court of Justice ordered it to prevent all acts of genocide in Gaza.

"The End Police Violence Collective... had to work hard behind the scenes to educate skeptics that abolition & public health are, in effect, two sides of the same coin." Check out this piece in Inquest about folks working for abolition & public health! inquest.org/for-the-people…

Exciting news! 🎉 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship applications opened yesterday. If you're a 2nd or 3rd yr PhD student (& U.S. citizen) passionate about science & building an inclusive scientific community, check out my application guide! 🌐🔬 #HHMIGilliam yaelcourtney.com/resources-and-…

This is the kind of thinking that the Federal Government & their corporate financiers (elections are funded by corps and data is used and patented by the same) engage in. Tribes must recognize this before partnering in BioMedical and Public Health Research cnbc.com/2018/04/11/gol…

Check out our paper on the “Governance of Indigenous data in open Earth systems science” In this paper we give recommendations for actionable steps across the data ecosystem that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Wow! Powerful. The Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty Movement is real and ITS HERE! Native Bio is lucky to work with such genius people. open.spotify.com/episode/2ys0nj…

We’ll come to you: How an urban farm in Little Rock builds community trust Local organizations in the historically Black neighborhood of South End are using food and wellness to make sure no one goes unseen prismreports.org/2025/01/29/urb…

Honored to present tomorrow at #AACR2025 to share my work from the Vander Heiden Lab (MIT Koch Institute at MIT) during the Metabolic Frontiers in Cancer session! 🧫 Would love to see you there and connect! Grateful for the @aacr #MICR and @hhminews for supporting my attendance!

Congratulations to our amazing MIT undergraduate Diya Ramesh who won an award for her poster presentation at #AACR2025 Koch Institute at MIT MIT Biology

Great lab bonding at our 2025 lab retreat. A good mix of scientific discussion and lab fun. I'm so grateful for such an inspiring and energetic lab!