Biostatistician/Data Scientist, @jhubiostat alum, runner, challah baker, library frequenter, he/him 🏳️🌈✡️ (views = my own)
Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2015
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Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
Eurovision 2025 statistics: vocal ranges of the songs, calculated with the live performances #Eurovision #Eurovision2025
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I know it's pretty dead on here, but my team (not me) within the data & computational science team at Vertex is hiring an integrative data scientist: vrtx.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com…. If you're interested please apply, it's an awesome place to work!
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Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.
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*BROOKLYN*, I’ll be back on Thursday 5/1 at 10am, where it all began at Kings County Hospital where my mother and grandmother worked, where I trained in Emergency Medicine, to give a keynote!
The first 100 attendees will receive a free copy of LEGACY🩺
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
cities aren’t loud. cars are loud
Visitors are up, but traffic is flowing more smoothly so honking is down ~70% and the streets are quieter and more calm.
thecity.nyc/2025/03/11/traff…
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According to a senior CDC official, some of the pages that were removed on Friday have been reinstated due to backlash from the scientific community and the public. Keep speaking up, it matters!
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And that's all she wrote😌 📚 ♥️
Book lovers-- What are your ins and outs for 2025? Let us know in the comments⬇️
#2025 #insandouts #newyears #newyearsresolutions #booklovers
ALT An image displaying a list labeled "BPL 2025 INS AND OUTS." The list is divided into "Ins," featuring positive activities like visiting a library branch, reading ebooks, and attending library events. The "Outs" section includes behaviors to avoid, such as paying for free services and watching a movie without reading the book first. The Brooklyn Public Library is mentioned.
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
They should take a page from the Nussbaum & Wu playbook.
-Close for a year
-Reopen as Bagels Absolute
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
One to put in the calendar!!
RWD for Regulatory Decision-Making: Learnings from Use Cases and Demonstration Projects
Our next @PHUSETwitta community forum with @backerman150 from JnJ and Ulka Campbell from @aetioninc:
advance.hub.phuse.global/wik…
#rwd #regulatory
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
COVID-19, flu and RSV are all currently spreading in NYC. Wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings can help protect you and protect others if you’re sick.
Well-fitting masks, such as KN95s, KF94s or N95s, provide the best protection: on.nyc.gov/covid19prevention
ALT Illustration of two emojis on the subway, one is wearing a mask. The other is sick and not wearing a mask. Text reads: Mask up, N Y C! N Y C Health logo.
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
I will never understand why New York City of all places has chosen to prioritize free parking over outdoor dining, especially when most people in the city don’t even own a car
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
The internet is increasingly full of bad data analyses and fake science. If you want to avoid getting sucked in by nonsense, then it's a good idea to learn how science is supposed to work.
Lucky for you, Epidemiology An Introduction is here to help!
@OxUniPress
Ben Ackerman, PhD retweeted
.@gypsybway has cast two rescue dogs in the role of 'Chowsie'!
broadwayworld.com/article/GY…
