Human Geneticist. Sex & gender differences in health and disease. Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Univ of CO. Data, Analysis, and Travel. she/her
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Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Historically, medical research has relied heavily on male participants, with findings often generalized to women and children.
If women’s health is discussed at all, it’s largely framed around reproduction.
This special issue of Science highlights the research that is seeking to close the critical gaps in women’s health. Learn more: scim.ag/4hy8ACT
ALT Women make up more than half the population, but most of what we know about women’s biology comes from extrapolation of studies in men. This has been changing in recent years, and this special issue highlights some of the progress in understanding the biological basis of sex differences in health and disease and medical issues relevant to women’s health across different stages of life. Illustration: Chiara Vercesi
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Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague!
Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9…
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
“Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don’t matter, or like you don’t have a place in our American story — because you do. And you have a right to be exactly who you are." — Mrs. Obama
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
📝 A close-up of the "You Are America" inscription wrapping around the Obama Presidential Center museum tower. The 5-foot-tall concrete letters form an excerpt from his 2015 Selma speech. instagram.com/p/DZQjiBOHyMQ/ – at Chicago, IL
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
The staffing crunch is so severe that the NIMH has asked its intramural grad students and postdocs to volunteer in this admin capacity temporarily.
Also: the institute's acting deputy director - the second in charge - is devoting half of her time to grants management.
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Delighted to share our new preprint on sex differences in polygenic risk prediction.
researchsquare.com/article/r…
Using 3,000+ PRS in @PGSCatalog across 145 traits in UK Biobank
Key:
✳️Sex bias is widespread
✳️Driven more by biology than methods, sample size
✳️Implications for clinical use
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🧬New from Stoneman et al!
📄CCAFE: Estimating Case and Control Allele Frequencies from GWAS Summary Statistics
🖥️ github.com/wolffha/CCAFE/
👉 tinyurl.com/59km6f99
For researchers working in women's health:
CALL FOR PAPERS
Genome Medicine is calling for submissions to a new Collection on omics advancements in women's health. Submission deadline: 27 November 2026
link.springer.com/collection…
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Interested in single cell genomics but need help getting started? Come to my lab's 10th (!) Single Cell Genomics Day on 6/12
Talks include Aviv Regev @anshulkundaje @junyue_cao @xinjin + (many) more + @ATJCagan illustrations!
Free Youtube livestream at satijalab.org/scgd
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
A message from NASA astronaut Christina Koch who has now arrived safely back to Earth: "To everyone who has been following my journey, I want to sincerely thank you for your continued support — it truly means everything. Being part of the Artemis II mission is not just a personal milestone, but a step forward for all of us who believe in exploration and possibility.
To the young women and aspiring explorers out there: never doubt what you’re capable of. Your dreams are valid, your voice matters, and your place in science, engineering, and space is absolutely yours to claim. I hope my journey reminds you that no goal is too far, and no dream is out of reach when you commit to it.
And to everyone inspired or interested in this path — stay curious, stay driven, and don’t be afraid to take that first step. I’m always grateful to connect with people who share the same passion, so feel free to reach out and be part of this journey with us."
Christina, pictured above at Space Camp, attended every summer from the ages of 13 to 17.
© A Mighty Girl
#drthehistories
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Inspired by our paper on the genetics of GLP-1 drug response? nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Want to make discoveries with the world's best genetic dataset? We're hiring!
StatGen: tinyurl.com/ys4mvhejRisk
Prediction: tinyurl.com/psamt294
Data Products: tinyurl.com/2ff7eavb
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
NIH terminated $2.45 billion in grants in 2025.
Using NIH’s own economic multiplier (2.5–2.7x), that’s ~$6 billion in unrealized economic output.
Not to mention lost jobs, stalled discoveries, and a weakened scientific workforce.
Worst case of “saving money” ever💀
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
57.9% of 2,291 terminated NIH grants were led by women; 48.2% led by men. 630 terminated projects were led by early career researchers: 60% of grad student projects, 48% of postdoc projects & 60% of assistant professor projects were led by women.
fiercebiotech.com/research/n…
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
This is not surprising:
NIH cuts show women losing more funding than men - 57.9% vs 48.2%.
And it gets worse: early-career scientists are being hit hardest, with women leading 60% of terminated grants among PhDs and assistant professor.
So much hard work lost.
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
NCI has awarded only 10 new grants in FY2026, all since March 1. Last year there were 331 by this date. Could you tell the scientific community and the public what it going on?
Image is search on NIH Reporter for "New" + "NCI" + "nonSBIR/STTR" + FY2026.
reporter.nih.gov/search/lsgg…
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
We were told NIH funding cuts were about eliminating DEI.
But the data now shows grants are down across nearly every field of medicine: cancer, diabetes, mental health, brain disorders.
With the greatest cuts hitting Alzheimer’s research, down more than 50%.
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
If you're looking to build or deepen your knowledge in statistical genetics, Boulder's International Statistical Genetics Workshop (June 1–11) covers the full range: biometrics, GWAS, polygenic scores, causality, etc.
Open to all levels, and it's virtual.
Register below 👇🏽
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
The pipeline that drives discovery - new knowledge and treatments for diseases that affect us all - is collapsing in the United States.
New NIH funding opportunities are down 91% this fiscal year.
Dr. Barbara Stranger retweeted
Here is the "effective payline" for each institute, estimated (by Claude) as the percentile where one can expect 80% probability of funding from a logistic regression fit. The effective payline has gone from a historic ~12% to 6% in 2025.
NIH FY2025 funding data finally emerges on RePORT drugmonkey.wordpress.com/202… via @drugmonkeyblog
