Mallory Harris, PhD

Climate change is already here and it is already reshaping disease burden. Our paper just out in One Earth connects climate change that has already happened to extreme precipitation to a dengue epidemic in Peru in 2023. www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya used sickle cell disease research as an example of something he would not call DEI and cut. It's being cut. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

After voting to recommend RFK Jr for confirmation, Sen. Tom Tillis clarified that he will be very sad if it turns out that RFK Jr is, in fact, anti-vaccine.

For years, Jay Bhattacharya has been upset at the MMWR for publishing findings that run contrary to his predetermined conclusions (e.g., on immunity after covid vaccination) and his political agenda. Now he's in a position to prevent those findings from being published.

"What are we going to do with NASA? Are we going to have it be revived or shut it down? And I had very little hesitation." www.space.com/astronomy/de...

Excellent new update at Grant Witness that helps break down how science funding is being slowed down.

#NoKings in Austin, TX

I am once again asking... www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Happy Erev CDC Director Nomination Deadline to those who celebrate 😬

Not to brag, but I was so good at getting a thyroidectomy that my post-op visit began with an interview with the clinic's marketing team 💁‍♀️

Brutal evaluation of NIH political leadership here. 3.9% of NIH employees polled say political leaders maintain high standards of integrity, 1.6% trust political leaders, and just .8% say political leaders generate high levels of motivation. All well below numbers for full federal workforce.