Shweta Bansal
Professor in infectious disease ecology and mathematical epidemiology at Georgetown University (Washington DC). #socialbehavior, #netsci, #networks, #spatialepi, #bigdata, #mathbio, #inequities, #openscience, she/her. http://bansallab.com
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- Reposted by Shweta BansalToday I presented our new work at #Epidemics10 on understanding the drivers of influenza seasonality, with a particular focus on the role of indoor crowding and the built environment. It was so exciting to discuss it with so many experts in human flu! 😷 @bansallab.bsky.social
- The CDC updated its vaccine page to claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is "not evidence-based" and studies were "ignored." This is an outrage. Decades of research have found no link. This isn't science, it's RFK Jr. using the CDC as propaganda. Children will die because of this.
- Reposted by Shweta BansalLauer is super concerned about the demoralizing impact of low success rates...now that it is white folks being affected drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/l...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalThere is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition. Feel free to sign and share this open petition: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
- Reposted by Shweta BansalNSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes 1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible. 2. "alignment with Administration priorities" 3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem. a brief 🧵 w/receipts www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalTracy Beth Hoeg at FDA is highly likely to use the VAERS data to make spurious inferences on COVID vaccines. She comes with strong biases against childhood vaccination and no experience in infectious disease epidemiology. Beware what Hoeg, Makary and RFK are selling…
- Reposted by Shweta BansalDr. Gonsalves has written a piece that is equal parts brilliant and tragic. Read it and use it as motivation to keep fighting the destruction of US science infrastructure. @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
- Reposted by Shweta BansalThe great @jimalwine.bsky.social and I on the absolute necessity of restoring the NIH's funding. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/n...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalNew paper! Synchronized breathing data and network models show that age and sex shape infection risk in bottlenose dolphins—critical insight for protecting marine wildlife from future outbreaks. Collab w/ @bansallab.bsky.social rdcu.be/epHE8
- Reposted by Shweta Bansal🔥 When smoke from climate-linked wildfires drives people indoors, respiratory infections rise. But if 10% of people wear masks, this effect could be offset. New research in PLOS Climate by Arregui-García and colleagues 👇 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
- Joining colleagues in backing NIH staff who wrote the Bethesda Declaration. Time to defend the research infrastructure that has made US biomedicine a global leader from harmful political interference.
- I wanted to show support for these brave public servants and to allow others, including the scientific community, to join me. In partnership with @standupforscience.bsky.social, we have a way for you to do that... www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
- Reposted by Shweta Bansalimportant historical perspective on the value of federal funding of basic research at universities: "These are the building blocks of America's extraordinary strength, created over the last 100 years, and they are now being dismantled in 100 days" 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qk4...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalNIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalApplying to STEM grad programs? 🎓 Apply now for #CLGSMI! 🤩 ➡️ cientificolatino.com/gsmi The GSMI program supports applicants through 1-on-1 mentorship, fee waivers, professional development, and community building! Applications accepted on a ROLLING basis until 5/31!
- Reposted by Shweta BansalSo what should NSF grantees, worried by terminated grants, do? That's something I've been thinking a lot about, given my own NSF grants. First, I'd encourage to read this AAUP guide focused squarely on NSF grant termination policies: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Shweta BansalDrug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The US has just lost its ability to detect it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalUPDATE: Here's where we're at w/ NIH grant terminations: ❌ 429 NIH grants terminated* ❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention ❌ 27 on cancer ❌ 16 on Alzheimer's The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇 *This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
- Reposted by Shweta BansalIf the public already knows, then surely there is no harm in posting the results. But they want to suppress them because RFK Jr., who is an anti-vaxxer and who has never conducted scientific research, thinks vaccines are bad. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalRFK Jr.’s lackey claims that the CDC doesn’t need to post the expert report on the measles outbreak. She says this because it shows that people are more susceptible to measles if they live in under-vaccinated places. She claims that the report “doesn’t say anything the public doesn’t know”.
- I was just working with NCES data yesterday (to quantify how many 5-6 year olds are homeschooled and miss school vaccine requirements). NCES data aren't just important for education but critical for tracking and improving child nutrition and health too.
- Reposted by Shweta Bansal86 children and 19000 adults have died from flu this season in the U.S. and that's with a vaccine. If we have no vaccines come September these numbers will increase. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Reposted by Shweta Bansal🚨 Excited to see our work published in @jmirpub.bsky.social🚨 Our study characterizes the geographical connectivity across spatiotemporal scales, highlighting the significant heterogeneities that influence disease dynamics. W/ L Alvarez-Zuzek @vcolizza.bsky.social @bansallab.bsky.social
- An excellent effort to get the voices of scientists heard throughout the country 👇👇👇
- Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com
- Reposted by Shweta BansalSince RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on The Staggering Success of Vaccines www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalThere’s a lot going on right now & it can be hard to get work done! We’re offering a virtual space for @midas-network.bsky.social trainees to make some writing progress on Monday, Feb 10, at 2pm ET. Join us for an hour to write alongside supportive peers! Register: notredame.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
- Reposted by Shweta Bansal🚨🧪😷 NEW research: What did outbreak reporting look like during Covid-19 and mpox? We found evidence of: ⚖️ Big moves from WHO on transparency 🌡️ More outbreaks potentially linked to climate change 🐔 Weird gaps and shifts in influenza outbreak reporting Please share! 🔓 journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
- Reposted by Shweta BansalNEW 🦠‼️ Several countries and reports have called for the creation of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics. Over the last two years, we brought global health law experts together with IPCC and IPBES members, and mapped out a blueprint for its scope and governance. 🔓 papers.ssrn.com/abstract=508...
