Catherine Offord
@ce_offord
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Journalist writing about life science, policy, and research integrity. Correspondent for Science magazine.
Barcelona, Spain
Joined September 2015
Re older Cheeky Scientist contracts: I'm still interested in hearing from anyone who has had the 'non-disparagement' section of their contract enforced, or has been threatened with enforcement of that section. You can reach me at coffordwrites[at]gmail[dot]com
Cheeky Scientist bills itself on its website as the “world’s premier career training platform for PhDs.” However, many customers allege they were pushed into purchasing services they didn’t want, can’t afford, and haven’t used.
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The Trump administration says it is "not possible" for it to comply with a court order to release hundreds of millions of dollars in aid funds by midnight tonight. This and more in the @NewsfromScience Trump Tracker: https://t.co/y65P8Gescg
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Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally
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The chaos at USAID has left many clinical trials in limbo. We spoke to the researchers now scrambling to protect the staff and volunteers involved. https://t.co/Jt139o1dRn
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Organizers of USAID-funded studies grapple with ethical responsibilities to trial participants and collaborators
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New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears | Science | AAAS via @ce_offord
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The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned
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JUST OUT: @GoogleDeepMind has, as it said it would six months ago, made the code for AlphaFold3 available. More here:
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Six months after backlash, AI company fulfills pledge to make AlphaFold3’s full computer model available for noncommercial use
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Also: A legal source pointed out that disputes with lenders can be resolved through the CFPB
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The background to this story for anyone who needs a reminder:
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Grad students and postdocs say they felt pushed into signing away thousands of dollars for services they ultimately did not want
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Electronic refunds should have already been processed to the consumers’ original payment method, and refunds by check should be in the mail as of today.” *Please share this with anyone who might find it useful!*
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“[A]ll consumer disputes initiated with Affirm in regards to this merchant should have been remediated in the consumers’ favor and refunded...
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Cheeky Scientist update: Today, Affirm, the company that used to provide loans for #CheekyScientist customers, told me they are refunding all customers who have opened a dispute. They say:
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🔎 Steve Connor Award for #Investigative #SciJourn 🔍 📣 #ABSWawards finalists 👉 https://t.co/wi9urAfDul
@ChemistryKit @undarkmag
@rosafurneaux @TBIJ
@ce_offord @ScienceMagazine ⏩ What were your biggest challenges investigating these stories? More to come. Stay tuned! 🎧
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@rosafurneaux @TBIJ #Investigative Science Journalism is needed. Congratulations to you @rosafurneaux and the other finalists for bringing this issues into light. 👏 @ChemistryKit
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Today the @uk_biobank is releasing ~500K whole genome sequences. A tremendous feat in (1) enormity and (2) data sharing. https://t.co/vJ0P6RsC2C
@ScienceMagazine @ce_offord
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The release more than doubles the size of an earlier data set and will help reveal new links between DNA, health, and disease, geneticists say
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My latest investigation for @newsfromscience: Star neuroscientist Berislav Zlokovic of @KECKSchool_USC implicated in possible misconduct involving apparent data doctoring going back 25+ years. Includes science behind a stroke drug in major human trials 1/5
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Did star neuroscientist Berislav Zlokovic manipulate data that support NIH-funded stroke trial and important Alzheimer’s research?
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Campus labor organizing efforts are rising across the country—forcing the academic community to reckon with how it compensates early career researchers and what the future of academic science will look like.
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“I think the size of the average lab will have to decrease,” one administrator says
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Congratulations to @cpiller, winner of an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications in the Science Journalist: Freelancer category. @SciCommAwards
https://t.co/6p0oV2HnSD 🏆 Here’s a look at his winning stories. (THREAD 🧵)
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I’m honored to be a winner of the National Academies/Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications, for stories highlighting signs of misconduct in Alzheimer’s research thanks to courageous whistleblowers like @schrag_matthew #sciencejournalism @scicommexcellence
Congratulations to @cpiller, winner of an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications in the Science Journalist: Freelancer category. @SciCommAwards
https://t.co/6p0oV2HnSD 🏆 Here’s a look at his winning stories. (THREAD 🧵)
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My latest: Long-awaited CUNY investigation finds that Hoau-Yan Wang, a key scientist behind Cassava Sciences’ Alzheimer’s drug, engaged in “longstanding and egregious misconduct” associated with studies supporting the drug, simufilam. 1/3
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City University of New York’s Hoau-Yan Wang couldn’t provide original data to refute allegations of image manipulation, university says
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Gender pay gap research wins economics nobel @NewsfromScience
https://t.co/72Oibmy8q6
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Claudia Goldin honored for studies into women’s participation in the labor market over the past 200 years
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