Elitsa Stoyanova
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Elitsa Stoyanova
@_elitsa__
Scientist in biotech, previously @RockefellerUniv
BREAKING: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted on four of 11 counts of fraud tied to her defunct blood-testing startup, with no verdict on three other charges trib.al/GuwM99W
This is from CU's website, and the last part of it is simply false. While there are student-workers in some places who research only 20 hrs/wk (so they can teach the other 20 hrs/wk), many science grad students here (incl all the ones I know) do research 30, 40, or more hrs/week.
A machine-learning model can be used to predict the future “impact” of research published in scientific literature, according to a @NatureBiotech paper. The model could aid in the construction of diversified, impact-optimized funding portfolios. go.nature.com/2SZkRbZ
Workers will get a $1.85 wage increase over 3yrs and will not pay any more out of pocket for family healthcare plan. They’re keeping their full benefits. @TeamstersJC16 Local 202 president Danny Kane tells @THECITYNY it’s their biggest contract in 30 years. Story with details TK
