Prachee Avasthi

Prachee Avasthi

@pracheeac.bsky.social

Co-founder & CSO @ArcadiaScience. Head of Open Science @AsteraInstitute. Immigrant. she/her Still post frequently on X (@PracheeAC)

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Here’s a hugely important vacancy at the NIH at a critical moment of technological and scientific change. The NIH is looking for a deputy director of intramural research. 1/

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Given the scope of this role overseeing basic, translational, and clinical research as well has having strategic vision across infrastructure, training, and improving scientific reproducibility, this recruitment has indirect impact reaching into other sectors and across the world. 3/

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Here’s a hugely important vacancy at the NIH at a critical moment of technological and scientific change. The NIH is looking for a deputy director of intramural research. 1/

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

“At a time when how science is conducted, shared, and consumed is rapidly changing, NIH seeks a bold, visionary leader prepared to drive transformative change, harness emerging technologies, modernize the research enterprise, and build the scientific workforce and capabilities needed ...” 2/

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

New job alert! If you're passionate about open science, organized, enthusiastic about meeting new people doing exciting work in this space, and want to nerd out with me on all the ways we can move the needle on open science @asterainstitute.bsky.social, apply now! jobs.ashbyhq.com/astera/f085e...

jobs.ashbyhq.comOpen Science Operations AssociateJoin Astera as an Open Science Operations Associate! Support open science programs, connect with researchers, and help accelerate scientific progress. In-person, based in Emeryville, CA.

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Michael Hoffman
@michaelhoffman.bsky.social

Replying to @richardsever.bsky.social

The "my competitor will see my preprint and replicate/rush their story to a journal" = their competitor has to have already done at least the rate-limiting parts of the work. To me, this is about someone wanting to receive exclusive credit for work that other groups were doing simultaneously.

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

After working closely together across two open science orgs over the last 7+ years, I’ll really miss working with @jessicapolka.bsky.social. She’s a total pro, an exceptional operator, a sharp strategist, and just a fantastic human ❤️. Really excited to see all she does next!

Jessica Polka@jessicapolka.bsky.social

I’m excited to share that I’m embarking on a new chapter: after 9 years working in open science nonprofits, including most recently at @asterainstitute.bsky.social , I’m transitioning to a new effort in the open education space - more on that soon!

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Deadline today!!!

Prachee Avasthi@pracheeac.bsky.social

Some scientists aren’t waiting for journals to catch up. They’re showing us what’s next. The Beyond the Journal awards honor those breaking the mold in how science is shared. More details: pracheeac.substack.com/p/off-roadin... Nominate or self-nominate here: www.experiment.foundation/beyond

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

ICYMI: the deadline to nominate a publishing trailblazer so we can amplify their efforts is October 31!

Prachee Avasthi@pracheeac.bsky.social

Some scientists aren’t waiting for journals to catch up. They’re showing us what’s next. The Beyond the Journal awards honor those breaking the mold in how science is shared. More details: pracheeac.substack.com/p/off-roadin... Nominate or self-nominate here: www.experiment.foundation/beyond

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Ronen Tamari
@ronentk.me

1/ 📢 New blog post! @pracheeac.bsky.social recently wrote a great piece about the need for paradigm shifts in science communication: “Stop building faster horses when we need fundamentally different vehicles.” 🧵https://bsky.app/profile/pracheeac.bsky.social/post/3m2exwtn6o22i

bsky.appPrachee Avasthi (@pracheeac.bsky.social)New Blog Post: Scholarly Communication Is a Research Problem. This Means You. https://pracheeac.substack.com/p/scholarly-communication-is-a-research
Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

If you’re a PhD scientist with technical skills spanning these areas and also have project/people management experience, I’m looking for you! Apply now, or if you know someone else that would be a good fit, kindly pass along the job ad below! 👇 jobs.lever.co/arcadiascien...

jobs.lever.coArcadia Science - Project DirectorA Bit About Us We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and ...
Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Waiting for incentives to change in scientific publishing? We’ve got you! I hope other funders follow suit to make the most of their research dollars

SPARC@sparcopen.bsky.social

We just posted an impact story on policies at HHMI, Gates & Astera promoting #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData. Powerful signals to other funders to accelerate discovery in science. Well done @madubs.bsky.social @openaccessmaven.bsky.social @pracheeac.bsky.social! sparcopen.org/impact-story...

sparcopen.orgFunders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC
Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

So @mbeisen.bsky.social and I wrote this not just to sway HHMI to stop walking the tightrope to make all parties comfortable and be clear about their trajectory but because it’s in all scientist’s hands to decide what they want to do open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

open.substack.comOpen letter to HHMI on their Immediate Access to Research PolicyThe following is in response to a letter sent to the HHMI community on September 24, 2025 and refers to HHMI’s new Immediate Access to Research Policy. The original letter appears at the bottom below ...
Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

While journal publishing has always been deeply problematic, hurting both the pace and trajectory of science, something is happening in this moment that is finally causing the system to crumble under its own weight and cost. 1/

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

While journal publishing has always been deeply problematic, hurting both the pace and trajectory of science, something is happening in this moment that is finally causing the system to crumble under its own weight and cost. 1/

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

Hoping our experience can help others see they are more ready for this change than they realize, today we outline what it looks like to publish, discover, and evaluate science/scientists in a post-journal world. 7/

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

While journal publishing has always been deeply problematic, hurting both the pace and trajectory of science, something is happening in this moment that is finally causing the system to crumble under its own weight and cost. 1/

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

While journal publishing has always been deeply problematic, hurting both the pace and trajectory of science, something is happening in this moment that is finally causing the system to crumble under its own weight and cost. 1/

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Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

This isn’t just some distant fantasy given that the NIH, the largest public funder of science in the world, is now looking to cap journal publication fees for NIH-funded research. A critical destabilization of this anachronistic system is imminent. FINALLY. 3/

Prachee Avasthi
@pracheeac.bsky.social

While journal publishing has always been deeply problematic, hurting both the pace and trajectory of science, something is happening in this moment that is finally causing the system to crumble under its own weight and cost. 1/

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James Fraser
@fraserlab.com

Why hasn't Preprint Peer Review caught on more? I discovered a small, but simple reason - authors are missing out on the JOY of getting feedback because they aren't notified when feedback occurs. more in thread below!