I haven& #39;t even thought about writing papers for publication since mid-January. To address the threat posed by #COVID19, it& #39;s all about making progress as fast as possible, and sharing what we find as broadly as possible. https://nyti.ms/2Uy7HRD ">https://nyti.ms/2Uy7HRD&q...

I& #39;m doing some modeling. But most of my time goes to talking with others about their work, scientific communication around public health, writing rapid post-publication peer reviews on twitter, connecting people, and working to policymakers to understand the scientific landscape.

I can readily afford to ignore the gap it will leave on my CV. I& #39;m tenured at a great school— @UW—where I love to work.
But when this is all over, let& #39;s think about how we can recognize and remember the contributions of those who& #39;ve done the same at far greater professional risk.

So many of my junior colleagues at the graduate, postdoctoral, and pre-tenure stages of their careers are doing the same thing I am, fearlessly.

As we hire and confer tenure in the coming years, we need to recognize every manner of creative contribution these people have made.

We must find a way to do this irrespective of whether those contributions leave a traditional paper trail.

I& #39;d recommend a narrative-based approach to assessing activity during this period, recognizing that each of us has different leverage points to maximize our contributions.