Bijou Basu

MD-PhD student | advocacy • science • healthcare | Opinions are my own | (she/her) Nonprofit: @nlv_ngo

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Officially starting my PhD today! I didn’t know I wanted an MD or MD-PhD until much later in life, but at 7 I told my parents I was going to get a PhD so I could argue with them better. Looking forward to making 7 year old me proud! #doubledoc

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Consider giving to @drsforamerica today! We need your help fighting for healthcare equity - now more than ever!

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

Tomorrow is the big day! 🚨 Join healthcare professionals like @BijouBasu and @alyssalambrec who are fighting for health equity with #DoctorsForAmerica. Together, we can make a difference. 🩺
Donate: https://t.co/J1Row3yXZL
#GivingTuesday #AdvocateForChange

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

It’s not 1973, but recent healthcare policy setbacks make it feel that way.

Support us this #GivingTuesday to help amplify the voices of frontline healthcare providers who put the health of their patients first.

https://t.co/wXDwOlWUtG

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

I don't think this has gotten enough attention:

Trump keeps saying he'll cut funding for schools that require vaccinations.
https://t.co/6b9VM5v6Mg

[Nature Neuroscience @NatureNeuro]

Cerebellar Purkinje neurons in mice are activated by the hormone asprosin, leading to enhanced thirst

@HeYanlin2 @AtulChopra79 @Ila_Mishra_22

https://t.co/hYAOTMEOy6

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Had a great time at the AAN summer conference presenting my project under the mentorship of Dr Hesham Abboud

It was a great weekend learning about new developments in neuroimmunology, hearing patient stories, and receiving mentorship advice!
#AANsummerconference #AAN2024

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

@cwru @CWRUSOM @cwrumstp

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Excited to share our latest paper in @NatureNeuro! We found that cerebellar Purkinje neurons activated by asprosin enhance thirst in mice, unlocking a new target for managing thirst disorders. Proud to be 2nd author on this work led by Drs Ila Mishra and Bing Feng

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

https://t.co/SOat04fQVA

[Reshma Ramachandran @reshmagar]

Team 3 for @drsforamerica are here in DC ready to meet with our policymakers to discuss key public health priorities including FDA approps, gun violence prevention, access to repro healthcare, and more. @BijouBasu #NLC24 https://t.co/hS5BMQucKO

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

I just ordered a free, nonpartisan voter badge from @vot_er_org so I can offer patients the opportunity to register to vote or view their ballot right in the clinic. Get yours ⤵️ https://t.co/JaOFIxlbdY #NLC2024

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

The first Plenary with Kavita Patel, MD, MS has started!

Plenary - Physician Activism and Leadership: A New Call to Action

#NLC24

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Can’t wait for the 2024 @drsforamerica conference! It’s going to be an awesome weekend!

[Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP @RealCedricDark]

An unreal line up…

Join us at @drsforamerica’s 2024 National Leadership Conference June 6-8, 2024

Register here: https://t.co/WYtbSz0WZJ

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Had a great time at my first #AANAM in Denver with the UH Neuroimmunology team!
#AAN2024 @cwrumstp @CWRUSOM

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

And that’s a wrap! Great week discussing science with new friends, reconnecting with old mentors, and eating lots of yummy DC food!

A special thanks to @SfNtweets and @BWFUND for the Trainee Professional Development Award #SfN2023

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Last night, reproductive freedom was on the ballot in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia. It won everywhere.

Women enjoy having human rights, and we vote.

[Ohio Dems @OHDems]

Good morning, Ohio. It’s great to wake up in a state where women have access to safe and legal reproductive care.

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

Our FDA Task Force members spent some time on the hill this week to address the uncertainty of the Alzheimer's drug #lecanemab. We are so proud of our leaders who continue to put #PatientsOverPolitics ❤️💙

@bicmay @dunkindona @priyasdave @BijouBasu @reshmagar

[Bijou Basu @BijouBasu]

Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease. Like many, I’ve watched loved ones affected by this disease and we need treatments. But we need treatments that have clinically relevant endpoints, free from harmful side effects, and that have been tested in diverse patient populations

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

"It is so important, when there is a new drug on the market, to have these endpoints and markers to make sure that it is truly effective before it gets widespread @US_FDA approval." @BijouBasu #lecanemab

[Meena Bewtra @DrsMeena]

📢📢OHIO📢📢
Your election board has approved a ballot question that would PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN YOUR STATE CONSTITUTION.
Now: you gotta get 413K verified signatures to get it on the ballot.
This affects nearly 6MIL women in Ohio.
Want to know how to help?
Start 👇🏽

[Doctors for America @drsforamerica]

"If guns made us safer, we'd be the safest country in the world."

America:

• 400 million guns
• homicide rate - 26x that of peer nations
• last school year - deadliest on record
• this year - 33 incidents of gunfire on school grounds (it's March)
• #1 killer of kids - guns