Dominique Lessard, PhD

Dr. Dom & Dr. Mom • Science Communicator • Molecular Physiologist • Advocate • Problem Solver • Weight Lifter • She/her • Opinions = my own.

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

Lovely #RareDisease nod at the beginning of #IronFlame. You go, @RebeccaYarros 🦓

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

Patient voices belong in every step of the scientific method. It starts with a call to action.

🗣️📣Dear scientists: it's our responsibility to create a system for these voices to be heard. Click below for a debrief on one way we can make this possible in the rare disease space.

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

How can we place patient voices at the center of scientific discovery? Let’s start where seeds of scientific discovery are planted: the classroom. Learn more about our experience bringing KAND families and students together in the blog post below.

https://t.co/BOIwvU8Uum

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

Thank you for your work @WormlockHolmes!

[Sandhya Koushika @WormlockHolmes]

An inspiring group of parents+caregivers who also deeply engage with science (organize researchers round tables, attend science webinars, summarize @biorxivpreprint+papers). They covered our recent work, hope it adds to understanding roles of KIF1A & thus KAND. @KIF1A @DVLessard

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

#ScienceIsBetterTogether

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

We are excited to announce our new partnership with ⁦⁦@VibeBio⁩! We have joined forces to tackle our understanding of the KIF1A interactome, which will be used to inform KAND therapeutic development. Watch our CSO @DVLessard walk us through this new initiative!

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

Today on #RareDiseaseDay we want to celebrate a snapshot of the progress that https://t.co/9vfCzWLXGE and the KAND community have made: This year the KIF1A Research Network grew from 130 to over 160 members!

[biohub @biohub]

We are proud to join landmarks around the world in illuminating our offices for #RareDiseaseDay—showing rare disease patients they aren’t alone ❤️💚💙💜
#LightUpForRare

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

Treatment and a cure for KAND can’t wait. Donate to our #GivingTuesday fundraiser TODAY! #WeCanCureKAND

https://t.co/yYtrIegQQE

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

Save the Date: https://t.co/9vfCzWLXGE is thrilled to host the next in-person KAND Family & Scientific Engagement Conference in NYC on August 3-6, 2023!

Are you interested in joining us? Send in this short survey! #KIF1A

https://t.co/5i7ECGo2gq

[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative @ChanZuckerberg]

Representation matters in the classroom and at the lab bench.

@cziscience’s new program will support scientists who are advancing #DiversityInSTEM through their research and by mentoring tomorrow’s scientists: ​​https://t.co/weRkT4N3ee

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

📢#RareDiseaseDay announcement: Learn about the KOALA Study & how we're expanding our partnership with the Chung Lab to boost clinical trial readiness & create more opportunities for KAND families to play an active role in research & discovery. #KIF1A
https://t.co/eMsb9SjmTz

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

If you're rare, you're relentless. Celebrate #RareDiseaseDay coming up on February 28th and the relentless spirit of the #RareDisease community by snagging one of these rare and relentless tees!

https://t.co/nH4Knn5tNw

[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative @ChanZuckerberg]

.@cziscience’s Ancestry Networks brings together
🤝 16 teams
🔍 120 investigators
��� 31 countries
to make research more representative of populations that are excluded in biomedical science https://t.co/4VxXSlIlOF

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

@AlisaCario CONGRATS!!!!

[KIF1A.ORG @KIF1A]

It’s International Day of #WomenInScience! At https://t.co/9vfCzWLXGE, we're proud of the incredibly talented women scientists in the KIF1A Research Network. Here are just a few of the brilliant women working with https://t.co/9vfCzWLXGE to find better care & treatments for KAND.

[trash jones @jzux]

trust my gut? the thing that can’t even handle milk?

[Chris Cannon @colourfulchris]

It’s my new favorite song.

[biohub @biohub]

Join our information session on Wednesday, February 16, for more details about these two RFAs to advance #RareDisease research. Learn more and register https://t.co/FWnir6VfjV

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

*THIS* is how you do it!!! 👏👏👏

[biohub @biohub]

At @ChanZuckerberg, we believe that science is better when patients are equal partners in research, so we’re launching two new RFAs centering patient-partnered collaboration 🧵 #RareDiseaseMonth https://t.co/36swiqSZTJ

[Dominique Lessard, PhD @DVLessard]

@immunoJeej *boop*

[biohub @biohub]

🎉 Congrats to @ChanZuckerberg’s Tania Simoncelli! @TaniaSimoncelli was named a 2021 @AAAS Fellow for her remarkable contributions to developing strategies and policies for improving the public value of science