Dr Elizabeth Partan

🧬🧪👩‍🔬 Health Science Specialist @VeteransHealth. PhD in Human Genetics @JohnsHopkins. Improving #scicomm. Opinions mine. Talk to me about science! (she/her)

[Sharyn Blum @sleepyknave]

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The federal government has announced that the USPS program for free rapid tests will be ending on Friday Sept 2.

Anyone who hasn't placed their maximum number of orders needs to do so in the next 6 days.

Order your rapid home test kits here:
https://t.co/nPzdDqClEg

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[Julie Messersmith @JMessersmith_JH]

What the #genomics community has accomplished in a few decades is astonishing.

Congratulations @mike_schatz @sz_genomics @GershmanAriel @timp0 @alaina_shumate @StevenSalzberg1 @smyan__ @rajivmccoy & the whole @JohnsHopkins team!

https://t.co/kh0uBZBvyJ

https://t.co/pqoOQaEToj

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

What to do now?
1) If not vaxxed, get vaxxed
2) If not boosted & >4-5 mths out, get boosted
3) Get prepared mentally to act more cautiously if Omicron proves to be more infectious, immune-evasive, or both
4) Follow the news & science – will be much clearer in 2-3 wks
5) That's it

[Linda McKenna Earth & Space science educator. @rocksatthestars]

Happy Thanksgiving from the cosmos!

[Dr. Sophie Quick @SophieFQuick]

I miniaturised and laminated my doctorate certificate so that it fits in my purse and it amuses me no end.

Haven't yet "accidentally" tried to pay for something with it - oh whoops SORRY thats just my PhD.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[TwistedDoodles @twisteddoodles]

Halloween costumes to scare scientists (cartoon for @newscientist ) #halloween #AcademicTwitter

[Professor De Silva @AshaniTW]

The gender disparity is shocking. Not one woman awarded a scientific Nobel this year. Not one. Depressing to say the least.

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

.@KatherineJWu, @sarahzhang, and I co-wrote this piece about 6 things to understand about the ever-fluid, ever-confusing pandemic. It’s an honour to be sharing a byline with these incredible writers.

https://t.co/3Uey0tBC7J

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

I forgot to mention that my first first-author paper is available as a preprint on #medRxiv! 🧬🩸 TLDR; we uncover a genetic signaling mechanism behind a rare vascular disease.

[medRxiv @medrxivpreprint]

Analysis of Whole Genome Sequencing in a Cohort of Individuals with PHACE Syndrome Suggests Dysregulation of RAS/PI3K Signaling https://t.co/ISQMD5skUw #medRxiv

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

Important thread! We need to stop fixating on positive tests after vaccination. When a vaccinated person is exposed to the virus, the immune system responds after the virus infects the cells. Vaccines abort infections, sometimes before symptoms, sometimes not.

[Kim Stiefel 💎 @KimStiefel79]

ive never felt more seen 👀

[Antoine van Oijen 🔬🧫🧬 @van__Oijen]

Remember that intro biology class where you learned about helicases using ATP to unwind DNA during replication?

We figured out that that might not be the case...

@uowresearch @MolHorizons @ihmri

https://t.co/gfVzkkYjFe

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

@carolinethegeek @quiddie It does not count as a proper bestowal of a sword if you purchase it for yourself. I'll return the favor :)

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

"PhD journey is a somewhat insular, odd experience. People outside academia seem to be impressed by the title... people inside academia generally see it as a pre-requisite... and most people (both in and outside academia) seem to not know much about what is really involved." 💯

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

✅ Thesis defense
✅ Written dissertation
✅ Convocation ceremony
Definitely a Doctor now. Surely at some point it starts to feel real?

[Mission Unstoppable @CBSUnstoppable]

.@IfThenSheCan is making history with the most life-sized statues of women in one place! ✨

Opening May 15th at @NorthParkCenter in Dallas, #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit will feature more than 120 3D printed statues of #WomeninSTEM!

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

!!!!!

[nature @Nature]

US President Joe Biden's proposed budget would raise core funding for research across nearly every major federal science agency, including historic increases to improve public health and battle racial injustices: https://t.co/XRYUQCBT9r

[Dr Elizabeth Partan @ElizabethPartan]

Graduating in a pandemic means missing out on a lot of the usual pomp and circumstance—which makes it feel less real. However, in accordance with Finnish tradition, and thanks to the inestimable @carolinethegeek, I am now the proud wielder of a doctoral sword. It’s real, y’all.