Leslie Rodriguez, PhD

Microbiology and Immunology PhD • LSUHS 👩🏻‍🔬 • Dr. Ander's Lab 🧪

✝️10/14/42 - 09/07/16✝️
✝️03/15/16 - 01/30/26✝️

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

This information is wrong. As someone who has done cell culture for 10 years, using RPMI media to grow L-929 cells is not wrong. It's pretty common to grow these cells in DMEM, MEM, or RPMI media as long as it's supplemented with FBS, L-glutamine, and Pen/Strep. Don't lie.

[nazzle dazzle (got headpats from chan) ⊹₊⟡⋆ @dramaticweasel]

bruh is this a joke???? THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE GROWN IM RPMI???? they're like 90% confluent in THE WRONG MEDIUM what the FUCK???????

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

https://t.co/f11L8wU318

[EPCC @EPCCNews]

Dr. Leslie Rodriguez was a EPCC Rise to the Bridge graduate in 2017, & after recently earning her PhD, she spoke to Rise students and former colleagues today on T Cell & vaccine research. A wonderful role model for our students! #EPCCpride

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

My first author paper got accepted and published recently. This is what my dissertation work was on.

https://t.co/kKAYzWYCRi

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

I have successfully passed my final dissertation defense 😊🩵

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

RFK Jr has been stating that the "anti-measles protection" of natural infection is better than vaccination

First - if he thinks measles is not bad for you, then why care how good or long lasting the immunity against it is??

Second - Measles is NOT good for you. Do not get it to gain immunity against it. Get a vaccine - it is SAFE

Hell, it is actually a live weakened virus vaccine - it is for all purposes a very mini infection. So, if you want an infection to give you immunity, then the vaccine does that too...

The arguments against a measles vaccine that are coming from HHS Secretary are beyond idiotic. They are self contradictory. If he wants to support public health he'd start by working to build bridges and trust. Not sow distrust of some of the safest medical interventions on the plant.

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.

Let’s not make it harder to learn.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

It’s true.

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

"but there's a rise in autism cases"

Yes, because we are getting proper tests for diagnostic purposes. Why else would there be a "rise" of cases?

I fear the education system has failed many individuals.

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

Vaccines don't cause autism.

That's it. That's the tweet

Thanks 🩵

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

Vaccines don't cause autism.

That's it. That's the tweet

Thanks 🩵

[BNO News @BNOFeed]

Measles outbreak in the U.S. continues to grow:
- 39 new cases in Texas (198 total)
- 20 new cases in New Mexico (30 total)

[Association for Women in Science @AWISNational]

We love to see everyone #StandUpForScience!

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

Trans kids didn’t hike your rent. Billionaires did.

Immigrants didn’t make your groceries more expensive. Billionaires did.

Federal workers didn’t take away your health care. Billionaires did.

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

2 measles deaths in the US now.
Measles cases popping up all over the country.

Utah banned fluoride today—though 75 years of data show it prevents tooth decay.

RFK Jr is touting cod liver oil and “nutrition” as cures for the most contagious human disease.

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[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

to measles. Even an infant less than 1 year old has died because of measles. I cannot stress this enough, as someone who works with vaccines, they are important! Vaccines are not "bad". They are necessary to prevent/control infections.

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

Measles was declared eradicated in 2000 thanks to science and vaccines. And now, as of 02/28/25, there is said to be thousands of unvaccinated individuals infected with measles in the state of Texas.

I will never comprehend the logic behind anti-vaxxers. A child has died due

[Leslie Rodriguez, PhD @LesRodriguez96]

Correct. We know what's in the vaccine. We know how it's produced. We know how it works 😭

I literally do vaccine research. I'm not the one who makes the vaccine, though. I just find out how it works, however, I still know what's in the vaccine.

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

Guess what?

Vaccine scientists know exactly what’s in every vaccine, how much, & why they’re included.

Why? Because scientists put them there.

That’s literally how medicine formulation works.

People claiming “no one knows what’s in your vaccines” are telling on themselves.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Trump is holding all the nation’s hospitals and vital services hostage to seize power from Congress and hand it over to billionaires.

We must state the truth: this is a constitutional crisis. It’s a massive, illegal power grab that the House and Senate have a sworn duty to stop.