Inspired by my own experiences with failing to obtain a vaccine, contracting monkeypox, and subsequently receiving tecovirimat, I am imploring our leaders to immediately increase access to this safe, FDA-approved drug. Your help in spreading the word would be much appreciated.
U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument: Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma, examining whether generic manufacturers, using a "skinny label," can be sued for infringement based on marketing materials – LIVE online here: https://t.co/nQDbca0X9B
It's thrilling to see my alma mater championing one of my deeply held beliefs: that incredible science does the most good when it is effectively communicated.
I look forward to seeing how this new position influences the culture and curriculum of the College of Science!
Announcing the creation of a new, strategic faculty position: professor for the public understanding of science.
Renowned chemist and science communicator Kate Biberdorf, also known as Kate the Chemist, will be the first to hold this prestigious position.
https://t.co/nUPBsdrVg2
Is anyone headed to San Diego next week for #BIO2024? If so, I'd love to catch up -- and invite you to my firm's networking reception (there may or may not be an Irish pub involved🍻)
What if there was an antibiotic that doesn't disrupt the gut microbiome?
There is now.
A discovery published @Nature today
https://t.co/njtUddaJHo @PaulHergie and colleagues @UofIllinois @justsaysinmice
Congratulations to all the graduates, including my younger sister—who forever gets to brag that she graduated from an Ivy before I did. 😉 I couldn’t be more proud!
I quite enjoyed the speech @BrianCCastrucci gave at the @ColumbiaMSPH commencement ceremony today — particularly his points on the way data and evidence are shaped by those who collect it and the value of turning narratives of vulnerability into those of resilience.
Half a year of constant exposure to acrylamide, a known genotoxin present in some quantity in fried foods, affects darkness- and surface-seeking behavior in ZEBRAFISH.
The fact that this paper got published with this title in PNAS is mind-boggling to me
https://t.co/eYFbxqRjGj