Bennett Penn

Asst Professor in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at UC Davis. Also... Cubs fan, quasi-socialist, dog-lover and occasionally-cool dad.

[Bennett Penn @Penn_Laboratory]

https://t.co/QBxghsV9UK and Pubmed both down all afternoon. IT glitch coincidence? I guess we'll see...

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An the next item in the "US government has gone bat%hit crazy aisle" is...

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@Nicole_Paulk @NIH 😱 Holyf%cking#hit. I knew he was crazy, but this... I have no words.

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@UCSF @NSpottiswoodeMD @UCSFHospitals So many drug screens never make it out of a test tube. This one likely saved a life. Congrats to the team at UCSF.

[UC San Francisco @UCSF]

“He’s the first person to have been successfully treated with this drug for this condition – ever.” How a team UCSF found a drug to halt a lethal amoebic infection in the nick of time. https://t.co/VNUNVHUWn5 @NSpottiswoodeMD @UCSFHospitals

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It's so great to see hard work pay off and to celebrate their success. Congratulations Dr. Truong!

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Just when you think you couldn't possibly respect somebody less...

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Cool new study from the Watson & Patrick labs showing GSDMD can be recruited to mitochondrial membranes to promote necroptosis rather than pyroptosis. Congrats guys!

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Congratulations Andreas!

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Fascinating. Wonder what other autoantibodies to critical immune mediators older patients might be walking around with? https://t.co/IyxZ6OBnXy

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

This is an important step towards recognizing the significance of June 19th for our shared history.

Now it’s time to pass bills — including the For the People Act — that will honor that history by protecting and valuing Black communities and Black lives.
https://t.co/8JgH0V5mWx

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@abaumler Congrats Andreas!

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@Mari_Byndloss @abaumler Congrats Mariana!

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@HeranDarwin Want to thank the remarkable mentors I’ve had over the years, whose advice helped get me to a position of being considered: Jeff Cox, Sarah Stanley, Russell Vance, Steve Tapscott, Mike Kline. Thank you.

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@HeranDarwin @michael_shiloh Yep. That's what we do too. Have yet to see one express at less than wt levels by qPCR.

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Pfizer vax Phase III RCT data being reviewed today by FDA. 1 dose, 10 day lag. Pretty dang good.

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https://t.co/6Zr3ht3XxU
Wow. Massive and pretty impressively negative randomized trial results by WHO on Remdesivir and other repurposed antivirals for SARS-Cov-2. Sigh.

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Wow.
https://t.co/DEijmzgJBW