Justin Chen

Writer-in-training. Formerly @MITBiology and @oberlincollege. 2018 @AAASMassMedia Fellow at @statnews. 2020 Writer-in-residence @portersqbooks

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[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Gram positive

[John Penniman @Historiographos]

I will never recover from this student email.

[Reviewer 2 @GrumpyReviewer2]

Maybe Thomas is the problem?

#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

[Jonathan Wosen, Ph.D. @JonathanWosen]

There are growing signs an unprecedented exodus of life scientists from academia is slowing the pace of basic research -- untested hypotheses, unused grant dollars & projects languishing in limbo.

My special report for @statnews

https://t.co/fTQcTwbfhP

[Justin Chen @atJustinChen]

Chimeras are fantastical creatures composed of different body parts. Now, modern biology holds that humans can also be chimeras, housing cells from different genetic origins. My latest for @statnews.

[STAT @statnews]

Kristine Chua's work has the potential to help reinvent how scientists define the human body and open new paths for improving maternal health. Here's her story: https://t.co/nIKl8AkOtU

[Janel Comeau 🍁 @VeryBadLlama]

hey sorry I missed your text, I am processing a non-stop 24/7 onslaught of information with a brain designed to eat berries in a cave

[Raleigh McElvery @RaleighMcElvery]

Excited to share my first video for @NIHBrainTumor, chronicling the important work of @LarionMioara! Her @NCIResearchCtr lab explores the metabolic needs of cancer cells, in order to develop targeted approaches that delay brain tumor growth. Full video: https://t.co/KKpoy6S9Yd

[ely kreimendahl @ElyKreimendahl]

instead of asking “how are you,” we should start conversations with “so what’s been haunting you this week”

[Paul Kramer, Ph.D. @XOanAxon]

Um. What

[Joan Meiners, Ph.D. 🐝🚴‍♀️ @beecycles]

Last night in Arizona. Just…ridiculous.

[Robin Rohwer @RobinRohwer]

Mom asked, "I wonder when cherries bloom in Japan?" So I found 1200 years of data online and made her a plot.

[Francisco Franzl @derjavi]

Today I can finally say I've finished my PhD. I want to get a lot of things off my chest and @PhDVoice might be the right place for it. So here is the story of my PhD and my advice to people who are considering doing one.

[Richard Sima, Ph.D. richardsima.bsky.social @richardsima]

Check out today’s special print issue on the brain in the @washingtonpost Health+Science section!

I wrote about a fascinating link between inflammation of the body and depression in the brain:
https://t.co/6DYSvAbRYa

[The Story Collider @storycollider]

Science journalist @EricBoodman gets in a little too deep on an assignment about a senior care home. Listen to his story on our podcast this week 👉https://t.co/tYSTsBJ7ed

#eldercare #seniorliving #healthcare #seniorcare

[Damian Garde @damiangarde]

Biogen knew Aduhelm would dramatically affect Medicare. If just 250,000 patients got the drug, it would account for more than 25% of the Part B budget. If Aduhelm reached its full potential, it would cost taxpayers upward of $70 billion.