Kathrine Weeks

wife, mom, biochemistry professor, and C. elegans enthusiast

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@toriboylee WOOHOO!!

[Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez @jljcolorado]

8/ "We can’t let “airborne” be a dirty word. Instead, increased public attention to the air we breathe is an opportunity to dedicate science, technology, and policy tools to ensure that the air in our buildings is clean and healthy."

[Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen]

Florida's excess death rate was *4 times* higher than MA & 3x higher than NY, Aug-Dec 2021.

Fascinating paper @JAMA_current on how life expectancy & health in some states is plummeting as state leaders adopt positions that are bad for health. https://t.co/ulOGBzTaii

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@abbyfran_moody Check out what’s going on with the University of GA system when you get a chance…

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@bayleebees @itslivsworld He was my first college professor too! Maybe when former students turn into tenured colleagues, it’s time to think about retirement 😂. Seriously though, I loved his class and still think about the things I learned from him my first semester in college.

[LSU AgCenter Health Hub @LSUAgCHealthHub]

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[kristen @catladykristen]

the only “get back to normal” article that i will acknowledge.

https://t.co/kzwBdw1D0C

[LSU AgCenter Health Hub @LSUAgCHealthHub]

🚨Join us for our next COVID-19 virtual forum!

📅Wednesday, February 9th, from 12:00-1:00 pm CST.

🗣This forum will focus on “Long-term COVID as it Relates to Allied Health.” Join us to hear how the treatment and rehabilitation of COVID-19 works!.

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@traverjoes CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@Harrison_Folse

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

I’M ON THE WALL!!! Best. Day. Ever.

[David States MD PhD @statesdj]

A big problem with our pandemic response: binary thinking. You’re vaccinated or unvaccinated, masked or unmasked, locked down or free to do whatever you want. That’s not how the real world works
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[Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez @jljcolorado]

1/ THE PENDULUM OF HISTORY OF AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION

As we revise our paper on this (https://t.co/GiDblohdxr), we've added draft diagram to summarize the history visually:

It'll be a few more days till we submit, so please reply with comments, clarifications, suggestions etc.

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@CircleKPolarPop Quality content. Keep it coming.

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

“as we move toward the possibility of #COVID19 becoming endemic” sure is a weird way to say “while we are currently in the middle of the largest #COVID19 surge of this pandemic”

[Kathrine Weeks @Drkweeks]

@le_petit_ari Ventilation is key to reducing concentration of the virus in the air. Inhalation is the most common route of infection. Open windows (even a crack is better than nothing). You can also run the fan in your HVAC (set to auto) to filter the air.

[LSU AgCenter Health Hub @LSUAgCHealthHub]

🥳 NEW ONLINE FORUM!!

COVID-19 and our Children Virtual Forum
Thursday, January 20th, from 12:00-1:00 pm CST
Registration Link: https://t.co/HoiAlVr4h8

[Tara Haelle #ReadBannedBooks @tarahaelle]

#DontLookUp filming began early 2020. Its script was written pre-2020. While it was intended as a metaphor for climate change, it far better represents the pandemic. I haven't seen climate scientists saying they can't bear to watch it. I *do* see epis & HCWs saying so. 7/x

[Tara Haelle #ReadBannedBooks @tarahaelle]

My real question is: "Did you EVER consider reading a SINGLE social science paper on cognitive bias, public attitude formation, tribalism, vaccine hesitancy, science communication, health literacy, or anything related to these? Have you read anything about epistemology?" 4/x