Frances Taschuk

[Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez @jljcolorado]

1/ SUPERSPREADING IS EXPLAINED BY SHARED-ROOM AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION

We can use that to estimate risk of transmission for omicron & other diseases

Our peer-reviewed paper was just published (open access) in @EnvSciTech

I'll explain it in this thread

https://t.co/0NR5mFANJd

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We did it, @JoeBiden.

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

BREAKING: Chris Wallace says Trump arrived too late to the debate to get tested and used the honor system.

[Frances Taschuk @FTaschuk]

@Caroline_Bartma 46predicts?

[Dr. Arnaldo Díaz @ADiaz_PhD]

Join #Microbiology, #Virology, & #Parasitology faculty, alumni, & PhD trainees on August 5, for a panel discussion on the research, mentoring, resources, & community that @CAMBUpenn has to offer & why MVP is the ideal program for your #PhD. To register: https://t.co/osyWsm2Lmf

[Daniel Beiting @hostmicrobe]

Florida Keys having first outbreak of Dengue fever in 10 years. 16 cases so far, as officials consider release of genetically modified mosquitos.

https://t.co/fG8Jlq8E1t

[Frances Taschuk @FTaschuk]

@ChristinHerrma1 Congratulations!

[Frances Taschuk @FTaschuk]

@Harry_Stevens I've seen it described in terms of "missed alarms" vs "false alarms". Lower sensitivity = less likely to identify a case that's actually there = more missed alarms. Lower specificity = positive result is less likely to be real = more false alarms.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

My earlier worst fears confirmed: Younger adults were the main source of 61 different outbreak clusters in Japan. In this study (in a CDC journal), contact tracing isolated the primary source of 61 epidemic clusters to be mostly younger adults! 🧵 #COVID19 https://t.co/PbIQUnDXV0

[Drug Monkey @drugmonkeyblog]

I have some reading suggestions for #ShutdownStem #shutdownacademia for NIH focused biomedical scientists.

1) https://t.co/WJfhNf8cJP

2) https://t.co/JZZ17AILcW

3) https://t.co/ndw6b8Ik3S

and of course for color commentary from YHN: https://t.co/DfC5W0Y5LE

Please RT

[City of Philadelphia @PhiladelphiaGov]

We’re providing masks, hand sanitizer, and water to people participating in protests today, and we’ve set up misting fans and portable toilets.

#StayCoolPHL #MaskUpPHL

[Michael Baym @baym]

NIAID, the primary funder of infectious disease research (including virology) for the entire United States, has a budget of $5.9B/year. The NYPD, police for 2.6% of the US population, has a budget of $6B/year.

[James Hamblin @jameshamblin]

The vital context for the president invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy military to fight against Americans who are breaking windows is that this comes after months of pleas from doctors and nurses to invoke the Defense Production Act to help manufacture life-saving PPE.

[Frances Taschuk @FTaschuk]

PA--go vote today! If you're in Philly and requested a mail-in ballot, you can return it in person to these locations by 8pm: https://t.co/4b3d7XGmOH

[Dr. Sunny Shin @SunnyShinLab]

Channel your anger & go vote! Today is the PA Primary Election. Polls are open until 8pm. Curfew starts at 8:30pm. In Philly, find your polling place at https://t.co/23sKEuoVQl. #PhillyVotes #BlackLivesMatter

[Dr. Sunny Shin @SunnyShinLab]

Channel your anger & go vote! Today is the PA Primary Election. Polls are open until 8pm. Curfew starts at 8:30pm. In Philly, find your polling place at https://t.co/23sKEuoVQl. #PhillyVotes #BlackLivesMatter

[Brian Sims 🌈 @BrianSimsPA]

RESIGN: Today we learned that House Speaker @MikeTurzai has known that Republican Members have either tested positive, or been quarantined, and withheld this information from Democrats including those of us who serve on the committees with those members!

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Confidence Interval https://t.co/GnXbtJf70U https://t.co/L64t7iCWxw

[ProPublica @propublica]

Five years after @HHSGov signed a $13.8 million contract with a manufacturer to develop a low-cost, portable, easy-to-use ventilator, not a single one is in the national stockpile. The company has been selling versions of the new design to clients overseas.https://t.co/JVaCXZ3JO5

[Frances Taschuk @FTaschuk]

Loving this outside-the-box thinking! I hope it leads to something great!

[PrakashLab @PrakashLab]

It is a joy to watch the setup churn fibers. Now its important to note - we have just made nano-fibers - long way to go to actually make filters that could meet the N95 standards. But we are sharing early so others could try these ideas or come up with better ideas. (6/n)