KizzyPhD

Virologist. Vaccinologist. Science Communicator. — My tweets are my own. My science is the world’s. — @KizzyPhD_Lab @HarvardChanSPH @HHMINEWS @hwaspeakers

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Me. On Instagram reels informing the public of complex vaccine data. 👌🏿

[Mrs. Grotke @__BHB__]

Most important thing I’ve learned as an executive is brevity. Brevity. Brevity. Brevity. Some of the smartest people can really distill thoughts in a clear and concise manner.

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

A new gene-editing strategy from #HHMIInvestigator Michel Nussenzweig's lab could teach the immune system to produce its own therapeutic antibodies. Successful so far in mice, the approach may lead to treatments for HIV, cancer, metabolic disease, & more: https://t.co/tnNDQXshwN

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@hhmi_science @leslievosshall @americanacad Congratulations!!! 🎉

[TED Fellows @TEDFellow]

Who are the 2026 TED Fellows? Just debuted on the #TED2026 stage — meet the 10 innovators from 9 countries working on everything from vaccine science and AI ethics to climate systems and human rights, and more.

@kizzyphd
@tran_scends
@carissaveliz
@TakashimaR_2023
@hadi5atib
Fabiola Reyna
@tush_born2dance
@tran_scends
Schendy Kernizan
Greg Tietjen
Felix Hol

Learn more here: https://t.co/lZVua8KbQG

[Leslie Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall]

📢🎉@hhmi_science competition for the next cohorts of #HannaGray Fellows and #FreemanHrabowski Scholars opening 11/3/2026. Senior postdocs and faculty within 7 years of appointment. Up to $10M over 10 yrs, + salary & benefits. Spread the word and consider applying! https://t.co/quJ6VJuO8L

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@abrahamlabhms Thank you! 😊

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

It’s an honor to be a 2026 TED Fellow, alongside these brilliant innovators.

See ya in Vancouver next month… I have something pretty cool in store 😎

[TED Fellows @TEDFellow]

Great systems begin with great ideas. Meet the 2026 #TEDFellows — 10 innovators redesigning health, democracy, justice, art and technology from the inside out.

Learn more about this year's remarkable new cohort: https://t.co/SY8fXRaoqX

@kizzyphd, @tran_scends @carissaveliz, @TakashimaR_2023, @Hadi_alkhatib

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@delafuentelab Thank you!

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@rhustyphina01 Happiest of New Year to you!!!

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Reposting this just to say: the CDC recommends a second 2025-2026 COVID booster for elderly and/or immunocompromised people… optimally 6 months after your last booster, but as early as 3 months.

Keep your beloved older grandmas protected by reminding them!

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

I wanna post the video of my grandma getting her COVID-19 vaccine, but she's wearing a @DukeU sweater, and ...

... TARRRRRRRRRRR

So this tweet serves to say: get your grandmas vaccinated, and also, if you pray, send one up to my grandma who is a delusional Duke fan.

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Ie. If they got boosted in September, they could get another booster now or optimally March.

Remember, we generally have 2 major COVID waves… Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.

[Science News @SciencNews]

Academia isn't a calling—it's a job. Stop glorifying burnout. Clock in, do great work, clock out. Your worth isn't measured in unpaid overtime

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@LocasaleLab I appreciate this thread. I learned so much from both sides of the argument. Please write an op-Ed during your holiday break (if you take one) and shop it to Wall Street journal 🙃🙃🙃. This needs to be heeded before it’s too late. We are currently in denial as academics, I fear.

[@camjenglish @camjenglish]

@LocasaleLab It's funny. Defenders of the academy often say we need the universities precisely because they don't function like for-profit corporations.

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Apply now for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: https://t.co/dhQol9H28o

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 It started from my frustration with the depressing effect that the current publishing system has on the well-being of myself, my team, and pretty much every scientist I know (maybe you’ve noticed from my stupid jokes… :) I was exhausted of dealing with the huge delays, reviewers that can be abusive, and how arbitrary it all is. Unfortunately, the most important factors are often WHO your reviewers are and who YOU are... It’s clear we need alternatives or at least ways to improve the situation. So, together with a really special and talented team we worked to develop this idea into “qed” a platform where you can get CONSTRUCTIVE feedback on your own work or CRITICALLY assess other people’s papers. It can be a real difference maker if many of you join us (thousands have tried it already, but today we release a NEW and much stronger version ;) Let’s harness qed to put the power back in the scientists’ hands, to do, to read & to publish science on our own terms. I’m dying for you to TRY IT, and it’s very simple - just drop a paper (the link to the website is in the replies👇) - it’s completely secure, private, and free, and you get results fast. Please show your support, SHARE, tell your friends, and let’s be the revolution 🫵!

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

🎉Congrats to Freeman Hrabowski Scholar @IshmailSaboor on receiving the @NIH Director’s Pioneer Award! His research will explore how sense of touch contributes to communal behaviors.

[Leslie Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall]

Great Job - Great Colleagues - Great Science👍
Help us pick the next generation of @HHMINEWS Investigators, Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Hanna Gray Fellows, Gilliam Fellows
Relocation to DC is required, perfect for academic PIs looking for their next chapter
https://t.co/fLLalzVUSZ

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@IshmailSaboor Congratulations Ish!!! You deserve all the good things!

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Why can’t we reply to grant summary statements? I have some things to say. 😠

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@KeystoneSymp More from BU, they have a Dean position open in the school of public health along with a couple of postdoc positions open.

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Job Alert🚨
Director, Office of Clinical Research Policy and Regulatory Operations | NIAID

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

@KeystoneSymp Job Alert 🚨!!!

For those interested in infectious diseases faculty positions, Boston University’s National Emerging ID Labs are hiring!!!

Apply!!!
I assume few universities will step up with job posts next years. Thank you to those yhat do ❤️

https://t.co/BpRJ1AkB3z