Heyyy! I'm a PhD student at Rutgers and the NIH researching the social dimensions of emerging biotech. I focus on gene therapy, #sicklecell, and health equity. Outside of work, you can find me on neon yellow roller skates somewhere in the mid-Atlantic region. #BlackinSoc#SocAF
New paper in @socscimed with Rutgers colleagues @phillipsjsoc and @marilynbb_. We use topic modeling to analyze coroners' narratives and generate new insights into racial disparities in youth suicide in the US. https://t.co/FiPXIFvtDy
Have you preordered your copy of Rethinking Intelligence yet? If not, grab yours here: https://t.co/6AiH6Cz1eV Can't believe release day is so close.👏😅 Be on the lookout for more sneak peeks all week long! #RethinkingIntelligence#newbook
Excited about this event & discussion today! Be sure to click the link below for details/to register👇and join us via Zoom. #roundtable#NGHRIevents@genome_gov
#SCD Article Alert: @socscimed published an article by @marilynbb_ examining which aspects of life with #sicklecell are reportedly associated with altruistic motivations for participating in clinical #research. Learn more: https://t.co/eJZIwPtDq9
New publication out! I inform our understanding of altruistic clinical research participation by focusing on the role that social identity plays in the context of a racialized disease https://t.co/43kOqVOos7
.@VenceBonham and his team at @genome_gov led a project with 50+ stakeholders to create educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapy. #SickleCellAwarenessMonth (Thread)
Please join us in welcoming eight new members to the Haverford faculty: Edwin Porras, Marlen Rosas, Young Su Park, Ruodi Duan, Gina Velasco, Leah Seebald, Theresa Gaines, and Lina Martínez-Hernández. Learn more about these scholars: https://t.co/1opBVcCCcp
I’m jumping for joy as I celebrate Marilyn going ABD (all but dissertation)! Her project From Sickle Cells to Super Cells is investigating these very #biotech#innovations and the promise of a move from amelioration to #cure.
The entire CHOP community is mourning the loss of Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong. A leader in the field of hematology and sickle cell, Dr. Frempong was director emeritus of our Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Read more about his amazing legacy via @nytimes. https://t.co/uQXbucNzPU
It is with heavy hearts to share that Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong ( KOF) has passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. KOF was an advocate &leader in the global sickle cell community. We remember the tremendous commitment & visionary focus that KOF exemplified throughout his life.
🎇NEW! Hastings Center special report calls on #bioethics to take the lead in efforts to remedy racial injustice and health inequities in the US. Edited by @FaithEFletcher @DrKeishaRay @VirginiaABrown & Patrick T. Smith #blackbioethics#medtwitter#health https://t.co/r3GrzByObd