Bryon Backenson

Infectious disease and vector-borne epidemiologist with NYSDOH. Motorcyclist, fisherman, reader, occasional professor, aging athlete, and generally OK guy.

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🌟#ProtonProm is tmrw night @caveatnyc & we're excited! 🎉 Don't miss out on an unforgettable show with host @GastorAlmonte, & storytellers Devan Sandiford, Pamela Toh, @MatthewDicks, @pbryon & Micaela Martinez. Tickets are almost gone - get yours now! 🎟️ https://t.co/I5AtmhMFwO

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@MarkSingelais I’m down 3b line. Know what they’re clocking him at?

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@Super70sSports I thought it might have been Latka Gravas.

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@BallAndChainPod Just to put this out there.

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@ValleyCats That was Joe Perez that left the game injured last night, right? Seemed a peculiar play to get injured on. Any updates?

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@cistulli @daynperry Slate just posted an entire podcast devoted to Truck Nutz, just in case you were looking to kill 30-40 minutes learning about hitch testicles.

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@TopLevelSports Renegotiate that contract NOW!

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Continuing ed credits are on me this month. https://t.co/8nbLew4xs3

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@TopLevelSports He’s an odd player to watch. He has a nonchalance about him. Looks uninterested.

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@BazQuxReader Anything going on? Nothing going on mobile today. Now getting 502 error. I use through @feeddler. Will check that too.

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Helping teach a bunch of folks from different states in a 3-day “vector biology boot camp.” Someone hinted that pic looks like we’re in a cult. We’re not. Just learning how to do mosquito and tick surveillance.

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Claymation and ticks. Perfect together. https://t.co/ximw2ycai5

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@thehighsign And one more thing...are you the one that turned me on to Rainy Cafe?

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@thehighsign Thanks for the best endorsement ever. Had Trader Joe’s chocolate croissants for this holiday breakfast.

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@thehighsign They're like magic!

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@JPosnanski Phils-Cubs 23-22 game.

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@ccolsher @MarioAndretti He makes you look faster, @ccolsher.

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Today's fun email subject line: "Team Diarrhea."

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CRISPR continues to prove incredibly amazing and useful. Hopefully techniques like the ones described here will lead to faster detection of infections, which would be a boon for public health. https://t.co/TKI6XJ5nDa