Rachel Ames

Scientist in #immunooncology. Mad #scientist, traveller, inspiration-seeker.

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Fernando was one of the kindest, most patient, and supportive people I have ever met, and I am so grateful I had the honor to be trained by him during my PhD. I aspire to become half the scientist, teacher, and human being that he was.

[Einstein Montefiore Pathology @EinsteinPath]

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our beloved @EinsteinPath colleague and friend Fernando Macian-Juan, MD, PhD. A brilliant scientist, passionate mentor, and a true mensch.

Read more about Fernando's illustrious life & share a memory https://t.co/IHmisPRNiY

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@JulieNadel Super cool, and can’t wait to hear what y’all will do! Congrats!!

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@Caroline_Bartma @thatsdrpox2you I have not but have had good results with Stemcell, Dynabeads, and mostly good with Miltenyi as well. Generally speaking if you have good purity (check this), what happens after matters more usually

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@jekey <3 yes it does

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@gemistocyte @mjsikora Thanks :)

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

"If somebody is worthy of your currency, spend it...The way to grow your power is to give it away." This is as true in science as is it is in any other field. @carlaannharris talks about the power of sponsorship: https://t.co/7Junu8NlOE

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@Caroline_Bartma This is brilliant

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@gemistocyte I'm getting a sense that you mean gross in a different way than most people would use gross here :)

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Hear, hear: I so agree that happiness leads to better true productivity and creativity (not to mention quality of life) - Seven steps towards health and happiness in the lab https://t.co/R4c5aWAU9d

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@TXCivilRights @PodSaveAmerica @jonfavs @jonlovett @TVietor08 Please consider sharing, this is something people should know is happening here in Texas!

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@TXCivilRights @PodSaveAmerica Could you retweet this? If we want to #votesaveamerica we need our votes counted for our intended candidates...

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

@whereisdaz You’d think as scientists we’d be well equipped to study this to make things more sane and fair, but I think unfortunately history has shown we are not

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Ben Barres was a great advocate for equal treatment in science (of #womeninscience and #LGBTQIA scientists especially) and an all around inspiring person, so I am really looking forward to reading his memoir. #leadership #TransRightsAreHumanRights https://t.co/1eX7tUTfmF

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

This is what I love about doing research! <3 "Nobody [knew]. That's why it was a research problem. The crucial lesson was that the scope of things I didn't know wasn't merely vast; it was...infinite. That realization, instead of being discouraging, was liberating."

[RealScientists @realscientists]

For any of u budding scientists, my advisor sent me this article when I started my PhD & I love it. 'the importance of stupidity in scientific research': https://t.co/YbPdfHkALT
#PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Yes on the medicine one, plus for immunologists when sick - I wonder how all my immune cell troops are doing, you guys need anything? Will cookies help? (That last one might just be me)

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Internal Monologues https://t.co/dfySTNRuFB https://t.co/FL5XLd3AHm

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Great to see the exciting advances in #immunotherapy spearheaded by this work getting this Nobel recognition. This work has made amazing advances in cancer treatment possible and will continue to inspire future advances in #cancerimmunotherapy. https://t.co/E8vaYf2e40

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2018 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Very cool and promising engineering advance for CAR-T cell therapy - using expression of a modified signal on T cells to enable their movement into the brain, where they can kill brain tumor cells #immunotherapy #cancerresearch
https://t.co/kBuFjC4Mh6

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Check out this interesting interview with @vmlucey: funding and flexible trial design may be key to advancing combination #immunotherapy trials for cancers like glioblastoma that haven't yet seen a lot of benefit from these therapeutics (interview starts at 4:32)

[Cancer Research Institute @CancerResearch]

Clinical Accelerator Director @vmlucey of @CancerResearch is a featured guest on this week's @statnews "Read Out Loud" podcast talking about #immunotherapy clinical trials for glioblastoma. https://t.co/yKl9F3p9Fk

[Rachel Ames @rachelyames]

Love the bravery and truth in your story @frmbriyawthxoxo , inspiring!

[sabriya amira @frmbriyawthxoxo]

There are some stories I keep very close to my heart for a number of reasons. Very grateful to @TheMuse for allowing me to share some words about navigating unexpected heartbreak and making the most of transitions.

https://t.co/jysTEv8MQ8