Rebecca Fischer

Epidemiologist & Infectious Diseases Professor

scientist, dog mom, traveler, global public health advocate, lover of trees bugs & animals

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

#StandUpForScience #ScienceNotSilence

[WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe]

The challenges facing global health are complicated says Siân Crucefix of @TheLancet’s Counter-Misinformation Working Group. Not least is the threat posed by false information - it’s time to come together and push for higher standards

#EPW2 #UnitedActionForBetterHealth

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Thank you, Finland, for holding your ground on academic freedom, science, and inclusivity.
'New policies in the USA will not affect the freedom of research at the University of Helsinki' @helsinkiuni https://t.co/1tdraJxGzG

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Texas scientists! #StandUpForScience2025 Austin event at the Capitol building this eve, and Houston event seems to be at @TXMedCenter at noon (comment below if more details?) @BCMHouston_News @BCMPedPubHlth @UTHealthHouston @TAMUArtSci @TAMUArtSci @TEPHI_Texas

[Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley]

Texas Friends: I am organizing the Stand Up for Science rally taking place this Friday (3/7) at 4p at the State Capitol in Austin. We will be advocating for science and democracy, inquiry and tolerance, and opposing what's happening at the federal level.

https://t.co/Wy2cWe4srF

[John Wallingford @jbwallingford]

Stoked to be speaking this Friday at Stand up for Science in Austin, Texas! Come support science at 4pm on the South steps of the Capitol!

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Where rampant so-called 'efficiency' cuts get you: Breakup of SpaceX’s Starship Rocket https://t.co/tCLgFOXVpb

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

A far LESS great America:
'People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.' https://t.co/TDlKPewoXI

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Organizers do not yet have a Lead to the #MarchForSciece 2025 in Houston on Mar 7. Help! We need this represented in the @TXMedCenter. (Happy to help, not qualified to Lead!) @mebottazzi @VersteegLeroy @asm_tmc @TMCGlobalHealth

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Amid state Measles outbreak & US health upheaval, Texas cancels important conference, a "vital platform that brings together experts from public and private health sectors to discuss best practices in improving immunization rates." https://t.co/DJjRIGWEd9

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

@SecRubio You have a responsibility here, sir. @TFGH @CDCGlobal @CDCgov @tephinet #fieldepi

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

@tephinet is a global lifeline to outbreak response and other field activities in epidemiology & public health. The network supports and trains disease detectives worldwide so that outbreaks and epidemics can be CONTAINED and STAMPED OUT before they can escalate.

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

"Health institutions may be hesitant to criticise the new administration publicly, but this timidity is a mistake. Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing."

- @TheLancet https://t.co/hGNzCaZl31

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

“The president is openly violating the law and Constitution on a daily basis,” - @BrendanNyhan, Dartmouth College.

A Constitutional Crisis? https://t.co/B9HIeiIzZC

[Marc Johnson @SolidEvidence]

Do you think you've had long-term GI problems since having Covid?
We are performing a study examining the characteristics of viruses, specifically persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections, in stool samples.

1/3

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

@Vasilakis_Lab @JeanCarrPaul @InstitutoGorgas @create_neo @ASTMH @ACAV_ASTMH @sbviro @SandraLpezVergs @Zcapitan2 Congratulations @JeanCarrPaul !!

[Armed Forces Pest Management Board @afpmb]

San Bernardino County reports its first locally acquired dengue case. Residents should eliminate standing water and use insect repellent to prevent mosquito bites. Stay informed with @SBCounty and @CDCgov.
Read more: https://t.co/4aJauSs5OX

[William Marciel de Souza @wmarciels]

Oropouche virus: Genomic, virological, and ecological factors may have contributed to the unprecedented reemergence. Commented by @fnaveca @juliocroda @RogueRifter, Raimunda da Silva, Gonzalo Bello, and myself at @ScienceMagazine 🦟🧠🦠🇧🇷

https://t.co/ACyb5r7tVp

[Leroy Versteeg @VersteegLeroy]

Join this mini-symposium next week to to learn and discuss about vaccine development! Scientists and faculty from Wageningen UR, Yale University, Baylor College of Medicine and BNITM will be presenting 💯

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Consider these opportunities to meaningfully help communities directly impacted by #helene2024... https://t.co/2GtWrV5XvP

[J. Santos Portugal III @JSPortugal3]

Great #mosquito identification short course being offered in Hattiesburg, MS on Nov. 15, 2024. Details in the attached file. Register here: https://t.co/QxegKBF8cU

[Rebecca Fischer @rfischer_phd]

Big changes here, getting on from assisting...to associating.