We interviewed nurses, doctors and public officials in Maracaibo and found a disturbing picture of a hospital already overwhelmed in the first stages of a coronavirus outbreak. One hundred battling for 8 ICU beds, one-month test result waits: https://t.co/GF5v4tcnXV
Congrats to Dr. Saurabh Mehta, the recipient of the 2020 Norman Kretchmer Memorial Award in Nutrition and Development given to a young investigator for their research in the field of nutrition and development with relevance to improving child health!
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The image this woman chose to illustrate her oppression is Anastácia, an enslaved African in 1700s Brazil. Her mistress ordered that iron spike torture device put to deform her face and squeeze her neck out of rage and jealousy that her husband wouldn't stop raping Anastácia. 1/3
@chinelo_peters She’s invoking the image of slavery to advocate for her personal freedom to refuse to wear a mask that protects other people from harm. Just like her ancestors advocated for their personal freedom to enslave and harm others and take away their freedom.
Bacterial sphingolipids influence mammalian metabolism. It was a dream working with this team during my postdoc and I couldn't imagine a better advisor than @RuthLeyMicro. Best part was the happy dance from my toddler. https://t.co/DFVbAAI21M
Big congrats to our undergraduate student Seldoen @SeldoenOshoe for being selected as the recipient of the Cornell Undergraduate Research Grant award for her honors thesis project!! We are so proud of you! @CornellCHE@CornellNutri@CornellRsrch
Yes! My thesis book is alive! Is the fourth book/product of an amazing project cooperation between Venezuela and the Netherlands @adriana_tami2@MaferVincenti@johnrossen@mgrillet @_natachacouto_ Jelte Elsinga, Zoraida Velasco thanks to all collaborators and authors !
1/2 NEW PUBLICATION: Evolution & biological significance of #flaviviral elements in the genome of the arboviral vector #Aedes#albopictus - Results from this study show a complex association between non-retroviral integrated RNA virus sequences (NIRVS) & DENV/CHIKV, opening a new
Meet six extraordinary figures in the history of medicine that you’ve probably never heard of, whose contributions range from discovering the causative agent of syphilis to advancing techniques for the study of living cells. Portraits by artist Sam Falconer. [THREAD]
Penicillin discovered by Fleming at St. Mary's Hospital (London 1928)
One of first PCN vials (photo) for clinical use - stored @MayoClinic St Mary’s Hospital (MN).
PCN #AMR emerged soon after clinical use in 1940s.
Name an infection that you still use PCN as Rx choice today