Epidemiologist & Infectious Diseases Professor scientist, dog mom, traveler, global public health advocate, lover of trees bugs & animals
Houston, TX USA
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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
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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 helsinki.fi/en/news/science-…
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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
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.
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Rebecca Fischer retweeted
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!
Where rampant so-called 'efficiency' cuts get you: Breakup of SpaceX’s Starship Rocket nytimes.com/2025/03/06/scien…
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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.' nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/po…
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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
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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." keranews.org/health-wellness…
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@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.
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"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 thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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“The president is openly violating the law and Constitution on a daily basis,” - @BrendanNyhan, Dartmouth College.
A Constitutional Crisis? nytimes.com/2025/02/07/brief…
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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.
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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: main.sbcounty.gov/2024/11/07…
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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 🦟🧠🦠🇧🇷
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Rebecca Fischer retweeted
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 💯
Consider these opportunities to meaningfully help communities directly impacted by #helene2024... obama.org/stories/take-actio…
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Rebecca Fischer retweeted
Great #mosquito identification short course being offered in Hattiesburg, MS on Nov. 15, 2024. Details in the attached file. Register here: commerce.cashnet.com/cashnet…
Thanks for making accessible tools to help boost science savvy among our most important partners in communication! #scienceiseverywhere #Journalism
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