MD/PhD student @harvardMITmdphd | Interests: immunology, women's health, DEI, health equity, and sustainability | #firstgen (she/her) 🏳️🌈
Boston, MA
Joined June 2020
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Are you a college student interested in MD-PhD training? Apply to the Harvard/MIT HEART MD-PhD Summer Program -- see below for more info! Apps due Feb 1st, 2025. #mdphd #doubledoc #physicianscientist
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When the results of a new drug that prevented 100% of HIV cases were announced at the 2024 AIDS conference, the room burst into spontaneous applause
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Excited to share our preprint on metabolic differences in the vaginal #microbiome. We find key differences in fatty acid metabolism among #Lactobacillus species & leverage those findings to identify a potential new therapy for bacterial vaginosis (BV) & #WomensHealth 🧵 (1/n)
Vaginal Lactobacillus fatty acid response mechanisms reveal a novel strategy for bacterial vaginosis treatment biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
Attention college sophomores and juniors! Applications for the @HarvardMITmdphd HEART Summer Program are now open (due Feb 1st)! Click the link to learn more: hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/heart…
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Are you a college student interested in getting an MD-PhD degree? Apply to the Harvard/MIT HEART MD-PhD Summer Program -- see below for more info! #mdphd #doubledoc #physicianscientist
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Congratulations to Yonathan Janka, graduate of our HEART summer program, on receiving a cancer biology poster presentation award @ABRCMS for his research performed in Dr. Humsa Venkatesh’s lab @BrighamWomens @harvardmed. WAY TO GO!
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A weekend to remember! With record-breaking attendance, the 41st annual @HarvardMITmdphd retreat on Cape Cod was the perfect mix of science, festivities, comradery, & inspiration. An incredible group of empathic, multitalented difference makers. @NIGMSTraining @harvardmed @MIT
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Are you or someone you know interested in applying to the @stanfordimmuno PhD program? SIRPA provides one-on-one feedback on applications and offers interview practice with current Stanford Immunology Students! We also offer a guide for applying, sign up below!
ALT SIRPA Stanford Immunology Review Program For Applicants Apply to get feedback on your Statement of Purpose for your Immunology PhD program application and a one-to-one session with a current Stanford Immunology PhD Student! We also have an application guide for anyone interested in applying. Request our application • guide here: bit.ly/SIRPA-AppGuide-2023 Apply Sept. 25th - Oct. 24th Get feedback by November 22nd Apply here: bit.ly/SIRPA-2023 Open to all Immunology PhD applicants URMs especially encouraged to apply Spots are first-come, first-served
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An eye-opening piece from @HarvardMITmdphd students @AryaRao_ & Shira Hornstein in @statnews: statnews.com/2023/08/29/clim… @NIGMSTraining @NIHAging @harvardmed
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A recent #SciencePerspective discusses the research focused on the impact of #COVID19 vaccination and infection on menstruation and the possible underlying mechanisms. scim.ag/Yo
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The @HarvardMITmdphd program is @ABRCMS! Stop by booth #641 to meet us! Our website is here: hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/ and check out our new summer program for undergraduates called HEART: hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/heart… @harvardmed @NIGMSTraining @NIGMS #doubledoc
Interested in pursuing an MD-PhD degree? The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD program has launched a new summer program for undergrads from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds -- see below for more info! #mdphd #doubledoc #physicianscientist
Introducing the @HarvardMITmdphd HEART MD/PhD Summer Research Program for undergrads -- find more info here! hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/heart… #mdphd #doubledocs
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NEW Review: The roles of extracellular vesicles in the immune system
go.nature.com/3QGwOfh
by @EditBuzas @semmelweishu
including roles of #EVs in innate and adaptive immunity, and potential use for diagnosis and therapy
#extracellularvesicles #exosomes
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Our new paper on EBV nanoparticle vaccines is now out in Cell Reports Medicine! cell.com/cell-reports-medici…
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Today is the 144th day of 2022.
The Uvalde shooting is the 212th mass shooting of 2022.
Gun violence is a public health crisis.
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OK MD-PhD friends,
This one is for you.
Some great colleagues and I looked at trends in American MD-PhD Program matriculation.
Our latest in @AcadMedJournal.
#mdphd #doubledoc #diversedoubledoc
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Enjoyed teaching enthusiastic @HarvardMITmdphd med students msk ultrasound & beyond! @MGH_MSUS @mghedus @SpauldingRehab @markmatzamd @janethyinhmd @Jalbouta @mit_hst @harvardmed #Meded #POCUS @terasonUS @PhilipsPOCUS
