@KrishanaSankar

PhD @UofT| Scientist |Science Comms | @ScienceUpFirst |Founder: @gradwriteslack| #IDEA advocate |Speaker 🇬🇾🇨 (she/her)

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👋🏽 this is a great time to re-introduce myself. I'm Dr. Krishana Sankar, a molecular & cellular biologist w/ a PhD from @UofT. I'm a researcher, #science communicator, founder, speaker & advocate. 🙏🏽 @IWS_Network for spotlighting me & my work this week. #WomenInSTEM #scicomm
Immigrant & International Women in Science@IWS_Network22 Mar 2021
We would like to welcome Dr. @KrishanaSankar to share her #IWS story as part of our #Voices without #Frontiers Program (#IWSVoices) ✨ Krishana did her PhD at @UofT focusing on type 1 diabetes research. She is currently the #Scicomm lead & Program Manager @covid_19_canada.
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Some of the best news I've read out of the US in months - Judge orders NIH to restore hundreds of grants cut under Trump | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/… #science #Healthcare #equity #SDOH #Funding

Judge orders NIH to restore hundreds of grants cut under Trump

William Young calls terminations illegal, berates agency for discrimination

science.org
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There's still time, Canada! Get out and vote! Our health literally depends on it. #Vote #CanadaVotes #CanadaElection2025
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Today marks the anniversary of defending my PhD and becoming Dr. Krishana Sankar! To say the journey was tough would be an understatement — but I'm grateful for every moment that shaped me. To anyone on the path: trust & take care of yourself. #PhDone #PhD #STEM #science
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Everything said in this thread ⤵️. Experts need to be in spaces to share accurate information and debunk the junk, as frustrating and sometimes quite frankly, as scary as it may be. Otherwise, falsehoods fly rampant. #science #education #sciencecommunication #Healthcare
Simon Maechling
@simonmaechling9 Apr 2025
I’m a scientist. Every time I hit "post," I hesitate. Not because I doubt the science. But because I know what’s coming....1/
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Trolls are the reason I'm less active on here. As much as it's important to be where people are, there is a fine line b/w civic responsibility & personal safety & mental health. So, if you harass me, I will block you. #notrolls #AcademicTwitter #STEM #scientist #sciencetwitter
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Spotted in the wild: @CaulfieldTim & @jonathanstea books on topics we deal with daily. #science #misinformation #health #education #STEM
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This thread though ⤵️. Hopefully it hits the point home. #correlationdoesnotequalcausation #criticalthinking #science #STEM #Research #PhD #academia
Andrea C. Love, PhD@dr_andrealove11 Mar 2025
Hear me out: We should study the link between organic food consumption and autism.
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Please sign this open letter of Canadians in solitary w/ our American allies with #StandUpForScience. These are dark times, and we need to do our part in safe guarding science. #science #STEM #medicine #healthcare #Tech #Innovation
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca7 Mar 2025
LAST DAY TO SIGN! Science is under attack, and the impact goes beyond U.S. borders. Senator Stanley Kutcher is calling on Canadians to take a stand. Sign the #StandUpForScience open letter now: docs.google.com/document/d/1… Science must be protected!
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When science comes under attack by bad actors, it has severe consequences, as we are witnessing south of our border. Cuts to scientific research leads to reduced innovation in STEM affecting science, healthcare, medicine, etc. Everything & EVERYONE suffers. #Standupforscience
Sarah Laframboise@SLaframboise146 Mar 2025
In 2012, we in Canada fought back against the silencing of scientists and the erosion of evidence-informed decision-making. 📢 Now, our American colleagues are facing similar challenges, and we must stand with them.
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Kindly get #Pubmed back up and running asap. This better be a technical glitch because otherwise, it's asinine for this large repository of scientific literature to be inaccessible to researchers worldwide. #science #research #medicine #academia
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.@CASC_ACCS @ScienceUpFirst at "Love Your Brain" event in collab w/ @camhfoundation & WHRC. Panelists: Drs. @LiisaGalea, Crystal Clark & Melissa Holmes. Moderated: @melissagrelo. 😍 #science #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScienceDay #Health #menopause #MentalHealth
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Because it needs to be said again ⤵️. #VaccinesWork #healthcare #Healthequity #Science #HealthcareForAll #health @ScienceUpFirst
Black Kids’ Health@BlackKidsHealth7 Feb 2025
Let’s talk about some dangerous misinformation floating around. Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. is claiming that Black people need fewer vaccines than White people. That’s simply NOT true. Watch Dr. Anya McLaren break down why. #vaccines #blackkidshealth #misinformation
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I feel like we're living in the twilight zone. When will the madness stop?! #science #funding #research #STEM #AcademicTwitter
Darby Saxbe@darbysaxbe4 Feb 2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Debunking dangerous claims by RFK.⤵️ Very honoured to work with the @ScienceUpFirst team in this time of rampant spread of #misinformation, particularly by public figures. #HealthForAll #vaccineswork #PublicHealth #medicalracism
ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord@ScienceUpFirst4 Feb 2025
RFK Jr. claims Black people need different vaccines because their immune systems are better. But the study he cites says nothing of the sort. Misinformation like this deepens barriers for equity-deserving communities. Read more here 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-he… #ScienceUpFirst
Decorative elements. No. Race does not impact the type or number of vaccines that you need. See the caption for more details.

ALT Decorative elements. No. Race does not impact the type or number of vaccines that you need. See the caption for more details.

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Please share among your networks: @Our_KidsHealth @RipudamanMinhas @CMA_Docs @CPHO_Canada @DearPandemic @glenpyle @refugee613 @Lotus_STEMM
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I'm with @BogochIsaac. Our American friends, you may not be able to access health related info on your end, but we'll share ours with you. Check out @PHAC_GC & other trustworthy Canadian sites e.g @ScienceUpFirst. #PublicHealth #healthcare #health
Isaac Bogoch@BogochIsaac1 Feb 2025
To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 canada.ca/en/public-health.h…
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Not only is this person unqualified in every way to lead the HHS, but his baseless/careless statements are evidence of racism in healthcare. This is why there are trust issues & why having someone like him in this position is dangerous. #vaccines #science #healthcare #education
Senator Angela Alsobrooks
@Sen_Alsobrooks30 Jan 2025
"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr. So what vaccine schedule should I have received? His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.
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Why the work we do is important ➡️Lack of access to accurate #information in native langauge of many folks from equity-deserving communities results in consuming & spreading #misinformation & making poor #health decisions. Read @RipudamanMinhas article in @HealthyDebate ⤵️
Our Kids' Health@Our_KidsHealth27 Jan 2025
Read this POV by our team's, @RipudamanMinhas , in @HealthyDebate about how #misinformation and #disinformation serve to widen health inequity! Together, we can push back and create safer online information environments for all communities!
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When political actions lead to serious consequences for #science, #research, #health & beyond. Very concerning times ⤵️ science.org/content/article/… #healthcare #PoliticsLive #scipol
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2025 @CMA_Docs Health Media annual tracking survey ⤵️ Sobbering stats but not surprising as someone who works in this space. #misinformation #information #Health #science #education xitter.cf/CMA_Docs/status/188170…
Canadian Medical Association@CMA_Docs21 Jan 2025
About 37% of Canadians are forced to seek health advice online due to the lack of a family doctor. The result? Around 23% report harm from bad advice, and 43% feel anxious from #misinformation. This isn’t just data — it’s a health crisis. Read here ⬇️ bit.ly/3WnEuII
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