Drug discovery scientist @Merck & freelance science writer | PhD @UNCPharmacy @BowersRangers | ‘23 @AAASMassMedia Fellow @statnews | opinions my own!
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Technological doping refers to the use of equipment—from swimsuits to super shoes—that provides an unfair athletic advantage. But the boundaries of what is allowed are somewhat arbitrary trib.al/7MT3uEh
For @sciam, I delve into technological doping—the use of equipment to gain an unfair athletic advantage—and explore the blurry, somewhat arbitrary line separating “clean” and “dirty” sport ahead of the #Olympics 🏃🏻♀️🏊♂️
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Had a nice chat with @breezyscience for a piece in @sciam on 'technological doping' in sport ahead of the Olympics 🗞️📰🏃♀️👟scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Extra extra, read all about it! We are thrilled to announce the 2024 class of #MassMediaFellows! These 20 scientists will spend their summer in news outlets writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills! Learn more about the 2024 class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-announces…
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Happy solar eclipse day!
After taking a bit of a break, I exercised the ol’ writing muscles again with this piece on how solar eclipses may have boosted the economies of our ancestors 🌕🌗🌑
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Check it out on @inversedotcom!
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Any attempt to target KRAS in the last four decades has failed, leading many researchers to brand the protein “undruggable.” But that attitude is changing.
Read 'On Target' from @angRchen and @breezyscience. trib.al/ufuSR7L
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And that's a wrap on Wrap-Up for MMF 2023! As our fellows begin to leave DC to return to their homes and universities, they take with them a wealth of #scicomm experience. Special thanks to @aaas, the newsroom host sites, and program sponsors for the continued support!
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Stop the presses! We’re so excited to share the 2023 Mass Media Fellows! This summer, these 21 fantastic scientists and writers will be honing their #SciComm skills at news outlets across the country. Learn more about the incoming class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-announces…
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Bree Iskandar retweeted
@JasonPDinh How in the world did you write 40+ articles during your AAAS mass media fellowship?!
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A small percentage of people suffering from frontotemporal dementia or FTD experience an explosion of creativity, often manifesting as obsessively engaging in artistic activities like painting. trib.al/AhpEOEA
My first ever narrative feature was published today in @statnews 🥹
Some patients with a dementia called FTD experience an explosion of artistic creativity, and now we have a neurological basis for explaining it:
statnews.com/2023/08/10/deme…
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Thank you @Statnews and @breezyscience for chatting with me about Pain Killer. The book that first shed light on the opioid epidemic and the Sacklers is back as a new Netflix series and a new paperback. amzn.to/43iRy2n
For @statnews, I spoke with journalist @BarryMeier on the upcoming @netflix show Painkiller, which is based on his book about OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and the origin of the opioid epidemic in the US.
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For @statnews, I spoke with journalist @BarryMeier on the upcoming @netflix show Painkiller, which is based on his book about OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and the origin of the opioid epidemic in the US.
statnews.com/2023/07/28/barr…
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“The alpha-gal story is fascinating,” a researcher told @statnews's Bree Iskandar in a story she wrote about new data from @CDCgov showing cases of this tick-induced food allergy are on the rise.
Ticks scare me.
statnews.com/2023/07/27/alph…
The CDC reports rising cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by ticks. I spoke to allergy experts and tick ecologists to find out why 🤔🙅♀️🥩
My latest for @statnews:
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“I’ve been told many times I have all the talent and the whole package, but I’m just ‘not the right person.’”
Though Asian American doctors are overrepresented in medicine, they're largely invisible in leadership. via @ushamcfarling
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Doctors use precision medicine to show melanoma drugs can shrink rare brain tumor by 90% statnews.com/2023/07/13/mela… via @breezyscience for @statnews
In a new study, doctors at @MGHCancerCenter treated a rare brain tumor with unprecedented success using medicines developed for skin cancer
My latest for @statnews:
statnews.com/2023/07/13/mela…
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New: A young girl’s custom gene therapy hints at a framework for tailored rare disease treatments. Via @breezyscience statnews.com/2023/07/12/cust…