David Steensma, MD
@DavidSteensma
Hematologist-oncologist. @AjaxThx CMO. Former Edward P. Evans Chair in MDS @DanaFarber, @HarvardMed & @MayoClinic faculty, @NovartisScience hematology head.
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10-08-2014 14:36:07
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Nice perspective by Andrea Valdez on history & value of postage stamps just published The Atlantic.
Preview of next 3 #MedTwitter philatelic vignettes in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Betty Ford, Wilfred Grenfell of Newfoundland & Labrador, and a 600+ y/o pharmacy.
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
This isn’t a new phenomenon, as it turns out. I once stumbled across an article that mentioned in 1695, a pharmacy in Tallinn, Estonia was selling 54 different types of water. #MedicalHistory
Yesterday was the inaugural Jerry Ritz Symposium Dana-Farber, organized by Rob Soiffer and Cathy Wu. Great to see Jerry honored in this way - he built the cellular therapy program at DFCI during his 40 years at the Institute and has been a mentor to many in the field.
Starting #SolarEclipse2024 day with a visit to the Almost World Famous #DuckOfJustice in Bangor, Maine @BangorPolice museum en route to band of totality…
I thought something was wrong with my office chair this morning as it started shaking, and then realized it was an #earthquake - haven't felt one of those since I was on stage with Mikkael A. Sekeres MD, MS in Naples, Florida in 2006 with the Gulf Coast quake