#brainstorming 🧠🌊🌪️about #funding (hot topic) with Gabe Murphy UCSF Bakar ImmunoX Initiative scientific communicator extraordinaire and a few #pediatrician #physicianscientists UCSF Pediatrics UCSF Broad Stem Cell and Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) alums!

Elizabeth Crouch, MD/PhD UCSF Bakar ImmunoX Initiative UCSF Pediatrics UCSF Broad Stem Cell Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Come hang out at our events this summer.

Another beautiful work from the Yaniv Lab-Weizmann Institute at Weizmann Institute led by super talented student Giuseppina Lambiase and co-supervised by Rudra Nayan Das and me! So proud of Pina, who worked so hard under the very tough circumstances in Israel, to bring this paper to life! 🌟 Read it 👇!

This Mother’s Day, honor the strength, love, and resilience of families facing hydrocephalus. Your generosity fuels hope, care, and progress 💙 Every dollar makes a difference! bit.ly/3GFeTFT #HappyMothersDay

As a rule I don’t endorse political candidates, and this shouldn’t be taken as an endorsement, but I am deeply impressed with Dr. Andrews Dr. Annie Andrews her knowledge (and excellent sense of humor), and we certainly need pediatricians in the U.S. Congress

Billy Joel’s diagnosis is raising awareness about a condition that’s often overlooked: normal pressure #hydrocephalus (NPH). If you’ve noticed the signs in yourself or a loved one, it’s time to learn more. hydroassoc.org/NPH #NormalPressureHydrocephalus #NPH

Fantastic visit to CHU Sainte-Justine. Thank you Dubrac Alexandre for hosting me & Joyal Lab Nicolas Dumont for sharing data #stemcells #metabolism #neonatology & of course #neurovasculature! 🧫👶🏻🤰🏽🧠🫀#montreal 🍁🇨🇦was stunning even with🥶 ☔️UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine UCSF Broad Stem Cell UCSF Pediatrics

Molecular Hallmarks of Hydrocephalus Science Translational Medicine is out today. Grateful to work under leadership of Andrew T. Hale, MD, PhD Ryann Fame, PhD Kristopher Kahle with other top-notch collaborators including Fame Lab members Arjun Rajan and Blake Zhou! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

During a chaotic week, my visit to UCSD Biomed Sciences PhD Program as their speaker and UCSF Health NICU was inspiring. Thanks to all the grad students who shared their hypotheses and challenges with me, and esp to Rachel Li, my host. #bloodbrainbarrier #neurodevelopment #NICU 🧠🫀🥼🧪🧬🧫

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On the cusp of a major #NIH deadline, David McCulley was kind enough to let me interview him about grant writing ✍🏻💡Nothing like a tense moment to curate a few 🔥tips

I love how students consistently bring new energy and ideas to the lab, whether related to our science or our community. We went bouldering this week thanks to Max Hammer, a rotation student 🧗UCSF Broad Stem Cell UCSF Pediatrics Loukas Diafos Jayden Ross

A full circle ⭕️ moment interviewing Amélie Collins . Dr. Collins was my fellow during my #neonatology sub-I. Fascinating #hsc work (the mother stem cell of #immunology!) ✅it out and her 😍publication: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38428422/ UCSF Pediatrics UCSF Broad Stem Cell Neo Kids On The Block

For their 1 year birthday, my patients Opu & Jojo are hosting a #familyhouse fundraiser. Join us to celebrate #extremelypreterm patients & their equally amazing parents to ensure this resource persists for families UCSF Pediatrics Neo Kids On The Block ❤️👧🏾👶🏻👦🏽👩👨🏻 give.familyhouseinc.org/campaign/70367…

Basic science is curiosity in action. It’s the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about how the world works. It’s not about chasing a cure today. It’s about understanding the scientific building blocks of knowledge so we’re ready for the breakthroughs of tomorrow.

So proud of Kaylee Wedderburn-Pugh who won a Gordon Research Conferences GRS Travel Award! 🥇 🤩 Congrats to Brisa Palikuqi for a fantastic #GRS and 🎗️Karina Yaniv🎗️ and Anne Eichmann for an outstanding #Angiogenesis conference UCSF Pediatrics UCSF Broad Stem Cell

The future of neonatal physician scientists is bright 🤩Ben Fensterheim is the new Neo Kids On The Block Research Chair with an awesome trajectory to date and some clever ideas on how to inspire creativity and community in our science for babies 👶🏻 👶🏽👶🏿

It’s an honor to work with Jaela and I’m looking forward to the training in mentorship. This PI job doesn’t come with an instruction manual!