My wife Cynthia TurnerGraham and KizzyPhD joined me at a vaccine clinic sponsored by our church on May 8, 2021 that provided scheduled and walk-in options to the local community for being vaccinated with the Moderna-1273.

Thrilled to be appointed faculty in Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Immunology & Infectious Diseases Dept. The last year has been a "whirlwind", but through it all... I tapped into my purpose at the intersection of science *and* public health. And, at Harvard... I will "take it up a knotch".

Exciting to be (virtually) back ⁦⁦Johns Hopkins Medicine⁩ tomorrow evening.

Phages & RA: @mmangalea @DuerkopLab characterize intestinal #bacteriophage communities from humans at risk of developing #RheumatoidArthritis. #Phage profiles diverge based on anti-cyclic citrullinated protein autoantibody status vs. healthy controls cell.com/cell-host-micr…

Congrats Vanessa! 😀

Nothing like a mid-day pep talk from my derm bestie Tamia to get me through the day. Grateful for all the relationships this derm journey has allowed me to cultivate🥰

Reminder: diversity town hall is tonight! In addition to medical students, we welcome any dermatology faculty who want to help answer questions in our lives chat. There will plenty of high yield info presented :)

One major barrier to advancing neonatal drug development is assessing severity of adverse events in already sick, hospitalized neonates. The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) INC has worked to develop & validate a neonate specific adverse event severity scale. Paper link: rdcu.be/cxJP0

Excited to share my lab’s new paper. Leah's thesis work is finally together! Why does a hug feel good or caressing touch facilitate sexual receptivity? Identification of touch neurons underlying dopaminergic pleasurable touch and sexual receptivity biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Listen to women. Heartbreaking to hear the stories of women in Dallas leaving the state for healthcare. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Early life host-microbe interactions in skin. Laura Dwyer @ScharschmidtLab discuss attributes of #infant #skin as well as endogenous & exogenous factors that shape its relationship to early life cutaneous #microbiome, w/a focus on clinical implications cell.com/cell-host-micr…

The Mavs hosted a GEM all-girls summer camp this week. Beth Guilliams RN, our dermatology clinic manager, spoke to the girls about skin health, and she took a photo with Mavs player Maxi Kleber!

In the last yr I’ve heard from several jr faculty offered #DEI positions. They are intrigued but skeptical. My advice: “if they are serious about #DEI there will be a budget & FTE release.” This ad bluntly states “No FTE will be provided.” C’mon #AMCs, we can & must do better. 🤦🏾‍♂️

A generous donation from the Perot family will allow for expansion of the Medical Scientist Training Program at UTSW! We are ecstatic to share this news, as the endowment will further develop of the program, and its' students scope of research. Read more: bit.ly/3sYyozb

We want to give a HUUUGE congratulations to Dr.Beth Smith Smith for successfully defending her thesis this past #Halloween! It was a full house, so you know her impact on campus was great! Gooo Bethany!! #TAAASatUTSW

In a 1966 Gallup poll, #MLK was rated “unfavorable” by 2/3 of Americans. Today, we revere his legacy while the injustices he fought persist—especially healthcare injustice. I propose solutions in my forthcoming book #TheBodiesKeepComing #MLKWeekend #MLKDay #BookRecommendations

Somatic mutations accumulate in “normal” non-cancerous tissues (blood, skin, liver). But why are mutant clones selected? Do they merely proliferate more, selfishly? Or can clones adapt to disease? Could they protect tissues? We shed light on this: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gua9L7PXmc1- 1/10

Taiye Selasi: Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local | TED youtu.be/LYCKzpXEW6E via YouTube

Such a special moment to be with colleagues rallying together to support the NPF🌟 Proud to be a part of this incredible team! National Psoriasis Foundation UTSW Dermatology #Teamwork #Gratitude #psoriasis #psoriaticarthritis