📰 In Press: "The predominant PAR4 variant in individuals of African ancestry worsens murine and human stroke outcomes" Journal of Clinical Investigation jci.org/articles/view/…

🧬The SNP rs773902 is a Racially Diverse PAR4 Variant, where the A allele encodes for a hyperreactive PAR4 variant. 🌎The A allele is much more frequent in Black individuals compared to White individuals. doi.org/10.1182/blood-…

All eyes on Congo 🇨🇩, millions of people have been killed, displaced and properties destroyed already. But the world seems to be blind.

Chang-Won Lee: 2019 CFAES Senior Faculty Research Award Winner youtu.be/agVHlhl6EuA?si… via YouTube Dr. Lee and his lab are a key resource in the need to respond to the H5N1 threat.

Very exciting development for Avril endpts.com/fda-details-ne…

#H5N1

Hm maybe we ought to try to contain bird flu before flu season (when strains can mix to cause a pandemic) and when we may have a president and a court that can prevent all public health measures.

BREAKING: President Biden just announced his first 100 days plan when reelected. He will codify Roe v. Wade into law, sign the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and expand and strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Retweet so all Americans see this.

🚨 Happening now! 🚨 Tune into Day 1 discussions at #GPPS2024 to hear global experts share insights on how we can help build a pandemic-free future. 📺Live link: bit.ly/4cE4khJ 📰Programme: cepi.net/gpps #100DaysMission CEPI Fiocruz Ministério da Saúde 🩵

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Excited to hear the powerful words of Dr. Ayoade Alakija @yodifiji.bsky.social at the #GPPS24 in Brazil on the need to empower R&D scientists and clinicians in LMIC countries in the search for Global Health equity of access.

Pfizer quits #Duchenne gene therapy, lays off staff following study setback biopharmadive.com/news/pfizer-di… $PFE $SRPT $RGNX $SLDB

Politics is a serious and significant public health hazard in the USA. Given the current concerns over #H5N1 #cowflu in US Dairy herds. #pandemicpreparedness

Avril Bio has unuique technology and is ready to do more to engage with scientists, businesses and agencies that need to empower local surveillance, translation and production of countermeasures in national and regional settings. #vaccines #AdCEV #structuralgenetics #eggpharm

Wow remote controlled lifeguard!

Juvenile dromedaries pose increased risk for zoonotic MERS-CoV transmission and should be prioritised for vaccination once such vaccines become available. thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

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USDA confirms bird flu on dairy farms in California. If we had bulk milk testing across the country, we'd know how long this has gone on -- and what other states we're missing. But we don't. 5+ months in.