People ask me why I chose to pursue an MD/PhD and I always say “because I love to pipette” and laugh really hard but then they don’t laugh and I realize the real reason I chose this path is because I make jokes that aren’t funny

We are 2 weeks out from Black in Immuno Week! A week-long virtual symposium to connect, amplify & celebrate the contributions of Black researchers in the field of immunology 👩🏿‍🔬 Register today to join us. It's free and open to all. blackinimmuno.org/registration Share widely by RT 🙏🏿

FULL SPEECH: "1.5°C is what we need to survive, 2°C, is a death sentence... We do not want that dreaded death sentence, and we've come here today to say, try harder, try harder." Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley Q.C. addresses #COP26 Climate Conference

Thrilled to celebrate Kaylee Wedderburn-Pugh who was awarded an American Heart Association Diversity supplement AND had a birthday last week! Can’t wait to see those experiment results. With Loukas Diafos @edward_jvt Sneha Rao at @stem_at

We invite you to attend the Changemakers Seminar Series! This series will highlight both research and advocacy efforts of exceptional individuals, and also provide a forum to share perspectives on current STEM advocacy efforts! Our 1st Changemaker is Dr. Juliet Daniel!

The human brain vasculature is 🔥, and I’m excited to add to excellent work by Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD and Andrew C. Yang. Also grateful to co-authors: Aparna Bhaduri Andrés Martín Arnold Kriegstein Kaylee Wedderburn-Pugh Janeth Ochoa Birrueta Loukas Diafos @edward_jvt @JaydenR90150136 Jiapei Chen

The two girls’ parents could only watch as the genetic disease weakened their babies’ muscles until, unable to swallow, unable to breathe and with heart muscle so thickened that their hearts were unable to pump, they died. Could another daughter be saved? nyti.ms/3G3jvDm

Absolutely incredible energy UC San Francisco Parnassus on Day 3 of #UAWonStrike with Student Researchers United-UAW UAW Local 5810. Here with my hype partner Kaylee Wedderburn-Pugh and we ain't going anywhere till we win a fair contract!! ✊🏽 #FairUCNow