Along with the eviction moratorium, there is a ton of funding available to provide rental assistance for those who need it. If you or someone you know is looking for support, here is a search tool from the @CFPB to find the right place to apply near you. consumerfinance.gov/renthelp

¿Sabías que la Dahlia es la flor nacional de México? ¡Y hoy es su día! Existen alrededor de 43 especies de Dahlia, todas de América, y alrededor de 35 especies endémicas de México. #DíaNacionalDeLasDalias

This is such a good example of the power of data visualization.

1/n Very excited to share the first manuscript from my lab, looking at viral load (FFU) directly in clinical samples from SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Delta and Epsilon variants. Our data indicates that Delta is more infectious than Alpha, for the same amount of RNA medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Getting these samples is a bit of a challenge. Measuring infectivity in them is quite a challenge. These results aren’t pleasant, but they are important. And I’m so glad I got to be a part of the project.

16/n This work would also have been impossible without the sequencing work at UWVL by Pavitra Roychoudhury, who should have been listed as a coauthor (Sincere apologies! This will be updated). The surveillance data she provides is invaluable (as well as pretty). depts.washington.edu/labmed/covid19…

*happy dance*

I'm pleased to share our latest preprint describing clinical assay validation for SARS-CoV-2 sequencing🧬using the Swift Biosciences amplicon panel. short 🧵 1/ medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Running these tests and analyzing the data, it’s been hard to even wrap my brain around what I’m seeing. We detected the very first omicron specimens in WA two weeks ago. And now omicron is over 50% of our cases. It’s … horrifying.

This was a very very cool project to be part of. :)

Any graduate students or post-docs working in genetic toxicology or genomics tools for toxicology? You could be awarded up to $1000 for professional development. Deadline is 1 April.

If you're a med student or a doctor, chances are that you've definitely heard of the Tetralogy of Fallot. It is a congenital condition caused by a combination of four heart defects (Image below from Wikipedia). However, this thread is not to teach you about TOF. 🧵 1/?

If you unfortunately become a refugee, please try very hard to be white and from Europe. Countries all of a sudden find space and are welcoming. You are, after all, civilized unlike the rest.

Hey that’s me! I’m really proud of the work we’ve done at UW Virology to validate a clinical assay capable of detecting monkeypox virus in 10 specimen types (and counting). But that’s U WASHINGTON, not Wisconsin haha.

this is a slap in the face to everyone who worked hard and paid the $51 to Elsevier to rent an article for 24 hours

A snapshot of 2022-23 influenza testing at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals compared to the previous 5 influenza seasons... #influenza

Seattle, please get your flu shot! Update from UW Virology and Seattle Children's: -RSV has peaked, and starting its downward decline. -Flu numbers continue to rise exponentially. All flu A so far.

Scientists have managed to generate a full genetic sequence of #H5N1 #birdflu from store-bought milk, suggesting commercial milk products could be a way to monitor the outbreak in cows, given the lack of cooperation from dairy farmers. statnews.com/2024/05/21/bir…

White friends, especially white women who did not have an undergraduate sorority experience: In the coming months you’ll likely see a great deal of content about VP Harris’ sorority affiliation and the support from its members. We 🩷 it. Some info & tips for us: 🧵