Timelapse flying by Hurricane Milton about 2 hours ago. 1/6400 sec exposure, 14mm, ISO 500, 0.5 sec interval, 30fps

Racing at the longest urban descent race on stairs in the world, Colombia. [📹 ferreira001]

A great read.

Texas Biomed is now part of the global “100 Days Mission” effort w CEPI aimed at preventing and quickly containing infectious disease outbreaks through accelerated development of effective countermeasures.

Pam Bondi, Trump's new Attorney General nominee, recently registered as a foreign agent to lobby on behalf of Qatar. Specifically, she's helping Qatar whitewash its awful record on human trafficking.

On Dec 6 I look forward to speaking ⁦Texas Biomedical Research Institute⁩ on our vaccines for neglected diseases and efforts to counter rising antivaccine activism

Loved being with so many rockstar women BioMed-SA this week. Being tapped to present on promoting one's "personal brand" was fun mainly so I could be a tad irreverent about how NOT to go about doing this in a cringey way & how TO use the effort for authentic connection.

Our Texas Biomedical Research Institute CEO - Larry Schlesinger - doesn’t mince words in this national commentary piece. Any talk about limiting U.S. infectious disease research in favor of prioritizing chronic conditions is short-sighted and dangerous. It’s not an either-or proposition.

Lassa virus has no approved vaccine and no cure and causes tens to hundreds of thousands of cases of Lassa fever annually. This collab by Texas Biomedical Research Institute and Scripps Research shows promising preclinical results to prevent that.

The incoming administration wants to take “a break” from infectious disease research to focus on chronic disease. That's impossible, writes Texas Biomedical Research Institute's Dr. Larry Schlesinger, whose cancer was caused by HPV. STAT statnews.com/2024/12/16/chr…

I’m at a cancer treatment center getting my 27th dose of radiation. My doctor recommends 35. UnitedHealthcare refuses to pay for more than 28. I’ve fought them for weeks to get full treatment approved. This is my Hail Mary to hopefully get them to reconsider.

I will take K for 1,000 in the top left #itsok #hesmyhusband Steve Spriester

Apply now for the 2025 Summer Scholar Program at Texas Biomed & SNPRC for paid #summerinternships. Gain experience in: #biomedicalresearch #veterinarycare #IT #HR #scicomm #security #paidinternships #collegeinternships txbiomed.org/education-outr…

So cool-

Texas Biomed is proud to announce the launch of our Veterans Employee Resource Group (#ERG) - dedicated to supporting and honoring contributions of #veterans at the Institute. It's a platform for veterans, military service members and allies to connect & share experiences.

#Dreamweek is one of the city’s greatest events. Thanks to Shokare Nakpodia for his leadership!

Researchers Texas Biomedical Research Institute & Penn Vet pinpointed how infected cells help or hinder #Ebola virus, offering new targets for host-directed therapies. The finding, published in Nature Communications, could have implications for other viruses from #HIV to #influenza. txbiomed.org/news-press/new…

High schoolers interested in science - this is a great opportunity!

Our Global Health Symposium is on its 4th year and 2025 is shaping up to be QUITE a year for these conversations. Open to all - great for policymakers, community leaders, educators, researchers, healthcare professionals, business types, entrepreneurs, students, journalists…etc!

There is a deep connection between SA and the war in Vietnam. We have been working on this for more than a year. I hope you’ll watch.