Arvind Venkataraman (@arvieil) 's Twitter Profile
Arvind Venkataraman

@arvieil

science, magic, disappointment | RA @VirusesImmunity | Y '19

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calendar_today29-04-2018 19:38:00

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Trevor Bedford (@trvrb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The team at the Seattle Flu Alliance have sequenced the genome the #COVID19 community case reported yesterday from Snohomish County, WA, and have posted the sequence publicly to gisaid.org. There are some enormous implications here. 1/9

Rachel Swarns (@rachelswarns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's at times like these that the vast disparities in wealth seem so painfully clear. Who can avoid crowded subways? Who can work from home and still receive a paycheck? Who can stock up on medicines and extra food? Which folks have laptops at home so the kids can learn remotely?

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@virusesimmunity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A group of scientists has written an open letter calling on the US government to commit to a science-based approach to #COVID19 and future #pandemics. We need #science to help guide us out of this pandemic. If you agree, please sign this letter. bit.ly/2V75cVh

Miguel Paredes (@paredesmig) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s been a lot of twitter talk about a particular article from an economist doubting the rigor and credibility of epidemiologists, asking q’s such as “how smart are they? What are their average GRE scores?” I am fuming. 1/7

Noora Reffat, MPH (@noora_reffat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Infuriating & heartbreaking to have seen the warning signs of this tragedy nearly a month ago & for them to have been so totally ignored. This death & the ones to come will be on Governor Ned Lamont & Connecticut DOC for not listening to the experts & advocates. #covidbehindbars

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@virusesimmunity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Problem: current PCR for #COVID19 testing requires multiple reactions per sample (2 viral and 1 host genes/ CDC assay). ⬆️ costs, reagents, labor and error rate. A solution: "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by multiplex RT-qPCR" by Eriko Kudo et al. (1/n) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@virusesimmunity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Men are at higher risk of developing more severe #COVID than women. Our paper out today by Takehiro Takahashi, MD, PhD Mallory Ellingson Pat Wong Benjamin Israelow Carolina Lucas @sneakyvirus1 Julio Silva Tianyang Mao et al examines sex differences in immune response 👇🏽 (1/n) nature.com/articles/s4158…

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@virusesimmunity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There is so much misinformation and fear-mongering around #COVID19 vaccines for pregnant and nursing women. A brilliant Yale MSTP student Alice Lü-Culligan, MD, PhD and I wrote this OpEd to dispel these myths, and provide relevant facts. Please share widely. nytimes.com/2021/01/26/opi…

Jesse Bump (@jessebump) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every person, every institution in #globalhealth is deeply indebted to people of S Asia, esp India, present and past. Acknowledge and honor it: speak up about the #COVIDSecondWaveInIndia and culpability of government and others who have failed them. What debt? I'll explain 1/n

Every person, every institution in #globalhealth is deeply indebted to people of S Asia, esp India, present and past. Acknowledge and honor it: speak up about the #COVIDSecondWaveInIndia and culpability of government and others who have failed them. What debt? I'll explain 1/n