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Immunologist and science communicator based at UoM fascinated by our immune response to threats (pathogens, pollution) & microbiome. Member IndependentSage person most likely to share random dog and nature pics 🧪👩‍🔬 #AcademicSky #SciCom #ImmunoSky
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Four in five British universities considering research cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Today

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As Musk finishes his tenure with DOGE he leaves services worse, ignored need for upgrading IT or medical insurance overcharging & his “savings” don’t include costs of firings, rehirings, severance pay, paid leave & lost productivity involving >100,000 workers costing taxpayers $135bn this year.

submitted 23 hours ago • 10 comments

Increasingly it seems that to get a job in health department in States you need to have a track record of controversial and or unproven ideas like new appointment for pandemic preparedness Hatfill pushing hydroxychloroquine for Covid

submitted 23 hours ago • 3 comments

that’s Elon Musk FRS doing his bit for US science, @royalsociety.org

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Strong words from Ursula von der Leyen today: “Science belongs to humanity. We must protect it, prioritize it, and give it the freedom it needs to flourish.” At the launch of the EU’s “Choose Science - Choose Europe” initiative, she announced four key actions. 🧵1/3

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

Interesting if dystopian view of MAGA/MAHAv policies as soft eugenics

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A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

submitted 3 days ago • 162 comments

There is a tonne of misinformation and disinformation about mrna vaccines now. The policy implications in US could have grave consequences given the potential for mrna vaccines especially in cancer care. I discuss this here #Immunosky 🧪

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

So important to hear from people with Autism as this article - countering the abhorrent statements RFKJr has made about autism

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

There is a tonne of misinformation and disinformation about mrna vaccines now. The policy implications in US could have grave consequences given the potential for mrna vaccines especially in cancer care. I discuss this here #Immunosky 🧪

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

You know all those so-called aerosol-generating medical procedures? Some of them don’t generate any aerosols… Via Joe Vipond. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

The sheer scale of disinformation and harms RFKJr is doing and proposing is staggering here. I will try and unpick some claims

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New report from @independentsage.bsky.social Everything you ever wanted to know about mRNA vaccines including how they work, debunking myths & their exciting future. As misinfo about mRNA vax ramps up in US, this report is sorely needed! independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

submitted 5 days ago • 17 comments

As the technology is targetted by those in power in the US, the new @independentsage.bsky.social report tells you all you ever wanted to know about mRNA vaccines (including how they work, debunking myths and where they go next) but were afraid to ask. independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

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Just sharing this lay version of our recent paper on how the enzyme Arginase (ARG) helps skin barrier function, how its downregulated in atopic dermatitis and the potential to restore function with products of ARG activity #ImmunoSky 🧪 link.growkudos.com/1pzhr6q88ow

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This is SO important.. thanks to USAid & PEPFAR, the world was on track to ⬇️ new HIV infxn and AIDs deaths by 90% by 2030 with ~ 228,000 people tested for HIV/d. Cutting USA Aid so abruptly is risking millions of lives & 26 million more people could become infected with HIV by 2030. 🧪

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This is ESSENTIAL viewing if you want to understand how rFKJr going wild is impacting health, food security, science and care. 🧪

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Sad to see the measles outbreak continues to grow in Texas (663 known cases) & 87 patients hospitalised. Cases spreading to other parts of US - almost 900 in total. The safest way to protect yourself & your family is via vaccination. Lots of helpful info here if you have questions about vax/measles

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

The Trump administration continues to ignore the courts. 278 men are still in CECOT prison without a trial, sentence, or any form of due process. Here's one of their stories. Dad is in CECOT. Mom, deported to Venezuela. Their beautiful toddler, in foster care in the US, whereabouts unknown.

submitted 7 days ago • 15 comments

🧵In March I wrote about how Trump's attacks on science & universities followed the authoritarian playbook & set out Qs as warning signs for escalation. 🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised full post: christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si... 1/15

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

Delighted to be speaking at this event on 13 May! Do sign up

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