My mom & 2 brothers are trapped in Tehran, effectively hostages to the war between #IslamicRepublic and Israel. This is what they want the world to know: “Persia will endure, Islamic Republic will not! Iranians will endure bombs if they help bring an end to dictatorship and murder.”

Listening to @adamratnermd.bsky.social narrate his book Booster Shots and remembering my grandma, an illiterate woman in the North of Iran, who took 3 buses in a snowstorm to take me to a vaccine center to get my booster shots. We take for granted how privileged we are to have easy vaccine access!

“If everything around seems dark, look again; you may be the light” Rumi Every clinician & scientist can be a source of light💡 Let’s brighten these dark times by leveraging our training & connections & forming grassroots movements. Take a stand for science & protect communities #Medsky #GoScience

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

"Does RFK Jr. have some good ideas in this tweet?" buff.ly/493Td0f Great new article by @examined.bsky.social breaking down RFK Jr's tweet about the FDA with concise, evidence based responses to each of his claims. #Medsky 🛟🧪

👩🏾‍⚕️ Your immune system is super smart and hard-working, so give it the best shot! Article by yours truly for kids and parents, published a couple of years ago. Re-posting to hope encourage families to get their #flushot #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

#TogetherAgainstMisinformation #Misinformation101 🧵1/ Have you heard of #Astroturfing? It’s a #misinformation spreading tactic where a content appears to have lots of ‘grassroots’ support, BUT it’s actually generated by one organization/individual. #MedSky

Have you ever seen a child with Whooping cough? It’s a heart-wrenching thing to watch those tiny ribs retract so hard & those tiny lips go blue from lack of oxygen! This is a totally preventable suffering! Adults can also get whooping cough, please don’t skip your Tdap booster! #SayYesToVaccines

📣 Hi #MedSky, now that we're getting over our collective 🗑️🔥 X, could I please get some help connecting with #MedGen peeps. 🧬🩺 If you are interested in #MedGen, please connect with me and let's get starter pack going 🙌🏽

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ‒ Nelson Mandela #RemembranceDay #VeteransDay

I grew up in parts of the 🌍 where due to lack of #publichealth access my parents had to take a whole day off work & take 3 buses to take us to get vaccinated—they happily did that for all 5 of us! It amazes me how that drive to do right by kids is changing globally. Looking forward to reading this 👇🏾

🙋🏾‍♀️Bonjour/Hi/سلام/اهلين/merhaba/שלום Here for #SciComm👩🏾‍🔬 #PedsMedGen👶🏾 #genetics #genomics research🧬 #Vaccine education, #bioethics Excite to connect with new & old friends, converse, learn, grow, advocate 👇🏾Figure1. A very CRISPR sense of humour by this lab Wolverine! Yes, we put the culture into our 🧫