Steffanie Strathdee, PhD
superbug-slayer.bsky.social
Steffanie Strathdee, PhD
@superbug-slayer.bsky.social

Infectious disease epidemiologist. Harold Simon Distinguished Professor @UCSanDiego. Phage wrangler @IPATH. Author of The Perfect Predator. ThePerfectPredator.com

Steffanie A. Strathdee is the Harold Simon Distinguished Professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Co-Director at the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics. She is known for her work on HIV research and prevention programmes in Tijuana. .. more

Public Health 52%
Medicine 19%

Thank you!

New: I spent the week looking into the cancelled mRNA contracts. Interviews with HHS officials and MAGA and MAHA influencers reveal an HHS agency plagued by dysfunction as Kennedy chips away at the nation’s public health.

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How RFK Jr. alienated MAGA, MAHA and the White House in a single week
The botched announcement about mRNA vaccines reveals a health department full of dysfunction and infighting.
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Thanks for the shoutout!
"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...
RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American
“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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In a new #OpEd, Daniel Pham, MD, discusses the debate surrounding Casey Means’ nomination for U.S. Surgeon General, weighing concerns about her medical background against the broader responsibilities of the role in public health leadership.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Does It Matter if the U.S. Surgeon General Never Practiced Medicine?
Their leadership must be grounded in sound public health priorities
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NPR @npr.org · May 21
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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