Michael Parmacek
@michaelparmacek.bsky.social
Penn Medicine Chair & Prof, Heart Doc, Toon spouse, Dad, Phillies and Eagles fan
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie discussing kickoff of the Lurie Autism Institute at Penn Medicine and CHOP!
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie discussing kickoff of the Lurie Autism Institute at Penn Medicine and CHOP!
Great Point Lighthouse on Nantucket shot with Leica Q3 28.
September 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Great Point Lighthouse on Nantucket shot with Leica Q3 28.
Free breast cancer screenings in Penn Medicine’s new mammogram van will begin Sunday www.inquirer.com/health/penn-...
Free breast cancer screenings in Penn Medicine’s new mammogram van will begin Sunday
The van will debut at a community health fair in West Philadelphia.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Free breast cancer screenings in Penn Medicine’s new mammogram van will begin Sunday www.inquirer.com/health/penn-...
A potentially major advance in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes pioneered by Vertex and led by Dr. Mike Rickels of @Penn Medicine. Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | NEJM
Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. Data on the safety
and efficacy of zimislecel in persons with type 1 diabetes are needed. We conducted
a phase 1–2 study of zimisle...
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June 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A potentially major advance in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes pioneered by Vertex and led by Dr. Mike Rickels of @Penn Medicine. Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Bhattacharya admits there will be fewer clinical trials under proposed budget! Senators push back on Trump’s proposed $18 billion NIH budget cut www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/n... via @statnews.com
Senators push back on Trump’s proposed $18 billion NIH budget cut
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya faced sharp questions Tuesday about the agency's proposed 2026 budget from Republican and Democratic senators.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bhattacharya admits there will be fewer clinical trials under proposed budget! Senators push back on Trump’s proposed $18 billion NIH budget cut www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/n... via @statnews.com
Opening Day picnic for a new class of Penn Dept of Medicine interns. Training the next generation of leaders in Medicine!
June 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Opening Day picnic for a new class of Penn Dept of Medicine interns. Training the next generation of leaders in Medicine!
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and family donate $50 million to CHOP and Penn for autism institute www.inquirer.com/health/upenn...
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and family donate $50 million to CHOP and Penn for autism institute
The purpose of the new Lurie Autism Institute is to expand research already being done at CHOP and Penn, form a global hub for research, and attract more scientists to the field.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and family donate $50 million to CHOP and Penn for autism institute www.inquirer.com/health/upenn...
The mRNA platform has the potential to cure many autoimmune diseases and cancer! mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target www.statnews.com/2025/06/02/m... via @statnews.com
mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target
The sharp turnaround on mRNA vaccines shows the unprecedented rise of anti-vaccine activists to power
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June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The mRNA platform has the potential to cure many autoimmune diseases and cancer! mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target www.statnews.com/2025/06/02/m... via @statnews.com
Plenary speaker at Penn’s Dept of Medicine Research Day Dr. Drew Weissman highlighting the potential of mRNA therapeutics to cure lupus, cancer, Sickle Cell disease and to promote equitable access to therapy across the globe. Science is happening at Pennmedicine!
June 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Plenary speaker at Penn’s Dept of Medicine Research Day Dr. Drew Weissman highlighting the potential of mRNA therapeutics to cure lupus, cancer, Sickle Cell disease and to promote equitable access to therapy across the globe. Science is happening at Pennmedicine!
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | NEJM
A total of 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which reduces cost sharing in Medicare Part D. Losing the LIS may impede medication access and affect mortality. U...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Undermining a PACT — Federal Cuts at the VA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Undermining a PACT — Federal Cuts at the VA | NEJM
A 2022 law that expanded treatment for veterans with certain conditions was long overdue. But delivering on its promise depends on VA clinicians and support staff, whose jobs are now at risk.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Undermining a PACT — Federal Cuts at the VA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM
Base editors can correct disease-causing genetic variants. After a neonate had received a diagnosis of severe carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, a disease with an estimated 50% mortality ...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Another life saving therapy pioneered by Penn Medicine and CHOP faculty! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
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May 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Another life saving therapy pioneered by Penn Medicine and CHOP faculty! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Protecting Africa's children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Protecting Africa's children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A Message from Dr. Katrina A. Armstrong | Office of Public Affairs communications.news.columbia.edu/news/message...
A Message from Dr. Katrina A. Armstrong | Office of Public Affairs
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March 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A Message from Dr. Katrina A. Armstrong | Office of Public Affairs communications.news.columbia.edu/news/message...
At ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally, Francis Collins warns major NIH research programs ‘at severe risk’ www.statnews.com/2025/03/07/s... via @statnews.com
At ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally, Francis Collins warns major NIH research programs ‘at severe risk’
At "Stand Up for Science" rallies across the U.S., scientists and their supporters protested Trump administration actions affecting research.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally, Francis Collins warns major NIH research programs ‘at severe risk’ www.statnews.com/2025/03/07/s... via @statnews.com
Philadelphia Orchestra is all in for E-A-G-L-E-S game tomorrow!
January 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra is all in for E-A-G-L-E-S game tomorrow!
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December 31, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Celebrating Barkley’s 2000 yards!
December 31, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Celebrating Barkley’s 2000 yards!
Pioneering Rheumatologist Professor Georg Schett discussing the application of #CAR-T cells to treat #Lupus @pennmedicine.bsky.social Grand Rounds.
December 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Pioneering Rheumatologist Professor Georg Schett discussing the application of #CAR-T cells to treat #Lupus @pennmedicine.bsky.social Grand Rounds.
Sankaty Lighthouse seen from across Sesachacha pond.
November 23, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Sankaty Lighthouse seen from across Sesachacha pond.