Teddy Drivas 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
@tdrivas.bsky.social
🧬 Physician Scientist, Adult Medicine-Trained Clinical Geneticist, and Cilium Enthusiast at the University of Pennsylvania. 🧬
www.drivaslab.org
www.drivaslab.org
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📣New from @tdrivas.bsky.social & co!
📄Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population
📄Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population
This study of over 14,000 adults in two major health systems reveals striking racial
and socioeconomic disparities in access to genetics evaluation and testing. Black
individuals and those from disadv...
www.cell.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📣New from @tdrivas.bsky.social & co!
📄Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population
📄Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population
The perils of being a #geneticist — when I look at my adorable nephew’s bath towel, all I see is a vaso-occlusive crisis waiting to happen…
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The perils of being a #geneticist — when I look at my adorable nephew’s bath towel, all I see is a vaso-occlusive crisis waiting to happen…
🧬 Thrilled to be at #ASHG2025 with my students Ekta Singh & Yunjun Kang who are sharing incredible science out of our lab on #cilia, #metabolism, #genetics & #MachineLearning - and to present my own new clinical data on #AdultGenetics. Come say hi!
#ASHG #genetics #genomics
#ASHG #genetics #genomics
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🧬 Thrilled to be at #ASHG2025 with my students Ekta Singh & Yunjun Kang who are sharing incredible science out of our lab on #cilia, #metabolism, #genetics & #MachineLearning - and to present my own new clinical data on #AdultGenetics. Come say hi!
#ASHG #genetics #genomics
#ASHG #genetics #genomics
Yesterday at lab meeting we went around the table with introductions for a new student. Of the 7 people in attendance, I was the only one born in the USA. Diversity and immigration are what make America, and Science, great, and my heart breaks watching these pillars of our greatness crumble.
August 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Yesterday at lab meeting we went around the table with introductions for a new student. Of the 7 people in attendance, I was the only one born in the USA. Diversity and immigration are what make America, and Science, great, and my heart breaks watching these pillars of our greatness crumble.
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New research out in @ajhgnews.bsky.social suggests that the implementation of genetic testing in critically ill adults has the potential to improve patient care & combat healthcare delivery disparities ft Colleen Kripke & @tdrivas.bsky.social (@pennmedicine.bsky.social) www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
July 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New research out in @ajhgnews.bsky.social suggests that the implementation of genetic testing in critically ill adults has the potential to improve patient care & combat healthcare delivery disparities ft Colleen Kripke & @tdrivas.bsky.social (@pennmedicine.bsky.social) www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
Thrilled to share that our latest study on genetic testing in critically ill adults at @pennmedicine.bsky.social is now published in The American Journal of Human Genetics (@ajhgnews.bsky.social) -- and was featured in
@sciencenews.bsky.social!
@sciencenews.bsky.social!
July 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Thrilled to share that our latest study on genetic testing in critically ill adults at @pennmedicine.bsky.social is now published in The American Journal of Human Genetics (@ajhgnews.bsky.social) -- and was featured in
@sciencenews.bsky.social!
@sciencenews.bsky.social!
Patience, collaboration, and perseverance pay off! Our investigation of the population prevalence of NF1 pathogenic variants is out today in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We find these variants are much more common than anticipated and confer increased risk for cancer.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A genotype-first approach identifies high incidence of NF1 pathogenic variants with distinct disease associations - Nature Communications
Our current understanding of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is based on patients ascertained through phenotype-first approaches, which estimate a low prevalence at 1 in 3,000. Here, the authors levera...
www.nature.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Patience, collaboration, and perseverance pay off! Our investigation of the population prevalence of NF1 pathogenic variants is out today in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We find these variants are much more common than anticipated and confer increased risk for cancer.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It was heartening to see so many people standing up for #science today at #Philadelphia City Hall. At a time when it’s easy to feel powerless against a wannabe-fascist government, this was such an excellent reminder of where the real power lies — in the hands of the people. #standupfightback
March 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It was heartening to see so many people standing up for #science today at #Philadelphia City Hall. At a time when it’s easy to feel powerless against a wannabe-fascist government, this was such an excellent reminder of where the real power lies — in the hands of the people. #standupfightback
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2025 is here! I am so excited for Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins to be in readers' hands in just a few weeks. We have work to do, and I truly hope this book will help us move forward together. 🧬✊🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
January 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
2025 is here! I am so excited for Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins to be in readers' hands in just a few weeks. We have work to do, and I truly hope this book will help us move forward together. 🧬✊🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Me: Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like.
ChatGPT: I got this.
ChatGPT: I got this.
November 15, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Me: Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like.
ChatGPT: I got this.
ChatGPT: I got this.