Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
@vickime.bsky.social
Incoming PGY1 #Pathology Resident @BCMHouston | PhD in #immunology & #microbiology | #DEI #advocacy
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Whoah
EBV not only causes multiple sclerosis, it also might be the root of SLE
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An EBV vaccine to rid ourselves of these horrible autoimmune conditions (and many cancers)?
#lupus #medsky #RheumSky
@christosargyrop.bsky.social
EBV not only causes multiple sclerosis, it also might be the root of SLE
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An EBV vaccine to rid ourselves of these horrible autoimmune conditions (and many cancers)?
#lupus #medsky #RheumSky
@christosargyrop.bsky.social
Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells to promote pathogenic antinuclear T and B cell responses in lupus.
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Whoah
EBV not only causes multiple sclerosis, it also might be the root of SLE
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An EBV vaccine to rid ourselves of these horrible autoimmune conditions (and many cancers)?
#lupus #medsky #RheumSky
@christosargyrop.bsky.social
EBV not only causes multiple sclerosis, it also might be the root of SLE
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An EBV vaccine to rid ourselves of these horrible autoimmune conditions (and many cancers)?
#lupus #medsky #RheumSky
@christosargyrop.bsky.social
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Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
I’m a physician who went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. More of my colleagues should too
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Women with preexisting diabetes face unique pregnancy risks, but management guidelines now emphasize effective insulin use and metformin benefits.
by Al Nofal A, Benkhadra K (...) Murad MH et 8 al. in J Clin Endocrinol Metab #MedSky
👉 get more here
📖 read the article:
by Al Nofal A, Benkhadra K (...) Murad MH et 8 al. in J Clin Endocrinol Metab #MedSky
👉 get more here
📖 read the article:
A Systematic Review Supporting the Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy
AbstractContext. Women with preexisting diabetes mellitus (PDM) are at increased risk of pregnancy-related complications.Objective. To summarize the availa
academic.oup.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Love this!
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
Researchers from Cardiff University and Swansea University have created a pop-up science shop with games, treasure hunts and even a horror show to help young people learn more about microbes, bacteria, viruses, antibiotic resistance, and vaccines
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
Researchers from Cardiff University and Swansea University have created a pop-up science shop with games, treasure hunts and even a horror show to help young people learn more about microbes, bacteria, viruses, antibiotic resistance, and vaccines
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Pop-Up Shop 2025 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
www.superbugs.online
July 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Love this!
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
Researchers from Cardiff University and Swansea University have created a pop-up science shop with games, treasure hunts and even a horror show to help young people learn more about microbes, bacteria, viruses, antibiotic resistance, and vaccines
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
Researchers from Cardiff University and Swansea University have created a pop-up science shop with games, treasure hunts and even a horror show to help young people learn more about microbes, bacteria, viruses, antibiotic resistance, and vaccines
🔬 🦠 🧫 🔬 🦠 🧫🔬 🦠 🧫
8 years, 2 moves, 2 kids, and countless late nights, early mornings, cups of ☕️ and great times with amazing people. So grateful to have had this #mdphd journey and excited for the next chapter!
#pathmatch #pathsky #match2025 #doubledoctor
#pathmatch #pathsky #match2025 #doubledoctor
Congratulations to all the medical students who matched today! We are particularly proud of the 15 MDPhD Students that Matched! We can't wait to see what you do next!! @bcmhouston.bsky.social #Match2025 #MatchBCM #doubledoctor
March 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
8 years, 2 moves, 2 kids, and countless late nights, early mornings, cups of ☕️ and great times with amazing people. So grateful to have had this #mdphd journey and excited for the next chapter!
#pathmatch #pathsky #match2025 #doubledoctor
#pathmatch #pathsky #match2025 #doubledoctor
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Do you know a science trainee who excels at #scicomm writing? Invite them to apply to the #LaskerEssay Contest by March 31! The winning essays will be published in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social. Find this year’s topic and the full contest guidelines here: buff.ly/42bjvwf 🧪
March 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Do you know a science trainee who excels at #scicomm writing? Invite them to apply to the #LaskerEssay Contest by March 31! The winning essays will be published in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social. Find this year’s topic and the full contest guidelines here: buff.ly/42bjvwf 🧪
We did it!!! I’m going to be a #pathologist!!!! My oldest seems to be taking an early interest as well 😉
#pathmatch2025 #match2025
#pathmatch2025 #match2025
March 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We did it!!! I’m going to be a #pathologist!!!! My oldest seems to be taking an early interest as well 😉
#pathmatch2025 #match2025
#pathmatch2025 #match2025
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Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
A legend died today.
In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
1/n
In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
1/n
March 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A legend died today.
In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
1/n
In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert
Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm"
1/n
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
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I started out our lab meeting today with a ~15 min summary of what the NIH does, indirects, current attacks on the NIH, and what we can do to fight.
Some of my lab members follow the news, some don't, but I think they were all highly interested in learning. Happy to send these slides to anyone
Some of my lab members follow the news, some don't, but I think they were all highly interested in learning. Happy to send these slides to anyone
February 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I started out our lab meeting today with a ~15 min summary of what the NIH does, indirects, current attacks on the NIH, and what we can do to fight.
Some of my lab members follow the news, some don't, but I think they were all highly interested in learning. Happy to send these slides to anyone
Some of my lab members follow the news, some don't, but I think they were all highly interested in learning. Happy to send these slides to anyone
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
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Please take care of yourselves.
February 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Please take care of yourselves.
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
Why is preterm birth risk doubled with maternal UTI? It depends on the immune response. We found distinct immune signatures in a UTI-associated preterm birth mouse model. In a human cohort from @AShea_Lab, urine cytokine levels could predict preterm birth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Distinct maternofetal immune signatures delineate preterm birth onset following urinary tract infection
Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality resulting in over one million neonatal deaths annually. Maternal urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth;...
www.biorxiv.org
October 25, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Why is preterm birth risk doubled with maternal UTI? It depends on the immune response. We found distinct immune signatures in a UTI-associated preterm birth mouse model. In a human cohort from @AShea_Lab, urine cytokine levels could predict preterm birth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Grateful to have been part of this! The microscopic hunt for NETs was a treat for my inner budding pathologist 🔬
After almost a decade (started while I was a postdoc with @nizet.bsky.social and finished by my own stellar students), happy to see this finally out. We found that Tamm-Horsfall protein, the most abundant protein in urine, enhanced NETosis to protect against UTI. insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI Insight -
Tamm-Horsfall protein augments neutrophil NETosis during urinary tract infection
insight.jci.org
February 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Grateful to have been part of this! The microscopic hunt for NETs was a treat for my inner budding pathologist 🔬
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February 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“…balancing demanding medical careers, but also caring for their families…time to celebrate the dedication/resilience...need policies that provide better work-life balance and family support…#disparities are more pronounced in women of color and other intersectional backgrounds…”
-AMWA
-AMWA
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“…balancing demanding medical careers, but also caring for their families…time to celebrate the dedication/resilience...need policies that provide better work-life balance and family support…#disparities are more pronounced in women of color and other intersectional backgrounds…”
-AMWA
-AMWA
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
January 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
I’m going to continue to love those around me, do good at every opportunity, support those who need it most, and find happiness wherever I can.
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I’m going to continue to love those around me, do good at every opportunity, support those who need it most, and find happiness wherever I can.
This is a true loss for patients and the medical community. What can we early-career trainees do?
Serve as mentors, increase exposure through community outreach, serve on admissions/interview committees and advocate for candidates. What else?
Serve as mentors, increase exposure through community outreach, serve on admissions/interview committees and advocate for candidates. What else?
"The number of Black enrollees fell by 11.6% compared to last year, while the number of Hispanic enrollees decreased 10.8%. The numbers were even starker for Indigenous students; the number of American Indian or Alaska Natives dropped by 22.1%"
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/m...
Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling
Enrollment of Black and Hispanic students in medical schools dropped precipitously last year after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This is a true loss for patients and the medical community. What can we early-career trainees do?
Serve as mentors, increase exposure through community outreach, serve on admissions/interview committees and advocate for candidates. What else?
Serve as mentors, increase exposure through community outreach, serve on admissions/interview committees and advocate for candidates. What else?
Reposted by Vicki Mercado-Evans, MD, PhD
Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY
December 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY
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This approach has a well-known consequence: it's called the minority tax that faculty of color often face as we're called upon to address inequities in the larger system. I just want to make sure we don't keep adding to that tax. 4/4.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The burden of service for faculty of color to achieve diversity and inclusion: the minority tax
The exclusion of Blacks/African-Americans, Latinx/Hispanics, and Indigenous people from science has resulted in their underrepresentation in the biomedical workforce, especially in academia. Faculty d...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 27, 2024 at 1:59 AM
This approach has a well-known consequence: it's called the minority tax that faculty of color often face as we're called upon to address inequities in the larger system. I just want to make sure we don't keep adding to that tax. 4/4.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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