Ellen
@ellensthoughts.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ UT Austin Payne Lab
Passionate about books, teaching, and infectious disease 🧬🧫🥼
Passionate about books, teaching, and infectious disease 🧬🧫🥼
Asked my advisor today if she slept after discussing my paper edits. All she said was “yes I sleep”… not how long, or how often. Taking any and all coffee donations for the days where, yes I do sleep, but the sleep is less than normal, from now till November.
July 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Asked my advisor today if she slept after discussing my paper edits. All she said was “yes I sleep”… not how long, or how often. Taking any and all coffee donations for the days where, yes I do sleep, but the sleep is less than normal, from now till November.
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Gonorrhoea is of increasing concern for global sexual health.
This article considers the challenges of diagnosis and holistic management of gonorrhoea as well as current and future treatment strategies.
Includes a #BMJInfographic
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This article considers the challenges of diagnosis and holistic management of gonorrhoea as well as current and future treatment strategies.
Includes a #BMJInfographic
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Gonorrhoea is of increasing concern for global sexual health.
This article considers the challenges of diagnosis and holistic management of gonorrhoea as well as current and future treatment strategies.
Includes a #BMJInfographic
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This article considers the challenges of diagnosis and holistic management of gonorrhoea as well as current and future treatment strategies.
Includes a #BMJInfographic
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
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A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies.
@altusaid.altgov.info
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@altusaid.altgov.info
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies.
@altusaid.altgov.info
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@altusaid.altgov.info
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Not great….
April 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not great….
Uhhhhhhhh this is not good
We’re in the bad place
So, covid.gov now redirects to, uh, this... www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-tru...
April 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Uhhhhhhhh this is not good
Finished the first (of many) drafts of my paper! Excited to start really learning the writing process and to get my work published for everyone to see.
April 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Finished the first (of many) drafts of my paper! Excited to start really learning the writing process and to get my work published for everyone to see.
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Today's theme: Infectious diseases & STIs.
Trump’s idea of “making America healthy”? Cutting labs that track STD & hepatitis outbreaks.
Our hot take? That’s really, really stupid.
Trump’s idea of “making America healthy”? Cutting labs that track STD & hepatitis outbreaks.
Our hot take? That’s really, really stupid.
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today's theme: Infectious diseases & STIs.
Trump’s idea of “making America healthy”? Cutting labs that track STD & hepatitis outbreaks.
Our hot take? That’s really, really stupid.
Trump’s idea of “making America healthy”? Cutting labs that track STD & hepatitis outbreaks.
Our hot take? That’s really, really stupid.
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
I just finished John Green's book "Everything is Tuberculosis" and I highly recommend it! Reading that book, although it is more informative, inspired my post today! TB is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, except during the COVID-19 pandemic when more people died of COVID!
April 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just finished John Green's book "Everything is Tuberculosis" and I highly recommend it! Reading that book, although it is more informative, inspired my post today! TB is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, except during the COVID-19 pandemic when more people died of COVID!
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"Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past" - John Green, Everything Is Tuberculosis. #Tuberculosis killed 1.25 million people in 2024, & will kill even more this year if we don't immediately reinstate USAID programs. Call your reps: tbfighters.org/action
April 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past" - John Green, Everything Is Tuberculosis. #Tuberculosis killed 1.25 million people in 2024, & will kill even more this year if we don't immediately reinstate USAID programs. Call your reps: tbfighters.org/action
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Quick reminder that this dedicated scientist, like most, will be getting up and going to the lab - no matter what happens. Well, right after he’s called his senators. Again.
April 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Quick reminder that this dedicated scientist, like most, will be getting up and going to the lab - no matter what happens. Well, right after he’s called his senators. Again.
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Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Not an April fools joke.
Breaking News: The Trump administration began laying off 10,000 federal health workers, with some FDA workers discovering they had lost their jobs when their security badges didn’t work.
Trump Live Updates: Tariffs News, State Elections and More
nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not an April fools joke.
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In case you needed someone to tell you this:
You can do it.
You know what to do.
You are so smart.
You are doing your best.
I see how hard you're trying.
Keep going.
I am so proud of you.
You can do it.
You know what to do.
You are so smart.
You are doing your best.
I see how hard you're trying.
Keep going.
I am so proud of you.
April 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In case you needed someone to tell you this:
You can do it.
You know what to do.
You are so smart.
You are doing your best.
I see how hard you're trying.
Keep going.
I am so proud of you.
You can do it.
You know what to do.
You are so smart.
You are doing your best.
I see how hard you're trying.
Keep going.
I am so proud of you.
Today I am sharing the differences in infectious disease vs chronic illness! These are big buzz words here in the US!
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."Desmond Tutu
The rest of the pictures are in the comments!
#science
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."Desmond Tutu
The rest of the pictures are in the comments!
#science
March 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today I am sharing the differences in infectious disease vs chronic illness! These are big buzz words here in the US!
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."Desmond Tutu
The rest of the pictures are in the comments!
#science
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."Desmond Tutu
The rest of the pictures are in the comments!
#science
Hello Everyone! In the spirit of advocating for science, research, and trying to bring a more positive and educational vibe to Social Media, I am going to share information about different infectious diseases on my page.
Today, is Measles since cases continue to be on the rise in the United States.
Today, is Measles since cases continue to be on the rise in the United States.
March 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hello Everyone! In the spirit of advocating for science, research, and trying to bring a more positive and educational vibe to Social Media, I am going to share information about different infectious diseases on my page.
Today, is Measles since cases continue to be on the rise in the United States.
Today, is Measles since cases continue to be on the rise in the United States.
I’ve got 99 problems and none of them have to do with my research and all of them have to do with the US Government.
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’ve got 99 problems and none of them have to do with my research and all of them have to do with the US Government.
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Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.
Is the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said.
During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.