Krista Conger
@kristac.bsky.social
Science writer at @StanfordMedicine.bsky.social I enjoy fiber arts (weaving/knitting), English history and cooking. LGBTQ+ ally. Views expressed are my own, not my employer's.
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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The @fda.gov has made its recommendations for next season's #fluvaccine strains after a closed-door meeting. Usually, the meetings of its VRBPAC committee are livestreamed for anyone to watch and to see the discussion. You can see just the slides and agenda here www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season
Today, the FDA made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in the trivalent (three strain) flu vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu season following a thorough and co...
www.fda.gov
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The @fda.gov has made its recommendations for next season's #fluvaccine strains after a closed-door meeting. Usually, the meetings of its VRBPAC committee are livestreamed for anyone to watch and to see the discussion. You can see just the slides and agenda here www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
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The story of Taxol another NIH gift that saved millions of lives - In the 1960 the National Cancer Institute led a search for plant based medicines that could help fight cancer - that was when four botanists collecting samples from plants native to the US west coast came across Western Yew tree 🧵
March 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The story of Taxol another NIH gift that saved millions of lives - In the 1960 the National Cancer Institute led a search for plant based medicines that could help fight cancer - that was when four botanists collecting samples from plants native to the US west coast came across Western Yew tree 🧵
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NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
www.wired.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
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DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature.
Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown
Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature.
Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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A breakthrough in #AI & #biology: Evo-2, trained on 128,000 genomes, can write entire chromosomes & small genomes from scratch. Learn how #StanDOM's Tina Hernandez-Boussard & team are ensuring its responsible development. 👇
go.nature.com/3XlTyqM
go.nature.com/3XlTyqM
Biggest-ever AI biology model writes DNA on demand
An artificial-intelligence network trained on a vast trove of sequence data is a step towards designing completely new genomes.
go.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A breakthrough in #AI & #biology: Evo-2, trained on 128,000 genomes, can write entire chromosomes & small genomes from scratch. Learn how #StanDOM's Tina Hernandez-Boussard & team are ensuring its responsible development. 👇
go.nature.com/3XlTyqM
go.nature.com/3XlTyqM
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folks, there’s good news for a change.
that anti-trans executive order sports ban won’t be a law this week; they didn’t get closer to defining trans people out of legal existence or trans women as men under the law.
this matters.
no democrats broke ranks.
thank you to everyone who called. 💜🏳️⚧️
that anti-trans executive order sports ban won’t be a law this week; they didn’t get closer to defining trans people out of legal existence or trans women as men under the law.
this matters.
no democrats broke ranks.
thank you to everyone who called. 💜🏳️⚧️
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
folks, there’s good news for a change.
that anti-trans executive order sports ban won’t be a law this week; they didn’t get closer to defining trans people out of legal existence or trans women as men under the law.
this matters.
no democrats broke ranks.
thank you to everyone who called. 💜🏳️⚧️
that anti-trans executive order sports ban won’t be a law this week; they didn’t get closer to defining trans people out of legal existence or trans women as men under the law.
this matters.
no democrats broke ranks.
thank you to everyone who called. 💜🏳️⚧️
Oy, I need someone to post or say something even a tiny bit optimistic today.
March 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Oy, I need someone to post or say something even a tiny bit optimistic today.
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it needs to be said that while democratic elected officials are trying to get into the USAID building which was shut down by musk, CNN and MSNBC are showing the entirety of a trump press conference.
February 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
it needs to be said that while democratic elected officials are trying to get into the USAID building which was shut down by musk, CNN and MSNBC are showing the entirety of a trump press conference.
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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
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A wholesale purge of critical public health information by the Trump administration is underway. This is lifesaving information, in many cases, and this important thread details many of the sites that are now being disappeared. 🧪
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A wholesale purge of critical public health information by the Trump administration is underway. This is lifesaving information, in many cases, and this important thread details many of the sites that are now being disappeared. 🧪
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#StanDOM researchers have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in #cancer treatment with CD22 CAR T-cell therapy, with over half of patients in their clinical trial achieving complete remission.
Discover the story behind the research:
stanford.io/40kLwyQ
Discover the story behind the research:
stanford.io/40kLwyQ
January 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#StanDOM researchers have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in #cancer treatment with CD22 CAR T-cell therapy, with over half of patients in their clinical trial achieving complete remission.
Discover the story behind the research:
stanford.io/40kLwyQ
Discover the story behind the research:
stanford.io/40kLwyQ
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Wildfire smoke affects us all, with long-term risks to health. #StanDOM's Sharon Chinthrajah explains why this pollution is 10 times worse than fossil fuels.
stanford.io/4anNNhA
stanford.io/4anNNhA
What we know about the health effects of wildfire
Wildfire smoke is about 10 times as toxic as the regular air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, and there's no safe level of exposure, Stanford experts say: the more we breathe, the worse a r...
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January 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wildfire smoke affects us all, with long-term risks to health. #StanDOM's Sharon Chinthrajah explains why this pollution is 10 times worse than fossil fuels.
stanford.io/4anNNhA
stanford.io/4anNNhA
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So, not COVID related BUT, this is REALLY exciting news. Phase I/II data shows Moderna’s Norovirus vaccine candidate mRNA-1403, has shown early signs of efficacy AND elicited robust serum HBGA-blocking antibody responses against ALL THREE NoV genotypes. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
January 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So, not COVID related BUT, this is REALLY exciting news. Phase I/II data shows Moderna’s Norovirus vaccine candidate mRNA-1403, has shown early signs of efficacy AND elicited robust serum HBGA-blocking antibody responses against ALL THREE NoV genotypes. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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made cabbage with sausage over rice for dinner tonight. cabbage remains such a world-beater. accounting in equal parts for flavor, versatility, and value, it's easily a top-tier vegetable, and although it may not necessarily be the best vegetable it should absolutely be in the conversation
January 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
made cabbage with sausage over rice for dinner tonight. cabbage remains such a world-beater. accounting in equal parts for flavor, versatility, and value, it's easily a top-tier vegetable, and although it may not necessarily be the best vegetable it should absolutely be in the conversation
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Stanford Medicine's Helen Blau, PhD, a stem cell biologist, has been awarded the National Medal of Science by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for her pioneering work on cellular plasticity and aging.
stan.md/42abS9i
stan.md/42abS9i
Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
Often called “America’s Nobel Prize,” the National Medal of Science honors the country’s leading researchers. Stem cell biologist Helen Blau was recognized for her work on cellular plasticity and agin...
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January 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Stanford Medicine's Helen Blau, PhD, a stem cell biologist, has been awarded the National Medal of Science by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for her pioneering work on cellular plasticity and aging.
stan.md/42abS9i
stan.md/42abS9i
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The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the US has died, Louisiana's health department said: www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/h...
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNN
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the US has died, Louisiana's health department said: www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/h...
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My pronouns are she/her
Now let's talk about my adverbs. I believe the top contenders are "clumsily," "ominously," and "grouchily".
Now let's talk about my adverbs. I believe the top contenders are "clumsily," "ominously," and "grouchily".
December 11, 2024 at 7:05 PM
My pronouns are she/her
Now let's talk about my adverbs. I believe the top contenders are "clumsily," "ominously," and "grouchily".
Now let's talk about my adverbs. I believe the top contenders are "clumsily," "ominously," and "grouchily".
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Check out this bombshell publication by Michael Fischbach @mfgrp.bsky.social and coworkers @stanford-chemh.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, imagine a cancer immune therapy/vaccine where treatment begins and ends with a painless topical skin treatment! 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Discovery and engineering of the antibody response to a prominent skin commensal - Nature
Nature - Discovery and engineering of the antibody response to a prominent skin commensal
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December 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Check out this bombshell publication by Michael Fischbach @mfgrp.bsky.social and coworkers @stanford-chemh.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, imagine a cancer immune therapy/vaccine where treatment begins and ends with a painless topical skin treatment! 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55
December 11, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55
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X has copied the starter pack concept 😂
November 27, 2024 at 8:17 AM
X has copied the starter pack concept 😂
My Facebook memories tells me that nine years ago I headed to the grocery store on Thanksgiving eve with no shopping list. Apparently I have learned nothing in almost a decade. 😵💫
November 27, 2024 at 5:19 PM
My Facebook memories tells me that nine years ago I headed to the grocery store on Thanksgiving eve with no shopping list. Apparently I have learned nothing in almost a decade. 😵💫
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Join Maya Adam, MD, host of Stanford Medicine’s new Health Compass podcast. Tune in as she speaks with the experts driving health breakthroughs, uncovering the personal stories fueling their passion.
stan.md/health-compass
stan.md/health-compass
Navigating health's biggest questions | Health Compass Podcast
YouTube video by Stanford Medicine
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November 19, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Join Maya Adam, MD, host of Stanford Medicine’s new Health Compass podcast. Tune in as she speaks with the experts driving health breakthroughs, uncovering the personal stories fueling their passion.
stan.md/health-compass
stan.md/health-compass