Lauren Lawres
lalawres.bsky.social
Lauren Lawres
@lalawres.bsky.social
Yale iBio. Lab manager/Research associate emerging viruses lab. ID. Vaccines.
Dog mom. Bookworm.
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Words matter. Scientific language shapes public perception and policy. Framing mpox as a disease of GBMSM may have reflected early patterns, but continuing this narrative misrepresents transmission risks and reinforces stigma.

With Camila Coelho, Vries & Zucker 🌈
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A call to move beyond MSM-centric framing in mpox research
The resurgence of mpox poses urgent public health challenges, and the scientific community has mobilised admirably to understand its transmission, immunity, and therapeutics.1,2 However, the language ...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🚨 Our new study is live in The Lancet Microbe!

“The impact of orthopoxvirus vaccination and Mpox infection on cross-protective immunity: a multicohort observational study” Led by @jaycrandell.bsky.social , Valter Monteiro and Lauren Pischel
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A thread 🧵!
The impact of orthopoxvirus vaccination and Mpox infection on cross-protective immunity: a multicohort observational study
Cross-reactive immune memory responses to orthopoxviruses in humans remain poorly characterised despite their relevance for vaccine design and outbrea…
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April 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Celebrating our publication in Lancet Microbe!
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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My statement on Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. & Mehmet Oz to lead federal health agencies HHS and CMS. #science
November 21, 2024 at 9:43 PM