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15 Dec, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Quick personal update: I'm delighted to announce that today I'm taking the baton from @orthostichy to step into the role of director of our Science & Technology team at @GoodFoodInst. 1/6
David is off to start an exciting new endeavor in the alternative protein realm (I can't spill any beans for him!), and I'm honored to carry forward the strategic and collaborative ethos he embedded in our team and our work. 2/6
After nearly 5 years at GFI, I couldn't be more proud of our growth and transformation from a scrappy, young start-up nonprofit to a professional, polished, full-fledged organization hastening the arrival of a good food future. 3/6
There is so much more that we want to do — we are still just getting started, as is this industry. My team has some audacious, ambitious plans for 2021, and I'm looking forward our highest-impact year yet! 4/6
ICYMI, all of GFI's work is supported by philanthropy: our growth from a team of six when I joined in 2016 to a global force of ~100—and all of the resources and support we provide for free to the alt protein sector—are only possible because of donations. gfi.org/donate
And one last reminder: I'm looking to grow my team! We're hiring for 2-3 roles in the next few weeks. Please keep an eye on gfi.org/jobs — the Plant-Based Specialist Senior Scientist role is currently open, and two more will open shortly!

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Ah, one more tweet! Our Development team is also hiring for two new roles to support our ability to keep generating new resources and accelerating this sector. Seeking a Philanthropy Officer and a Philanthropy Assistant. Please share! gfi.org/jobs

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7 Dec
So many great job openings in alternative proteins right now.

Highlighting a few, starting w/ open role on my team for a plant-based senior scientist (also able to hire at research manager level with prior project management & supervisory experience).
gfi.org/jobs?gh_jid=49…
If you're based in Europe and passionate about guiding strategy for expanding alt protein R&D, GFI-Europe's Science & Technology Manager might be your next dream job!
gfi.org/affiliatejobs/…
If you want to move to beautiful Boulder, CO, and help build and teach the Sustainable Ag & Food Systems track of CU Boulder's Masters of the Environment program, check out this faculty role.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…
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21 Nov
As we close out a fearsome week of the #covid19 pandemic and also #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, the thread below is more relevant than ever.

I hope we've learned from all this that when public health experts alert us to ticking time bombs like these, we should *listen*up*.
On @WHO's Food Safety Day, my colleague @orthostichy summarized the link between animal agriculture and #antimicrobialresistance.

All signs point to a public health crisis on the horizon — one that won't be solved with a "quick fix" like a vaccine. gfi.org/food-safety-day
I've tweeted on this topic before. This thread from April compiles what I see as greatest public health hazards associated w/ animal ag:
- zoonotic disease risk
- antibiotic resistance risk
- hazards to communities living near animal farming operations
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25 Sep
Birds that we raise by the tens of billions for meat and eggs are among the most abused animals on the planet.

But cognitively, they are far more similar to mammals (and therefore to us) than was previously appreciated.
From earlier this week:
vox.com/future-perfect…
Also earlier this week (compiling these as evidence of how much damning data there is out there single day, a random sample from a random week, about the conditions of these animals' lives):
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30 Jun
While the main point of this article is distressing to me, I feel there's also an underappreciated point here regarding positivity rates. [short thread]
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Positivity rates (# positive results versus # of total tests) have been so important for determining how much of a spike in caseload is truly indicative of higher viral spread versus merely a reflection of more testing.

Positivity rates now exceed 10% in many states. 2/n
But a line from this article made my head spin because it seems to indicate that the situation may be worse than it first appears from those positivity rates.

Unlike in March, April, or May, we are now testing huge numbers of people who are very unlikely to test positive. 3/n
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29 May
@LanceEllisor Thank you for approaching this question with kindness rather than antagonism. I don't feel we're out of the woods yet for avoiding a healthcare crush (especially considering recent instability), but happy to comment on why this didn't hit as early as it could have.
@LanceEllisor The key thing that changed between March 6 and today is... everything. When I wrote this thread, it was meant to illustrate why America needed to wake up to what was coming. On March 6, there was virtually no discussion of this at all, much less any intervention happening. Image
@LanceEllisor Key line in original thread: "In absence of extreme intervention, rate of spread is unlikely to slow until reaching >1% of population." I'd call the stay-home orders we've been under extreme. Warranted, but extreme. Now they feel normalized, but this is totally unprecedented.
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29 May
Consumer insights from Datassentials on how consumers feel about the safety of their meat amidst Covid-19, and my thoughts on whether these sentiments are merited. [short thread]
Asked whether slaughterhouse workers with Covid-19 made them nervous about meat safety, >60% of consumers said yes, though about half of those would continue eating it.

But nearly 50% of GenZ & 40% of millennials are eating less meat for this reason.
datassential.com/wp-content/upl…
However, this is the wrong framing for asking this food safety question.

The food safety risk to a consumer isn't likely to result from the slaughterhouse worker being ill. It's likely because of this: theguardian.com/environment/20…
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