Thread by @BlackInImmuno

Starting #UnsungHeroesImmuno. Did you know about Onesimus and his knowledge of variolation? 1/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno What about Dr. William Augustus Hinton and his work with syphilis? 2/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno We also have Drs. Louis Tompkins Wright and Jane Cook Wright, a father-daughter pair that changed the field of oncology. 3/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno Dr. Ellamae Simmons who became a nurse, served in the World War, and became the first Black woman to specialize in #Immunology, #Allergy, and #Asthma. She also became a real estate agent. #CantStopWontStop 4/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we can't have this session without mentioning Henrietta Lacks. Her cancer cells have changed the field of oncology and immunology even though the way the cells were taken were unethical and there are still legal issues surrounding them. 5/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we have Dr. Bertram Fraser-Reid who discovered the complex sugars of the immune system and #ViralInfections. 6/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno Dr. Adekunle Odunsi pioneered novel #ImmunoTherapy like #CellTherapies and #vaccines in ovarian cancer. 7/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we are forever grateful for Dr. @KizzyPhD who helped design and develop the Moderna #COVID19 vaccine. 8/

Now some submissions for our community! Dr. Alan Powell Goffe worked with #Polio #Measles and #HPV developing vaccines against both. You can learn more about him Between Two Worlds. #UnsungHeroesImmuno 9/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we also have Dr. Lynda Stuart that works on #VaccineDevelopment with the Gates Foundation. 10/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we have Dr. Gerald Mboowa that works on #SystemsImmunology to use #genomics and #bioinformatics to understand #TB #Measles and other infectious diseases. 11/

#UnsungHeroesImmuno we also had Dr. Don Palmer that is great at #SciComm and training up-and-coming scientists. He knows how to raise the next generation of #immunologists and how #vaccines work and safe and effective 12/

We are wrapping up this panel with our #BIIxStoryCollider event! 13/Fin

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