First Generation Physician-Scientist, & many other things. This account is Private - opinions and tweets do not represent any of the organizations I work with.
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2/n The demonstration was against Israel’s criminal war on Lebanon, requesting accountability for those responsible for the Sabra & Shatila Massacre. We gathered in Jerusalem’s city center, marched with torches to hold a vigil near the Prime Minister's Office 
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2/n I read the preprint (medrxiv.org/content/10.110…); A Mendelian Randomization (MR) study using summary stats of GERD GWAS gut.bmj.com/content/71/6/1… & IPF GWAS meta-analysis thorax.bmj.com/content/77/8/8…. 
2/n #InSilico - Using connectivity between disease transcriptional signatures & compound signatures suggested that Saracatinib may be an effective antifibrotic (⬆️ than currently, @FDA approved drugs) #SaracatinibPaper atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rc…
2/n Frankly, not much. My approach is, if you want to understand threats to democracy go to experts (I am not, @VPrasadMDMPH is DEFINITELY NOT) there are really good books, like @TimothyDSnyder's #OnTyranny. Check out this clip 
2/n When people speak about “country x’s right to defend itself” - what you should ask, does the leadership of country x have the right to provoke violence? and do the actions taken really constitute defense or serve another agenda? #KnowWhatToAsk #IsraelPalestine 
2/n Every item on the Seder Plate has a symbolic meaning in the ceremonial retelling of the Exodus story - except the Orange, a recent addition dedicated to #inclusion of those marginalized in traditional religions (women, LGBTQ) #NKsSederTweetorial #PCCMEats #HappyPassover2021
2/n As expected, type-1 IFN signature dominates all cell types (with a uniquely IFN-activated CD8 T cell cluster). The signature correlates strongly with initial viral load and in repeated samples with time #COVID19 #Covid19CellAtlas medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 
2/n Among epithelial cells, we identified cells DISTINCT from ANY epithelial cells previously described in human lungs. These aberrant basaloid cells are at the edge of myofibroblast foci & express fibrotic molecules & regulators #IPFCellAtlas #CureIPF advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/28/e… 
2/n Siegel starts saying #COVID19 took away joys of orientation: pizza, hot dogs, cold beer, gelato, unscripted conversations & new friendships. But don’t worry, show up, work hard, don't worry, you'll do great & then follows with 14 SPECIFIC TIPS: #MarksWisdom #TipsForNewDocs 
2/n And first and most important is the patient: Teresa Barnes, a patient advocate, speaks about the unmet need of highly specific and effective therapies in IPF #PeopleILookUpTo #CureIPF #CurePF #MircroRNATherapies #Mir29 
2/n We feel that the commitment and dedication exhibited without hesitation by so many of our colleagues who do not regularly care for medically critically ill patients need to be highlighted medicine.yale.edu/intmed/news-ar… 
2/ First 4 are about continuing to live: Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Socialize. At times of crisis we tend to consider these luxuries - they are not. They are fuels that keep us effective as physician, during normal or abnormal situations #StaySafe but #KeepLiving #MarksWisdom 