I'm a neuroscientist working to understand the molecular underpinnings of neurodegenerative diseases. Opinions are my own.

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Science delivers medicines, clean air and water, safe food, and smarter choices—saving billions of lives. Proposed cuts to @NIH and @NSF would shutter labs, stall new cures, hurt our economy, and send future scientists elsewhere. Hear from patients saved by science: tinyurl.com/m65339fh. To share your story of how #ScienceSavedMe, email sciencesavedme@gmail.com. 1/2
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Let’s not forget that July 4th is also the anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s epic speech (1939) at Yankee Stadium
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18 May 2025
Happy birthday to Mr. October! We're giving away this sweet Reggie Jackson card for his 79th birthday! Repost and reply for your chance to win.
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It’s now clear that the @realDonaldTrump Administration computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data. This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science. The Trump tariff policy makes little sense EVEN if you believe in protectionist mercantilist economics.
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Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much. Markets continue to move after my previous tweet. The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now is closer to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.
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New GWAS for Parkinson's disease‼️🧬 👉63,555 cases, 17,700 proxy cases, 1,746,386 controls 👉134 risk loci (59 new) For common diseases, increases in GWAS sample sizes keep offering significant knowledge gains! Post-GWAS analyses also tend to be very informative with (i) extensive fine-mapping and (ii) elegant efforts to integrate multi-omics/molQTL data for detection of effector genes (=potential drug targets)💊
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8 Feb 2025
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis or other (non-LCH) histiocytic sarcomas cases. I'm trying to understand non-surgical chemo and targeted therapy options, new pathology markers to better diagnose subtypes/treatments, and any data on progression in pediatric patients. Please feel free to share – I’m trying to cast a wide net due to the rarity of this condition and how little is known. People can contact me directly at my first name (as written in my profile) at octant.bio.
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28 Dec 2024
Excited to announce that we are recruiting at our new Neurogenomics Center at Northwestern! We are looking for passionate postdoc candidates to join our team. nature.com/naturecareers/job…
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27 Nov 2024
In honor of Jimmy Rollins’ 46th birthday, we’re giving away this sick card! Like and Repost for your chance to win.
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#UTSW biochemist Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D., wins the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, sometimes called “America’s Nobel,” for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme, which senses invading pathogens and triggers immune response. bit.ly/3MQjHIr @LaskerFDN
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Attending #AAIC24 this week? Make sure you catch Prof Tara Spires-Jones' plenary tomorrow at 11:00 EDT!
Looking forward to the @alzassociation’s #AAIC24 in Philadelphia. Hope to see some of you there! alz.org/aaic
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🔬 Attention neuro postdocs!! Apply now for a great opportunity to present your research at the SPINE symposium @SPINEPhilly @Penn.🧠 #Neuroscience
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Thanks to the work of @RudyTanzi and his team at @MGHNeurology, early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease may soon be a reality. spklr.io/6010SdT8 #MassGeneralGiving
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10 Jul 2024
We're proud to announce the first shipment of our flu shots for the 2024/25 season. With 125 years of heritage, we’re deeply committed to helping meet public health needs: spkl.io/6018472kn
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29 Jun 2024
A wonderful, honest talk by Pablo Sardi from Sanofi, talking about what we can learn from the failure of the MOVES-PD trial. #GBA1Meeting
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