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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 5h

Your skull isn't just protecting your brain. It's also an immune hub! 🧠 Watch this cool 3D visualization of a mouse after stroke. 🩷 Neutrophils and monocytes 🩵 Bones and internal organs 🔬 vDISCO imaging study from our lab published in Cell doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... Happy #FluorescenceFriday!

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Worth remembering where things stand today: Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence and is barred from Brazil’s 2026 presidential election. That’s not rhetoric. That’s the current reality. 🇧🇷

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The @islc-pais.bsky.social conference website has been attacked and hacked *again*. At some point, you have to ask: who benefits from repeatedly disrupting scientific communication about #LongCOVID? ⚠️ For now, please do not click any links sent from or through islc-pais.org Stay safe 🫂

ISLC PAIS Website page showing it is temporarily unavailable

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@davetuller1.bsky.social, a great champion of patients, interviewed me about the massive, ongoing scandal of the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of people with ME/CFS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maae...

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Interview with George Monbiot about Guardian column on ME/CFS

YouTube video by David M Tuller

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recent photo at the NHS. Over 6 years into #COVID, and we still have “wash your hands” under “AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS.” We are failing hard to communicate one of the most basic lessons of this pandemic: Airborne means spread through the AIR. Clean air is infection control. #Airborne #PublicHealth #NHS

Photo shows a sign at NHS that says: Airborne precaution
Please wash your hands before entering the training room. Thank you

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Covid is not over just because people got tired of hearing about it. #SARSCoV2 is still circulating, still being detected in the air, and still causing chronic diseases like #LongCovid Another reminder that the air we share is part of public health infrastructure. Clean air is public health.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Peking University is absolutely beautiful, but I might be even more impressed by the science happening here in Beijing! 🔬 @pku1898.bsky.social

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Long Covid awareness at @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social ! 🧠🔬 Excited to be building new connections, exploring collaborations, and hopefully expanding Long Covid research in China. 🇨🇳 #LongCovid #LongCovidResearch

Photo of my arm with the long covid awareness bracelet in front of the
Tsinghua unviersity medical center

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I thought Amsterdam had a lot of bikes, but Beijing is another level! 😱 Just started my week at @pku1898.bsky.social! What should I visit around here?

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Telegraph: “1 in 4 British people is now disabled.” Also The Telegraph: chronic illness is fashionable, young women are “sickfluencers,” disability is trending. Apparently “women are hysterical” just got a 2026 rebrand. #ableism #POTS #ME #LongCovid @telegraph.co.uk

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How having a disability became cool

Young women, nicknamed ‘sickfluencers’, are turning chronic illness into a lifestyle trend and entrenching a culture of economic inactivity

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Public health is one of those things people only notice when it stops working. Inspections feel invisible when they prevent outbreaks. Cut them, and people get sick. It really is that simple.

News title: Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

During the pandemic I faced a lot of attacks for my scientific fact-sharing and support of vaccines. I had to block 8,000 X accounts. The interesting thing was they were almost entirely from the far right. So I didn't find it a great coincidence that these 3 CPC MP's also fought against vaccines.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I can relate 😂 I’m still blocking anti-vaxxers on X to this day. The attacks on scientists and anyone defending vaccines were/are relentless, and the overlap with far-right politics is impossible to miss. This is exactly why none of this feels like a coincidence.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I will be in China next week! 🇨🇳 I’ll be visiting Peking University & Tsinghua University and would love to meet researchers in Beijing working with non-human primates. If that’s you, or if you know someone I should meet, please reach out! 🧠🐒🔬 @pku1898.bsky.social @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social

Chinese Zodiac 'Monkey' Fine Art Print by Chris Chun

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I also find it ironic billionaires chasing longevity while overlooking something as basic as clean air, despite evidence that multiple pathogens accelerate dementia and other neurodegenerative processes. Living longer is great. But what’s the point if your brain doesn’t come along for the ride?

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

COVID helped fuel the rise of the far right globally. The uncertainty, grief, anger, and fear made for fertile ground for conspiracist thinking and right-wing indoctrination. Is it one of many drivers? Yes. But it’s an important factor nonetheless—and one that is too often overlooked and unexamined

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ohh, I have to check this one! Thanks for the tip!

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Routine reminder that Bhattacharya is an economics researcher who has never practiced medicine and whose best known publication is overtly fraudulent. He has never done infectious disease research and has never treated a single virus or infection in his entire career. He’s likely never seen measles.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thanks a lot, Joaquín! Hope you are doing well! 🤘

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Incredibly proud of what we created together❤️ Our first International Society of Long COVID & Post-Acute Infection Syndromes meeting in Amsterdam was an incredible milestone, and seeing so many people come together made it truly special. It's just the beginning🚀 Be part of it: www.islc-pais.com

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oh really? For me is showing normally:/

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yeah, I definitely think a cat is involved...

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Something happened while I was at work today. Do you think he is dead? 💀

Kylo Ren action figure laying in my floor without an arm :(

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Gabrielle Gozo @gabriellegozo.com · 03/09/2026

CHATGPT AND CLAUDE ARE DOWN!! Teachers, time for an exam

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is definitely one of the major issues for sure

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Long COVID is not a mystery anymore. The field is finally moving from “What is happening?” to “How do we fix it?” 🧬 A must-read Nature feature on where the science is heading: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #LongCovid

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When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and treatments for post-viral syndromes

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New RECOVER-VITAL trial: 15–25 days of Paxlovid did not improve #LongCOVID symptoms compared with placebo.☹️ An important negative trial, but it does not disprove viral persistence. It shows that prolonged antiviral treatment did not improve symptoms in this population.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our paper is now published at @pnas.org! Fantastic follow-up from the @marlenecohen.bsky.social group. This story started 5 years ago when we first developed a novel monkey model of Alzheimer's based on Tau pathology (paper on the right). #Alzheimer

Paper at PNAS: Loss of neuronal population organization links pathologyto behavior in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

First paper on the model published in 2021: A novel tau-based rhesus monkey model of Alzheimer's pathogenesis
Danielle Beckman, Paramita Chakrabarty, Sean Ott, Amanda Dao, Eric Zhou, William G. Janssen, Kristine Donis-Cox, Scott Muller, Jeffrey H. Kordower, John H. Morrison
First published: 18 March 2021

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sad to hear of Prof. Ada Yonath’s passing. 🕊️ Had the privilege of visiting her lab at Weizmann and being inspired by her groundbreaking work with ribosomes. She was also a role model to generations of female scientists like me, and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 45 years.

A photo of the prof Ada Yonath and me at the Weizmann Institute of Science

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Had an amazing time in Amsterdam! Thank you to everyone who made the first @islc-pais.bsky.social meeting happen! So special to bring together scientists, physicians & patient advocates working hard for better science & treatments. And I even got a surprise award 🥹🏆 Grateful to be part of this. ❤️

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How to make a safe conference about Long Covid and Post-acute viral infections? 😊 All rooms have air filters, plenty of masks available and we are monitoring the air quality all the time. #LongCovid #PAIS #ISLCPAIS2026

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Department of Infectious Disease @imperialinfect.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How does the immune system keep up with an ever-changing viral world? 🦠 In @nature.com, Prof Rosemary Boyton & @daltmann.bsky.social explore how SARS-CoV-2 research revealed that optimal protection balances immune memory with new variant-specific antibodies. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Immune imprinting in a changing world - Nature Immunology

Research on SARS-CoV-2 shows that effective immunity can arise from a balance between recalling existing immune memory and generating new variant-specific antibodies, with important implications for…

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A lot of amazing posters and oral presentations here in Amsterdam, and I love that we are having a hard time selecting the best ones for some awards! #ISLCPAIS2026

Photo shows a table with some papers about the conference, and my conference badge

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Important review about #POTS from my colleague @satishraj.bsky.social, who is part of our @islc-pais.bsky.social society and is presenting at our meeting this Friday. #LongCovid

Text reads: Long COVID Autonomic Problems: POTS & IOH
This session explores autonomic dysfunction in Long COVID, with a focus on how these disorders evolve over time. Dr. Raj will discuss the diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH), review findings from formal autonomic testing, and provide practical insights into current management strategies for these frequently overlooked conditions.

Satish Raj | Cardiologist
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hello, Amsterdam! 🇳🇱🧡 So excited to be here for the first ISLC-PAIS Conference and to finally see so many colleagues, collaborators & friends in person! Four days of #LongCOVID and #PAIS science, discussions and new ideas ahead. 🧠🔬 #ISLCPAIS2026

A photo of the sunset over the bridge - Amsterdam :)

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