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Han Zhu @hanzhumd.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It was great working with @seanmwu.bsky.social and @aliraissadati.bsky.social on this seminal work investigating the proof of concept use cell free mRNA biomarkers in ici myocarditis, a technology that can be expanded to other CV diseases! @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social @scvi-mavens.bsky.social

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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · 02/09/2025

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer therapy, but adverse events such as myocarditis remain hard to diagnose. @aliraissadati.bsky.social @seanmwu.bsky.social & team offer a noninvasive, early-detection tool for ICI-induced myocarditis—plasma cf-mRNA profiling: buff.ly/fVioq2o

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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · 06/09/2025

ICYMI: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer therapy, but adverse events such as myocarditis remain hard to diagnose. @aliraissadati.bsky.social @seanmwu.bsky.social & team offer a noninvasive, early-detection tool for ICI-induced myocarditis—plasma cf-mRNA profiling: buff.ly/d7GpTU0

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Alireza Raissadati @aliraissadati.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Thrilled to share our work in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social demonstrating the potential of cell free mRNA as a liquid biopsy of myocardial inflammation! Many thanks to my fantastic coauthors and especially my mentor @seanmwu.bsky.social for their unwavering support! www.jci.org/articles/vie...

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JCI - Using plasma cell-free mRNA to profile immune response and myocardial damage in immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced myocarditis

Alireza Raissadati, Xuanyu Zhou, Harrison Chou, Yuhsin Vivian Huang, Shaheen Khatua, Yin Sun, Anne Xu, Sharon Loa, Arturo Hernandez, Han Zhu, Sean M. Wu

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Catching up with @seanmwu.bsky.social lab alumni including @hanzhumd.bsky.social and Soah Lee at #BCVS2025! Reuniting with old friends is the best part of scientific meetings, other than the science of course! 🔬

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Keynote speech @ #bcvs2025 by @benoitbruneau.bsky.social @UCSF discussing the regulation of gene expression during ❤️ development, now in 3D! With moderator Jennifer Davis & intro by Farah sheik @americanheart.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Continuing the tradition of StanfordCVI dinner reception at #bcvs2025 w great presentations from CVI alumni ArunSharma @ Cedar Sinai, Mingtao Zhao @ Cinncinati Childrens, & Instructors David Staudt & Masataka Nishiga (soon 2 be facuty @ OhioState @stanfordcvi.bsky.social @americanheart.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Opening session of AHA #bcvs2025 w AHA Prez Stacey Rosen, FarahSheikh, Maria Kontariditis, followed by sarcomere structure biology w Stefan Raunser @ Max-Planck Institute Physiology, Michael Greenberg @ WUSTL & JC_Tardiff @ Univ of Az. @americanheart.bsky.social @benoitbruneau.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Great turnout at AHA #BCVS2025 Early Career Session! The future of basic CV science is bright! Inspiring keynote lecture by David Kass at JohnsHopkins on his career in science. @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social @stanfordcvi.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

A short Bluetorial about my early days as the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at NIH. The importance of feeling responsibility and taking pride in doing the best job you can

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Warning-some of you might find it triggering to read the flagrant violation of 1st amendment rights by the government against Harvard. The lawsuit from Harvard today provides a detailed account of what has transpired in the past two months. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Read Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump (Gift Article)

Harvard University sued the Trump administration after it moved to block international students from enrolling.

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Bailey Bowcutt @baileybowcutt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Great to see you Jon in Dallas earlier this week! Look forward to catch up again in-person at the BCVS meeting in Baltimore later this July. 👍🙏

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Helen Collins @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Sign up now if you are in Chicago or surrounding states. Registration $40 for trainees and $75 for faculty. Great presentations. Good networking opportunities.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Our so called Secretary of Education now writes official letters like Trump writes posts on X and Truth Social. This is the education level we’ll be having across the country once the administration guts all funding for science 2 universities & student support. 🤬🤬🤬

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 06/05/2025

The current administration’s narrative that Harvard (and all universities) feel “entitled” to federal dollars misleads the public. Nor are these funds a “privilege” 1/n

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Great to see @harvard.edu take a stand on the unlawful infringement of the current government on academic freedom and freedom of speech. I’m proud to have trained as a fellow at Harvard Med/MGH & as an HMS Assist Prof previously. 👍👍👏👏💪💪 Now is the time for all other universities to do the same.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

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Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Nice!! They need to add one in Boston also.

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Erin Michos, MD @erinmichos.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

#SOUL trial presented at #ACC25. Oral #semaglutide reduced 3-pt major adverse cardiovascular events by 14% in patients with T2D, even with high background SGLTi use. In exploratory analysis, oral sema also reduced major limb events. #CardioSky @accintouch.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Did you know that the hippopotamus has a heart rate of 34 bpm & a QRS axis pointing 2 its neck? See-Cardiac conduction system & the electrocardiogram of the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40153832/ Super interesting how different species adapt 2 size & function.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thanks so much Peter, Han @hankim and the trainees Aidan, Termeh for the great hospitality. It was wonderful to see you all at UOHI.

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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

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AHA Science @ahascience.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

BCVS is a career-essential meeting to connect with colleagues and mentors at special events like the Women in Science Breakfast. Join us in Baltimore for #BCVS25 and stay on the cutting edge.

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stanfordcvi.bsky.social @stanfordcvi.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Fighting cancer shouldn't cause heart damage. Research from @hanzhumd.bsky.social and other @stanfordcvi.bsky.social in an important manuscript in #CardioOncology: tinyurl.com/heartprotect... @seanmwu.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social ptMed.bsky.social @amandachase.bsky.social

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Protecting the Heart During the Fight Against Cancer

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Todd Phillips @tphillips.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Wife was a probationary employee let go over the weekend. She was a researcher with CMMI. If anyone has leads on jobs for a PhD social science researcher with an expertise in Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance, please let me know!

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

🤬🤬🤬 This is war on science! We need 2 fight with everything we have 2 stop this madness.

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Helen Collins @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

🗣️ Attention Trainees 🗣️ This week the AHA BCVS Early Committee will host a panel with several successful academic scientists to discuss strategies on how to write a competitive mentored or transitional grant. Register now! @ahascience.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Great to see this! My daughter did it a few years back and had a wonderful time raising funds for CV research and learning about heart health.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Are You Red-y? This Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, is National Wear Red Day. Wear Red and Save Lives! Join me as I wear red and help raise awareness of women’s No. 1 killer – cardiovascular disease. @ahascience.bsky.social @americanheart.bsky.social @stanfordcvi.bsky.social

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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The three keynote speakers from yesterday's morning session about "The veracity of medical research", last night at the #AUC2025 'black tie' dinner. Left to right: Jane Freedman, MD - myself - Sanjay Kaul, MD @kaulcsmc.bsky.social

Photo taken at evening dinner party. Three people standing in the front, wearing conference badges. The two women are wearing festive dresses in black and blue, and the man is dressed in a black suit and black tie, with a white shirt.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

That is quite a feast Helen! Hope you have people there to help you eat them.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Nice! Thanks Anastasia.🙏 those cookies look tasty!😋

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Joy Wu, MD, PhD @joyywu.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

We ❤️ Christmas cookies Merry Christmas! 🎄

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Evan Kirstel @evankirstel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Secret to financial success is revealed in 50-year-long study The best predictor of future financial and professional success later in life was emotional intelligence and the ability to control one's actions buff.ly/4gpVB4u

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Secret to financial success is revealed in 50-year-long study

A 50-year-long study has revealed the secret to financial success, and it has nothing to do with academic performance, professional connections or work ethic.

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Ying Ge Research Lab @ge-lab-uw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We've been hearing a lot about "bluer skies" from our community... so we decided to come join the fun! Hello to our old & new fellow science-loving friends ☺️

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Joy Wu, MD, PhD @joyywu.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Osteoporosis is vastly undertreated. Would welcome cardiologists to join in the management! 🫀🦴 @drmarthagulati.bsky.social

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Joy Wu, MD, PhD @joyywu.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The division chiefs were a festive bunch at the @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social holiday party. Love that @euanashley.bsky.social joined us on the dance floor! 🪩

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Watching Die Hard after having attended 5 holiday parties in 8 days - I’m glad that none of them were in the Nakatomi Plaza. @stanfordcvi.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social @joyywu.bsky.social

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Just don’t rain fish🐟🐟🐟 from the sky. Quite messy to clean up.

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Joy Wu, MD, PhD @joyywu.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Scored another great white elephant gift at this year’s @joyywu.bsky.social and @seanmwu.bsky.social labs holiday party: glow-in-the-dark bone socks! 😍🎄🎁

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Dr. Glaucomflecken @glaucomflecken.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

As the internet’s current 4th most famous ophthalmologist, behind sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rand Paul, and Bashar Al-Assad, I’d like to request an updated ranking please.

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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Since I joined 🦋 a month ago, ~10M people have joined. We had only 1 cardiology journal & no societies. Now we have almost all cardiology societies & major journals (except for ESC/EHJ) + many new #CardioSky users. We are definitely rebuilding our #CardioTwitter community. Be patient & contribute :)

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Assuming the one being nominated for surgeon general can get approved. But yes, it was a relief that he was not the one being named.

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Vinay is a danger to our health care system. ☠️☠️☠️

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