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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech)

@tcellogic.bsky.social
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Overt optimist. Champion of immunity. Lover of T cells and chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate chips.

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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
a new deadly Ebola outbreak ongoing- need a vaccine fast!! Containing such diseases was central to US AID (now shuttered) and CDC (severely cut). We also withdrew from W.H.O. These are lifesaving agencies we need to protect to let them protect us!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Pls donate today to the orgs that can fight the hardest for women’s right to health and reproduction. It’s our choice!! reproductiverights.org
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Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights is the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing reproductive rights as human rights around the world.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Immunology at the Allen Institute is looking for next generation leaders, particularly those working in neuroimmunology and creating AI models in human disease. Please apply if you are interested in collaborating with other scientists at the Allen Institute alleninstitute.org/about/people...
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Next Generation Leaders
The Next Generation Leaders program at the Allen Institute aims to support emerging and diverse early-career researchers in bioscience who will contribute to cultivating new ideas to make a broad, tra...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
@aai.org is working to protect you from preventable diseases…AAI contributed to the brief that helped the court in this ruling: Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Here is a quick summary of the work too- let us know what you think?? www.salk.edu/news-release...
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Could these two genes make T cells unstoppable? - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Highlights Scientists discovered key genetic factors that determine whether a T cell acts as a powerful disease fighter or enters an ineffective, exhausted state. Turning off two transcription factors...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New study—and exciting collaboration with Wei Wang, Cong Liu (UCSD), and Kay Chung (new lab at UNC)—that provides a platform for designing T cells into specific states. We identified state-selective TFs for CD8 T cell states that enable “recipes” for cell engineering! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Atlas-guided discovery of transcription factors for T cell programming - Nature
A comprehensive atlas platform integrating transcriptional and epigenetic data enables more precise engineering of T cell states, accelerating the rational design of more effective cellular immunother...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Vaccines protecting against dementia and now cancer!! This is an extraordinary time for immunologists to figure out the underlying mechanisms!! Let's go. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Rooting for Wolfgang Busch @salkinstitute.bsky.social for his 2025 NOMIS Distinguished Scholar Award!! He’s defining the plant root ‘perceptome’!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Let’s keep the world healthy again! Way to go UK- smart investment into a healthier future, scientific culture, and economy!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“If you look back at the data, 250 years ago, 40% of kids never made it to adulthood. Today, it’s 4%. The majority of that decrease is due to vaccines. Vaccines have saved more lives than any other type of medical intervention, including antibiotics... -Dr. Drew Weissman, Nobel Laureate.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Hi All- Please join us @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Immunometabolism Across Scales, this January in Vancouver! Great line-up and 1:1 discussions! Scholarships and Short Talk abstracts due Sept 24th. Poster Abstract Deadline: Dec 18, 2025 2025keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26
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Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan, January 2026, in Vancouver, with field leaders!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Oh man, you’re making so much sense, I actually, I actually agree with you!!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
One of the scariest proposals from RFK Jr. is removing the HBV vaccine from childhood schedules. Without it, millions of newborns would face lifelong hepatitis B infection—the #1 cause of liver cancer and failure globally. To deny kids this protection is akin to child abuse.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
So proud of Educate Girls- By mobilizing communities, strengthening local systems and bridging the gender gap in remote districts, they are making education possible for girls who were once left out. This is long-term change built from the ground up! Pls donate. www.linkedin.com/posts/educat...
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#educategirls #ramonmagsaysayaward #greatnessofspirit #transformativeleadership | Educate Girls | 137 comments
✨ History Made! ✨ Educate Girls has received the 2025 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD - the first Indian organisation to receive this honour! 🇮🇳 A big thank you to our Board, our partners, donors, the governme...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A video letter to Congress to STOP SLASHING SCIENCE!!! Please share and send to your family, friends, and representatives too. Time is running out! youtu.be/Vkv0vI6jCnM?... #STOPSLASHINGSCIENCE
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Letter from NAS Members to the Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States
YouTube video by Biochemistry Channel
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Great article. Pls send to your friends & families: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
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Opinion | Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Hat's off to NIH employees for writing the Bethesda Declaration! You can read the document here: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
One of the worst breaches in American health ever! RFK can not be trusted- he told Sen Cassidy he would keep ACIP in place to get his vote! The U.S. needs an alternative organization to protect vaccine guidance from political interference www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v... via @statnews.com
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The U.S. needs an alternative organization to protect vaccine guidance from political interference
A former FDA commissioner and a former Institute of Medicine president are teaming up to create the Vaccine Integrity Project in case of political interference with U.S. government vaccine policy.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Forget Trump & Musk's bromance...join us at Keystone's Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan! Super science, discussions and colleagues. Be there- Vancouver, BC Jan 11-14, 2026. Keynotes: Amazing Drs. Dana Pe'er and Marcia Haigis!! Speaker line-up is GOAT!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Measles has spread to over 650 people in Texas and the vaccine is the only thing that will stop it. We already knew this, but still so sad to see the raw facts- nearly everyone getting infected is unvaccinated. I just hope no one else dies and parents are ensuring their kids are vaccinated.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
A great story on Trump's first 100 days to Make America Healthier Again...https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-fear-trump-administration-nih-cuts-could-impact-health-60-minutes-transcript/
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Yes, Mr Trump, Keeping ideology and freedom of thought free of govt audit is EXACTLY acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST! Thank you for pointing out the critical role that universities play in advancement of ideas, creativity, innovation and technology.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Do you agree with banning trans girls in women sports-if so, pls listen to this youtu.be/flSS1tjoxf0?...
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Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
#2 Explain to me how this is “Making America Healthy Again”- firing top scientists in Parkinson’s and stroke-https://www.wired.com/story/doctor-breakthrough-parkinsons-research-nih-purge/
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Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Please explain how this is 'Making America Healthy Again'???https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-dallas-vaccines-hhs-funding-cuts-rcna199144
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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 15/03/2025
Robles-Oteíza, @tcellogic.bsky.social, Politi et al. provide a rationale for targeting tumor metabolic features, such as #hypoxia, in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition. rupress.org/jem/article/... 📘 In Tumor #Metabolism 2025: rupress.org/jem/collecti... #KSTumorMetab25
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Congratulations to All!!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Pls read and share with family members. Thank you AAI for speaking up!!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
It’s the economy stupid- “There is no better investment than one that saves lives, supports local economies and drives America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation” www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Favorite sign of the day #standupforscience
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This made me smile!
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social. “This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Hey DOGE, I have an idea that will save TRILLIONS of Fed $$...routine childhood vaccinations. Over the last 20 yrs they have prevented 32 million hospitalizations and 1.1 million deaths, saving us ~$2.7 TRILLION. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood...
This report describes health and economic benefits from routine childhood vaccines among children born during 1994–2023.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I am sorry for the Texan child who died from measles. Could’ve been prevented if not for brain-washing by RFK jr’s org, ironically named Children’s Health Defense. His anti-vaccine nonprofit wrote that “measles outbreaks have been fabricated to create fear.”
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
In need of a good laugh? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqf...
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Washington's Dream - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Thank you Rep Peters for speaking up to your colleagues! More than ever, we need leaders with backbone and common sense logic running this country www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqGR...
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Rep. Peters Delivers Remarks on Republican Budget Proposal
YouTube video by Congressman Scott Peters
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Trump is attacking science everywhere: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
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As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
In Huntsville, a city fueled by defense and aerospace, there is anxiety but also cautious optimism that federal investment may still come its way.
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Speak up!!! Please email & call you Congress Reps today to oppose these cuts to NIH-especially if you are a scientist living in a red state. Here’s where to find them: www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
news.aai.org/2025/02/15/s...
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Statement on Threat to the Federal Scientific Workforce - AAI News
AA is deeply concerned about the damage to the biomedical research enterprise that will occur as a result of drastic reductions in the size of the federal scientific workforce
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hi Y’all-this paper out in print now sheds new light on how nutrients can affect histone acetylation in a locus-specific manner…in other words “you are what you eat”!
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Cutting NIH IDCs would be a death blow to every state’s economy, education and health systems. Contact your reps in Congress today and oppose these attacks on science. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
After watching the nauseating RFK jr hearings this week, it is great to get some laughs from the Tennessee Kid in Vegas! @natebargatze.bsky.social
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Interested in how T cells are regulated in a tissue-specific manner? Karthik Varanasi’s exciting work shows Bile Acid synthesis impedes tumor-specific T cell responses during liver cancer @science.org Huge THANKS to all the amazing collaborators + @salkinstitute, SBP www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bile acid synthesis impedes tumor-specific T cell responses during liver cancer
The metabolic landscape of cancer greatly influences antitumor immunity, yet it remains unclear how organ-specific metabolites in the tumor microenvironment influence immunosurveillance. We found that...
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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 12/12/2024
Did you hear AAI received a record-breaking 2700+ abstract submissions for IMMUNOLOGY2025™? Join us in Honolulu 🌴 for all the connection, collaboration, career advancement and cutting-edge #immunology research. Early registration is open! Register today: ow.ly/4aKr50UqeVK
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Here is link to Shixin's new paper: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Nutrient-driven histone code determines exhausted CD8+ T cell fates
ACLY-deficient CAR T cells targeting the tumor-associated antigen disialoganglioside GD2 (GD2 CAR T cells) also resisted acquiring TEX-like properties, exhibiting reduced CD39 expression when co-cultu...
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
T cells get hungry! Check out Shixin Ma's new paper showing nutrient switching controls T cell exhaustion. Nutrients metabolized in the nucleus by ACSS2 and ACLY direct histone acetylation at key loci via binding to specific HATs, indicating a metabolic code guides our histone code. @science.org
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Marin County has confirmed that the presumptive second pediatric H5N1 case did drink raw milk. So that’s a thing. 🧪 www.marinhhs.org/h5n1-bird-flu
Screenshot of the Marin County HHS page on H5N1, taken just now. Text reads: “H5N1 (Bird Flu)
Home » Public Health » Communicable Disease » H5N1 (Bird Flu)
Marin County Public Health is closely monitoring a multi-state outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows with transmission to humans primarily in dairy and poultry workers. H5N1 bird flu was first detected among cows in California in August 2024.
H5N1 bird flu was first detected among humans in California in October 2024.
H5N1 has been detected in both wild birds and poultry in Marin County. H5N1 has also been detected in wastewater. H5N1 has not been detected among livestock or farm workers in Marin.
In November, Marin County Public Health (MCPH) was notified of a suspected case of bird flu. The child presented to a local emergency department with fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk.
The child tested positive for Influenza A. MCPH is working with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Center for Disease Control
(CDC) on additional testing to confirm if this infection was bird flu or seasonal flu. The child has recovered and no other family members became sick, indicating no person-to-person transmission.”
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Tcellogic (Sue Kaech) @tcellogic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
This is such an important group. Join AAI’ Public Policy Fellows in advancing immunological research with policy makers.
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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 11/12/2024
Many thanks to the NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., for her visit and discussion with AAI Council Members, the Committee on Public Affairs Chair, and AAI Public Affairs Staff yesterday!
AAI Council Members pose for a photo with NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.AAI Council Members, AAI Committee on Public Affairs Chair, and AAI Staff pose for a photo with NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
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