Physician and researcher in Infectious Diseases and global vaccine development. Mom to the amazing two. Might be biking or swimming in lakes.

BD Kirkpatrick retweeted
As ID physicians on the front line of combating the current global crisis, we stand strongly against @POTUS's decision to leave @WHO. We will not succeed against this pandemic, or any future outbreak, unless we stand together, share information, and coordinate actions.
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Will human challenge studies — where volunteers are deliberately infected — speed development of #Covid19 vaccines? Maybe not the early candidates. Would they be useful. Most likely. Will they be done? Not clear. statnews.com/2020/05/01/infe…
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BD Kirkpatrick retweeted
Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus. It’s going to require a global cooperative effort like the world has never seen. But I know we’ll get it done. There’s simply no alternative. gatesnot.es/3d06cC2
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Also a hoot
I was bored.
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Let sleeping dogs lie, without commentary. Or dignity. But at the moment everyone needs their escape.
More points for knowing what he’s talking about!
Bit of a mess here but adding 2 points for color coordinating bow tie with globe. 8/10.
There's another world within our world we don't usually get to see. Award-Winning Footage Of The Microscopic World Around Us youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXrtODh…
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Not sure who did this but they deserve a medal. Read the titles from the top left onward...
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BD Kirkpatrick retweeted
Google Scholar has parsed this cafeteria lunch menu as an author list, and it's delightful
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Inspired: Dan Baldassarre (@evornithology) submitted a joke science article to a predatory journal, to see if they'd actually publish it. They did. The paper is called "What's the Deal with Birds?" and it's hilarious. 😂 irispublishers.com/sjrr/pdf/…
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