Alexa Weingarden MD PhD
@AlexaWeingarden
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Assistant Prof @umn_GIHep @cfi_umn, GI fellowship @Stanford_GI, MSTP @umnmedschool | Celiac disease, gut microbiome, mucosal immunology | mom, runner, singer
Joined August 2020
Finally made it to ACG and hoping to do the #DiversityInGI run in person tomorrow!! Does anyone know where the meetup spot is? @AmCollegeGastro
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oh napping is associated with higher mortality?? 😰 I’m in trouble…
Lifestyle is a stronger predictor of aging and mortality than genetics. A new Nature study of ~500,000 people found: 🎯 17% of mortality variation was linked to lifestyle (exposome). 🧬 <2% of was explained by genetics. Here’s what you need to know 👇🧵 1/10
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Super-excited to be presenting my work on food allergy, food-specific Tregs, and the microbiome in a plenary session at #DDW2025 !! @DDWMeeting @AmerGastroAssn @UMN_GIHep
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I’m on the BlueSky train! Follow me there @AlexaWeingarden
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Repping @AmCollegeGastro and @UMN_GIHep at the Colon Cancer Coalition 10K at Get Your Rear In Gear 2024! Got 3rd for women, 10th overall. Obligatory giant colon photo, including my fave the lymph nodes
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As if there weren't enough reasons to go to @ImmunologyAAI meeting in 2025...it's in Hawaii?? 😍
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Amazing work uncovering a critical link between IECs and CD4 T cells in celiac disease!! One step closer to understanding the pathology this complex immune disease
📢NEW PAPER ALERT📢 Our latest paper in @AGA_Gastro sheds light on the immune role of the #intestinal epithelium in #celiacdisease by our talented Sara Rahmani @MsOrganoid @Farncombe_GI @Didarlab @FernandoChirdo @McMasterU #organoid Check it out here: https://t.co/I2KW9xTzCU ⬇️
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It’s a good time to be moving to Minnesota 😁.
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Check out an amazing pub and exciting new tool from the Schenkel lab!!
I am proud, pleased, and relieved to announce that the Schenkel Lab’s first paper is officially published @J_Immunol! This has been a labor of love and I think will be an useful for many in the field! https://t.co/nseTkXQQF6 1/n
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"Thus, management of celiac disease will require increasingly deeper knowledge of immunology to diagnose, select therapy, and monitor disease..." Loving the celiac special issue in @AGA_Gastro!! 🙌🙌 @VerduLab #PeterHRGreen
https://t.co/5j79ssXvEc
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It is approaching 75 years since Dr W. K. Dicke from The Netherlands published his observations that the protein component of wheat was the cause of celiac disease. Although for many years advances...
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Does anyone happen to have or know anyone who has a chst4 cre or cre-ert2 or cdh5 cre-ert2 in the united states that would be willing to share? Please retweet 🙏!!!
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Just found out insurance denied coverage to continue a UC patient’s (prior) Entyvio until he failed THREE other meds including Humira!! (He already failed Remicade with adequate drug levels…). So pissed 😡
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BIG NEWS! The Weingarden lab is opening this summer at UMN @UMN_GI @CFI_UMN, and WE ARE HIRING! 🌟2-3 year tech position 🌟Intestinal immunology and gut microbiome in celiac disease 🌟Apply and/or spread the word! https://t.co/jySU1tyX57
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Capping off March’s #RideorStridefor45 @AmCollegeGastro with an 11.2 mile run out into the bay! 85.4 miles for March this year. Get your strides in and get your colon cancer screening done! @Stanford_GI
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Absolutely AMAZING weekend at @AmerGastroAssn @AASLDtweets Academic Skills Workshop!! 🌟Find the keys in your life that keep you grounded 🌟Mentorship is critical, input and work from both sides needed 🌟> 90% of experiments will fail, need to accept this 🌟POWER POSE!
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One of my favorite events of the year! 🏃🏻♀️Ride or Stride for 45! 🏃🏻♀️45 miles in March for CRC screening 🏃🏻♀️#45isthenew50 💩 @AmCollegeGastro @Stanford_GI
https://t.co/KHzJnWnDtE
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Bike, run or walk 45 miles in March 2024 (or 45 minutes per day) to show your support and enthusiasm…
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My 19 month old pointed at a bottle of diet coke and went “Mommy!” …so how’s your day going? 🤦🏻♀️
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Congratulations Zo!! 🤩🙌🎉🎊
#BlackHistoryMonth Weekly Spotlight: Chiazotam “Zo” Ekekezie, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Stanford University Dr. Ekekezie is recognized for her scholarship and service focusing on medical education and inclusion. More on the ACG Blog ➡️ https://t.co/rFAN8JEIKN
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