Azza Idris, MD, PhD
@AzzaIdris_1
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Pediatrician, immunologist, infectious diseases specialist, on quest for a malaria vaccine .... mother, soccer and basketball lover, wanna be gardener...
Cambridge, MA
Joined April 2019
A Monoclonal Antibody for Malaria Prevention | NEJM https://t.co/zW2NFtfm4y In this first human study, we show that CIS43LS, monoclonal antibody we discovered can prevent malaria infection, validating the target site and paving a new approach for use of antibodies as prophylaxis
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Additional interventions are needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by malaria. We conducted a two-part, phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of CIS43LS, an...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning today, calling the health situation in Sudan a "perfect storm" brewing due to looming hunger and rampant disease. https://t.co/8erklCTzLh
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HISTORY! 🎉 Jamaica 🇯🇲 have secured their first ever win at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after edging Panama 🇵🇦 1-0 thanks to an Allyson Swaby goal. That’s four points from two games after holding France 🇫🇷 to a goalless draw in their opener. Well done Reggae Girlz. 👏🏾
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Now civilians are out in the streets of Khartoum denouncing the war between Hemedti’s militia (RSF) & Burhan’s army (SAF). #SudanCrisis #KeepEyesOnSudan
موكب ليلي في سوق دردوق بالخرطوم بحري رفضاً للحرب. محاصرة خطاب الحرب برفضنا الشعبي لها هو أول الخطوات. #لا_للحرب_في_السودان
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The Sudanese-American Physicians Association has gone ahead and set up a hotline for those requiring non-emergent care given that 43 out of the 50 hospitals in Khartoum have closed. Please share! #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Sudanese
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If you’re outside of Sudan and feeling helpless, we’re working with hospitals to cover charges and equipment costs for those in Sudan. Donate if you can and share if you can’t. https://t.co/BX6ueqavVM
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan_updates #Sudan #أحداث_السودان
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Salaam from the Sudanese Students Union at the University of Toronto. In light of the situation in Sudan, we have started this fundraiser for relief in Sudan. With your generosity, we surpassed our...
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📌 PhD Fully Funded Position in Biotechnology🦟🧬; Mosquito Ecology, Surveillance and Diagnostics at Wageningen University, Netherlands 🇳🇱... Please retweet and spread the word! For details visit the link below👉 https://t.co/N3sPK10NV4
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I will continue to speak for the families who are seeking justice around the world— whether they are displaced in refugee camps or hiding under their bed somewhere like I was. I didn’t come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be their voice.
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks ahead of the vote to oust her from the Foreign Affairs Committee: "My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I'm not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and stronger...take your vote or not. I am here to stay."
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Buenos Aires celebration packed with ~5m people. The Argentina team bus couldn’t drive through, so they had to call in helicopters 🤯
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Man. I remember seeing @IjeomaOparaPHD’s tweet earlier this week trying to connect with this young 👩🏾🔬 scholar after what happened to her. The fact that she went from a tweet to this thread below is a testament of someone who isn’t just about the talk. You’re a star sis. 👊🏾💫
Twitter fam, thank you for helping me to find the family of the 9 year old girl from NJ who had the police called on her by her neighbor for collecting lantern flies. I connected with them & invited them to @yale for a Black girl led Science Tour! Yesterday—HISTORY was MADE (1/)
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ANYONE USING THE LANTERN FLY SPECIMENS THAT SHE COLLECTS & CONTRIBUTES TO YALE ENTOMOLOGY WILL HAVE TO CREDIT HER! COME ON BLACK GIRL MAGIC! (6/)
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A couple of weeks ago we had an icebreaker during my graduate seminar and the question was "What is your irrational fear?" My answer was "hammerhead sharks". And today in class I walked in and saw this:
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.@BarackObama is the greatest communicator in the Democratic party. He was a great President. His voice matters now more than ever, but we CANNOT be saying these things only in the final days of October, days before mid-terms. We MUST say this EVERY DAY! https://t.co/RXMpBDKSXy
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Today, I'm proud to stand with so many around the world in solidarity with the courageous women and girls in Iran. Your protests have inspired us.
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Are you a graduate student finishing up and looking to start your independent career without the traditional postdoc? Apply for our Ragon Fellows program! More details in link. Applications are reviewed on rolling basis! Amazing colleagues, resources, and facilities! (1/2)
Applications are open on a rolling basis for the Ragon Early Independence Fellows Program, a fellowship for PhDs, MDs, or MD/PhDs who want to start their independent research career without the traditional postdoc. More info & application link on our site:
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Because Brian Kemp refuses to expand Medicaid, Georgians' lives are on the line. Dr. George, thank you for being an advocate for your patients every single day. As governor, I intend to be a partner to you and expand Medicaid.
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When I was an undergrad at a PWI, I had a white man write a letter of recommendation for me - I don’t remember for what. He was so proud of that letter, he sent it to me after he submitted it. In that letter, he told the story of one of our first interactions…
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