Joy Wu, MD, PhD
@JoyYWu
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Physician-scientist @StanfordMed, loves bones. @StanfordEndo Division Chief | @StanfordDeptMed Vice Chair of Basic Science | @ASBMR Councilor
Joined March 2013
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Delighted to be appointed the next Division Chief of Endocrinology @StanfordDeptMed! Such a privilege to lead at a time rich with opportunities to promote our clinical, research, education and outreach missions in #endocrinology. ๐๐ป.
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OK I found my words. I am howling with rage tonight at the rising tide of violence and hate crimes directed towards Asians in America, punctuated by the horrific shootings yesterday in Georgia at 3 Asian-owned business that claimed 8 lives, including those of 6 Asian women.
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With our publication in @NatureMedicine on pandemic-related barriers to the success of women in research, Iโd like to shine a spotlight on gender equity for women physician-scientists, who face cumulative barriers imposed in medicine AND science 1/n.
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So incredibly proud of my amazing husband @SeanM_Wu, my role model and inspiration, on his promotion to full professor @StanfordDeptMed! ๐ฅณ๐พ๐ฅ. Thinking back to these kids who thought it would be a lark to become physician-scientists. What a journey!
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This is why it matters to disaggregate the data for Asian groups in the US. Considering all AAPIs together hides enormous variations in income and education.
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Sometimes science is just so cool. In @NatureMedicine: The distribution of cellular turnover in the human body The rate of turnover is 330 billion cells/day (4 million cells/second). ๐คฏ Blood cells make up about 90% by number but only 40% by mass.
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We have learned so much from conditional mouse knockouts, but single Cre drivers have limitations. Now in @CellStemCell: a suite of new Dre recombinase drivers opens up new possibilities in genetic targeting ๐งฌ
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The Stanford vaccine algorithm failed to prioritize housestaff. We @StanfordDeptMed faculty stand with @StanfordMedRes. Except for the high-risk, #StanDOM faculty, division chiefs and @HeartBobH have volunteered to wait until all housestaff have been vaccinated. #HousestaffFirst.
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On today's AAPI women leaders panel, we discussed learning to speak up. A ๐งต for introverts:. 8 year-old me could have been a contender for the worldโs most introverted introvert. That I might one day become a division chief would surprise (and terrify) her. 1/
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It means a lot to me to start as division chief during #AAPIHeritageMonth. TIme to update my photo, seems fitting that the backdrop is bamboo ๐. Grateful for the chance to break glass and bamboo ceilings in #Endocrinology @StanfordDeptMed ๐๐ผ
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Thrilled and honored to be named vice chair of basic science @StanfordDeptMed. Excited to help further the #StanDOM research mission with an emphasis on diversity and collaboration.
@JoyYWu (Stanford Endocrinology) congrats on new position as vice chair for basic science, very well deserved recognition! @SeanM_Wu @StanfordDRC @StanCVFellows @TheEndoSociety @StanfordMed.
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The JOY of endocrinology! ๐.Thank you @Endocrine_News. What an honor to be featured for #AAPIHeritageMonth. So proud of the many contributions of our Asian American @TheEndoSociety members! ๐๐ป.
When you receive your May issue, you can look forward to a special commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which began today. We feature @JoyYWu and several Asian American @TheEndoSociety members.
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As the incoming division chief, I was ccโd on an email to our current chief about interviewing a faculty candidate. Immediately got a follow-up email asking me to send his available times. ๐๐ป unconscious bias ๐. Assumptions can be hard to overcome. #WomenInMedicine.
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๐จUrgent๐จ@StanfordMed @StanfordHealth is performing 1000 tests for #COVID19 a day for Bay Area hospitals, but is running low on critical reagents. If your lab is in the area and can donate any of the following please DM. Thank you!
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โLadies, donโt let anyone tell you that you are past your prime.โ ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ. Congratulations to Michelle Yeoh, first Asian woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress!
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A tremendous honor to be named the Gerald M. Reaven, MD Professor of Endocrinology @StanfordMed. The 'Father of Insulin Resistance,' Dr. Reaven was a true legend in Endocrinology. I'll always remember how he welcomed me to @StanfordEndo with stories of science and the Division.
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My 3 favorite letters of the alphabet might be 'NOA' ๐
Incredibly grateful to @NIH_NIAMS for funding our R21 application and excited to collaborate with @RohatgiLab to explore vesicle trafficking in osteoblasts. A new direction for the lab so lots to learn!
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Statement from @Joseph_C_Wu, @SeanM_Wu and me on the recent rise in anti-Asian violence and the horrific shootings in Atlanta. #StopAsianHate
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate letโs highlight some AAPI heroes in the fields of science and medicine. #AAPIHeritageMonth.
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The data are clear. Women in academics have lost greater research time during the pandemic. It is time to act.
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What an honor to be a candidate for President-Elect of @TheEndoSociety ๐๐ป. Extra special to have been nominated by my PhD mentor Tony Means and my postdoc mentor Hank Kronenberg, both of whom went on to serve as President @TheEndoSociety. Great mentorship lasts a lifetime!
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Now in the pandemic we are witnessing an alarming rise in abhorrent acts of violence, on top of an always-present current of racism against Asians. Hear my rage. Will you stand with Asian-Americans? #StopAsianHate.
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An editorial in @CellCellPress: although women make up ~35-38% of potential senior authors in the US, only 17.4% of manuscripts accepted to Cell in 2021 were submitted by women: This should surprise no one. Here are a few reasons why. #WomenInSTEM 1/n.
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Happy #LunarNewYear2023! ๐งง๐ฎ๐งจ. ๆฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ.่บซ้ซๅฅๅบท.ๅบๅ
ฅๅนณๅฎ.ๅนดๅนดๆ้ค. May the #YearOfTheRabbit ๐ bring you happiness, health, peace and abundance.
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My lab is one of those slated to move into the old Theranos building someday. If so, I plan to give every lab member Jon Carreyouโs โBad Bloodโ to read as a reminder of how terribly wrong things can go when hubris trumps scientific integrity.
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On this Inauguration Day, a fresh start for the Wu lab too in the former Theranos building. Hereโs hoping the bad-science demons have been exorcised so we can get to work.
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Today is #NationalWearRedDay #GoRedForWomen to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and womenโs health โค๏ธ. It is the only day each year you will find @SeanM_Wu wearing (*gasps*) a bright color ๐.@StanfordCVI @American_Heart @StanfordEndo @StanfordDeptMed
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Fluctuating levels of sex hormones have long been used as an excuse to exclude women from clinical trials, and female mice from laboratory studies. Guess what? At least among mice, behavior of males is significantly more variable than that of females: ๐ค
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My last successful R01 was submitted along I-5 in California. Submitting one today from I-70 in Colorado. Fingers crossed for some interstate highway magic ๐ฃ๏ธ
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Statement from @TheEndoSociety in response to the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: "The Endocrine Society vigorously opposes government interference in medical decisions and policies that restrict access to reproductive health care and use of hormonal treatments."
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Friends, so far Iโve been skeptical of whether other platforms can recreate the community we once enjoyed here. But in recent days Iโve been persuaded to give ๐ฆ a try. Can we recapture the glory days of #MedTwitter? Stay tunedโฆ
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As a child during a wave of anti-Asian-American violence in Detroit, I was routinely kicked and punched on my way to school. The sad thing is I thought this was just to be expected. I know better now. We must stand against anti-Asian violence and racism.
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Such a warm welcome into this group of fabulous #LadiesWhoLead. @StanfordDeptMed will soon have a new record of 5 women division chiefs! ๐๐ป Drs. Upi Singh @Neera_Ahuja @HwakeleeMD @taraichang and our fearless leader @cgarzio #WomenInMedicine #IWD2022 #WomensHistoryMonth
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Did you know deer antlers can grow up to 2.75 cm per day? ๐คฏ. Very cool in @ScienceMagazine: scRNAseq identifies PRRX1+ mesenchymal stem cells in deer antler blastema that drive antler regeneration.
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I was hoping to bring home both endocrine plushies, but I can only fit one in my suitcase. So Iโm putting it to a vote- are you #TeamThyroid or #TeamPancreas? #ENDO2023
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I had the pleasure of being one of the 100+ lab principal investigators interviewed by Bรฉla Schmidt, sharing insights on how we think and work while running our labs. Now published as a valuable resource for anyone interested in being a PI:
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Inspired by a colleague, my Zoom background today in honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth. This is my Dad more than 50 years ago as a PhD student @StanfordEng, standing by the fountain at the Stanford Hospital entrance. Itโs like heโs looking over my shoulder. โค๏ธ
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One of my favorite lab traditions: our yearly State of the Lab, my opportunity to highlight the accomplishments and acknowledge the tremendous work of this amazing group of scientists ๐ฅฐ
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For 364 days of the year @SeanM_Wuโs wardrobe includes only low-key colors. But today is #WearRedDay, the one day each year that he will wear red to raise awareness of heart disease in women. โค๏ธ. #HeartMonth @HeartBobH @StanfordCVI @StanCVFellows @GoRedForWomen @American_Heart
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The @StanfordMedOFDD #R01Countdown program by Dr. Michaela Kiernan has helped me and many @StanfordMed faculty to a funded R01. Here they generously share 8 Recommended Elements for Specific Aims. Don't miss the entire handout here: Highly recommended!
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What does a supportive environment for #WomenInMedicine look like? @StanfordDeptMed women are:.๐ 5 of 14 Division Chiefs (+1 interim).๐ 8 of 18 Vice and Associate Chairs.๐ 62% of 2022 Medicine Grand Rounds speakers.๐ Supported for time spent on important initiatives.#WIMMonth
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A powerful editorial in @ScienceMagazine by @MIT Professor Gang Chen, who was falsely accused by the US government of fraud and questionable connections to Chinese entities, calling for an end to the China Initiative
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Some day Iโd like to give a career development talk using only ski trail signs โท
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The unique torment of learning while on break at study section that my own R01, under review at another study section, was not discussed ๐
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Thank you โฆ@TheEndoSocietyโฉ for this beautiful memento of my term on the Board ๐๐ป #ENDO2022
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Weโve been advised to prep our labs for potential #COVID19 shutdown. We've discussed:.1. Flexibility to work from home .2. Avoid starting long-term studies.3. Freeze down cells.4. Reduce mouse cage numbers.5. Be prepared to separate breeding pairs. Other ideas? #InThisTogether.
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In @CellStemCell a publication from the lab of Dr. Paul Frenette: The microbiota regulates hematopoietic stem cell fate decisions by controlling iron availability in bone marrow ๐ข
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I know youโre all invested in their journey now so Iโm happy to share that plushie Thyroid and Pancreas made it safely home #ENDO2023 @TheEndoSociety
Wow thanks for all the votes (and creative suggestions). Would you believe it ended in a tie?!. Now the proud owner of plushie Thyroid AND Pancreas. @TheEndoSociety next year Iโll need adrenal and pituitary plushies. Just sayingโฆ
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On this #FathersDay2021 so grateful to @SeanM_Wu who has always carried more than his fair share of the weight at home ๐
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My reward for powering through a grant review tonight: got to watch #shangchi again. ๐. Have been hearing that @SeanM_Wu bears some resemblance to @SimuLiu. What do you think? #MySuperhero
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Best Christmas gift ever. Now that @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordMedRes housestaff have been vaccinated, @SeanM_Wu and I are so grateful for our turns. Eternal thanks to all who made this possible. #ScienceWins
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In her book โQuietโ Susan Cain writes eloquently about the under-appreciated contributions of introverts. Never underestimate the value of being thoughtful. We introverts have a lot to offer. Weโll just do it quietly. End/.
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If you are an Asian-American faculty/chair/leader in academics, I encourage you to speak out against anti-Asian racism. We cannot stay silent. As an example here is a statement I wrote with @SeanM_Wu @Joseph_C_Wu. The response has been tremendously supportive. #StopAsianHate
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Just celebrated our silver anniversary! Thanking my lucky stars @SeanM_Wu .#StanfordSweethearts โค๏ธ.
"We began dating just before his graduation, and a year later I joined him at Duke for medical school. We spent 20 years on the east coast but always dreamed of returning to the Farm. We got our wish in 2012 when we were recruited as faculty." โ @JoyYWu, โ93, and @SeanM_Wu, โ92.
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We are constantly told by our patients, our professors, our classmates, our colleagues: โYou all look alike,โ โyou are too quiet,โ โyour English is pretty good,โ endless reminders that we never fully belong.
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I advocate fiercely for those who are underrepresented in medicine, all the while knowing that that term implies that other minorities (ie Asians) are overrepresented. The โmodel minorityโ myth is damaging; we are a heterogeneous mix of histories, languages and experiences.
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Such an honor to receive one of the @Stanford Faculty Womenโs Forum Allyship Awards, and to be recognized along with so many amazing women. Great @StanfordDeptMed representation with Cybele Renault, @maya_rossin and @HannahValantine.
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In light of todayโs Supreme Court ruling it has never been more important to show support for gender-based health equity and reproductive rights. Join the @StanfordMed rally on Monday, June 27 at 12p in front of LKSC
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Why I'm so relieved: here's my @NIHFunding dashboard in reverse order. Some early career successes (right column) followed by periods of drought. Persistence, diversity of funding sources, and a supportive institution @StanfordDeptMed have been crucial to my lab's survival.
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Overheard at todayโs leadership retreat: โThis department is full of kick-ass women.โ. Delighted to hang out with some of my favorite @StanfordDeptMed women leaders in person: @TamaraDunnMD @Steph_HarmanMD @arghavan_salles @LindaNguyenMD
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After 4 office moves at Stanford Iโve been wary of getting too settled. But now that this has been my office for >2 years, itโs time to commit with shelves and wall art ๐
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Wow thanks for all the votes (and creative suggestions). Would you believe it ended in a tie?!. Now the proud owner of plushie Thyroid AND Pancreas. @TheEndoSociety next year Iโll need adrenal and pituitary plushies. Just sayingโฆ
I was hoping to bring home both endocrine plushies, but I can only fit one in my suitcase. So Iโm putting it to a vote- are you #TeamThyroid or #TeamPancreas? #ENDO2023
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Wow the views around the Vancouver Convention Center (or Centre) are simply stunning ๐คฉ.#ASBMR2023
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The Wu lab is getting fancy new digs in the former Theranos building. A building with a regrettable history, but hopefully the @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordPeds @StanfordRad labs moving in will now put the space to good use.
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Our teen got her driverโs license! ๐ฅณ. After 21 years, the Wu family taxi service (which @SeanM_Wu calls Wuber ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ) is closing its doors. We thank our dฬถaฬถuฬถgฬถhฬถtฬถeฬถrฬถsฬถ clients for their loyal patronage, and remain available by appointment for airport runs and road trips.
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We are expected to be quiet, polite, and obedient. But as minorities Asians experience profound racism and discrimination. As a child I was kicked, punched, spat upon, called โChink" on my way to school, yet I was led to believe this was just an expected part of being different.
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Everyoneโs career deserves the support of someone like @SeanM_Wu, who signed up for @TheEndoSociety membership so he could cast his vote for me in the election. ๐ฅฐ
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Learning to make mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival ไธญ็ง็ฏ ๐ฅฎ๐ฎ
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Happy to share that our manuscript โParathyroid hormone receptor (PTH1R) signaling mediates breast cancer metastasis to bone in miceโ is in press @JCI_Insight: Kudos to @mattjdkim for the beautiful graphical abstract. 1/n
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Gender equity in medicine has been elusive. Women make up 48% of medical school graduates but only 25% of full professors and 18% of department chairs 2/n
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Both anger and resolve were on display at the @StanfordMed Rally for Reproductive Rights this afternoon. Proud to see @StanfordDeptMed was well represented!
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Choose your partner in life wisely, as he/she/they will have the greatest impact on your career. Would not be here today without the unwavering dedication of @SeanM_Wu at home and work. โค๏ธ.
@hvanspall @gchertow @JoyYWu @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordMed @HeartBobH Yes, Iโm glad that everyone @StanfordDeptMed will benefit from the talent and dedication from @JoyYWu that we have known all along in the Wu household. ๐๐ช๐.
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#ASBMR2023 Program Committee signing off. Over to you, #ASBMR2024 Program committee. See you next year in Toronto!
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The Wu lab is hiring! Do you share our love of the bone marrow microenvironment and have experience in single cell profiling?. We are seeking TWO postdoctoral fellows who are curious, rigorous and kind to join us and thrive @StanfordDeptMed. Apply here:
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Almost too good to be true. Our favorite Taiwanese restaurant Red Hot Wok has opened in Palo Alto!. Everything is delicious but my canโt-miss dishes include salt and pepper calamari, bitter melon with salted egg, bamboo and pork, shrimp fried rice, and mango snow ice ๐๐ฅข๐
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The @TheEndoSociety Early Career Forum is one of the highlights of #ENDO2022. This is the very bright future of #Endocrinology!
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When your flight home is cancelled due to weather so you just have to stay another day in nyc with the kids and eat ๐ #SorryNotSorry
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A few calming breaths with my happy Buddha before reading through our manuscriptโs reviewer comments ๐ฌ
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.@SeanM_Wu and I have been friends with @EldrinL since my intern year. So itโs extra special that Eldrin and I are now division chiefs together @StanfordDeptMed ๐
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This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth I get to mark almost 3 years as a #BreastCancerSurvivor. ๐. All thanks to a mammogram I thought I did not need. So donโt skip or delay your mammogram, even during the pandemic. Cancer screening saves lives.
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My organ plushie collection is growing thanks to an adorable uterus from my daughter. The ovaries are magnetic ๐
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