Congratulations to Andy Commins for breaking the @uncwswimdive 200 Fly program record with a 1:45.63! Andy called me at 7 a.m. on the first day the transfer portal opened. He didn’t call to ask about UNCW — he called to tell me this is where he wanted to be. Andy made the call.

Go where YOU are wanted.

We appreciate your work and are all trusting you to protect healthcare and funding for biomedical research. @RepBobOnder @RepJohnJoyce @RepBuddyCarter @UNC_SOM @UNCMedCenter @GregMurphyMD

I am grateful to @GOPDoctors caucus for hosting a discussion about alpha-gal syndrome & the role of federal funding in its discovery. Your full attention, engagement, and support for patient care and science was evident.

News patients with #food_allergy have been waiting for! #alpha_gal syndrome #AGS #IgE

Super excited to share a new paper! @ssurendraraj, @scott_commins, #AGS, #ticks, #Amblyomma https://t.co/JVHI7JarkF

Honored and very grateful to receive the @EntsocAmerica @EsaPbt recognition award. Research is a team effort, and this is a recognition of the amazing past and current members of my research team. Many thanks to all my collaborators for inspiring us. @USMArtsSciences

Most ppl with potential for #alphagal syndrome (IgE +) have no idea and contine to eat mammalian meat daily-in this month #RedJournal @AmCollegeGastro https://t.co/K9JYcl1feP

📰Check out this article featuring @scott_commins! Dr. Commins is a leading Alpha-gal syndrome expert and is helping to raise awareness about this growing problem in rural North Carolina. 🪲 https://t.co/dJvZv85qEa

Alpha-gal syndrome – a reaction to a sugar found red meat and dairy products that is caused by lone star ticks – may now be the 10th most common food allergy in the US, according to new CDC estimates. It is also one of the least recognized.

More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by bites from the lone star tick, according to a new report by the CDC.

NEW: Tick-linked red meat allergy may be far more common than previously known. New @CDCgov data suggests up to 450,000 people may have developed this condition since 2010, which is linked to bite of lone star tick. Corrected tweet here.

Enlisted daughter Grace to help with a little data entry during Covid. She recoded the database and saved the study. For this she earned authorship on our work w CDC published today establishing tick bite-AGS link. @CDC_NCEZID @gracecommins #WomenInSTEM

#GITwitter: New CPU released to help physicians and patients understand alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy caused by lone star tick bites. @AGA_CGH @JHashashMD @SarahMcGillMD https://t.co/W2X91leBHX

First case-control study establishing that tick bites are associated with alpha-gal syndrome (#alphaGal #AGS). Collaborative science with @CDCgov DVBD that persevered despite the pandemic. Watch out for skin reactions at the site of bites! @UNCResearch

Congrats @andy_commins - proud of you! As @alextoussaint25 would say: no luck involved; every bit of this was earned! #WarEagle Winter Juniors Qualifier Andy Commins (2024) Verbally Commits to Auburn https://t.co/TBQ9ATXZgO via @swimswamnews

I honestly didn’t know about the association of Lyme disease & IBS and, admittedly, thought immediately of gastrointestinal alpha-gal syndrome #AGS #alphaGal #allergy. So much more to learn about #ticks and #immune responses! https://t.co/MQ6Q9E4PAo

Well-done @DinglasanRhoel! Glad to be included among this group of all-stars and, more importantly, that #alphaGal syndrome (#AGS) was included. We need answers that require a multi-disciplinary approach to VBDs - thanks for assembling this team! @CDC_NCEZID @AlphaGal_RES

#amjgastro essential reading! ‘Suddenly Steakless: the GI’s Guide to Managing Alpha-gal allergy’. GIs should be aware of this emerging disease and how to diagnose/manage. Thank you, @scott_commins @MLongMD @AmCollegeGastro

Outstanding work raising awareness of #alphaGalsyndrome #AGS by @twoalphagals and @BreakingChesky: How a bite from a 'lone star' tick can trigger severe allergy to meat https://t.co/8ocXsMs8mP via @TODAYshow.