Ben Fensterheim
@benfens
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Physician-scientist and Neonatologist @childrensphila @pennmedicine
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2009
In an exciting collaboration with the #ImmuneHealth lab at Penn @benfens investigated the developing immune system of preterm infants. Even pre-term infants make surprisingly robust CD8 T cell responses to diverse infections.
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Although inflammatory complications are common in preterm infants, their effects on neonatal immune development remain poorly defined. We therefore investigated whether severe bronchopulmonary...
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For any neonatology physician-scientist fellows that might be out there, @Jon_J_Knowlton and I are starting a hub to get us all connected. Please fill out this survey if you're interested in joining!
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Hi everyone. Becoming a physician-scientist in neonatology can sometimes feel like... you're living in an isolette. We'd like to connect the neonatal physician-scientist fellows across the country...
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Our very own @benfens (M4) hosts a science podcast called "But Why?" Check out his conversation with @VUMC_Vaccines Dr. James Crowe @croweje on emerging pathogens research: How do we identify the cause of new diseases? @VI4Research
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And it's up online to stream! Link: https://t.co/XGlm2dRO2E For anyone interested in MD/PhD training, take a listen to this fantastic conversation with @RachelBrownMSTP @MargaretAxelrod @lizzieahale1 @MichaelR21 @abin_abe @patrickwu510 from @VanderbiltMSTP #DoubleDocs
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Back in the @WRVUNashville studio for another radio show on MD/PhD training! Amazing panel of @VanderbiltMSTP G-phase students @MargaretAxelrod @MichaelR21 @RachelBrownMSTP @patrickwu510 @lizzieahale1. Tune in at https://t.co/83DMvd2BAX TODAY at 11am CT to listen in. #DoubleDocs
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Here is the May 2018 edition of the Vanderbilt MSTP Newsletter!
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Great example of using Twitter to share science. I would never have come across the great work of @benfens had I not followed @DMAronoff. Why wouldn’t all scientists want to amplify the impact of their work thru #SoMe? #MedEd
So honored that my recent work is featured on the cover of the Journal of Immunology. Those slides have come a long way. Check it out! @J_Immunol #ReadTheJI
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So honored that my recent work is featured on the cover of the Journal of Immunology. Those slides have come a long way. Check it out! @J_Immunol #ReadTheJI
From the June 1, 2018 issue: Mechanisms of TLR4 agonist-driven resistance to infection https://t.co/nUOsd5hTl1
#immunology #ReadTheJI
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Privileged to be a part of this State-of-the-Art Review in Pediatrics @AAPJournals with inspirational co-authors from @VUMChealth and @BostonChildrens. Many childhood antibiotic allergy labels carried into adulthood are #fakenews with real consequences. https://t.co/caEBsCU79t
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Check out @benfens (M3) new first-author paper in @J_Immunol! In mice, prophylactic #TLR4 agonist MPLA reduces infection via reprogrammed #macrophage #metabolism. Long view: potential use vs. bacteria with #AntibioticResistance? Find it here:
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More of my graduate work has been published! This manuscript was a product of creativity, awesome collaborations, and a dedicated and supportive lab. A big thank you to everyone involved! #macrophage #metabolism
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1 child under the age of 5 dies every 20 seconds from vaccine-preventable disease. Countless more survive but suffer through unnecessary & painful illnesses. There’s no question-vaccines are safe & save lives. @CDCgov National Infant Immunization Week #ivax2protect @AAPneonatal
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Team powdered sports drink!
Emergency departments are substantial consumers of IV fluids, so in the face of the worsened U.S. saline shortage, a hospital ED team developed an oral rehydration protocol for patients with mild dehydration that has since been adopted hospital-wide.
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Hey thanks! Glad to keep the conversation going.
Thank you @benfens for writing this incredibly important piece on wellbeing in grad school. https://t.co/GExd1npoyp
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Thanks! Really enjoyed writing it. Improving grad student mental health should be a top priority for both students and programs. Hope it resonates with those in grad school!
Great read from @benfens on graduate student wellness in today's @VanderbiltMSTP newsletter.
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We have such amazing students! Several have had really impressive first author papers recently and we wanted to highlight them all here:
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Well, this is more evidence that can’t just pass by. We’re researchers, right? How can we solve this problem?
Graduate students are more than 6 times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a new study https://t.co/e8hoWdqYDf
#mentalhealth #gradschool
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Take a look at the February edition of the Vanderbilt MSTP Newsletter!
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