Preston Anderson
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Duke MD/PhD Candidate @DukeMSTP | University of Iowa Almuni @Uiowa
Durham, NC
Joined October 2021
I’m happy to share my co-first author manuscript titled “G Protein-Coupled Receptors: A Century of Research and Discovery”. Big s/o to the amazingly talented Sam Liu and the guidance and support from @HowardARockman @robertjlefkowi1 @SudarRajagopal
https://t.co/boh5rj9a2n
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GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors), also known as 7 transmembrane domain receptors, are the largest receptor family in the human genome, with ≈800 members. GPCRs regulate nearly every aspect of...
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(1/x) Andromeda-Shock 2 was just published in JAMA and is the most important septic shock trial in the past DECADE. They found that phenotyped resuscitation improves the composite outcome of mortality, vital support, and hospital LOS. Here's how you can apply this protocol to
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Wow… just wow. When you thought insurers couldn’t get more evil they come up with something even worse than you anticipated. So here we have an insurer that now plans to hurt hospitals who have physicians that aren’t contracted with the insurance carrier. This has so many
Anthem appears to have announced that it will penalize hospitals & assess of a penalty of -10% on facility reimbursements where the hospital based physicians are out of network (OON), as of 1/1/26. Credit to Ron Howrigon and his post on LinkedIn this morning (see below). The
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Hooray!! The first major product from the lab is out today @Nature. Small molecules that bind the GPCR-transducer interface change G protein subtype selectivity in predictable ways, enabling rational drug design.💥 Check it out! 👉 https://t.co/oO21BkoxVQ 🧵👇
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Nature - Studies of the G-protein-coupled receptor NTSR1 show that the G protein selectivity of this receptor can be modified by small molecules, enabling the design of drugs that work by switching...
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Dr. @SudarRajagopal of @DukeMedSchool discusses his experiences publishing with MolPharm, and how he hopes his research helps shape the field of pharmacology: https://t.co/4M4F2WvEQG
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For the second year in a row, Parafilm has been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025! 🏅
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Proud of our resident @DiegoSchaps who went to Capitol Hill today to advocate for patients with ostomies along with @UOAA and other members of the community #surgeonadvocate
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My big white wall! Every single 96-well plate I ran for my thesis work in the Rajagopal Lab @SudarRajagopal
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"My interest in science probably grew out of my interest in becoming a physician." In his biography, 2012 chemistry laureate Brian Kobilka tells us about his scientific journey and how his interest in science started at an early age. Read his bio here: https://t.co/aOL2cZ0mcX
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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon reveals that the massive medical bill totals insurance companies send to you are really “fictitious numbers” that don’t represent real money anyone is being paid He just did a surgery for a patient, the insurance company said the procedure cost
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The real health insurance scam is that they know as their deductibles go up, fewer people can afford to use their insurance. Which means they don’t have insurance. Despite having to pay premiums. It may sound counter intuitive , but if you can’t afford your deductible, you
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People have asked me, “Where’s the AMA? The plastic surgery societies? The Texas medical societies? The government?” The truth? They’ve known what’s going on for a long time and they haven’t stepped up to help. They have blamed this on being an individual issue, but when
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Once residency/fellowship applicants can safely acknowledge their lack of interest in conducting research without torching their job prospects, then we will have entered a new utopia with the perfect balance of physicians, scientists, and physician-scientists. It will be
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@JonVillenaMD The amount of low quality research done just because applicants are checking a box. The average publications per matched applicant is over 10 for some specialties. You cannot tell me that is meaningful research. It’s just research bloat
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Absolutely disgraceful. The American Health Insurance Industry is stealing the American patient/provider blind. The rest of the world’s private companies are not this immoral. When will DC fight back and stop taking their support?!
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A nod and a wink to kidney-specific WNK1 This issue’s cover features work by Cary R. Boyd-Shiwarski et al. @caryboyd3 on kidney-specific WNK1 as a scaffolding protein that organizes WNK bodies — structures essential for maintaining blood potassium levels: https://t.co/1Z9qurlWXT
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Hospitals have run a masterful PR campaign. They have painted themselves as healing institutions via their billboards and tv ad buys. Nobody tells you that they’re consolidated corporations who put competition out of business. They use their size to leverage small independent
Why are hospitals never blamed for charging insane amounts? It's always insurance companies that are blamed for some reason
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The Dame Julia Polak Memorial Session on Bioengineering. Kal Parekh providing an informative "Lessons from Transplantation" @UIowaResearch
@uiowa #lung #VTStem2025
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We are excited to share a preprint detailing biochemical and cellular evidence for direct interactions between G proteins and beta-arrestins, two proteins critical to the function of G protein coupled receptors.
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Greatly appreciate @EPotterMD for her healthcare advocacy. This kind of retaliation from insurance companies is sickening. They know our system is built on private insurance and wield that power accordingly. It also puts physicians in a tough spot. Do you say, “to hell with
I’ve been keeping something from you. The way I cope with hard things is by doing the work and putting the pain in a box. But the truth is—since I spoke out against insurance companies, things have been really hard. My practice is struggling. I built a surgery center so I could
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