Yaning 亚凝 (she/her)
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PhD-ing @Cambridge_Uni @DonorHealthBTRU Building assistive tech for aphasia @WordSmith_WS 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇬🇰🇪🇬🇧
Cambridge
Joined April 2017
RT @WHO: Assistive technology includes devices like prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs that help people perform tasks, enhance independence,….
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RT @GiveBloodNHS: To all our blood donors, don't worry, our donation services are not affected by the Microsoft/Crowdstrike outage. Please….
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@westcamhub The person across from me (@AbelWalekhwa) is doing a PhD on Rift Valley fever in Uganda, and you can learn about his work here!
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Honoured to present this simple poster about the work of MedSupplyDrive UK, a charity that delivered half a million protective equipment items to healthcare workers during the UK's COVID-19 peaks, @WestCamHub today. This story belongs to my fellow volunteers and to HCWs.
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First-year PhD presentation ✅ .Many thanks to @DonorHealthBTRU and @CAMBRIDGE_CEU colleagues, collaborators, friends, and family for being so lovely ❤️
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My colleagues are inspiring!.
Restless leg syndrome affects up to 1 in 10 older adults. It causes an unpleasant and overwhelming urge to move your legs. Scientists @DonorHealthBTRU have found over 140 new genetic risk variants - and say these may point to potential treatments.
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RT @abracabadger: June is #AphasiaAwarenessMonth. Here are some important findings about aphasia from the @rcslt. I've put them in a thread….
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Happy #ScoliosisAwarenessMonth! I have had the dual privilege throughout my life to (1) receive quality care since diagnosis and (2) make my patient voice heard in hospital, research, and arts settings. 💚 to all who have made that possible.
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RT @GiveBloodNHS: "Donating blood is an easy way for me to give back to my fellow human beings." 🩸 . Donors like Bilal are saving and impro….
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Essential PSA :).
It's #NationalBiscuitDay, so that means free biscuits for all our amazing donors!. Ok, ok - we know every donor gets a free biscuit every time they donate but this is a hashtag that's made for us! 😁 . We need O neg and O positive blood types to book ➡️
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Today marks the beginning of #StrokeAwarenessMonth. I've learned so much from stroke survivors and their families during the last few years working with @DivaManocha and team developing an assistive tech app for aphasia and related conditions. Just wanted to say thank you.
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What a pleasure to convene with donation research experts from @SanquinNL, @lifebloodau, @EFS_Sante, and @UniofNottingham at the @HLRI_Cambridge today! Many thanks to @DonorHealthBTRU colleagues for connecting us all.
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RT @DonorHealthBTRU: Join us on Monday 22nd April at 11:30-12:30 with Professor Jukka Partanen, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service on genomic….
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A worldwide village and decade-old generosity brought me to my first science communication competition, @FameLab, at the @cambridgeunion. You can read about my experience via ️.
yaning-wu.github.io
This Thursday, I approached the stage of the Cambridge Union’s debating chamber with a plastic bag in my hands. Inside, I’d placed a can of tomato soup and a bottle each of sriracha, dishwashing...
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It was great fun to run a @Cambridge_Fest event last week to engage in dialogues about blood donation research with children and families 💙 It's an honour to have the opportunity to learn from diverse publics.
We had a great time at the #CamFest CAST day last weekend!.Thank you to all that joined 😀 it was great to see so many take part in our running activity 🏃♀️ and learn about or INTERVAL study and the importance of having breaks between blood donations!
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Hi lovely people, I recently gave my first ever solo piano recital at an intimate college venue. Thank you all for your support, near and far. You're welcome to access recordings from the evening here:.
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@EthicsSciPublic @westcamhub PS: This week is bursting with public engagement . I'm also running an event at the @Cambridge_Fest this Sat from 11-4 at @CAST_Education with @DonorHealthBTRU team! All are welcome.
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@EthicsSciPublic @westcamhub Highlight: trying to explain how health data is used in my analyses after biting into a chilli pepper that I mistook for a green bean . .
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Today, I chatted with lawyers, schoolchildren, patissiers, and administrators about blood donation research over iftar alongside a group of truly expert scientists (I've just started my journey). #RamadanKareem to all, and a big thank you to @EthicsSciPublic and @WestCamHub!
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RT @CAMBRIDGE_CEU: Less than one week to go until #camfest 🎉. See below our full list of events, we look forward to seeing you there!. More….
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