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scott commins

@scott_commins

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Chapel Hill, NC
Joined February 2014
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@scott_commins
scott commins
4 months
RT @CoachWolfson: Go where YOU are wanted.
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@scott_commins
scott commins
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We appreciate your work and are all trusting you to protect healthcare and funding for biomedical research. @RepBobOnder @RepJohnJoyce @RepBuddyCarter @UNC_SOM @UNCMedCenter @GregMurphyMD.
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@scott_commins
scott commins
4 months
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.
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@scott_commins
scott commins
1 year
News patients with #food_allergy have been waiting for!.#alpha_gal syndrome #AGS #IgE.
@genentech
Genentech
1 year
#Breaking: The @US_FDA approved our treatment as the first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more #FoodAllergies. Learn more:
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@scott_commins
scott commins
2 years
RT @theticklab: Honored and very grateful to receive the @EntsocAmerica @EsaPbt recognition award. Research is a team effort, and this is a….
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scott commins
2 years
RT @SarahMcGillMD: Most ppl with potential for #alphagal syndrome (IgE +) have no idea and contine to eat mammalian meat daily-in this mont….
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scott commins
2 years
RT @unc_rural: 📰Check out this article featuring @scott_commins! Dr. Commins is a leading Alpha-gal syndrome expert and is helping to raise….
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washingtonpost.com
Longer summers, rising temperatures and ticks' expanding geographic ranges are leading to an increased chance of human exposure to pathogens, experts say.
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scott commins
2 years
RT @CNN: 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 10….
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cnn.com
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 United States, according to new...
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scott commins
2 years
RT @AP: 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 fro….
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apnews.com
At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites. That's according to a new government report.
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scott commins
2 years
RT @bylenasun: NEW: Tick-linked red meat allergy may be far more common than previously known. New @CDCgov data suggests up to 450,000 peop….
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washingtonpost.com
Longer summers, rising temperatures and ticks' expanding geographic ranges are leading to an increased chance of human exposure to pathogens, experts say.
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scott commins
2 years
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
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annallergy.org
The disaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) is expressed in mammals other than humans, apes, and old-world monkeys. In humans, elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies specific for...
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scott commins
2 years
RT @AmerGastroAssn: #GITwitter: New CPU released to help physicians and patients understand alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy caused by lo….
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scott commins
3 years
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
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annallergy.org
The disaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) is expressed in mammals other than humans, apes, and old-world monkeys. In humans, elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies specific for...
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@scott_commins
scott commins
3 years
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 via @swimswamnews.
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swimswam.com
Andy Commins, a Winter Juniors qualifier in the 200 free and 100/200 fly, has verbally committed to Auburn for 2024-25.
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scott commins
3 years
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!.
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@RawlsMD
Bill Rawls, MD
3 years
Irritable bowel syndrome often goes hand in hand with Lyme, coinfections, and other chronic illnesses. To read about possible trigger and natural solutions, click here:.#Lyme #Lymedisease #irritablebowelsyndrome #IBS #gut #guthealth
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scott commins
3 years
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.
@DinglasanRhoel
Rhoel Dinglasan
3 years
Celebrating the amazing teamwork that led to the $10M renewal of our CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) & five more years of public health service to the SE.
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scott commins
3 years
RT @SarahMcGillMD: #amjgastro essential reading! ‘Suddenly Steakless: the GI’s Guide to Managing Alpha-gal allergy’. GIs should be aware….
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journals.lww.com
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scott commins
3 years
Important step! And huge thanks to #CSTE @CSTEnews @CDC_NCEZID, #RZB and, specifically, Julie Murphy for leading the way. #alphaGal syndrome #AGS #foodallergy.
@TBCU2018
TBC United
3 years
#AlphagalSyndrome is now a National Notifiable Disease!. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in the making of this vital change needed. Great job! 💚🇺🇸. #grateful #tick @CDCgov @CDC_NCEZID @khoney @DrJenPlatt @scott_commins @tinamariemd @HolidayGoodreau .
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