MD-PhD Student at @NUFeinbergMed • Part of the #SingerLab • Opinions are my own • 🇵🇷
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2020
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Happy to share our work examining lung T cell responses during severe pneumonia—including #COVID19: nature.com/articles/s41590-0…. Huge lift 💪 from The NU SCRIPT Investigators @NM_Lung @NUFeinbergMed. Kudos to @nsmarkov @Ziyou2015 & Karolina Senkow 🧵
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A full house for Dr. Torres Acosta’s thesis talk on aspects of immunotherapy for viral pneumonias. Congratulations @ManuelTorresAc2 on your work and a great presentation! Proud to be your colleague! #doubledocs @NUMSTP @NUFeinbergMed
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AMP-activated protein kinase is necessary for Treg cell functional adaptation to microenvironmental stress biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_immuno
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For the past 4 mos I’ve been training for the Chicago Marathon, which has been a dream/challenge of mine since I’ve started my training @NUMSTP. I’ll be running for Ronald McDonald House Chicago, a group that provides housing/meals for families when their child is hospitalized.
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“Our study highlights the importance of preventing, looking for and aggressively treating secondary bacterial pneumonia in critically ill patients with severe pneumonia, including those with COVID-19.” Benjamin Singer, MD, discusses a recent study he led on bacterial infections created by COVID-19, including secondary bacterial pneumonia.
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Chicago is the most underrated city in the U.S. It is, I must inform the haters, New York's *only* peer.
You just have to survive the winter (or leave for 2 months). NYers would get vertigo when they see Chicago rents. Highrise condo for the price of a Manhattan closet
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Really excited to share our paper out today in @MolNeuro where we found that the gut microbiome regulates reactive astrocyte phenotypes in the context of amyloidosis. This was great collaboration between the Vassar and the Sisodia labs. molecularneurodegeneration.b…
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Alexandra McQuattie Hanrahan, MD, came to Northwestern to broaden her experience as a physician and grow as a basic science investigator.
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Important review by @NUMSTP and @dgpnorthwestern students with recommendations for how we can mentor better...
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Congrats to MSTP students, especially @ManuelTorresAc2 for their publication on the impact of underrepresented minority or marginalized identity on MD‑PhD training. They were kind enough to include me as an author! Way to go guys! @NUMSTP @NUFeinbergMed
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Happy to share our recently-published literature review authored by myself, NUMSTP colleagues, and @ArdehaliHossein on the impact URM and marginalized identity status has on MD-PhD student experiences and academic outcomes.
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Here, we review the literature on the barriers affecting URM and marginalized MD-PhD students during their training and discuss solutions to said barriers.
We hope student leaders and administrators of MD-PhD programs leverage this tool to further their DEI efforts at home.
Shoutout to the talented co-authors @SidTheSciKid_, @yooonest, @SophiaLiMDPhD, Daniel Selgrade, and @j_quinn_edu.
And huge thanks to those who provided critical feedback! @bsinger007 @mastcells90 @TheRadhikaRawat @NUMSTP
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Samuel Weinberg, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, graduate of the Kimberly Querrey Summer Program, mentored by Navdeep S. Chandel, PhD, in his doctoral work and member of SQ LIFTS, is awarded the prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for his work on research, The Role of Dendritic Cell Metabolism in Regulating Adaptive Immune Responses. bwfund.org/news/2023-bwf-car…
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We are incredibly proud of Precious Akanyirige, a fourth-year MD/MPH degree student, for being honored with the 2023 Excellence in Public Health Award! spr.ly/6019O3hPb
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Join us today for the SQE Forum Presenter @ManuelTorresAc2! Pizza and beverages will be provided. #SingerLab #medicalresearch #metabolism
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My (retiring Biochem Prof) father is giving his last ever lecture tomorrow after teaching for 30y.
Tomorrow I am putting in my first ever grant re-submission.
Passing the torch 🫡
So humbled by this recognition - our D&I work would not have been possible without such supportive admin and engaged student body! @NUMSTP
Congrats to @ManuelTorresAc2 and @TheRadhikaRawat for the MSTP student service award. Great work, guys! @NUMSTP
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💡Lighting Up AMPK💡🔬 We used a new AMPK biosensor to unravel mechanisms for AMPK activity at the lysosome, mitochondria, & nucleus. Out now in @NatureComms
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