Cortney Gensemer, PhD
@cortdoesscience.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at MUSC | Driving Patient-Centric Research Progress in the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes | Passionate about Science Communication and Patient-Led Research Initiatives
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New research reveals immune dysregulation in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)! Blood proteomic analysis identified changes in complement and inflammatory pathways, highlighting new areas of research for potential biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment. academic.oup.com/immunohorizo...
Proteomic discoveries in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome reveal insights into disease pathophysiology
Abstract. Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a poorly understood connective tissue disorder that lacks molecular diagnostic markers. This study a
academic.oup.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New research reveals immune dysregulation in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)! Blood proteomic analysis identified changes in complement and inflammatory pathways, highlighting new areas of research for potential biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment. academic.oup.com/immunohorizo...
I’m often asked how to do a PhD or go to med school specifically to study or treat EDS. 💬
Here’s my take: you don’t have to start in an EDS-focused program to end up with an EDS-focused career. A PhD or MD is about building afoundation. Once you have that, you can pivot into EDS.
Here’s my take: you don’t have to start in an EDS-focused program to end up with an EDS-focused career. A PhD or MD is about building afoundation. Once you have that, you can pivot into EDS.
So You Want to Study EDS?
What I would say to an aspiring patient-scientist or patient-physician in this space
cortneygensemer.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’m often asked how to do a PhD or go to med school specifically to study or treat EDS. 💬
Here’s my take: you don’t have to start in an EDS-focused program to end up with an EDS-focused career. A PhD or MD is about building afoundation. Once you have that, you can pivot into EDS.
Here’s my take: you don’t have to start in an EDS-focused program to end up with an EDS-focused career. A PhD or MD is about building afoundation. Once you have that, you can pivot into EDS.