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Dita Gratzinger
@patholog.bsky.social
Physician-Scientist
Hematopathologist
Medsky
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Today's the print release of a #RibackLab and #GoodellLab collaboration— we’re excited to share the visual story behind the science, including the dramatic artwork that inspired how we thought about aberrant function of NPM1c - which occurs in about 1 in 3 adult acute myeloid leukemias (#AML).
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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New Evidence-based Guideline—Standardize the laboratory workup and diagnosis of #Amyloidosis https://brnw.ch/21wXMU6

#CAPguidelines #pathology #pathsky
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A look at our LIS installation at Hôpital Dalal Jamm. On site staff and our LIS Deployment Lead in the U.S. worked together to walk through analyzer interfacing step by step. or Comp Pro Med’s donated software & technical support.
#Pathysky #Globalhealth #Africa #Publichealth
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.

Here’s how we did.

By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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H-1B visa–sponsored physicians are twice as prevalent in rural counties and nearly 4 times as common in high-poverty areas, highlighting the potential harm of rising visa costs to health care access.

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October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We are thrilled to share this video feature and story about the shared learning and inspiring partnerships taking shape through the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health program. They are part of the new 2025
@stanforddeptmed.bsky.social Annual Report.

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October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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This story is about the report that hasn't been published - but it's also about IRIS, the part of EPA that wrote it and has been assessing the toxicity of chemicals for decades.

Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Mind blowing: “single hydrogen bonds deliver measurable effects confirmed the principle that self association sits on a threshold that can tilt one way or the other.” Low complexity domains allow for needed transient localizing interactions in nuclear transport, RNA processing, and more.
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#PediPath Genomic profiling of pediatric mycosis fungoides, lymphomatoid papulosis z, and primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma identifies recurrent tyrosine kinase gene fusions - Modern Pathology www.modernpathology.org/article/S089...
Genomic profiling of pediatric mycosis fungoides, lymphomatoid papulosis z, and primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma identifies recurrent tyrosine kinase gene fusions
Pediatric cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders encompass a diagnostically complex set of rare diseases of undefined pathogenesis, including mycosis fungoides (MF), lymphomatoid papulosis (Ly...
www.modernpathology.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Quick Takes: New World screwworm in Mexico, H5N1 in turkeys, West Nile in Europe

Mexico has seen 55 human cases of New World screwworm this year.
Quick Takes: New World screwworm in Mexico, H5N1 in turkeys, West Nile in Europe
Mexico has seen 55 human cases of New World screwworm this year. 
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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On this awful second anniversary of October 7th, as we come out of Yamim Noraim (the days of awe) and begin Sukkot, we need to conduct cheshbon ha’nefashot, an accounting of souls.
open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
An accounting of souls
You don’t get to t’shuvah just by accounting. You have to earnestly commit not to keep causing harm, and start working for repair.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Window Screen

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October 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues. #medsky 🧪
Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.
go.nature.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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In his own words—#LaskerAward winner Dirk Görlich explains the scientific thinking behind discovering the critical functions of low-complexity domains within protein sequences. 🧪
#Lasker2025 #phaseseparation
@JAMA.com @mpi-nat.bsky.social
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The FG Phase and Transport Through Nuclear Pores
In this Viewpoint, 2025 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award winner Dirk Görlich describes discoveries that exposed the structures and functions of protein sequences of low complexity,…
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September 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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New faculty position opening at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social . Especially interested in candidates with deep expertise and vision for the future of AI/ML/computational models of biomolecules. Please RT
Please apply to our tenure-track faculty position at
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social! We are searching for a new colleague working at the interface between computation and molecular sciences. See post below and pls forward widely!
chemh.stanford.edu/opportunitie...
Faculty Recruitment
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September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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#StanfordWIM Ami Bhatt is reshaping microbiome science by leading the largest study of its kind in Africa. Her work has uncovered 1,000+ new bacterial genomes & 40,000+ viral genomes — expanding our global understanding of health & disease. https://stanford.io/4hlgmPd
September 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science winner Dr Lucy Shapiro discusses her discovery of how bacteria coordinate their genetic logic to generate distinct daughter cells.

#LaskerAward #Lasker25 @laskerfdn.bsky.social

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September 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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@who.int is appalled by the latest evacuation order, demanding 1 million people to move from Gaza City to a “humanitarian zone” in the south.

To civilians: WHO and partners remain in Gaza City.

To the intl. community: Act.

This catastrophe is human-made, & the responsibility rests with us all.
September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Central trained immunity is still a nascent field— is there true reprogramming of hematopoietic progenitors to influence innate immunity, or is this selection for lineage biased cells? We explore the nuances in this new review. doi.org/10.7554/eLif... awesome collab with Eva Kaufmann and team!
Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells as a reservoir for trained immunity
Inflammation supports selection, differentiation bias, and epigenetic reprogramming of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to generate innate immune memory.
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Acetaminophen remains a safe pain relief option during pregnancy. Despite recent unfounded claims, there’s no clear evidence linking prudent use to fetal development issues. ACOG's guidance remains. When needed in pregnancy, acetaminophen should be used in moderation, after consulting a doctor.
September 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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17x17K in Sunnyvale, CA!
17 miles of protest from Redwood City to San Jose. Sunnyvale represented!
#dumptrump #impeachtrump #17×17k #indivisible #handsoff #50501movement #goodtrouble #protest #stopICE
September 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM