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Damian Di Florio, PhD
@damiandiflorio.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Springer and Fairweather labs at Mayo Clinic
Probably looking for coffee somewhere
In this study led by Aaron Abend, we report an estimated 5% of the US population has an autoimmune disease, accounting for 15 MILLION people.

Nearly 1 in 4 of those affected have 2 autoimmune disease.

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Around 5% of US Population Diagnosed With Autoimmune Disease
A new analysis tool estimated that over 15 million individuals in the United States were affected with autoimmune diseases in 2022, with women representing the majority of the cases.
www.medscape.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Reposted by Damian Di Florio, PhD
📣 Thrilled to announce that I’ve been named an HHMI #HannaGrayFellows ! 🎉 
 
This fellowship supports early-career scientists like me as we push the boundaries of scientific discovery. I’m excited to further my research and be a part of this incredible community! @hhmi.bsky.social
Today we're thrilled to announce our 2024 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!
January 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our latest paper on sex differences in myocarditis revealed an interesting sex difference in biology: estrogen-related receptor alpha transcription factor activity drives some sex differences in the cardiac murine respiratory chain gene expression.

t.co/0K2Y9oZY8u?s...
Sex differences in mitochondrial gene expression during viral myocarditis - Biology of Sex Differences
Background Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle most often caused by viral infections. Sex differences in the immune response during myocarditis have been well described but upstream mec...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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January 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
So basically this is just twitter?
January 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM