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Jennifer J Brown

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Book author, public health advocate, #genetics PhD. Creatively driven, scientifically inspired. Mom of 2 with the rare health condition #PKU. https://jjbrownauthor.com/ is my #author site, "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes" my newest book.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · Sep 4

🧬 for Newborn Screening Awareness Month ~ A geneticist’s memoir of pregnancy and birth of babies with rare disease ~ in "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes". In my family, it's #PKU. Book details at: jjbrownauthor.com/books/when-t... #2025NBS #newbornscreening #raredisease #booksky #genetics

When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes – About the Book

Geneticist’s Memoir of Pregnancy, Birth of Babies with Rare Disease Intimate journey navigates today’s most pressing women’s issues. When the Baby is Not OK: Hopes & Genes, a new memoir of preg…

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 15h

Grateful to @matthewzachary.bsky.social for his deeply probing questions + shared dark humor during our live, unscripted conversation in his famous "Out of Patients" health podcast ~ at: www.outofpatients.com/the-genes-of... #Scicomm #Genetics #Memoir #Raredisease #Newbornscreening #healthcarereform

The Genes of Wrath: Jennifer J. Brown

Jennifer J. Brown is a scientist, a writer, and a mother who never got the luxury of separating those roles. Her memoir When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes is a …

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 1d

“Courage is Contagious” in this inspiring piece by Jeremy Berg... have a look. We don't need to be immunized against action. #Scicomm #Hope #Science

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 2d

How the body can tell "friend from foe" #NobelPrize award... when could this have been more needed in our world? Contratulations to Drs Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi. Now let's keep everyone safe and well, as all people are our collective body.🌎

Science Magazine @science.org · 2d

This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering how the immune system distinguishes friend from foe. https://scim.ag/3Wt5rdi

Medicine Nobel goes to three researchers who identified immune system’s security guards

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

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Lee Zimmerman @zim2918.bsky.social · 2d

Why do we keep getting sucked into the game of politics?

Governing is not a game.

Governing is about representation, finding compromises, and balance. Finding a way for us to thrive.

Are farmer’s needs being met? Are the iron ore worker’s feel secure? Do the healthcare provider’s feel heard?

This work © 2025 by Lee Zimmerman is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 4d

Book signing at Brooklyn Book Festival in NY, nearly everyone had a story to share as they stopped by for my memoir "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes"...
Sharing our journey is my activism.

#booksky #scicomm #books #raredisease #pku #phenylketonuria #newbornscreening #publichealth

J.J. Brown book signing at the Brooklyn Book Festival, Fall 2025 in NY with "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes" books.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 5d

Have lived by this quote ever since I first read it from Jane Goodall, my heroine.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 5d

A must read article and definitely reshaped my views on impacts AI is having all around us. Thx for sharing this.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 5d

expected and terribly saddening

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 5d

Did the US "govt" shut down so that certain individuals could go forward with their plans without senators' or representatives' interference + without accountability or transparency? Seems all too convenient somehow...as I watch more science + health colleagues lose their jobs. #Scicomm #shutdown

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 6d

Finished "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" today, enlightening book by @isabelwilkerson.bsky.social - basis of "Origin" from @duvernay.bsky.social - both essentials for all in the US to read + view. They understand, witness, even predict the painful chaos we live in, yet offer hope. #Booksky

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · Feb 12

Experienced Ava Duvernay's beautifully creative bio pic "Origin" last night, that shines a light in the dark corners of our collective consciousness right now + inspires the heart. On Hulu. Don't miss it! If not now, when? @duvernay.bsky.social #inspiration #movies #biography

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Der Führer hat immer recht! 🇺🇦 @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 11d

Our Malady: Lessons In Liberty From A Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder — Review

#BookReview📖 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#MustRead #Books #BookSky💙📚 #healthcare⚕️ #HumanRights #Illness #fear
grrlscientist.substack.com/p/our-malady...

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 18d

And basic, biomed, genetics research scientists alike, most I worked with over the years were from and had family in and visited their prior homes in India, China, Japan...

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 22d

I worked with Hepatitis B HBV in research as a scientist at AECOM in NYC, and know we must not underestimate hepatitis' tragic effects - not only disease and organ failure but also in causing cancer. Baby's vaccines save lives from all that by preventing the infection in the first place. #Scicomm

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 22d

Reading this as... 'people without [Meta] may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage"- but quite sure that's proven false. Authentic Intelligence wins every time.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 22d

PSAs on what eugenics is and means are needed right now. Normalizing this kind of policy is unforgivable, once seen for what it is. #scicomm

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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 22d

Robert Redford was a brilliant actor, director, and dedicated activist. I'll remember him for so many vital roles, but most importantly at this time is for everyone to watch and re-watch, All the President's Men.
A free press is essential to a free society.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 23d

Excited about being at Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, the City's largest free book fair! I'll have a table as an indie author / publisher with my newest book "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes" + more 2nd editions. See you there? @bkbookfest.bsky.social #writerscommunity #books #scicomm

Postcard image of "The Doctor's Dreams" Novellas and stories by J.J. Brown, for the Brooklyn Book Festival 2025.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks Kumud, hoping you and loved ones have a great start to the new week!

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

Noticing what it is that causes us to take each actual in-breath, to create each actual heart beat inside our bodies, and then honoring that... is the pause we can promote and practice, no matter the season. #Spiritchat

AjmaniK @ajmanik.bsky.social · 24d

Take home Q9. One pause we can promote and practice, no matter the season... for convergence Namaste. #Spiritchat

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

If and when "two roads diverged in the woods..." what helps me is quiet, solitude, rest - but if the decision must be immediate then I rely on intuition, make it a practice to trust that what flows through me from the cosmos that we're all a part of, will be OK. #Spiritchat

AjmaniK @ajmanik.bsky.social · 24d

Q7. (If and When) “two roads diverge in the woods...”
what is It that helps us stay true to our path (of convergence)? #Spiritchat

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

Many of us are familiar with the kind of energy that comes from anger, like a volcano erupting inside us, but when we "allow the heart to converge towards peace + truth," honestly, the force and power of positive energy can be greater, stronger than even that. It's surprising, but true. #Spiritchat

AjmaniK @ajmanik.bsky.social · 24d

Q6. What kind of energy may we discover...

when we allow the heart to converge towards peace and truth instead of... ? #Spiritchat

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

Haha, so true Kumud, one way to not fritter it away is to join you all here for the chat 🌸

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

To let the mind's attachments go is the real struggle in life, and yes, I agree, letting go helps us feel new - especially as we "get old" as people say, or "survive" as I see it. New... as in fresh, open, happy, awake. #Spiritchat

AjmaniK @ajmanik.bsky.social · 24d

Q5. To feel new isn’t quite complete unless we ‘let the mind’s attachments go.’ Agree or disagree? Why? #Spiritchat

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

The present needs us. #Spiritchat

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24d

Convergence currently means noticing how historical tragedies repeat themselves in the present moment, and my path is how to attempt to accept these facts, while still hoping for and working toward peace and compassion in our world, where I live (NYC, US). #Spiritchat

AjmaniK @ajmanik.bsky.social · 24d

Q2. What may the word ‘convergence’ mean to you in your current (spiritual) path or journey? #SpiritChat

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