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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 2d

We have always practiced shared decision-making in administering vaccines, so this language feels very strange and unnecessary. Also very unsettling to click on the CDC website and see political jargon naming specific political parties as responsible for the shutdown.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 3d

Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, PhD, FIDSA, will present this year’s Joseph E. Smadel Lecture, “Studying a Lethal Fungus: My 25 Year Journey in Mucormycosis Research.”

See Dr. Kontoyiannis present at #IDWeek2025. Register: https://idweek.org/registration

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 6d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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American Society of Transplantation @astinfo.bsky.social · 9d

In Case You Missed It!

Organ donation saves thousands of lives each year, and the system is designed to be safe and reliable. Help your community get the facts - share this article with your patients or on your social channels.

Learn more: bit.ly/4mB2XV7

The Truth About Organ Donation: Facts Behind the Headlines

Make a difference in the field of transplantation by donating to support our cause.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 15d

Recent changes to vaccine recommendations are creating unnecessary confusion for families and providers. When decades-old policies change without new safety data, it undermines the stability that pediatricians and parents rely on.

www.healthline.com/health-news/...

Childhood Vaccine Schedule, COVID Shots: Key Changes From CDC Panel

The CDC’s vaccine panel, ACIP, changed its recommendations for childhood vaccines and COVID-19 shots, further limiting access. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. reformed ACIP this year to include doctors and rese...

www.healthline.com

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 19d

Given the difficulty most have in reaching their physicians in a timely fashion, etc., etc., there's no question that this is tantamount to a vaccine ban. A very sad day today for Public Health.

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 20d

We are truly living in the Upsidedown

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 21d

Great to see these recommendations

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 22d

Great idea !

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 23d

All universities suffering from cuts in science funding should follow suit with this clever idea for a outdoor science fair for research that has been suspended @domucla.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Yes, that’s a human brain on a cafeteria tray. UCLA fair shows off science cuts under Trump

UCLA's researchers go low-tech to plead their case to the public with poster boards and props. The Trump administration has suspended more than $500 million in research grants to the university.

www.latimes.com

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Sep 3

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is truly a CMV superstar lineup- looking forward to watching this recording!

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 30

Restricting vaccine access to high risk individuals robs those in contact with these patients from the ability to further decrease risk for themselves and patients - especially for families of transplant recipients who we should get vaccinated to decrease risk to immunocompromised family members

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 30

I hope to see more politicians speaking up about the importance of maintaining access to vaccines to fight preventable diseases including influenza, COVID, tetanus, and measles to name a few. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

www.nytimes.com

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The Transplantation Society (TTS) @ttsorg.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔔 Did you miss our webinar? 👉 Immune Biomarkers for CMV Infection

You can now watch the recording!

Camille Kotton and Stefan Tullius interview Bradley Gardiner about his team’s groundbreaking research and @transplantation.bsky.social paper.

Watch here 🔗 tts.org/august27

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 25

This finding may explain why solid organ transplant recipients on immune suppression are especially vulnerable to cryptococcus and severe manifestations of meningitis with this infection

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Could it be that treatment was beneficial, but not related to targeted therapy for Steno? Presumably respiratory cx were sent because of concern for pneumonia, so they may have been treating something that didn't grow ... To test this theory, could repeat analysis for all antibiotics started

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reposting this fellowship opportunity for 1 year study of #TxID at @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social #IDfellow #IDSky - and we also have a #TxID faculty position available as well !

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Jul 12

Just posted this #TxID fellowship opportunity on @idsainfo.bsky.social @astinfo.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ishlt.bsky.social - please share with any who might be interested in spending a year in LA ! #IDFellow #IDTwitter #IDSky @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social @harborucla-id.bsky.social

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Jul 3

This just in:Transplant ID Career Development is now open! #TxID #IDSky #IDFellow🔥 @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social @domucla.bsky.social This is a 1-yr position- pls reach out with questions 🔬🦠💊@transplantidnet.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @txidfellows.bsky.social recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10380

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sharing our recent work on T cell phenotypes predictive of infection after kidney transplantation - we found that senescent TIM3+ and TIGIT+ CD4 but not CD8 T cells impacted by ATG induction and predictive of infection @astinfo.bsky.social @niaidnews.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Frontiers | TIM3 and TIGIT-expressing CD4 T cells are impacted by kidney transplantation and associated with risk of infection

IntroductionOlder kidney transplant patients experience higher rates of infection compared with younger transplant patients suggesting the impact of age-asso...

www.frontiersin.org

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 13

I think this is a very tricky study to analyze since the vast majority of positive respiratory cultures with Stenotrophomonas do not require treatment

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks to the @ast-idcop.bsky.social Older Patient working group for their hard work in putting this study of frailty and infection in kidney transplant recipients #wtc2025

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hope or Nope on cell free DNA diagnostics - great session and interesting debates! I vote for Hope in this area but agree that interpretation of results is key #WTC2025

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 5

We are grateful for the partnership with Siriaj Hospital at Mahidol University and [email protected] to continue to grow the Thai #TxID community ! #WTC2025

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · Aug 5

These talks were an incredible overview of the latest data on common drug-drug interactions, optimal length of prophylaxis and therapy, and use for new and hard to pronounce antifungals like fosmanogepix, ibrexifungerp, and cochleated Amphotericin #WTC2025 @astinfo.bsky.social

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