Andrea L Graham

@grahammunology.bsky.social

Wild immunologist who never forgets the parasites. Advocate for justice. Mate of cryptozoologist. Daughter, sister, niece, aunt, wicked stepmother, & world’s first Grandrea. Marching for the ERA since age 6. True.

Thanks @princetonchw.bsky.social Fantastic honor to be a featured scientists in #TheEndlessFrontier film alongside @billyonblusky.bsky.social & with thanks to executive producer @drshrutinaik.bsky.social & colleagues! Can’t wait for autumn screening @princetonu.bsky.social — more news ASAP 🧫🦠🔬💪🤓

Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University@princetonchw.bsky.social · 2w ago

A new film, The Endless Frontier, follows Princeton University's @grahammunology.bsky.social and researchers Paul Barber (UCLA) and Jacob George (University of Utah) as they work to solve pressing challenges of our time, from infectious disease to climate change. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc5bjnb7

A film clip of Andrea Graham and her 2024 field team checking tags of trapped mice

As the outbreak of cyclospora grows it has been reported that last year due to a lack of funding the CDC made tracking it optional, with means this outbreak (which causes explosive diarrhea) is just further proof that cutting the CDC’s funding was a really shitty idea.

There’s no routine screening for pancreatic cancer, most cases aren’t operable, and the five year survival rate after diagnosis is around 13%. It’s a traumatic news. But new personalized mRNA immunotherapy is showing encouraging results in Phase 1 clinical trials. Keep funding science!

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

nbcnews.com