Sarah Ellinwood

@sarahellinwood.bsky.social

immunologist-turned-science communicator 🎤 | freelance biotech sciwriting and PR 📝 | tea fiend 🍵| infectious disease nerd 🦠️| stained glass novice 🎨 | mostly here for the dogs 🐶

Denialism is the new norm Climate change denial Vaccine denial Science denial Public health denial Human rights denial Multilateralism denial Equity denial Racism denial Denialism will not make reality go away

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

This is Remi. She feels so powerful in her snowsuit. Loves the satisfying swishy sound it makes when she walks. 12/10 diva material (TT: ferikitz)

You ever look at what your kid’s doing and wonder if it will be a random core memory one day? I have a handful of random memories and interests from when I was my son’s age (6) that still influence my interests and personality at 36 lol

I recently came across this campaign last year from Incyte using AI to help visualize polycythemia vera symptoms. While I appreciated the sentiment behind the effort, the use of AI just made this whole thing feel…er…flat and lazy. www.theunseenjourney.com

The Unseen Journey | Home

Everyone experiences myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) differently. The Unseen Journey shares stories, resources, and a visualization tool to help track MPNs.

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Proud to join the Rockville City Police Department for today's Annual Rockville Gun Buyback today at RedGate Park. Come by with guns until 1pm today (although gift cards may run out this afternoon). Thank you to all the volunteers for their support at this important event.

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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

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My wife has volunteered at a local food bank for years and confirms what many of you have probably heard: in this case, straight cash is a good donation if you can do it. The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.