Deepa Subramanian

Going Founder Mode On Cancer centuryofbio.com/p/sid Sid Sijbrandij is a generational founder. He founded and led GitLab, one of the largest remote companies in the world, from idea-stage startup to NASDAQ-listed software giant. But in 2022, a six centimeter mass growing from his upper spine threatened to end all of that. He had cancer. What happened next is nothing short of remarkable. Sid went founder mode on his care journey. In the years since, he's deployed cutting-edge genomics to profile his disease. Based on this data, he's developed a growing armamentarium of personalized therapies. As a result, his disease is now undetectable. A simplistic version of this story could be, “Wow! A brilliant billionaire seemingly cured his cancer. Good for him!” But as I’ve gotten to know Sid, it’s become abundantly clear to me that there is more to the story than that. In an in-depth profile for The Century of Biology, I explore Sid's journey and what this might mean for the future of cancer care.

The Texas measles outbreak among unvaccinated children has had its first death. RFK jr says “It’s not unusual.” Please. It is very unusual in America. We need an urgent vaccine catch up campaign. These are our kids lives. nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1…

BREAKING: The city of Berkeley has declared an extreme fire weather warning from 8 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday. The city recommends that residents in fire zones 2 and 3 leave the Berkeley Hills before 8 p.m. Friday. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: berkeleyscanner.com/2024/10/18/ber…

My husband, Dan, has a grade 4 glioma—brain cancer. He is a fighter. In this month of May we bring awareness to all who are similarly fighting brain tumors. And thank you @SurbhiSarnaSF for raising awareness of the search for a cure.

@Arigalbraith @ycombinator @jamesagalbraith You were wonderful to work with Arianna, can’t wait to see all the places you take Oma

I lost my mom to glioblastoma. There are basically no good treatments. If you're working on this, please apply to @ycombinator. Thank you for highlighting this @SurbhiSarnaSF

The rate of gliomas— or brain cancer— is exploding. Over the last ten years, there have been 5x as many cases. There's so much more that we could do against this disease, and we'd love to be a part of the fight against it. @SurbhiSarnaSF

Pedestrians injured at 17th and Church streets. Delays on @SFMTA_Muni J line inbound. AVOID AREA

Yesterday, a driver struck and killed an 80 year-old man crossing the street on Valencia. We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Deaths on our streets are preventable – no one should ever die while crossing the street.

ALERTSF: Poor air quality from fires in Oregon impacting SF. Those sensitive to smoke should consider adjusting outdoor activity. sf72.org For more information on current emergencies in San Francisco visit sf72.org. manager.everbridge.net/pub/1167648599…

Smokey air from Northwest California fires may linger near the surface across the Bay Area for the next few days. #CAwx

Please help find Knowledge Shepard. The 13-year-old was last seen at Embarcadero @SFBART station around 7 p.m. Friday.

Happy first day of meteorological fall! Can't wait for those comfortable temperatures and leaves changing color- Wait...🤯 is that what I think it is? Yep, that's snow falling on the summit of @MtRoseSkiTahoe. 🌨 #nvwx

HEADS UP!!!!! DANGEROUS FLOODING IN THE AREA BETWEEN POINT DUME...POINT MUGU...CAMARILLO...WESTLAKE VILLAGE...SOMIS AND SPANISH HILLS. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING FLOODING!!!!!! #CAwx

An important essay by @julialmv in the @latimes today on the urgency to find treatments that help people suffering from #LongCovid latimes.com/opinion/story/… @scrippsresearch @ScrippsRTI

🛑I wrote about what “fatigue” really means for people with long COVID and ME/CFS, and why this profoundly debilitating symptom is so often misunderstood and trivialized. (This piece also covers PEM.) 1/ theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Committee maneuvers, neighborhood groups blow a raspberry at plan to add density to suburban parts of the city. sfstandard.com/2023/07/17/san…

Explosion in SF, Laguna and Pacific. PAC heights. Looks like transformer

Losing my mind thinking about the reality that we're on day 3 of outdoor air literally being unsafe to breathe in Chicago and precisely no one in power is suggesting, let alone demanding and enforcing, even a partial ban on automotive use.