Sarah Sackey

"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift..To assert that certain people are capable of ruling themselves while others are not yet 'ready' as the saying goes, smacks to me more imperialism than of reason." Kwame Nkrumah, Greatest Ghanaian President

In collaboration with @RocketPharma , we celebrate the first FDA-approved gene therapy supported by @CIRMnews and CA taxpayer funding. #raredisease matters.

Now that everyone is an expert on curing pancreatic cancer in mice, not rats - I want to add some context that goes beyond the headline. You will want to read this. Cancer is cured in mice all the time. Thousands of times. ~90% of those “cures” fail in humans. Why? Because mice are: Genetically simpler. Treated earlier. Short-lived. Not humans. Mice are a filter - not a finish line. Yes, this study matters. It comes from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre. Yes, it’s pancreatic cancer - one of the deadliest there is. Yes, full tumor regression is impressive. But here’s what it actually means: “This approach is now good enough to risk years, trials, and millions of euros on.” Not: “Cancer is solved.” What happens next? More animal work. Toxicology. Phase I (safety). Phase II (maybe works). Phase III (beats standard care?). Maybe 8-10 years if everything goes right. The real damage isn’t failed drugs. It’s failed expectations. Every “cured cancer in mice” headline trains the public to believe: Cures are being hidden. Progress should be fast. Scientists are lying when reality hits. That’s how trust erodes. Bottom line: This is how real cancer progress looks. Messy. Slow. Risky. Incremental. Not miracles. Not conspiracies. Just science - doing the hard work.

man: i wish to publish reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini

🧬 The Other CARs: CAR-NK, CAR-M, CAR-γδ Everyone knows CAR-T. But 2025’s real excitement? The rise of innate immune engineering. Here’s your guide to the 3 non-T cell CAR classes gaining ground in cancer immunotherapy: [1/15]

We’re extremely happy to see 9 children living symptom-free 2 years post-GT. It was a long journey but these LAD-I GT trials emphasize the importance of supporting therapies for rare diseases in our community. #raredisease #genetherapy

their lives and for scientists interact with the real people we are working to help. Loved Rebecca Denison’s talk. I hope more conferences incorporate this aspect in the future. 2/2 #CROI2025

At my first CROI meeting. My favorite talks always incorporate the social impacts of the work we do. I wish more scientific conferences made space for activists to join, and share their perspectives and stories. It allows lay people to interact with the science that affects 1/

SAY DRAKE

Serena c-walking on Drake’s grave rn is giving me life!

When I was a teacher, my students and I always took time this month to honor the generations of Black Americans who fought against injustice to achieve equal rights. May we all reflect on our past as we continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals.

This is one of the images deleted from the @CDCgov historical archive, by the way. I downloaded it this morning and can't access it anymore. We are ready to repeat the past.

Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍 @NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations! all freely available in the public domain. Retweet and spread the message! bioart.niaid.nih.gov

Kick start your #gradschool application by joining us on October 4th to learn more about #StanfordBiosciences Immunology program at our virtual open house! Register today: brnw.ch/21wMFqi

“Teaching fungi to drive” was not how I envisioned the apocalypse to start but I’m here for it

Welcoming our 3rd #Postbac Cohort to the @Stanford campus! #Biosciences #pathwayprogram

@adonisrubio99 @HHMINEWS @cobarnes27 @BarnesLab1 Congratulations Adonis!!! It’s well deserved, for all you do for the community, being amazing scientist, and overall a wonderful person! 🤩

Grateful to be joining the @HHMINEWS #GilliamFellows community! Thankful for the support of my adviser @cobarnes27 and my amazing lab @BarnesLab1! Excited to meet the other fellows this year!

Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide apnews.com/article/dengue…

“Never admire quietly. Tell the people you love that you love them. Tell them often.” ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles apnews.com/article/vampir…