Kevin Outterson

A thread on the 50 best fortifications to go and visit in the world according to me. They are all fun for at least one in the family. They are listed in reverse rank order as determined by how much fun, unique and awesome they are.

@ass_deans Isn’t it time for you to fail upwards? Associate Provost for Mendacity?

I don’t have to be right for you to be wrong. But I happen to be in charge, so …

A Mother’s Loss — And a Grandmother’s Warning katiecouric.com/news/opinion/w… #kcm

An important meeting of social scientists working on #AMR will be in Munich in April, immediately prior to ESCMID Global. Free registration open now, with opportunity for posters too. globalstrategylab.org/events/5th-ina…

For haematological cancers in Egyptian children, the leading cause of death was infection, not the cancer itself. For solid tumors, infection was the second leading cause of death. Treating cancer requires tools to prevent and treat infection as well. tinyurl.com/yh6yn6zm

@CARB_X Looking forward to your applications for funding!

📢 The CARB-X Portal is now open! Submit an Expression of Interest to apply for @CARB_X funding for new #therapeutics and #diagnostics to address drug-resistant bacteria. The deadline to apply is 12 December at 23:59 ET. #AMR #Superbugs 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/3P56UDB

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The UN will soon unveil a new global science panel on #AMR - what can we do to make it effective and efficient? See the great papers from our conference in Lagos earlier this year: cgdev.org/project/buildi…

@G17Esiason Gunnar, thanks for reminding us about the importance of our community pharmacists, being killed by PBMs. Also terrified that your last line treatment is still colistin. We’re working on better antibiotics for patients, but it takes time, money, science, and hard work.

When I was younger, I used to get most of my (non-specialty) CF meds from a local mom and pop pharmacy in Manhasset. They used to keep an inhaled off-label antibiotic (injectable colistin, though we used to just dilute and then squirt it into nebulizer cups for inhalation) on hand in case I ever got sick. At first sign of pulmonary exacerbation, we’d fill it and start same day even if the prior auth took a few days to complete. Starting treatment so quickly used to save me from needing to get a PICC line placed and going on a round of IV antibiotics. Today it’s basically impossible to have a similar set up. I can only get the drug from mail order pharmacy and it typically takes several business days to process and ship. Fortunately I’m not as sick as I once was, but every time I fill colistin, I can’t help but remember how easy it used to be.

@NTFabiano Reviewer 2!

In 1992 Peter Ratcliffe received this rejection letter from Nature. His findings were not "a sufficient advance in our understanding". 27 years later he won the Nobel Prize for the same discovery. Don't lose faith in the things you believe in.

Are you a researcher working in infectious diseases or #AMR, from a social science discipline (broadly interpreted?). INAMRSS has 3 great opportunities for you! globalstrategylab.org/events/open-ca… Abstract submission open now - move fast!

Who should pay for #AMR innovation? sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @akesselheim.bsky.social

@iruka_okeke Congratulations!

Very honored to be on this distinguished list of new American Academy of Microbiology fellows. I thank the incredible mentors that started me out on a microbiology discovery journey, my peers - incl some fellows - for holding my hand thru it & many mentees for traveling with me

@CARB_X looks forward to seeing great projects graduate from this new initiative, giving us even more great science to support. Deadline: Mar 25, 2025, 11:30 am PDT gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/inno…

Head over to Bow after MB

These are the small companies and research groups @CARB_X supports at global scale. Not one or two, but dozens at a time. They need both money and scientific, business, and technical help turning ideas into products

Congratulations

My heart breaks for the victim and his loved ones — no one should die while cycling on our streets — especially when they are on a sidewalk. We need more infrastructure improvements in the short-, medium-, and long-term, along with stronger traffic enforcement.

While this location isn’t in the legislative district I represent, I’ve also been engaged with my colleagues, including Sen. Brownsberger and Leader Mike Moran, to push @MassDCR to make badly-needed improvements to this stretch of Memorial Dr. Today, I followed up with DCR again.