🎙️Excited to announce the website for Ring That Bell 🔔 which I co-wrote w internationally acclaimed Irish country music artist @mags__mccarthy. It tells the emotional story of a cancer patient facing relapse and the fierce advocacy, support, and groundbreaking science that offer new hope. #cancer #cancerresearch #immunotherapy #hope ringthatbellsong.com/

Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine Disables America's Global Leadership nytimes.com/2026/10/31/clima…

Genome editing holds tremendous promise. However, applications that could alter the genetic inheritance of future generations demand a higher standard of scientific evidence and technical and ethical oversight. The risks extend far beyond individual human embryos and raise profound societal questions that cannot be addressed by technological capability alone. #ethics #bioethics

SCOOP: A Trump administration plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptides was opposed by FDA drug staffers, who had limited input in drafting the policy. apnews.com/article/peptides-…

These extraordinary mRNA cancer vaccine results didn’t happen overnight - they happened through DECADES of hard work and dedication. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman helped make mRNA usable. Pieter Cullis et al helped develop the lipid particles that deliver it into cells. Thousands of scientists, clinicians, trial volunteers and funders have kept this work moving forward through setbacks, funding uncertainty and enormous challenges. That foundational work helped give us the mRNA platform for COVID vaccines. Now the results of this large phase 3 trial has confirmed that a personalized mRNA vaccine, added to immunotherapy, can help keep melanoma from returning. All while this technology has been demonized and scientists and public health workers have been vilified. Still - they keep working. For the ultimate benefit of society. We owe them our immense gratitude and support to keep going.

Treasury is right to try to protect national security. But we should watch for broad restrictions that could undermine our public health goals - impacting patient access to global innovation. The new policy could curtail virtually any investment in Chinese biotech operations, including establishing labs, or entering into joint ventures, thwarting opportunities to bring Chinese innovation to American patients. We need to focus equal attention on making our own process more efficient and competitive, especially Phase 1 trials and the IND stage. The discussion on this will be important. We must get this balance right and ensure Americans continue to benefit from the best global science.

Maybe honesty > authenticity? "Holmes takes advantage of our societal confusion between authenticity, or speaking one’s own truth, and honesty, in which one speaks the truth."

"A ruthless cover-up of a breathtaking fraud, and she was at the controls,”

So @TylerShultz_ as a Theranos whistleblower. And he wrote the piece you need to read about ‘You Can See Everything.’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying, he says. And the filmmakers, while creating a great piece of art, fall short on looking outside the walls of her apartment to document that. One key detail: "My wife had to squeeze my arm to prevent me from jumping out of my seat in the theater and screaming, THAT IS NOT THE DEVICE." Again, that device Holmes showed? It's not the one we're talking about!!!! Having seen the film, I basically agree with Tyler's take. statnews.com/2026/10/19/eliz…

I actually enjoyed “You can see everything” but people need to understand that this is not a documentary. And the device Elizabeth showed Nathan WAS NOT THE DEVICE

#CelliconValley Tokyo’s CellFiber Opens First U.S. Subsidiary at CIC Philadelphia to Scale Cell Therapy Manufacturing biobuzz.io/news/tokyos-cellf…

Take a look at this 👇Theranos deck. How similar is it to any other pitch deck?

A few readers have taken me to task for “missing the point of the film,” which is apparently that Elizabeth Holmes is unknowable and everything is ambiguous. Here’s my response: She went after Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung with everything she had. I was threatened with litigation on a daily basis for months on end. It was a ruthless cover-up of a breathtaking fraud, and she was at the controls. Just a little context for those who have forgotten or didn’t follow the original story. By the way, I loved the film. #BestPicture, IMO.

Science editor-in-chief Holden Thorpe gave the day’s first warning about the rise of science in China. He says he can see it in the papers researchers are trying to get published in the top scientific journal he edits. "Submissions from China continue to increase, not just in number but in quality, and submissions from the U.S. are going down,” Thorpe said. He later added: “The atmosphere there (China) is just so much more pro-science than it is here.” Here is a video.

Scientist, Biotech Executive, Patient Advocate, and Communications Rock Star- how many hats can she wear?

2010 review of our CAR T grant proposal: patients. Although “incurable” these patients do not warrant early exposure to risky treatments. 2026 Carvykti: Hold my almost 3 billion dollar beer

The MMR vaccine provides 97% lifetime protection after two doses and is considered the best way to prevent infection. Adults with only one dose or no vaccination records should consult a health care provider about getting vaccinated.

Inspiring #immunology discoveries. #Science unlocks knowledge = lives saved

My top Wellness tip is vaccinate your kids