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KizzyPhD
@KizzyPhD
Virologist. Vaccinologist. Science Communicator. — My tweets are my own. My science is the world’s. — @KizzyPhD_Lab @HarvardChanSPH @HHMINEWS @hwaspeakers
Boston, MA
Joined January 2020
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    Me. On Instagram reels informing the public of complex vaccine data. 👌🏿
    Most important thing I’ve learned as an executive is brevity. Brevity. Brevity. Brevity. Some of the smartest people can really distill thoughts in a clear and concise manner.
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    Okay, @TIME is one thing, but why does making it to a @Jeopardy question feel like such a big deal to me?!!! I grew up watching this show with my grandma … I’m completely in my feels right now. 💫😫
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    I could just cry. Our vaccine is really into human beings, y’all!!! cc: @McLellan_Lab
    I've been admitted into the 1st COVID-19 vaccine trial. I'm grateful for my health. For the 1000s of scientists who brought us here. For the team that developed this vaccine (@NIH, @moderna_tx, et al). For @KPWaResearch, and the nurse who came out of retirement to draw my blood
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    Our (co-inventors @McLellan_Lab) COVID-19 vaccine (spike delivered by @moderna_tx's mRNA) was just injected into the 1st human in phase 1 trial, only 66 days after viral sequence release... a testament to rapid vaccine development for emerging diseases🦠💚
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    Once I put "Beyonce also has 24 hours in a day" on the white board in our break room, and a student (assumingely) scribbled through it and wrote "Beyonce has people". Touche. On this day. TOUCHE.
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    It’s my first day as a @HarvardChanSPH professor. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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    I’ll raise you one: BY THE TIME YOU DETECT ONE VARIANT ANOTHER IS ALREADY CIRCULATING UNDER THE RADAR SOMEWHERE SO WITH A MIX OF SURVEILLANCE LAGS, LOW VACCINE UPTAKE, INEQUITABLE VACCINE ACCESS WE ARE WILL BE CHASING VARIANTS ENDLESSLY. (my first all caps tweet)
    BY THE TIME YOU CLOSE YOUR BORDERS, THE VARIANT IS ALREADY THERE. (my first all caps tweet)
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    Please. Pretty please. With a cherry on top. I’m still begging. That’s just where I am. I have the data in a thread on my page but at this point… just please go. To. Day.
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    I wanna go hug our Princess Markle. My heart just breaks for her. Protect. Black. Women.
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    Oh yeah… Iz married now. My professional name will remain Corbett but legally I’ll be adding “Helaire” pronounced the French way. “Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire”
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    Today, my dad and my PhD dad get to witness me getting an honorary degree from UNC. I didn’t “walk” after defending my dissertation. So today... I walk. So many full circle moments this year. Honored.
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    The 2021 @TIME 100 Next List includes artists, innovators, advocates... Me. Honored. Blessed. Prepared. Purposed. Next. Profile written by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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    Ok so a reporter called my collaborators and boss and made a story and I’m crying, cause loveeeee... The woman leading COVID-19 vaccine trials is ‘not your average pocket-protector scientist’ nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/sc… via @NBCNews