
Pulmonary and critical care fellow @StanfordDeptMed | Bioengineering postdoc @Stanford with @mfgrp
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We're proud to announce our newest class of Damon Runyon Fellows! Read more about these 16 outstanding scientists and the research they'll pursue: bit.ly/474ROFI
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Today we report a detailed map of interactions between the immune system and the gut microbiome. @MicrobiomeTcell led the charge w/ help from Aishan Zhao and Kat Atabakhsh. @Nature 1/40
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Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent immune response against a distant tumor. @yerinchen led the charge w/ help from @DjenetBousbaine, @VeinbachsA, @BelkaidLab. @ScienceMagazine 1/26
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Excited to see my postdoctoral work published @ScienceMagazine! We know that certain commensal bacteria stimulate T cells upon colonization. We wondered, what are these T cells capable of? 1/5 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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I am so excited to announce the launch of @pheast_inc, an immuno-oncology company stemming from my PhD thesis work in Irv Weissman’s lab at @StanfordMed. Pheast is focused on developing treatments to unleash the full potential of macrophages in the fight against cancer. 1/7
Great news! We’re pleased to announce that @pheast_inc is officially out of stealth, having raised $76 Million for our Series A. Check out the announce for full details here:
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I am so proud of the hard work and dedication from @AmiraBarkal to get @pheast_inc to this milestone! Can't wait to see how anti-CD24 therapy can help cancer patients, especially those with women's cancers.
I am so excited to announce the launch of @pheast_inc, an immuno-oncology company stemming from my PhD thesis work in Irv Weissman’s lab at @StanfordMed. Pheast is focused on developing treatments to unleash the full potential of macrophages in the fight against cancer. 1/7
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Ready for another PINE🌲case study?
Join us Tues, Apr 12 at 4pm ET to discuss 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 with @Martin_MaxMD, moderated by @DrKPennington @MayoPCCM !!
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My sister is awesome. #DoubleDocs #SistersWhoScience
Thrilled to have been selected as a 2022 Weintraub awardee. Thank you to the @WeintraubAward selection committee, to the one and only (yet Twitter-less) Irv Weissman, and all of my mentors at @CellStanford @StanfordMed and @BrighamMedRes for all of the support!
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Thrilled to have been selected as a 2022 Weintraub awardee. Thank you to the @WeintraubAward selection committee, to the one and only (yet Twitter-less) Irv Weissman, and all of my mentors at @CellStanford @StanfordMed and @BrighamMedRes for all of the support!
Congratulations to the thirteen 2022 Weintraub awardees @WeintraubAward fredhutch.org/en/news/releas…
Layla Barkal, MD PhD retweeted
December 8th, 4pm ET: To commemorate @WorldHIVDay, be sure to sign up for the current @ATS_PITB Pulmonary Infection Network of Experts (PINE) virtual event focusing on #HIV.
Register 👇👇
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#HIVAwareness #WorldAidsDay2021
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Learn more about Phage Therapy🦠 this Tuesday, Oct 12 4pm ET. This PINE event will be presented by Dr. Gail Stanley & Dr. Jon Koff @YalePCCSM & moderated by @LaylaBarkal @StanfordMed.
Experts: Dr. Graham Hatfull (UPitt), Dr. Constance Benson (UCSD).
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Layla Barkal, MD PhD retweeted
Thrilled to have the opportunity to virtually share some our work targeting macrophages for cancer immunotherapy at the @CHI_Healthtech Immuno-oncology Summit. Excited to boost macrophage appetites by targeting CD24, CD47, and more. #macrophages #hungry #immunotherapy #doubledocs
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Not an infrequent occurrence at Stanford: an all female ICU team! Featuring Drs. Andrea Jonas (Associate PD; 2nd from right) and Layla Barkal (2nd year fellow; 3rd from right). #WomenInMedicine #WomenInMedicineMonth
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Congratulations to Drs. Ramon Ramirez (2nd year) and Shaun Pienkos (1st year) on their recent publication, “Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Drugs and Toxins,” which was published in Clinics in Chest Medicine.
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So thrilled to share that I matched at BWH for IM residency! I’m excited for this next chapter in Boston with @MaximMarkovic. It takes a village-I’m so thankful for the unrelenting support from my Stanford mentors, my parents and siblings @LaylaBarkal. #Match2021 @BrighamMedRes
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Upcoming mini-symposium on Nov 10 at 2 PM EST. Insights from clinical studies and databases in pneumonia. Register at:
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D16 – Mini-Symposia Program Moderated By: Eric Mortensen, MD, MSc & Katherine B. Hisert, MD, PhD
Layla Barkal, MD PhD retweeted
Feel like I’m waiting for critical lab value to come back and refreshing the screen over and over except Pennsylvania apparently was a send out lab. #electionanxiety – at Springdale, NJ
Layla Barkal, MD PhD retweeted
(2/2) Trevor on George Floyd and the Minneapolis protests:
“If you felt unease watching that Target being looted, try to imagine how it must feel for black Americans when they watch themselves being looted every single day. Police in America are looting black bodies.”
This is a long and painful must read. Thank you @ericabuddington
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