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  1. 13 hours ago

    Happy New Year! -funded research highlighted in Breakthroughs of 2016.

    4 replies 56 retweets 60 likes
  2. Jan 1

    ! Making resolutions? Setting new goals? Here’s a guide on changing your habits for better health

    3 replies 41 retweets 68 likes
  3. 30 Dec 2016

    Lots of interest in research from NIH Institutes leads to 1 mo delay in FOA, no effect on research start date

    26 replies 63 retweets 92 likes
  4. 29 Dec 2016

    Excited to see evidence that new MEK inhibitor helps NF1 kids w/inoperable tumors. My lab discovered gene in 1990.

    5 replies 42 retweets 110 likes
  5. 25 Dec 2016

    Happy holidays! To help spread some cheer, here are gingerbread house competition winners:

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  6. 21 Dec 2016

    Here’s a roundup of some of ’s top research highlights from 2016! It’s been a great year for research:

    15 replies 117 retweets 96 likes
  7. 20 Dec 2016

    This holiday season, I’m remembering Tsien with a special story about a cell advance.

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  8. 19 Dec 2016

    I'm already missing my dear colleague and friend ; she made hard work a lot of fun at

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  9. 19 Dec 2016

    Tonight at 8pmET & debut powerful documentary on . Here’s Dr. Koob w/more details

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  10. 15 Dec 2016

    As bioengineers can tell you, there’s an art to growing nerve cells in a Petri dish. Check it out!

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  11. 14 Dec 2016

    is landmark law giving vital tools to advance research. Heartfelt thanks to those who made it happen

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  12. 13 Dec 2016

    Thanks, . I’m honored to receive 2017 Public Service Award for science communications accomplishments!

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  13. 13 Dec 2016

    A holiday gift for & a truly historic day as signs The into law, culmination of years of work!

    5 replies 276 retweets 431 likes
  14. 13 Dec 2016

    Some hopeful results from Monitoring the Future survey – teen substance use showing continued decline

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  15. 13 Dec 2016

    award aims to map molecular changes in response to physical activity for potential tailored treatment:

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  16. 13 Dec 2016

    No matter how little you smoke, quitting can add years to your life. Here’s the latest evidence.

    3 replies 86 retweets 58 likes
  17. 9 Dec 2016

    Great news: Cardiologist & decorated leader Maj. General James Gilman, M.D.,(Ret.) will be CEO:

    1 reply 8 retweets 16 likes
  18. 8 Dec 2016

    . study tests 1st adoptive T cell transfer targeted against common cancer-causing gene

    1 reply 36 retweets 48 likes
  19. 8 Dec 2016

    When meets . More about my recent close encounter with !

    6 replies 63 retweets 101 likes
  20. 7 Dec 2016

    At 's gingerbread house competition, blasts off. & I were pretty impressed.

    9 replies 63 retweets 198 likes

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