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. I hope it is clear it was speedy work from hard working scientists.
What may not be clear, however, is that while I may be the "Andersen" in the "Andersen Lab" I played no role - incredibly dedicated students, postdocs, and staff did all this.
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. I hope it is clear it was speedy work from hard working scientists. What may not be clear, however, is that while I may be the "Andersen" in the "Andersen Lab" I played no role - incredibly dedicated students, postdocs, and staff did all this.
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This particular timeline is just one example of the accelerated science that has been ongoing since the beginning of the pandemic. There are numerous other examples - from tons of labs across the world - this one just happened to get some attention.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2020-12-30/san-diego-county-man-tests-positive-for-uk-coronavirus-variant
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2020-12-30/san-diego-county-man-tests-positive-for-uk-coronavirus-variant
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Back to yesterday, I was fast asleep, blissfully unaware of the hard work going on in the lab because (I thought...) we had shut down the lab for the holidays. When I woke up, I had a 3:41am "heads up" Slack message...
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So let me introduce you to the heroes who did this - and so much more - work. They chose to work through the night - as they have done so many times since the beginning of the pandemic - to get important data out to the public as quickly as possible.
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This type of work necessarily involves a lot of people, but let me highlight some of the main scientists here - Shashank and the whole EXCITE team over at @UCSanDiego, and Al, Catie, Karthik, and Mark from @scrippsresearch.
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Together with healthcare workers, frontline workers, and other essential workers, they're tired and they desperately need a break 
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@edyong209 wrote about it
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/pandemic-experts-are-not-okay/613879/
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.@edyong209 wrote about it
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/pandemic-experts-are-not-okay/613879/
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When we say "we need to do more testing!", "we need more sequencing!", and "we need more ICUs!", it is important to remember that all those things require people - and people, like money, don't grow on trees 
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Maybe time for a national COVID-19 strategy
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. Maybe time for a national COVID-19 strategy
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So to this incredible team, as we close out 2020 (
), thank you for letting me be part of your exciting science - I'm forever grateful.
If you want to come say hi to the rest of the lab, visit the heroes here: https://andersen-lab.com/people/ .
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), thank you for letting me be part of your exciting science - I'm forever grateful. If you want to come say hi to the rest of the lab, visit the heroes here: https://andersen-lab.com/people/ .
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Importantly, huge thanks to the Laurent, Yeo, and Knight labs at @UCSanDiego, and our collaborators at @SanDiegoCounty and elsewhere who make this work possible. 
to @CDCgov and @NIAIDFunding for funding .
Happy New Year
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to @CDCgov and @NIAIDFunding for funding .Happy New Year
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