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    The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.

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    • Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action https://t.co/6P5Rj7T0w1 John Palfrey reaffirms @macfound unwavering commitment to pursuing racial and ethnic equity after the disappointing Supreme Court opinion on affirmative action.

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    Emily Wang - 3 year(s) ago

    Partnering with people recently released from prison to address their needs and the ways that incarceration influences chronic health conditions.

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    • Congrats NIDA grantee Dr. Emily Wang @ewang422 on being named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. Dr. Wang is investigating health-harming effects of incarceration & improving health for people exiting prison. https://t.co/6RfbBwGDRS #MacFellow #JCOIN #HEALInitiative https://t.co/PSW7cV3RSk

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    Priti Krishtel - 3 year(s) ago

    Exposing the inequities in the patent system to increase access to affordable, life-saving medications on a global scale.

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    • Big congrats to @pritikrishtel of @IMAKglobal for being a Macarthur Foundation Fellow -- very well deserved recognition for helping improve access to essential medicines all over the world and for one of the most thoughtful, generous people I know: https://t.co/np12GUDJ7e

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    Emily Wang - 3 year(s) ago

    Partnering with people recently released from prison to address their needs and the ways that incarceration influences chronic health conditions.

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    • Inspired, wonderful choice from ⁦⁦@macfound⁩ congratulations ⁦@ewang422⁩ !!! Emily Wang - MacArthur Foundation https://t.co/Sy2uu1XrMi

    • In case you needed your inspo for the day. “Emily Wang is a physician investigating the health effects of incarceration. In her clinical practice & research she partners to deepen understanding of structural barriers to healthcare access that they face.” https://t.co/fph4YxGPAe https://t.co/ORH516er5v

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    Marcella Alsan - 4 year(s) ago

    Investigating the role that legacies of discrimination and resulting mistrust play in perpetuating racial disparities in health.

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    • An amazing accomplishment from one of our @MGHBWHIDFellows @BrighamMedRes @bwh_id grads. Congratulations to @MarcellaAlsan! https://t.co/HYzQk5mXUI https://t.co/qynq8ZVgvR

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    Michelle Monje - 4 year(s) ago

    Advancing understanding of pediatric brain cancers and the neurological effects of cancer treatments with an eye toward improved therapies for patients.

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    • Congratulations to @michelle_monje on receiving a MacArthur Fellowship for her work in pediatric brain cancers and the effects of treatment. https://t.co/5j57LRUHdM

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    The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.

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    • "I was born in the U.S., and, the problem is, I have never felt fully considered American either." -@TheStephSy https://t.co/jgB20NnO95 & so tired of this: "Where are you from?" I answer. Pause. "No, where are you from, really?" Violence begins with othering & marginalization.

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    About Nels’s Work Nels Elde is an evolutionary geneticist investigating host-pathogen interactions and the evolutionary processes that enable organisms to better attack others or defend themselves. Host-pathogen conflicts are akin to a back-and-forth “arms race,” as hosts gain improved immune defenses that frustrate microbial and viral assaults…

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    • “The curiosity that we have will lead to discoveries." Pew biomedical scholar and new @macfound #MacFellow @ElEarlyBird studies the evolutionary process that governs the interaction between microbes and their hosts. https://t.co/Mb86KzwuVr https://t.co/wWJzEgtxC6