Physician-scientist and Neonatologist @childrensphila @pennmedicine
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2009
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Ben Fensterheim retweeted
Perturbation of the preterm human immune system in early life: doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.…
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New work to begin to understand infant pre-term immune systems develop and define the impact of early life infections. All towards defining the factors that imprint our overall #ImmuneHealth. Great work from @benfens
Toward understanding the rapid immune system dynamics in preterm infants: doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.…
Benjamin A. Fensterheim @benfens E. John Wherry @EJohnWherry & team @ChildrensPhila performed longitudinal high-dimensional immune profiling of residual whole blood from 38 preterm infants, finding lung disease and infections drive distinct changes to the immune system that reveal new potential targets for therapy.
The figure: Immune cells and proteins change over gestation
Ben Fensterheim retweeted
In an exciting collaboration with the #ImmuneHealth lab at Penn @benfens investigated the developing immune system of preterm infants. Even pre-term infants make surprisingly robust CD8 T cell responses to diverse infections. medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
For any neonatology physician-scientist fellows that might be out there, @Jon_J_Knowlton and I are starting a hub to get us all connected. Please fill out this survey if you're interested in joining! forms.gle/vy6mP9ytSsVEhRmy8
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Our very own @benfens (M4) hosts a science podcast called "But Why?" Check out his conversation with @VUMC_Vaccines Dr. James Crowe @croweje on emerging pathogens research: How do we identify the cause of new diseases? @VI4Research soundcloud.com/ben-fensterhe…
And it's up online to stream! Link: goo.gl/ayp6qJ For anyone interested in MD/PhD training, take a listen to this fantastic conversation with @RachelBrownMSTP @MargaretAxelrod @lizzieahale1 @MichaelR21 @abin_abe @patrickwu510 from @VanderbiltMSTP #DoubleDocs
Back in the @WRVUNashville studio for another radio show on MD/PhD training! Amazing panel of @VanderbiltMSTP G-phase students @MargaretAxelrod @MichaelR21 @RachelBrownMSTP @patrickwu510 @lizzieahale1. Tune in at wrvu.org TODAY at 11am CT to listen in. #DoubleDocs
Ben Fensterheim retweeted
Here is the May 2018 edition of the Vanderbilt MSTP Newsletter! mailchi.mp/6714751251eb/vand…
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Great example of using Twitter to share science. I would never have come across the great work of @benfens had I not followed @DMAronoff. Why wouldn’t all scientists want to amplify the impact of their work thru #SoMe? #MedEd nitter.cf/benfens/status/9990162…
So honored that my recent work is featured on the cover of the Journal of Immunology. Those slides have come a long way. Check it out! @J_Immunol #ReadTheJI nitter.cf/J_Immunol/status/99894…
So honored that my recent work is featured on the cover of the Journal of Immunology. Those slides have come a long way. Check it out! @J_Immunol #ReadTheJI nitter.cf/J_Immunol/status/99894…
From the June 1, 2018 issue: Mechanisms of TLR4 agonist-driven resistance to infection ow.ly/Zp7a30jNKZc #immunology #ReadTheJI
Ben Fensterheim retweeted
Privileged to be a part of this State-of-the-Art Review in Pediatrics @AAPJournals with inspirational co-authors from @VUMChealth and @BostonChildrens. Many childhood antibiotic allergy labels carried into adulthood are #fakenews with real consequences.
pediatrics.aappublications.o…
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Check out @benfens (M3) new first-author paper in @J_Immunol! In mice, prophylactic #TLR4 agonist MPLA reduces infection via reprogrammed #macrophage #metabolism. Long view: potential use vs. bacteria with #AntibioticResistance? Find it here: jimmunol.org/content/early/2…
More of my graduate work has been published! This manuscript was a product of creativity, awesome collaborations, and a dedicated and supportive lab. A big thank you to everyone involved! #macrophage #metabolism jimmunol.org/content/early/2…
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The trap of listening to feedback tinyurl.com/ybxnux4v
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1 child under the age of 5 dies every 20 seconds from vaccine-preventable disease. Countless more survive but suffer through unnecessary & painful illnesses. There’s no question-vaccines are safe & save lives. @CDCgov National Infant Immunization Week #ivax2protect @AAPneonatal
Team powdered sports drink! nitter.cf/nejm/status/9870922784…
Emergency departments are substantial consumers of IV fluids, so in the face of the worsened U.S. saline shortage, a hospital ED team developed an oral rehydration protocol for patients with mild dehydration that has since been adopted hospital-wide. nej.md/2FQNdOn
Hey thanks! Glad to keep the conversation going. nitter.cf/VanderbiltMSTP/status/…
Thank you @benfens for writing this incredibly important piece on wellbeing in grad school.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mst…
Thanks! Really enjoyed writing it. Improving grad student mental health should be a top priority for both students and programs. Hope it resonates with those in grad school! nitter.cf/MichaelR21/status/9797…
Great read from @benfens on graduate student wellness in today's @VanderbiltMSTP newsletter. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mst…
Ben Fensterheim retweeted
We have such amazing students! Several have had really impressive first author papers recently and we wanted to highlight them all here:
Well, this is more evidence that can’t just pass by. We’re researchers, right? How can we solve this problem? nitter.cf/insidehighered/status/…
Graduate students are more than 6 times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a new study
ihenow.com/2oPywjV #mentalhealth #gradschool
