Jessica Fallon (she/her)
@JessicaFallonGC
Licensed Genetic Counselor. Trained @BUMedicine. Views are my own. 🏳️🌈🧬 #GCChat #GeneChat @ABGCertifiedGCs @GeneticCouns
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I have doubts if they actually still want us even just for the diversity reports. I guess it was my luck that when I spoke at an AC welcome session, I did not have an active social media presence. It’s good to know that I would be deemed ‘unfit to speak’…free Palestine. 🇵🇸
The idea that science is or should be “apolitical” is naive. Personally, I would like to know that the institutions that I look to for new data (especially in the world of human genetics and genetic disease) stand firmly against genocide and it’s undeniable ties to eugenics.
The @USNavy is STILL poisoning the water, the land, and the people on Oahu. The @USNavy is STILL poisoning the water, the land, and the people on Oahu. The @USNavy is STILL poisoning the water, the land, and the people on Oahu. The @USNavy is STILL poisoning the water, the land,
A reminder 🧵 to our #GCchat colleagues about intent vs impact. Celebrating being blocked, and timeline cleanse posts are neither professional nor productive. @Charlene_Preys's thread is an important read.
Racism in medicine is so perverse that scientists will exploit Black people’s bodies for therapies to benefit white people yet at the same time claim Black people’s bodies are so peculiar that diagnoses & therapies must be “corrected” for race. #FatalInvention #HenriettaLacks
It is untenable for Democratic leaders to demand black voters rescue the party every election cycle because their fundamental rights are on the line, and then do little to secure those rights once they are in power. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Hi, I'm just an abortion provider, wanting you to know about the wave of anti-abortion legislation happening across the country that @PressSec and @POTUS have yet to comment on: 1/
ATTENTION Chromosomal sex, sex assigned at birth, and gender identity are three entirely DIFFERENT things. Yes, most of the time they are concordant; however, discordance does not negate the experiences and gender identity of that individual! ~ Your friendly neighborhood GC
5 hot tips for my non-geneticist friends sending genetic testing. 🔥 To access the full nerdery, gifs, and clumsy analogies, read thread below.
Researchers found that women who got straight A’s in high school have similar prospects for leadership roles as men who get FAILING grades. ...it’s *almost* like it’s systemic... vancouversun.com/news/ubc-study…
PSA to white people who claim to care about (so called) “Diversity and Inclusion” or #DEI Do us Black people a favor and STOP calling it diversity and “inclusion”. Just stop! Ya’ll are racist as hell + clueless about your racism. Let me break this down for you: (🧵Thread)
I try to be thoughtful about what I write/say because words matter. I don’t always get it right, but this is a hill I am willing to die on. *clears throat* 🗣 We don’t need to fix Black people’s mistrust. We need to fix medicine’s lack of trustworthiness. #COVID19 #CovidVaccine
We all enable abusers. How? We give them excuses. We listen to their families, who tell us it was out of character. We never check to see if they're lying - we accept their version of the story. We wonder aloud what did the victims do to deserve it? We must stop the cycle.
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