Nour Hijazi @N_hijazi Twitter profile

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Nour Hijazi

4 months

So excited to share that I will be training at @SinaiVascular for #VascularSurgery . Beyond grateful for my fantastic medical education at @AUB_Lebanon and @MUSC_COM and the amazing role models I’ve met along the way @AdamTanious @thegreatswamy @DrASW6 .

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4 months

“Hi. It’s Nour with vascular surgery” I’M GOING TO BE A SURGEON!🩸 #VascularSurgery #MATCH2024

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2 years

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUNding for scientific research. Happy International Women’s Day! #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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Hi #MedTwitter ! I’m Nour, an MS4 in the MD/PhD program at @MUSC_COM . I’m excited to share that I’m applying for #VascularSurgery this upcoming match cycle🩸 #Match2024 #VascSurg

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3 years

All I want for Christmas is free healthcare for everyone everywhere

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2 years

Today I did my last western blot as a PhD student and received my pager for third year of medical school- I can’t believe this day has finally come! #mdphd #DoubleDocs #MedTwitter

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2 years

The majority of you might not even know what this is. It’s basically proof that I succeeded in mutating the protein I study on particular amino acid sites. I’ve been working on it since Aug 2021 & failed twice before getting it to work BUT I never gave up. I ♥️ Science #PhDlife

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3 years

Today I woke up to the news of a trending hashtag in #Lebanon demanding that Lebanese should get the vaccine before immigrants & refugees Today was also the day I received my vaccine without anyone asking my nationality. Thank you #USA #اللقاح_للجميع #تصبحون_على_وطن

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2 years

I’m happy to share that I passed my PhD dissertation defense yesterday! Ready for the last two years of medical school! #MDPhD #DoubleDocs #MSTP

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2 months

Still can’t get over graduation week! After 9 yrs, I earned my MD/PhD from @MedUnivSC in conjunction w/ @AUB_Lebanon & got to address my fellow grads at commencement. It’s been an incredible journey & I wouldn’t change a thing! Can’t wait for the next chapter at @SinaiVascular

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2 years

Me, an uncivilized human being doing civilized things #CBSNews #Civilized #Uncivilized

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4 years

I just gave the longest talk of my life so far (50 minutes!) where I presented and defended my PhD proposal. I passed and am officially a PhD candidate now. Excited to continue working and contributing to research on liver fibrosis! #PhDlife #cirrhosis #AcademicChatter

Joseph Karam, PhD

@JosephAKaram

4 years

Today I watched an amazing presentation: @N_hijazi ’s PhD proposal. She read 683 papers with the protein she works on in the title in preparation. #liverfibrosis #doubledoc

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3 years

I remember when I first started my PhD how mad I used to get when an experiment didn’t work. 3 years later, I shrug my shoulders, laugh, blast Dua Lipa in the lab & make plans for the weekend. Composure & fortitude are just one of the few life skills my PhD has given me #PhDLife

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1 year

Step 2 ✅ Super excited for my first #VascularSurgery sub-I tomorrow!

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4 years

I got these two 1959/1961 yearbooks for the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at @AUB_Lebanon . Tap to expand the full thread and check some of the things I found interesting.

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When I walked into my first Student Government Association meeting at @MedUnivSC as a general member back in 2018, little did I know that I would serve as president five years later. Super excited for the upcoming year! ⚖️

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3 years

My progress in immunofluorescence imaging: 2018 vs 2020 #PhDlife

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Nour Hijazi

@N_hijazi

10 months

Finally published the bulk of my PhD work in one of my favorite journals 🤩

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@J_Cell_Sci

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@N_hijazi , Zengdun Shi and Don Rockey @MedUnivSC discover a novel role for paxillin in hepatic stellate cell biology and fibrosis. Highlight: Article:

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2 years

Duolingo finally gave up on me

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3 years

Sry not sry but Idk how much Ardem Patapoutian identifies with his Lebanese roots given he was forced to emigrate after his 1st year in AUB during the civil war bcs a bunch of warlords were playing house. Instead, the US gave him safety, a chance to pursue his dreams, and a home

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2 years

My roommate got olive oil from Lebanon and I cant even begin to describe how nice it smells and how good it tastes compared to what I buy here

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@N_hijazi

3 years

Nothing beats the high of getting a good result in the lab!!! 🧬🧫🧪 #PhDLife

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2 years

Time flies! This was 6 years ago & it still holds close to my heart. While my predictions were inaccurate, life turned out to be even better. Now in 2022, I’m enrolled in an MD/PhD program, and 10 years from now? I’ll be a surgeon AND a scientist (not sure about the mother part)

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2 years

I’m currently going through the most challenging portion of my PhD training and I cannot emphasize how helpful it has been to be surrounded by a few individuals who believe in me, support me endlessly, and continue to want me to grow #AcademicChatter #PhDLife

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Nour Hijazi

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1 year

Ever since I discovered that a grocery store near me sells dibs l rimmen (pomegranate molasses), Ive been using it with everything. Here’s one: everything bagel with labneh, za’atar, and a drizzle of dibs l rimmen. Thank me later.

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Nour Hijazi

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3 years

I saw this the other day and I’m still thinking about it. Putting in just a tiny bit of effort everyday would eventually lead to great outcomes in the long run. If this isn’t inspiring, I don’t know what is.

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3 years

“Only then did I remember how much I hated melons, and how much I miss home” Talk about goosebumps @SaklawiMD ’s contribution to Tiny Love Stories by The New York Times

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@N_hijazi

11 months

Wrapped up an incredible month of #VascularSurgery at my home institution @MUSCVascular with amazing co-SubIs and future colleagues. Ended with a session led by @DrASW6 , delving into the history and pearls of vascular surgery #Match2024 @FutureVascSurgn

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@N_hijazi

4 months

“When she was 7 years old in Beirut, Nour Hijazi got a book about American cities, and one in particular captured her heart.” Full link to story:

Mastering the Match: South Carolina med students come out on top in choice of residencies

South Carolina medical students found out where they will spend the next several years of training during Match Day, and many of them will stay in Charleston.

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@postandcourier

4 months

South Carolina medical students found out where they will spend the next several years of training during Match Day, and many of them will stay in Charleston.

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3 months

Super excited to be on tonight's panel! We’ll be sharing our experiences on matching into vascular surgery🩸 #Match2025 #VascularSurgery

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@VessVsig

4 months

Calling all @FutureVascSurgn 🩸, please join us and the Yale VESIG for the annual Vascular Surgery Match Panel on April 10th @ 7:30pm EST. Register here:

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Nour Hijazi

@N_hijazi

4 years

When I ran with the Secular Club at @AUB_Lebanon 6 yrs ago, we were one of the smaller clubs & it was still controversial to be part of it. Today, 94 candidates are running with @aubsecularclub , the largest independent campaign in AUB’s history! Change is slow but worth the wait

AUB Secular Club

@aubsecularclub

4 years

We proudly announce that the AUB Secular Club's independent list Campus Choice includes 94 candidates running in ALL faculties. For an independent student council, tuition in LL, a student contract, pass-fail, and freedom of political work without administrative repression.

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4 years

The poster I was supposed to carry to multiple conferences to present my science this year ended up being useful #phdlife

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Nour Hijazi

@N_hijazi

10 months

Attended a fantastic #VascularSurgery simulation session today with @MUSCVascular . I learned a lot & had the chance to see common devices up close, gaining a better understanding of how they work🩸 @stephrodMD @AdamTanious @woostermd

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Nour Hijazi

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1 year

This prompted me to look back at my journal to when I first moved to the US. Be kind to your immigrant/expat friends- it’s not easy leaving everything behind and starting from scratch.

Ardem Patapoutian

@ardemp

1 year

A typewritten letter to two friends back in Lebanon from 19-year old me, a new immigrant to the US. It was a rough time adjusting to a new environment, but things got better and better. Thanks Bassem for keeping this for so long and for sharing it with me!

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Nour Hijazi

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4 years

There are so many disgusting homophobic comments regarding the suicide of the Egyptian activist #SarahHegazi . I can’t believe how these “devout” people actually think it’s okay to say that she deserved dying. Rest in power Sarah 🏳️‍🌈♥️ #LoveIsLove

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4 years

I have a PhD joke, but it will take forever to tell

Youssef Saklawi

@SaklawiMD

4 years

I have an ID joke, but you don't have the culture for it

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4 years

Who else hates it when they ask someone for a letter of support/recommendation and they tell you to draft it and send it back? It feels extremely awkward to write about myself #AcademicChatter #phdlife

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4 years

Proud of my mentor for advancing research on digestive & #liver diseases at @MUSChealth . The image shown is a hepatic stellate cell (HSC) taken at 60x by me. The activation of HSCs by insults (e.g. alcohol & viruses) is the central driver of fibrosis

MUSC emerges as a national leader in digestive and liver disease research

The recent openings of two centers have put MUSC on the map as a leading institution for digestive and liver disease research.

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4 years

When I think I’m outsmarting my mentor by sending him a pdf format of my work to avoid receiving more edits, and he replies with:

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2 years

I love it when I reread something I wrote previously and I’m actually impressed with it even though it sounded silly when I first wrote it #AcademicChatter #phdlife

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3 years

Not my brother telling me he booked a flight from London to Portugal for £4 when I probably need $4 to skip ads while booking an internal flight in the US

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4 years

I just learned that 45% of postdoctoral researchers at my institution are internationals. Science knows no borders! #Science #AcademicChatter 🔬🧬

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2 years

Going to lab becomes so intertwined with your daily life that sometimes you forget how astonishing the things you do in there are. It’s always important to pause for a second and appreciate how far you’ve come. #phdlife

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4 years

Not to sound cliché but just a reminder that it’s okay not to be okay

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4 years

I feel naked without a mask. It’s incredible how quickly humans (at least some of them) can acclimate to new habits. Kind reminder to #WearAMask and not be a #COVIDiot

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3 years

The only thing worse than not going home for the holidays is seeing all the shawarma, knefe and mana2eesh pictures that fellow expats are sharing on Instagram

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4 years

One important thing I learned in 2020 is knowing who I want to surround myself with. From the Lebanese revolution to the pandemic & BLM, I learned so many things about my acquaintances. I’m happy that I distanced myself from indoctrinated sectarians, covIDIOTS & racists.

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2 years

Mentally Im here

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2 years

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”

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Nour Hijazi

@N_hijazi

4 years

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. Happening now in Charleston SC. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForFloyd #icantbreathe

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1 year

Arabic: sardé - سردة A laidback gathering with friends and loved ones where you forget all the worries in the world and sit for hours to talk about everything and nothing Fantastic thread below!

Merriam-Webster

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Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent? Take us to church.

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I don’t know if we’re still doing 2020 reflections but the most important thing I realized last year is that there are 3 ongoing pandemics: HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and stupidity.

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1 year

Learned so much today at the vascular surgery suture workshop hosted by the MUSC Vascular Surgery Interest Group… and even got to keep the suture kit 🤩 @MUSCVascular #VascularSurgery #Vascular

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Nour Hijazi

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3 years

I’m slowly being eaten away by grief, expat guilt, heartache, and longing to a Lebanon that no longer exists #Lebanon #لبنان_ينهار #لبنان_يحتضر

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1 year

Pearls from the Senior Care Unit

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2 years

I understand mask mandates have been lifted almost everywhere but if you’re actively coughing your lungs out, it’s common sense and courtesy to either not show up to work or at least put a face mask on. I’m sick of people.

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Nour Hijazi

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2 years

I may look like I’m having deep thoughts but I’m just daydreaming about my next spicy fried chicken sandwich

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Nour Hijazi

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3 years

"بعض الأوطان هكذا.. الدخول إليها صعب، والخروج منها صعب.. البقاء فيها صعب، وليس لك وطن سواه"

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2 years

If you’re looking for a sign to start writing, this is it. #phdlife #phdchat

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Nour Hijazi

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4 years

Every morning b4 work I try to avoid seeing news from #Lebanon convincing myself that my country needs me to work hard to make change in the future.But then I do & it all goes downhill. Being expats in these tough times w/our minds/hearts there & only our bodies away is agonizing

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Nour Hijazi

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4 years

Interested in learning about the status of #FamilyMedicine in the Eastern Mediterranean Region? Check the e-poster that we virtually presented at #AMEE2020 based on the work we did in @IFMSA last year. You can find it here:

How much contact do medical students in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have with Family Medicine?

Primary Health Care is vital to health systems and for achieving Universal Health Coverage. Yet medical students gain little understanding of what Family Medicine (FM) doctors do unless they are...

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@ifmsa @WONCAEMR Global #advocacy to raise status #FamilyMedicine in #medical schools. @N_hijazi @AUB_Lebanon @Adonis Wazir Jinan Usta. Great work. @AMEE_Online poster shows profile must be raised. See @WoncaWorld @EURACT @jasme_uk @lygidakis @AStavdal

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3 years

That Sunday night feeling when you finish folding laundry and feel like you’re ready to conquer the week

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2 years

Three days into owning a Kindle and I’m already wondering how I ever lived without one

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4 years

For my friends in biomedical research: We’re always wrong, but always less wrong than before #PhdLife #AcademicTwitter 🧬🔬🧫

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3 years

When you run as a presidential candidate to cancel all student debt, fight for universal healthcare, raise taxes on the top 1% & raise the minimum wage but become really popular only after you look cute on your previous opponent’s inauguration day #BerniesMittens #BernieSanders

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4 years

After 5 hrs, I think I’m finally not in shock anymore. I can’t even begin to imagine how people in #Lebanon must be feeling. We have endured so much & I hope somehow things get better. If you’re aware of relief organizations accepting donations, pls let me know #LebanonExplosion

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3 years

I find it so interesting how some pointless things from the past randomly cross my mind every once in a while. One thing is this Recess episode where they try to break into the teachers’ lounge, the entrance of which turns out to be a vending machine. The mind is beautiful

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ستنتهي الحرب ويتصافح القادة وتبقى تلك العجوز تنتظر ولدها الشهيد، وتلك الفتاة تنتظر زوجها الحبيب، وأولئك الأطفال ينتظرون والدهم البطل لا أعلم من باع الوطن ولكنني رأيتُ من دفع الثمن #محمود_درويش

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If you keep reminiscing about the good old days in Lebanon while listening to Fairuz & thinking about Barbar’s shawarma from the comfort of your couch somewhere around the world, but still haven’t registered to vote: you’re doing it wrong #YallaRegister

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1 year

I find it nauseating that tomorrow everyone will be discussing Rihanna’s super bowl performance when last week, quite a few people I ran into had no idea that an earthquake that left more than 30000 people dead happened

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Nizar Kabbani used to recite his poems in AUB. This is one of the poems that Kazem Al Saher made a song out of called ‘Habibati’

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I was today years old when I realized this #Science #PhdLife

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3 years

Do PhD students regain their sanity after they graduate? Asking for a friend #PhDLife

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3 years

Super happy that my timeline is filled with pictures of friends & family in Lebanon getting vaccinated. Keep the pictures coming! 🎉 #COVIDVaccine

Badiee Moussa

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People will get excited to receive the vaccine from seeing the hype on other's pictures more than from reading evidence-based data on the safety and efficacy of it. In conclusion, if you got the vaccine, post your picture on social media. #COVID19Vaccine #GetVaccinated

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Super grateful for residents and attendings who go over and beyond to teach medical students. They truly serve as role models #MedEd #MedTwitter

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3 years

I’ve finally found some time to read Solace, an absolute page turner that echoed my thoughts on the practice of medicine. Thank you @rayahsawaya for sharing your words & for reminding us that love of humanity in medicine still exists. The world needs more doctors like you🌻

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Today is not the first time I mistakenly say “I’m about to head home” when I’m actually home about to go to lab. Anyone else?!? #PhdLife #AcademicChatter

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2 years

This is a GraphPad appreciation tweet. My data would have been all over the place if it weren’t for it @GraphPad #phdlife

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4 years

Happy birthday to @BernieSanders — one of the most inspirational politicians and social activists out there. Fun fact: the last hand I shook before the pandemic was his, in one of his rallies #BernieSanders

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“How are you today?” 💔 #LebanonExplosion

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I need to stop romanticizing Lebanon

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I don’t always use an anti-Flag antibody but when I do, it’s on Flag Day 🇺🇸 #phdlife

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"متمردة؟ ربما، على المنطق اللامنطقي للأشياء" #غادة_السمان

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4 years

Super excited for tonight’s debate. Presidential debates are a great way for citizens to get to know their candidates and make informed decisions when electing their next president. I wish we had a similar practice in Lebanon. #Debates2020 #PresidentialDebate2020

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I really want to visit Italy

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"لعلّ غربتك تصير في صحبتي وطن"

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In addition to the physicians who are risking their lives to save patients, we need pay special thanks to the researchers who are working 24/7 to understand the biology of #coronavirus in order to develop treatments in the shortest amount of time possible #covid19 #science

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AUB was really diverse

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Ignorance is bliss

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The paperwork you have to do for your onboarding process takes away all the excitement of starting a new position

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قوم فوت نام وصير حلام إنو بلدنا صارت بلد... هاي بلد، لأ مش بلد، هاي قرطة عالم مجموعين... مجموعين؟ لأ مطروحين؟ لأ مضروبين؟ لأ مقسومين #زياد_الرحباني

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Can you believe the forest fires that happened in #Lebanon were less than a year ago? So much has happened since then.. it feels like a lifetime.

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A few days ago I emailed one of my dear professors and now friend at AUB to check up on them. I can tell you that I was in constant agitation from the moment I hit ‘send’ until they replied because I wasn’t sure if they would #BeirutExplosion #MyGovernmentDidThis

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Lebanon is now listed as a hunger hotspot #MyGovernmentDidThis

United Nations

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34 million people worldwide are only one step away from starvation. @WFP & @FAO have issued an early warning for urgent humanitarian action in 20 countries to stop rising hunger and risk of famine: #HungerHotspots

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“Every human being has multiple identities. I am a human being. I am Black when Blacks are oppressed, I am Jewish when Jews are oppressed, and I am Palestinian when Palestinians are oppressed”

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I have no words left @WHO @UNICEF @UN

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