alainacarr.bsky.social
@alainacarr.bsky.social
Clinical health psychologist and supportive oncology researcher striving to improve cancer care across the continuum.
I had so much fun helping 5th graders learn about the role of white blood cells in the immune system! Thank you to Georgetown’s Young Scholars Program and @kidmuseum.bsky.social for hosting this great event! #healthsciences
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Completed a 17.8 mile training ride for the Bellringer. My mentor joined me and made the experience even more special. If you would like to support a great fundraiser for cancer research, please consider making a donation. Every contribution makes a difference!
ride.bellringer.org/donate/check...
August 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just finished a 7.7-mile training ride for #BellRinger2025 💙 Riding for:
🚴‍♀️ My parents (survivors)
🚴‍♀️ My friend Amy Frers (in chemo)
and in memory of Kelli Michel.

All funds [email protected]. Help us end cancer.

👉 ride.bellringer.org/donate/check...

#EndCancer #RideBellRinger
BellRinger Weekend 2025 — October 24-25
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May 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🌟Proud mentorship moment🌟 I had the privilege of witnessing members of my lab team confidently present our patient decision aid data at Georgetown’s Undergraduate Research Conference! Great job, team! #thyroidcancer #shareddecisionmaking #teamscience
April 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
When your K99 mentor is “casually” ATA’s past president and on the cover of the March issue of Thyroid! #womeninATA #easybreezybeautifulendcrinologist #femalescientists #thyroidcancer
March 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I absolutely enjoy the cancer research program I am a part of! 🔬What makes today even better is meeting our beloved bulldog mascot, Jack! 🐶💙 #oxytocin #cancerresearch
@georgetownlombardi.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
📢 Call for applications: SfHP Postdoctoral Awards! Six clinical awards to help defray the cost of the EPPP and one research award! Deadline is 3/31. Apply today! societyforhealthpsychology.org/awards/postd...
@apadivision38.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reposted
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.

Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🌟 APOS 2025 🌟 Proud research moments celebrating best poster award with a graduate student mentee and CU Anschutz collaborator! 🎉 And why not finish the day with an oxytocin boost with a therapy dog?! #apos #oncsky #fundscience
March 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
My first post as a member of BlueSky and honored to post about psycho-oncology research! #apos2024 #pallcare #thyroidcancer #fertility
March 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM