Joe Tucker, MD

@JosephTucker

infectious diseases physician passionate about crowdsourcing, social innovation, syphilis, hepatitis, diagnostics, pay-it-forward, China, Nigeria

chapel hill/london/guangzhou

Joined August 2008

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · May 3, 2020

Pay-it-forward works to increase #STD test uptake! RCT co-led by @_FanYang_ @philiptgzhang & Weiming Tang out in @TheLancetInfDis Thanks to @NAChristakis and HNL team at @Yale Details (abstract, raw data): seshglobal.org/pif

JosephTucker's tweet image. Pay-it-forward works to increase #STD test uptake! RCT co-led by @_FanYang_ @philiptgzhang &amp; Weiming Tang out in @TheLancetInfDis Thanks to @NAChristakis and HNL team at @Yale Details (abstract, raw data): seshglobal.org/pif

Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 26

Interested in youth (15-24 years old) co-creation? TDR are organizing a practical guide and seeking peer reviewers. We are particularly interested in LMIC researchers and people excited about youth engagement. Deadline for interest 30 July. Details: forms.gle/7yJzUYZ1Y4gG1r…

JosephTucker's tweet image. Interested in youth (15-24 years old) co-creation? TDR are organizing a practical guide and seeking peer reviewers. We are particularly interested in LMIC researchers and people excited about youth engagement. Deadline for interest 30 July. Details: forms.gle/7yJzUYZ1Y4gG1r…

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Academic Medical Education@Academic_MedEdu · Jul 23

#Throwback to #APACC2025 in Tokyo: 550 participants and 560 abstracts, urgent calls for global #HIV solidarity & innovation, sessions on tailored #HIVCare addressing age-specific & gender-related issues, and more! 🔗Recordings & slides: amededu.co/40tkiXW Until next year!

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 19

Enjoyed seeing many exceptional ⁦@4YouthBYouth⁩ alumni in Lagos this week. The future is bright! 😊 ⁦@nimrnigeria⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩ ⁦@iwelunmorj⁩

JosephTucker's tweet image. Enjoyed seeing many exceptional ⁦@4YouthBYouth⁩ alumni in Lagos this week. The future is bright! 😊 ⁦@nimrnigeria⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩ ⁦@iwelunmorj⁩

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Sexual Health in Older Adults Research (SHOAR)@shoar_uk · Jul 15

Are you a service provider, mother, currently pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant? Join our call & win prizes (up to a total of £3000). Your idea can inspire others and be used to increase maternal vaccine uptake. lshtm.ac.uk/vip-study-cont… Deadline: 3rd August 2025

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Meg Doherty@mdoherty_hiv · Jul 14

WHO recommends injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention who.int/news/item/14-0…

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Linda-Gail Bekker@LindaGailBekker · Jul 10

We cannot go back: We must fill the void in global HIV care without PEPFAR bmj.com/content/390/bm…

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 6

nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/… via @NYTimes

JosephTucker's tweet card. President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents.

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International Diagnostics Centre Network@the_idcn · Jul 5

Do you want to help mothers protect themselves and the ones they love? We need your personal stories or ideas to increase vaccine uptake among pregnant women. Join our open call for contributions for a chance to win up to £500. Visit lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr… for more info

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 5

Tutoring in schools helps those who receive and those who give : an exciting example of pay-it-forward from education ascd.org/el/articles/tu… @ASCD @AdamMGrant

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 2

Social connection for health and well-being. report from @WHO here: who.int/groups/commiss… underlines the need for social innovations in health @sesh_global @SIHIglobal

JosephTucker's tweet card. "From loneliness to social connection – charting a path to healthier societies" is the WHO Commission on Social Connection's flagship report, which highlights that social isolation and loneliness are...

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jul 2

How can we sustain HIV services in the current environment? Exciting @WHO work on this timely topic: who.int/activities/sus… Webinar today at 12pm-13:30pm CET (details in the link above)

JosephTucker's tweet card. The global health responses to HIV, hepatitis, STIs and other communicable diseases (malaria, TB, vaccine preventable diseases and NTDs) have been severely impacted by the recent suspensions and...

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 25

Interested in research mentorship? TDR is organizing a practical guide and seeking peer reviewers. We are particularly interested in LMIC researchers, inside and outside of TDR networks. Deadline 2 July. Details: forms.gle/ojWwu319596h15… @TDRnews @sesh_global @AHRI_ETH

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Zhuoheng@Zhuoheng99 · Jun 17

APACC2025 in Tokyo!

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Eusuif@eusuif · Jun 17

Are you interested in learning more about co-creation for sexual health and contributing to a TDR practical guide? Join us for an energizing participatory workshop at the #STIHIV2025 World Congress in Montreal on the 27th of July at 1 pm EDT. Register: bit.ly/cc2025reg

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 15

Grateful for my Dad and all the Dads through the ages. Happy Father’s Day !

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 14

Should long acting ART replace oral Prep ? Another fantastic debate at #apacc organised by ⁦@annettesohnBKK⁩ ⁦@raynerkjtan⁩ ⁦@LoveYourselfPh⁩ ⁦@Academic_MedEdu⁩

JosephTucker's tweet image. Should long acting ART replace oral Prep ? Another fantastic debate at #apacc organised by ⁦@annettesohnBKK⁩ ⁦@raynerkjtan⁩ ⁦@LoveYourselfPh⁩ ⁦@Academic_MedEdu⁩

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 13

Could doxy pep be given as a gift from one person to another? Congrats to Dr Tom Fitzpatrick and Dr Cheng Wang on this exciting RCT @uw ⁦@uncglobalhealth⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩ 加油！

JosephTucker's tweet image. Could doxy pep be given as a gift from one person to another? Congrats to Dr Tom Fitzpatrick and Dr Cheng Wang on this exciting RCT @uw ⁦@uncglobalhealth⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩ 加油！

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 13

Doxy pep has had low uptake rates and most of the data is from high income countries : excellent talk from Dr Tom Fitzpatrick on doxy pep in China ⁦@UW⁩ ⁦@ImpSciUW⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩

JosephTucker's tweet image. Doxy pep has had low uptake rates and most of the data is from high income countries : excellent talk from Dr Tom Fitzpatrick on doxy pep in China ⁦@UW⁩ ⁦@ImpSciUW⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 13

Advocate for increased domestic HIV prevention funding: important msg from @IHRIOfficial Nittaya to expand access to LEN in Asia @GileadSciences @GileadHIV @UNAIDS_AP @annettesohnBKK @raynerkjtan @Academic_MedEdu

JosephTucker's tweet image. Advocate for increased domestic HIV prevention funding: important msg from @IHRIOfficial Nittaya to expand access to LEN in Asia @GileadSciences @GileadHIV @UNAIDS_AP @annettesohnBKK @raynerkjtan @Academic_MedEdu

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Joe Tucker, MD@JosephTucker · Jun 12

Number of LMIC participants refused visas to Japan as part of the #APACC2025 conference : zero. Thank you ⁦@Academic_MedEdu⁩ , Tokyo, and Japan

JosephTucker's tweet image. Number of LMIC participants refused visas to Japan as part of the #APACC2025 conference : zero. Thank you ⁦@Academic_MedEdu⁩ , Tokyo, and Japan

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