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@cindyleifer.bsky.social

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Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#Measles cases continue to rise - this is worrying. The good news is that there is a super effective vaccine that protects you and your loved ones. Read the full update from Sandy Laping, MSc @sandylaping.bsky.social and Cindy Leifer, PhD @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:

We need to talk about measles, again -

Measles cases continue to rise - this is worrying. The good news is that there is a super effective vaccine that protects you and your loved ones.

thosenerdygirls.substack.com

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.

reuters.com

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Immunominutes@cindyleifer.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Survived my first day as the new Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs! This is a fun new adventure to build a program to support the next generation of researchers in all disciplines. news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

Leifer named director of postdoctoral affairs office | Cornell Chronicle

The office is moving to Research & Innovation under the vice provost for research to integrate postdoctoral support more closely with Cornell’s research enterprise. The office provides career developm...

news.cornell.edu

Microbetv@microbetv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Susan Schwab talks with Cindy Leifer about how she got the research bug, bugs she ate, and her research on how the lipid S1P helps T cells decide- should I stay or should I go. Immune Booster 20: Lipid GPS for T cells with Susan Schwab

Microbetv@microbetv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Also, get your tix! Immune 100 LIVE is in 10 days! Special guests Gretchen Diehl, Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and @drshrutinaik.bsky.social Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai. PLUS your IMMUNE hosts @bioprofbarker.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social @stephanielangel.bsky.social

| Microbe TV

Donate to MicrobeTV IMMUNE 100 — Live in NYC Join us Monday, December 22 · 6 - 10 p.m. EST, at The Incubator for Immune’s 100th episode — a live recording with guests, science conversation, and celebr...

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Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Unfortunately, #BirdFlu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up. Read the full post from @cindyleifer.bsky.social @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social & @sandylaping.bsky.social here:

Is bird flu still a thing?

Unfortunately, bird flu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up. Let’s recap why we care about bird flu and what we currently know.

thosenerdygirls.substack.com

Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 9mo ago

1/ #Measles cases in the U.S. & Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family & those around you who cannot be vaccinated. Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇

You haven’t written about measles in a while - can you give an update?

Measles cases in the U.S. and Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family and those around you who cannot be vaccinated.

thosenerdygirls.substack.com