Very proud to be a part of this work with @brightstarlhc.bsky.social!! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Diagnostic Stewardship of PICU Respiratory Cultures Using Clinical Decision Support

This cohort study evaluates the association of diagnostic stewardship of endotracheal aspirate cultures using clinical decision support with culture rates, antibiotic use, and patient outcomes across ...

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@jscioli.bsky.social has done great work in the lab. So glad to see that his efforts are being recognized and have interest in the field.

Rapsinski Lab@raplab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Rapsinski Lab representing at @pidsociety.bsky.social annual meeting! @jscioli.bsky.social did a great job and a ton of interest.

I'm honored to say that I receive my Notice of Award for my K08 application. This is a big milestone and I'm so happy to continue to my work investigating ventilator-associated infections!! Couldn't have done this without great mentorship. @vscooper.micropopbio.org.

Presenting some data from my post doc at #Microbe2025 today.

NIH Budget = $48 billion in 2024 According to below - 50% ($24 bil) cut means loss of 4.15% government revenue. Government Revenue in 2024 = $4.9 trillion $4.9 trillion x 4.15% = loss of $203 billion To "save" $24 billion, are you willing to lose $203 billion? aura.american.edu/articles/rep...

"A report by economists at American University in Washington DC estimates that a 50% reduction in federal science funding would reduce the US gross domestic product by approximately 7.6%." Science is an amazing engine of economic activity and progress for the US ... or at least it was.

Nature@nature.com · last yr.

Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature. https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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As an uncle, I'm devastated for the family of this child. As an Infectious Disease physician, I'm angry at people who have spread misinformation about vaccines leading to this outbreak. apnews.com/article/meas...

An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

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I guarantee the infectious diseases won’t stop just because we stop the work. (In fact they will likely bloom)

NPR@npr.org · 2y ago

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

My newest paper examining antibiotic resistance to some of our last antibiotics for MDROs. Worked with some great people on this. @vscooper.micropopbio.org @aleciarokes.bsky.social @dariavantyne.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Mutations leading to ceftolozane/tazobactam and imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam resistance during in vivo exposure to ceftazidime/avibactam in Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Microbiology Spectrum

Antibiotic resistance is a significant challenge for physicians trying to treat infections. The development of novel antibiotics to treat resistant infections has not been prioritized for decades, lim...

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