Had a great time at #ASMicrobe in D.C. Learned some new science. Participated in career advancement sessions. Reconnected with amazing colleagues!

Dismissing all members of the National Science Board will only continue the destabilization of American fundamental research and scientific workforce development. Read our statement: brnw.ch/21x1Z8n

The fact that the US Secretary of Health denies that pathogens cause disease should always be a much bigger story

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 5mo ago

In honor of lab week, here’s an unedited photo of my lab 😌 #ClinMicro (My lab is actually the opposite building but you get the gist. Looks identical 😅)

Happy #LabWeek! Enter ASM’s caption contest for a chance to win a Visa gift card!!! asm.social/2U7 #ClinMicro #IDSky

Join us all #𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 as we spotlight the people and science behind the lab. Help us celebrate and spread the word by reposting our content or sharing content of your own and using  #𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗠𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 and #𝗠𝗟𝗣𝗪𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Happy Lab Week!!!!

College of American Pathologists@pathologists.bsky.social · last yr.

This #LabWeek2025 we celebrate the incredible laboratory professionals throughout the United States & across the globe. You are the champions of accuracy and our partners in quality. Show your pride with downloadable graphics: www.cap.org/laboratory-i... #GlobalMedLabWeek #LabWeek

Recombinant vs Standard Influenza Vaccine in Adults With Severe Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/4uaKeUH

Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!

Single-Cell Multi-Omics Dissects Transcript Isoform and Immune Repertoire Dynamics in Human Immunosenescence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.21.689731v1

“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website

NEW @nejm.org: We synthesized 511 recent studies on Covid-19, RSV & flu vaccines for 2025-26. With federal advisory processes disrupted, clinicians & the public need rigorous, independent evidence synthesis. Here's what we found: 🧵 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 | NEJM

Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions regarding immunizati...

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Been a while, but I’m glad my feed is still filled with a strong community of scientists! Wanted to share this amazing honor from ASCP as one of their 2025 40 Under Forty honorees. And also to show off this mini scientist my cousin got me. My tchotchke shelf at work is growing ☺️ #ClinMicro

New pub alert! 🚨 my fellowship project from @uclapathology.bsky.social is finally out, and I’ll be discussing it at next Monday’s CCMID meeting if you’re interested! #ClinMicro #IDSky

Development and validation of next-generation sequencing-based clinical test for triazole resistance prediction in Aspergillus fumigatus | Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The rising rates of antifungal resistance have been expressed by many as “the silent pandemic,” profoundly reshaping the landscape of fungal disease management. Innovations in clinical mycology, howev...

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"We will not stay silent." IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, joins @ameracadpeds.bsky.social, @acpimphysicians.bsky.social, @acog.org, and @aafp.org in urging evidence-based vaccine recommendations. bit.ly/443ptQw

We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations

“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

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I always look forward to ASM Microbe, but 2025 was particularly special because it was hosted in my neck of the woods. I hope my colleagues got to see everything that is beautiful about Los Angeles! #ClinMicro #ASMicrobe2025

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The Associated Press@apnews.com · last yr.

BREAKING: RFK Jr. removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on vaccine use, pledging to replace them with his own picks.

There was a cluster of #XDR #Shigella sonnei carrying blaCTX-M-15 in LA ('23-24), reported by @jrcaldera.bsky.social While infections are usually self-limited, one of these cases was severe, in a person living with #HIV and low CD4 www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019... @ajicjournal.bsky.social

Cluster of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei carrying blaCTX-M-15 in Los Angeles, California, 2023 to 2024

We describe 3 cases of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei infections among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, CA. Using whole-genome sequencing, we determined that they are highly genet...

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🚨 Extensively drug-resistant #Shigella is increasing in #LosAngeles. PLWH and GBMSM are disproportionately affected. We have seen several of these, very difficult to treat. Antibiogram shows 📈 resistance, susceptibility testing is 🔑. #IDsky #Medsky #EMSky #AMR #XDR 🔗: t.e2ma.net/webview/3apx...

RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...

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For levity 😬

🚨New pub alert! Hot-off the press! #ClinMicro “[Rhinovirus] was the most common viral pathogen in young children, even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was an independent driver of moderate-to-severe disease, particularly in children with comorbidities.” www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/17...

🙌🏽 #ClinMicro

A Final Rule Bites the Dust: Federal Court Rules FDA Lacks Authority to Regulate LDTs

The order is in, and the LDT Final Rule is out.

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ASM@asm.org · last yr.

The Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Texas ordered that FDA's Final Rule on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) be vacated, noting that the FDA lacked the authority to regulate LDTs. (1/2)

“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.

“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

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#ClinMicro #IDSky In 5 minutes

Role of type-specific and confirmatory Herpes Simplex Virus IgG testing in diagnosing genital herpes

• HSV types, anatomical sites and mechanisms of infection/reactivation • Factors in transmission of genital HSV infections • Methods to identify HSV infections • Type-spe

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(Me flirting) Did you know microbes in the human body contribute MORE to the human body’s survival than our bodies themselves? And there are more microbial genes than human in our bodies? We just big ol’ walkin’ terrariums. The sauce: www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Currently, four cases of clade I mpox have been detected in this country. Our latest blog highlights how the third case was uncovered in New Hampshire and the state public health laboratory's quick response. #mpox #infectiousdisease #publichealthpreparedness #LRN Read more:

New Hampshire Reported the Country’s Third Clade I Mpox Case: How the State’s Public Health Laboratory System Sprung Into Action - APHL Blog

By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL When it comes to detecting an infectious disease and launching an effective public health response, quick action is everything. And New…

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This 👇 #ClinMicro 🤝 #IDSky 🤝 Global Public

Paul Adamson MD MPH@padamsonmd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Great piece here. This is so important: "We must be available to and engage with general-interest and science journalists, whose work has never been more critical, to correct the falsehoods and provide accurate, conflict-free medical information to an increasingly confused public." #IDsky

CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel

CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel

It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

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🚨New Pub Alert! Our 1000-Karius retrospective is out! #ClinMicro #IDSky @uclapathology.bsky.social

Jonathan Ryder, MD@jonathanrydermd.bsky.social · 2y ago

New retrospective eval of 1000 Karius tests Clinical impact: positive 16%, negative 2%, none 82%(!) Cx neg IE and fastidious/zoonotic/vector-borne increased likelihood of positive impact, but not immunocompromised status #IDSky @ichejournal.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39881594/