Lauren B. Rodda
@laurenrodda.bsky.social
Immunologist investigating tissue resident memory B cells, opinions my own, Assistant Professor, Rodda Lab Oregon Health & Sciences University Portland, OR USA
This cool study on compounds that can kill Plasmodium inside mosquitoes and can be applied to bed-nets was contributed to by the Riscoe lab at MMI!
Kristin Michel@kmichel.bsky.social · last yr.Excellent new study from the Catteruccia lab, co-led by Alexandra Probst and Douglas Paton www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations to the Tafesse lab on their recent publication on the effects on timing in repeat vaccinations!
@tafesselab.bsky.social · last yr.Have you ever wondered how repeated vaccination shapes our immune responses, and whether timing between doses matters? Check out our latest work! @ohsunews.bsky.social @ohsummi.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Congratulations to the groups of Eric Barklis and @tafesselab.bsky.social for reporting an analysis of factors that regulate HIV-1 fusion in reverse pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Analysis of Factors That Regulate HIV-1 Fusion in Reverse
Based on observations that HIV-1 envelope (Env) proteins on the surfaces of cells have the capacity to fuse with neighboring cells or enveloped viruses that express CD4 receptors and CXCR4 co-receptor...
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Vaccine scientists and medical leaders have announced they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. scim.ag/3ES9r1Q
Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation
Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves
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Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the past 50 years. A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/wiw2025
Some important additional considerations about the need to comment of the implementation of schedule F. First, several sources have indicated that Institute Director and Division Director positions would likely be converted but not Program Officers. 1/n
Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23. Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 6/n
I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Science, not silence! @rauchlab.bsky.social
Bella Rauch@rauchlab.bsky.social · last yr.@laurenrodda.bsky.social and I ran into reporters from the @oregonian.com at yesterday's protest and told them about how attacks on science funding and diversity initiatives are devastating: youtube.com/shorts/HeHcB...
In a landmark commentary last year, 24 scientists from around the globe—all of whom either identify as trans or have trans family members—called for recognition and support from the research community. #TransDayOfVisibility scim.ag/4l8LK5O
‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community
“Rigorous science demands” it, authors write in landmark commentary
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AAI is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where women can thrive. We are committed to providing resources, mentorship, and opportunities to empower the next generation of women immunologists. Learn more at aai.org. #WomensHistoryMonth
Celebrating Women in Immunology
YouTube video by The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
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Federal funding of biomedical research has been a remarkably successful partnership, with benefits that are so intertwined in our daily lives that they can be easy to take for granted. So what will we lose if the U.S. continues to defund research? theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.
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🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!
List of Terminated NIH Grants as of 3-22-2025 (Source: https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf)
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Jamie Daw@jamiedaw.bsky.social · last yr.The list of terminated NIH grants is growing. Now 14 pages (was 6 pages last week).
Some scientists had argued that the “forest gardens” of the Pacific Northwest were accidental byproducts of fire, flood, or land clearing. But a 2021 study showed the contrary: Indigenous peoples deliberately cultivated them. scim.ag/41Gocwe #InternationalDayOfForests
Pacific Northwest's ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways
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New research from the @jnpruneda.bsky.social and @michaelnadbio.bsky.social labs: In this collaborative work, the groups show that ubiquitin is directly linked to mono-ADP-ribose modifications on proteins, a process called “MARUbylation". www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Ubiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO Journal
imageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ...
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New publication out of the @rauchlab.bsky.social at OHSU MMI
Journal of Experimental Medicine@jem.org · last yr.First authors Madeline Churchill and Ankit Pandeya @nkeet50.bsky.social from @rauchlab.bsky.social show that tuft cells, known for their role in anti-parasite defenses, can also contribute to anti-bacterial responses in the small intestine. rupress.org/jem/article/... #InfectiousDisease
Of the most significant public health measures introduced during Covid, which have held up scientifically, and which turned out to be wrongheaded? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/h...
Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed? (Gift Article)
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved millions of lives.
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As federal funding for research is uncertain, we need to diversify funding sources for our PhD students. Here is a comprehensive list of >160 PhD fellowships and funding opportunities, mostly from private foundations and scientific societies. Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For a more full breakdown, check out @erininthemorning.com’s newsletter post: www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
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@standupforscience.bsky.social great turnout in Oregon for #standupforscience2025 !!! Thanks to all the amazing speakers!!!
The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s emergency request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid "The ruling represented one of the court’s first moves in response to the flurry of litigation filed" because of Trump/Musk's govt cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid
The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.
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Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic. scim.ag/43ppHl2
New NIH grant terminations target transgender studies—even in mice
Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic
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Bluetorial: The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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"To protect scientists and scientific output, US stakeholders must work to protect [racial] affinity groups from government interference," write the authors of a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4ki1MtL
@laurenrodda.bsky.social, @nicelab.bsky.social , @jnpruneda.bsky.social and I wrote an OpEd on the impacts of NIH cuts on Oregon: www.bizjournals.com/portland/new... It was signed by over 450 OHSU researchers! It’s unfortunately paywalled, DM me if you’d like a gift link or a pdf of it.
Opinion: Scientists on how NIH cuts will hurt all Oregonians. - Portland Business Journal
"These cuts will cripple biomedical research and drug development in the U.S. We should be investing more in science, not less."
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WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025
The horror show moves to the next level… Grant termination based on studying transgender issues!
Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He)@jaceflatt.bsky.social · last yr.Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03 TheRiseRegistry.org
The World Health Organization calculates that measles vaccinations saved 60 million lives, 2000-2023. On Thursday, CDC scientists were forbidden to co-author papers with WHO colleagues. Other attacks on science + what to do about them in this week's debrief buttondown.com/liminalcreat... (1 of 11)
Week 6
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
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