Interested in microbiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions? Come work with us! Our department at OHSU is opening a search for a new tenure-track faculty position. See the job advertisement for details. Please share within your networks! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Faculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852

The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position.

nature.com

The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology is looking to grow! We opened a position for an assistant or associate professor, please distribute ! facultycareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/39006/a...

#Hiring Staff Scientist: Seeking expertise in: Microglial biology, ALS (required), Neuroimmunology / single-cell / spatial approaches. iPSCs, CRISPER. Thrilled to share our lab has been awarded its first NIH R01 #NOA! Project: α5 integrin mechanisms in #ALS pathology.

Excited to announce that we have a new faculty search opening in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Minnesota for a tenure track Assistant Professor in RNA Virology. More info can be found here: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...

Careers

Minimum qualifications:PhD, MD, or equivalent in a relevant field of study, plus applicable postdoctoral experience.

hr.myu.umn.edu

There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org @propelscholars.bsky.social 🧪🧬🖥️🧵

Last week we had another amazing department retreat, expertly organized by @laurenrodda.bsky.social and @jnpruneda.bsky.social . Thank you to our fantastic invited speaker @harmitmalik.bsky.social and all the trainees for a day of wonderful science discussions.

@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social TGF-β triggers IFN-λ from intestine plasmacytoid DCs at homeostasis, contributing to tonic localized innate immune responses www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Excited to share the most recent work from our lab! In which we seek out the cellular source of homeostatic IFNL in the gut and find that gut pDC are ‘rewired’ to produce IFNL over type I IFNs.

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells in the intestine preferentially produce interferon lambda at homeostasis contributing to tonic localized innate immune responses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.25.672167v1

Come be my boss! We’re looking for a passionate and supportive leader for our Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Research in MMI spans diverse models and systems of host-pathogen interactions. Come join us in the beautiful Pacific NW! facultycareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/35624/c...

Abstract deadline extended to Monday, June 30! And travel grants are still available to student and post-doc members. Don't miss out - REPOST to share the info with others.

International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)@cytokinesociety.bsky.social · last yr.

Don't forget 📆 Abstract deadline for poster or oral presentations is June 18. Please repost to your network to spread the word! More info or register at seattle.cytokinesociety.org

Excited to share with you my postdoctoral work published today in Nature Microbiology! www.nature.com/articles/s41... We have known for a while that stress can impact the outcome of infectious diseases; however, we reveal in our paper that it is not always detrimental.

Environmental stress drives clearance of a persistent enteric virus in mice - Nature Microbiology

Cage change of mice with persistent murine astrovirus infection triggers stress responses marked by corticosterone fluctuation, which is followed by CD8 T cell activation and induction of epithelial a...

nature.com

Cytokines 2025: Submit your abstract for an oral or poster presentation by June 30th! Student and post-doctoral travel grants are still available. Don’t miss out! seattle.cytokinesociety.org #Cytokines #Immunology #innate #adaptive #conferences #Seattle

Valerie Rodriguez Irizarry’s tour de force paper on murine norovirus adaptation/egress is now out in peer-reviewed form ‪@plosbiology.org‬. It highlights the power of forward genetics in virology research. 🧵 1/10 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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 Xiaomin Yao and Eugene Rudensky for publishing this story @cp-immunity.bsky.social! Big thank you to NIH for making this work possible. Here’s a brief summary of this 🤯 finding about a gene variant that YOU 🫵 most likely have 1/n

Norovirus tropism depends partly on entry receptors, but what is the role of cellular #lipids? @orchardlab.bsky.social &co show that TMEM30a-mediated lipid asymmetry is crucial for murine #norovirus infection, influencing membrane fluidity, viral binding & entry @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4409MtI

💐 To NIH and NSF program officers, and anyone else trying to keep those institutions alive: Thank you for trying to do an impossible job in an impossible time. I’m sorry for all of us that this is the world we’re living in. 1/n

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.

Just before bedtime last night I got a message from inside NIH which read: “It’s so, so bad and no one cares (who has any influence)” I asked “What, in particular?” My friend responded “Everything”

Co-Chairs, Michael Gale, Jr. and @ramlabuw.bsky.social invite abstract submissions for Cytokines2025. Topics include adaptive immunity, cytokine signaling, interferon stimulated genes, structure- function, and more. Submit: seattle.cytokinesociety.org/call-for-abs... Deadline is May 18, 2025.

Repost if you're planning to go.

International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)@cytokinesociety.bsky.social · last yr.

Cytokines 2025: Call for abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Topics include adaptive immunity, cytokine signaling, clinical applications, interferon stimulated genes, structure- function of cytokines, and more. seattle.cytokinesociety.org/call-for-abs... The deadline is May 18, 2025.

Congratulations Ying-Han Chen and Kim Zaldana for showing how B cells are altered when lab mice 🐭 are released outdoors! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Here’s some context for the paper followed by how gov’t 💰 + other sources combine to make these types of studies possible 1/n

Rewilding catalyzes maturation of the humoral immune system

Releasing laboratory mice into the natural environment enhanced maturation and activation of the humoral immune system.

science.org

Today, immunologists nationwide are making their voices heard! Our AAI Public Policy Fellows are on Capitol Hill, advocating for critical research funding and policies. Join them by participating in our letter-writing campaign: ow.ly/QLvQ50VaY23. #PPFPHillDay #SciPol #Advocacy

NEW: In every way, shape, form, actions being taken say ‘don’t go into science,’ Donna Ginther told me as NIH forced to cancel programs to train future researchers. More than 1,000 students, including one who emailed 60 PIs, now scrambling to find positions. www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/t...

Cancellation of NIH summer internships disrupts ‘vital’ training program for U.S. scientists

The NIH cancelled an internship program that gave more than 1,000 college students hands-on research training each summer

statnews.com

@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."

bizjournals.com

First post on Bluesky! Excited to share the first paper from our lab in 2025! cell.com/cell-host-mi.... Our study demonstrates that UV-inactivated replication-defective rotaviruses can cause diarrhea in neonatal mice, suggesting the host response also contributes to diarrhea to flush out the virus.

Innate immune sensing of rotavirus by intestinal epithelial cells leads to diarrhea

Hou et al. demonstrate in an infant mouse model that innate immune sensing of enteric viruses induces IFN-λ signaling, which downregulates an apical chloride exchanger that leads to increased intestin...

cell.com

Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️ www.rarediseaseday.org

Mark your calendars Cytokines 2025 Westin Seattle! Abstract submission is opening soon. Make sure to note these important deadlines: -Abstract Submission deadline: Wednesday 18 June -Early-Bird Registration Deadline: Friday 25 July Group room rate $236 seattle.cytokinesociety.org for more details

The restriction on Federal Register posts appear to be still in effect. This is blocking the (legal) scheduling of study sections and, soon, advisory council meetings. I have heard that some study section meetings that had been scheduled have been cancelled. 4/n

a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` why why '' written above it .

ALT: a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` why why '' written above it .

media.tenor.com

Internal NIH guidance updated yesterday. Just canceling stuff each day from here on out I guess, pending new guidance. Killing science off both slowly and incredibly rapidly.

No new NIH study sections have been announced in the Federal Register since Jan 21. But I hear that colleagues have been asked to serve. Does your meeting appear in these announcements? If this applies to you, please check and reply here with info! www.federalregister.gov/documents/se...

Document Search Results for 'center for scientific review'

Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...

federalregister.gov