If you are searching for a post-doc opportunity in skin biology and HSV-1 research, please reach out to be considered for our T32 Interdisciplinary Training Program in Skin Biology. (please note this fellowship is only available for U.S. citizens or green card holders)

Voting for ASV (American Society for Virology) president ends next week, and I only now learned that @szparalab.bsky.social is in the running! Moriah is one of the most caring people, especially for trainees, in our field, and I can't recommend her enough ❤️

The Akhtar Lab @manneresearch.bsky.social and Northwestern University @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social is hiring a full time RESEARCH TECHNICIAN. If you want to study neonatal HSV pathogenesis please send me a message and apply for the position here: luriechildrens.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/externalport...

Course evaluations are in (upper division Virology) 😂😂

Happy holidays!

We are searching for a lab manager! If you are detailed oriented, like southern california, HSV-1, sequencing and microscopy, please get in touch :)

Our home department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry at UC Irvine is looking to hire a new tenure-track assistant professor in the broad area of structural biology. Come be our colleague! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09887 Please apply and/or share this post.

Assistant Professor in Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

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I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at the University of Florida in January 2026! My lab will study RNA virus-host interactions with a particular focus on the spatial regulation of viral replication and innate immune activation. genoyerlab.com

UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪 careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

f you’re interested in our latest developments have a look at: Comparative Systems Virology Symposium: Jens Bosse youtu.be/PlAcAR1-IJA?si… via @YouTube Thanks to the @czbiohub for organizing and my amazing team for the great data!

Comparative Systems Virology Symposium: Jens Bosse

YouTube video by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network

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Vincent's new paper, describing the vast heterogeneity in HSV-1 progeny production by individual human keratinocytes, is now on line! (and recieved the Editor's pick). Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

HSV-1 progeny production by individual human keratinocytes spans three orders of magnitude | Journal of Virology

Viruses are defined by their ability to take over host cells and turn them into factories that produce new progeny. Recent advances in Biology allowed us to study viral infections at the single-cell l...

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The Xue lab at UC Irvine is looking for a staff scientist to support our work investigating how microbes interact and evolve in the gut microbiome! Open to a wide range of previous experience levels, see ad for more. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601

Junior, Assistant, or Associate Specialist – Xue Lab

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

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In this study, led by BlueSky-less superstar undergrad Andrew Lazarus, we set out to ask whether longer reactivation events during sleep lead to more memory benefits. Results suggest this is not the case, but there are some disclaimers. Read all about it! #sleep www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Manipulating memory processing during sleep to explore the critical duration of reactivation events

Newly encoded memories are reactivated and consolidated during sleep. However, how the reactivation of a specific memory unfolds over time is poorly u…

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It's a hard time to get excited about science, but still - getting ready to CRISPR ✂️✂️

Thank you @bwfund.bsky.social for the support! I am excited to be apart of this year’s #BWFPath cohort.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund@bwfund.bsky.social · last yr.

Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/announc... #bwfpath

@virulentmind.bsky.social was just announced as BW investigator! So awesome and truly well deserved. Go Megan!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund@bwfund.bsky.social · last yr.

Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/announc... #bwfpath

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚

Our department is looking to hire an Associate/Full Professor in the field of Virology. Please share and apply if you are intersted. Also happy to answer any questions recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09552

Associate/ Full Professor of Virology in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

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Many hundreds (perhaps up to 1000) of additional NIH grants appear to be have been terminated on Friday. I have updated the data from the HHS TAGGS site (and converted it from a pdf to an Excel file) on the dashboard but many hundreds are still missing. jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Excited to share @joelrc.bsky.social 's new paper examining the factors underlying cell-to-cell heterogeneity in interferon induction during flu infection: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Is the Government Shutting Down? Here's what’s happening. youtu.be/Vobvw7JLuEM?...

Is the Government Shutting Down? Schiff Reveals the Truth.

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff

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The House Continuing Resolution budget “adjustments” for NIH are drastic. Here are some examples:

ATTENTION: TALENT AVAILABLE It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse). There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month. IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE

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It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

Out now: how Herpesviruses induce and need the transcription factor DUX4, usually active only at the earliest stages of embryogenesis. Lead by Eva/Florian from @uni-freiburg.de, with @nirdrayman.bsky.social, us from @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social and many others. www.nature.com/articles/s41... … (1/6)

Going over application materials for our grad program, and came across this beauty. Anyone care to explain to the letter writer what's the issue? 😂

Excited for my first bluesky post announcing TWO openings for tenure track positions in virology! I am chair of the search committee and with a new department head Mike Gale we are in an exciting building phase. Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...