Glad to see I'm not the only one who automatically started singing "Bunny in the mirror" when I saw this 😂🪞
daily bunnies 🐇✨@dailybunnies.bsky.social · 3mo ago
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daily bunnies 🐇✨@dailybunnies.bsky.social · 3mo ago
Bhattacharya: "I don't see a bottleneck now.... My job is to make sure every single dollar goes out, and it will go out by the end of the year on excellent science. A lot of the concerns, it just seems like political noise to me. It's not reality." Reality... 🧵1/6 www.27unihted.org/jay-fact-che...
🚨 JUST IN: A French woman who contracted hantavirus in a cruise ship cluster has developed the most critical form of the disease. She is now on ECMO an 'artificial lung' and is fighting for her life
Alternatively activated #monocyte-derived myeloid cells promote extracellular pathogen persistence in pulmonary fungal #granulomas. New study from @ivanzheng.bsky.social, Makeni Jean Pierre and colleagues from the Dang lab @ragoninstitute.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
We’re hiring! Our department is recruiting for a tenure-track faculty position. We seek outstanding candidates working broadly in molecular microbiology, immunology, and host–pathogen interactions. Please share widely! @jnpruneda.bsky.social @rauchlab.bsky.social 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.
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BIG BREAKING: Just spoke with my CDC sources. They said RFK Jr. has ordered a complete pause on infectious diseases testing, which includes rabies, tuberculosis, mumps, and hantavirus. RFK Jr. wants to freely move these infectious diseases among the people. Please spread this message widely.
Time to think about nominations 🧪🦠 #Tuberculosis #WomenInStem
Prize Lectures
Each year, the Microbiology Society awards Prize Lectures in recognition of significant contributions to microbiology. All members are invited to nominate an outstanding microbiologist for a Microbiol...
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STAT story on the President's NIH budget request www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/t... 1/2
NIH would get $5 billion cut under Trump’s 2027 budget, but Congress unlikely to go along
The White House is asking Congress to cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health and downsize the number of institutes and centers from 27 to 22
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This is really not a way to live.
Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe President's fiscal year 2027 Budget was released today. Important---Important---Important The President's Budget is always fundamentally a political document that Congress may or may not (usually not) take very seriously. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... 1/9
AAI strongly urges Congress to reject the Administration's proposal to cut the NIH budget by $5.8 billion and continue its longstanding support for lifesaving biomedical research. Read our statement in full: https://ow.ly/cVXj50YCWfK
I have a new comment piece out in Nature today. rdcu.be/e7LVS 1/6
How data can help to guide NIH funding policy | Nature
The US National Institutes of Health has troves of information on grant applications. Analysing it can assist with decision-making on issues such as equity. The US National Institutes of Health has troves of information on grant applications. Analysing it can assist with decision-making on issues such as equity.
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If only we had an intervention, like I don't know, a vaccine that works!
SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@covid19disease.bsky.social · 5mo ago⚠️ BREAKING: Measles Exposure Alert in Sacramento 100+ Children Potentially Exposed After Contact With Unvaccinated Child.
Some shit is about to go down with NIH study sections, friends. Keep your eyes peeled for change that may affect your grant submissions.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
"We have resigned because: We protest the hypocrisy of an NIH leadership that claims to protect academic freedom while censoring grants and staff communication." The #NIH is the biggest public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world. It has always received bipartisan support. Sad.
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 7mo ago“The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left” www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
"NIH leadership turmoil adds to politicization concerns" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
NIH leadership turmoil adds to politicization concerns
NIH director was prevented from reappointing institute head
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🚨Doubtmongering horror show. "The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children..." Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
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💥New paper alert!💥 What’s better than starting 2026 with an @annualreviews.bsky.social #Immunology, often a once-in-a-life honor ❤️?! Check it out if you want to know everything about type III interferons #IFN! Thanks to my wonderful team for their amazing work 🤗 doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Molecular, Cellular, Tissue, and Organismal Functions of Type III Interferons
Type III interferons are essential immune mediators playing pleiotropic roles during health and disease. In this review, we highlight the molecular and cellular pathways that lead to the production of...
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I think we all need some good news for global health and infectious diseases!
BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · 8mo agoFive real global health wins in 2025 1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected; 2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries; 3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved; 4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics; 5. A promising new antimalarial. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
NEW PREPRINT! We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs [1/n]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Strain Discordance Among People With Tuberculosis and a History of Household Contact, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: In this systematic review of molecular epidemiology studies, we describe the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strain discordance amo
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Two pieces of fun news: 1. We've launched a new website for our lab: www.brysonlab.org 2. With some new funding, we are recruiting for new postdocs and graduate students. The projects build upon our previous studies of antigen presentation and phagosome biology and go into new exciting dimensions!
The Bryson Lab | Vaccine Development & Research at MIT
Developing effective accessible vaccines to end tuberculosis worldwide. Combining immunoengineering, molecular microbiology & systems biology at MIT.
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The pipeline of scientists is cracked at every level now: recent grads can't get jobs/research experience because we're all conservative about hiring in this climate, fewer grad school spots, killing many fellowship pipelines, and now the early career investigators are disproportionately impacted.
Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 8mo agoNew story in STAT with data about Early Stage Investigators www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n... 1/4
These NIH AIDS cycle due dates though.. Why are there any deadlines for anything first week of Jan? My end of 2025 rant. Thank you for listening to my podcast.
Upon submitting your abstract, you may apply for a Travel Award by 11:59 PM ET, December 16. These awards assist with travel expenses to #IMMUNOLOGY2026™ in Boston, MA, from April 15-19, 2026. https://ow.ly/lbwR50XKocE
Senators should have the same health care as their constituents.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
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