Staci Bilbo
@sbilbo.bsky.social
Brain-body scientist. Microglia, neurodevelopment, and fetal programming of adult disease. Prof and Interim Chair of Neurobiology at Duke Univ.
I had great fun recording this podcast with the very talented Sia Gullapalli, who highlights Women in science open.spotify.com/episode/71jE...
How the Immune System Shapes the Brain | Dr. Staci Bilbo on Curiosity, Neuroscience & Scientific Discovery
Her Path to Success · Episode
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We are saddened to share that we lost a luminary in our field yesterday. Dr. Steven Maier died suddenly with the love of his life, Linda Watkins, at his side. Dr. Maier was one of the founders and intellectual giants of our society. He was funny, creative, brilliant, and kind.
Keep those comments on the OMB proposed rule coming! www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Comments Flood OMB Proposal on Political Control of Grants
The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.
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The entire NSF budget is less than what we spent in the first week of the war with Iran. The NIH accounts for a fraction of 1 percent of all federal spending. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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SOOO excited to share this new story from the lab, in which we identify a functional influenza-induced immune engram with behavioral and immune consequences, along with a potential therapeutic target within the lung-brain axis. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Well, I'm off to the Nobel Forum in Stockholm to accept my awa... er, to give a talk at the first Nobel conference on microglia!! Exciting either way. 😝
Join us at #PNIRS2026 in #NewOrleans for a spotlight on how maternal-fetal communication primes lifelong neurodevelopment 🗣️ Adrienne Antonson, PhD 🗣️ @evanbordt.bsky.social, PhD 🗣️ @banugphd.bsky.social, PhD 🗓️ Wed Jun 24, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 🎟️ Register for the annual meeting today! 🔗 buff.ly/6G0x48n
What if the key to healthier aging lies in immune memory, exercise, and how neurons clean house? Young minds from Duke are advancing the science of aging from multiple angles. #AcademicSky #MedSky https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/young-minds-tackling-old-questions
Young Minds Tackling Old Questions
The next generation of researchers is driving discoveries focused on ensuring longer lives are healthier, more active, and more vital.
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This is crazy! Stegosaurus is the correct answer.
Derp Dinosaur GIF
ALT: Derp Dinosaur GIF
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David H. Montgomery@dhmontgomery.com · 4mo agoA shocking new poll result: Many Americans somehow don't have a favorite dinosaur. And only 6% give the correct answer (triceratops). Check out YouGov's new polling on Americans and dinosaurs: yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your...
Happy day in the Bilbo lab, as we congratulate Dr. S. Monroe on their amazing defense!
Let’s celebrate women and girls in scientific research! Often underestimated, women drive research in biomedical sciences both intellectually and at the bench. Research should be a “gender-blind” endeavor, but rarely is. Stop bigotry ! Stop unconscious bias ! Go women & girls!
PSA for all #microglia lovers: certain Iba1 antibodies (see our new paper below for details) label not only microglia, but also vasopressin neurons, at least in mice. Brain region and species matter. A friendly reminder to always validate your antibodies! 🔬 www.eneuro.org/content/13/2...
A Common Iba1 Antibody Labels Vasopressin Neurons in Mice
There are a wide variety of commercially available antibodies for labeling microglial cells based on different protein targets, as well as antibodies for the same protein target made in different spec...
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Wonderful holiday lab party last night, with very fun white elephant. Lots of stealing commenced. Everyone wanted this adorable mouse in their own little enrichment cage 😂
Super excited to share this new story led by @jedziabis.bsky.social where she defines a critical role for microglial innate immune signaling in PV cell and perineuronal net (PNN) development in hippocampus, and consequences for plasticity and behavior in adulthood www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Microglial MyD88-dependent signaling influences extracellular matrix development and interneuron maturation in the hippocampus
Parvalbumin interneurons (PVIs) are disrupted across diverse neurodevelopmental disorders, highlighting their vulnerability to developmental perturbations. Inflammation can perturb PVI development and...
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oh, hey, just photo boothing with the Provost at the Duke holiday party...😂
⏳ Just 10 days remaining to submit your symposium proposal for #PNIRS2026. Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight your work! #PNIRS #Psychoneuroimmunology #PNIRS2026 #NOLA #NewOrleans
PNIRS@pnirs.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨 Symposium proposal deadline is December 5 — one month away. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your PNI research! #PNIRS2026
My niece is obsessed with bugs and creepy crawly things right now, so I'm working on this jumping spider for her. I think he's pretty cute!
Spending the last precious weeks of my sabbatical doing ACTUAL LAB WORK! Hooray! here are confocal images of very angry microglia (red) attacking amyloid plaques (teal) in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (left photo), and synaptic staining in young brains. #fluorescencefriday 1 day early.
I am very grateful for Steve's leadership and excited to step into this new role! www.neuro.duke.edu/news/lisberg...
Lisberger to step down as department chair; Bilbo named interim leader
Stephen Lisberger, PhD, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology, will step down from his role as
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Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 9mo agoNYT obituary of Jim Watson. A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
my first #FluorescenceFriday post! Mouse hippocampus showing microglia, a lysosomal marker (CD68), and Aggrecan, a perineuronal net component. 😍 Image by Dr. Julia Dziabis!
Air pollution from fossil fuels kills 200,000 to 350,000 Americans. Every year.
Reuters@reuters.com · 9mo agoRFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4hxHgEh
Deadline for applications- November 1st!
John Pearson@jmxpearson.bsky.social · 11mo agoDuke Cell Biology is hiring in AI/ML! @scottsoderling.bsky.social, @rohitsingh8080.bsky.social, and others are building a very active community around ML for discovery science, and Duke is a great place to be. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30509
Deadline TODAY at 5pm Central! ACNP Promising Targets Submissions are open for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. For more information, visit: tinyurl.com/4euj9bca #ACNP2026
