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The Walker Lab at UTHealth @walkerlab.bsky.social · 1d

Only a few more days! Check out our speaker highlights 👇 to find out more!

UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · 1d

#UTIsky, say hello to our third #UTIhour speaker Dr. Manita Guragain, PhD! 👋

Dr. Guragain is a research microbiologist at the US Department of Agriculture (#USDA) agricultural research service, where she studies non-diarrheagenic foodbourne pathogens ( 🦠 in 🥩🍗🍖)

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · 2d

So proud of my students Alyssa La Bella @alabella14.bsky.social and Ellsa Wongso for given a great presentations at the Candida and Candidiasis 2025 meeting in Berlin!!

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 7d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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The Walker Lab at UTHealth @walkerlab.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars for the next #UTIHour on Oct 14th focusing on veterinary #UTI

UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · Aug 12

Daisy is a healthy pup, but she's still pawsitively devoted to supporting animals' urinary health ❤️🐶

That's why our #UTIhour on October 14th (12EDT) is on veterinary #UTI!

Do you have a furry friend who supports urinary health? Post a photo and tag us or send it here to post

A white dog curled up on a fluffy black bed with her ball

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · Aug 7

Curious about the link between blood clotting and urinary health? Our new review, published in ATVB. Thanks Jonathan Molina for your hard work in this publication!! #hemostasis #urology #LUTS @globaluti.bsky.social
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Role of Clot Formation and Plasminogen Activation in Lower Urinary Tract Pathologies | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Hemostasis, a critical physiological process, is essential for stopping bleeding and initiating tissue repair after injury. It involves a tightly coordinated interplay between coagulation (blood clott...

www.ahajournals.org

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out this awesome study from our Notre Dame colleagues, @aacostaserrano.bsky.social and Lee Haines!! Nitisinone kills insecticide-resistant mosquitoes through cuticular uptake

parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The β-triketone, nitisinone, kills insecticide-resistant mosquitoes through cuticular uptake - Parasites & Vectors

Background Insecticide resistance in disease-transmitting arthropods of agricultural, veterinary, and public health significance poses a significant threat to vector control programs worldwide. Previo...

parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com

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Jessica Budke 🌱🥼🔬 @mossplants.bsky.social · Jul 22

Looking for a #postdoc position in evolutionary biology?
Come join the Budke Lab @utknoxville.bsky.social! Read more about the lab jmbudke.github.io & apply here fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Please share widely. Thanks!
#Postdocposition #PostdocOpportunity

The Budke Lab in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee (http://jmbudke.github.io/) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on an NSF-funded project. This project is investigating morphological evolution in a phylogenetic context using moss plants as the experimental system.
The research responsibilities will include (1) assembling morphological datasets using the literature and herbarium specimens, (2) compiling DNA sequence datasets from publicly available resources and laboratory-based methods using herbarium specimens, and (3) combining these data to analyze the evolution of morphological structures across a phylogeny.
Opportunities will also be available to develop novel research questions focusing on the functional morphology, physiology, and evolution of the parent-offspring relationship in mosses. Supervising and mentoring undergraduate researchers in both the laboratory and herbarium will be required.
An additional aim of this project is to build awareness of and appreciation for plants and botanical natural history collections. As part of the team, the postdoc will participate in hands-on outreach events, such as Darwin Day. The postdoc will also co-lead a May-term course for undergraduate students on collections-based research.
Apply by 17 August 2025 for full consideration.

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are pleased to announce our latest Nature Review Urology article, "CAUTIon — not all UTIs are the same," a comprehensive overview of catheter-associated UTIs. This monumental effort, led by Jonathan Molina, PhD. @globaluti.bsky.social rdcu.be/eyPrx

CAUTIon — not all UTIs are the same

Nature Reviews Urology - This Review provides a thorough comparison between uncomplicated urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, highlighting that these...

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The Walker Lab at UTHealth @walkerlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Don’t miss it!

UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · Jul 10

(3/3) The zoom link to watch #UTIhour live at 9am EDT/1pm UTC is on UTIGA.org/upcoming. We will also upload a recording after the fact to UTIGA.org/past

Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance

International society of clinical, research and biomedical professionals

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UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · Jul 7

(1/2) Our #UTIhour host, Arthika Manoharan, is a regular #UTIGA superstar 🌟 who won a 2024 travel award & presented at #UTICONF24

She's assembled a GREAT group of researchers to present on pediatric #UTIs this FRIDAY, 7/11, 9am EDT/1PM UDT (utiga.org/upcoming)

Let's catch up with her👇

Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance

No membership fees Join now!

utiga.org

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UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · Jul 7

(2/2) Dr. Manoharan is a postdoctoral researcher who works with Whiteley Corporation & @sydney.edu.au 🇦🇺🦘

Since our last thread about her on X, she was awarded seed funding to investigate the natural anti-biofilm activity of honey in chronic UTI. How cool!

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · Jun 25

Big congratulations to our student Alyssa La Bella! She got the Milton Huppert Graduate Student Award from MMSA for her outstanding contribution to medical mycology, and Alyssa's work on unveiling fungal infection during CAUTI is truly groundbreaking. @globaluti.bsky.social

Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · Jun 24

Super excited and delighted to introduce @alabella14.bsky.social this Thursday for her student award from MMSA. She will be giving a short presentation on our latest collaborative work on C. auris during the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link shorturl.at/QRMCU). Congrats Alyssa!

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David Amado Vidal @holdthelamp.bsky.social · Jun 25

From now on, this nurse will watch C. auris urinary cases on echinocandins closely. At any hint of treatment failure, I'll be ready to call the doctor !! I love seeing such bright and hardworking young scientists. Congrats for this doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@alabella14.bsky.social !

Candida auris is emerging as a prevalent urinary pathogen

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections, with a subgroup of these infections, catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs), accounting for 40% of nosocomial infections. While the ma...

doi.org

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The Walker Lab at UTHealth @walkerlab.bsky.social · Jun 25

Check out this great interview by Dr. Henry Schreiber on @liveutifree.bsky.social YouTube channel He talks all about the gut-bladder axis www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6X_...

Why UTI is a Whole Body Problem: The Gut-Bladder Axis with Dr. Henry Schreiber

YouTube video by Live UTI Free

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Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · Jun 24

Super excited and delighted to introduce @alabella14.bsky.social this Thursday for her student award from MMSA. She will be giving a short presentation on our latest collaborative work on C. auris during the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link shorturl.at/QRMCU). Congrats Alyssa!

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Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · Jun 24

I want to thank MMSA for selecting me for this award (together with Dr. Sebastian Wurster) and congratulate all the other award recipients (including one of my students!) that will be giving talks this Thursday on the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link bit.ly/4jZziDz). Thanks to all involved!

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations!!

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · May 17

Hooding and graduation ceremony!! I am so proud of my students Jonathan Molina and Armando Marrufo!! Congratulations Drs!!

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Christina Stallings @stallingslab.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations Rachel Kinsella and everyone who contributed to this work!! Read more here about the autophagy-independent role for ATG5 in regulating type I IFN-induced neutrophil NET release and swarming!!

Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · May 15

ATG5 suppresses type I IFN-dependent neutrophil effector functions during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

ATG5 suppresses type I IFN-dependent neutrophil effector functions during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice - Nature Microbiology

ATG5 expression in neutrophils counters type I interferon signalling and downstream activation of neutrophil swarming and NET release to limit disease severity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infect...

www.nature.com

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · May 11

Slow horses, Silo, for all man kind, your friends and neighbors

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Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · May 7

Is Candida auris the next big catheter-associated UTI threat? @afloresmireles.bsky.social and myself believe it already is. Read about the alarming emergence of this superbug as a prevalent urinary pathogen in this PLoS Pathogens article. More cool research coming out soon! doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Candida auris is emerging as a prevalent urinary pathogen

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections, with a subgroup of these infections, catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs), accounting for 40% of nosocomial infections. While the ma...

doi.org

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · May 7

Check out our latest review that highlights the growing threat of Candida auris in UTIs, its prevalence in catheterized patients, high mortality and antifungal resistance. Thanks Alyssa @alabella14.bsky.social, Felipe Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social!

journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Candida auris is emerging as a prevalent urinary pathogen

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections, with a subgroup of these infections, catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs), accounting for 40% of nosocomial infections. While the ma...

journals.plos.org

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Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social · Mar 31

Amazing talk by our student, Alyssa La Bella, @alabella14.bsky.social!!! Presenting her work in C. auris CAUTI!

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Feb 21

Ok scientists & those who love science 🧪: here is another exhortation. Call Congress TODAY about the freeze on NIH Council Meetings and Study Sections. Emphasize that this means NO new grants are being funded & labs will soon start to shut down and fire employees. Phone numbers are at:
5calls.org

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

5calls.org

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UTI Global Alliance @globaluti.bsky.social · Feb 18

Hey #UTIsky, are you presenting #UTI research at a domestic or international conference this year? #UTIGA may be able to help cover some costs🔥💰

We are now accepting applications for 2025 travel awards!

Application is in the "File Downloads" section of our site utiga.org/

#IDsky

Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance

No membership fees Join now!

utiga.org

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