Ira Blader
@bladerlab.bsky.social
I'm a Professor who studies how parasites grow and cause disease. NY ➡️ קיבוץ כפר בלום ➡️ VT➡️UAB ➡️Stanford ➡️OUHSC ➡️UB➡️VT. Currently, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at Virginia Tech Vet School https://tinyurl.com/mrxm2uhm
@ubereats.bsky.social your online help is impossible to navigate. Is it bc the food you just delivered is horrible?
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@ubereats.bsky.social your online help is impossible to navigate. Is it bc the food you just delivered is horrible?
Interested in how infections cause seizures? Then, read on! We discovered that Toxoplasma selectively eliminates inhibitory synapses in brain. You will study how these synapses are removed. Please send brief review of research interests and goals, CV, and names of 3 refs to: [email protected].
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Interested in how infections cause seizures? Then, read on! We discovered that Toxoplasma selectively eliminates inhibitory synapses in brain. You will study how these synapses are removed. Please send brief review of research interests and goals, CV, and names of 3 refs to: [email protected].
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The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.
January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.
Long live the bubble screens #gobills #billsmafia
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Long live the bubble screens #gobills #billsmafia
@mikefeigin.bsky.social all thise bubble screens this season paid. Joe Brady is
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January 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
@mikefeigin.bsky.social all thise bubble screens this season paid. Joe Brady is
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NEWS
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
Full Story: bit.ly/4bqLdcY
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
Full Story: bit.ly/4bqLdcY
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
NEWS
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
Full Story: bit.ly/4bqLdcY
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
Full Story: bit.ly/4bqLdcY
Epstein would like a word
NEWS: Asked by NYT if he thinks there are limits to his powers, Trump says:
“…one thing: my own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
John Kelly was right. This is the mind of a fascist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
“…one thing: my own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
John Kelly was right. This is the mind of a fascist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Epstein would like a word
I think he looks right with the sweatshirt!! #gobills #billsmafia
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January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I think he looks right with the sweatshirt!! #gobills #billsmafia
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Hey he actually knew about something!! Progress
Speaker Mike Johnson says of Venezuela: "This is not a regime change. This is a demand for change of behavior by a regime."
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Hey he actually knew about something!! Progress
Homemade Beef on Weck for last game at Highmark. #gobills #billsmafia
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Homemade Beef on Weck for last game at Highmark. #gobills #billsmafia
Awful headline by @cnn.com implying Trump is at a crossroads and is struggling with the moral dilemma that is war. In reality, this whole conflict with Venezuela was his own doing, is illegal as Congress has not approved these acts of war, nor has he explained to the country why this is happening
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Awful headline by @cnn.com implying Trump is at a crossroads and is struggling with the moral dilemma that is war. In reality, this whole conflict with Venezuela was his own doing, is illegal as Congress has not approved these acts of war, nor has he explained to the country why this is happening
@ou.edu as a former OU faculty, I am embarrased how you threw this student, your student, under the bus. Good luck finding future grad students to teach for you. I know that I won't be recommend to any of my students to go to Norman.
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
@ou.edu as a former OU faculty, I am embarrased how you threw this student, your student, under the bus. Good luck finding future grad students to teach for you. I know that I won't be recommend to any of my students to go to Norman.
I guess she didnt hear that doing pullups at the airport solves everything. If only she listened to her father.
The daughter of the US Transportation Secretary wants to abolish the TSA* because of her recent experience at the airport.
December 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I guess she didnt hear that doing pullups at the airport solves everything. If only she listened to her father.
Today was our Department's Holiday Breakfast Party. Each lab got their PI a small gift. Here's what I got. #billsmafia
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today was our Department's Holiday Breakfast Party. Each lab got their PI a small gift. Here's what I got. #billsmafia
This isn't insanity. This is a purposeful commitment to the continued slaughter of our children that certain leaders in this country seem hellbent on continuing.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This isn't insanity. This is a purposeful commitment to the continued slaughter of our children that certain leaders in this country seem hellbent on continuing.
Obviously @nytimes.com isn't a Josh Allen fan. #billsmafia
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Obviously @nytimes.com isn't a Josh Allen fan. #billsmafia
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Hi!! We are hiring 2 Visiting Assistant Professors in Anatomy & Physiology in my department at Idaho State. The priority deadline is Dec 19 for the application. The faculty are amazing and the location is beautiful. Here’s the ad link isu.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 🧪
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences (3046, 3839)
Job DescriptionIdaho State University’s Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for two 9-month, full time, Visiting Assistant Professo...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hi!! We are hiring 2 Visiting Assistant Professors in Anatomy & Physiology in my department at Idaho State. The priority deadline is Dec 19 for the application. The faculty are amazing and the location is beautiful. Here’s the ad link isu.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 🧪
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I am proud to share a new paper out of our lab. We showed that our antimicrobial works with copper and zinc to kill MRSA & Staph epi. It can function through mature biofilms they form and on multiple surfaces. This outstanding work was led by Yamil Sanchez-Rosario.
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N-benzyl-N-methyldithiocarbamate (BMDC) combines with metals to produce antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus epidermidis | mSphere
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus epidermidis, are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in vulnerable populations, contributing to an escalating health and economic burden. Biofilms are an important reservoir that protects bacteria from immune clearance and antimicrobial agents. However, current strategies to effectively target MRSA biofilms are limited. This research describes a therapeutic approach that can disrupt biofilms in both MRSA and S. epidermidis, thereby enhancing bacterial clearance.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I am proud to share a new paper out of our lab. We showed that our antimicrobial works with copper and zinc to kill MRSA & Staph epi. It can function through mature biofilms they form and on multiple surfaces. This outstanding work was led by Yamil Sanchez-Rosario.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Latest work from the @atheaslip.bsky.social lab! Congrats to all @asm.org #mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
An apicoplast-localized GTPase is essential for Toxoplasma gondii survival | mSphere
Toxoplasma gondii, and many other parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa, are pathogens with significant
medical and veterinary importance. Most Apicomplexa contain a non-photosynthetic plastid
organelle...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Latest work from the @atheaslip.bsky.social lab! Congrats to all @asm.org #mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
At a point in time when many in the public don't trust scientists and consider us elite and out of touch, posts like this are exactly why they think that way and I'd have a hard time arguing against them.
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At a point in time when many in the public don't trust scientists and consider us elite and out of touch, posts like this are exactly why they think that way and I'd have a hard time arguing against them.
This is basically welfare for farmers all because they got what they voted for. As republicans want of all welfare recipients I hope that the farmers have to undergo drug testing and that they have to demonstrate that they are actually working.
🧑🌾 Here comes the Trump farmer bailout to help cushion the blow of his trade war.
Farmers want trade, not aid.
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Farmers want trade, not aid.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is basically welfare for farmers all because they got what they voted for. As republicans want of all welfare recipients I hope that the farmers have to undergo drug testing and that they have to demonstrate that they are actually working.
Strong words from #philmickelson whose only contribution to society is hitting a golf ball around a course. And choking a shit load of times doing so. Maybe if he worried more about not fucking up instead of dreaming about caning immigrants be might not have choked so much
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Strong words from #philmickelson whose only contribution to society is hitting a golf ball around a course. And choking a shit load of times doing so. Maybe if he worried more about not fucking up instead of dreaming about caning immigrants be might not have choked so much