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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hey #IUIS2025 participants, check out our poster on Wednesday, August 20, 12:15 - 13:45 | Poster Area (Hall X5) #neuroimmunology. We brought data from our new "BrEndO" mouse model for cerebral vasculitis #CD8 #Tcells #immunology

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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · Aug 10

Pretty certain running a lab is mostly about making signs to avoid inconveniences & minor catastrophes. 😊

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jul 29

Today, our blood sample preparation container arrived. Still needs to be filled with equipment 😊 then we are ready for the first blood samples in October #nanobodies #vhh #antibodies #immunology

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jul 24

Boost #1 of Campaign #1: done 🦙😊

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jul 22

Rest in peace Ozzy 🥲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5n... one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs

BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" from 'The End' (Live Video)

YouTube video by Black Sabbath

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Pablo J. Sáez @pjsaez.bsky.social · Jul 18

#HotFromThePress !!

What if instead of analyzing 4-6 pathology markers you could check >100 in the *same* sample?

@maltekuehl.com & co @puellesv.bsky.social lab introduce #PathoPlex, method that could even predict disease

Full www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@focalplane.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪🔬

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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · Jul 14

It’s hard being a scientist these days and I’ve captured that indescribable feeling that we are all facing in a new word!!

open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...

Wissenschaftweltschmerz!

If you're a scientist, it's what you're feeling.

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jul 10

Today, we startet our first #nanobody discovery campaign by immunizing two of our alpacas, one by s.c. protein injection and one by gene gun. Crossing our fingers for a good HcAb response 🤞🏻💪🏻

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jul 6

A warm welcome to our newest #nanobody discovery team member! “Occi” arrived this weekend and smothly joined the herd. Soon, she will help us generating new #nanobodies against antigen targets used in research and/or for medical application

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Jun 24

Should I check this #alpaca for #nanobodies conferring resistance to electric shock? … or should I first check the electric fence energiser 😆 #vhh #antibody

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · May 31

Our alpaca mares have their summer coat since yesterday. Ethics are approved, antigen production is ongoing, and we hope to start the first round of immunization in July. Super excited!!! 🦙🧬🔬👨‍🔬

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Dan @antonioslamsci.bsky.social · May 13

gift link

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Opinion | The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren’t in ICE Detention

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Mark Kaplan @statfourwork.bsky.social · Apr 28

What does a science PhD really teach you? The ability to say “I don’t know, but I can find out.”
open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...

I have a particular set of skills

The first step to using them is saying “I don’t know”

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WHO @who.int · Apr 27

Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the past 50 years. A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork

bit.ly/wiw2025

Every 10 seconds vaccination saves a life. Immunization for all is humanly possible.

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Apr 16

And here is the editor @pchoern.bsky.social Welcome to bluesky

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Apr 14

It is always a pleasure to get young students enthusiastic about science! A few days ago we had a whole class in our department, showcasing #Nanobody research. What can I say - it was fun! Hope to see some of you around on campus some time! #sfb1328

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Apr 14

I am happy to report that our chapter on "Flow Cytometric Analysis of Mouse Brain CD8+ T Cell Activation" is out now! It is part of a book on "T cell activation" curated and edited by Björn-Philipp Diercks of #sfb1328
link.springer.com/protocol/10....

Flow Cytometric Analysis of Mouse Brain CD8+ T Cell Activation

Cytotoxic CD8+ T cell lymphocytes are pivotal for fighting infections with intracellular pathogens, e.g., viruses. Moreover, recent studies have elucidated the role of CD8+ T cells in various neuroinf...

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · Mar 27

Not good.

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 11

I received one of the 232 NIH grant "terminations" sent to scientists at Columbia last night. My research focuses on improving maternal and child health in the US. Also affected: ongoing clinical trials, research training programs, and research centers that aim to improve the health of Americans.

Hundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict, administrator says

The National Institutes of Health is terminating 232 grants for scientific research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, according to an email an administrator sent to faculty.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Feb 26

Texas measles outbreak update: 124 cases, 18 hospitalized, & now the first death of a child, who was not vaccinated.

Tragic, preventable, & a direct consequence of the deadly lies spread by anti-vaxx grifters, one of whom is now the most powerful health official in the US.

Texas announces first death in measles outbreak
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the first death from measles in the ongoing outbreak in the South Plains and Panhandle regions.
The school-aged child who was not vaccinated was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles.
As of Feb. 25, 124 cases of measles have been confirmed in the outbreak since late January. Most of the cases are in children. Eighteen people have been hospitalized over the course of the outbreak.

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Björn Rissiek @brissiek.bsky.social · Feb 22

Exciting special issue coming up in 2025: #purinergic signaling is a fascinating cellular communication hub in many different organ and tissue systems…including the immune system. The special issue is curated and edited by colleagues from #SFB1328.

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Call for Papers – Purinergic Signaling: Medicinal Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, and Translation into Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drugs

OR SEARCH CITATIONS

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Victor J. Torres @torreslab.bsky.social · Jan 17

Come and join our team at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! We are seeking a Sr Scientist to advance our research on immune responses to infection/vaccination. This is a financially stable position offering a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits.
talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

Senior Scientist-Immunology, Vaccinology, Infection in Memphis, Tennessee | St. Jude Careers

St. Jude Careers is hiring a Senior Scientist-Immunology, Vaccinology, Infection in Memphis, Tennessee. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · Jan 8

New approach: Nanobody inhibitors that target Ebolavirus are under development at Univ of Minnesota. Nanobodies are tiny antibodies from animals like alpacas allowing access to viral regions too small for larger antibodies. This one blocks EBV's ability to enter human cells phys.org/news/2025-01...

Scientists develop nanobody inhibitors to target deadly Ebola virus

Ebola virus, one of the deadliest pathogens, has a fatality rate of about 50%, posing a serious threat to global health and safety. To address this challenge, researchers at the University of Minnesot...

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Jan 14

Our paper on nurturing a #PositiveResearchCulture within your #research #team published by @wellcometrust.bsky.social gives useful tips for your lab. As well as making you a good team leader, nurturing culture pays off in building your science: 1/11

wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-3...

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Davide Angeletti @angelettilab.bsky.social · Jan 9

Excited to share our first paper of 2025, just published in @naturecomms.bsky.social 🧪🦠

Fantastic work by first author Zhao-Shan Chen and great collaboration with Qiyun Zhu and colleagues at Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute.

Short thread below 🧵
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#ViroSky

Influenza A Virus H7 nanobody recognizes a conserved immunodominant epitope on hemagglutinin head and confers heterosubtypic protection

Nature Communications - H7N9 influenza A virus circulates in poultry but can also infect humans with often fatal outcome. Here, Chen et al. identify a novel nanobody that cross-reacts between H7N9...

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