Marina Costa Fujishima
@costafum.bsky.social
A curious mind. ☕️ Immunology PhD candidate at U of M. Interested in mucosal immunology, microbiome and HIV research. she/her 🇧🇷🇨🇦
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Our paper on regulatory T cells and genital inflammation just out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Expansion of genital Tregs reduces neutrophil influx and maintains mucosal barrier integrity during inflammatory bacteria challenge
Inflammation in the female genital tract (FGT) is central to the initiation of an
effective host immune response against pathogens that are transmitted across this
surface. However, if dysregulated, i...
www.mucosalimmunology.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our paper on regulatory T cells and genital inflammation just out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Reposted by Marina Costa Fujishima
Wanted to highlight our latest preprint--a huge effort by multiple people and labs, but led primarily by @wsdewitt.github.io, Tatsuya Araki, and Ashni Vora, in a very close wet-dry collaboration with @matsen.bsky.social’s lab at the Hutch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Replaying germinal center evolution on a quantified affinity landscape
Darwinian evolution of immunoglobulin genes within germinal centers (GC) underlies the progressive increase in antibody affinity following antigen exposure. Whereas the mechanics of how competition be...
www.biorxiv.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Wanted to highlight our latest preprint--a huge effort by multiple people and labs, but led primarily by @wsdewitt.github.io, Tatsuya Araki, and Ashni Vora, in a very close wet-dry collaboration with @matsen.bsky.social’s lab at the Hutch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Opinion | Here are the people Trump doesn’t want to exist
Women, people of color and those in the LGBTQ+ community are main targets.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
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"And the best thing about the polio vaccine is that it even protects people who don't believe in it."
December 29, 2024 at 1:42 PM
"And the best thing about the polio vaccine is that it even protects people who don't believe in it."
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'At the institute I lead, almost all of the canceled grants were ones specifically awarded to support the training of young scientists. Each of these young scientists represents the future of American science: the next innovators, mentors, and developers of lifesaving treatments.'
What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists?
Undermining the future of American science is not a path to accountability — it’s a path to decline.
www.statnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
'At the institute I lead, almost all of the canceled grants were ones specifically awarded to support the training of young scientists. Each of these young scientists represents the future of American science: the next innovators, mentors, and developers of lifesaving treatments.'
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Excited to announce our newest #Immunology recruitment 🎉🥳
This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)🇨🇦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)!
Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date 👇
@umanitoba.bsky.social
This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)🇨🇦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)!
Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date 👇
@umanitoba.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Excited to announce our newest #Immunology recruitment 🎉🥳
This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)🇨🇦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)!
Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date 👇
@umanitoba.bsky.social
This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)🇨🇦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)!
Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date 👇
@umanitoba.bsky.social
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Dengue remains one of Brazil's most pressing public health challenges.
The Brazilian government is investing in a new single-dose vaccine as São Paulo state declares a state of emergency.
Lise Alves reports 👉 tinyurl.com/4xrma23b #MedSky
The Brazilian government is investing in a new single-dose vaccine as São Paulo state declares a state of emergency.
Lise Alves reports 👉 tinyurl.com/4xrma23b #MedSky
Brazil hopes for new vaccine to combat dengue
The government is investing in a new single-dose vaccine as São Paulo state declares
a state of emergency. Lise Alves reports.
tinyurl.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Dengue remains one of Brazil's most pressing public health challenges.
The Brazilian government is investing in a new single-dose vaccine as São Paulo state declares a state of emergency.
Lise Alves reports 👉 tinyurl.com/4xrma23b #MedSky
The Brazilian government is investing in a new single-dose vaccine as São Paulo state declares a state of emergency.
Lise Alves reports 👉 tinyurl.com/4xrma23b #MedSky
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With its anti-science and anti-public health policies, the US is now at risk for outbreaks of tuberculosis
As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social put it, "TB is both a form and expression of injustice"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social put it, "TB is both a form and expression of injustice"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
With its anti-science and anti-public health policies, the US is now at risk for outbreaks of tuberculosis
As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social put it, "TB is both a form and expression of injustice"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social put it, "TB is both a form and expression of injustice"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Neat 🦟 paper www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Prolonged exposure to heat enhances mosquito tolerance to viral infection - Communications Biology
Single versus multi-generational exposure to increased temperature alters mosquito immune response to viral infection, with implications for mosquito-virus interactions under global change.
www.nature.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Neat 🦟 paper www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Now more than ever.
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Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.
February 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.
Reposted by Marina Costa Fujishima
I have run out of patience with the apparent silence of most US science institutions (and not just US) in the face of Trump & Musk's rampage. There are of so many facets of that, but in this column for @chemistryworld.com I talk about the assaults on inclusion.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
www.chemistryworld.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have run out of patience with the apparent silence of most US science institutions (and not just US) in the face of Trump & Musk's rampage. There are of so many facets of that, but in this column for @chemistryworld.com I talk about the assaults on inclusion.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
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"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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this is the "merit" two-step. first, you strongly imply or state outright that the presence of anyone who isn't a straight, able-bodied white man is unfair "DEI," then you argue that just because an institution is all-male and lily-white doesn't mean there is discrimination. that's just merit!
Opinion | DEI and Disparate Impact
The next step in restoring meritocracy is to reject the theory that proportionate outcomes equal fairness.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
this is the "merit" two-step. first, you strongly imply or state outright that the presence of anyone who isn't a straight, able-bodied white man is unfair "DEI," then you argue that just because an institution is all-male and lily-white doesn't mean there is discrimination. that's just merit!
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"Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science"
The societies, academies, and other leaders have been MIA for years, leaving it to individual scientists to pick up the slack.
Maybe time to step up?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
The societies, academies, and other leaders have been MIA for years, leaving it to individual scientists to pick up the slack.
Maybe time to step up?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science
Nobel laureates are calling on the National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against what they see as the Trump administration's attack on science.
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science"
The societies, academies, and other leaders have been MIA for years, leaving it to individual scientists to pick up the slack.
Maybe time to step up?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
The societies, academies, and other leaders have been MIA for years, leaving it to individual scientists to pick up the slack.
Maybe time to step up?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
Reposted by Marina Costa Fujishima
The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health was created in 1990.
Women’s health issues didn’t exist before then.
(actually most people just didn’t care)
I’m sure the website is down because we’ve solved all those problems. /s
Women’s health issues didn’t exist before then.
(actually most people just didn’t care)
I’m sure the website is down because we’ve solved all those problems. /s
February 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health was created in 1990.
Women’s health issues didn’t exist before then.
(actually most people just didn’t care)
I’m sure the website is down because we’ve solved all those problems. /s
Women’s health issues didn’t exist before then.
(actually most people just didn’t care)
I’m sure the website is down because we’ve solved all those problems. /s
Reposted by Marina Costa Fujishima
NIH funded research benefits your community even if it doesn’t (yet!) directly benefit you. Each $ invested in NIH yields significantly higher return on investment (average 254%) than the same $ invested in “defense”.
Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
January 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
NIH funded research benefits your community even if it doesn’t (yet!) directly benefit you. Each $ invested in NIH yields significantly higher return on investment (average 254%) than the same $ invested in “defense”.
Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Reposted by Marina Costa Fujishima
Finally published! New #biomarker for precision #oncology in aggressive T-cell #leukemia
Thanks to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and our patient partners for your support!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thanks to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and our patient partners for your support!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Targeting LMO2-induced autocrine FLT3 signaling to overcome chemoresistance in early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Leukemia
Leukemia - Targeting LMO2-induced autocrine FLT3 signaling to overcome chemoresistance in early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Finally published! New #biomarker for precision #oncology in aggressive T-cell #leukemia
Thanks to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and our patient partners for your support!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thanks to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and our patient partners for your support!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Around the world🌎, well organised attacks on rights are surging. This is especially harmful to people living with and at risk of HIV, who are made afraid to seek lifesaving services.
To #endAIDS, we must take the RIGHTS path.
To #endAIDS, we must take the RIGHTS path.
December 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Around the world🌎, well organised attacks on rights are surging. This is especially harmful to people living with and at risk of HIV, who are made afraid to seek lifesaving services.
To #endAIDS, we must take the RIGHTS path.
To #endAIDS, we must take the RIGHTS path.
Excited to join the BlueSky science community and continue to share my journey as a future mucosal immunologist! ☁️
I am currently wrapping up my PhD at the University of Manitoba in Canada under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Murooka :)
I am currently wrapping up my PhD at the University of Manitoba in Canada under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Murooka :)
November 26, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Excited to join the BlueSky science community and continue to share my journey as a future mucosal immunologist! ☁️
I am currently wrapping up my PhD at the University of Manitoba in Canada under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Murooka :)
I am currently wrapping up my PhD at the University of Manitoba in Canada under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Murooka :)