Natalia Sampaio
@drnatsampaio.bsky.social
Researcher - innate immunity, RNA sensors, viruses, inflammation, autoimmunity. Hudson Institute, Monash Uni, Melbourne.
Mum, T1D, tomato-grower, she/her
https://www.hudson.org.au/researcher-profile/natalia-sampaio/
Mum, T1D, tomato-grower, she/her
https://www.hudson.org.au/researcher-profile/natalia-sampaio/
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Thank you @drshanerrr.bsky.social for speaking on behalf of all of us. It’s such wasted effort for 92% of applicants. Wouldn’t it be great if they took the spare 600 mil gathering dust at MRFF and funded an extra 10% of ideas grants?
The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Thank you @drshanerrr.bsky.social for speaking on behalf of all of us. It’s such wasted effort for 92% of applicants. Wouldn’t it be great if they took the spare 600 mil gathering dust at MRFF and funded an extra 10% of ideas grants?
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this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience
An abismal 8% success rate for this year’s #NHMRC #IdeasGrant scheme. Must be an all time low. Congratulations to those successful, you really earned it! Commiserations to the NINETY TWO percent of applicants who didn’t get it… #australianresearch #discoveriesneeddollars 🥼🧪🔬🧫 🇦🇺
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience
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Outstanding PhD fellowship call OPEN for excellent students.
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships - Incoming Call 2026
We grant 30 fellowships for researchers of any nationality who wish to pursue a doctorate in a STEM discipline at research centres of excellence in Spain or Portugal.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Outstanding PhD fellowship call OPEN for excellent students.
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
An abismal 8% success rate for this year’s #NHMRC #IdeasGrant scheme. Must be an all time low. Congratulations to those successful, you really earned it! Commiserations to the NINETY TWO percent of applicants who didn’t get it… #australianresearch #discoveriesneeddollars 🥼🧪🔬🧫 🇦🇺
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
An abismal 8% success rate for this year’s #NHMRC #IdeasGrant scheme. Must be an all time low. Congratulations to those successful, you really earned it! Commiserations to the NINETY TWO percent of applicants who didn’t get it… #australianresearch #discoveriesneeddollars 🥼🧪🔬🧫 🇦🇺
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Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035.
Zero (0) cervical cancer cases were diagnosed in Australian women under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began.
Put simply, Vaccines Work.
Zero (0) cervical cancer cases were diagnosed in Australian women under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began.
Put simply, Vaccines Work.
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035.
Zero (0) cervical cancer cases were diagnosed in Australian women under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began.
Put simply, Vaccines Work.
Zero (0) cervical cancer cases were diagnosed in Australian women under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began.
Put simply, Vaccines Work.
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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🧪 The Campbell lab at UTokyo is looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher for a project focused on protein engineering for optogenetic tool development. Details here: www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/?...
Open Positions - SCHOOL OF SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
This is the open recruitment information for School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🧪 The Campbell lab at UTokyo is looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher for a project focused on protein engineering for optogenetic tool development. Details here: www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/?...
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📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
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Come join me and my brilliant, talented, kind, and generous colleagues at the University of Regina!
I’m delighted to share this open rank faculty position in Clinical Psychology.
#academicsky #highered #sciencejobs #womeninacademia
https://urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/17692
I’m delighted to share this open rank faculty position in Clinical Psychology.
#academicsky #highered #sciencejobs #womeninacademia
https://urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/17692
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Come join me and my brilliant, talented, kind, and generous colleagues at the University of Regina!
I’m delighted to share this open rank faculty position in Clinical Psychology.
#academicsky #highered #sciencejobs #womeninacademia
https://urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/17692
I’m delighted to share this open rank faculty position in Clinical Psychology.
#academicsky #highered #sciencejobs #womeninacademia
https://urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/17692
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We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on induced proximity 🤜🤛 and functional genomics! Join our team in Toronto 🇨🇦 to tackle major challenges in oncology and neurodegeneration. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - Toronto (City), Ontario (CA) job with Taipale Lab, Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto | 12849004
The Taipale lab in the Donnelly CCBR and University of Toronto is looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on induced proximity 🤜🤛 and functional genomics! Join our team in Toronto 🇨🇦 to tackle major challenges in oncology and neurodegeneration. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
It’s kind of shocking that this is the amount of (mostly) landfill waste generated for one insulin pump refill (2x per week) and one CGM replacement (every 10 days)… #T1D #CGM #dexcom #tandemslim #plasticwaste #insulinpump #diabetes 😳😔
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s kind of shocking that this is the amount of (mostly) landfill waste generated for one insulin pump refill (2x per week) and one CGM replacement (every 10 days)… #T1D #CGM #dexcom #tandemslim #plasticwaste #insulinpump #diabetes 😳😔
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🚨 Postdoc position in my lab!
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨 Postdoc position in my lab!
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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We are #hiring a postdoctoral fellow! Please share!
Join our B-cell team @Emory to lead NIH-funded projects on human neuro-immunology and autoimmunity in a co-mentorship and collaboration with neuroscientist Dr. Grace Gombolay.
Please apply here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/156609/...
#BYourCell
Join our B-cell team @Emory to lead NIH-funded projects on human neuro-immunology and autoimmunity in a co-mentorship and collaboration with neuroscientist Dr. Grace Gombolay.
Please apply here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/156609/...
#BYourCell
Careers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
faculty-emory.icims.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are #hiring a postdoctoral fellow! Please share!
Join our B-cell team @Emory to lead NIH-funded projects on human neuro-immunology and autoimmunity in a co-mentorship and collaboration with neuroscientist Dr. Grace Gombolay.
Please apply here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/156609/...
#BYourCell
Join our B-cell team @Emory to lead NIH-funded projects on human neuro-immunology and autoimmunity in a co-mentorship and collaboration with neuroscientist Dr. Grace Gombolay.
Please apply here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/156609/...
#BYourCell
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Tis the season (for letters of rec!) Remember, avoid gender bias with a few simple checks:
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tis the season (for letters of rec!) Remember, avoid gender bias with a few simple checks:
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
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Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Australian Medical researchers - this post is for you!
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Half the Funding. Half the Future. - AAMRI
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was designed to deliver $1 billion each year in new, lifesaving funding for medical research. We know through financial modelling that the full amount can be re...
aamri.org.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Australian Medical researchers - this post is for you!
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
This is so cute. Viruses do make perfect snowflakes! 🦠❄️
If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs.
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is so cute. Viruses do make perfect snowflakes! 🦠❄️
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WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
🚨 Preprint Alert 🚨
We discovered a new regulator of RIG-I-like receptors #MDA5 #RIG-I, which are critical innate immune sensors of #RNA that detect #viral infection.
Check out our #biorxiv #preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
tl;dr 🙃 thread below
We discovered a new regulator of RIG-I-like receptors #MDA5 #RIG-I, which are critical innate immune sensors of #RNA that detect #viral infection.
Check out our #biorxiv #preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
tl;dr 🙃 thread below
www.biorxiv.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Australian Medical researchers - this post is for you!
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Half the Funding. Half the Future. - AAMRI
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was designed to deliver $1 billion each year in new, lifesaving funding for medical research. We know through financial modelling that the full amount can be re...
aamri.org.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Australian Medical researchers - this post is for you!
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Get behind the the AAMRI campaign to release funds from the #MRFF. They have made an easy tool to email your local MP, it takes 1 minute!
#releasethefullmrff
aamri.org.au/mrff/
Looking forward to seeing all the exciting #infection and #immunology research from the #EMCRs in Victoria! A really great event to be a part of ☺️🧪🦠🧬🧫
Ready for an inspiring day of infection and immunology presentations!! Can't wait to hear from our young investigators #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Looking forward to seeing all the exciting #infection and #immunology research from the #EMCRs in Victoria! A really great event to be a part of ☺️🧪🦠🧬🧫