Geanncarlo Lugo
@gclugo.bsky.social
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@CNRS #immunologist at @IpbsToulouse specialized in host-pathogen interaction, including #tuberculosis #HIV ; he/him/his; opinions=own
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gclugo.bsky.social
This feels straight out of a George Orwell novel: truly unbelievable. Targeting universities and their research on pandemic diseases is a self-defeating move, 1 that risks setting us back a century: Space Travel & Tuberculosis Research Are Hit by Trump’s Harvard Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
A Harvard Scientist’s Tuberculosis Research Is Threatened by Trump’s Cuts
Researchers who have lost funds warned of long-term repercussions, but several said their school should still refuse to comply with the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
gclugo.bsky.social
Una copa bien en alto por uno de mis autores favoritos. Gracias por las historias, las palabras, y la valentía. Buen viaje, Mario. 🥂📚
Farewell to the Last Writer of the Latin American Boom www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...
Mario Vargas Llosa: An Appreciation
The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was the world’s savviest and most accomplished political novelist.
www.nytimes.com
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irsicaixa.es
🩸 New @naturecomms.bsky.social study with #IrsiCaixa collaboration explores therapeutic plasma exchange for #LongCovid, assessing its safety and efficacy in a phase II trial.

🧪 The study provides valuable insights into this complex condition.

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com
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oneyrolles.bsky.social
Excited to share our last study. Huge congrats to Sarah Monard, Arnaud Métais, @gclugo.bsky.social, @chrisverollet.bsky.social and all colleagues!
We have found a mysterious cell type inside TB lung lesions that seems neuron-like but isn't quite a nerve cell.
Let's dive in👇

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genesndiseases.bsky.social
This new study shows that inhibition of S1pr3 ameliorates bleomycin-induced #PulmonaryFibrosis (PF) by reducing #macrophage M2 polarization via the PI3K/Akt-Stat3 signaling pathway, indicating that S1pr3 may be a potential target for PF treatment.

#OpenAccess: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Everything Is Tuberculosis comes out THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. I am so excited and also nervous. I hope you like it. Preorder your signed copy at everythingistb.com
cover of my new book everything is tuberculosis: the history and persistence of our deadliest infection
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jem.org
@jakstat.bsky.social et al. of the Ardolino Lab show that PD-L1 promotes oncolytic virus infection via a metabolic shift that inhibits the type I IFN pathway. rupress.org/jem/article/...

📘 In Tumor #Metabolism 2025: rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#KSTumorMetab25
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jem.org
Miao et al. highlight tRNA m1A modification as a regulatory checkpoint in cholesterol #metabolism in CD8+ T cells, suggesting potential novel strategies for #cancer #immunotherapy. rupress.org/jem/article/...

📘 In Tumor Metabolism 2025: rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#KSTumorMetab25
gclugo.bsky.social
"About a month after Donald Trump took office, almost all grant-review meetings remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health, preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget." -Nature Press

go.nature.com/3EQlDjy
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
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pasteur.fr
A recent study by the Institut Pasteur highlights the emergence of a cholera strain resistant to 10 antibiotics, including key treatments azithromycin and ciprofloxacin. This study demonstrates the need to strengthen global surveillance of the cholera agent. 🌍🔬 #cholera #AntibioticResistance
From Yemen to Mayotte, the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera strain
Scientists from the National Reference Center for Vibrios and Cholera at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Centre hospitalier de Mayotte, have revealed the spread of a highly drug-resist...
www.pasteur.fr
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ipbstoulouse.bsky.social
Join our Infectious diseases & antimicrobial resistance workshop !
Registration form : www.ipbs.fr/mira-worksho...
Programme and details : www.ipbs.fr/mira2025/

#AMR #WAAW #AntimicrobialResistance #PublicHealth #Antibiotics #Tuberculosis #healthcareinnovation
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usha.bsky.social
Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...
Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews?
Have you been affected by the Trump administration’s pause on communications, science meetings, and reviews? @statnews would like to hear from you.
www.statnews.com
gclugo.bsky.social
Thank you so much, Oli ! 🫶 Your words mean the world to me. Grateful to share this little blue planet with amazing people like you. Excited to connect, learn, and share together here! 🚀🌟
gclugo.bsky.social
Hello, BlueSky! 🌟
Excited to join this community and start a fresh chapter here. Looking forward to connecting, sharing ideas, and building something meaningful together. Let’s make this space vibrant and inspiring!

Feel free to say hi or follow along. ✨
— Geanncarlo (@gclugo.bsky.social)
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oneyrolles.bsky.social
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Wendy Le Mouëllic on crushing her PhD defense! Another viva victory for the lab 🧪🎓 #PhDone
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oneyrolles.bsky.social
🎉Thrilled to announce the 10th anniversary of the
@ipbstoulouse.bsky.social Student Symposium in Toulouse, Nov. 4-5! Honored to welcome stellar keynote speakers Y. Belkaid, @mblokesch.bsky.social, F. Mechta-Grigoriou, and B. Küster - A celebration of science & discovery!
www.ipbs.fr/agenda/event...