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🏴 Cytokines Parasites
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open.spotify.com
Because @jengommerman.bsky.social got so humpty about my response to her musical suggestions 🙄- here is the first public offering of the playlist for immunologists. Need more B cell help. @victora.bsky.social @marionpepper.bsky.social
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🚨 New work out from the Pernas Lab. Congratulations to my labmate Chahat Mehra!!
Host organelle - pathogen membrane contact sites!! ER edition!
rdcu.be/eRKUM
Host organelle - pathogen membrane contact sites!! ER edition!
rdcu.be/eRKUM
Toxoplasma effector TgROP1 establishes membrane contact sites with the endoplasmic reticulum during infection
Nature Microbiology - The Toxoplasma gondii effector TgROP1 mimics host factors to bind VAPA/B, thereby establishing parasite–host ER contact sites.
rdcu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨 New work out from the Pernas Lab. Congratulations to my labmate Chahat Mehra!!
Host organelle - pathogen membrane contact sites!! ER edition!
rdcu.be/eRKUM
Host organelle - pathogen membrane contact sites!! ER edition!
rdcu.be/eRKUM
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In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Stimulating day at MRC Biomedicine Science Conference. Super keynote from Sarah Teichmann, Entertaining and thought provoking talk from George Davey Smith, MRC Millennium Medal recipient, and amazing views from the loo
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Stimulating day at MRC Biomedicine Science Conference. Super keynote from Sarah Teichmann, Entertaining and thought provoking talk from George Davey Smith, MRC Millennium Medal recipient, and amazing views from the loo
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
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There's a word for learning from evolution's inventions: bioinspiration. Here's my interactive story on the way animals and plants fuel technological creativity. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
How Inventors Find Inspiration in Evolution (Gift Article)
Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There's a word for learning from evolution's inventions: bioinspiration. Here's my interactive story on the way animals and plants fuel technological creativity. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
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Nov issue of #Science #Immunology out now!
This week: exTH17 cells sustain #IL17 –independent rheumatoid #arthritis; CXCR4+ mesodermal progenitors → rostral blood vessels, prodefinitive hematopoiesis, & postnatal tissue #macrophages; & how #Bcells acquire antigens from #parasites!
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This week: exTH17 cells sustain #IL17 –independent rheumatoid #arthritis; CXCR4+ mesodermal progenitors → rostral blood vessels, prodefinitive hematopoiesis, & postnatal tissue #macrophages; & how #Bcells acquire antigens from #parasites!
scim.ag/4qQA6Q6
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Nov issue of #Science #Immunology out now!
This week: exTH17 cells sustain #IL17 –independent rheumatoid #arthritis; CXCR4+ mesodermal progenitors → rostral blood vessels, prodefinitive hematopoiesis, & postnatal tissue #macrophages; & how #Bcells acquire antigens from #parasites!
scim.ag/4qQA6Q6
This week: exTH17 cells sustain #IL17 –independent rheumatoid #arthritis; CXCR4+ mesodermal progenitors → rostral blood vessels, prodefinitive hematopoiesis, & postnatal tissue #macrophages; & how #Bcells acquire antigens from #parasites!
scim.ag/4qQA6Q6
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After many rewarding years at @StJudeResearch surrounded by exceptional colleagues & groundbreaking science, I’m delighted to join @fredhutch to push boundaries in viral & cancer immunology. Grateful to St. Jude and looking forward to what’s next at FH! More here: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
Viral immunologist taps ‘incredible potential’ of immune system
New Fred Hutch Cancer Center viral immunologist Dr. Paul Thomas is working to turn the "incredible potential" of the immune system into real-life diagnostic and therapeutic applications. He studies ho...
www.fredhutch.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
After many rewarding years at @StJudeResearch surrounded by exceptional colleagues & groundbreaking science, I’m delighted to join @fredhutch to push boundaries in viral & cancer immunology. Grateful to St. Jude and looking forward to what’s next at FH! More here: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
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On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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I need a gyro!
I'm holding out for a gyro till the end of the night!
It's gotta be warm
and its gotta be fast
and its gotta be fresh made tonight
I'm holding out for a gyro till the end of the night!
It's gotta be warm
and its gotta be fast
and its gotta be fresh made tonight
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need a gyro!
I'm holding out for a gyro till the end of the night!
It's gotta be warm
and its gotta be fast
and its gotta be fresh made tonight
I'm holding out for a gyro till the end of the night!
It's gotta be warm
and its gotta be fast
and its gotta be fresh made tonight
Lovers of Trained Immunity - this one is for you. A focused E-life issue on the topic - lots of ground to cover.
elifesciences.org/collections/...
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Focus Issue: Trained Immunity
Our latest Focus Issue looks at what we’ve learnt over the past decade and what’s next for the field of trained immunity.
elifesciences.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Lovers of Trained Immunity - this one is for you. A focused E-life issue on the topic - lots of ground to cover.
elifesciences.org/collections/...
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Neuroinflammatory canine disorders: unveiling disease mechanisms from a One Health perspective url: academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
Neuroinflammatory canine disorders: unveiling disease mechanisms from a One Health perspective
Abstract. While rodent models remain foundational in biomedical research for their manipulability, genetics, and reproducibility, spontaneous diseases in c
academic.oup.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Neuroinflammatory canine disorders: unveiling disease mechanisms from a One Health perspective url: academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
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What a great #Cytokines2025 meeting! Caught up with many #IFN scientists, made multiple new connections, had fun giving a talk & great to see those from UW Immunology all these years later. Always my fav conference 😀🥳 Thanks to all the organizers!🙏🏻 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What a great #Cytokines2025 meeting! Caught up with many #IFN scientists, made multiple new connections, had fun giving a talk & great to see those from UW Immunology all these years later. Always my fav conference 😀🥳 Thanks to all the organizers!🙏🏻 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social
Has no one seen The Mummy? This seems like a terrible, terrible idea! What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza pyramids billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisation
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Has no one seen The Mummy? This seems like a terrible, terrible idea! What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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#Cytokines2025 has begun- looking forward to a few days of networking, especially with #IFN friends from outside 🇨🇦 when it has been too long 😀
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#Cytokines2025 has begun- looking forward to a few days of networking, especially with #IFN friends from outside 🇨🇦 when it has been too long 😀
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
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Welcome to #Cytokines2025!
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Welcome to #Cytokines2025!
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
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maslow's hierarchy of cells
1. physiological needs: oxygen, nutrients
2. safety: a tissue culture dish to adhere to
3. love and belonging: contact with surrounding cells
1. physiological needs: oxygen, nutrients
2. safety: a tissue culture dish to adhere to
3. love and belonging: contact with surrounding cells
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
maslow's hierarchy of cells
1. physiological needs: oxygen, nutrients
2. safety: a tissue culture dish to adhere to
3. love and belonging: contact with surrounding cells
1. physiological needs: oxygen, nutrients
2. safety: a tissue culture dish to adhere to
3. love and belonging: contact with surrounding cells
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Exciting news!!
I’ve been awarded an #SNSFStartingGrant and will join the Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich as an Assistant Professor in summer 2026.
A dream come true! 🥺
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Exciting news!!
I’ve been awarded an #SNSFStartingGrant and will join the Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich as an Assistant Professor in summer 2026.
A dream come true! 🥺
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Sometimes It’s Hard To Be a Woman
Hillbilly himbo JD says he’s a coal miner’s son, and now he wants his wife to start reading the family Bible. Will Usha standby her man or ask him for a D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
by Maureen Dowd
Hillbilly himbo JD says he’s a coal miner’s son, and now he wants his wife to start reading the family Bible. Will Usha standby her man or ask him for a D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
by Maureen Dowd
November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sometimes It’s Hard To Be a Woman
Hillbilly himbo JD says he’s a coal miner’s son, and now he wants his wife to start reading the family Bible. Will Usha standby her man or ask him for a D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
by Maureen Dowd
Hillbilly himbo JD says he’s a coal miner’s son, and now he wants his wife to start reading the family Bible. Will Usha standby her man or ask him for a D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
by Maureen Dowd
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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CDC FluView hasn't been updated in a month, so I will start posting Philadelphia flu activity updates weekly. It is especially important to track flu in the US this year, since there are reports of a severe early flu season in parts of Asia. The PA department of health also has a nice website. 1/2
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CDC FluView hasn't been updated in a month, so I will start posting Philadelphia flu activity updates weekly. It is especially important to track flu in the US this year, since there are reports of a severe early flu season in parts of Asia. The PA department of health also has a nice website. 1/2
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A huge honour to be a recipient of the Delphine Parrott award and give a memorial lecture. Delphine was the 1st female professor at the University of Glasgow and a groundbreaking immunologist. Also great to be introduced by Allan Mowatt as an honorary Scot! @immunememorylab.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A huge honour to be a recipient of the Delphine Parrott award and give a memorial lecture. Delphine was the 1st female professor at the University of Glasgow and a groundbreaking immunologist. Also great to be introduced by Allan Mowatt as an honorary Scot! @immunememorylab.bsky.social
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In science we joke about questioners after a talk starting with ‘This is a question not a comment.’ I’m at a social science event and someone just started with ‘If I can be faux-naïve…’
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In science we joke about questioners after a talk starting with ‘This is a question not a comment.’ I’m at a social science event and someone just started with ‘If I can be faux-naïve…’
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'Political appointees are also granted the power to take “appropriate measures to correct scientific information in response to violations” & their views are also the “sole & exclusive means” of evaluating “agency policies governing the use, interpretation & communication of scientific information”
Trojan gold: New US “standard” is another veiled attack on science
Transparency, reproducibility, and acknowledging uncertainty are meritorious attributes of science that differentiate it from other human endeavors, such as politics. But they can also be subverted. I...
www.science.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
'Political appointees are also granted the power to take “appropriate measures to correct scientific information in response to violations” & their views are also the “sole & exclusive means” of evaluating “agency policies governing the use, interpretation & communication of scientific information”
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The geniuses who “would have” perfectly tamed covid can’t control measles or pertussis.
October 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The geniuses who “would have” perfectly tamed covid can’t control measles or pertussis.
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