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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · May 23

This cool study on compounds that can kill Plasmodium inside mosquitoes and can be applied to bed-nets was contributed to by the Riscoe lab at MMI!

Kristin Michel @kmichel.bsky.social · May 22

Excellent new study from the Catteruccia lab, co-led by Alexandra Probst and Douglas Paton www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control - Nature

An in vivo screen of small-molecule compounds to inhibit the mosquito-stage development of Plasmodium identified hits that can be incorporated into bed nets and led to effective parasite killing in th...

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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · May 19

Congratulations to the Tafesse lab on their recent publication on the effects on timing in repeat vaccinations!

tafesselab.bsky.social @tafesselab.bsky.social · May 19

Have you ever wondered how repeated vaccination shapes our immune responses, and whether timing between doses matters? Check out our latest work!

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Immune imprinting and vaccine interval determine antibody responses to monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccination - Communications Medicine

Wrynla et al. assess humoral immunity elicited by the monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine in participants who did or did not previously receive the bivalent Wuhan-Hu-1/BA.4-5 vaccine. They find that i...

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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations to the groups of Eric Barklis and @tafesselab.bsky.social for reporting an analysis of factors that regulate HIV-1 fusion in reverse pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Analysis of Factors That Regulate HIV-1 Fusion in Reverse

Based on observations that HIV-1 envelope (Env) proteins on the surfaces of cells have the capacity to fuse with neighboring cells or enveloped viruses that express CD4 receptors and CXCR4 co-receptor...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 28

Vaccine scientists and medical leaders have announced they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. scim.ag/3ES9r1Q

Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation

Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves

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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

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

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 26

Some important additional considerations about the need to comment of the implementation of schedule F.

First, several sources have indicated that Institute Director and Division Director positions would likely be converted but not Program Officers.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23.

Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · Apr 20

Science, not silence! @rauchlab.bsky.social

Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · Apr 20

@laurenrodda.bsky.social and I ran into reporters from the @oregonian.com at yesterday's protest and told them about how attacks on science funding and diversity initiatives are devastating: youtube.com/shorts/HeHcB...

Here are some of the many reasons Portlanders turned out to protest Trump

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 31

In a landmark commentary last year, 24 scientists from around the globe—all of whom either identify as trans or have trans family members—called for recognition and support from the research community. #TransDayOfVisibility scim.ag/4l8LK5O

‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community

“Rigorous science demands” it, authors write in landmark commentary

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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · Mar 31

AAI is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where women can thrive. We are committed to providing resources, mentorship, and opportunities to empower the next generation of women immunologists. Learn more at aai.org.

#WomensHistoryMonth

Celebrating Women in Immunology

YouTube video by The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · Mar 28

Federal funding of biomedical research has been a remarkably successful partnership, with benefits that are so intertwined in our daily lives that they can be easy to take for granted.

So what will we lose if the U.S. continues to defund research?

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Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 23

🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 21

Some scientists had argued that the “forest gardens” of the Pacific Northwest were accidental byproducts of fire, flood, or land clearing.

But a 2021 study showed the contrary: Indigenous peoples deliberately cultivated them. scim.ag/41Gocwe #InternationalDayOfForests

Pacific Northwest's ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people

Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways

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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · Mar 20

New research from the @jnpruneda.bsky.social and @michaelnadbio.bsky.social labs:
In this collaborative work, the groups show that ubiquitin is directly linked to mono-ADP-ribose modifications on proteins, a process called “MARUbylation".

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Ubiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO Journal

imageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ...

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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · Mar 14

New publication out of the @rauchlab.bsky.social at OHSU MMI

Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Mar 13

First authors Madeline Churchill and Ankit Pandeya @nkeet50.bsky.social from @rauchlab.bsky.social show that tuft cells, known for their role in anti-parasite defenses, can also contribute to anti-bacterial responses in the small intestine. rupress.org/jem/article/...

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · Mar 14

Of the most significant public health measures introduced during Covid, which have held up scientifically, and which turned out to be wrongheaded?

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/h...

Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed? (Gift Article)

As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved millions of lives.

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Mar 9

As federal funding for research is uncertain, we need to diversify funding sources for our PhD students.

Here is a comprehensive list of >160 PhD fellowships and funding opportunities, mostly from private foundations and scientific societies.

Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Mar 8

For a more full breakdown, check out @erininthemorning.com’s newsletter post: www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...

Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana

Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.

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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · Mar 7

@standupforscience.bsky.social great turnout in Oregon for #standupforscience2025 !!! Thanks to all the amazing speakers!!!

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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · Mar 7

Oregonians standing up for Science!

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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · Mar 7

Science is a public good! Join us in Salem, OR right now! #standupforscience

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Resist List @resistlist.bsky.social · Mar 6

The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s emergency request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid

"The ruling represented one of the court’s first moves in response to the flurry of litigation filed" because of Trump/Musk's govt cuts.
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid

The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 6

Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic. scim.ag/43ppHl2

New NIH grant terminations target transgender studies—even in mice

Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 7

Bluetorial:

The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences

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ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card

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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · Mar 5

Join me on Friday to Stand Up for Science! Standupforscience2025.org

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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