I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at the University of Florida in January 2026! My lab will study RNA virus-host interactions with a particular focus on the spatial regulation of viral replication and innate immune activation. genoyerlab.com

UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

f you’re interested in our latest developments have a look at: Comparative Systems Virology Symposium: Jens Bosse youtu.be/PlAcAR1-IJA?si… via @YouTube

Thanks to the @czbiohub for organizing and my amazing team for the great data!

Vincent's new paper, describing the vast heterogeneity in HSV-1 progeny production by individual human keratinocytes, is now on line! (and recieved the Editor's pick). Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

The Xue lab at UC Irvine is looking for a staff scientist to support our work investigating how microbes interact and evolve in the gut microbiome! Open to a wide range of previous experience levels, see ad for more.
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601

Congrats Italo!

In this study, led by BlueSky-less superstar undergrad Andrew Lazarus, we set out to ask whether longer reactivation events during sleep lead to more memory benefits. Results suggest this is not the case, but there are some disclaimers. Read all about it! #sleep
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It's a hard time to get excited about science, but still - getting ready to CRISPR ✂️✂️

Thank you @bwfund.bsky.social for the support! I am excited to be apart of this year’s #BWFPath cohort.

@virulentmind.bsky.social was just announced as BW investigator! So awesome and truly well deserved. Go Megan!

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs.

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Please repost for reach 💚

@mclemoremr.bsky.social will know!

Our department is looking to hire an Associate/Full Professor in the field of Virology. Please share and apply if you are intersted. Also happy to answer any questions
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09552

Many hundreds (perhaps up to 1000) of additional NIH grants appear to be have been terminated on Friday.

I have updated the data from the HHS TAGGS site (and converted it from a pdf to an Excel file) on the dashboard but many hundreds are still missing.

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Excited to share @joelrc.bsky.social 's new paper examining the factors underlying cell-to-cell heterogeneity in interferon induction during flu infection:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Is the Government Shutting Down? Here's what’s happening.

youtu.be/Vobvw7JLuEM?...

It was a great meeting, and I found a lot of inspiration and resilience in your talk!

The House Continuing Resolution budget “adjustments” for NIH are drastic. Here are some examples:

ATTENTION: TALENT AVAILABLE

It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse).

There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month.

IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

Out now: how Herpesviruses induce and need the transcription factor DUX4, usually active only at the earliest stages of embryogenesis.

Lead by Eva/Florian from @uni-freiburg.de, with @nirdrayman.bsky.social, us from @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social and many others.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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If not, can we use it to pump some of the carbom out of the atmosphere? 🤔

That's true. And it's a good letter and solid candidate. I just found it amusing (and hope they do better math when it counts...)