Bella Rauch
@rauchlab.bsky.social
I study infection and inflammation, specifically inflammasomes + host-pathogen interaction at barrier tissues. Epithelial cells are the best. Associate Prof. @ohsummi.bsky.social Opinionated opinions mine. Immigrant. She/her
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Bella Rauch
@rauchlab.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Enteropathogenic bacteria evade ROCK-driven epithelial cell extrusion - Nature
The bacterial ubiquitin ligase NleL evades host defence mechanisms both by inhibiting pyroptosis and by preventing infected intestinal epithelial cells from being extruded into the lumen and expelled ...
www.nature.com
Check out our new publication, a collaboration with Giovanni Luchetti and Vishva Dixit @ Genentech.
We show that the E.coli effector NleL inhibits intestinal epithelial cell extrusion after #inflammasome activation via degrading the kinases ROCK1 and 2!!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Explainer 1/8
We show that the E.coli effector NleL inhibits intestinal epithelial cell extrusion after #inflammasome activation via degrading the kinases ROCK1 and 2!!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Explainer 1/8
Oregon peeps! I will be out of town and joining the March in Denver, anyone want to take over as an organizer for an Oregon March? (I’ll help beforehand)
Big news, dorks: We're going NATIONAL! Join us for our National Day of Action on March 7th in Washington DC, or at one of our satellite rallies across the US. We're taking back our science, health, and democracy!
Find or host your local rally! standupforscience.net/march7
(Link in bio!)
Find or host your local rally! standupforscience.net/march7
(Link in bio!)
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Oregon peeps! I will be out of town and joining the March in Denver, anyone want to take over as an organizer for an Oregon March? (I’ll help beforehand)
Yesterday I gave a talk at UC Davis, invited by @antonioserapio.bsky.social ,
a new PI.
We had a great time chatting openly about new projects and possible collaboration.
The future of host pathogen interaction research is bright!
I'm excited to see where his lab will go, you should all follow him!
a new PI.
We had a great time chatting openly about new projects and possible collaboration.
The future of host pathogen interaction research is bright!
I'm excited to see where his lab will go, you should all follow him!
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Yesterday I gave a talk at UC Davis, invited by @antonioserapio.bsky.social ,
a new PI.
We had a great time chatting openly about new projects and possible collaboration.
The future of host pathogen interaction research is bright!
I'm excited to see where his lab will go, you should all follow him!
a new PI.
We had a great time chatting openly about new projects and possible collaboration.
The future of host pathogen interaction research is bright!
I'm excited to see where his lab will go, you should all follow him!
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Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two.
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two.
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
Leaving @midwinter-immun.bsky.social with a full heart. What a great conference, where we didn't just discuss science but also challenges we face as scientists, mentors, and emphatic humans in times as these. Thanks @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social and Gianna Hammer for organizing!
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Leaving @midwinter-immun.bsky.social with a full heart. What a great conference, where we didn't just discuss science but also challenges we face as scientists, mentors, and emphatic humans in times as these. Thanks @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social and Gianna Hammer for organizing!
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Since Americans insist on parallels to Nazi-controlled Europe over the American history that inspired the Nazis, now is a good time to remind everyone that Anne Frank didn’t die in the gas chamber or by firing squad. She was kidnapped by the gestapo and died of typhus in a prison camp.
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Since Americans insist on parallels to Nazi-controlled Europe over the American history that inspired the Nazis, now is a good time to remind everyone that Anne Frank didn’t die in the gas chamber or by firing squad. She was kidnapped by the gestapo and died of typhus in a prison camp.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Activism is expensive. For example, we recently leveled up on new software that makes yelling at your members of Congress very easy.
In our small test, ~3500 letter were sent, in less than a day, about saving NCAR!
It’s $50k a year.
HELP US FUND ACTION:
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
In our small test, ~3500 letter were sent, in less than a day, about saving NCAR!
It’s $50k a year.
HELP US FUND ACTION:
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Activism is expensive. For example, we recently leveled up on new software that makes yelling at your members of Congress very easy.
In our small test, ~3500 letter were sent, in less than a day, about saving NCAR!
It’s $50k a year.
HELP US FUND ACTION:
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
In our small test, ~3500 letter were sent, in less than a day, about saving NCAR!
It’s $50k a year.
HELP US FUND ACTION:
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
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It's been just one month and we have the momentum. We're fighting to impeach and remove RFK Jr, whose negligence and anti-science is killing Americans. There are articles of impeachment in the house as we speak — we need our reps to act on them!
Take action with us: standupforscience.net/impeac...
Take action with us: standupforscience.net/impeac...
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's been just one month and we have the momentum. We're fighting to impeach and remove RFK Jr, whose negligence and anti-science is killing Americans. There are articles of impeachment in the house as we speak — we need our reps to act on them!
Take action with us: standupforscience.net/impeac...
Take action with us: standupforscience.net/impeac...
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We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
Mark your calendars for a new round of @globalimmuno.bsky.social !
Honored and excited to be part of the lineup this year!
Honored and excited to be part of the lineup this year!
2026 is here! We’re excited to share Global Immunotalks first semester poster, featuring an outstanding lineup!
Please share and help us spread the word!
Please share and help us spread the word!
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Mark your calendars for a new round of @globalimmuno.bsky.social !
Honored and excited to be part of the lineup this year!
Honored and excited to be part of the lineup this year!
New graduate student challenging the PI on a hypothesis
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
New graduate student challenging the PI on a hypothesis
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Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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This is purpura fulminans, a severe complication of meningitis (which as of today is no longer on our universal vaccine schedule)
Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality.
Those who survive often lose limbs.
Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality.
Those who survive often lose limbs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This is purpura fulminans, a severe complication of meningitis (which as of today is no longer on our universal vaccine schedule)
Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality.
Those who survive often lose limbs.
Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality.
Those who survive often lose limbs.
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Happy New Year, all! Reminder that the deadline for abstract selected talks is Jan 7th for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting "Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection." Register today and join us in Breckenridge!! It is going to be an awesome meeting!
Registration is now open for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social "Beyond #Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating #BacterialInfection." Deadline for scholarships and abstract selected short talks is Jan 7! Join us this May for an amazing meeting! keysym.us/KSBeyondAntibiotics26 #KSBeyondAntibiotics26
Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies for Combating Bacterial Infection | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies for Combating Bacterial Infection, May 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
keysym.us
January 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Happy New Year, all! Reminder that the deadline for abstract selected talks is Jan 7th for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting "Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection." Register today and join us in Breckenridge!! It is going to be an awesome meeting!
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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MAHA's got a multi-million dollar war chest, and that's why your feed and our federal government is filled with their BS. We're doing the work to bring science back to the people, & restore sanity to science policy.
Chipping in any amount makes a difference in this fight. zurl.co/kvV6y
Chipping in any amount makes a difference in this fight. zurl.co/kvV6y
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
MAHA's got a multi-million dollar war chest, and that's why your feed and our federal government is filled with their BS. We're doing the work to bring science back to the people, & restore sanity to science policy.
Chipping in any amount makes a difference in this fight. zurl.co/kvV6y
Chipping in any amount makes a difference in this fight. zurl.co/kvV6y
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BREAKING‼️ @rephaleystevens.bsky.social files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. for his actions as Health Secretary endangering American lives.
This is a huge victory in our fight. Take action with us! #ImpeachRFKJR #Impeachthequack
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
This is a huge victory in our fight. Take action with us! #ImpeachRFKJR #Impeachthequack
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
BREAKING‼️ @rephaleystevens.bsky.social files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. for his actions as Health Secretary endangering American lives.
This is a huge victory in our fight. Take action with us! #ImpeachRFKJR #Impeachthequack
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
This is a huge victory in our fight. Take action with us! #ImpeachRFKJR #Impeachthequack
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
I’m Robert F. Kennedy and I Hate Your Kids—I Mean, Um, Vaccines
“A federal vaccine committee took a major step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of remaking the childhood vaccine schedule, vot...
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Reposted by Bella Rauch
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
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YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!! 😍
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!! 😍
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
Reposted by Bella Rauch
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Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
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#Immunosky people! 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells - ILC6 in Vancouver.
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#Immunosky people! 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells - ILC6 in Vancouver.
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
When 3 students discuss right behind me in the tram whether they should flunk my class today🤦♀️
a man with long hair and a beard is holding a cup and the word dude is on the bottom
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is holding a cup and the word dude is on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When 3 students discuss right behind me in the tram whether they should flunk my class today🤦♀️