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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 25d

'Our results indicate that a population of Treg cells acts to oppose excessive activation of sensory neurons through the production of enkephalins, endogenous opioid peptides that reduce nociceptive signaling, & by limiting its tone to restrain associated inflammation during inflammatory challenge'

Enkephalin-producing regulatory T cells in the skin restrain local inflammation through control of nociception

Regulatory T cells curb noxious sensory signaling to dampen cutaneous inflammation, a neuromodulatory mechanism for immunosuppression.

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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions

This work demonstrates that changes in the nonlinear elasticity of collagen in hybrid networks tunes cell-matrix interactions.

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Cientifico Latino, Inc. @cientificolatino.com · Sep 9

Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?

We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨

🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks

#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship

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Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · Sep 8

An NLRP3 stimulatory universal influenza vaccine.
We report an NLRP3 stimulus that generates hyperactive dendritic cells (hDCs).
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An NLRP3-stimulatory adjuvant improves the immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccines in mice and non-human primates | mBio

The generation of vaccines that stimulate T cell activities is an unmet need for the scientific community, as T cells are the primary mediators of immune memory. In this study, we report a new vaccine...

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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · Aug 21

#InterferonPower! Thrilled for our latest work @cp-cell.bsky.social! With @danielboehmer.bsky.social, we dug into tons of papers & created what we hope will be a go-to resource for immunologists & non-immunologist about type I, II, III (& IV😉) #interferons! Free👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1leKGL7PXu...

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Clausen Lab @clausenlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

big one! a decade in the making. nadler & team develop tools to track lipid transport in living cells at single-species resolution. turns out non-vesicular, asymmetry-driven transport is the main architect of organelle identity. feels like the dawn of a golden era for lipid biology. rdcu.be/eBGJv

Quantitative imaging of lipid transport in mammalian cells

Nature - Directional, non-vesicular lipid transport is responsible for fast, species-selective lipid sorting into organelle membranes.

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · Aug 21

Yeah, because they've been hacking away at the social safety net since the year I was born (it is actually the year I was born quality of life started to decrease it's pretty depressing)

There’s Something Very Dark Happening to Millennials and Gen Z Adults

America is not a good place to be an early adult.

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Here is a link to the paper www.cell.com/matter/fullt...

Extracellular vesicles as dynamic crosslinkers for bioactive injectable hydrogels

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer potent biological functionality but are challenging to integrate into materials. Using scalable EVs from yogurt whey, the authors define key parameters for forming E...

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

The lab's first paper is out now in @cp-matter.bsky.social

We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.

Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪

Artemis Margaronis @artemismargaronis.bsky.social · Jul 29

We are excited to share our new paper in Matter @cp-matter.bsky.social (www.cell.com/matter/fullt...:

(1/19) We formulated injectable hydrogels in which extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as both structural and bioactive components 🧪. Thread below on the hydrogel design framework and bioactivity:

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · Jul 9

BWF is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to postdoctoral researchers pursuing careers in biomedical and medical research. www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpdep

BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to…

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · Jul 8

BWF is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI). buff.ly/WDswUnt #bwfcasi

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jul 11

I am super proud of our postdoctoral fellow @roberthincapie.bsky.social who has been selected as one of the @bwfund.bsky.social PDEP recipients! This is such a well-deserved recognition of Robert's research potential and commitment to making academia a better place 🧪

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BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to po...

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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · Jul 7

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!

The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

A map of the US with the states the republican senators are from marked in red and states the democratic senators are from marked in blue:
Senator Susan Collins (Republican - Maine)
Senator Mitch McConnell(Republican - Kentucky)
Senator Lisa Murkowski(Republican - Alaska)
Senator Lindsey Graham(Republican - South Carolina)
Senator Jerry Moran(Republican - Kansas)
Senator John Hoeven(Republican - North Dakota)
Senator John Boozman(Republican - Arkansas)
Senator Shelley Moore Capito(Republican - West Virginia)
Senator John Kennedy(Republican - Louisiana)
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith(Republican - Mississippi)
Senator Bill Hagerty(Republican - Tennessee)
Senator Katie Britt(Republican - Alabama)
Senator Markwayne Mullin(Republican - Oklahoma)
Senator Deb Fischer(Republican - Nebraska)
Senator Mike Rounds(Republican - South Dakota)
Patty Murray(Democrat - Washington)
Richard Durbin(Democrat - Illinois)
Jack Reed(Democrat - Rhode Island)
Jeanne Shaheen(Democrat - New Hampshire)
Jeff Merkley(Democrat - Oregon)
Christopher Coons(Democrat - Delaware)
Brian Schatz(Democrat - Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin(Democrat - Wisconsin)
Chris Murphy(Democrat - Connecticut)
Chris Van Hollen(Democrat - Maryland)
Martin Heinrich(Democrat - New Mexico)
Gary Peters(Democrat - Michigan)
Kirsten Gillibrand(Democrat - New York)
Jon Ossoff(Democrat - Georgia)

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks Jessica! Hope you're doing well

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks John!

Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Jun 10

I'm honored to join the amazing community of Beckman researchers! I want to thank all the mentors and friends who helped me reach this milestone -- it's too many to list!! This funding will support our work integrating synthetic and natural nanomaterials to develop new cancer immunotherapies

Beckman Foundation @beckman-foundation.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to our 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees! Ten researchers to receive $6M in total science #funding for cutting-edge #research: www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
#BYI #beckman #science #grants #academia #chemistry #lifesciences

Beckman Foundation Announces 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees

Beckman Foundation announces 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees - 10 researchers selected to receive $6M in total science funding for cutting-edge research. #BYI

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · May 13

This is a project and an area I've been working in for years. We've published numerous papers on the topic, and recently went through a competitive renewal in which the science of the grant was rigorously evaluated and supported.

And it was cut for cheap political points

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · May 13

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Mar 24

Vaccine research is out. Cancer research is out. How are immuno engineers thinking about what role federal funding can now play in this work? Is there any facet of our field that hasn't become villainized? 🧪

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Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him) @santicorreaphd.bsky.social · Mar 10

One of the few powers we have as individual citizens, particularly between elections, is our consumer power. Effective boycotts could really make a difference, and I'd love to see guides for the top 5 companies to boycott. I for one cancelled Prime today and closed my Amazon credit card.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Feb 10

The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution.

Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · Feb 10

Hero lawyers in state AG offices busted their asses over the weekend to get this done. Now do your part: call your Representative and Senators TODAY. Call your AG AND governor and voice your support for these lawsuits.

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · Feb 10

BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Bríd Nic Annaidh ☘️ @bridgetmcgann.medsky.social · Feb 6

The NIH 6 months ago, vs the NIH now. 🧵

Video 👇🏼 NIH 6 months ago. A hallway full of colorful posters profiling women and POC researchers.

Shared by @amritalaxshmy.bsky.social on the bird site.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Feb 10

My latest from inside NIH as well as universities that get its funding. I think it is important to say clearly what moves like this will actually do to people.

Destructive Banality: NIH Indirect Costs Move Sounds Boring, Could Kill You

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

www.splinter.com

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