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Joe Sabatino @jsabatino37.bsky.social · 22d

Very pleased to publish this new review with Farah Wahbeh on the role of #EBV in #Multiplesclerosis. I learned a lot writing this, I hope others find it useful too

www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

Epstein-Barr Virus in Multiple Sclerosis | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a very common herpesvirus that infects more than 90% of the general population. Epidemiologic data indicate that EBV is a requisite risk factor for the development of multi...

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats, Itay!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Sep 2

A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.

The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).

Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · Sep 1

House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.

democrats-appropriations.house.gov

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 21

thank you!

Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 21

Honored to receive an @alzassociation.bsky.social Research Grant for my project “Role of APOE4-driven microglial mitochondrial dysfunction”. Excited to advance our research on APOE4, neurovascular inflammation, and microglial metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease. Grateful to be #ALZFunded !!

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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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Dan Tyrrell @danis1337.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is so frustrating. In 2018 I remember thinking how this paper would transform my work since we were already looking at mitophagy. I have cited this paper in 3 of my papers between 2018-2020 and probably every grant application. This guy won a 2021 breakthrough prize in part because of this work

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Parkin and PINK1 mitigate STING-induced inflammation

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Anders Sejr Hansen @andersshansen.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have
NIGMS R35, impact score 12
NIHGRI R21, 4th percentile
NHGRI R01, 7th percentile (co-I)
and it seems like none will be funded. 0/3.

PO (who has been very helpful) said "Unfortunately, I do not expect this application will be selected for funding in FY25."

😭

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 20

one of the best!

JoAnn Trejo @joann-trejo.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here you go..." Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science" JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science

JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors.

www.nature.com

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Elaine Hsiao @pipethero.bsky.social · Aug 20

Delighted to share this perspective piece by Lewis Yu on microbial regulation of serotonin and neuroimmune interactions. Looking forward to sharing more on this topic soon 🤞 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Microbial regulation of serotonin and neuroimmune interactions

Bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and neuroimmune system is essential during host–microbiome interactions. Recent research has be…

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 14

Managed to track down some texas-style bbq in san diego. Gathered the lab to celebrate their accomplishments and keep building our amazing community!

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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · Aug 13

The numbers of women in science falls substantially at the transition from postdoc to independent investigator/ PI

So what can we do to prevent this?

One initiative we now organise annually at #EACR is the highly successful 'Women in Leadership' workshop ⏬

#WomenInScience 🧪
@helloeacr.bsky.social

The EACR’s Women in Leadership workshop returns for 2025 - The Cancer Researcher

Ahead of the EACR 2025 Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, the EACR once again hosted its popular Women in Leadership Workshop on 16 June 2025. The event brought together 26 early-career female cancer resea...

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · Aug 9

200 days in, checking in on HHMI funding opportunities:

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program - not accepting applications

Gilliam Fellows Program - not accepting applications

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program - not accepting applications

Investigator Program - not accepting applications

Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · May 17

This is not some small foundation -- HHMI has a $24 billion endowment. It is the world's 2nd richest biomedical research foundation.

If any funder can double down on their support for science right now, it's HHMI. But they are doing the opposite.

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just to give the TL;DR on this one:

*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.

Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is literally some of the craziest shit I have ever read.

And that's saying a lot.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you!!!🙏🏽

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks!!!

Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks, Misha!!!

Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks!

Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks, Benoit!!

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 6

Interested in keeping track
R01 first submission Oct 24 to NINDS (ESI/NI status)
SS April (Initially Feb)
Council May
1st JIT June (Council Rev completed status)
2nd JIT July (pending eRA status)
NoA August
*NINDS staff are amazing

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Andrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thrilled to share that I received the NoA for my first R01 “Mechanisms of pathogenic microglial populations in CNS inflammation”. Major milestone for the Lab. Extremely grateful for SS/SRO, PO and everyone else at NINDS for their continued support. Photo of my lab, wife and son, celebrating!

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Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social · Aug 6

RNA N-glycosylation enables immune evasion and homeostatic efferocytosis by chemically caging acp3U. Excited to report this work lead by Vinnie @vinnieviruses.bsky.social and in collaboration with @vijayrathinam.bsky.social in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...