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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 19d

"If you're not vaccinated...there may not be any time."-Michal Tal

From Immune Booster 2: Sex differences in immune responses with Michal Tal (@immunofever.bsky.social )

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Vaccines save lives

There is so much information about who can and can’t get the COVID vaccine this fall. Can you clear things up?

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 15d

2/ If you have the ability, you should discuss access with your clinician, & remember that tools like masking & ventilation can also help reduce your risk of infection.
Read the full post from @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here:
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The fall COVID vaccines received FDA approval recently, but had significant changes to who can get them.

Scientists and social media

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 13d

Cindy (@cindyleifer.bsky.social) and Aimee (@funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social) discuss the importance of science and social media 👇⬇️👇⬇️👇

My kid recently had a rash on his hands, and my doctor told me it was hand foot and mouth disease. Can you tell us about it?

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · Sep 7

#HandFootAndMouth disease is another one of those pesky viral rashes. While it is extremely common and is highly contagious, fortunately it usually causes only mild disease.

Read more from @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:
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Hand foot and mouth disease is another one of those pesky viral rashes. While it is extremely common and is highly contagious, fortunately it usually causes only mild disease.

"This disrupts science" Cornell immunologist on RFK Jr.'s vaccine contract cancellations

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Any cuts to research just have devastating effect on all the academic progress that we're doing.”

Nerdy Girl Dr. Cynthia Leifer @cindyleifer.bsky.social shares her insights in this article:
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Dr. Cynthia Leifer, an immunologist at Cornell University, provided her reaction on Thursday to RFK Jr.'s plan to cancel $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts.

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Aug 12

Immune Booster 15: Vaccine ground rules with Shane Crotty

Cindy ( @cindyleifer.bsky.social) talks with Shane Crotty about how he got interested in science and also research.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gut commensal microbiota drive tailored macrophage responses @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social
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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · Aug 25

Those Nerdy Girls trust #vaccines and are taking a moment to celebrate them in August, since it is #NationalImmunizationAwareness Month.

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month.

Those Nerdy Girls trust vaccines and are taking a moment to celebrate them in August, since it is National Immunization Awareness Month.

Immune 95: Mitochondria for everyone

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Aug 27

What is sororicide?

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Aug 27

Immune 95: Mitochondria for everyone

Immune discusses how cancer cells swap mitochondria with T cells and then digs in for a discussion of an unusual checkpoint blockade that failed for cancer but could be repurposed for autoimmune inflammation.
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Someone I know recently had a bat in their house and mentioned rabies. I was wondering, what is rabies?

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · Jul 29

#Rabies is a rare but deadly infectious disease. The good news is that you can protect yourself by getting your pets vaccinated, and if you or a loved one gets exposed, you can get a treatment called post-exposure prophylaxis…but you have to act fast.
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Rabies is a rare but deadly infectious disease. The good news is that you can protect yourself . . .

COVID vaccine recommendations for fall 2025

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · Jul 8

With a new #COVID variant spreading and changing vaccine recommendations, many people want to know if they can, or should, get a COVID booster. Talk to your clinician or pharmacist today about what you can do to protect you and your loved ones.

Read the full post by @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:

With a new COVID variant spreading and changing vaccine recommendations, many people want to know if they can, or should, get a COVID booster.

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Jul 8

From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Cindy and Brianne talk with Darren Lee to discuss his career, how he got interested in immunology of the eye.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Jun 25

Are you an immunologist working towards your first R01?

Please join @aai.org and take advantage of programs like our Grant Review for Immunologists Program www.aai.org/Careers/GRIP

We pair early career principal investigators with established mentors. Send me a chat for more info

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 11

What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??...

Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -

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#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Jun 10

Seems a good time to invite Sen Britt to watch an NIH review panel (aka study section) analyze piles of grants over several days to identify the <10% that win funding. Applications that scientists spent months preparing, whose peers spent weeks poring through in advance of review mtg at NIH.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 10

Republican Senator Katie Britt: We need to create a system "where the beat idea wins... This is our opportunity to make a dollar go further and to make it have a greater impact."

(NIH already generates $2.56 for every $1 spent it spends on research.)

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Miriam Merad @miriammerad.bsky.social · Jun 11

Powerful, bipartisan concern about NIH cuts at today’s Congressional hearing, with thoughtful questions from both sides of the aisle. Thank you @SenCapito, @SenatorBaldwin & @SenatorCollins for standing up for science. youtube.com/live/pNSYfQY... via @YouTube

WATCH LIVE: NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Jun 11

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’

Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

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Immunominutes @cindyleifer.bsky.social · Jun 10

Fun interview we did with Justin Wilson about his career in research, his passion, and how bacterial in your gut regulate inflammation. #immune #microbiome #fundscience youtu.be/4p-VO-xD8uM?...

Immune Booster #13 Microbiome and regulation of gut inflammation with Justin Wilson

Immune 92: Gut symbiont breaks antibody

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · May 27

New! Immune talks about identification of gut bacteria that can digest protective mucosal antibodies plus Vincent covers a new paper on Zika virus that implicates fetal phagocytes in brain invasion.
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