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Cornelius Gati @gati.bsky.social · 9d

A very special thanks to Dr. Vera Moiseenkova-Bell and Dr. John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social for their extraordinary support in making this happen.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · 8d

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The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a huge loss. I am so sorry to hear this news. David was a tremendous positive presence across all biomedical science. A once in a generation kind of scientist. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...

David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yesterday we opened a new home for Immunology at Penn. Part of our large vibrant immunology community will move into this amazing space. This includes our #ColtonCenter for Autoimmunity, #ImmuneHealth and more.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Sep 3

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The Power of Public Investment in Science

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great article in the @inquirer.com om about the importance of NIH funding. www.inquirer.com/health/medic...

CHOP, Wistar and other Philly-area research institutions urge legislators to reject NIH cuts

The Pennsylvania Ad Hoc NIH Funding Advocacy Coalition brings together institutions from across the state’s eds and meds sector.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Aug 15

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A World Without Academic Medicine 2025

This is "A World Without Academic Medicine 2025" by AAMC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Aug 14

What's the difference between Trm and exhausted CD8 T cells? Simone Park's new work dissects this important question. These cell types are often confused, but are ontologically and mechanistically distinct with implications for immunotherapy responses. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Divergent ontogeny of Tissue Resident Memory and Tissue Resident Exhausted CD8+ T cells underlies distinct functional potential

Persistent antigen stimulation promotes differentiation of exhausted CD8+ T (TEX) cells. TEX cells are distinct from circulating memory T (TCIRCM) cells but share many features with tissue-resident me...

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Aug 14

A great Keystone meeting on Long COVID this week in Santa Fe. The field has made great progress recently, but there is much more to do. Exciting science presented about viral and immune mechanisms, clinical data and future clinical trials. www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes | Keystone Symposia

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, August 2025, in Santa Fe, with field leaders!

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 24

Ozzy Osbourne was an agent of darkness and a beloved family man alike. “This cognitive dissonance is precisely why he was regarded as a titan,” Spencer Kornhaber writes: https://theatln.tc/7b1rHz12

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Jul 24

Highly recommend this book
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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, a…

How Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish o…

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzy!!!

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@KingOfPathogens @kingofpathogens.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Researchers crack the code of body’s ancient immune defense | Penn Today

A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that “decides” which foreign materials are friend or foe.

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David J. Skorton @davidjskorton.bsky.social · Jun 16

I’ve been in academic medicine for 45 years. This is the first time I’m seeing a perfect storm, as proposed federal funding cuts threaten our ability to provide patient care, train the next generation of doctors, and conduct life-saving research. More from my conversation with @cnn.com last week.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · May 27

A useful distraction this weekend....

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · May 16

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A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research

Over the past four months I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers...

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Hensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · May 16

To be clear, these kinds of breakthroughs are going to come to a screeching halt with the current NIH funding cuts. This new treatment is only possible because of decades of basic research. What might be possible 20 years from now if we don't destroy basic research?

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World’s first personalized CRISPR therapy given to baby with genetic disease

Treatment seems to have been effective, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 16

Breaking News: Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating of the U.S., becoming the third major credit rating agency to downgrade the country since 2011.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Extends Freeze on Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · May 16

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“The future of biomedical research in the United States comes down to a race to see whether the biomedical research community can mobilize politically, access that vast but latent political power, before the White House can do enough sustained damage to make the whole question moot.”

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · May 15

RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · May 12

So this is not a problem?...But we can't even buy an NIH researcher a cup of coffee because of conflicts of interest!? The hypocrisy is insane. Investigations into universities, but at the White House all gifts and straight up crypto-bribes are fine. WTF www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...

Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One

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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) @parkerici.bsky.social · May 6

Congrats to @ejohnwherry.bsky.social, PhD—pioneer of T cell exhaustion and checkpoint biology—on his election to the National Academy of Sciences. A well-earned honor for work that continues to drive immunotherapy forward.

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · May 4

Use this link to write to your representatives as often as possible!!
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How Uncertainty About Federal Support for Science Impacts You and Your Institution

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · May 2

Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".

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Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H) @i3h-upenn.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to @ejohnwherry.bsky.social and Penn colleagues, Katalin Karikó, Virginia Lee (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social) and Mark Devlin on being elected as members of the @nasonline.org—one of the highest honors a scientist can receive!

PennMedCSO @pennmedcso.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations to Katalin Karikó (@PennNSG), Virginia Lee (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social), @ejohnwherry.bsky.social (@PennSysPharmATT) & Mark Devlin (@physatpenn) on their election to @nasonline.org! tinyurl.com/5eehdtms

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