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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Jun 10

Get out there this Saturday and remind everyone of our right to peaceful protest: www.nokings.org

On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

www.nokings.org

Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Jun 9

Time is running out to register for the AAI Introductory Course in Immunology! Generous (1k) travel grants available! www.surveymonkey.com/r/intro25fun...

Join me and other expert faculty in LA from July 8-13. I will be lecturing on my favorite topic: Type 2 immunity! www.aai.org/Education/Co....

The American Association of Immunologists - Introductory Course

www.aai.org

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thank you to all the NIH Staff who are standing up for all of us with this powerful statement: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Mar 30

Sad to hear of the passing of Dorothea von Moltke, who was a Princeton institution in her own right.

www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...

Dorothea von Moltke, 1968-2025 -- Princeton Bookseller and Community Builder

Princeton, NJ – For more about Von Moltke and Labyrinth Books, read the article in Princeton Magazine, or the 2016 article in U.S. 1. newspaper.Von Moltke made Labyrinth Books a valuable

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Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · Feb 26

I ❤️ UW Immunology. Thank you @jmoltke.bsky.social.

komonews.com/news/local/t...

Seattle scientists protest Trump's medical funding freeze, warn of research impacts

Biomedical research is teetering on a crisis after President Donald Trump held up the grant money that helps fund the industry, pending a review of all federal

komonews.com

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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · Feb 21

In light of policies to defund biomedical research, and with judicial hearings happening today, we hope to highlight the many ways biomedical research improves people's lives, and to convey how damaging the proposed cuts would be... not just for us researchers, but for everyone.

Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 21

Patrick Mitchell (@psmitchej.bsky.social), Thornton Thompson and I wrote an OpEd, with support from 650+ biomedical researchers across Washington State (450+ at time of submission).

www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...

List: www.moltkelab.com/s/NIH-OpEd-S...

Comment: Pending cuts to medical research would harm all in state | HeraldNet.com

As UW medical scientists, we urge Washingtonians to defend the NIH’s life-saving research funding.

www.heraldnet.com

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 21

Patrick Mitchell (@psmitchej.bsky.social), Thornton Thompson and I wrote an OpEd, with support from 650+ biomedical researchers across Washington State (450+ at time of submission).

www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...

List: www.moltkelab.com/s/NIH-OpEd-S...

Comment: Pending cuts to medical research would harm all in state | HeraldNet.com

As UW medical scientists, we urge Washingtonians to defend the NIH’s life-saving research funding.

www.heraldnet.com

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 13

This footnote in Sassoon's resignation letter...

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 13

This is the reference: rupress.org/jem/article/...

Leukotriene B4 amplifies eosinophil accumulation in response to nematodes | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press

Rapid eosinophil accumulation around nematode species occurs via leukotriene induction, which is necessary for nematode-induced eosinophil accumulation in

rupress.org

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 12

This movie was made by Michael Patnode while he was a graduate student at UCSF. He's now a faculty member at UC Santa Cruz, but sadly not studying worms anymore.

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 11

From a recent UW email:

"The [indirect] rates are based on federally audited cost studies. The audits show, time and again, that the total cost to the university is actually higher than the negotiated rate — the university is already subsidizing federal grants and contracts on the admin side."

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 8

Thank you @murray.senate.gov‬ for always supporting the work we do!

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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · Feb 8

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

Direct Economic Contributions

NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.

www.nih.gov

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Feb 8

This sure looks like "obeying in advance". So disappointing from HHMI, one of the few organizations with the resources to stand up to the Trump administration's attacks.

www.science.org/content/arti...

HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education

“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions

www.science.org

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Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · Jan 28

My weekend with immunologists devising new strategies to treat cancer, allergy, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity and infection. The WH has just paused peer-reviewed NIH funding that pays for these studies. If you care about human life, write your representatives. Demand that NIH funding is restored asap.

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Jan 21

I love this on so many levels...

Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · Jan 21

Tough day to be a real clown I guess.🤷🏻‍♀️

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Mary Fontana @maryfontanawrites.bsky.social · Jan 7

A poem I wrote is now out in Bluestem Magazine along with some other real beauties. Check them out!

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jan 4

Our winter 2025 issue is here!

Writing by @tcboudreau.bsky.social
@emmabolden.bsky.social
@maryfontanawrites.bsky.social
@robertarjoyan.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social
@casswhit.bsky.social
and many more

Art by Erin Anfinson.

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A close up of wild bergamot, with sprawling tendrils of brown and pinkish-purple. The colors are made more vibrant by the deep black background.

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Dec 17

We're hiring! Funded postdoctoral position available in the Moltke Lab. 79k starting salary and access to a fellowship program in the Institute for Translational Immunology that offers both academic and industry training tracks. Details here: jobrxiv.org/job/universi...

Postdoctoral Fellow - Moltke Lab

Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!

jobrxiv.org

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Andrew Oberst @drewoberst.bsky.social · Dec 6

Hey I know some of those experts!

Sen. Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov visited our dept. today to talk with @marionpepper.bsky.social about the importance of immunology and vaccine research.

We are lucky to have these leaders advocating for us in uncertain times! #immunosky #immunology

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 3

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Nov 22

please add me

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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · Nov 18

Just registered for the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists at Asilomar - one of my favorite locations and gathering of friends and colleagues. Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social and Gretchen Diehl have put together an awesome program. Hope to see you there!

midwconfimmunol.org

#ImmunoSky

Midwinter Conference of Immunologists

The Midwinter Conference of Immunologists was founded in 1961 by a small group of Immunologists, among them Drs. Dan Campbell and Ray Owen. The goal of the Midwinter Conference is to provide a forum w...

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Andrew Oberst @drewoberst.bsky.social · Nov 18

OK, #immunology Bluesky LFG!

If, like me, you're trying to reconstruct the vibrant scientific network we had at the other place, these starter packs are a great start:

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Jakob von Moltke @jmoltke.bsky.social · Nov 18

Try these!
go.bsky.app/2bqX3T7
go.bsky.app/PY5tCas
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · Nov 18

The NIH is an engine of economic growth. Cutting funding to NIH will consequently cut economic growth and have long-lasting impacts on US competitiveness at the cutting edge of biomedical discovery

Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Nov 17

Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...

Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns

Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

www.fiercebiotech.com

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