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Judith Behnsen

@judith-behnsen.bsky.social

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Microbiologist. Associate Professor at University of Illinois Chicago studying microbe-microbe interactions. Loves fungi and bacteria.

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.

Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature

Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.

www.nature.com

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 21h

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 2d

Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!

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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 2d

Another great @mmpconference.bsky.social wraps up… 👏 to organizers Jonathan Allen and Abby Kroken! @akroken.bsky.social

Opening session of the MMPC conference with Abby Kroken and Jonathan Allen on stage and a slide displayed.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 12d

Dose makes the difference! #Candidaalbicans uses the toxin #candidalysin not only to cause infections but also to quietly colonize the mouth – too little fails, too much triggers immune defense.

@natmicrobiol.nature.com
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picture credits: Erik Böhm, @leibniz-hki.de

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12d

This paper does a great job with a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario about NIH, supposing the consequences of the bottom 40% of the funding NIH grants never existed.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

tl:dr The world would lose a lot, but directly and indirectly

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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Joanne Flynn @joanneflynn19.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine

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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 16d

Abstract submissions are open for the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists @midwinter-immun.bsky.social!! www.midwconfimmunol.org The Early Bird Registration deadline is Nov 14, 2025.
There will be lots of Selected Abstract talks so submit an abstract to be considered!

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...

www.midwconfimmunol.org

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you Ivan! The story has come a looong way since the time you were here at UIC.

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you so much!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Matt! So much more detail to figure out but we're super happy to see this finally published.

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Iliyan! So happy it's finally published.

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Bella! Hope you had a great rest of the summer!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you Kyla! It was great seeing you in Denver. Hope to see you at another conference soon.

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 27d

The short summary and behind-the-scenes of our paper in this Research Briefing article out today: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you, Hiu. It took some time but now it's finally published!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you Joel!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you Sunny!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you for all your support!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you Erin!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations Rebecca! So happy to hear!

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you Joe!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you, Marc!

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

The project would not have been possible without the labs of Brian Peters, who generated Candida strains and David Underhill, who performed sequencing and analysis. They were truly wonderful to work with.

Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

This project was a true whole-lab effort. It was driven by @kanchanj.bsky.social (now on the job market for Assistant Professor positions) with substantial contributions by second author @oliviatodd.bsky.social. So proud of the whole lab!

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature

Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.

www.nature.com

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