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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 26

If this was a drug, it would be a blockbuster prevention vs Alzheimer's disease for APOE4 homozygotes, with 35% reduction of risk!

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American Journal of Preventive Cardiology @ajpcardio.bsky.social · Aug 26

Lifestyle Medicine Pillars for Women's Heart Health: A 6-question clinician tool sparks the conversation—covering nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, substance avoidance, and social connection. Ready to transform cardiovascular care for women? Dive in: ow.ly/hkk150WM5EH

#CardioSky #MedSky

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Aug 18

Out now!

🍫🦠A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour #chocolate fermentation

By Gabriel Castrillo, David Salt & co

#microsky #microbiomesky 🧪

Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation - Nature Microbiology

An in-depth microbiological and metagenomic analysis of Colombian farm and fermentation facilities resulted in the design of a defined microbial community that can reproduce the flavour of fine chocol...

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Aug 18

Fun fact: In reference 28 here, I used the word strain to mean something similar to the lineage level because a reviewer refused to let me use the word lineage.

There is still a lot of confusion in this space, and I strongly recommend defining whatever terminology you use.

Adrià Auladell @adriaula.bsky.social · Aug 18

I love this diagram

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 14

John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis

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John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis

With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Jul 31

NIH wants to hear from you. No really.

Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
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NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH

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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎉 We’re launching BIOMS! The One Health Microbiome Center just received a $2.6M NIH T32 grant to train the next generation of microbiome scientists across human, environmental, and agricultural microbiome research.

Full story 👉 shorturl.at/uKk0P

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State | Penn State University

The Penn State One Health Microbiome Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a training program to provide early career professional development and research support ...

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Andreas Bäumler @abaumler.bsky.social · Jul 22

Meet the new Editor in Chief of mSystems journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Humanity’s urgent challenges need solutions from systems microbiology | mSystems

It is with great excitement and sincere dedication that I assume the role of editor in chief of mSystems. Building on the momentum and reputation that mSystems has achieved in its first decade, we wil...

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · Jul 16

So excited and honored to be part of the team! Looking forward to your vision and leadership to drive the science behind this incredible journal @ashley17061.bsky.social

Ashley Shade, Ph.D. @ashley17061.bsky.social · Jul 2

Yesterday, I started my term as Editor in Chief of @asm.org journal #mSystems

Looking forward to working with this amazing community to advance publication of our highest quality and most rigorous science!

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Humanity’s urgent challenges need solutions from systems microbiology | mSystems

It is with great excitement and sincere dedication that I assume the role of editor in chief of mSystems. Building on the momentum and reputation that mSystems has achieved in its first decade, we wil...

journals.asm.org

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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · Jul 2

Excited to be back at #mSystems (@asm.org), now as a Senior Editor, working to support our new Editor-in-Chef @ashley17061.bsky.social 🤩

Support society journals! If you have work at the boundary between microbiology & systems biology, send us your manuscript!

journals.asm.org/journal/msys...

mSystems Board of Editors

Members of the mSystems Editorial Board

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · Jul 1

Love your paper title!!! Congrats!

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ha I love that description

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jun 6

Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.

Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:

1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Dr. Sarah Thomas @sarahathomasphd.bsky.social · Jun 4

I am hiring a clinical research assistant for a project on adolescent cannabis use that will use MRI 🧠 and behavioral tasks 🎮 More information is available in the link below, and applicants can send a CV and cover letter to me. Please share—thank you!

tinyurl.com/msn8h2ce

Thomas_TEDS Lab RA Position.pdf

tinyurl.com

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Jun 4

Genomics of host–microbiome interactions in humans www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Genomics of host–microbiome interactions in humans - Nature Reviews Genetics

In this Review, Ferretti et al. discuss advances in our understanding of interactions between the human genome and the microbiome, including the effects of the microbiome on host gene regulation.

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · Jun 4

When the spot before your Times Square debut features a scent ad 😎 so proud of @drpaulejoseph.bsky.social for amplifying nursing research and science in general. Keep shining my friend ✨✨✨✨

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Ya'el Courtney, PhD @scienceyael.bsky.social · May 17

If anyone who had a grant terminated (at Harvard or elsewhere) would like to partner with my scicomm channel (LetTheDataSpeak across platforms), I’m happy to work with you.

I will feature an elevator pitch of your exciting science, then end with “this project was terminated” and a call to action.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 16

There is remarkable extent of bi-directional cross-talk between the nervous system and Type 2 immunity (vs infectious parasites, allergens, irritants, and toxins). A new and superb review @sciimmunology.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Johannes Bj{\"o}rk @awfuldodger.bsky.social · May 14

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The gut microbiome and dietary fibres: implications in obesity, cardiometabolic diseases and cancer - Nature Reviews Microbiology

In this Review, Delzenne et al. explore how dietary fibres interact with and modulate the gut microbiota, and discuss their effects on human physiology, particularly in the context of obesity, cardiom...

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · May 14

👀👀 Looking for recs 👀👀

Are there any summer/fall workshops on multi-omic, pathway or microbiome analyses where the application period has not already passed? Looking for some good options for my trainees! Appreciate any leads in advance #AcademicSky #Bioinformatics

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · May 10

The Pope at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.

No wonder the White Sox swept the ‘Stros

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · May 9

I love reading papers from the “1900s” 🤗😂 Some of my favorite micro papers are from the 70s-90s

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · May 9

Proud mentor week!!! Choa (postdoc) and Shirleen (postbac) presented fabulous posters at the CCND poster and postbac poster sessions and heard from BIOM alum who got her first symposium presentation opportunity in her clin psych PhD program #thrivinginchaos

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Katherine Maki, PhD, NP-BC @katherine-maki1.bsky.social · Apr 30

😂 that dim light didn’t help anyone fight their sleep pressure