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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 3d

www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...

<em>My Favorite Thing Is Monsters</em>, a stunning work told from the perspective of a 10-year-old's diary, is based in Chicago in the 1960s.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/a...

First, Emil Ferris Was Paralyzed. Then Her Book Got Lost at Sea. (Published 2017)

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 3d

www.npr.org/2017/03/30/5...

'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' Graphic Novelist Emil Ferris : Fresh Air

After contracting West Nile virus and becoming temporarily paralyzed, Chicago illustrator Emil Ferris had to relearn how to draw. She says that experience was key to the publication of 'My Favorite Th...

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 3d

Emil Ferris created "My Favorite Thing is Monsters" after being paralyzed by West Nile virus

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Emil Ferris Pays Homage to Horror Comics With ‘My Favorite Thing Is Monsters’ (Gift Article)

In her two-volume classic, “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters,” Emil Ferris explores a girl’s journey to understand the world, and herself.

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Southeastern Regional Virology Conference @servc.bsky.social · 5d

Save the date: SERVC 2026 is happening Apr 24-26!
Join us for the 18th Southeastern Regional Virology Conference at the Emory Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta.
More details: tarheels.live/servc

Southeastern Regional Virology Conference – April 24-26, 2026 Atlanta, GA

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 6d

EXCLUSIVE: In her first interview all year, Susan Monarez, CDC director for only 29 days, tells me why Trump/RFK fired her and where this is all headed.

The CDC director is an “inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised”, she tells @nature.com.

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

www.nature.com

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Kristen DeAngelis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 6d

UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

Details - Assistant Professor - Virology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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Adriana Forero @adforu.bsky.social · 6d

We are currently in the process of recruiting a technician. 🥼🐭🔬

If you know anyone with enthusiasm to learn new skills and stamina to hear me go on and on about IFNs, please have them reach out to me for more details!

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Abbie Weight @abbieweight.bsky.social who did a great job on her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate! Abbie is using genetically diverse mice to understand the host factors that control susceptibility to La Crosse virus and other neuroinvasive arboviruses.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 7d

Cool Postdoc opportunity alert! UNC SPIRE (Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education)-it provides scholars with both high quality research training & the opportunity to develop research based teaching skills that will inspire students across the sciences 1/n
spire.unc.edu/program-info/

About Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education (SPIRE)

SPIRE’s Mission:

1) To provide scholars with both high quality research training and the opportunity to develop research based teaching skills that will inspire students across the sciences

2) To promote effective teaching and research partnerships between research intensive institutions and partner institutions with a large population of underrepresented students

The four major components of the SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program include:

Research
Teaching
Professional Development
Additional Opportunities

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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 9d

The link for a junior tenure-track position with UNC-CH Biochemistry and Biophysics is now live. Learn about the search here www.med.unc.edu/biochem/join..., then apply here unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307... Help us inspire tomorrow’s discoveries by decoding the molecular basis of life!

UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Our mission is to perform transformative biochemical and biophysical research in an inclusive and stimulating training environment.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 13d

Jesse Lazear died of yellow fever Sept. 25, 1900. Along with other research by the Yellow Fever Commission, his demonstration that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes provided the basis for efforts to control this devastating disease.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_W...

Portrait of Jesse Lazear, photo of an Aedes aegypti mosquito, image of Jesse Lazear’s fever chart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_William_Lazear
CDC Public Health Image Library ID#9257
Fever chart for Jesse W. Lazear, September 19, 1900, Box-folder 3:47, Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection 1806-1995, Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia

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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 13d

One of the most "Taking one for the team" moments ever. 🧪🦟

Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 13d

Jesse Lazear died of yellow fever Sept. 25, 1900. Along with other research by the Yellow Fever Commission, his demonstration that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes provided the basis for efforts to control this devastating disease.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_W...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15d

So you're a scientist about to face a government shutdown?

Have you considered becoming a rock star?

It's easy AND profitable! 🎸🧪

Let's list off five scientists who turned rockers:

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 15d

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper

We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎙️ Job Announcement: Penn State is seeking an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in MICROBIOLOGY (any subdiscipline) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Learn more and Join the Microbiome Jubilee: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Assistant Professor in Microbiology

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

Contact

View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 26d

We’re doing a thing!
Triangle Blog Blog not really an election forum forum

Saturday, October 4th at 6PM
Steel String Brewery - 106 S Greensboro Street, Carrboro

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Josh Mattila @joshmattila.bsky.social · 27d

Open tenure track assistant- or associate-level faculty position in the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research. Great science, great facilities, great colleagues - come work with us!

jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...

Faculty, Center for Vaccine Research - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania job with University of Pittsburgh | 674888

University of Pittsburgh Faculty Position Center for Vaccine Research The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Resear...

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 13d

Jesse Lazear died of yellow fever Sept. 25, 1900. Along with other research by the Yellow Fever Commission, his demonstration that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes provided the basis for efforts to control this devastating disease.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_W...

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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · 16d

BREAKING: Chris Clemens alleges the UNC-Chapel Hill board often went into closed session illegally, including before they postponed tenure votes, and forced him to resign after he informed faculty about the delays.

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...