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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 4d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · 6d

Still waiting for my first sabbatical

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · 29d

"We became inconvenient".

NIH whistleblower details clash over childhood vaccines with Trump administration: "We became inconvenient"

A former NIH official says she was removed after clashes over vaccines, accusing RFK Jr. and his deputies of posing "a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety."

www.cbsnews.com

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Sep 3

Beautiful work Judith and team. Congratulations!!!!!!!

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.

Descriptions and links in the following two posts.

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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · Aug 29

Three postdoc positions are now open for applications! Live and work on Kaurna land (Adelaide) in sunny South Australia. We have beach views, wineries, kangaroos, and koalas.

Develop new synthetic biology to engineer and understand #phage, and computational tools for #phage and #microbiome analysis

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Aug 27

The administrative burden in ALL universities is most keenly felt by teaching and research staff

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · Aug 24

Unfortunate truth is, U.S. academics are not going to find jobs overseas. Some of the biggest name glam faculty will be poached, but for most, the ride is just going to end.

This isn't to say other countries won't take the lead in research, etc. They'll just do it mostly with their own citizens.

Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames ‘confused’ government policies

Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at ‘unaccountable’ university management

www.theguardian.com

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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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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 19

Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!

Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.

Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!

Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!

Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!

Fund mRNA research!

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Aug 19

📢 Tell your friends and colleagues about JEM’s Early Career Travel Award! ✈️🧳 We're providing support for #gradstudents and early-career #postdoc researchers to attend #Cytokines2025, this November in Seattle! Apply by Sept. 26 👉 rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...

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Julie Pfeiffer @jkpfeiff.bsky.social · Aug 18

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

Department members sit at a very long table in the hallway eating a pre-Thanksgiving potluck feast.

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Aug 18

It isn't any better here in the USA.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 8

“Grant review by political appointees will further impede the work of the scientific community to provide solutions and fight public health threats. With strong and responsible oversight, we need to harness—not suppress—all perspectives and approaches in the effort to solve these problems.”

Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 8

asm.org/press-releas...

ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

asm.org

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 8

The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.

It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.

Likely to enter force within days.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 8

asm.org/press-releas...

ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

asm.org

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Aug 8

That concludes GRC Salmonella 2025. What a fantastic meeting it was - topnotch science, great discussions and a wonderful spirit. I am proud to be part of this amazing scientific community.

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Aug 3

It’s happening!!!

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Typas Lab @typaslab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!

Group Leader – Molecular Systems Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Molecular Systems Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing original biological ...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

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Rajini Rao @madamescientist.bsky.social · Jul 30

🧪BREAKING: NIH has laid out 5 options for funding publications costs on grants (yes, FIVE!). This is hugely impactful.

Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
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grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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

grants.nih.gov

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jul 25

Wow

Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions

Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

ki.se

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ms anti-HA.11, which used to be sold by Covance, now is sold by Biolegend. Awesome Ab for IFA

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Christina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · Jul 25

Really looking forward to the First #Shigella International Meeting to be held in Paris, France, April 2026! The meeting website is almost ready. Please follow @shigellameeting.bsky.social for more information and updates! #Microsky 🦠 🧫 🔬

The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · May 27

Only 328 days to go! We're very busy behind the scenes getting thigns ready for the meeting! In the meantime you can add your email address for updates here: coming-soon.embo.org/w26-04

Shigella, the first international meeting

coming-soon.embo.org

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Leigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · Jul 15

it was a pleasure to help out in this exciting project

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