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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 7d

NIH will spend its full $48B budget — but multi-year funding means fewer projects, record-low grant success, and a warning for U.S. science.👉 lfdn.org/3KOs2hT
💜Learn how you can support NIH funding: www.lustgarten.org/forging-ahead
#ResearchMatters

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · 26d

Feels like everything has moved slow since restarting here at Emory last year, but glad to have been nominated by my new peers and selected for this recognition.

med.emory.edu/about/facult...

Recognition of being selected for Emory School of Medicine Research Appreciation Day 2025

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · 29d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a palm tree .

Alt: a man putting on a visor and sunglasses

media.tenor.com

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Sep 9

I wish my all my students labeled their figures as well as my daughter.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 29

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns

“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

www.advocate.com

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · Aug 28

What the CDC lost: a closer look at the top-ranking officials who have quit

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says agency suffers from ‘malaise,’ but departed officials had deep expertise

Knowledge, experience and talent lost due to political ideology.

What the CDC lost: a closer look at the top-ranking officials who have quit

Here is a closer look at the top-ranking officials who resigned from the CDC this week.

www.statnews.com

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · Aug 28

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.

The end of an era.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wow

The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who l am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions' words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues' thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed.

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Aug 15

#WomenInSTEM becoming independent: People should feel free to be themselves and do great science. We asked ten women researchers about their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher: rupress.org/jem/article/...

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Aug 12

www.wabe.org/man-fired-18...

Man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows, in CDC attack

The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows, with bullets piercing “blast-resistant” windows and […]

www.wabe.org

The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Spent the weekend here reflecting & reconnecting. A sorrowful few days thinking of what was lost.

The CDC is ubiquitous to our community. An attack on us all.

Officer David Rose died protecting us. Take a moment to support & share efforts for the family he left.

www.gofundme.com/f/7xahr9-off...

Donate to Officer Rose's Official GoFundMe, organized by Mrs Rose

Officer David Rose was more than a dedicated public servant - He was a loving father, a dev… Mrs Rose needs your support for Officer Rose's Official GoFundMe

www.gofundme.com

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Lab members in ATL are all accounted and safe.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 16

#ASV2025 is where you run into a Nobel Laureate at the bar late at night and they wish you a happy birthday.

My birthday is in March. But thanks.

Happy birthday @lakdawalalab.bsky.social

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

This advice is what has worked for me at #ASV2023 meetings in the past.

It may not work for you, but hopefully gives you some thoughts on how to approach networking.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last bit of advice: Trust your gut.

You won’t connect with some people. Maybe they aren’t a good fit or make you feel uncomfortable.

Don’t stay engaged cause they are in an important lab or are part of a cool club.

These interactions are often paths to toxicity. Beware…

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Once you start in a group bring others in.

Maybe people from your university or the guy you met on the bus. Whoever.

Grow the group you interact with. It will help everyone network.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

At one #ASV I glommed onto
Tim Sheahan
&
@christopherbrooke.bsky.social
having met them at a UNC grad school interview years earlier ( I didn’t get in).

I hung out with UNC people that meeting and thereafter and paved my way to a postdoc there years later.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

“But I don’t know anyone at #ASV2023”

Advice 5: Find a group of people. Students from your lab, university are a good start. Friendships in lab are often started at conferences through shared experiences.

From there you can go to groups like #binningvirologists & other groups

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Advice 4: careful approaching groups of faculty to chat.

We were all once trainees. When we are together, we talk science. We also gossip and talk smack. Most of us don’t do that in front of trainees.

Be aware of what your interrupting. Read the signals. It’s ok, but be cool.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Personally I take an intro more seriously as the person introducing vouches for you.

Also I will get more info from them later so make sure your contact will be truthful and supportive (in that order for me).

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

“But I really want to post doc in that lab.” What’s the best way to contact.

Advice 3: get someone to introduce you.

Did you make friends with a grad student in their lab? Did your boss post doc with them? Does a PD you know know them?

Ask your contact to make intro.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

I once met a famous scientist at a conference in a foreign country.

He was dressed differently than normal and looked exactly like a waiter at the hotel restaurant. You can imagine how this went for me.

Pretty sure he remembers, and not fondly. Avoid that.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

So take advantage of chance encounters. Introduce yourself. Maybe a short bit on your science. If the conversation doesn’t go anywhere, let it go.

Be cool and let it flow naturally. Don’t be weird. They’ll remember that.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

In that same vein, random opportunities present themselves to meet fancy people.

I once got stuck on a crappy excursion sitting next to an established faculty. A decade later when I see them, we still talk about it and other stuff in our labs. They still write letters for me.

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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Advice 2: connect beyond just science.

Yes, science is why you are here, but most don’t want to talk about it all the time.

My best collaborations started with topics not related to science. Maybe a hobby, a good restaurant, or complaining about your boss. Don’t limit yourself.

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