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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 13h

Best consideration deadline, Friday Oct 10:

#SCIMaP (scienceimacts.org) seeks to hire a Research Communications and Media Outreach Specialist at U-Maryland to facilitate public engagement related to federal investment in science and health research.

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SCIMaP job opportunity - https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/Research-Communications-and-Media-Outreach-Specialist_JR102577

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King Lab at McGill University @ikinglab.bsky.social · 11h

Do you have expertise in stem cell biology and interesting in pulmonary health?

Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:

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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (L000066)

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 2d

AAI News & Views spoke with Dr. Tajie Harris about guest-editing the special collection “Immunoparasitology: Parasites as Drivers of Immune Discovery” in The JI. Find out what her favorite parasite is in #AAInews: https://ow.ly/lLVQ50X74cV.

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 3d

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Judi Allen @profjudiallen.bsky.social · 8d

Become part of our new MRC Centre, working across Manchester and Oxford to solve a major challenge of our time - how does the immune system become dysregulated by environmental exposures to cause chronic disease.
www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs
@exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 12d

“Starting in October 2025, Grants.gov is the single official source for NIH notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). NIH will no longer post NOFOs in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The NIH Guide will continue as your primary source…”
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New Tool to Explore NIH Grant Opportunities | Grants & Funding

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Tea Tomita @teagondii.bsky.social · 19d

[We are Hiring!]

The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM.

This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis.

DM for more info!

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Tea Tomita @teagondii.bsky.social · 21d

[We are Hiring!]

The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM.

This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis.

DM for more info!

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tovah-shaw-lab.bsky.social @tovah-shaw-lab.bsky.social · Aug 12

I am recruiting for a postdoc that wants to work on an exciting project on gut macrophages, TGFb signalling, and colon cancer! Please see the link for details - elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join the Shaw lab to investigate identify the regulatory function of NRROS/LRRC33 in gastrointestinal macrophage development a...

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Stella Hurtley @smhsci.bsky.social · Aug 22

Come join us @science.org. We’re looking for a new editor to look after infectious disease and microbiome submissions.
Check out this Associate or Senior Editor opportunity recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...

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Hepworth Lab @hepworth-lab.bsky.social · Sep 8

New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Research Associate in MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure):Oxford Road

Project Title: Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 18

There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below!
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky

Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7

The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Aug 20

Congrats on impressive scores.

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Aug 2

Congrats!!!

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@KingOfPathogens @kingofpathogens.bsky.social · Jul 21

For those with an interest in enteric infections (or if you have had Beaver Fever): this commentary summarizes recent studies on the potential benefits of Giardia. Public offering of shares in ParasitesAreUs to come.... rdcu.be/ew8nk

Giardia helps the immune system pick its battles

Nature Immunology - Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that can cause severe enteric disease. The immune response to this organism provides unexpected benefits to limit gut inflammation.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 21

so.... NIH issued a news item clarifying the new use of animals policy.

It seems that the bottom line is that NIH will not issue NoFOs specifically about creation or use of animal models of disease.

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How Does the NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research Affect Research Proposing the Use of Laboratory Animals? | Grants & Funding

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Jul 17

Labels matter and they influence policy. Thank you to the brilliant @camilahcoelho.bsky.social for making us rethink our default scientific terms to take away the unintended stigma to create a safer space. People like you help change the world.

Camila Coelho, PhD MBA @camilahcoelho.bsky.social · Jul 16

Check our important piece below 👇!
"We urge authors, reviewers, and editors to revise the default use of MSM as an epidemiological label. Our intention is not to dismiss important epidemiological context but to prevent the stigmatization of affected populations."

@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Jul 15

“NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications…”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities

The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · Jul 7

Wondering about the role of the Leishmania promastigote flagellum at the initiation of infection? It is essential but not via its motile function! Great work by Tom Beneke, Eva Gluenz @albuquerqueafrr.bsky.social and colleagues 👍
www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Jul 8

Do we know if this NIH announcement is limited to drug development or applies to all proposals? www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce...

NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development

Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.

www.drugdiscoverytrends.com

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Andreas Bäumler @abaumler.bsky.social · Jun 26

The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology

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David Demory @d2mory.bsky.social · Jun 17

PhD opportunity in marine virus eco-evo dynamics

Joint CNRS–UBC program: @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social × @ubcoceans.bsky.social

📍 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France (LBBM UMR8176)
🗓️ Start: Oct 2025 | Duration: 3 years
🔍 Skills: Modelling, Bioinformatics, Marine Virology

🔗 Apply: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Contract doctoral M/F- integrative biology of photosynthetic organisms and associated microorganisms

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Jun 16

New NIH grant opportunities posted! R16, DP1, DP2, F30, F31, F32, F33 grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-...

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts | Grants & Funding

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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · Jun 11

New discovery! Massaging the skin lymphatics in the neck and face enhances the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. With NIH budget cuts, we are missing an opportunity for a free non-invasive cure to neurodegenerative diseases. Beautiful work.

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

Increased CSF drainage by non-invasive manipulation of cervical lymphatics - Nature

The outflow pathway of cerebrospinal fluid into lymph nodes in the neck and how non-invasive mechanical stimulation can enhance drainage and restore impaired outflow in aged mice are explored.

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