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Rocky Mountain Labs, NIH, is where I did my post doc. Scientists have already been fired, and many more firings will likely follow. A scientific gem is being destroyed 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬 www.kpax.com/news/ravalli...

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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

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IMII mtg. was postponed to April today ...

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𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟎𝐬 Tuberculosis Dysentery Cholera Malaria Typhoid Pneumonia/Flu Diphtheria Scarlet fever Meningitis Whooping cough 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣/𝙑𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨/𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 Heart disease Cancer Accidents COPD Stroke Alzheimer’s Diabetes Pneumonia/Flu Kidney disease Suicide

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"… it is the words and actions of all members of the scientific community … that form the collective voice of science …," writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4hR6ux0

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The Trump administration's efforts to slash research funding have US graduate students, postdocs and other early-career scientists fearing for their careers. Some might leave the country -- or abandon research altogether. https://go.nature.com/43ao2zq

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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

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Deep and thoughtful reporting on the crises of the NIH funding and review blocks. Share locally, share widely. And make sure your reps know! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

submitted 15 days ago • 174 comments

I truly think people don’t realize how many universities and colleges — especially public ones — may shut down if restrictions on and withholding of federal funding persists for even one presidency We are facing the demolition of American higher education

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Already bruised by the Trump administration’s first round of firings of federal workers, employees at NIH faced more bad news. NIH’s 27 institute directors were told this week that the agency must cut staffing back to 2019 levels, or at least 10% below its 2024 tally. scim.ag/3EP8gjy

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“For the last 50 to 75 years, the NIH has been the biggest funder of biomedical research in the world. Most advances in medicine, at some point, were seeded by NIH funding." Trump's cuts will cripple scientific progress in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A freeze on meetings of expert panels that peer review grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health is kicking in this week. Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi

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What it feels like to run a research lab at the moment

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🔬🦠 Gut inflammation disrupts microbiota, but can microbes aid repair? This study shows how Lactiplantibacillus plantarum & Bifidobacterium infantis reprogram tryptophan metabolism, boosting epithelial repair in the HIV/SIV-inflamed gut. 🚀 #Microbiome www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning. Without those grants, my lab must close within a year. And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues 🤬 #MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬

submitted 18 days ago • 57 comments

I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...

submitted 22 days ago • 46 comments

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where everyone cared about their job and serving others.

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Yes

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 30 days ago • 270 comments

So I was peer reviewing a manuscript... Authors cited me - cool. But wait... the paper they cite does not exist. It lists coauthors who are real people I have published with, and a real journal that I have published in, with a title that sounds plausible - but is completely made up. 🧵

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PREDATORY PUBLISHING OUT OF CONTROL—FUELED BY AI Help me out here (a short 🧵) A clearly chatbot-generated short review: “𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪a𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴” has appeared online AND NAMES ME AS THE AUTHOR

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I’m thrilled to share that I've recently been appointed Chair of Intestinal Microbiome at #TUMunich and transitioned to #TUMSchoolofLifeSciences in Freising. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Best to turn off the news and enjoy the beach at the moment.

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Can classical microbiology transform microbiome research? 🤔 Our new article explores how integrating microbiological concepts can build a stronger theoretical framework for microbiome sciences. 🌟 Read more about the path to hypothesis-driven research:

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Infection and Immunity has a call for papers on Women’s Health and the Development of Microbiota in Childhood. For details see journals.asm.org/journal/iai/...

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Microbiome science needs more microbiologists- A new commentary authored by myself and @abaumler.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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We have an open PhD position to work on bacterial secretion systems. Please RT, write us or apply through the CNRS job portal: t.co/HxX23Od1oa

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Come and join our team at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! We are seeking a Sr Scientist to advance our research on immune responses to infection/vaccination. This is a financially stable position offering a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits. talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

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Hello everyone, the MBL Gene Regulatory Networks for Development course still has openings for its 2025 offering, Apr 6-18. We’d love to receive some more applications! The deadline is Jan 3, but if you start the application by then and get us the letters later, we will be happy to consider you!

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Do you know who Douglas Prasher is? Many don't, even though he is the person who cloned the original #GFP gene in the late 1980s. In my short history of plant light #microscopy I also cover a bit of his story - & why he is relatively unknown today, despite the importance of his work. See this 🧵👇

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Just one more treat please

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Happy holidays

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Infection and Immunity has a call for papers on Women’s Health and the Development of Microbiota in Childhood. For details see journals.asm.org/journal/iai/...

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Start of 7,000-year period of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals dated to 47,000 years ago: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55

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Hey #microbiomesky #microsky #IDsky, check out @centermicrobialmed.bsky.social! We are focused on leveraging the microbiome to improve the lives of sick children. We’re also using genomics to track pathogens and reduce infections in kids. We’re building, growing, hiring, and looking for partners!

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

An updated list with those added who wanted to join go.bsky.app/VVLoMPx

submitted 96 days ago • 36 comments

For all my new 🔵 friends interested in toxins and secretion systems, have a look and join us this summer 🙂https://www.etox-meetings.org/

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The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Microbiome Sciences. Apply by December 11th at: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847

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