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I was updating our lab website alumni list & saw this awesome piece I'd missed about Teresa Bonello's work on YAP and TAZ & the tumor microenvironment. She's excelling at The Australian National University & mentoring female scientists via the Franklin Institute science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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This is horrible for the future of American science and innovation and economic wellbeing and all the things Pitt is not a small institution It has nearly 10K grad students It is where Salk discovered the polio vaccine

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This is criminal. They are dismantling U.S. science, making our country and world less safe. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The eye has its own microbiome, which can also be affected by antibiotics. Here, antibiotic-induced dysbiosis of the ocular microbiome affects corneal circadian rhythmic activity: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

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Findings from a mouse model suggest that subclinical neonatal #HSV1/2 infections pose a significant risk for cognitive impairment later in life. Maternal #vaccination may be an effective approach to prevent the neurological sequelae. journals.plos.org/plospathogen... #ViroSky, #IDsky, #Immunosky

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Shift drink: Appetizer à L’Italienne 2oz sweet vermouth 1oz fernet .25oz absinthe .25oz demerara syrup (1892 recipe)

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If RFK Jr. actually cared about medication safety he would have worked to empower the FDA. Instead he is gutting the FDA and proposing that untested therapies be available (sold - it all comes down to profiting off their positions of power) to the public with no protections in place.

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NA: Discussing regulatory approaches as therapeutics - reminding on haploinsufficiency - generally this is just fine - but 660 genes lead to diseases when haploinsufficiency - some other known genes where there are no homozygous variants may also be related to haploinsufficiency #LorneGenome25

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It's interesting that I don't hear much about the biosecurity risks posed by the livestock industry from those who shout loudly about "lab leaks". nautil.us/the-unnatura...

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Went to the grocery store today (Sprouts) and they did not have any eggs. How's this working out for you?

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THANKS, BATSIHIT BOBBY, FOR HELPING THIS HAPPEN "A West Texas community is grappling with the largest measles outbreak in the state in nearly 30 years. Hundreds may be infected with the otherwise rare disease because of a lack of vaccinations." www.chron.com/news/houston...

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There is evidence that Gardisil has largely eliminated cervical cancer in highly-vaccinated populations. Couldn't agree more with @drneilstone.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jnci/article...

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“Trump's assault against WHO, USAID, and medical research threatens to bring the entire global health architecture crashing down” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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This is a picture of my son taken soon after he was born. I suffered from a very rare pregnancy complication. But thanks to physicians at the University of Michigan and a lot of US funded research, he was born healthy. Please post, who has Science Saved for you? #WhoScienceSaves #MedSky

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We are incredibly disappointed that the AMA @amermedicalassn.bsky.social did not stand up against the RFK nomination. We expect better from you over the months and years to come as RFK and Trump dismantle our public health infrastructure. rollcall.com/2025/02/03/k...

submitted 7 days ago • 30 comments

In 2020, Doug Ford gave $23M and a 5 year $100M contract to U.S.-based 3M leaving Canadian respirator manufacturers out in the cold In 2021 he gave 3M another $100 M In 2025 he plans to give 3M another $100M deal. Stop the madness Buy Canadian ❤️🇨🇦

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"The very fact that I am having to publish this anonymously in a country that has the right to free speech written into our Constitution is an indictment of what is happening." www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration. Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/... @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social

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The former NIH director speaks out. www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/n...

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“If you don’t test, you don’t have any cases.” (June 15, 2020)

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments

“I never thought antivaxx policies would be put first in MY state,” sobs man who single-handedly cleared the way for antivaxxers to dictate health policy for the entire country

submitted 7 days ago • 65 comments

And this question from @jamellebouie.net is not far fetched. The CDC used to collaborate closely with WHO to determine the composition of the next flu vaccine. A highly coordinated, data-driven process that involved global influenza surveillance, virological analysis, and vaccine strain selection.

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Attempted a monochrome look for today

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Wearing a new bespoke suit for Valentines

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🚨 Yesterday was a true Valentine’s Day massacre for public health. 💔 Over 5,200 jobs cut at NIH & CDC 💔 EIS program slashed at CDC 💔 Federal funding cut for schools and universities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates We are gutting public health, with repercussions that will last for generations.

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Wearing a new bespoke suit for Valentines

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Really wild how people continue to act like RFK Jr.’s problem is his remote history of heroin addiction in sustained recovery and not the fact that he’s a sociopathic, science denying, con artist, who wants kids to die so he can make a buck, which has nothing to do with him using heroin decades ago.

submitted 7 days ago • 71 comments

Unfortunately, I was one of the thousands of new USDA scientists let go yesterday. It was an absolute honor to work there. If anyone in the southeastern Michigan area knows of a role that might match my background, I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your support!

submitted 8 days ago • 60 comments

Zelenskyy: it’s time to create the forces of Europe, we can no longer rule out that we cannot rely on the US. Finally someone said it.. but also, 3 years into the war this is just becoming more obvious? Wake up, Europe.

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One of the questions after my talk today was about scientists refusing to buck the administration because they fear losing their jobs. I said that a lot of self-styled apolitical scientists lost their jobs this week, so silence will not save them. Respond and keep your values and dignity.

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It took them a while but they got there. I was assured this was coming weeks ago; must have been some internal battles. We can’t lose our values through all of this. Indeed, they are our superpower…

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Super fun to see "CDC Layoffs" followed immediately by "Texas Outbreak" in the trending topics.

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NEW: Medications for HIV treatment and prevention were supposed to resume around the globe. But they haven't, multiple sources told me. Not only are there basically no employees left to carry out USAID projects -- the waiver itself was extremely limited. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

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Hell of a way to discourage people at risk from getting an mpox vaccine

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

The incompetence of this administration is extreme. Yet entirely expected. When you have adult children with emotional issues running around without a nanny, trouble is going to ensue. Firing at will, then scrambling to hire them back shows no one knows what they are doing.

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It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this: Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪

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DNA methylation differences between cord and adult white blood cells reflect postnatal immune cell maturation www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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First-in-human evaluation of memory-like NK cells with an IL-15 super-agonist and CTLA-4 blockade in advanced head and neck cancer jhoonline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Congratulations to AAI Member @miriammerad.bsky.social!

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Excited to announce a save the date for the upcoming Keystone Fungal Pathogenesis meeting! Jan 12-15 2026, mark your calendars! 🗓 Program and deadlines in link below #microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

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