Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring University of Chicago's Professor Dominique Missiakas, PhD! Read Professor Missiakas's related paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 📅 THURS. NOV. 20 ⏲️ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏫 Sheldon Hall W1214

Professor @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Virologist & MMI Vice-chair @andrewpekosz.bsky.social recently spoke at the Assn for Molecular Pathology @ampath.bsky.social Annual Mtg His talk was 'Emerging Public Health Threats: Avian Influenza A (H5N1)' www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/preci...

Happening soon! MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social Professor Mark Carrington! 📅 TODAY THURS NOV. 13 🕰️. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏫. Sheldon Hall W1214

Welcome @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Assistant Professor Anya O'Neal @anyaoneal.bsky.social! Anya studies how ticks use their immune system to harbor and transmit human pathogens. Learn more about Anya ⬇️⬇️⬇️ publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/anya-on... Check out the O'Neal Lab ⬇️⬇️⬇️ oneallab.com

It's getting cold out...that means it's flu shot season! Find where you can get yours now: vaccinefinder.org

“Our study opens the door to future research into ... the identification of urban fungal species that may emerge as potential human pathogens in the future,” said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social researcher & @acasadevall1.bsky.social Lab member Daniel Smith, PhD. www.earth.com/news/city-fu...

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social Professor Mark Carrington! 📆 THURS NOV 13 🕰️. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏫 Sheldon Hall W1214

MMI Published Research | Casadevall Lab Recent study published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social finds some fungi may adapt to higher temperatures in urban areas @danielfq.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Study highlights ⬇️ publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/urban-f...

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @uvmvermont.bsky.social @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social Professor Chris Huston, MD! 📆 THURS NOV. 6 🕰️ 12:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏫 Becton Dickinson W1030

And for the *WIN* the Norris Lab takes 1st place 🏆 in @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social MMI 2025 Halloween Costume Contest! Norris Lab "Spice Girls' Left>right Sporty Spice (Owen Jaeck), Scary Spice (Renee Ali), Baby Spice (Charley Wang), Posh Spice (Xiang Yin) & Ginger Spice (Margaret Becker)

Congratulations @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @davislabjhu.bsky.social Davis Lab who placed 2nd 🏆 in the 2025 @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Halloween Costume Contest as the @orioles.com Jumbotron Crab shuffle!

Great turnout at Friday's @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social 2025 Halloween Costume Celebration! The Thompson Lab @e-thompson-lab.bsky.social/The Immune Squad representing!

This week's MMI Thursday Seminar features @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social @yale.edu Maudry Laurent-Rolle, MD, PhD 📅 THURS OCT 30 🕰️ 12:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏫 Sheldon Hall W1214

Virologist & @jhu.edu Professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social talks Avian Flu, how the Pekosz Lab @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social studies viruses, & how philanthropic gifts -like support from the Eliasberg Family Foundation- make a critical impact on science & public health. giving.jhu.edu/story/avian-...

Happening soon! TODAY's MMI Thursday Seminar features @cuanschutz.bsky.social Professor Ross Kedl! 📅 Thurs. Oct. 23 ⏰ 12:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sheldon Hall W1214

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @cumedicalschool.bsky.social Ross Kedl, PhD! 📆 Thursday, Oct. 23 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

Public Health On Call will soon release our 1,000th episode—and you can join the celebration 🎉 Submit questions for our hosts by October 31 for the opportunity to hear your voice on the podcast. 🎙️Email voice memos to [email protected].

Thank you to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar speaker @gwsmhs.bsky.social Rebecca Lynch!

Kristen Johansson, @jhu.edu student, shares her battle to fight 3 tickborne diseases concurrently-Lyme disease, bartonellosis & babesiosis- in this moving, personal essay. Kristen studies in @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Lab of tickborne diseases researcher Nicole Baumgarth @jhu-bdps.bsky.social

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @gwu1821.bsky.social School of Medicine's Associate Professor Rebecca Lynch! 📆 Thursday, Oct. 16 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

MMI Published Research | Coppens Lab @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 1st author Julia Romano & team's research published @natmicrobiol.nature.com Findings explain how parasite Toxoplasma interacts w/cell it infects & could lead to new ways to treat infections caused by the parasite rdcu.be/eKlL8

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Associate Professor Giorgio Raimondi 📆 Thursday, Oct. 9 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

MMI Department chair, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhu-bdps.bsky.social Professor @acasadevall1.bsky.social shares insight on identifying & correcting AI vulnerabilities in @ngreenfieldboyce.bsky.social's 3-minute @npr.org segment. www.npr.org/2025/10/02/n...

Many thanks to today's MMI Thursday Seminar speaker @medschool.umaryland.edu Professor William Jackson @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social students and faculty enjoyed the opportunity to learn from your research and ask thoughtful questions after the presentation.

“There are probably thousands of species with human pathogenic potential that currently do not cause disease because they can’t tolerate human temperatures,” @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social tells Leader’s Edge. www.leadersedge.com/healthcare/f...

Looking forward to TODAY's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @medschool.umaryland.edu's William Jackson, PhD! 📆 Thursday, October 2 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

“The need to find a phage that targets bacterial strains would be very urgent” says @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @davislabjhu.bsky.social who wasn't involved w/the work “Utilizing AI could be a powerful way of rapidly generating a phage match to treat patients.” www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-g...

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @medschool.umaryland.edu's Professor William Jackson, PhD! 📆 Thursday, October 2 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

PhD Candidate & @andrewpekosz.bsky.social Lab member Camille Wouters defends her PhD thesis tomorrow. Good Luck, Camille! 📆 Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 ⏰ 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. 📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 W2030

*Happening Soon* TODAY's MMI Thursday Seminar features guest lecturer @uconnhealth.bsky.social Professor & Director of Research Justin Radolf, MD 📆 Thursday, Sept. 25 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 📍@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 🏢 Sommer Hall E2014/E3018 bit.ly/3IgWxwl

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring guest lecturer @uconnhealth.bsky.social Professor & Director of Research Justin Radolf, MD! 🗓️ Thurs. Sept. 25 ⏲️ 12:00 pm - 1:00 p.m. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Sommer Hall E2014/E3018 🔗 bit.ly/3IgWxwl

Thank You to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar lecturer @pennmedicine.bsky.social @pennmicro.bsky.social Asst. Prof Michael Abt (introduced by MMI Associate Prof @davislabjhu.bsky.social)! Prof Abt's presentation at @jhu.edu @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social was engaging and very well attended!

Looking forward to TODAY's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @pennmedicine.bsky.social @pennmicro.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Microbiology Michael Abt, PhD! THURS SEPT 18 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

PhD Candidate Jaime So, who's studying in the lab of @jhu.edu @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Associate Professor Monica Mugnier -and a @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology student- defends her PhD thesis tomorrow. Good Luck, Jaime!

Virologist, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Professor & @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social vice-chair @andrewpekosz.bsky.social explains mRNA vaccine technology on @npr.org @wfae.bsky.social Charlotte Talks Listen here for answers & clarity around COVID-19 vaccines www.wfae.org/show/charlot...

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar guest lecturer @upenn.edu @pennmedicine.bsky.social @pennmicro.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Microbiology Michael Abt, PhD! THURS SEPT 18 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

A profile in @jhu.edu's HUB highlights JH-CEIRR's @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social important influenza research, led by co-directors @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social virologist & professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social & @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Richard Rothman, MD More here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/09/10/j...

Many thanks to today's MMI Thursday Seminar guest lecturer & @jhu.edu School of Medicine Associate Professor Luisa Cochella, PhD, for visiting @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social today!

One major obstacle in the fight against malaria is the causative parasite’s ability to evolve. “The parasite is very good at developing resistance to these drugs,” said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social Professor George Dimopoulos. www.drugdiscoverynews.com/uncovering-n...

Looking forward to TODAY's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring Luisa Cochella @lcochella.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the @jhu.edu School of Medicine TODAY THURS SEPT 11 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Sommer Hall E2014/E3018

“At the moment you cannot say that one sweetener is more associated with harm than others,” says @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Assistant Professor Jotham Suez, PhD, @suez.bsky.social in @telegraphnews.bsky.social & @yahoonews.com article published today. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (JH-CEIRR) @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social, co-led by co-director & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Virologist & Professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social, studies influenza outbreaks & prepares for pandemics hub.jhu.edu/2025/09/10/j...

Microbiome expert & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Professor @suez.bsky.social, whose research discovered the connection between artificial sweeteners & the gut microbiome, comments on a study on sucralose and cancer patients' response to immunotherapy. www.the-scientist.com/a-common-art...

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @jhu.edu & Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Luisa Cochella @lcochella.bsky.social THURS SEPT 11 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sommer Hall E2014 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Thank you to today's MMI Thursday Seminar speaker Gabriel Nunez, MD, for visiting @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social to speak with students and faculty! Great presentation!

“Invivyd is...in the U.S., the lone monoclonal antibody company, and they’ve done a great job of tweaking a basic structure that works,” says @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Professor David Sullivan, MD, an infectious diseases specialist @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

Looking forward to TODAY's @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Thursday Seminar - our 1st of this academic year! Gabriel Nunez, MD, of @umich.edu Medical School is today's guest speaker. TODAY THURS SEPT 4 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Sheldon Hall W1214 @jhu.edu

📣 📣 📣Congratulations to @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Asst Research Prof Emma Camacho whose *1st author" paper (last author is @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social) is published in @commsbio.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com Paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“Population immunity is high,” said virologist & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhu.edu professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social “But population immunity isn’t perfect, and it does wane over time.” apnews.com/article/covi...

Nearly 170 million birds dying due to the H1N1 strain of bird flu has contributed to egg shortages and more backyard farmers. “If you’re seeing your birds get very sick, the virus is probably everywhere,” said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's @andrewpekosz.bsky.social san.com/cc/americas-...