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-...

📢 NEW PREPRINT ALERT @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social researcher & Assistant Professor Anne Hamacher-Brady and team has uncovered a new way cancer cells protect mitochondria–the cells’ hubs for energy & stress signaling. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This episode of @undark.org's 'Entanglements' podcast digs in to Gain-of-Function research. @annarothschild.bsky.social & @brookeborel.bsky.social chat with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social undark.org/2025/08/20/p...

Microbiologist & Associate Professor Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social & her lab team investigate gene expression changes associated with bacterial growth to find markers that predict bacterial survival after antibiotic treatment. DAVIS LAB bit.ly/45ZMgxj 2/2 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Research from @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Lab of Kimberly M. Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social featured in @plos.org Pathogens Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 1/2 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Bloomberg School magazine highlights @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social Professor George Dimopoulos & team's work published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com. Study called 'Targeting the mosquito prefoldin-chaperonin complex blocks Plasmodium transmission' is here: bit.ly/41ixQpr

Hurricane season is here. When a hurricane forms, meteorologists can reasonably predict when and where it may hit, giving you time to prepare. Knowing what to expect and how to prepare can help keep you and your loved ones safe. For more info: publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/hurrica...

Studying how microbes move is a major challenge, notes @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social microbiologist Kim Davis. Usually what researchers can see is a “snapshot of what is occurring at [one] moment in time,” she says. www.snexplores.org/article/lase...

George Dimopoulos & Yuimei Dong of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social are part of a team of researchers who have developed a new method that could genetically block mosquitoes from transmitting malaria spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...

“My colleagues who work in this area predict that the loss of all U.S. funding will likely mean fewer vaccine introductions into low- and middle-income countries,” said Jane Carlton, Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social theworld.org/stories/2025...

“It’s not so much that the virus has become less dangerous, it’s that we have immunity, so we fight off the virus more efficiently than we did early in the pandemic,” said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhu.edu Professor and Virologist @andrewpekosz.bsky.social www.iflscience.com/rfk-jr-pulls...

. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Professor and #tickborne diseases expert Doug Norris, PhD, talks to @wbaltv11.bsky.social about his research to collect ticks and learn about tickborne diseases #Lyme #AlphaGal #BlackLeggedTicks www.wbaltv.com/article/doct...

Approximately 2,000 malaria cases a year are reported in the U.S. While the overall risk for Americans remains low, @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Associate Professor Prakash Srinivasan comments on the importance of recognizing symptoms so you can act quickly if needed. nypost.com/2025/07/31/h...

“Nine months post-infection, antibody levels had dipped even lower," says virologist, @JohnsHopkinsSPH Professor & @JohnsHopkinsMMI vice-chair @andrewpekosz. “The infection data probably is telling us that any boost in antibodies is going to be short lived.” www.sciencenews.org/article/seas...

In the US, ticks account for 90% of all diseases from getting bitten by something, including mosquitos. #Lyme disease is the “king” of bite-borne diseases, says @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Professor Doug Norris. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...

Congratulations to Jerome Edwards on defending his PhD thesis on mechanisms driving the attenuation of Live attenuated measles vaccine virus replication. Jerome did great things and is yet another example of Diane Griffin's mentoring. @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Many thanks to this week's Postdoc Summer Research Forum presenters & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellows Caire Barreto, PhD, of @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Dimopoulos Lab and Murilo Ramos Rocha, PhD, of @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social Weeraratna Lab @ashi-w.bsky.social!

Our two summer students wrapped up their stays in the laboratory with posters on the influenza viruses that circulated this past year. One preprint is up and another is coming. lots of thanks to @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social and @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social for support and collaborations!

TODAY's Postdoc Summer Research Forum features Caire Barreto, PhD, of the Dimopoulos Lab and Murilo Ramos Rocha, PhD, of the @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social Weeraratna Lab TODAY Monday, July 28 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 12:00Noon - 1:00 p.m. Room W2008

MMI PhD Candidate Jerome Edwards will defend his PhD thesis Monday, July 28 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social #measles #vaccines #PhDDefense #disseratation

Today, Niluka Goonawardane, PhD, Wellcome CDA Fellow speaks on how tickborne encephalitis virus rewires metabolic signatures. As tickborne disease rates climb, Goonawardane’s research brings critical insights. Presented by the #Hopkins #Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute.

Thank you to this week's Postdoc Summer Research Forum presenters - Houhong Zhang, PhD, and Shilpa Sachan, PhD, for their interesting and engaging presentations! Thank you also to all who came out! Both @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow presentations were well attended!

TODAY's @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Postdoc Summer Research Forum features Houhong Zhang, PhD, of the Dimopoulos Lab and Shilpa Sachan, PhD of the Baumgarth Lab. All members of the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhu.edu communities may attend. #PlasmodiumFalciparum #BorreliaBurgdorferi