Hey, Boomers: Read this. Your vaccinations may be doing double duty! (Gift article)

Who invented non-reflective glass? American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938. It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor

Frikkin amazing stuff.

Volgende week zondag (23 november) is het Dag van de Wetenschap. De perfecte uitstap! Alle info via www.dagvandewetenschap.be #DVDW2025

Our latest manuscript on #eosinophils in the #influenza breakthrough infection model. What started as an unexpected observation in flow cytometry data for alveolar macrophages was a source of fun for many years now in the lab. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41190814/

Lesser Ury - "Nollendorf Platz, Berlin" (1922)

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Read the latest from us here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #antibody #cryoEM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“States like New York have an opportunity to position ourselves as real leaders in so many different areas.” @governor.ny.gov Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...

The Harbour in Trieste (1907) by Egon Schiele

🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀 Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities. Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/

Angry and determined to win this time: Dulle Griet leads her army of women through a fiery world to plunder at the gates of Hell. As wonderfully conceived by Pieter Bruegel, whose day is today.

Edward Hopper, House at Dusk (1935)

✨ In collaboration with Ian Wilson, Bernie Moss, @carolilucas.bsky.social, @mschotsaert.bsky.social @vivianasimonlab.bsky.social, that’s exactly what we did! We now have highly potent A35 human mAbs, in vitro and in vivo. They are protective both before and after mouse infection. [4/9]

Human monoclonal antibodies targeting A35 protect from death caused by monkeypox virus @cellcellpress.bsky.social @carolilucas.bsky.social @vivianasimonlab.bsky.social @mschotsaert.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

FDA warns of H5N1 avian flu detection in raw cat food www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Science has already saved countless lives and will save many more if we let it. Hearing firsthand from patients whose lives have been saved by medical research (tinyurl.com/m65339fh) shows how vital this funding is, even for those lucky enough not to have needed it yet. Please share #ScienceSavedMe

The labs of George Shaw, Peter Kwong, Lawrence Shapiro and colleagues define—in rhesus macaques —the structural and genetic basis of #HIV-1 V2 apex recognition and demonstrate unprecedented structural plasticity of a highly selected immunogenetic element: rupress.org/jem/article/... #Virology

The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Happy 402nd birthday Pieter Janssens Elinga. Because one should always remove one's shoes before sitting down with a good book.

📢New job posting!📢 Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬 My group at @swisstph.ch has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus.org, & Loculus - read on! 1/5

Edward Hopper, Two houses on the Dunes, Cape Cod

Goedemorgen. Regenwolken. Na de middag vanuit het westen enkele opklaringen maar ook (hevige) buien. MaxT rond 20 graden. ZZW-wind 3-4 Bft

Op donderdag 3 juli 2025 om 22 uur bevindt de aarde zich in het aphelium, het verste punt in zijn baan rond de zon, op een afstand van iets meer dan 152 miljoen kilometer. Toch is het nu zomer op het noordelijk halfrond. www.frankdeboosere.be/vragen/vraag...

Rabies alert in Port Nolloth - seals AND dogs. After a very friendly dog came up to us at the garage…😳 @anna-lisew.bsky.social

Wat is de gevoelstemperatuur? Je leest een (genuanceerd) antwoord op www.frankdeboosere.be/vragen/vraag...

Rough shepherds stumble in to complete elegant circle of praying hands. Mary's hands form shape of a heart, for her heartfelt devotion. Center panel of the Portinari Altarpiece, 1475, by Hugo van der Goes whose day is today.

Fel onweer nu in de provincie Namen, vooral tussen Namen en Andenne. Deze onweders trekken naar het noordnoordoosten. www.meteo.be/nl/weer/waar...

Are you a member of the ISV? If you're interested in vaccines/vaccinology, you should be! Because you could help shape the future of the Society! ISV Board Elections coming up....

Postdoc positions open in my lab (Francis Crick Institute) to study 1. initiation of DNA replication. 2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance. Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists. Deadline 3 August 2025. crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for New York City from noon on Sunday through 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The stifling weather is predicted to create life-threatening conditions, particularly for older people and anyone without access to air-conditioning.

Goedemorgen. Zonnig en zeer warm. MaxT rond 32 graden. Wind VAR of ZO, 1-2 Bft www.frankdeboosere.be/vragen/vraag...

Street in Amsterdam: butchered pig, dog drinking blood, kids inflating bladder, woman suggesting vegetarian alternative. Wonderful if odd scene from 1668 by Michiel van Musscher whose day is today.

PLEASE CHECK OUT this excellent story featuring Mount Sinai Neurosurgery's Dr. Chris Kellner's patient Julie Brothers, who survived a ruptured #BrainAneurysm. Personal & moving, the article is filled w/ info about risk factors/warning signs that could help save a life 👉 nypost.com/2025/06/17/h...

The FDA on Wednesday approved a twice-yearly injection that provided a near-perfect shield against HIV infection in clinical trials.

One more week to submit your abstract for the annual congress of the International Society for Vaccines in Stellenbosch South Africa. You can submit your abstract here: www.isvcongress2025.co.za

ISV Mini Symposium: HIV Vaccines!! isv-online.org/event/hiv-va...

Early reminder: the next ISV Congress will be in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, in late October 2025!

Goedemorgen. Wolken, opklaringen en vooral in het oosten van het land nog kans op een bui. MaxT rond 16 graden. W-tot NW-wind 4-5 Bft en rukwinden tot 60 km/h

"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.

Mission accomplished: Congratulations Lauren! www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

New vacancy in my team! PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture. Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :) www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #MEvoSky #MicroSky

Next week, we are hosting an international scientific workshop focused on the pathogenesis of #LongCovid at @yalemed.bsky.social. Please join us on May 15th to learn about what we know and what we need to investigate next to get to the root causes to accelerate therapies 👇🏼👇🏼

We are hiring! JEM seeks an Executive Editor to lead our editorial team in NYC. Responsibilities include guiding journal strategy, managing an editorial team, engaging with researchers, and more. Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs/1743?la... #STMjobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs

The U.S. is on track to have the worst whooping cough outbreak since 1948. Some regions are reporting that they are struggling to do contact tracing of cases because they are ALSO managing measles investigations. And, of course, funding cuts to public health have resulted in fewer resources.

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF