This week’s neighborhood scientist is Charity Robbins! Check out the link below to read Charity’s rules on how to build the perfect scientist (yes, really!!) neighborhoodscientist.org/posts/2025/l...

💥 #ImmunometabolismPower! Excited to have this officially out @cp-immunity.bsky.social 💥 We show that pathogens induce the host to produce oxidized lipids which rewire the #metabolism of #macrophages, causing #epigenetic modifications which dampen anti-inflammatory IL-10, exacerbating #inflammation!

If you want to support the work we do, you can donate to my nonprofit @your.neighborhoodscientist.org here: neighborhoodscientist.org

Excited to be featured in today’s @nature.com article about scientists standing up to Trump. I’ve never been one to sit on the sidelines, especially when something I believe so deeply in—science funding that saves lives—is under attack. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Very stoked for and proud of my dear grad school pal, @jazib.bsky.social. No one pushes themselves harder than this guy! 💪 A beautiful body of work!

Very excited to share the latest work from the Artis lab! Now out in @natimmunol.nature.com Your gut’s neurons aren’t just for digestion; they help heal it too! nature.com/articles/s41...

I’m very honored to receive the inaugural Penn Postdoctoral Association Mentorship Award for my work with the Class of 2027 PennFERBS undergraduate scholars. My students mean the absolute world and continue to amaze me with their drive, passion, and eagerness to grow as leaders in STEM. 🙏

🚨 AAI is proud to announce the launch of the AAI RESTORE Grants Program, an $8M emergency funding initiative to support scientists whose immunology-focused federal research grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025. 🔗 ow.ly/rwMU50Wy3Mp #AAIRESTORE

📣The @aai.org allocated $8M RESTORE Grants Program, an initiative that will focus on providing financial support to researchers whose grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025 for reasons unrelated to their scientific merit! 👏 Check the details 👇 #SupportResearch #Immunology

Macrophages kind of look like gastly (the Pokémon) Macrophage photo credit: Cell Wiki

1/ If you are in the Midwest and ❤️ metabolism, take note! This year’s Midwest Metabolism meeting will be held jointly with the Translational Research in Mitochondrial Metabolism in Aging and Disease (TRiMAD) conference. www.vai.org/event/2025-m...

Regulation of inflammatory responses by pH-dependent transcriptional condensates @cellcellpress.bsky.social @xuzhoulab.bsky.social @rmedzhitov.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

#EpigeneticPower! 💥 #NewPaperAlert! We show @cp-immunity.bsky.social that endogenous oxidized lipids decide whether host survives or dies during #sepsis, #ARDS, or Staph infection! Ox lipids bind & inhibit #AKT, boosting inhibitory H3K27 methylation via EZH2 & blocking #IL10!

Honored to contribute a chapter with co-1st authors @mikelhaggadone.bsky.social, Brian Goldspiel & co-senior author @metabailism.bsky.social. Many thanks & congrats to co-editors @tristramryan.bsky.social, @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social, & Zbigniew Zaslona on an excellent immunometabolism resource!

Honored to contribute a chapter for this awesome immunometabolism resource!

Are you interested in #immunometabolism but not sure where to start? Introducing our new book “Metabolites as Signals in Immunity and Inflammation”, co-edited with Zbigniew Zasłona and @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social), available now. shop.elsevier.com/books/metabo... (1/n)

Super excited to share my final postdoc paper from Rabinowitz lab- on how whole-body and tissue metabolism changes in viral infection! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40581045/

Happy July 4th! Here at Your Neighborhood Scientist, we’re excited to highlight American patriotism in a way you might not always think about: scientific research. neighborhoodscientist.org/posts/2025/j...

We’re doing a July 4 feature all week highlighting how funding science is patriotic (and the incredible researchers doing life changing, tax payer funded research!) Give us a follow!

Share why doing and supporting science is patriotic at the poll below! 🇺🇸

Structural basis of BAX pore formation @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited to share that our paper examining how GM-CSF potentiates cytokine responses in human monocytes during bacterial infection is now online at the @asm.org journal Infection & Immunity! Congrats to @vvazquez.bsky.social, @mikelhaggadone.bsky.social, & co-authors! journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

I had SO much fun speaking about how amazing hearing is at Philly’s @pintofscience.us last night!! Thank you to my amazing lab @geffenlab.bsky.social & @mikelhaggadone.bsky.social for coming out to support! 🧠 🍺

Philadelphia friends! We SO NEED to celebrate science. Let's raise a glass to brains. Join us Wed, 5/21 for Pint of Science. I'll be opening for headliners Dimitris Boufidis, @audreydrotos.bsky.social, & Jacqui Barker. 😊 Tickets (to support the org, $2): pintofscience.us/events/phila...

I remember in 1989 when our basketball coach announced he was leaving after the NCAAs and was told “Nope. You’re out now.” It’s time for Ono to be told that. Let’s have someone as interim who is reflecting Michigan values, fighting for us, and advocating for higher ed. We don’t need to wait.

The best start to a week: Brian Goldspiel’s phenomenal thesis defense today. For the last 5 years, it’s been a true joy getting to know the brilliant, multi-talented person Brian is. His infectious passion has transformed the lab and he’ll be deeply missed. Could not be prouder🥲

Excited to be en route to Honolulu for the @aai.org Annual Meeting, #IMMUNOLOGY2025. I’ll be giving a talk tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 7 am in room 312. Come hear more about my postdoctoral research at the intersection of environmental nutrient sensing and regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Scientists work together with others across all sectors of our communities, including public health. This week, we’re bringing you an article from Alyssa Maturen, who leads a vaccine coalition & discusses how vaccines build strong, healthy communities for everyone. You can read & subscribe below:

Tissue-resident memory T cells have high levels of mRNA of proinflammatory cytokines but produce the proteins only upon stimulation. 🧪⑂ The integrated stress response inhibits mRNA translation in these cells, having these cells poised for rapid responses in 🐭 and 🧓. 1/2

Join members of the University of Michigan community to march in support of reinstating DEI work on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 5 pm at the U-M Diag. Hope to see you there! #WeareDEI

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. @vvazquez.bsky.social on a truly outstanding thesis defense today! I am so proud of you! 🧵(1/n)

This week’s Neighborhood Scientist is Dr. Francesca Costabile, who discusses her journey through science, starting with an unconventional birthday celebration in her childhood. In addition, thank you to local artist Holy Diode for illustrating Francesca's immunological symphony! 🧪 👩‍🔬 Read below:

Today we released our fourth article for @your.neighborhoodscientist.org! During this time when my future and the future of US science is uncertain, I’m finding a lot of comfort in my colleagues who continue to do beautiful work and Francesca’s words resonate deeply with me. Read & subscribe below:

Honored to have Dr. Denise Monack write an @elife.bsky.social Insight article about our latest findings on how inflammasomes control Salmonella in human macrophages! elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Thrilled to share our @elife.bsky.social paper "Inflammasomes primarily restrict cytosolic Salmonella replication within human macrophages" by 1st author Dr. @marisaegan.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social alum, now faculty @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social)! elifesciences.org/articles/90107 🧵(1/n)

Second year in a row of completing what’s becoming an annual spiritual dip into the Grand Canyon. 🙏 Completed the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim yesterday in 15 hours — an absolutely perfect journey. 🌄

You can read @mikelhaggadone.bsky.social’s beautiful piece about the importance of basic science research (and all the cool things we have learned from it!) on our website! 🧪🔬

My piece for @your.neighborhoodscientist.org on the importance and value of basic science research. I’m proud of the work we do as scientists and hope to share this pride with the taxpayers who make our research possible. Please subscribe to the YNS newsletter and amplify their advocacy. 🙏

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Trends in Microbiology is starting a series of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) articles that exclusively spotlights underrepresented geographies/ voices. Read our latest editorial here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Tour de force by Barna Lab

Hi, new followers! 👋 Do you have a story about how science is positively impacting our communities? Or maybe you want to share your science journey & joy with the world? We want to hear from you! We are actively searching for articles--send us a pitch at [email protected] !

Today is Rare Disease Day! This week, our Neighborhood Scientist is Dr. Brooke Wolford, who is grateful for NIH funding not only for her own research, but for a much more personal reason: it saved her mom’s life. You can read Dr. Wolford’s essay & subscribe on our website.

We are hearing of program officers being fired at NIH now. The infrastructure to support science across all states red and blue is fading fast I fear. Please contact your representatives. We need nuance!

I'm so proud of @audreydrotos.bsky.social for launching a science communication initiative, @your.neighborhoodscientist.org! This will be an amazing resource to showcase our work as scientists while bringing the general public into the conversation surrounding science's value. Subscribe & amplify! 🙏

We’ve launched! Welcome to Your Neighborhood Scientist, an initiative to cultivate community-based conversations about science 🧪, science policy 🇺🇸, and scientists 👩‍🔬. Click below to read our first newsletter and subscribe. neighborhoodscientist.org

I wanted to highlight this incredible science advocacy resource on the @sfn.org website. There's info on how to contact your legislatures, prep for meetings, and make your voice heard. Thank you to SfN for not backing down from the fight and supporting scientists! 🧠🧪 www.sfn.org/advocacy/adv...

Great letter from my colleagues @sbagen.bsky.social, @mjschlanger.bsky.social and other legal scholars across the country explaining why it is not necessary to start eliminating university programs because Trump

98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule