Our paper out today: 50,000 years of evolutionary history of India: Impact on health and disease variation: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Did you know that sea slugs steal chloroplasts from algae as portable snacks?! Neither did I, but a new Cell paper demonstrates that they do. 🐌🧪 My favorite part is the researchers called the storage for these stolen hors d’oeuvres “kleptosomes” 😂🥰 Summary from Nature & Cell paper linked below.

Cell is hiring! 4 full-time Scientific Editors - candidates should have an PhD or MD + expertise in cancer/immunology, genetics/genomics, clinical/translational, OR computational biology/AI. Locations: Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai. Experience is a + tinyurl.com/3rrtvtrj

We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord. This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators. 🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Thrilled to share that my main postdoctoral project in Josh Rabinowitz’s lab is out today at @cp-cell.bsky.social ! We found an unexpected, diet- and microbiota-dependent mechanism that affects the anticancer activity of PI3K inhibitors. Thread below 👇

Call for Nominations!! The 2025 Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity www.mcgill.ca/spgh/about-u...

I am looking for postdocs to join my group at NIH. Are you interested in Development, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics, and Human health? Please apply! www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-mb-...

Interested in postdoc opportunities in Seattle, WA? Join us May 6th for Seattle DROP, a virtual event about biomedical research in Seattle. Hear from recruiting faculty, finding the right mentor and enjoy lunch on us via a delivery voucher within the US! Registration: tinyurl.com/seattledrop25

Now online! Asian diversity in human immune cells

Check out our #50ScientistsThatInspire interviews with Drs. Madhukar Pai, Johanna Joyce, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, & Hanna Kokko threaded below🧵 @madhupai.bsky.social @johannajoyce.bsky.social @jpcorreabaena.bsky.social @kokkonut.bsky.social

Now online! Microtubules in Asgard archaea

I remember the cystic fibrosis patients I took care of 20 years ago. I also remember the dedicated HIV wards in the hospitals, and that Princess Diana made headlines for shaking hands with AIDS patients. Progress has been incredible. Miracles are where you choose to see them.

The most uplifting and energizing afternoon #StandupforScience #Boston

Our world is incredible and we need science to lead the way. Today at Cell we proudly publish 3 papers exploring life in the deepest depths of the ocean - the Mariana Trench! Read about the MEER package fm Xing Xiao et al tinyurl.com/y5xf49dv @cp-cell.bsky.social & the papers tinyurl.com/yupkvr9v 👇

Following the NIH decision to cap funding for indirect cost reimbursements at 15%, @nygenome.org Scientific Director Tom Maniatis calls for swift, united action. cell.com/cell/fulltex... Read his Commentary now in @cp-cell.bsky.social

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States - out in Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

2/2 Paul showed us that health care is a human right—not a privilege. His moral clarity continues to guide us. @madhupai.bsky.social captures why his work matters now more than ever, read more at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

#Measles is not done after the rash has gone away. Measles infections are followed by more disease. #science www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

If you are an NIH or CDC scientist that lost your job, we have a home for you at UTHealth. I’m hiring physician scientists and we also have transplant ID fellowship slots open. Contact me. #IDSky #MedSky

Someone awesome in my circle shared some terrific news with me today but was hesitant to do so because of all that is going on in the science world. It may appear insensitive that you are celebrating when other colleagues are struggling but I entreat you to celebrate & share good news. 1/

Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.

In these 2 papers, we show that two merbecovirus clades (HKU5 & MOW15-22, distantly related to MERS-CoV) independently evolved ACE2 receptor utilization, reshaping our understanding of coronavirus evolution Led by Young-Jun Park on our side! @hhmi.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

With participation of Jimin Lee, Jack Brown, Risako Gen, @dabiophysicist.bsky.social, Cameron Stewart in our lab & in collaboration with the labs of Huan Yan and Tyler Starr www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

We are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards! www.cell.com/news-do/risi... Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵 Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

"The cover image shows an artery with the perivascular space and #CSF depicted as a rain cloud dripping down on #neurons in the shape of trees. Image source: Natalie Hauglund and Nadia Alzoubi." #NeuroArtFriday

#KSTCells25 @keystonesymposia.bsky.social 😄

Happy to be at a joint Keystone to discuss innate immune memory and also T cells in tissue micro environments (what a range)! Please get in touch if you’re here and want to discuss something for @cp-cell.bsky.social! #KSInnateImmune25

The H5N1 risk continues to increase. New spillovers, more infections. The agencies running response are being dismantled & it seems like maybe some info about bird flu is in order. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social asked me to write an explainer piece for @zeteo.com, so I did. zeteo.com/p/how-to-pre...

Colorectal cancer cases are surging in young people. Many questions remain around why and how the disease progresses so quickly in this group. A Commentary in Cell from Alberto Bardelli et al addresses the clinical, diagnostic & scientific gaps that need to be filled www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

A new issue of Cell is out, featuring the 4 winners of the Rising Black Scientists Awards. Their essays bring hope, inspiration and reinforce the importance of equity in science. Do take a moment to check them out: www.cell.com/cell/current @cp-cell.bsky.social

Global health is in crisis Can we use the crisis to reimagine global health? Please join us for our 2nd Reimagining Global Health course with amazing faculty from around the world! Online only! No visas needed www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

Vaccines have saved + continue to save millions of lives from infectious diseases. It is normal to have questions about how they work & what makes a successful vaccine. In that spirit here are 3 excellent articles from people worth listening to - pls share:

Here is a gift link to this excellent article that paints a realistic picture of what a less vaccinated America will look like. There are ongoing measles outbreaks in Houston and Atlanta to large cities. CDC can't update on these. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Cell Press journals on BlueSky #sciencesky #academicsky

#Scientists are important to our world - their voices as well as contributions need to be heard, perhaps more than ever before. Here's an inspiring article from Immunity @cp-immunity.bsky.social exploring the many dimensions to scientific life and the role service plays tinyurl.com/3789uded #science

One thing that does not get enough attention I think in all these dialogues is the persistent attempt to dichotomize infectious diseases and chronic illnesses. - HPV and Hepatitis B are major causes of cancer. - Many viruses can trigger dilated cardiomyopathy in genetically susceptible people.

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me. Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

“We should put science and scientists first. We should continue to create opportunities for researchers from different disciplines to be aware of, engage with, and exchange ideas. They are at the forefront of solving the world’s greatest challenges. Our role and our purpose is to enable them.”

As we wrap up our year-long celebration of Cell’s 50th anniversary, we present “Cell Line: 2014–2024,” a timeline highlighting a set of exceptional scientific works—both landmark papers and essential reviews—published in the journal. www.cell.com/action/showP...

UCLA QCBIO is looking for its next director! Please consider applying! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10007

We have an open-rank faculty position in #aging at the HNRCA at Tufts University in Boston. The Center is seeking a researcher who works on racial/ethnic health disparities in aging, as part of a #clusterhire focused on #healthequity. Interested? See apply.interfolio.com/160747 #publichealth #AIML

The last Cell issue of the year is online. This one is a doozy if you like interferons (as I do!) or transposons and ERVs (and who doesn't?!) There's also cool stem cell and dev bio in this issue, immune responses to Zika during pregnancy... cancer, plants... cool stuff! www.cell.com/cell/issue?p...

I'm happy to announce that our paper is now online in Cell! This study was the result of a highly collaborative effort from many scientists. Please read it here: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... (1/3)

Congo outbreak identified: "The mystery has finally been solved. It's a case of severe malaria in the form of a respiratory illness... and weakened by malnutrition." www.reuters.com/world/africa...

One of my favorite covers at Cell, so wallpaper-esque with a myriad of virus types. The cover represents a cool paper from Mang Shi, @eddieholmes.bsky.social et al Using artificial intelligence to document the hidden RNA virosphere shorturl.at/uMag5 @cellcellpress.bsky.social #sciart #AI

Nice work from @mclellanlab.bsky.social 👇🏼 "Engineering and structures of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus glycoprotein complexes" www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

And Cell is on Bluesky 👇🏽 @cp-cell.bsky.social #science #academicsky #PhDsky #sciencesky #medsky #researchsky