Research inspired by melanin studies with C. neoformans suggests new approach to mosquito control for malaria. publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicab... Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social Josh Nosanchuk @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social with invited guest: Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins University) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 14 July! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social invite Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins) to discuss the spread of #fungi due to climate change, and what that means for fungal pathogenesis & infection #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

Quoted here about the increasing problem of drug resistance in Aspergillus isolates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

To what extent can we predict future pathogenic #microbes? @acasadevall1.bsky.social discusses why probabilistic predictions are difficult, but not impossible. 🧪 plos.io/3EXieQp

CAN WE STOP KILLER FUNGI? Fungal diseases are more common, more dangerous & more difficult to treat. This fascinating BBC podcast features 4 global #fungi experts including @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhu.edu @acasadevall1.bsky.social - interview at 10:55 time marker www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Last of Us may be over for now, but fungus pandemic news endures. Here's my story on how white-nose disease, which has battered North American bats, may have more devastation in store. 🧪 Gift link: nyti.ms/4mGRyV8

Review @natrevimmunol.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social New insights into antibody structure with implications for specificity, variable region restriction and isotype choice www.nature.com/articles/s41...

share.transistor.fm/s/ee922716 - nice interview with Joe Heitman on Fungi

A tribute to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Professor Diane Griffin, MD, PhD, noted virologist, former @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social dept chair, written by @acasadevall1.bsky.social & J. Marie Hardwick, published in @pnas.org @jhu.edu @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🧟‍♂️ #TheLastOfUs S2 drops April 13—brush up on the science behind the spores with this throwback. 🎧 In #NETEC’s #FungalPathogens podcast episode, Dr. Arturo Casadevall (@acasadevall1.bsky.social) breaks down the fungal fact vs. fiction behind the show. Listen now:

New Perspective article from Scott McConnell & @acasadevall1.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social highlights the importance of constant regions in influencing the specificity and functionality of #antibodies #immunology #immunosky

I don't understand why articles like this one never mention that we have an option for preventing disease: measles gamma globulin has a 100% efficacy in preventing disease in exposed vulnerable children. See this reference: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29028959/. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/w...

It's Thursday: time for #MattersMicrobial Episode #82! Dr. Arturo Casadevall talks with the #QualityQuorum about how fungi can use melanin to collect energy from light (and radiation), and adaptation to high temperatures. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! youtu.be/D7uzJzglC40?...

check #MattersMicrobial #82 👇 ...and as "supplementary material" > schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #FungiFriends

Today's podcast recording session for #MattersMicrobial was with the amazing Dr. Arturo Casadevall. He has such interesting ideas, and I cannot wait to share them with you.

The pandemic crisis may be over, but SARS-CoV-2 remains a major problem for the immunocompromised that do not make good antibody responses. European RCT confirms efficacy of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) in this population. CCP is FDA licensed in US

As physicians confront the widening measles outbreak it is important to keep in mind that we have a highly effective means of protecting those exposed - hyperimmune IgG. It showed 100% efficacy in the 2013 NYC outbreak.

A call for the United States to continue investing in science journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @acasadevall1.bsky.social @bladerlab.bsky.social @goodrumviruslab.bsky.social Highlights of U.S. government-funded advances in biomedical sciences/healthcare:

As we enter another week of crisis in the biomedical sciences, I thought I would make a list of the advances in field of infectious diseases THAT I HAVE WITNESSED since I became board certified in 1990. I am sure I missed a few advances, and this is only in the field of ID.

Five years after it became the first emergency therapy for COVID-19 convalescent plasma is FDA licensed, effective, safe and relatively inexpensive since it is a donated product and keeps up with the variants. hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/03/i...

JHU has established a planning committee for immunology. The committee will be co-chaired by two Bloomberg Distinguished Professors, @acasadevall1.bsky.social and Erika Pearce, and BDP Nicole Baumgarth will be a member of the committee. hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/11/n...

Hey #fungal people - the applications for this years MOMY course are open! Wonderful course in a wonderful place with wonderful people. Check it out here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Warmer climates could supercharge fungal diseases transmitted by insects. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39907444/

If you're a pediatrician you should read this nice recent paper by @acasadevall1.bsky.social et al about the discovery of #RSV, the history and scientists behind it, and go back to those years. We've reached recently amazing advances in prevention. #medsky #idsky #pedssky doi.org/10.1128/mbio...

Gain-of-function research could enable health officials to recognize H5N1 bird flu mutations and identify targets for antivirals and vaccines. BDP @acasadevall1.bsky.social offers insights on the value of such research. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Not a great picture since the window was cloudy from de-icing fluid. I am always impressed by the beauty of a sunset from a plane. Scenes like this take me back to my PhD qualifying exam where the first two questions were: why is the sky blue and the sunset red. I passed.

As of today, high titer certified COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma is available in the USA from an @US_FDA licensed supplier. To physicians out there - here is the way to order it for your patients. www.oneblood.org/pages/high-t...

If H5N1 outbreak occurs convalescent plasma will be used again. For most efficacy: 1) identify sites for outpatient infusion; effectiness = early use; 2) get IRB paperwork done; 3) Use high titer units. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/h...

Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) for prevention of COVID-19 progression can affect subsequent infection/vaccination. Phenomenon was not seen with convalescent plasma and may reflect large IgG dose associated with mAb therapy. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39504352/

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