Two weeks two PhD defenses from Tukel lab. Congratulations to Drs Kaitlyn Grando and Shingo Bessho. So proud with both of their accomplishments @kaiterwaul.bsky.social @besshoshingo.bsky.social

It’s happening!!!

Listened to some great talks, delivered a talk, received good feedback and spent good time with friends #ASMMicrobe. Time to say goodbye to LA

Just a few spots remaining for the GRC Salmonella Biology and Pathogenesis meeting to be held in August. The final program is now online. www.grc.org/salmonella-b... Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......

CHECK IT OUT 🦠👀 Very cool article by science journalist Carrie Arnold reviewing recent research from leading laboratories on how the unique shape of a microbial #biofilm emerges from interactions of its component microbes with each other and their environment www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofil...

Proud of my student Kaitlyn Grando @kaiterwaul.bsky.social Her work and accomplishments were featured in Katz news #Temple. medicine.temple.edu/news/2025/02...

Beautiful review by @abaumler discussing the factors that contribute to gut microbiota assembly

Very happy to be a part of this beautiful study led by Drs Maria Cimini and Raj Kishore showing a role for SAA3 amyloidosis after myocardial infarction (MI) and how SAA3 loaded exosomes can drive injury www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Local traditional media still works! We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago. www.wtae.com/article/pitt...

Studies show that funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved by the FDA from 2010 to 2019. Recklessly slashing NIH funding will mean that patients will be waiting much longer for life-saving treatments.

Important editorial: the "existential moment requiring careful and consistent action to preserve the values and ambitions of science." "The weeks ahead may be the greatest test that the US scientific community has ever faced" By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/doi/full/10....

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

On March 7th we will Stand Up For Science! You can use the link to find the protest location in your city. standupforscience2025.org

Amyloid-β precursor protein promotes tumor growth by establishing an immune-exclusive tumor microenvironment https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.10.637339v1

A Direct Hit, by @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/doi/full/10.... "This is a moment to unite."

Threats to the NIH and our research infrastructure hit me twice- once as a scientist, and again as a patient whose next option will be a clinical trial. Remember that there are real people’s lives at stake.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

My graduate student @besshoshingo.bsky.social gave an oral presentation on the role of Type I IFNs and Salmonella mediated autoimmunity at #MAMPM. Thank you organizers for a wonderful meeting in beautiful VA @lawrenzlab.bsky.social @davislabjhu.bsky.social

Congratulations to my student Kaitlyn Grando @kaiterwaul.bsky.social for being awarded Dr. Mark Shirtliff award for excellence in biofilm research. Thank you MAMPM.org #MAMPM

Golden age of antibiotics

From the S. Shin lab sunnyshinlab.bsky.social: Hu guanylate-binding protein 1 (GBP1) damages the vesicle around Legionella, revealing the pathogen to the cell by activating inflammasomes. In contrast, murine GBPs can directly attack cytosolic Legionella. doi.org/10.1128/mbio... #mbio #ASM #MicroSky

Calling all microbiologists! Registration is open for the Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting, February 2-4, 2025.! Abstract deadline is 12/8/2024, but don't wait, filling fast. Check it out at mampm.org.

Excited to see many in the bacterial pathogenesis community joining here in the last few weeks, so here's a Starter Pack to help make connections. Reply/DM to be added to this or future Packs. #Microsky go.bsky.app/VH64BaY

New Salmonella Persister cells Review is just out❗️ Rachel Giorgio & Sophie Helaine overview the physiology & clinical implications of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection - highlighting important knowledge gaps that need to be addressed… www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The ASM Microbe 2025 Call for Abstracts is now open! Early Submission Deadline is December 3, 2024. #ASMMicrobe2025

The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Microbiome Sciences. Apply by December 11th at: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847

Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...

First post!! I am really excited to be on this platform and away from the other one 😀