STEM Black History Fact 7/28 Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the U.S., providing medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War.

Joe Ely was the real deal. Will greatly miss this Texas icon

If you want RFK Jr. out of here, join us and take action! 1. Sign your name to endorse the articles. 2. Call your House Rep! 3. Send a Quack-o-gram 4. Share with everyone you know! 5. Help us fuel the momentum! Your one stop for Quack Removal: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr #Impeachrfkjr

@cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social Essay: Immunology as a guide to human relationships www.cell.com/trends/immun...

Long term #EbolaVirus persistence nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=http%3A%...

🧬 Do you know how your immune system works every day? Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info. Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org #ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science

Undergrad research program expanding news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09...

Thrilled to share that our manuscript on strain-level gut microbiome variation across diverse populations and human phenotypes is out today in @cellpress.bsky.social Curious about how strain diversity relates to human traits? Follow this thread! 🌍 (1/n) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Viruses in purple and blue watercolor #sciart 🧪🦠 artologica.etsy.com/listing/1844...

🌍 Happy #DayofImmunology 2025! Today, we celebrated the power of #Immunology — a science that's driving medicine forward and deepening our understanding of health + disease. 🔬✨ In a world facing misinformation, today reminds us why #sciencematters + how immunology improves lives worldwide.💡

Measles outbreaks are not normal. Measles was eliminated in 2000 due to successful vaccination campaigns. Declining vaccination rates since have led to an increase in measles outbreaks. The good news is #measles is preventable with the MMR vaccine. Learn more: ow.ly/wmo350V7LEQ. #Immunology

Today is a devastating reminder that infectious diseases don’t care what your ‘beliefs’ are. Everyone is likely to be affected directly or indirectly. Serious challenges require serious people at the helm. Protect your loved ones. Educate. Advocate. The cost of not doing so will be too much to bear.

Looking forward to my visit at Washington State University the next few days. Thank you @philmixter.bsky.social for the kind invitation! I’ll be speaking at the WSU SACNAS chapter meeting today and then giving a research seminar tomorrow at the School of Molecular Biosciences. 👩🏻‍🔬

Teaching the next generations of young scientists a practical course about biofilms in building plumbing potable water... these are some fabulous images from their own shower hoses 🦠🧫

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky Identified CD8+ T cells from human donors that can recognize naturally occurring influenza variants spanning more than 100 years, including the 1918 #influenzaA and 2024 #H5N1. @sciimmunology.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this: Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪

A good summary #gutbusting 10 myths about #intestinalhealth www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...

Great #malariavaccine results

You can read about the course here: www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

as a #microbiologist, I am a big fan of #humancomposting for human #burial. The lower #carbonfootprint and #ashestoashes mentality makes it my preference for when I go. www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/c...

After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...

Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a #ScienceAdvances analysis finds.

And I am starting to send out requests for podcast guests on #MattersMicrobial from January to June. Wednesday mornings Pacific time are best. I really want to promote microbial science and microbial scientists. Happy to get requests or suggestions or volunteers. #MicrobialCentrism

ICYMI: Analysis of blood serum found #LongCOVID was characterized by altered levels of certain immune complement proteins. These changes linked to complement activation and signs of dysregulation of the coagulation system. #Immunosky www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Rabies virus is the most lethal virus. Neuroinvasive rabies is a death sentence. I cannot stress this enough: if you have any physical contact with a bat—especially a bite—get treatment immediately. If it gets into your central nervous system, you will die horribly. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We need mass inoculation, stat! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

After enduring election conspiracy claims in recent years, Ada County, Idaho, believes it has found a way to restore confidence in the vote-counting system. All 271,186 ballots cast in the county in the Nov. 5 election will be published online, along with details of exactly how each was tabulated.

"Firing *every single federal employee* would save a whopping 5 percent of the budget. But the point of this isn’t reducing the national debt. It’s striking fear into the federal workforce in order to make them more compliant."

Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a dangerous and irresponsible pick for the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American people. RFK has an alarming track record of ignoring science and promoting false claims about public health.” UCS statement: act.ucsusa.org/4fVM0ln

Key references on vaccine safety👇👇👇 www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...

Speaking out against baseless claims www.statnews.com/2024/11/13/f...

Enjoyed this #SciComm treat: #Pfizer's #SuperBowl2024 #commercial Pfizer Big Game Commercial 2024 – Here’s to Science (youtube.com)

WSU Students interested in gaining research experience in health related fields, start your application before Feb 1!

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. A remarkable achievement. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Origins of syphilis?! (Internal links to primary research) www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/world/syphilis-bacteria-origins-scn/index.html

Happy #PNW Friday (#forthosewhocelebrate)

Celebrating with #WSUVetMed #CougGrad today! Onward to your next steps!!

ICYMI this like I did: a common HLA allele is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Banish the big-box blahs and give unique #sciart holiday gifts this year www.etsy.com/shop/artolog... 🧪

Excited to join #ABCMS as an on-ramp for #ASMCUE2023 #PHX #STEMeducation #microbes asm.org/Events/ASM-C...

youtu.be/VByWiiGwKSk?... proud of #WSUCVM #OneHealth work in #EastAfrica including #undergradresearch experiences #GoCougs #Kenya #Tanzania #RabiesFreeAfrica #Rabies #MERS

#xenotranplant model for #kidney disease go.nature.com/3QkuTQb

A new, very good review on Long Covid www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Happy Halloween 🎃