Sign me up. I’ll be first in line.

#NIH has published the new Parent #F99/K00 #predoctoral to #postdoctoral award. The first due date is August 8, 2026. Please see the website to determine eligibility and submission dates. #sciencesky #medsky #funding

"Fear of smallpox, and a poor understanding of how much benefit could be granted by inoculation, led the Continental Congress to make a proclamation in 1776 banning the procedure." Washington knew better, told the CC they were wrong, and mass inoculated his troops. undark.org/2026/03/13/e...

I would greatly appreciate anyone amplifying this or contributing. The Alex Pretti nursing scholarship is being created. An endowed scholarship awarded to a student with financial need. Preference will be given to students with an interest in supporting America's veterans. Link below. Thank you.

The ICE surge may be ending, but retribution comes in many forms- including selective termination of funding. This is retaliation, and will harm Minnesotans

I updated my map of Minnesota.

I noticed a bunch of different accounts across various social media websites are sharing my Minnesota maps, so I thought that I'd make a new one.

He also mentions in his book he went on a trip with David Sabatini www.science.org/content/arti...

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸 🎥: Jon Bream

Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

Posting for no particular reason: www.bbc.com/news/world-l...

The whole interview is worth it

Is this not, by definition, a professional agitator? apple.news/Aw2z3_i5dRBe...

Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.

These Minneapolis Roosevelt moms knew that ICE had murdered another mom just hours before. But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage. That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻

Just got this tonight. I am on a panel that is supposed to meet Nov 03.

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

Interested air sampling for pathogens? I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation. Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in. lungfish-science.github.io/2025/09/04/o...

RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇

Good start. Continue to (1) demand his resignation and (2) threaten endless hearings until it happens.

Cecropia moth.

Bagged my first 14er. #Quandary Peak.

I've got an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, and likely a second available in 6-12 mos. If you're interested in infection biology during pregnancy or reproductive immunology, please reach out. To formally apply, Search for posting ID: 369238 myu.umn.edu/employment

The final version is out in the Journal of Virology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New paper out led by Rachel Lange (Alex Ciota's lab) and Julia Pritchard (my lab) showing that the unique genetic signatures associated with Powassan virus infections in MN and NY are associated with variability in viral fitness and virulence. doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...

Go Bucky!

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

No pain no Jane! IYKYK. #Trestle.

Reviewing grants for a study section on March 18/19 that will almost certainly be canceled. I am doing this in solidarity with and in support of my SRO. I get the sense that NIH folks don't know what might get them fired. They are doing the best they can given the circumstances.

Sad to share news of the loss of a virology legend after a long battle with cancer. We will miss you dearly, Ann Palmenberg. www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...

Particularly vicious protest sign today at Sugarbush, VT

Also worth paying attention to this on research involving animals. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

Thanks to the @startribune.com for running this the same day I submitted it 👍🏻. Vaccinate your kids (and yourself) www.startribune.com/readers-writ...

Crap, this a legit problem for mosquito rearing supplies. Always fun to justify a bolt of wedding tulle to the purchasing admins.

I think people both within science and outside science don’t fully appreciate the miracle that were the Covid-19 vaccines. How much courage it took to get the sequence out, how much work had already gone into figuring out the best viral antigen and how best to present it. 1/

My friend and colleague Dave O’Connor is keeping an eye on this here: github.com/dhoconno/rep...

Dear Virology Community, please see ASV’s statement to our members and the scientific community. asv.org/asv-statemen...

Take a break from doomscrolling and check out this new preprint from Ellie Bohm: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... We leveraged the natural variability between ZIKV strains to understand mechanisms that lead to fetal harm.

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

This whole thread 100 times over. @carlbergstrom.com puts into words what I have been struggling to articulate these past few days as I have grappled with similar grief and frustration.

Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

One positive thing that happend this otherwise challenging week is that this paper is FINALLY out. Why are Culex tarsalis so good at spreading West Nile virus? We learned a lot by doing this study. A testament to the tenacity and creativity of Dr. Emily Fitzmeyer. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Just your friendly reminder that museum specimens of ticks and mice contained evidence of infection with the bacterial agent of Lyme disease before the first known American human cases in the mid-1970s.

I live in a state that provides free breakfast & lunch to all kids in public schools. My kids prefer home lunch. I still think it is a good idea to provide free breakfast & lunch to all kids in public schools.

@agellison.bsky.social MN should be part of this effort: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u.... We get $958,560,877 in funding from NIH.

Same. And mention your opposition to RFK Jr.'s nomination while you are at it.