Thank you #CZBiohubNY Mini Workshop presenters and attendees! Great talks by @czbiohub.bsky.social and @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social scientists. Grateful to #CZI and @tsanglab.bsky.social for bringing us together. Thank you Susan Rosenthal, Elizabeth Ferris and Lital Manor for superb event logistics.

Exciting lineup at today's #CZBiohubNY Mini Workshop hosted by @yalemedicine.bsky.social, @tsanglab.bsky.social and @yalecsei.bsky.social. Thrilled to welcome @czbiohub.bsky.social and @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social investigators and team members to Yale for this day of science and interaction.

What an amazing work @iannaconelab.bsky.social &friends just out @natimmunol.nature.com, it was really cool to have a preview of this fantastic work at the 2025 ENII EFIS EJI Summer School! Many congrats Matteo &co! Check it out here 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... & here 😉 👇👇👇

So important! Please contact your Republican senators, especially Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA). 🙏 amplify!

Added a bunch of new folks. Let me know if anyone wants to be added.

Pre-print time! Our new study on #systemsimmunology analysis of #Alzheimers patients is out now on @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social. This is the culmination of a long collaboration with Rik Vandenberghe, Stephanie Humblet-Baron and Lidia Yshii's labs at KU Leuven. 🧵1/8 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Atul Butte’s talk introduced me to systems biology—I was presynapse scientist and opened my horizon to "biomedical moments, thawing frozen discoveries in data". Ideas that changed my career. Thank you for the science, the spirit, and the inspiration. You will be remembered.

Atul has been a constant inspiring force. He is perpetually optimistic and never stops to empower the world with more data and motivate all of us to dig deeper and be more innovative with data. I miss his energy and our conversations. RIP - May memories of Atul continue to inspire us all.

Senate hearing on the FY26 NIH budget with Jay Bhattacharya June 10, 10am ET www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...

FlyBase, a crucial resource for drosophila research, has lost its funding because its grant is awarded to Harvard. The team is scrambling to find other sources of funds, including donations from labs. Read more: www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl... @flybase.bsky.social

My colleague and friend @scripps.edu, @ardemp.bskyverified.social, on the NYT front page today

I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏 youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!

7/10 In a combined analysis of infants and previously sequenced adults (generated by @tsanglab.bsky.social lab; PMID:33713619), infants display a similar ISG signature in monocytes but a markedly enhanced ISG signature in T and B cells, which is consistent with infant specific immune features.

Exciting study on infant immune responses to sars-cov-2 and how they compare to adults.

1/10 I am very excited to share our latest study, now out in @natcomms.nature.com. We applied a multidimensional approach to decipher the immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2-month-old hospitalized infants. We analyzed: scRNA-of PBMCs, serum cytokines and antibody responses. rdcu.be/emkNa

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

Wonderful to catch up with friends and colleagues at #aai2025. Ofer Levy, Mercy Prabhudas, Donna Farber, me, and Bali Pulendran. Adding @lucasite-lab.bsky.social in the second one!

Thanks for the highlight! Yes we are live still great talks to come - come on over to hang out with systems immunologists this morning at #aai2025!

My interest in math and science was stimulated by an NSF-funded high school summer program, my PhD dissertation research was supported by an NSF fellowship, and some of my most creative research early in my independent career was supported by an NSF award. #WithoutNSF

NIH's work saves lives—& Trump is gutting it. Straight from D.C. I headed to Seattle Children's to hear from researchers & patients alike about the importance of NIH funding—it's not just about lines in a budget, it's about lifesaving discoveries. We ALL need to speak up to save it.

As always, really enjoyed the science and interactions at #cshlsysimm - a meeting right at the intersection of immunobiology, systems biology, computational modeling, and immune engineering. Great also to catch up with lab alums and so great to see Candace & Kyemyung! C u in 2027 if not earlier.

Excited to share our review/perspective in the Annual Review of Immunology: "Systems Human Immunology and AI: Immune Setpoint and Immune Health"! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Congrats to Yona Lei - an MSTP MD/PhD student and budding systems human immunologist in the lab.

Nice explanation of the interactions between tariffs and other key variables www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

I'm a proud Harvard Professor, and the University stands behind academic freedom that powers discovery. Grants are not gifts; they are contracts on which we have to deliver. We work long, hard hours, train students, and return innovation and value to the US. #Harvard www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/u...

Stanford’s president and provost release a statement supporting Harvard. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...

“Investments in science and public health are essential for the future of rural southern states like Mississippi.” Read about my perspectives as a Mississippian and scientist in my recent OpEd : digital.meridianstar.com/The-Meridian...

The Senate Committee on Appropriations is holding a hearing on Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation on April 30 at 10:30am ET, chaired by Senator Susan Collins 🧪 www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio...

Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...

I could literally quote every single sentence of this commentary, so I'm not going to - just read the whole thing. And thanks, Dr. Bieniasz, for saying it as it is and showing true leadership. We need that from more scientists and scientific leaders. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

Well said. Anything can be discussed and improved, and that’s great and the point of having an open democratic society. But Improving something with a long track record of effectiveness and success wouldn’t need to start with alarming dismantlement. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Hi, we are looking for two motivated postdocs to join our group! job-boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerbe... job-boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerbe...

Grad student applicants from the US: University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) has re-opened applications for Master's and PhD programs (e.g., biomed engineering, genetics). Info sessions Apr. 15th w/ current US students: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... Stable, awesome environment!!

Tenure-track Faculty position just opened up in my department! If you want to be part of a dynamic group who is excited about science, apply. For more details, visit www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr... Please share in your networks! #microsky

Toronto’s University Health Network launches recruitment campaign for scientists. Hospital network will invest $15-million in recruiting 50 scientists as a part of its ‘Canada Leads 100 Challenge,’ by @jenniferyang.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Excellent piece on what is at stake: scientific and medical advances that help patients directly and now - wapo.st/42yttHQ

#Immunology out now @science.org Regulatory T cells inhibit pain sensing in female, but not male, mice. buff.ly/SKtHnfK By Élora Midavaine, Sakeen Kashem et al.

Our Meeting Report is out in Nature Immunology 📣 The 22nd Takeda Science Foundation Symposium on Bioscience and The 1st Kyoto Immunology Symposium featured human immunology researches (1/2) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you’re interested in moving your lab to beautiful Montreal Canada, this program offers chairholders funding of up to 1M$ a year for 8 years. See link for details. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Myocarditis is a focus of many concerns. It is not a side effect of a particular vaccine but of the immune response following vaccination or infection! The latter, infection, is a much more serious event. A systemic review of over 400 million people; 1947 to 2021:

‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the Crown Jewel of American Science Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies. www.nytimes.com/2025... 1/4

@wired.com reporting on the nose as usual. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

Dear all, Because of your help shining light on this all 15 were reinstated today. This is a huge win for science - When We Fight We Win!!!

In 2024 NIH grant awards supported 407,782 jobs and $94.58 billion in new economic activity nationwide, the largest figure in the history of the report. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

I received one of the 232 NIH grant "terminations" sent to scientists at Columbia last night. My research focuses on improving maternal and child health in the US. Also affected: ongoing clinical trials, research training programs, and research centers that aim to improve the health of Americans.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

I'm so proud of my unofficial mentor Kim Hasenkrug speaking up about what's happening at NIH RML where crucial infectious disease research is done. We're all so scared as science in this country is getting actively sabotaged and it's important to have Kim's voice. www.kpax.com/news/ravalli...

I have several friends at RML. They're amazing scientists who are highly trained to work with some of the most dangerous pathogens. They're doing research that most skilled scientists are not qualified to perform. #StandUpForFederalWorkers #StandUpForScience