My latest post on the fear in academia. open.substack.com/pub/profkap/...

Mark your calendars Cytokines 2025 Westin Seattle! Abstract submission is opening soon. Make sure to note these important deadlines: -Abstract Submission deadline: Wednesday 18 June -Early-Bird Registration Deadline: Friday 25 July Group room rate $236 seattle.cytokinesociety.org for more details

There are enough GOP senators opposed to the cuts to NIH indirects to stop them, but they need to act. Keep writing and calling your representatives 🧪⚕️

Why scratching makes a rash worse and a potential benefit to scratching--it reduced S. aureus on skin. Andrew Liu's paper from our lab is out now at #science #neuroimmune #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Fred Rogers Without question, Mr. Rogers was speaking about people like him.

Did you call your senator and congressman yesterday? Call them again today! Oppose the confirmation of #RFKJr. He is dangerous for public health. U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator can also connect you directly with their office: (202) 224-3121

If you happen to be in London on February 12th and have nothing better to do… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...

I’m ready for whatever storms come my way, cytokine or otherwise). Thanks Scott Canna @cytokinesociety.bsky.social

It's not too late to sign up for this week's #MycoTalks with @teresaomeara.bsky.social and Chad Rappleye. 📅Thursday 30 January 🕓16:00 GMT Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A fantastic GRC on the Immunology of Fungal Infections. Gordon Brown, @slg1717.bsky.social, Bernie Hube, Mihai Netea, Ilse Jacobsen, Jay Vyas, Rob Wheeler, @lableibundgut.bsky.social - missing former/future 🪑 Luigina Romani, Rebecca Drummond, Bruce Klein, Neil Gow& George Deepe #MicroSky #ImmunoSky

🚨 We also have a "Scientist" position in my lab at St. Jude. The position is financially stable and with a very competitive salary range. 📝 If you have Postdoctoral experience and want to develop a steady research career this one is for you! ➡️ Apply here: talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

Have you seen too many out of office replies lately? Have they left you feeling bored and dejected? The cure is here in my latest post. profkap.substack.com/p/ooo-topsy

Congratulations to all the well deserved AAI Fellows. Includes two former @cytokinesociety.bsky.social Presidents! (Chris Hunter, Warren Leonard)

#18 from my Women in STEM series: Eugenie Clarke #WomeninSTEM #SharkLady #NewYorkUniversity #marinebiology #sharks #sharkbiology #academicsky

some earlier lab shirts

🥼We are recruiting! Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the newly-funded MRC Programme Fungi-CARE (Combinations Against Resistance Emergence). Find out more and apply here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

A lot of things are better underwater. Fabulous dive adventure with Interferon/virologist bestie Karen Mossman. Friends like this are just one of the many benefits of being a member of the Intl Cytokine & Interferon Society @cytokinesociety.bsky.social

Tunnel to Canada is looking pretty good right about now

"What is it guv?” "Chickpea. Squashed” "An accident?” "Afraid not. Looks like hummuside"

My book is out today - buy it (please)

Incredibly proud of Gaffen Lab alum Dr. Tiffany Taylor (in lab of Dr. Tim Hand, Children's Hosp UPMC), named a Howard Hughes Medical Inst. Hanna Gray Fellow. Congrats to all the Fellows. www.hhmi.org/news/hhmi-na...

#EveryCellIsAnImmuneCell!💥Thrilled for the final version of our paper @cp-cell.bsky.social! We show that type III #interferons control ZBP1 activation driving gasdermin C cleavage & delaying gut repair by inducing #pyroptosis in intestinal epithelial cells! 1/n www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

The origins of syphilis are one of epidemiology’s most enduring mysteries. #IDsky #Medsky www.science.org/content/arti...

Here's us during our internal Christmas party, being competitive with our Secret Santa pub-quiz game (in case you didn't notice - yes, we are nerds). Our PhD Student Carolin Moosmann, as usual, came up with an amazing gift - this year a self-made T cell immunology memory game.

An ongoing passion project of mine at work: making small info placards about women in STEM that hang in our campus biology building. Their stories give me strength & hope especially now when we face 4 years of darkness. Here is the 1st of many I'll be sharing. #WomeninSTEM #academicsky #skystorians

Nandan’s @nandangokhale.bsky.social work from our lab highlights the importance of cellular RNA in enhancing MAVS signalosome function, crucial for antiviral signaling initiated by RLRs. buff.ly/4grnf18 This work is summarized by Sonja Best and Adam Hage. buff.ly/4fxVMcx #Science #immunology

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Thanks to my hosts at the Stryker School of Medicine in Kalamazoo for a fun day of science and this beautiful memento. (The TSA agents were so impressed that they inspected my luggage to see it for themselves 🤣).

#InterferonPower! Fantastic @science.org by @nandangokhale.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social &co! MAVS is intrinsically capable to sense via an unstructured region the 3’ UTRs of self mRNA (ISGs too!) to potentiate the response to viral RNA via phosphorylation of IRF3 & NFkB!

The kind of meme that should go viral. #VaccinesWork

Amanda Proudfoot Tribute Award for Advances in Chemokine Biology by a Trainee cytokinesociety.org/amanda-e-i-p... Donations are also accepted to help fund this Annual Award for those interested in Chemokine Biology. Submission Deadline is 15 May for Cytokines 2025 in Seattle @crgglasgow.bsky.social

Big news from Finnish publication forum. Almost all MDPI and Frontiers journals will be downgraded to level 0 and thus are not considered as properly peer reviewed trustworthy scientific journals. julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/chan...

💥 Reminder: 💥 We are still looking for a postdoc (we actually have enough funds for two!) to work on this promising project. Details in the ad and the alt text 🧪 🧬 🔬 🐁 #RNASky #RNABiology #Cytoskel #TunnelingNanotubes

We didn't win the cookie competition (congrats @gottschalklab.bsky.social ) but we're proud of our Cytokine Cookies nonetheless.

Fascinating new paper about how commensal #fungi can promote #type2 responses in mice, a process involving fungal induction of #IL-33 🍄 🧪 #ImmunoSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Some of my favorite pix from cytokines2024 in Seoul. Congrats to the organizers (looking at you, You-Me Kim!) and a swan song to our outgoing Managing Director Joan Oefner (who rocks it on the dance floor)

The Torres Lab is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead studies focused on understanding the immune response to bacterial infections. Candidates must have extensive postdoctoral research experience in immunology and a strong record of publications. talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

Please help us add voices to our Starter Pack go.bsky.app/J3zbtA2 (I think this is how this works....)

Microbiome FacultyJob at UC Davis in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (one of the departments where I reside ...) See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847

“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem

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Wonderful to see the #immunology community growing here. The first starter pack is full (they cap at 150), so I created a second one. Let me know if you'd like to be added go.bsky.app/PY5tCas go.bsky.app/FmERUoD

Department of Microbiology @nyulangone needs Assistant Professors! Please repost and encourage outstanding colleagues to apply! #NYC apply.interfolio.com/153243

A CALL TO ACTION. A colleague at NIH noted the fundamental function of a politician is to get re-elected. Scientific research is conducted in every state. Share your views about RFK, Jr. as HHS Secretary with your Senators. It is straightforward. Encourage your colleagues to do likewise.

The NIH is an engine of economic growth. Cutting funding to NIH will consequently cut economic growth and have long-lasting impacts on US competitiveness at the cutting edge of biomedical discovery

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How can I be added?

When applying to NSF for funding, each senior personnel has to provide a “Collaborators and Other Affiliations” (COA) form, which can be quite onerous. A couple of years ago I created a tool bit.ly/NSF_COA for automating this, and recently hardened it. I hope it is of use, and feedback is welcome! 🧪

We loved hosting #ABRCMS2024 in Pittsburgh this week! 💙💛💙 We hope to see your outstanding applications to PMI!

Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 Early Career Researchers event in Seoul was very successful! View the photos here cytokinesociety.org/cytokines-20...