I'm so proud of this work and how it all came together!

Interferon lambda signaling to maternal dendritic cells protects against congenital Zika virus infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.25.701624v1

US science is under assault like never before, but in response the scientific community can build an alliance for independent science--that can fill gaps left by the decimation of Federal science and reimagine the role of science in policy and society. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/genna-reed/u...

Stay safe out there tomorrow Triangle area folks, looks like ICE is moving our way after Charlotte. indyweek.com/news/northca...

You fool, that issue that affects you and not me is obviously a distraction from the real issue, the one that affects me and not you

Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows

Congratulations to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund GDEP awardees @bwfund.bsky.social, including Lazear Lab grad student Celeste Robles! @celeste-robles.bsky.social www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-exp...

Jesse Lazear died of yellow fever Sept. 25, 1900. Along with other research by the Yellow Fever Commission, his demonstration that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes provided the basis for efforts to control this devastating disease. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_W...

I wish you guys could've seen my jaw hit the floor when I got the email! So honored to be a part of the 2025 Gilliam Fellow cohort!! 😄

So proud of Celeste Robles @celeste-robles.bsky.social for being selected as a 2025 Gilliam Fellow! Thrilled to be joining the Gilliam community @hhmi.org www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

UNC Virologists at #ASV2025 Thanks @amersocvirology.bsky.social for a great meeting! @joelrc.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @mdedloff.bsky.social @ascone.bsky.social @dapontediaz.bsky.social

The Lazear Lab at #ASV2025 - great to see all these folks present their cool work on so many different viruses! @amersocvirology.bsky.social @mdedloff.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @joelrc.bsky.social

Come see me chat about congenital ZIKV infection tomorrow! This project has been a labor of love and I’m so excited to share the progress we’ve made! 🦠 #ASV2025

So many accomplishments to celebrate as we close out this academic year! I'm so lucky to get to work with these awesome folks in the Lazear Lab! @mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social

My OpEd in @elife.bsky.social “It feels as if we are trying to fight a series of attacks on science with one arm tied behind our back and our lips half sewn shut.” “Yet we are not beaten, and some of us are downright energized.” elifesciences.org/articles/106...

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

Live footage of the average NIH-funding academic as we cycle between maybe no longer having a job and court rulings allow NIH to resume evaluating and funding grants. I do not recommend this life style, it sucks Most of us just want to do important science unpeturbed.

🧪🧬🔬◼️ !!happy international day of [redacted] and [redacted] in science!! ◼️🔬🧬🧪

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

Hey science friends? I know that many of you are concerned about the perceived neutral and apolitical role of science in decisionmaking. But scientists are being targeted. We didn't start it. And advocating *for the role of scientific evidence in policymaking* is not unprofessional advocacy.

If you’re at the Positive Strand RNA Viruses Keystone Symposia, come visit my poster (number 1037) tonight! I’m super excited to be presenting some new microscopy data that’s been in the works for several years now 😎🔬🦠

New from Margaret @mdedloff.bsky.social in Annual Review of Virology: Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Effects of Interferon Lambda at the Maternal-Fetal Interface www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

I absolutely love this work & feel so lucky to be doing it. I’m so grateful I got to share it today! 🦠 #ASV2024 #LoveVirology

Registration for the 2024 Southeastern Regional Virology Conference is live! Visit tarheels.live/servc for more details - abstracts are due March 1!