Emily Bruce

We are looking for a PhD student to join us in London next year! Are you interested in genetic screens? Host-pathogen interactions? Intestinal biology? Our lab applies curiosity driven research within medically relevant models of pathogenesis. Interested? Apply here: bit.ly/4icnsqM

Can whole heartedly recommend the Honce Lab! Come do a PhD with Bekah!

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) on a mink farm in Utah, US. Interesting comment by mink farm owner: "The mink are routinely fed raw organs of livestock, including cows [bird flu also occurs in dairy cows in the US]." See also recent opinion paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New posdoctoral fellowship programme at the @crick.ac.uk just dropped. Some very cool projects on the list: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc

"I’m saying that I would personally mouth-pipette a solution of pure chloroform right now, today, in front of God and the NIH Director and the entire Office of Research Safety, if it meant a young scientist in my department could get a payline above 20%." substack.com/home/post/p-...

My lab at Pitt is looking for a Laboratory Technician to help our research and phage therapy efforts. Please share and apply! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.

My department (Biology at Emory) is hiring for a teaching track position! These are stable, well-respected, long-term positions with a path to promotion and ppl often staying for decades. The dept is wonderfully supportive and filled with amazing humans (faculty + staff) apply.interfolio.com/191814

Grantmaking has leveled off, so it looks like NSF will make around 6,200 new grants—down from an average of ~11,000. That's a historic low, not seen since the 1980s, when NSF was a far smaller organization. Left was our projection three weeks ago, right is the current data.

Does anyone (ideally local to the Netherlands) have a His-Ub plasmid? High cheese reward.

I'm thrilled to share that UCSD Biological Sciences has launched an open-rank search for a transformational researcher, with a particular focus on structural biology/cryoelectron microscopy! Come to UCSD and enjoy our fantastic research community, world-class facilities 🔬, and pretty good weather 🌴🏖️

NIH funding curves posted at grant-witness. It looks like grant making is slowing down noticeably and we are in the now in the last month of the fiscal year. It seems like "NIH" may be challenged to get all of the appropriated funds out the door (even if that is their intention).

"Garry isn’t accepting new doctoral students, because he can’t guarantee funding their work, and he’s spent the past two years nudging his researchers into jobs elsewhere."

A really good (and readable) review of the 1977 H1N1 flu pandemic is just out. It's a startling story, which I've always been surprised doesn't get more attention TL;DR: '77 was almost certainly a pandemic caused by a lab leak, and it turns out that when this happens *it is pretty obvious*

lab 2.0 in Chicago in search of a postdoc! Pursue virus-host interactions, post-translational modifications, and RNA splicing. Excellent in oral and written communication, lab and project management, and an ability to supervise and mentor trainees. sfbkrlab.org www.careers.luc.edu/postings/35620

I am just saying the Edit phase represents something that the panel does not sign off on- only the SRO. Because the new proposal puts exceptional weight on the written critiques and the resume of discussion, this is a completely altered balance and are the checks on the Edit phase now sufficient?

MxA is one of the broadest antiviral proteins mammals make. It’s a big reason most bird flu strains never get a foothold in people. The rare ones that succeed have learned to dodge it. How MxA actually recognizes viral targets at the molecular level is unknown for a bunch of technical reasons.

The Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at UF is hiring a virologist! Come be my colleague and join a fantastic fun virology community! We have two positions open in virology (and genetics too!) please share if you know anyone interested. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679645/a...

🚨 👇 Come and join us in York as a new lecturer (assistant professor) in cryo-ET! This is a research and teaching appointment to the York Structural Biology Laboratory (YSBL). From personal experience it's a fantastic place to start a group. Please share widely! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Postdocs with student loans: NIH has a loan repayment program you may be able to apply for (these really are getting funded!). Applications due Nov 19: grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

Sharing in hopes that anyone with connections in the Caribbean can spread the word to keep an eye out for my good friend Liz. Elizabeth Waddell has been missing in Grenada since Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd. (Note, Liz is actually around 5 feet tall and has short, bleach blonde hair.)

“They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.” This is about money, and power and revenge- and arguing otherwise is a waste of time. www.science.org/content/blog...

‼️ AHRQ is in the midst of a mass grant termination event. We (at Grant Witness) need your help to launch a tracker ASAP. If you received an AHRQ termination notice--or if you know of someone else who did--please submit information about the grant here: grant-witness.us/submit-nih.h...

🧪If you’re feeling defeatist and tempted to brush this off because you think they’ll ignore it, know that it can still move the needle for legislators and serve as evidence in future legal challenges. It doesn’t have to be profound. I posted my call to reject these proposed changes, you should too.

New: The National Science Foundation is preparing to claw back some $500 million in funds from some of its core science programs in physics, math, computer science, and engineering in order to fund a project from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Faculty search announcement 2026: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (broadly defined). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

Pls share: U of Washington has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is expected to specialize in molecular virology or bacteriology. Here is a link: microbiology.washington.edu/index.php/ne...

Every missing grant should have gone to someone. Last week @science.org reported that the NSF cut research by 20-30%. That's maybe why only ~12% of 2025's grant total had been awarded by June 15 2026 (~70% through the fiscal year). Funding can be restored. Lost scientists? Not so much. More 👇

Our Dept of Microbiology & Immunology @Geisel School of Medicine @Dartmouth has an opening for an Assistant Professor. Looking for programs bridging multiple areas in Micro & Immuno. A great place to be! Programs: www.M2P2.org www.dartmouthbiofilm.org Job ad: apply.interfolio.com/187637

My friend's NSF CAREER received the highest possible score (Excellent, Excellent, Excellent: High Priority) and it was rejected today. This would have been my friend's first extramural award, 5 years after starting their lab, exactly when grant $ is make or break for an Assistant Professor's career.

Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...

ALASKAN SCIENTISTS: COME FORTH! YOU ARE NEEDED ON THE FRONT LINES!

Check out my minireview published as part of JVI’s New Voices in Virology collection on why translation shouldn’t stop at “bench to bedside.” Some of the most important insights on zoonotic spillover come from closing the loop between the laboratory and the field. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Great write up of our recent H3N2 story (led by @allysonturner.bsky.social and Sara Jaffrani) from @oliviagieger.bsky.social at @vtdigger.bsky.social vtdigger.org/2026/06/07/o.... Federal funding supports fundamental scientific research that employs & trains Vermonters and reveals new science!

This work is now published at JVI (journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...), with some new data (effect is mediated by HA, and is not a consequence of bulk down regulation of cell surface sialic acid levels) and an additional first author (Sara Jaffrani!)

This rule allows your taxpayer dollars to be spent in secret, by political appointees & disregards the independent scientific judgement of experts. It will will rob you and your loved ones of future cures and unimagined discoveries, and leave the country unprepared for the challenges we face.

One week left to apply for two 3-year postdocs in the lab on molecular mechanisms of Burkholderia pathogenesis. Posts associated with Magdalen College. Our lab is based in the Dunn School of Pathology with amazing collaborators at Oxford and MORU magdalencareers.pinpointhq.com/postings/c90...

Only 102 public comments so far on the biggest threat to publicly funded science in my lifetime. Please comment if you can. I know this sounds like "vote harder" but we have to keep fighting www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Here a clear instructions on how to write a good comment about how you would be personally harmed by the new OMB rule that would drastically reshape American science. Comments from people at any career stage are valuable! Members of the public too!