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Check out our new publication, a collaboration with Giovanni Luchetti and Vishva Dixit @ Genentech. We show that the E.coli effector NleL inhibits intestinal epithelial cell extrusion after #inflammasome activation via degrading the kinases ROCK1 and 2!! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Explainer 1/8

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Just in time for Halloween, we've posted a new preprint on zombie deubiquitinases! As it turns out, standard #DUB catalytic mutants aren't truly dead - they've just become zombies that are still capable of removing noncanonical, ester-linked #ubiquitin signals...

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Ladies, if you don't have a good excuse and don't go to a #nokings protest this weekend, I'm disappointed in you.

Apparently NIH shut down the RFI form early. Thank goodness for the @waybackmachine.bsky.social where we can clearly see the deadline was supposed to be 11:59pm. web.archive.org/web/20260821... @maxkozlov.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social

In case you hadn't been following this disturbing sequence of events, here's a recap: RFK Jr wanted to fund a randomized trial, run by Danes, involving newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau Ethicists across the world, including in Nigeria, Cameroon, & Ethiopia, were horrified: it's an unethical study

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

Quite often glad I'm not a super famous researcher, this adds to the pile of reasons.

Last month, an email from SFUSD informed me that my 7yo would be taking a state-mandated test from a company called Amira, and it led me down a rabbit hole. Here's how big tech is infiltrating SF public schools — whether families & teachers want it or not. www.coyotemedia.org/sfusd-ai-ami...

If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

My inbox is being flooded with fully AI-generated emails from prospective students. I tried to work out why I can't bring myself to read them, and ended up with some thoughts and advice for writing cold emails in the age of AI. My new post: blekhman.substack.com/p/why-i-am-n...

We're hiring - come join our amazing community! Faculty search in the Division of Experimental Pathology at @chopresearch.bsky.social. The successful candidate will hold a Penn faculty appointment, with full access to resources at both CHOP and @upenn.edu Please share! apply.interfolio.com/193339

Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).

Science peeps: Looks like SciENcv updated the digital certificate used to sign Biosketch and Current & Pending documents without notification. The old certificate expires Saturday, September 26, 2026. SciENcv docs before that date may fail validation in eRA Commons delaying or blocking submission.

While folks struggle with the cost of living, Trump is wasting nearly $2 billion on vanity projects. Use the tool below to see what that money could mean for students, teachers, veterans, firefighters, families, and more — and decide for yourself where your tax dollars should be going.

Uhmmm, so do we need to root for Jay now? Like the enemy of my enemy and so on? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...

Still my favorite Immunology meeting! Join us 2027 for sunshine, fantastic science and lots of interaction between trainees and established scientists in beautiful Asilomar, California. There is travel awards for trainees!

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

It’s scary to think about how, in ~10 years, some unknown but small number of children are going to start having trouble thinking, then losing motor function, then being unable to to swallow or breathe, and then they will die. All because their parents didn’t vaccinate them against measles.

the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA

Want to work in a great lab that does amazing science, with a super nice PI? Look no further! Bonus: my lab is their neighbors 😉

#DAMPsPower!! Excited to share the 💥new 💥 review @ Science Immunology that @marcodigioia & I wrote about the immunological activities played by host-derived oxidized lipids in controlling infections & tumorigenesis! doi.org/10.1126/scii...

Nothing better when I'm in an “everything is awful, science is under attack” slump than having a call with a collaborator, getting super excited about combining our expertise to do cool science! I will keep fighting for future scientists to still get to experience this feeling 💪 #standupforscience

I still struggle with the fact that we now live in a complete post-truth society.

Trump is signing an executive order today recommending that the MMR vaccine be separated into separate vaccines. There is no scientific basis for this recommendation. Separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are generally not available in the U.S. Vaccines do not cause autism.

OK FOLKS! We all know the Fauci hearing was meant to intimidate scientists…holding him in contempt of court was a HUGE BAD PRECEDENT. So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8

Congratulations to all the New Voices in Microbiology authors! journals.asm.org/journal/iai/...

Oregonians, the heat is going to start picking up ☀️ Make sure you and your family have access to water and a cool space to beat the summer temps. To find a cooling center near you: ☎️ Call 211 🔗 Visit 211info.org/summer-and-heat-related-resources/

🚨🚨 Faculty search! Spread the word! 🚨🚨 The Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Department at Vanderbilt is hiring! Special consideration will be given to faculty working with Risk Group 3 pathogens (so you can join us in our brand new state-of-the-art BSL3!) apply.interfolio.com/188545

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Please repost! #microsky🦠 The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x Send CV and cover letter to: glickmanmycolab@gmail.com

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

We want to make sure that anyone who needs to read this book can, so if you can't buy the book you can now read for free online. Essential reading for scientists suffering a bout of self-doubt or imposter's syndrome heyzine.com/flip-book/a5...

1/ First measles, then screwworm, and now cyclospora - a food-borne illness generated by intestinal parasites. These explosive outbreaks aren't random. They’re the predictable consequence of ignoring the science at the expense of public health.

‼️ 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...

Elon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 1 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/eoQwY

> "Left" and "right" have had the same meaning since the French Revolution. If you want to know if someone is on the left or the right, ask them, "What is more important: human rights or property rights?" If they say "Property rights are a human right," then they are on the right. 18/

Russell Vought’s OMB Grant Proposal takes the formerly expert informed, democratic grant award process and turns it into an authoritative process based on political ideology. It will destroy science in America as we know it. Take action here: zurl.co/ydchb Article: zurl.co/Juc68

NYC, this is a reminder that our Olympic — and intermediate — sized outdoor pools will stay open until 8:30 PM. That's a 1/2 hour longer than prior heat wave extensions and 1.5 hours longer than normal operating days. Stay cool. Stay informed. Together, we will get through this historic heat wave.

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/...

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.