Thank you @abaumler.bsky.social. I couldn’t have done it without your support and mentorship.

Congratulations to Çagla Tükel @caglatukel.bsky.social for her election to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology! asm.social/2OC

Two weeks two PhD defenses from Tukel lab. Congratulations to Drs Kaitlyn Grando and Shingo Bessho. So proud with both of their accomplishments @kaiterwaul.bsky.social @besshoshingo.bsky.social

It’s happening!!!

Listened to some great talks, delivered a talk, received good feedback and spent good time with friends #ASMMicrobe. Time to say goodbye to LA

Just a few spots remaining for the GRC Salmonella Biology and Pathogenesis meeting to be held in August. The final program is now online. www.grc.org/salmonella-b...
Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......

CHECK IT OUT 🦠👀

Very cool article by science journalist Carrie Arnold reviewing recent research from leading laboratories on how the unique shape of a microbial #biofilm emerges from interactions of its component microbes with each other and their environment

www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofil...

Kaitlyn Grando’s Groundbreaking Work in Biofilm Research

Proud of my student Kaitlyn Grando @kaiterwaul.bsky.social Her work and accomplishments were featured in Katz news #Temple. medicine.temple.edu/news/2025/02...

Beautiful review by @abaumler discussing the factors that contribute to gut microbiota assembly

Podoplanin-positive cell-derived small extracellular vesicles contribute to cardiac amyloidosis after myocardial infarction Cardiac amyloidosis is a secondary phenomenon of an already pre-existing chronic condition. Whether cardiac amyloidosis represents one of the complica…

Very happy to be a part of this beautiful study led by Drs Maria Cimini and Raj Kishore showing a role for SAA3 amyloidosis after myocardial infarction (MI) and how SAA3 loaded exosomes can drive injury

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pittsburgh researcher warns NIH cuts could harm patient care, economic growth Pittsburgh's economy once relied heavily on the steel industry, which lined Second Avenue with miles of mills. When that industry collapsed, medicine and education filled the economic void.

Local traditional media still works!

We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago.

www.wtae.com/article/pitt...

Studies show that funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved by the FDA from 2010 to 2019. Recklessly slashing NIH funding will mean that patients will be waiting much longer for life-saving treatments.

Thinking of you Helene🧿

Important editorial: the "existential moment requiring careful and consistent action to preserve the values and ambitions of science."
"The weeks ahead may be the greatest test that the US scientific community has ever faced"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/full/10....

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

On March 7th we will Stand Up For Science! You can use the link to find the protest location in your city.

standupforscience2025.org

Amyloid-β precursor protein promotes tumor growth by establishing an immune-exclusive tumor microenvironment www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02....

A Direct Hit, by @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
"This is a moment to unite."

a phone case that says " do n't forget me " next to a phone ALT: a phone case that says " do n't forget me " next to a phone

Threats to the NIH and our research infrastructure hit me twice- once as a scientist, and again as a patient whose next option will be a clinical trial. Remember that there are real people’s lives at stake.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

My graduate student @besshoshingo.bsky.social gave an oral presentation on the role of Type I IFNs and Salmonella mediated autoimmunity at #MAMPM. Thank you organizers for a wonderful meeting in beautiful VA @lawrenzlab.bsky.social @davislabjhu.bsky.social

Congratulations to my student Kaitlyn Grando @kaiterwaul.bsky.social for being awarded Dr. Mark Shirtliff award for excellence in biofilm research. Thank you MAMPM.org #MAMPM

The taxonomy & lifestyle of Salmonella Typhimurium

www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Happy birthday 🥳🥳

Golden age of antibiotics

Human GBP1 facilitates the rupture of the Legionella-containing vacuole and inflammasome activation | mBio Inflammasomes are essential for host defense against intracellular bacterial pathogens like Legionella, as they activate caspases, which promote cytokine release and cell death to control infection. I...

From the S. Shin lab sunnyshinlab.bsky.social: Hu guanylate-binding protein 1 (GBP1) damages the vesicle around Legionella, revealing the pathogen to the cell by activating inflammasomes. In contrast, murine GBPs can directly attack cytosolic Legionella. doi.org/10.1128/mbio... #mbio #ASM #MicroSky

MAMPM February 2-4, 2025 Wintergreen Resort, Virginia

Calling all microbiologists! Registration is open for the Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting, February 2-4, 2025.! Abstract deadline is 12/8/2024, but don't wait, filling fast. Check it out at mampm.org.