In collaboration with Nicola Muller, and led by @lambod50.bsky.social, we have a new preprint out that's all about reassortment! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Using TargetedBeast, we built massive (9000 tips!) Bayesian phylogenies of North American H5Nx viruses, and inferred the host...
Feels like this paper on protein-templated DNA synthesis by a natural enzyme warrants some comment.
So here's a 🧵. /1
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
Summary about BA.3.2 disproportionately infecting kids. My first ever blog.
lungfish-science.github.io/blog/2026-04...
As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us ALL safe and healthy
Postdoc position open at the Dunn School, University of Oxford #cryoEM #teamtomo #cilia #postdoc, come join us! Deadline 15th May.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRC546/p...
A job posting flyer from the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison advertising a Teaching Faculty II position. The role involves coordinating and teaching microbiology lab courses and/or large enrollment introductory classes. The application deadline is May 5, 2026, at 11:59pm CDT. Applications must be submitted electronically via the Jobs at UW portal; emailed applications are not accepted. Applicants must upload a single document containing a cover letter, CV, and teaching philosophy. The job listing URL is https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/teaching-faculty-ii-madison-wisconsin-united-states, Job ID JR10009916. The flyer notes that Madison, Wisconsin is described as a vibrant place to live and work, combining college-town energy, lakeside scenery, and a community-focused atmosphere.
Interested in a teaching faculty position in Bacteriology at UW-Madison? See the attached announcement! @uwbact.bsky.social
Join us for Jess Davidson's Ph.D. thesis defense on April 16! Davidson's research in the @judisimcox.bsky.social Lab explored how lipids are regulated under conditions of metabolic stress, such as cold exposure and disease. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2026/03/30/i...
If you're interested in viruses — you kinda gotta be, if you're following me — this podcast may appeal. Deep dive into how viruses work, hosted by Florian Krammer, one of my go-to experts for flu. Lotsa detail, but the episodes are a manageable length. Enjoy! virological.podigee.io/episodes
Check out this squid-vibrio postdoc position at Penn State with my colleague Tim Miyashiro, especially if you have a background in proteomics/metabolomics.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
Hooray for Donna!
Tomorrow at 11 am CST: join in-person for the latest #cancerbiologyseminar of the semester. Sponsored by #mcardlelab
ATTENTION ASV TRAINEES! The NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award is a great opportunity to showcase your research and practice your science communication. Details below
www.science.org/content/priz...
Wrapping up the semester with our last RNA Maxigroup talk featuring Blake Wiedenheft! Thanks to @bmolchem.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social and @rnasociety.bsky.social for sponsoring!
I’m amazed.
It’s really true: BA.3.2 (new COVID lineage) is infecting children at a much higher rate than previous lineages.
I’m late to this party, but I couldn’t really believe it was true until I did the analysis for myself.
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🎉 Congrats to 2026 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal recipient Judith Kimble of @uwbiochem.bsky.social! Her work has built an entire field and inspired generations of scientists through her mentorship and leadership.
🔗Read more: buff.ly/0yzHXvk
Knuckle tattoos that on one hand says “necessity” and the other “sufficiency”
Are you excited by virology? Would you like to do a PhD? Three fantastic opportunities are available to do joint PhDs between @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social
Details in the thread below - please share!
Deadline 8th May 2026, fully funded for UK Home students
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This flu season I've learned...
1. Home tests are readily available, including combined flu/covid tests.
2. Antivirals need to be taken within 48 h.
3. Xofluza is better than Tamiflu (one dose; more effective against flu B) but few know about it.
4. Antivirals can be taken as prophylaxis.
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Congratulations to the newly elected ASV Council!
Just like clockwork. It's paddlefish season again.
Notification of the end of continuous submission and updating the late submission policy.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Headshot of the late Professor Robin Weiss
You can now read the Society's full tribute to former President Professor Robin Weiss FRS. Robin was an Honorary Member and, in addition to serving as President from 2006 to 2009, was the winner of the Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture in 2015: https://microb.io/4dRe7Ei
Best wishes to Cancer Biology student Amanda Shea (Morris lab) as she defends her dissertation this week!
An image of Miles Davis next to the Ottoman Army and it reads "Could the Ottoman Army have Stopped Fusion Era Miles Davis?" Its from a YouTube channel called DocuDubery meme memes
🚨 Postdoc position open - please repost!
Join our lab in Lausanne🇨🇭to study KSHV, virus–host interactions & RNA decay + great quality of life right by Lake Leman and the Alps ⛰️
Apply here 👉 sites.google.com/view/muller-...
Picture of Dr. Felicia Goodrum, recipient of the 2026 ASV Joklik Distinguished Service Award.
ASV congratulates Dr. Felicia Goodrum, the 2026 Wolfgang and Patricia Joklik Distinguished Service Awardee. Thank you very much for your many years of service to ASV, Dr. Goodrum!
This post corrects Dr. Goodrum's affiliation to Dartmouth College. Apologies for our oversight.
$2.45 billion NIH grant cuts and ~2300 terminated active research grants were DOGE'd in early 2025
Who were most affected?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Early career and women researchers
Picture of Dr. Felicia Goodrum, winner of the ASV Wolfgang and Patricia Joklik Distinguished Service Award.
ASV congratulates Dr. Felicia Goodrum, the 2026 Wolfgang and Patricia Joklik Distinguished Service Awardee. Thank you very much for your many years of service to ASV, Dr. Goodrum!
Happy to share our latest work on the previously uncharacterized splicing factor Cwc15! Importantly, all of the people who did this work are/were undergrads!
S. cerevisiae Cwc15p Tunes the Spliceosome Active Site for 5' Splice Site Cleavage
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...