This is a special one - very excited to finally share our work exploring how microbes affect circadian clocks! Thank you to all our collaborators and the #circadian field for being so welcoming and full of incredible science! Hope to see you all at #SRBR
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Coaker group University of California, Davis We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join our research program focused on immune receptor engineering and spatial analyses of plant pathogens interactions using computational and imaging approaches. The position will involve integration of molecular, imaging, and computational approaches. Relevant publications from the laboratory include Nature Plants (2025, PMID: 40721669), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024, PMID: 38814867), and Cell Reports (2023, PMID: 37342910). https://www.coakerlab.org/ Qualifications: • Ph.D. in plant biology, molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, or a related field • Strong background in genomics and/or computational biology • First author publications in peer-reviewed journals • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment • Experience in plant innate immunity is preferred Application Instructions: The position is initially available for two years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Salary is based on the University of California postdoctoral salary scale (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-oct-2025-scales/t23.pdf). The salary range for this position is $69,073-$82,836 US Dollars/year. Review of applications will begin June 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests (~1 page), and contact information for three references to glcoaker@ucdavis.edu. The research statement should describe your previous work, how your expertise aligns with ongoing research in the lab, and potential future research directions.
We are hiring! We’re excited to recruit a postdoc to our lab at UC Davis to work on plant immune engineering and single-cell analyses of plant pathogen interactions. Apply by June 1. Please repost. www.coakerlab.org/postdoctoral...
TSA at LAS normal lines not bad, Precheck is available and touchless ID Precheck took 2 minutes to get thru. No ICE seen here so far.
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A preclinical study in Nature Microbiology shows that respiratory immunization with an antibiotic-treated bacterial vaccine is a highly effective approach for inducing tissue-resident memory T cells that protect against whooping cough. #medsky 🧪
Still time to apply to work on #symbioses #mosses #cyanobacteria! Join us in #Copenhagen! @voltcenter.bsky.social
I have been meaning to share this so thank you Ákos for beating me to it! Very proud of the hard work from grad students Devons Mo and Catherine Palmer - they really did a deep dive into Salmonella, Listeria and Pneumo pathogenesis! Enjoy!
“The loss to state economies would be about 40% greater than the federal savings, as losses ripple through state and local economies. In other words, for every $1 the federal government saves, state and local economies would lose $1.40.”
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A global perspective on autoinducer-2-mediated cell communication in prokaryotes
- in @cp-iscience.bsky.social
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
🧪 BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding.
Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.
See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.
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My quote of the day
Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.
Annie Besant
New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab
Thrilled that our latest paper showing that DCs undergo either pyroptosis or apoptosis upon bacterial blockade of host translation to restrict Legionella is now online at the @asm.org journal mBio! Congrats to 1st author @vvazquez.bsky.social & co-authors! 🎉 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Wondering if your grant will be reinstated from Monday's ruling? Check here.
Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.
The judge must approve the list first.
Love this!!!!
Congratulations!!!!
The Trump administration froze Northwestern’s research funding. It hasn’t offered the school a way to get it back.
Some positive news in troubled times: New preprint by Vincent de Bakker, Xue Liu @jonbakerlab.bsky.social Infection-mimicking conditions+transcriptomics/proteomics/'essentialomics'/lipidomics shows many cool things!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
2030STEM in partnership with Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is building a new, catalytic resource to advance the careers of early to mid-career STEM researchers and professionals who are motivated to build an inclusive STEM ecosystem.
Get more informarion at 2030stem.org/fellowship-1
1,600 names needed toward the next 12,800 target. Support NIH and research
So sorry to hear this :(
Reminder for when we talk about improving NIH grant review. Huberman brought blind review up with Bhattacharya.
“redaction caused applications from White scientists to score worse” elifesciences.org/articles/71368
New opportunity to help sustain global health research
re-fund-global-health.vercel.app
🚨Incredible opportunity alert!! 🚨
#microbiology
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
TBC this freezing of reimbursements to some institutions, like Northwestern, have not been accompanied by ANY terms or requests.
They are simply holding this funding hostage illegally
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New NIH Notice rescinding the no DEI, no Israeli boycott term and condition added to NIH grants (covers the whole university)
This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding.
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Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Brown University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $15,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $10,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 10% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Columbia University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $40,000,000 and $60,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to approximately $20,000,000 in April 2025 and to $0 in May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years fluctuate but remain generally above $25,000,000. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain mostly below 20%.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Cornell University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show some variability but generally stay above $0, with some dips. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show more variability than Harvard and Northwestern, with some spikes, as well, but returning to normal levels after.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Northwestern University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $30,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $25,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 15% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.
NEW at grant-watch.us: Emma Mairson and Marian Jarlenski report on funding freezes at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern, that have received zero payments for #NIH grants since the start of April: grant-watch.us/posts/trends...