Ruth Montgomery

viroLOGICAL Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments. A Podcastwerkstatt O...

Sharing on behalf of Dr. Florian Krammer for those interested - his podcast is great!

Episode 0 of my new podcast viroLOGICAL is online. This first episode is a little longer and gives a general overview of viruses and viral diseases. Find it on Apple, Spotify, and Podigee: virological.podigee.io

Learning lots about #lung autoimmunity as a contributor to severe #asthma from Dr Manali Mukherjee from #TheFirestone. Great reminder that blood is not always the right place to sample for autoimmunity -sputum can be a much more informative marker.

Both chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign.

(1) $48.7 billion for NIH
(2) Full IDC recovery
(3) No more multi-year funding
(4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.

Berna Sozen Wins Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science Berna Sozen, PhD, was awarded the prize in recognition of her research, which has enhanced understanding of embryonic development.

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Thank you to Bob McDonald for hosting me on @CBCRadioCanada to discuss our work @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social on what leads to variation in common cold virus infections and how we tackled this using nasal organoids. Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Glad to join today in teaching #CyTOF for Yale's Computational Proteomics course directed by Dr. Maria Rodriguez Martinez. Multidimensional single cell immune profiling for #HIPC takes a team including Dr. Adam Tanguay and Dr. Ashish Shelar.

My most recent manuscript is available from @pnas.org . We describe a population of inflammatory cytokine MIF responsive T cells and their importance in Rheumatoid Arthritis pathogenesis.

Solo markers were interesting but combining gene SNPs and plasma metabolite data showed predictions for severe #COVID. That's why we study the whole #SystemsImmunology #BigScience #Teamwork

A black-and-white photo shows Dr. Leila Denmark (center), an elderly woman with glasses, seated and smiling while looking at a baby who is laughing and facing her. Another younger woman is also seated to the right, laughing and placing her hand near the baby's midsection. The scene suggests a warm, inter-generational interaction, possibly in a clinical or home setting. Dr. Denmark was a pioneering pediatrician, known as the world's oldest practicing pediatrician upon her retirement at age 103.

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

I am excited to share our new paper @JExpMed led by our one and only #Alejandra_Aroca

Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN, 4th) met with AAI Councilors Gwendalyn Randolph, Steve Jameson, and CPA Chair Lauren Ehrlich! They had a great conversation about how crucial robust funding is for NIH. Thank you for the support! #AAIadvocacy

AAI Councilors Donna Farber, Avery August, and Laurie Harrington had a wonderful meeting with staff from Rep. Josh Riley’s (D-NY, 19th) office, discussing the importance of NIH funding and science-based policy. #AAIadvocacy

The NIH grant cuts in 2025
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Image of the four speakers for the "Rising Tide of Science Denial", special President's session on Saturday Dec 6 at 1pm: Kenneth R. Miller, Michael Mann, Paul Offit, and Gale M. Sinatra

Super excited for the upcoming #cellbio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org meeting in Philadelphia! Check out the Special President's session on "The Rising Tide of Science Denial" on Saturday at 1pm!

We are proud to feature 2025 RCCN Pilot Awardees Lauren Ferrante and Kathryn Callahan in this Pilot Awardee Spotlight! Learn more about their Inter-NIA Center pilot project here: bit.ly/4izqwNF #Frailty #AgingResearch

Health Category

Honored to be recognized as one of 25 Best Leaders by @usnews.com including 5 in the Health category. I look forward to meeting some extraordinary colleagues at an upcoming event in Wash DC www.usnews.com/news/leaders...

RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump administration’s hostility toward vaccines

The Trump admin has been targeting whistleblowers, from the #FEMA36 to the countless other patriotic public servants and scientists across NIH, CDC, NASA, and more who spoke out about the danger posed by the chaos in our federal agencies. This is an concerted, autocratic effort to silence dissent.

Nerve-associated macrophages control adipose homeostasis across lifespan and restrain age-related inflammation - Nature Aging Gonzalez-Hurtado, Leveau and colleagues characterize adipose resident tissue macrophages across lifespan in mice, finding that nerve-associated macrophages, which mitigate inflammation and control lipolysis and catecholamine resistance, are lost during aging.

New research from Dixit lab @yalemed.bsky.social showing nerve-associated macrophages (NAMs) decline in aging which impairs the breakdown of fat and increases inflammaging. Dixit addresses the biology of aging and intercommunication between nerves and macrophages. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities

Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...

Congratulations to our outstanding @yalemed.bsky.social colleague @virusesimmunity.bsky.social

Count on #macrophages to promote health! Congratulations to my @yalemed.bsky.social colleagues for this very novel paper.

Losing the mRNA arms race

mRNA technologies: Unlimited potential to improve human health. I spoke with the fantastic Erin Shumaker at POLITICO to discuss this topic and its applications to cancer, autoimmunity and beyond.
@erinlschumaker.bsky.social
@politico.com
@cornertx
#mRNA #Cancer
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Multi-proteomic profiling of the varicella-zoster virus–host interface reveals host susceptibilities to severe infection - Nature Microbiology Proteomic characterization of varicella-zoster virus–host protein interactions and infection-induced changes in a neuronal cell line identifies potential targets for drug discovery and molecular insig...

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Proteomic characterization of varicella-zoster virus–host protein interactions and infection-induced changes in a neuronal cell line identifies potential targets for drug discovery and molecular insights into severe disease.

#MicroSky

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Come get your curated #immune #assays from 1,000s of human subjects at our website
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On Aug. 1, ASM & partner societies filed an expanded amicus brief with SCOTUS to defend scientific integrity & protect early-career researchers. The brief highlights the harm caused by NIH grant terminations, including canceling the MOSAIC program. asm.org/press-releas...

The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray.

"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.

Screen shot of paper entitled "MICBG4064A polymorphism reduces risk of mechanical ventilation and death during viral acute lung injury." From JCI Insight publication.

More insights from #IMPACC studies, including polymorphism that might protect in #covid19 in online publication.
Authors include: @skleinstein.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social @sesmalab.bsky.social @vivianasimonlab.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social ++ others
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Frontiers | Baseline predictors for 28-day COVID-19 severity and mortality among hospitalized patients: results from the IMPACC study IntroductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic threatened public health and placed a significant burden on medical resources. The Immunophenoty...

Our collaborators identify chief predictor of #covid19 severity + death. Many authors include members of #IMPACC network: @rrmsky.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social @skleinstein.bsky.social @sesmalab.bsky.social
@joanndarce.bsky.social @droferlevy.bsky.social
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Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.

Welp. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Protect the integrity of the US National Institutes of Health Letter to the Editor

Three members of the NIH council of councils publish a letter to the editor, coming out against proposed budget cuts and recent grant terminations

“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. … We must not weaken it.”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...