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Dr. Seema Mattoo

@mattoolab.bsky.social

Assoc. Professor, Purdue U. (via India - U. Maryland, College Park - UCLA - UCSD/HHMI). Having fun studying Fic proteins, from bacteria to humans. #AMPylation #HypothesisFund
https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/mattoo/

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Nooo! Ha ha, happy Valentine’s, @bstevensonlab.bsky.social!

14.02.2026 14:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood theme; nostalgia! I enjoyed the Claude therapist ad 😀

09.02.2026 00:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Seema Mattoo explains Bordetella pertussis, the cause of whooping cough, and talks with Mark Martin about how vaccine hesitancy is driving the return of childhood diseases.

@markowenmartin.bsky.social

07.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Such an honor to share our work on @microbetv.bsky.social! And fun too! Thank you, @markowenmartin.bsky.social, for the invitation and for being such an enthusiastic host!
@asm.org

06.02.2026 20:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, Mark. Thank you for the invitation!

06.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for the repost, Brian!!

06.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On the balance of knowledge - Nature Reviews Immunology Ruslan Medzhitov shares his thoughts on the balance between generating data and developing theories in immunology, with a focus on exploring the rules that govern complex systems.

Too much data, too little thinking.
A important essay from Ruslan Medzhitov on the importance of understanding data, not just generating it. A must read.
@Yale
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

06.02.2026 02:31 — 👍 68    🔁 26    💬 2    📌 3

Hear, hear!

06.02.2026 02:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan

NSF needs to hear from you. Among other points, I suggested: keep politics out of science; stop using the threat of cancelling scientific grants to try to control universities; increase NSF funding for fundamental research. Pls send around. Deadline is January 27. Thanks
www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

17.01.2026 02:41 — 👍 66    🔁 56    💬 1    📌 0
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Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...

OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

23.12.2025 22:56 — 👍 40    🔁 46    💬 3    📌 5

Why #ASMMicrobe matters…
@asm.org

24.12.2025 09:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Terrible loss 💔

24.12.2025 09:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
ASM Microbe | Abstracts ASM Microbe showcases the best microbial sciences in the world and provides a one-of-a-kind forum to explore everything from basic microbiology to translation and application.

Submit your abstracts for ASM Microbe 2026!
As a member of the Scientific Program Committee, I can vouch for great science with something for everyone!
@asm.org

asm.org/events/asm-m...

22.12.2025 16:36 — 👍 11    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0
Homepage | Yap Laboratory

🚨The Yap Lab at Northwestern Univ is looking to fill 2 postdoc positions in 2026 to study aspects of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and RNA synthesis-degradation. Please contact Frances Yap at frances.yap@northwestern.edu for details. sites.northwestern.edu/yaplab/. Pls repost #Microsky

01.12.2025 16:45 — 👍 13    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 0
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Honored to be included in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher list for 2025. Working with the best people in the business makes the discoveries easier, and more fun. Cheers to my lab (present and former).
@clarivatelsh.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social

26.11.2025 13:53 — 👍 20    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Dr. Rita Colwell. Truly inspiring in every way. And a #Boilermaker to boot! Happy birthday, Rita!

24.11.2025 07:38 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sharing this important article... for no reason whatsoever.

"We must also continue to deepen and refine our understanding of fundamental biological processes because these details frequently hold the keys to major advances in applied research."

elifesciences.org/articles/102...

23.11.2025 00:21 — 👍 47    🔁 25    💬 1    📌 2

Want to help us as an abstract reviewer for the @asm.org #ASMMicrobe2026? Abstract Review Period: January 29 - February 5, 2026. Please fill out the Abstract Reviewer Interest Form: asm.org/Microbe2026-... Thanks for your help!

09.11.2025 01:21 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

NYT obituary of Jim Watson.

A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

07.11.2025 19:59 — 👍 73    🔁 23    💬 10    📌 7
Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference | Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2026

Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu

23.10.2025 22:59 — 👍 10    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 1
Introducing ASM Mechanism Discovery Director Glen McGugan, Ph.D.

Introducing ASM Mechanism Discovery Director Glen McGugan, Ph.D.

We're excited to welcome Glen McGugan, Ph.D., as ASM’s Scientific Director of the Mechanism Discovery unit! He’ll lead efforts advancing discovery-driven microbial sciences in physiology, genetics, genomics & more.

➡️ Learn more about the unit: asm.social/2Dy

09.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats, Jason, great news!

09.10.2025 04:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Fun kickoff to #150PurdueBIO celebrating 150 years of #Purdue Biological Sciences, w/ special guests Doug Robinson @jhu.edu & Jack Johnson @scripps.edu, & colleagues Janice Evans, Nick Noinaj.
Thanks to Dept Head Perry Paschou!

www.bio.purdue.edu/150/index.html

07.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

T-regs for the win!

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

06.10.2025 10:55 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Well deserved - congratulations!

30.09.2025 01:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin 1924: First round-the-world flight 2020: Global COVID death toll reaches 1 million 2022: Hurricane Ian strikes Florida

Today is the 97th anniversary of penicillin's discovery!

Many know the story of Fleming's serendipitous find. But fewer know that the antibiotic-producing mold drifted in from a nearby lab where it was being studied during an unusually cool period that allowed it to grow.
apnews.com/today-in-his...

28.09.2025 17:17 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Wall teichoic acid is required for DNA-triggered innate immune receptor activation by Staphylococcus aureus Receptors that stimulate inflammation are commonly activated by ligands that are buried within microbial cells. The mechanisms that facilitate immunostimulatory ligand release from microbes during inf...

Thrilled to share my work from the @jkagan1.bsky.social lab!

TLDR: O-acetylation and wall teichoic acid compete for space on S. aureus peptidoglycan. This competition regulates DNA release, and thus immune receptor activation, during infection!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#microsky #immunosky

26.09.2025 11:31 — 👍 38    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 2
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

NSF Graduate Fellowship announcement is finally posted!

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

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26.09.2025 19:59 — 👍 51    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 2

Excellent op-ed, @pracheeac.bsky.social - and so sadly true. @wsj.com needs to make a correction at the very end crediting you - you are Dr. Avasthi, not Ms. Avasthi.

15.09.2025 00:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An inspiring scientist & role model - the success of Lucy Shapiro’s mentees is a legacy worth celebrating, let alone her exceptional science & dedication to basic science discovery! Congrats Dr. Shapiro, winner Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award 🥇 👏

laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...

11.09.2025 23:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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