Nooo! Ha ha, happy Valentine’s, @bstevensonlab.bsky.social!
14.02.2026 14:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@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/
Nooo! Ha ha, happy Valentine’s, @bstevensonlab.bsky.social!
14.02.2026 14:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0With Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood theme; nostalgia! I enjoyed the Claude therapist ad 😀
09.02.2026 00:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Seema 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
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!
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I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, Mark. Thank you for the invitation!
06.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks for the repost, Brian!!
06.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Too 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...
Hear, hear!
06.02.2026 02:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0NSF 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...
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...
Why #ASMMicrobe matters…
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Terrible loss 💔
24.12.2025 09:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Submit 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...
🚨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 📌 0Honored 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
Dr. Rita Colwell. Truly inspiring in every way. And a #Boilermaker to boot! Happy birthday, Rita!
24.11.2025 07:38 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Sharing 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...
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 📌 1NYT 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...
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 📌 1Introducing 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
Congrats, Jason, great news!
09.10.2025 04:16 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fun 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
T-regs for the win!
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
Well deserved - congratulations!
30.09.2025 01:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Today 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...
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
NSF Graduate Fellowship announcement is finally posted!
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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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 📌 0An 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...