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Thank you!! So proud of @Sunukim!

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I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

The @mysorekarlab.bsky.social is here and excited to share our work! You can hear about UTIs from Indira on Tues (S-06), SARS-CoV-2 and the placenta from Brittany’s poster and my talk on Tues (S-10.5), and Zika and TNTs from @rafaelmichita.bsky.social on Wed morning (S12.5). #ASRI2025

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Congratulations to @rafaelmichita.bsky.social on a fantastic talk on the role of TNTs in vertical transmission of ZIKV. Some exciting new rodent data showing in vivo significance! @mysorekarlab.bsky.social @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social #ASRI2025

Great panel at the Basic Science Symposium at #AUA25: “Aging in the Urinary Tract—Advancing Research, Advocacy, and Awareness.” Co-chairs Jill Macoska, PhD and @mysorekarlab.bsky.social challenged panelists to think beyond their labs and consider research, clinical needs, and public awareness

At #AUA25, @mysorekarlab.bsky.social discusses how aging decreases cellular resiliency, fueling inflammatory pathways and contributing to recurrent UTIs. She highlights work from CAIRIBU Urobiome-RIG investigators Drs. Nicole De Nisco and Alan Wolfe. Learn about the U-RIG here - buff.ly/fezJAEs

UTIs: same microbe, different outcomes. From aging to the immune system, host susceptibility makes a difference #AreAreNotAllTheSame. Join us on April 30th for @globaluti.bsky.social #UTIHour hosted by @katypatras.bsky.social and great talks by Drs. Gilbert, Becknell, and @mysorekarlab.bsky.social

Mark your calendars for the upcoming #UTIHour hosted by @katypatras.bsky.social focusing on Host susceptibility in UTI. We have a great speaker line up: @mysorekarlab.bsky.social Dr. Nicole Gilbert and Dr. Brian Becknell. for more info check out utiga.org/upcoming

Confirmation!!

And including open sessions!

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I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.

A mode of morphological transformation cycle of MP UPEC. This mode includes the following three stages of MP UPEC invasion of the urine epithelium: UPEC initially adopts a rod-shaped form, adheres to epithelial cells, and penetrates them through fimbriae and other adhesins. It then replicates extensively within these cells, transitioning from a dispersed rod-shaped to a dense, clustered, spherical form known as IBCs. Once the host epithelial cells perish, numerous UPEC are released into the external environment in a filamentous form. These UPEC then revert to their original rod-shaped form, seeking new epithelia of the urinary tract to adhere to, thus completing a full cycle of morphological transformation, leading to a constant invasion of the urinary tract system. UPEC, uropathogenic Escherichia coli; IBC, intracellular bacterial community; MP, morphotype positive.

Bacteria that adhere to epithelial cells, form intracellular bacterial communities or transition to filamentous forms are morphotype-positive. Research in #JournalSpectrum shows that morphotype-positive UPEC strains harbor a more virulence genes. asm.social/2jZ

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APS and 50+ science orgs signed a letter urging Congress to protect U.S. research. Funding freezes, political interference and staff cuts threaten innovation. Congress must act to safeguard science and our global leadership. Read more: ow.ly/AIkk50VbXOh #ScienceMatters #FundScience 🧪

If you want to find the email address or phone $ of an NIH employee (PO, GMS, other, ), NED has been the source. With NED down, its Google and hope.

There is not reason to do this unless they are blocking communications or blocking people from using folks disappearing from NED for tracking firings.

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

In 2024 NIH grant awards supported 407,782 jobs and $94.58 billion in new economic activity nationwide, the largest figure in the history of the report. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Wondering if your PO, SRO, or other NIH official is still at NIH? Tara pointed out this useful search tool. Unfortunately my MIRA PO, who just took over this portfolio in December, is no longer listed. 💔

Per a source with knowledge, external access to NIH's Enterprise Directory, which includes names and work contact info for NIH staff and contractors, may be shut off by tomorrow night. It is working as of now.

ned.nih.gov/search/

Also: all politics is local! Translate these stats to your local community -- how many neighbors, workers of all kind, patients, students are affected?

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From the other site... (from EVP at Columbia to a training grant director)

as the world continues to crumble, I think that these preprint servers are going to be increasingly important as there is more censorship of speech! Support these initiatives!

Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
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ATTENTION

If anyone from Columbia is interested in communicating with reporters and/or can share documents to help reporters cover this nightmare and cover it accurately,

PLEASE reach out to me (or have them do so) on signal (jeremymberg.78).

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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.

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Jeremy Berg is helping keep researchers nationwide up to date The Pitt Health Sciences official and former Science editor in unique position to unofficially track funding upheavals.

New interview in the University TImes at Pitt based on my interview.

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First and foremost, an incredible THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Stand Up for Science—whether you attended our events, donated, shared, or volunteered. We are so humbled by how many people showed up to support us & all of the passion that people brought with them.

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Bluetorial: Women, courage, and leadership

What follows will include some generalizations based on population averages of what I have experienced over the course of my career. There are, of course, exceptions in every group who are substantially more to one extreme or the other.

If you have time in your life to read only one of @jeremymberg.bsky.social’s bluetorials, please read this one

Science not silence! Standing up with colleagues at the Texas Medical Center today @standupforscience.bsky.social