Matt Aliota

MDH news release abiut CDC cancelling a 38 million dollar grant to public health infrastructure. "CDC terminates grant for Minnesota meant to strengthen public health infrastructure Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that they have cancelled about $38 million in public health investments for Minnesota, effective as of Feb. 11. The terminated funding is from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), and is the latest development in the federal government’s ongoing campaign of retribution against Minnesota This five-year grant began in 2022 and was set to expire in 2027. Nationwide, 107 health departments across all 50 states received this funding, but only Minnesota and three other states are having these funds cancelled."

The ICE surge may be ending, but retribution comes in many forms- including selective termination of funding. This is retaliation, and will harm Minnesotans

I updated my map of Minnesota.

I noticed a bunch of different accounts across various social media websites are sharing my Minnesota maps, so I thought that I'd make a new one.

He also mentions in his book he went on a trip with David Sabatini

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Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸

🎥: Jon Bream

Fair

What about current leadership who are both scientists and political hacks?

Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶

🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸

🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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The whole interview is worth it

Minneapolis prepares for ‘March Against Minnesota Fraud’ led by right-wing influencer — The Minnesota Star Tribune At a weekly public safety meeting, residents raised fears that a Saturday march led by conservative influencer Jake Lang could result in Somali residents being harassed on the street.

Is this not, by definition, a professional agitator?

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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.

Moms outside Minneapolis Roosevelt high school, facing down armed ice agents who were trying to kidnap someone on school property

These Minneapolis Roosevelt moms knew that ICE had murdered another mom just hours before.

But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage.

That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻

SRO told me that competitive/ND would be listed on the summary statement.

I am chair of one of the fellowship study sections. I met with my SRO as soon as the shutdown ended. She said there is flexibility on when Council will meet. So all postponed study sections are currently being rescheduled for Dec or Jan. Potentially early Feb if absolutely necessary.

Just got this tonight. I am on a panel that is supposed to meet Nov 03.

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

Options for Bioaerosol Samplers Do you want to detect pathogens in the air? You should know what sampling instruments are available.

Interested air sampling for pathogens?

I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation.

Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in.

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RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇

Good start. Continue to (1) demand his resignation and (2) threaten endless hearings until it happens.

Picture of a cecropia moth caterpillar on a box elder tree.

Cecropia moth.

Picture of a mountain goat.

Picture of me, arms raised at the peak.

Bagged my first 14er. #Quandary Peak.

Careers

I've got an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, and likely a second available in 6-12 mos. If you're interested in infection biology during pregnancy or reproductive immunology, please reach out. To formally apply, Search for posting ID: 369238 myu.umn.edu/employment

The final version is out in the Journal of Virology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Differential Virulence and Host-Specific Fitness of Regionally Distinct Human-Derived Powassan Virus Lineage 2 Strains Powassan virus (POWV; family Flaviviridae) is a tick-borne encephalitic virus endemic to Canada, the United States, and Russia. In the United States, POWV is transmitted by ixodid ticks, and transmiss...

New paper out led by Rachel Lange (Alex Ciota's lab) and Julia Pritchard (my lab) showing that the unique genetic signatures associated with Powassan virus infections in MN and NY are associated with variability in viral fitness and virulence.

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Go Bucky!

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

Picture of the black diamond run, Trestle at Winter Park.

No pain no Jane! IYKYK. #Trestle.