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Dr. Robin Orozco ( @robsorozco.bsky.social ) from the @universityofkansas.bsky.social joins us to chat about her work on allelic variation and immune responses.

Stream it here or on any podcast app: https://bit.ly/46Jf7GI

Ep. 116: "Allelic Variation" Featuring Dr. Robin Orozco - The Immunology Podcast Dr. Robin Orozco is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, where her lab studies how specific allelic variants affect immune responses. She talks about what we can learn from mouse models...

@robsorozco.bsky.social is an Assistant Professor where her lab studies how specific allelic variants affect immune responses. She talks about what we can learn from mouse models and the role of PTPN22 in antiviral immunity.
www.immunologypodcast.com/ep-116-allel...

Applying to graduate school in the biosciences? Just considering it? Please join us in this Applying to Graduate School workshop!

KU postdoc maps genomes to understand the nervous system

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Biology Undergraduate Teaching Assistant -POOL

Now Hiring Biology Undergraduate Teaching Assistants for Spring 2026!
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Dr. Orozco is amazing! Cannot wait to hear what she has to say about #immunology!

The Haworth Greenhouse has plant cuttings available outside of Haworth 3014. The selection will change throughout the week, so be sure to stop back!

Webpage on the hidden curriculum of applying to ecology and evolution grad programs in the US (a lot of the info applies to other fields too, but perhaps less well): applyingtoeeb.info

#AcademicSky 🧪

The deadline to apply for the Life Sciences program is November 10, 2025. More information can be found on nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program

Science Education and Social Media: Experiences with Content Creation in the Field KU Communications Coordinator explores the impact of on-site social media content creation while on field research trips and making scientific communication accessible to all.

Social media helps science communication become accessible to everyone, as explored on a NSF-IRES trip to Colombia.
biology.ku.edu/news/article/science-education-and-social-media-experiences-with-content-creation-in-the-field

KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling the problem of chemo resistance in colorectal cancer by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance. KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling the problem of chemo resistance in colorectal cancer by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance.

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Study examines how behavior, lockdowns and restrictions shaped COVID’s spread Click for more on the study appearing in PLOS One.

Folashade Agusto led research that employs computer modeling and large datasets to better understand how COVID-19 was transmitted in one community in South Africa. news.ku.edu/news/article/study-models-how-human-behavior-lockdowns-and-restrictions-shaped-covids-spread

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Join us this Friday for the KU Center for Genomics Seminar! The event will be held in 2048 Malottt at 4PM on September 26. Five KUBio Faculty will present lightning talks to discuss their current work in genomics and related fields #seminar #Kugenomics

Study marine ecology and explore the diversity of coral reefs over winter break on this faculty-led trip!
Applications are due October 1, 2025.
You can apply at: studyabroad.ku.edu/marine-biology-bonaire

See you tonight!

PARP14 is an interferon-induced host factor that promotes IFN production and affects the replication of multiple viruses | mBio The antiviral response is largely regulated by post-translational modifications (PTM), including ADP-ribosylation. PARP14 is an ADP-ribosyltransferase that is upregulated by interferon and is under po...

@FehrLab has new research on the antiviral functions of PARP14 which shows PARP14 represses both coronavirus and herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) replication.
Learn more at journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02299-25

One-year grant will fund study of antibiotics in relation to Alzheimer's Disease A KUMC-ADRC Developmental Projects Grant from the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center was awarded to KU Molecular Bioscience faculty for research into Alzheimer’s and establishing...

molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article/one-year-grant-will-fund-study-of-antibiotics-in-relation-to-alzheimers-disease

Research shows cellophane bee is built for the chill Click for a new study from University of Kansas researchers in the journal Ecology and Evolution

New research from Dr. Victor Gonzales! news.ku.edu/news/article/study-cellophane-bees-are-built-for-chill-temperatures-more-so-than-honeybees

Marine Biology in Bonaire is open for applicants! Study marine ecology and explore the diversity of coral reefs over winter break on this faculty-led trip! studyabroad.ku.edu/marine-biology-bonaire

#Kustudyabroad #Biologystudyabroad #marinebiology #scuba #winterbreak

KU Innovation award honors forward thinking faculty The Christopher H. Haufler KU Core 34 Innovation Award was presented to KU Molecular Biosciences faculty for their developments in the Bacterial Infectious Disease Laboratory course.

The Christopher H. Haufler KU Core 34 Innovation Award was presented to KU Molecular Biosciences faculty for their developments in the Bacterial Infectious Disease Laboratory course.
molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

Two-Year grant will fund research into repressing viral replication The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded funding to KU Molecular Bioscience faculty to research Herpes simplex virus (HVS-1) with the goal of restricting viral replication...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded funding to KU Molecular Bioscience faculty to research Herpes simplex virus (HVS-1) with the goal of restricting viral replication.
molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

Five-year grant to fund study of coronavirus and impacts on the body’s ability to heighten anti-viral defenses The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded KU Molecular Bioscience faculty $2.2M to study coronavirus RNA

@fehrlab.bsky.social was awarded $2.2M to study coronavirus RNA
molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

Three-year grant will fund study on coronavirus evolution and that effect on viral replication The National Science Foundation has awarded KU Molecular Bioscience faculty $1M to complete further study on coronavirus.

molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

See you this afternoon for a chill Coffee and Chat with KU Biology Faculty. #coffeeandchromosomes #kubiologyevents

We're celebrating #WomeninSTEMWednesday
A huge thank you to Dr. Campbell @momrunninglate.bsky.social for making these fantastic infocards!

Join us tonight and learn how different graduate school programs work, with a special emphasis on academic graduate schools. #KUbiologyevents