Erin Barnett

The Ebolavirus transcriptional regulatory signal equilibrates between two structural conformations to affect VP30 binding The transcription of ebolavirus (EBOV) genomes is a major checkpoint in the viral life cycle. Altering the transcriptional regulatory signal (TRS), an…

Proud of my partner in crime for finally publishing his undergraduate thesis work! Well done Jerome!
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As RFK testifies in front of the Senate today, ASV wants to emphasize the risks posed by his decisions related to virus outbreaks and the public health of Americans. Together with our partner organizations, we call for RFK's resignation: asm.org/press-releas...

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH Director, thinks that if science isn’t popular it should be abandoned.

“No matter how elegant the science, a platform that lacks credibility among the people it seeks to protect cannot fulfill its public health mission”.

He is unfit for his job in every imaginable way.

Wow. What a way to close out the scientific content of #SMBE2025! Qiaomei Fu takes us through ancient DNA's contribution to our understanding of #HumanEvolution over the past couple of decades, culminating in her revelation this month that we now know what #Denisovans looked like.

Virologist and HIV expert Dr. Michael Emerman retires During his 36-year career at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Michael Emerman, PhD, made fundamental discoveries about HIV, the retrovirus that causes AIDS. He co-founded the field of paleovirology and consi...

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Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.

Researchers came from around the United States to showcase projects, ranging from modeling coastal hazards to teaching quantum information science, that were killed prematurely this spring by one of a half-dozen federal agencies. scim.ag/3Tv5iVC

Good cover @economist.com

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually Economists find public R&D drives a quarter of U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

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"NIH funding is gone, so you should pivot to private foundations for funding"

Meanwhile, private foundations:

BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”

@financialtimes.com
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A conserved opal termination codon optimizes a temperature-dependent trade-off between protein production and processing in alphaviruses Alphaviruses optimize viral polymerase production and polyprotein processing at distinct temperatures via a premature stop codon.

Our study exploring the evolutionary mechanism of alphavirus opal codon retention is now online! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.

1362 Days to go...

With a heavy heart, postponing my USA travels due to the current political situation. Still deeply value and support USA science, the brilliant researchers and their important work. I will miss my colleagues and hope to reunite when times change. Science transcends borders, even when we cannot. 🧪 🌎

Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je...

Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p... via @statnews.com

📢📢One more day to submit your abstract to the Ancient Pathogen Genomics Symposium 🧬🦠🦴📢📢

Great program and community 💚

🔗 Details: liigh.unam.mx/apg/

🇲🇽 ¡Nos vemos en Querétaro! 🌮🪅

Well caring deeply about politics turned out to be a mistake. Time to instead become emotionally invested in a field where I’ll never be let down: sports

Seattle showed up to #standupforscience today.

It has been really lonely in science lately. We've been facing flurries of changes, cuts, censorship, and all kinds of bad news and rumors of worse. And no clue what to do with all of it.

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My message to those that aim to sow distrust in science & healthcare: You picked the wrong group to dismiss and discount. We do not yield to misinformation and lies! #standupforscience2025 @sufsseattle.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

#StandUpForScience

Empowered by my science community!

Joining colleagues and concerned citizens across the US and around the world today who are Standing Up For Science. Why?

✔️research creates cures

✔️science grows the economy

✔️for my colleagues, our trainees, and the future of research and healthcare

✔️because science is for everyone

Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S.

We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.

Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊

📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr

#StandUpForScience

“We’re going to get it one way or another”

-Trump on Greenland at the SOTU

The rhetoric is clear.

So the Mexico-US-Canada World Cup is going to be interesting, huh

A year ago today, my grandfather passed away. Truthfully, I don't think I have let myself fully grieve this loss. He was my biggest mentor and gave me a voice I did not know I had. Thank you for all the books on the histories of infectious diseases. Thank you for the adventures. I love you GPA.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article) Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World. Story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social Gift link nyti.ms/41yWNgN

Hope to see you next week #Seattle.

This isn't just for scientists. Science is for everyone. Biomedical research benefits everyone.
@standupforscience.bsky.social

March 7
12-3 PM
Seattle Center

Tell me why it’s a priority to cut UNICEF’s polio immunization program, which paid for planning, logistics and delivery of vaccines to millions of children???

Infectious diseases like polio, HIV, and TB will rebound (yes even in the US) in the wake of program cuts abroad.