Marion Brunck

An ideal burn-rate for your budget is ~90%. Any lower, and you are probably going too slow. At 100%, you are in for nasty surprises (see below), while above 100% is only sustainable if you have ever-escalating grant successes.

So how do we create that budget and spend wisely?

⏰ Timing is everything 🦠 as you will appreciate listening in!

🤓Keep abreast of the literature as @kknoop.bsky.social gives a round up summary of the review that inspired the latest @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social cover and guess the disease/pathogen with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social ‘s Med Mystery 🎧

No pressure then…

#iuis2025 is coming to an end, however we continue to embrace not only the exciting science but also the vibrant @iuis_online research community driving it! 🌍 A ❤️ thank you to everyone who contributed their time, energy, & ideas! Safe travels, stay in touch and see you soon!

Such a great time at the #IUIS2025! Inspiring conferences by amazing scientists such as @belkaidlab.bsky.social @virusesimmunity.bsky.social @linterman.bsky.social. Also loved seeing rising stars like @camilahcoelho.bsky.social @marionbrunck.bsky.social. Thanks to James Allison for his lecture !! ❤️

The amazing Latin crowd @waldutra.bsky.social @marionbrunck.bsky.social @cristianbeccaria.bsky.social @camilahcoelho.bsky.social @renancarvalho.bsky.social and many more! Thanks for the invitation & look forward to joining you in Minas Gerais in 2027! You are all inspiring.

Awwww 🥹🥹🥹 thank you for this shout out 🫰🏽 i am glad you had a great time!

Please share my 1 min video on the importance of maintaining NIH funding of infectious diseases and drug discovery research vs rising antibiotic resistance

Drastic budget cuts harm our health and imperil the next generation of scientists

More @UCSanDiego “Behind Every Breakthrough” bit.ly/3FlXQs3

Characterization of the first patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis and autosomal dominant STAT1 deficiency. New report from Aidé Tamara Staines-Boone, Lizbeth Blancas-Galicia (National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico) and colleagues: rupress.org/jhi/article/...

#InbornErrorsOfImmunity

Meet @marionbrunck.bsky.social, immunologist at Tecnológico de Monterrey. At #IUIS2025, she’ll present “Maternal obesity disrupts breast milk immunity,” showing how weight shapes infant protection
https://loom.ly/CwagY2g #RisingStars2025 #GlobalImmunology

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?

My interview with Rivka Galchen in The New Yorker

www.newyorker.com/science/elem...

Esta aún a tiempo para enviar tu resumen al Congreso Nacional de Inmunología. Además, hay premios y apoyos, consulta las convocatorias en la página.https://sociedadmexicanadeinmunologia.org/xxvi-congreso-nacional-inmunologia/

📢 ¡Atención estudiantes miembros de la SMI!

🏅La SMI, junto con la Histochemical Society y The Society for Leukocyte Biology premiarán y apoyarán a los mejores trabajos estudiantiles aprobados del congreso en Chihuahua.

🔗 Consulta las bases en el link de la bio

#SMI #CongresoNacionalDeInmunologia

In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…

🏺Friday night watching Blood of Zeus on Netflix with my (fearless) 8yo 🏛️🍿

Thanks Damian, fosho!

Nos vemos prontooooo

✨Wink wink @davidposner.bsky.social @minuttilab.bsky.social 🙌

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

✨Inspiring chat with @priyadevarajan.bsky.social in this new episode.

And let’s not forget out monthly nerdy fun with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social 🕵🏻‍♀️

What did you think? Let us know here below or at mucimmuno@gmail.com

“America First” Will Destroy U.S. Science The U.S. government has sought to restrict immigration under the “America First” doctrine. These policies severely harm American science by stripping it of talent and eliminating a major driver of its...

25 years ago, I came to Stanford on a J1 visa and worked so hard to be worthy of that privilege. Today, I lead Immunology at Mount Sinai and I am the one who feel privileged when brilliant international trainees chose to join us.

Figure 4 from "How persistent infection overcomes peripheral tolerance mechanisms to cause T cell-mediated autoimmune disease" by Arup Chakraborty

1/ A long standing paradox in my mind (from always seeing immune "strength" or reactivity drawn as a spectrum from immunodeficiency to autoimmunity) was resolved this year at #AAI #Immunology2025. WHY do SO many people have both simultaneously? Each infection brings risk of developing autoimmunity!!

Beyond the lab: trust, storytelling and the fight for America’s attention - Nature Reviews Immunology Shruti Naik, an immunologist and a strong advocate for diversity in science, has joined forces with Aaron Mertz, who leads programmes that help to explain, connect and maximize the benefits of science...

Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social

Submit your abstract and apply for a scholarship by May 13th to share your research in #longCOVID and other post-acute infection syndromes at this upcoming
@keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you in Santa Fe!
#KSLongCOVID26

www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Dr. Yasmine Belkaid from the Pasteur Institute 🇫🇷 will be presenting her work on "Immunological control of host physiology". Check her recent study on how mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes promote lactogenesis:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39954680/

@belkaidlab.bsky.social
#EMBOBarrierTissues

🧪Pro-tip: editing a manuscript while listening to the Lord of the Ring soundtrack, to make me feel like im Gandalf, except “you shall pass” 🧙 #science #writing

It’s #MucosalMonday! Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "ILCs in the intestine," featuring Dr. Ivaylo Ivanov from Columbia University Medical Center - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.

👉 bit.ly/4hkDayE

@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social

Thank you for answering ☺️

Congratulations this is fascinating 🥳 what do you think are the implications of sugar antibodies for autoimmunity? There are sugars, glycosylations everywhere, right?

“I want to do science but not politics” is an inherently privileged take.