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Marc Swidergall

@swidergall-lab.bsky.social

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Assistant Professor at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Mycologist, Immunologist, Investigator at the Lundquist Institute

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JAMA research letter, published online October 29, 2025, shows geographic distribution of healthcare professionals sponsored for H-1B visas in the US. Four US maps display percentages for physicians, advanced practice providers, dentists, and other health care workers.

JAMA research letter, published online October 29, 2025, shows geographic distribution of healthcare professionals sponsored for H-1B visas in the US. Four US maps display percentages for physicians, advanced practice providers, dentists, and other health care workers.

H-1B visa–sponsored physicians are twice as prevalent in rural counties and nearly 4 times as common in high-poverty areas, highlighting the potential harm of rising visa costs to health care access.

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29.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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We hiring! Please share this post with your talented ECRs

We're looking for a postdoc interested in the formation and function of tertiary lymphoid structures - project funded by Wellcome

Based at @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at University College London

Apply here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD418/r...

21.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ I’m excited to share two open positions in my lab @leibniz-hki.de. For this interdisciplinary project with @luziagyr.bsky.social, I’m seeking (1) an enthusiastic PhD student interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering, as well as (2) a technical assistant πŸ‘‡πŸ»

21.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - University of Birmingham MIBTP is a UK-wide doctoral training programme that equips bioscience PhD students with interdisciplinary skills to tackle global challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability.

Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? πŸ„ I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky πŸ§ͺ
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...

14.10.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats Rebecca and team πŸ‘

09.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in skin immunology and T cell biology? The @mrccmm.bsky.social is advertising a #postdoc position to study the antimicrobial-allergic immune response in atopic dermatitis with @lableibundgut.bsky.social. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post

01.10.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
πŸ”— to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

23.09.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!

Just a few days left for scholarship and short talk submissions!
Science, snow, and exciting advances in fungal and immunology researchπŸ”¬ πŸ„β„οΈClaim your spot! #KSFUNGALPATH26 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

12.09.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Epigenetic silencing of interleukin-10 by host-derived oxidized phospholipids supports a lethal inflammatory response to infections Phagocytes initiate immunity to invading microorganisms by detecting pathogen-associated molecular patterns via pattern recognition receptors. Pathoge…

πŸ’₯ #ImmunometabolismPower! Excited to have this officially out @cp-immunity.bsky.social πŸ’₯ We show that pathogens induce the host to produce oxidized lipids which rewire the #metabolism of #macrophages, causing #epigenetic modifications which dampen anti-inflammatory IL-10, exacerbating #inflammation!

10.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
Research Associate in MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure):Oxford Road Project Title: Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure

New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...

08.09.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Research Associate (PDRA) in Fungal Infection Biology :Oxford Road The Bertuzzi’s laboratory at the Manchester Fungal Infection is looking for two outstanding candidates be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers, working on an Wellcome Trust funded project investigating how Mucorales fungi adapt to natural and in-host environments and how stress adaptation drives infection. The posts are available from the 5th of January 2026 on a full-time basis for 3 years, with the possibility to extend.

JOB ALERT @bertuzzilab.bsky.social is recruiting 2 Research Associates for a project on Mucorales! Very exciting and can definitely recommend working with this group ☺️

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

07.09.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Madhani Lab – Junior/Assistant Specialist University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

We're hiring a tech for a project focused on the impact of genetic background on genetics and evolution. If you like doing lots of microbial evolution experiments and are good at bioinformatics/computation, this might be for you. aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05782

04.09.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Judith and team πŸ‘

03.09.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a few more days to apply! ⏰

27.08.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

29.08.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1498    πŸ” 708    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 152

Dartmouth is hiring! Come be my colleague. Biochemistry and Cell Biology is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Join us in New Hampshire for great science, nice people, and beautiful scenery ⛰️ apply.interfolio.com/171438

27.08.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Assistant or Associate Professor - Fungal Biology/Mycology The Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at the University of Georgia is recruiting for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Fu...

Assistant/ Associate Professor of Mycology at UGA - Go be part of a Legendary Fungal Group fungi.franklinresearch.uga.edu and dept of plant pathology plantpath.caes.uga.edu www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...

21.08.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tissue immunity meets biological sex differences - context is important in the immune system. Another of my reading recommendations during a trip to @iuis-online.bsky.social Congress. From Sonia Sharma, Alicia Gibbons and Erica Ollmann Saphire in @science.org

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16.08.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Job opportunity Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics at Leibniz HKI Jobportal Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena

We’re hiring a Postdoc in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics!

Help us decode microbial metabolism and its impact on human health @leibniz-hki.de , Jena πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ

πŸ”— jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Postdoc...

12.08.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats πŸ‘

16.08.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Geographic distribution and associated mortality of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis among Medicare enrollees in the United States (2008-2015) Invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis are widely distributed in the United States, with certain regions experiencing significantly higher incidences. For invasive aspergillosis, each increase of 5 c...

Interested in fungal diseases?

Come do fellowship at WashU ID fellowship and join the Mycoses Study group, doing groundbreaking research on all types of fu gal infections.

www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...

16.08.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A human inborn error of immunity guided discovery and development of a prophylactic, mRNA-based antiviral
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

13.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Scholarships are available to attend the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting in Jan 2026! Want to be considered? Submit your abstract by 16th Sept. Links and details in post below πŸ‘‡πŸ§ͺ #KSFungalPath2026 #immunosky

11.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Associate (PDRA) in Fungal Infection Biology :Oxford Road

We are recruiting two Research Associates! Funded by the
@wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 1st October

07.08.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Research Shows the HPV Cancer Vaccine Saves Lives Learn why MSK recommends that children be vaccinated against HPV.

The number of cervical cancer cases and deaths among American women dropped after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006

www.mskcc.org/news/new-res...

05.08.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency β€” but faces a long road before being signed into law.

β€˜Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

01.08.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Congrats to my friend Nick @jendzjowsky.bsky.social and his team on his R01

31.07.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.

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Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7 The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...

Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
πŸ§ͺImmunologists, apply in link below.
πŸ„Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

30.07.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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