Mary O'Riordan
@DrBadBug
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microbe hunter,absent-minded professor & 3rd culture kid. opinions are my own.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined November 2009
To be clear: the US election result is a blow in the fight against the climate crisis. The window to limit warming to 1.5°C is closing—these next 4 years are critical. But let’s not despair. The Paris Agreement has proven resilient, stronger than any one country’s policies (1/10)
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New study: we found that small reductions in pasture-based beef production in some areas, especially in temperate, humid regions like the Eastern US & Europe, could lead to large amounts of CO2 removal by regrowing native forests.
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Thrilled to share the findings of my first major postdoc project with @DrBadBug and @teresa_omeara in our pre-print, "Non-canonical activation of IRE1 during Candida albicans infection enhances macrophage fungicidal activity." https://t.co/AzDGh5eNFP
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Infection by intracellular pathogens can trigger activation of the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response (UPR), which then modulates innate immunity and infection outcomes during bacterial or...
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Explore the extensive postdoctoral research and training opportunities in biomedical sciences @umich. Ph.D. candidates completing their degree by Spring 2024 are encouraged to attend @UMichMedSchool's Postdoc Preview Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET. https://t.co/lRfWxGIUsT
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My @UMich_MCDB dept is hiring TTs again! OPEN SEARCH. Apply online at https://t.co/GYiqUavn7M Join us! Trust me, it's awesome here. #GoBlue Applications due Oct 1st!
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We have two ongoing searches to recruit talented, creative, early-career faculty to our department @UMPhysiology. We have outstanding MS, PhD, and postdoc programs, multiple T32 grants, IRACDA program with opportunities for mentorship/support for your new laboratory. See below!
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Thirteen more days to apply!!! Come join us in Ann Arbor 🌳🌳🌳
We are looking for our next great colleagues. Please consider applying if you are doing either virology or bacteriology-focused research
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How hard is it to do science in a language that’s not your first language? We quantified the severity of #languagebarriers for non-native English speakers when reading/publishing papers and attending/presenting at international conferences. https://t.co/Z6za22rMgg 1/9
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We announce the A. Oveta Fuller Award Memorial Fund which will support a promising young scientist working in an area of public health in memory of our dear colleague
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Thought ticks were terrifying? They just got worse. Turns out they can use static electricity ⚡️ to launch through the air onto hosts, including you! Here's a thread about our new paper w/ @Katie__Lihou, Daniel Robert, out today in @CurrentBiology
https://t.co/Z6Pz080YeD 🧵👇
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They can discourage me, but they will not break me. I'm going to continue to fight, speak out, connect people to where they want to get to, and help them as much as I can. Check out this podcast in general, but this episode in particular. Please share it with undergrads :)
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🚨Job Alert! My lab is looking for postdocs to study innate immunity against Toxoplasma infection and parasite proteins modulating host responses. Please check the details and apply👇
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All normal mammalian cells behave as part of a cell collective. Like whole animals, cells survive and thrive by interacting with each other https://t.co/CL1TwDyyeh
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The Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology at the School of Medicine at Texas A&M University is hiring tenure track faculty! Please re-tweet!
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6yo asked me to explain what “normal” was. So I did. With examples. Long story short, 6yo is happily explaining normal distribution to a 5yo. “And sister, this is really important: there is no normal. It’s just the name of the curve.”
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💕 this dept - looking for virology & bacteriology folks to join us!
We are looking for our next great colleagues. Please consider applying if you are doing either virology or bacteriology-focused research
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