Josh Acklin, Ph.D.
@HematoBiologist
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Postdoctoral Researcher in the labs of Bruce Walker and Alison Ringel. Immunometabolism and immunological control of HIV. Views are my own.
Joined May 2019
So excited this is finally out! It was such a cool project to get to collaborate on. Many congratulations to @ViralCarmichael :)
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🚨 Job Posting Alert! I'm looking to hire a research technician to work with me on some exciting projects in the labs of Dr. Bruce Walker and Dr. Alison Ringel. Work will focus on immunometabolism and immune responses to HIV. Link below!
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A late addition to #FluorescenceFriday. Actin microridges on zebrafish epidermal cells. Labeled with lifeact-GFP.
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Very excited that the last chapter of my thesis has finally been submitted to a journal! Fingers crossed but here’s the preprint in the interim:
biorxiv.org
Lymph nodes are the primary site of replication for measles virus (MeV). Here, we modeled MeV infection in human tonsil explants, utilizing a clinical strain of MeV that expresses GFP. We show that...
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No better way to detox from your PhD defense than a week long bike trip
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check on your scientist friends… we’re out here in long pants and closed toed shoes 🥵
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No more appropriate day to defend than bastille day 0_o Updated to follow, will try to avoid the bastille day guillotine #PhD #BastilleDay2022
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So happy for @spocuaw! It’s time academia stops abusing student and postdoc labor 💪🏻
The ballots have been counted and we WON OUR UNION with 89.5% of #postdocs voting yes! The strength of this vote gives us a clear mandate for bargaining. @IcahnMountSinai, we look forward to meeting you at the bargaining table. Stmt: https://t.co/esNFjtXNo4
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Important question: to powerpoint theme or not to powerpoint theme? The new smart design tools are so tempting...
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Thanks for the support everyone 🙏🏻 I just submitted it! I’ll be defending my thesis, entitled “Our own worst enemy: how viruses utilize host responses to enhance infection”, on July 14 :)
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View from our lab at ~5:30am today, the day my thesis is due. Yes I pulled an all nighter in lab last night 😅 Updates to follow
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Name your pets Parafilm and enjoy a daily "ooh, big stretch" pun by yourself.
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So proud of my friend and colleague @ebivey46. Go check out this awesome work on SARS2 antagonism of host SERINC5 💪🏻
Truly a labor of love, thrilled to finally share our latest paper from @LabStavrou. So glad I could contribute a small piece and in awe of our incredible post doc who did the lions share of the work.
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Broke the 100 page mark on my thesis today! Cue the Bon Jovi #halfwaythere #LivingOnALotOfCoffee
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Lab meeting today and I get to show my advisor ™️ how capable and independent I was while he was on vacation 🤗
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