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@MicroviroB
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the inarticulate musings of a (micro)biologist. BLM. he him
Joined April 2019
Mic drop.
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry,. I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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RT @HelenBranswell: #CDC has been advised of another 3 children who died from #flu in the 2024-25 season, bringing the confirmed pediatric….
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RT @HelenBranswell: #NIH director Jay Bhattacharya doubles down on his assertion that the US is moving away from mRNA vaccine research beca….
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RT @HelenBranswell: Pandemic preparedness in the US has been leveled a crippling blow with the cancellation of multiple #BARDA contracts to….
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The crowd at the artificial intelligence discussion @FEMSmicro conference - huge of course! #FEMSmicro
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In case you were worried about aluminium in vaccines. Vaccines are a critical prevention tool that reduces human suffering and death.
A very big study from Denmark generates some reassuring findings about aluminum in childhood vaccines, finding no association between aluminum and development of a number of illnesses, including asthma.
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On day 2 at #FEMSmicro we hear a talk by Janet Knutson Jansson on what happens on microbes in space! Great talk @FEMSmicro
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Legionella pneumophila steals a lot of host genes! Truly a copycat bacteria. Lots to learn @FEMSmicro
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RT @luckytran: More details on censorship at the CDC from.@Alexander_Tin. TLDR; Trump officials stopped CDC scientists from publishing data….
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RT @JaredHuffman: Here's how stupid Trump thinks we are: he just dumped a bunch of valuable water from 2 federal flood control dams, wasti….
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Great review article on flow virometry, for those interested in #viruses
journals.asm.org
Viruses are incredibly heterogeneous, exhibiting an extraordinary range of phenotypes that influence infection and disease (1, 2). Just one virus, among a myriad of diverse particles, can initiate...
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RT @EricTopol: The scientist who is responsible for driving GLP-1 drugs for the treatment of obesity and testing them for prevention of Alz….
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Found blue sky moving there asap. Look me up @microvirob.bsky.social not sure if I want to keep a presence on ex Twitter as it gets worse every day.
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Very interesting article on what has been called trained immunity resulting in otherwise counterintuitive consequences of #SARSCoV2 infection
cell.com
The therapeutic potential of antigen-independent innate immune memory (IIM) is of particular relevance in the context of respiratory viruses with pandemic potential. Lercher et al. find that antivi...
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