Speaking of virus integration, a couple months ago we published on numerous HPyV7-host integration junctions detected in a biopsy of a virus-associated rash. HPyV7 is not associated with cancer, but this suggests the PyV infections may broadly induce genome instability.

After a long road, our study on the genomics and transcriptomics of bladder cancers of solid organ tranplant recipients is published in @eLife. Nearly half of all tumors contained polyomavirus or papillomavirus DNA and many had evidence of integration!

Apologies, my Twitter account had been hacked. Hopefully no one clicked on any of the links from the last 48 hours.

As I #newPI, I am finding myself very stressed with each application (funding/grad school/etc) that my trainees submit. I'm worried that I missed something during revision that will doom their application and therefore let them down. Does anyone else feel this way?

I am beyond excited to announce the Schomer Lab will be launching in January 2023 at the stunningly beautiful @UArizona @UAZPlantSciences! My lab will study the chemical ecology of the rhizosphere (the root-soil interface) & the role of chemosensing in plant-microbe interactions.

Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators | NIH Intramural Research Program. Applications due sept 30. I’m chairing the search in Virology so please RT and apply!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to message me. 🧵 8/8

Lastly, since we don’t write grants, we can try higher-risk experiments and go in new directions fairly freely. However, NIH labs are evaluated every 4 years to assess that our research programs are in line with the NIH mission. 🧵 7/8

NIH labs tend to be smaller than extramural labs. For example, my target lab size is 3 postdocs and 2 postbacs. This can increase after tenure or by other funding mechanisms. 🧵 6/8

An important distinction from extramural budgets, personnel salary and benefits are separate from our research budgets and adjust depending on the person’s experience and job title (Automatic annual increases). 🧵 5/8

I don’t have to write grants! I have a set research budget based on the number of positions I have in my lab (whether or not they’re filled). What if I need more funds? We do have a number of internal and external funding sources we can apply for. 🧵 4/8

What is it like being in the NIH intramural research program? Here are my experiences as an investigator in CCR/NCI (Important note, the institutes operate largely independently of each other.) 🧵 3/8

This is a centralized NIH job search. Applicants can specify up to 2 topics and their applications will be reviewed by those topic-specific committees. The top 25% of applications in a given topic can be considered by any branch for an interview. 🧵 2/8

Are you looking for an investigator position with unparalleled flexibility? Consider applying to the NIH Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator search. Applications are accepted until September 30th. 🧵 1/8 https://t.co/UimzMpcfvX

I've managed to avoid COVID, but I am being treated for suspected early Lyme disease. So that's fun.

Interested in virus-host interactions and cancer? Want to live in Philadelphia? Thanks to some recent new grants we’re hiring for two positions, titles and projects flexible! Please join us! See links below:

Shuda lab is looking for a research technician. If you are interested in tumor-causing virus and want to gain molecular virology techniques, please hit the link below! https://t.co/LbClyIPYeL

‼️TENURE-TRACK STADTMAN INVESTIGATOR POSITIONS @IRPatNIH ‼️ Application deadline: September 30,2022 Fully funded positions across NIH institutes/centers, with access to superlative resources, infrastructure, & colleagues. https://t.co/Tyf4nR40i8 PLS RT

Am I out of touch for thinking it strange that two 23 yo have never paid for their own flights, either for vacation or to go back home? Their parents cover everything?

Another successful #DNATVM in the books. Really amazing science and even more amazing scientists. Thank you Cambridge and Churchill College for hosting. Looking forward to Montreal next year.