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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

MMPC registration & hotel block closes this week! Your to-do list before *September 4*: 1) Register for the meeting! ✅ 2) Reserve your hotel room! ✅ 3) Get your official MMPC t-shirt! ✅ Check off all these tasks here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu See you in Minneapolis! #mmpc2026

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Your #mmpc2026 to-do list before *September 4*! 1) Register for the meeting! ✅ 2) Reserve your hotel room! ✅ 3) Get your official MMPC t-shirt! ✅ Check off all these tasks here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu See you in Minneapolis!

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This plan will make peer review less transparent and more confusing to applicants and program staff. Y'all killed it on the OMB proposal, you know what to do here. Comment deadline is October 13.

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Join us in Minneapolis from September 25-27 for the 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference! Abstracts due August 7 Registration deadline September 4 Don't forget to reserve your room in the hotel block! mmpc2026.umn.edu 🦠See you in Minneapolis!🔬 #mmpc2026

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New for #mmpc2026 this year: T-SHIRTS!! Designed by @ruthlessruth15.bsky.social & featuring your favorite microbes! Shirts must be ordered by Sept 4 & can be picked up at the conference. Get your official 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference swag here: mmpc2026.umn.edu/more/2026-mm...

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Julia Willett @jlewillett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm excited to be co-organizing the 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, which will take place Sept 25-27 on the UMN campus in Minneapolis! Poster abstracts due Aug 7! Submit yours & register here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu

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Ira Blader @bladerlab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Breaking: A new Special Collection in @asm.org #mSphere and #mSystems – “Lab Launches - New Leaders, New Discoveries”. We started it bc that first paper is important – it communicates the group’s identity as well as the discoveries that propel a scientific career. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Lab Launches—New Leaders, New Discoveries | mSphere

In the United States and some other countries, many small businesses mark their beginnings by posting their first earned dollar (or whatever relevant currency) from their very first transaction on a p...

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Michael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Many of you in the mycobacterial community attended the awesome inaugural 2025 Biology of Mycobacteria GRC, organized by @heran.bsky.social and myself: www.grc.org/biology-of-m.... I am writing with an update about this conference as the new chair.

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2025 Biology of Mycobacteria Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Biology of Mycobacteria will be held in Pomona, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu

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David Tobin @tobinlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Important piece from Sarah Stanley at Berkeley on new NIH definitions that can be construed to arbitrarily halt research that is both safe and important to public health and future cures www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g... via @statnews.com

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The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.

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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Another great @mmpconference.bsky.social wraps up… 👏 to organizers Jonathan Allen and Abby Kroken! @akroken.bsky.social

Opening session of the MMPC conference with Abby Kroken and Jonathan Allen on stage and a slide displayed.

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Did you miss the opportunity to submit an abstract to MMPC? We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research! www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...

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MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract

Submission Dates Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025 Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025 Poster abstract submission deadline: Extended to August 25! Instructions for abstract s...

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ASM @asm.org · 08/08/2025

Requiring grant review by political appointees will continue to delay and disrupt critical research and interferes with scientists’ ability to help protect the nation’s health and security. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

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ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

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ASM @asm.org · 30/07/2025

ASM and organizations representing thousands of biological research stakeholders sent a letter to NIH expressing concerns with the implementation of “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research” Executive Order 14292. Read the letter: asm.org/articles/pol...

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ASM Leads Letter on Federal Biosecurity & Biosafety Policy | ASM.org

The American Society for Microbiology leads a stakeholder letter expressing concerns on the implementation of EO 14292.

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Anna Tischler @annatischler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

5 options, one of which is not allowing funding for publications at all!

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Rock Lab @rocklabtb.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

"In TAG’s view, the suspended TB studies do not pose a substantial risk to the American public in comparison with the clear and present danger of TB, which is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent." www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/tr...

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Treatment Action Group Statement on Suspension of TB Funding Over White House Gain-of-Function Fictions – Treatment Action Group

Treatment Action Group (TAG) opposes in the strongest possible terms the suspension of at least 22 TB research awards by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following a May 2025 White House execut...

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The politically appointed NIH deputy director Matt Memoli overrode career staff and the NIAID director to suspend additional projects he deemed risky — mainly about tuberculosis and ones that made the bacterium less dangerous, the WaPo reports.

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Trump officials halt ‘dangerous’ research, overriding NIH career scientists

The Trump administration’s actions on NIH gain-of-function research have raised concerns among scientists, who argue the move could block experiments that are safe and potentially lead to new treatmen...

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The 2025 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, hosted by Loyola University Chicago, will be held October 3-5. We have a website where you can find additional information and begin making your plans! www.mmpconference2025.com

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MMPC 2025

Key Information Registration opens: May 1, 2025 Abstract submission opens: May 1, 2025 Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025 Poster abstract submission deadline: August 15, 2025 Registratio...

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

"Stand Up for Science is a grassroots operation led by a core group of 5 early-career scientists, that has grown to a network of over 100 volunteers working toward a shared goal: to protect the American science enterprise." @standupforscience.bsky.social

Flyer for Stand Up for Science rally at MN State Capitol in St. Paul, 3-5pm March 7, 2025. https://standupforscience2025.org/

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Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

8 years ago @asbmb.bsky.social gave me +18 more trainees a crash course in advocacy for their DC Hill Day. With NIH slashing indirect costs effective immediately, university Govt Affairs teams will be swamped. Here's 10 tips for scientists contacting lawmakers +pics from Denver's 2017 Science March.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 22/01/2025

Please tell your representative: 1) I'm not just a teacher in your district, I'm essentially an entrepreneur running a small business. 2) I employ XX people at good wages, ranging from $Y-Z. 3) Blocking the operation of the NIH prevents this and damages our local economy

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Ivan Radin @radinbio.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

My department, Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of Minnesota is looking for a new head and colleague in any area of Plant and/or Microbial Biology. Job ad: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365... So please spread the word to anyone who might be interested. Thank you 😁

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Believe it or not, GRC has told me we need more registered applicants or this meeting might not survive! Please don't let that happen if you can afford to attend 🙏

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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

If you live in one of these districts, PLEASE check online to be sure your vote was counted and doesn’t need fixing! Please Repost 🚀

Screenshot from the New York Times, showing races that are still too close to call and impact which party takes control of the house

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 06/09/2024

🚨New Professors🎓: If genome sequencing is in your lab startup plan, especially microbes 🧪🧫🧬: Join @seqcoast.bsky.social's New PI Program and get 15% off your first 3 orders with SeqCoast Genomics! Fill out their quick survey to claim your discount: share.hsforms.com/1415m_bb0RPq...

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Department of Microbiology @nyulangone needs Assistant Professors! Please repost and encourage outstanding colleagues to apply! #NYC apply.interfolio.com/153243

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

We are now inviting applications to register for this inaugural meeting! Applications with strong abstracts on fundamental mycobacteriology will be prioritized. @michaelglickman.bsky.social and I look forward to seeing you in April!

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

If you're interested in learning about the latest of fundamental mycobacteriology, sign up for #GRCMyco2025! Acceptances will start in September, check out the full program and please RT!

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Michael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

The program for the inaugural GRC on the Biology of Mycobacteria is live! Please come join us so we can a make the meeting a success, with @heran.bsky.social. 🦠#microsky #mycobacteria www.grc.org/biology-of-m...

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2025 Biology of Mycobacteria Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Biology of Mycobacteria will be held in Pomona, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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