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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Disturbed metabolic adaptation drives natural killer cell dysfunction in association with nosocomial infection during human sepsis www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A special thank you to my mentor Dr. Derrick Samuelson and to Dr. Samantha Yeligar for inviting me to speak at the alcohol-induced immunometabolism panel this year!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I wanted to thank everyone who I had the opportunity to speak to & learn from with this past week at #RSA2026! I had the opportunity to present my work on how alcohol disrupts the innate immune system during bacterial pulmonary infection. It is always wonderful to represent @unmc.bsky.social!

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University of Nebraska Medical Center @unmc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Nebraska Medicine and UNMC have been asked by federal partners to receive and monitor U.S. citizens from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak. These individuals will be observed in the National Quarantine Unit.

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Nebraska Medicine/UNMC asked to monitor U.S. citizens from cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

The National Quarantine Unit, located at UNMC, is the only federally funded quarantine unit in the United States.

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪

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US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold

Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Incredible stuff! Here’s hoping they can use this technology for other diseases such as ones caused by prions! 🤞

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Monocyte-specific aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficiency leads to microbiota-mediated tonic cytokine response via STING pathway 🧪 www.jci.org/articles/vie...

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JCI - Aryl hydrocarbon receptor restrains tonic cytokine responses by inhibiting microbiota sensing in monocytes

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Victor Tatarskiy @greenrat.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Neat trick if you polycolonal ab's suck. Incubate them with fixed cells with a KO of your protein of interest, then spin. Protocol here: www.med.upenn.edu/markslab/ass... I was amazed how well it worked on first try (I'm sure that I can completely eliminate unspecific bands) #WesternBlot #cellsky

On the left - western blot of B16F10 cells wt and KO for CDK8. Our in house produced antibodies give a lot of unspecific bands. On the right same probes with antibodies preincubated with fixed CDK8 KO cells - there is a specific band and faint unspecific bands, which can be probably eliminated with increase of amount of KO cells.

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Daniel Colón-Ramos @dacolon.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Interested in metabolism? So are we! My lab has been exploring the cell biology of energy metabolism in the nervous system, and we are looking for postdocs. Cool sensors and microscopy, great work environment. Please help me spread the word!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Are you still adding people to this? My entire thesis is based on immunometabolism :) TIA!

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Matthew Sinton 🏳️‍🌈 @mcsinton.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Working on immunometabolism? Or looking for people who do? Then here’s the starter pack for you! 😊 #Immunosky go.bsky.app/MvxkA4Q

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The Journal of Immunology @jimmunol.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A history of alcohol use disorder increases the risk of death from sepsis. Researchers found that the HIF-1α-PFKP axis regulates glycolysis and phagocytosis in ethanol-exposed macrophages and is a potential therapeutic target in ethanol with sepsis: ow.ly/S5AQ50WOgnB.

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Mitoquinol improves phagocytosis and glycolysis in ethanol-exposed macrophages via HIF-1α-PFKP axis

Abstract. Alcohol use disorder increases sepsis mortality. Acute ethanol exposure impairs pathogen clearance in the macrophages via dampened glycolysis and

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs Note: This concerns many infections (inflammation, trauma), including respiratory viruses and is NOT specific for SARS-CoV-2 as some claim. www.nature.com/artic... 1/9

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Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs

Nature - Mouse models show that respiratory infections from viruses such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 can trigger metastasis of dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, a finding supported by...

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I’m not sure how much help this may be if they need physical samples, but Michigan State’s herbarium has a load of archived plant data that may be useful if they are looking for data collection. More info on the herbarium can be found here: herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/collections/...

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

It was a pleasure to watch Ben grow as a scientist over these few months with us. I am fully confident he will succeed in his future endeavors and hope he isn’t a stranger in the future. :) If you are interested in the specifics of his research, the PDF of his poster is on his LinkedIn profile!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

@unmc.bsky.social SUARP program ended yesterday, and our undergraduate student who was such a pleasure to have with us this summer presented a wonderful poster on how alcohol affects the metabolic capacity of the gut microbiome! See more about his experience here: www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam... 🧪

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Five months ago, I shared that I'd be working with Dr. | Benjamin Hoover

Five months ago, I shared that I'd be working with Dr. Derrick Samuelson at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Internal Medicine Department as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research...

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Just submitted my application and working model for my NIH F31 for #BioRenderForGrants! This model has implications not only in alcohol research, but also in various other fields. If we can force cells to “reroute” to a different metabolic pathway, we may be able to restore effector function.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

If you've ever *benefitted* from NIH research (big population), CALL YOUR SENATOR now to let them know. ⏰ Tmrw morning, Senate appropriators will mark up NIH's FY26 budget. Personal examples help. My own case: decades of *sustained* investment in NIH-funded cancer research saved my life.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

— microbiome suggest that rotavirus vaccine administration does not majorly alter the gut microbiome in a detrimental way; in fact, neonatal administration of one rotavirus vaccine modulates the microbiome in a way that allows for protection from actual infection. Hopefully this helps!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Maybe these might help answer your question? www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/sre... academic.oup.com/jid/article/... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Not all necessarily related to maternal antibodies and breastmilk, but many studies assessing the neonatal/infant —

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Association Between Maternal Breastmilk Microbiota Composition and Rotavirus Vaccine Response in African, Asian, and European Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study

Breastmilk microbiota composition differed significantly between cohorts in India, Malawi, and the UK. No consistent associations were identified between b

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

HOW COOL IS THIS? Researchers have developed a DENTAL FLOSS that can DELIVER vaccines THROUGH the gums, a method that could one day offer a NEEDLE-FREE alternative for vaccination. This approach effectively stimulated immunity AND provided FULL protection against a lethal strain of influenza. 🧪🧵⬇️

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K.T. Elliott @ktelliottmicro.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🚨🚨🚨PUI TT Job Alert!! My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students! We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!

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Assistant Professor - Biology

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Marc Joanisse @drmarcj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

My university has announced a special international graduate fellowship for PhD students whose acceptance at a US university has been rescinded. Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

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US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Award

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

As the US breaks a 3-decade milestone for measles cases in one year, I'm reflecting on my worst timed paper ever. I still stand by the points made here. The world, but one leader, remains ready for the endgame. The resonance of the abdication of US leadership is deafening.

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Rubella and measles: The beginning of the endgame

Benchmarks must be established and progress tracked to set a global target and take action

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Audrey Drotos, PhD 🧠 🔬 @audreydrotos.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

We’re doing a July 4 feature all week highlighting how funding science is patriotic (and the incredible researchers doing life changing, tax payer funded research!) Give us a follow!

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Microbial Tryptophan Metabolism Activates Host Lysosomal Activity to Facilitate Lipid Breakdown and Ameliorate Hepatic Steatosis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Multiomics Approach to Regionally Profile Zinc-Driven Host-Gut Microbiome Interactions in the Intestinal Tract www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Preprint: PD-L1 ligation on NK cells induces a metabolic shift from glycolysis to fatty acid oxidation, enhancing tumor infiltration and control www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

To all US citizens: now is the moment to call both your Senators and your Congressional Rep, tell them to vote NO to this atrocity and let them know you are following their every move and it doesn’t matter if they are D or R just blow up their phones. GO. www.congress.gov/members/map?...

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

It has also been published that AhR and NF-kB can interact and compete signaling-wise. I would be interested to know more about that in this case, especially in cases where subunits in both pathways complex with one another.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Abx ➡️ ↓ AhR ligands ➡️ microglia activation ➡️ ↑ inflammation Very interesting publication!

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️ Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

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Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Are you an immunologist working towards your first R01? Please join @aai.org and take advantage of programs like our Grant Review for Immunologists Program www.aai.org/Careers/GRIP We pair early career principal investigators with established mentors. Send me a chat for more info

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Hi Rod, is it too late to be added to these lists? If not I would love to be added! Thanks!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Had some really good conversations at the poster session today at #RSA_ISBRA2025! Thank you to everyone who came and chatted with me! 🥂

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Patrick Mulholland (He/Him) @mulhollandlab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hey #alcohol researchers, what are non-NIH funding mechanisms to support alcohol research? Please share any information #rsa2025 #rsa_isbra2025

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Very excited to fly out to #NOLA tomorrow for the annual Research Society on Alcohol meeting! I will be giving a talk at the Alcohol Immunology Research Interest Group satellite meeting this Saturday and will be presenting a poster this coming Monday on both myeloid and lymphoid cells!

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

While I think AI can be extremely helpful and useful in some scenarios, I think we also need to take a step back and look at how we are using this type of technology. I also think we need to be aware of how to spot AI in both art and writing so we can call out stuff like this.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Gut Pathogens is a part of Springer Nature, whose policy states that AI cannot be considered an author, and use of a learning language model should be stated in the paper. In this paper the use of AI is not mentioned anywhere. AI-generated images are not permitted, with some exceptions.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This figure is what really gave it away to me. Words like “bloodstroom/bloedstream” “aimmune” and “Erysipelotrichacee”, multiple misleading labels of the vagus nerve and the weird labeling of lymphatics gives it away. This paper was published in Gut Pathogens a little over a week ago.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

How did I know AI was used in the publication? The truth is, I can’t say with 100% certainty that it was. But certain aspects stuck out to me, including multiple misspellings and mislabeling in figures, excessive use of em dashes, and inconsistency in grammar and punctuation.

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Ashley Peer @ashophagy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It took longer than I expected, but today I finally came across my first peer-reviewed, published, chat GPT-written scientific article organically. 🧵

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