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Casey Meili

@caseymeili.bsky.social
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I infect mice with a brain virus and blame the gut for what happens next. PhD candidate studying how microbes, diet, and other gut disruptions shape seizures and neuroinflammation 🧠🦠 msha.ke/caseymeili

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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎉 Excited to share my latest work out now in @epilepsiajournal.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1002/epi.... We asked whether the ketogenic diet (KD), a well-established therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy, is also effective against infection-driven seizures. 🧵⬇️
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Ketogenic diet fails to mitigate seizures and neuroinflammatory responses in a mouse model of virus‐induced epilepsy
Objective The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate intervention widely used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy, thought to reduce seizures through a combination of metabolic, neuronal, ...
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost! jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
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Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with The University of Utah | 37914733
The University of Utah seeks a Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The last paper from my masters has been accepted! (I graduated in 2023)
Silhouette of a man facing a sunset with his arms above his head. His arms have shackles which are breaking above his head.
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Explained an osmotic drug pump to an undergrad today by comparing it to a CoronaRita
CoronaRita (Corona upside down in a margarita)
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Ana Beatriz DePaula-Silva @biadepaula-silva.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Congratulations to my first PhD student @caseymeili.bsky.social for passing her qualifying exam! She is officially a PhD candidate! So proud of you!
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
“Thinking about the event in the U.S. capital started about a month ago, when five scientists, nearly all of them graduate and Ph.D. students, bonded on Bluesky over their concerns about the impact of Trump’s executive orders on science.” 🧪
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Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
PAPER ALERT‼️ “Neonatal fungi promote lifelong metabolic health through macrophage dependent beta cell development” is out now in @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/... A short 🧵 below
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Neonatal fungi promote lifelong metabolic health through macrophage-dependent β cell development
Loss of early-life microbial diversity is correlated with diabetes, yet mechanisms by which microbes influence disease remain elusive. We report a critical neonatal window in mice when microbiota disr...
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
8/8. So, if you’re feeling down about these attacks, I understand—I feel that way too. But just remember that they’re not attacking because your work doesn’t matter; they’re attacking *precisely* because it does. So, get some rest, connect with your people, and keep doing it.
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Elaine Hsiao @pipethero.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Delighted to highlight new work by Kelly Jameson and colleagues showing that select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulate vagal activity www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulates vagal activity via receptor-mediated signaling
Neuroscience; Microbiome
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I am appalled by the ASM's decision to remove DEI content from their website. Here is my email to the American Society for Microbiology, @ASM.org asking them to put everything back as it was. If you are an ASM member, please consider writing them.
Subject: Appalled by the decision to remove DEI content on the ASM website

Dear ASM Leadership,

For over 20 years, I have been a proud member of the ASM, a professional society that not only publishes outstanding microbiology research but also supports diversity, equity, and inclusion within our field.

I am deeply disappointed and angered by ASM’s recent decision to remove online content that highlighted and celebrated non-white, female, and LGBTQ+ scientists. Rather than unquestioningly complying with vague governmental directives to halt and delete inclusion efforts, ASM should have taken a principled stand and kept this content accessible. 

Since ASM is not a federal agency and derives most of its funding from publishing and membership fees, this decision to remove content that so many of us support is both disheartening and perplexing.

I have read ASM’s statement following the recent STAT article, which claims that no content was deleted but is instead "under review." I must ask: under review for what purpose? Will the language be altered? Will key aspects be removed?

I urge ASM to demonstrate integrity and restore the content in its original form.

As BlueSky user Len Kurland worded it nicely, this is the perfect time for Microbial Resistance.


 
Kind regards,

Elisabeth Bik
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
“Idk, I just think the vibes are bad” -me to myself after rereading a grant I wrote
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
On the way to #AES2024! I’ll be presenting posters on Saturday and Sunday. Stop by if you want to chat viral-induced epilepsy, neuroinflammation, or the microbiota 🦠🧠🐭 (Details on the posters below)
Graphic for the annual AES meeting reading “I am attending #AES2024 in Los Angeles”
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Oh…thanks for keeping track of that
The Duolingo owl staring menacingly with the text “you made 672 mistakes this year”
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I got a real request to peer review a paper for a real journal today???????? I am AFRAID.
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Ruairi Robertson @ruairirobertson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🦠🔬🚨 I have created a starter pack for those involved in research related to human microbiomes (there are other excellent microbiome packs by @claesengroup.bsky.social but this differentiates human from environmental/plant microbiomes). Let me know if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/3eeA7BP
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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
"I'm going to finish this manuscript before Christmas!"
a girl looking into a mirror and seeing a reflection of herself as a clown
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Celtic Karla @celtickarla.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Applications for Rising Stars in Neuroscience Symposium are due Dec 15! We are looking for exceptional grad students to Present your research, sharpen your science communication skills, and connect with peers and faculty. medicine.utah.edu/neurobiology... #STEMsymposium #neuroskyence #womeninSTEM 🧪
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Maria Viola @mariafviola.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
As my blatant tour of self-promotion continues.. macrophages are so much more than just cells that eat things! Yet, even the eating can be very cool. Here, we showed that macrophages in gut shape the nervous system, and this makes 💩 happen correctly in adulthood: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dedicated macrophages organize and maintain the enteric nervous system - Nature
Resident macrophages of the muscularis externa refine the enteric nervous system (ENS) early in life by pruning synapses and phagocytosing enteric neurons, and later switch to a neuro-supportive funct...
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I’m so excited by the surge of scientists making their way over here! I’m Casey and I’m currently a second year PhD student 👋 I am studying neuroinflammation induced by viral infection of the CNS, particularly in the context of epilepsy 🧠
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Emails from undergrads 💕
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
PAPER ALERT‼️ In our new study we characterized the anaerobic gut fungal communities of 10 marsupial species, evaluated the role of stochastic and deterministic factors in shaping AGF communities, and identified several commonalities with placental herbivores 🦘🐨 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Anaerobic gut fungal communities in marsupial hosts | mBio
The AGF are integral part of the microbiome of herbivores. They play a crucial role in breaking down plant biomass in hindgut and foregut fermenters. The majority of research has been conducted on the...
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
You guys, look what finally showed up 😍
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Honestly, listening to my mom explain my research to people at holiday parties is a master class in sci comm
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
I swear one of these days I will learn how to spell fluorescent 😅 (This post was brought to you by spell check).
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 29/08/2023
A Bluesky quick primer 🧵 for recent arrivals: 1. check default settings -- they set to min threshold likes before see in feed-- can change to show all.
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Justin English @justingenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2023
Excited for our upcoming PostDoc Rising Stars event this month!
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Jason Munshi-South @urbanevol.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Biology at Fordham University! Search is broad but interested in phylogenomics, evol genomics, and people that can teach computational bio and/or biostats. Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/128986
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
The conclusion of my master’s work is finally here (in preprint form) 🎉 We assessed anaerobic fungal communities in the rumen to determine if they are influenced by host domestication or biogeography and if they differ from those observed when sampling feces 🦌🐄🐑
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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
Diversity and community structure of anaerobic gut fungi in the rumen of wild and domesticated herbivores www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Diversity and community structure of anaerobic gut fungi in the rumen of wild and domesticated herbivores https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.29.555426v1
The rumen houses a diverse community that plays a major role in the digestion process in ruminants.
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Casey Meili @caseymeili.bsky.social · 26/08/2023
📢 New preprint is out now!🍃🐢 Our recent study reveals unique anaerobic gut fungal communities in tortoises, shedding light on their evolutionary history dating back over 100 million years. It also provides exciting insights into fungal-host dynamics and nutrient symbiosis!
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Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 23/08/2023
Lots of folks are pinging me for codes over at the bad place and we've now RUN OUT of donated codes. 1. Please donate codes here if you can: t.co/c8tQpnC0Wy 2. Please share the tweet below with underrepresented folks in your networks so we can make sure bskp.app grows diversely 🙏
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Help us diversify Science Bluesky and share your codes with folks from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds. DM or tag me to sign up for a code and see the form in tweet below for donating a...
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