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Matt Eldridge

@caspasekid.bsky.social
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Post-doctoral fellow in Helaine Lab at Harvard Medical School. Working on antimicrobial recalcitrance and host-pathogen interactions.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To do this during the worst measles outbreak in 35 years just after 4 Americans have died is pure psychopathy and tells you exactly where he stands on vaccines 🤬🤬🤬
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RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
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chasingmicrobes @chasingmicrobes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Public Hearing of NIAID Proposed Reorganization
BackgroundThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports biomedical research to better understand, treat, and...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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Matt Eldridge @caspasekid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Mike Johnson’s Nod Sparks Questions
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Unlawfully stealing from our future health to fund a war that never should have happened. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
For the one millionth time: THIS IS FASCISM. IT'S MORE THAN JUST GRANT FUNDING. SCIENCE IS A CRITICAL PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Simon W Davis @woodforbrains.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ho-LEE fuck democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 13/08/2026
As Americans struggle with rising costs and high gas prices, this is how Trump is choosing to spend taxpayer dollars. His priorities are clear. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 13/08/2026
The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million.   That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Researchers at the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark have conducted multiple landmark, population-wide studies tracking hundreds of thousands to over 1.2 million children using national health registries to examine potential links between vaccines and autism. Every major study found no connection.
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Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It sometimes feels like we're living in a ridiculously exaggerated folk tale with wildly implausible villains. For example, as the president takes billions for himself and his family and *coats his things in gold,* the soldiers fighting his war can't get toothpaste, hot water, or a clean toilet.
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Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln
The aircraft carrier's long deployment in the Iran war is raising concerns that the sailors and Marines on board are facing poor conditions, low supplies and fatigue.
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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances newrepublic.com/post/214034/... #Trump #Lawsuit #UnitedKingdom
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Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances
The president’s lawsuit against the BBC is blowing up in his face.
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Texas Democratic Party @texasdemocrats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ken Paxton just ran away from a press conference because reporters started asking questions he didn't like. If he can’t even answer basic questions about where he votes and his 15 properties, Texans can’t trust him to be honest or transparent about anything.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel
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Jasper Fox 🔜 MAW @redfuchs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Repost if you can hear this image blaring
Photo of Microsoft's 3D Pinball Space Cadet
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Matt Eldridge @caspasekid.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hmm funny how that works… Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
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FactsOverFeelings @thunderstorming.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Don’t forget that Bongino saw the files too.
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Measles cases have accelerated alarmingly over the past couple of years. From the Washington Post editorial. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Matt Eldridge @caspasekid.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
new paper from @csdetweiler.bsky.social lab. Great work @casamoto.bsky.social !! What a nice way to end the year! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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A two-step screen identifies a small molecule that disrupts membrane voltage and is effective against growing and persister gram-negative bacteria | Microbiology Spectrum
Finding new antimicrobials for gram-negative bacteria is challenging because their outer membrane is difficult to penetrate. Standard laboratory screens often miss promising candidates since they do n...
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Harvard Med Cell Biology @harvardcellbio.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Chan Lee @harperlabhms.bsky.social reports CASM-driven V-ATPase recruitment to lysosomes for acidification upon TRPML1 activation via DMXL1-RAVE loader. With Magdalene Moran(Caraway), Sophie Helaine lab, Joao Paulo, & HarperLab teams(HMS). Funds: Warren Alpert FND/NIH www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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DMXL1 promotes recruitment of V1-ATPase to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Lee et al. show that DMXL1, a regulator of V-ATPase assembly, is recruited to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation in a manner dependent on conjugation of ATG8 proteins on lysosomal membranes (CASM) and p...
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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology @natsmb.nature.com · 18/06/2025
ICYMI: New online: DMXL1 promotes recruitment of V1-ATPase to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation
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DMXL1 promotes recruitment of V1-ATPase to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Published online: 17 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41594-025-01581-xLee et al. show that DMXL1, a regulator of V-ATPase assembly, is recruited to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation in a manner dependent on conjugation of ATG8 proteins on lysosomal membranes (CASM) and promotes lysosomal function.
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 27/05/2025
“Importantly, under long-standing law and practice, NIH does not have the authority to arbitrarily terminate grants. Its funding decisions must be guided by congressional mandates, regulatory requirements, and scientific expertise, not vague and undefined criteria.”
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
These are extremely challenging times for early-career faculty. Here is my office's small contribution to make their hard and important work a bit easier: Download our curated and comprehensive database of funding opportunities for early-career faculty. Here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Highly multiplexed spatial transcriptomics in bacteria www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
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Highly multiplexed spatial transcriptomics in bacteria
Single-cell decisions made in complex environments underlie many bacterial phenomena. Image-based transcriptomics approaches offer an avenue to study such behaviors, yet these approaches have been hin...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
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Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
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Nicolas Minc @minclab.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Our lab has multiple open positions for post-docs to study the regulation and function of cytoplasm mechanics during embryo development. Details below 👇👇 Please Repost !!! @ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
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Filipe Carvalho @ffchcarvalho.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Getting closer to the reality of bacterial growth "in the wild". Lab-adapted bugs are really like diabetic, force-fed versions of their wild parents. #MicroSky
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Filipe Carvalho @ffchcarvalho.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
#MicroSky
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Ludovic Tailleux @ltailleux.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
🚨 Call for Applications 🚨 The Institut Pasteur is recruiting junior research group leaders! Focus on: 💉 Vaccinology & immunotherapies 🦠 Infectious diseases 🧠 Neuro-immunology and neurodevelopment 🤰 Maternal & child health 📅 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call... #ResearchOpportunity #ScienceJobs
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Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur
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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.eurosky.social · 25/11/2024
Just did my first Starter Pack, I think it can be useful. Let me know if you miss any journal and I will add it. Enjoy!! go.bsky.app/QPFZpj9
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Matt Eldridge @caspasekid.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Another paper from the Helaine lab! This time a review! Great work from Rachel outlining definitions and concepts in studying antibiotic recalcitrance (it can be very tough to do!) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this Review, Giorgio and Helaine provide an overview of the physiology of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella enterica during infection, discuss recent insights into the clinical implications of ant...
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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Join us! 4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... #microsky
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Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024). Application Deadline:
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Matt Eldridge @caspasekid.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
New paper from Helaine lab at Harvard Medical School, check it out! www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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A prophage competition element protects Salmonella from lysis
Sargen and Helaine find a prophage-encoded anti-phage defense element that blocks the lytic cycles of co-residing prophages. They further find that prophage competition occurs in Salmonella persisters...
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