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Darragh Duffy

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Immunologist at Institut Pasteur Paris 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺 Interested in immune response variability - causes & consequences scholar.google.com/citations?user=T…

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/08/2026
Any frank assessment of your achievements starts with an equally frank assessment of the world-historic forces that attended those achievements. For example, I often tell people who want to get into tech, "If you lack the foresight and work ethic to be born in 1971, I can't really help you." 1/
An old-timey baseball player sliding into base in a great dust-cloud. The background is a high-magnification multicore CPU.
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Spyros Lytras @spyroslytras.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Come work on exciting AI for biology projects in Paris!! 🇫🇷 Details and application below, deadline sept 1st!
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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"Based on the dataset you shared, US and UK responses differ mainly in tone, intensity, and wording style, even though they express similar emotional states" New post on what happened when I got Copilot to do some data analysis: kucharski.substack.com/p/real-signa...
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Real signals or artificial stereotypes?
Adventures with a cultural Copilot
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Tal Shay @tal-shay.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Looking forward to meet again in Hamburg this fall! @immunotal.bsky.social @consigliocr.bsky.social @darraghduffy.bsky.social @soareslab.bsky.social @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We have a new story out at @natcomms.nature.com! This time our lab tackled the enigmatic "autoinflammation of unknown origin". These #autoinflammatory patients don't fit the criteria of classical syndromes. It wasn't even clear they were a single group, to be honest www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We are looking for outstanding scientists to develop ambitious research programs in molecular and cellular biology, with special interest in multidisciplinary projects and computational biology.More info: www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr #MolecularBiology #CellBiology #ComputationalBiology #TeamLeaders#I2BC
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Scholar Goggler bot @scholargoggler.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 23/03/2026
🧬 EMBO Workshop – The complexity of mycobacterial infections: from research to real-world impact 📅 14–18 Sept 2026, Paris Tuberculosis & non-tuberculous mycobacteria at the heart of discussions: evolution, host–pathogen interactions, drug resistance. 🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/26-myc...
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Meanwhile, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an increasing global health concern. NTM infections often resemble TB clinically, which can lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate therapy. Additionally, drug-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis and NTM exacerbate the global antimicrobial resistance crisis. A better understanding of the biology of mycobacterial pathogens and of the mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis and transmission is critical to reduce their burden worldwide.

This EMBO Workshop is the fourth in a successful series held at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, following the meetings organized in 2012, 2016, and 2022. It will bring together scientists, clinicians, public health experts, and representatives from industry and non-profit organizations, who will share recent insights into mycobacterial infections, from fundamental discoveries to translational research, and their practical implications. The program will cover mycobacterial evolution, physiology, metabolism, host–pathogen interactions, immune responses, mechanisms of drug evasion, therapeutic strategies, vaccines, and diagnostics. Emerging experimental models, computational approaches, and artificial intelligence will also be addressed, showing how recent technologies contribute to advancing mycobacterial research and interventions.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.
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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 25/02/2026
We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! We offer: 🔬 Core funding 💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure 👩🏽‍🔬A network of world-leading scientists …and much more. Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org
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Petter Brodin @petterbrodin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Paper alert 📢: What drives variation in humoral responses to viruses? collab with @etienne-patin.bsky.social @darraghduffy.bsky.social @lquintanamurci.bsky.social we show that for ~98k viral epitopes immunodominance vary by genetics, sex and origin: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lluis Quintana-Murci @lquintanamurci.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Happy to share our last study on how age, biological sex and genetics affect not only the extent of antibody responses against viruses but also the specific viral epitopes recognised. Thanks to Axel Olin @EtiennePatin @LabExMI @institutpasteur @cdf1530 @CNRS www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Demographic and genetic factors shape the epitope specificity of the human antibody repertoire against viruses - Nature Immunology
Patin and colleagues present a mineable Resource database for identifying demographic and genetic factors that impact antiviral antibody repertoires in humans.
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Department of Immunology and Inflammation @imperialimmuno.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
We're #hiring for new non‑clinical Assistant Professors! Keen to join us at the Department of Immunology and Inflammation? Make sure to select ‘Immunology and Inflammation’ as your first preference when applying. ✍️Apply by 11 March 2026. 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Scientist's way of saying 'I ❤️ you' "I found this paper/preprint that made me think of your project." "I checked the mice/cells/plates already." "I just sent you the edits you requested." "I have a slide/diagram that will work for that." "I had that problem with [lab equipment], I have a fix."
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Hanna Julienne @hanna-julienne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Hi all, applications are still open for a PhD in the @mlcare.bsky.social doctoral network!
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Milieu Intérieur Consortium @milieuinterieur.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Milieu Intérieur is recruiting a Research Engineer in Immunology. For more information, please follow the link #immunosky @pasteur.fr 🔬🧪💉 emploi.pasteur.fr/Pages/Offre/...
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INSTITUT PASTEUR - Ingénieur de Recherche en Immunologie H/F/X
Vous n'avez pas encore votre propre espace candidat. Créez-le en cliquant ici.
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 03/02/2026
Women’s health, Women in Health 🚺 📅 March 17th 2026 📍Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Registration and Poster application ↘️ research.pasteur.fr/fr/event/wom...
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Women's Health, Women in Health - Research
Women’s health, Women in Health March 17th 2026 • Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Registration and Poster application Fill the form The Institut Pasteur is pleased to invite you to the symposium Women...
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Lucie Etienne @lucievirevolte.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📣 *Abstract submission by January 31st* "Host adaptations to viral infections” International Meeting May 10th-13th 2026 @cnrs.fr Station Biologique Roscoff, Brittany, France Register & Join us +amazing international speakers! #CNRS @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social #IRP www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/evenement...
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Rapid host adaptations in response to viral infections
Viruses threaten all living organisms leading to molecular conflicts which have shaped hosts over evolutionary timescales. This meeting seeks to gather scientists from diverse disciplines including genomics, population genetics, innate immunology, virology, and beyond, to explore the evolution, diversity, molecular basis, and dynamics of these conflicts.
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 08/12/2025
🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines Special interest: AI methodologies 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 👥 2-12 years post-PhD Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #JobOpportunity #Research
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Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research
The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...
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Alex Loy @loyteam.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 20 postdoctoral positions (full-time, 4 years) for outstanding female scientists 👩‍🔬 🔬 @univie.ac.at The E-STEEM programme call opens January 7th, 2026 and closes March 3rd, 2026. careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... I participate as a host...
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Peter Sudmant @psudmant.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Registration deadline is fast approaching for the "Host adaptations to viral infections” Meeting May 10th-13th, 2026, at the CNRS Station Biologique de Roscoff, Brittany, France! JOIN US and the many amazing speakers! JOIN US! sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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Global Immunotalks @globalimmuno.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
2026 is here! We’re excited to share Global Immunotalks first semester poster, featuring an outstanding lineup! Please share and help us spread the word!
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Uruguay built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. It produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources & created 50,000 new jobs. Customers pay at least 20% less than they did before the transition
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Vivien Béziat @vbeziat.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🧬 New in @cellpress.bsky.social 🧵 1/ With @casanovalab.bsky.social , we propose a rethinking of monogenic disorders of immunity: 👉 common variants can matter — a lot.
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
“For three decades the goal of tech development has not been to improve our lives or serve the public good, but to maximize shareholder value & increase the power of the companies that control it..the root of so many of the social harms that the tech oligopoly have saddled us with”@parismarx.com
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“I will never be able to look back on 2025 as anything other than a disaster. But I want to be able to look back on 2026 as when we started to turn things around.” @dereklowe.bsky.social
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TheBlindboyPodcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I guaranteed you, In time it will emerge that Elon was financially backed to dismantle a space that actually led to bad people being held accountable. It was purchased for billions just to be ran into the ground. It was worth spending that much money to destroy the accountability machine
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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🚨 1 week left to apply for the Pasteur-Paris University International PhD Program (PPU)! Join an international community of scientists at the Institut Pasteur 🌍 Dedicated support, mentorship & world-class labs included. 📅Deadline: Oct 20, 2025 🎓Program start: October 2026 👉 Apply: bit.ly/CallPPU
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 28/09/2025
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Brilliant and powerful column by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Extreme weather and extreme politics go hand in hand – Trump and Musk are pushing both
Rabble-rousing of far-right demagogues is a reminder that the battle for a fair and habitable planet cannot be fought alone
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Milieu Intérieur Consortium @milieuinterieur.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Our latest study explains the link between the ABO blood type and its known associated differential susceptibility to thrombotic vascular diseases: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... lead by Tianai Lou @jamiesugrue.bsky.social with @darraghduffy.bsky.social & @clionaofarrelly.bsky.social
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Altered DNA methylation of the ABO gene is associated with differential plasma levels of von willebrand factor and E‐selectin
Background The ABO blood group system is associated with differential susceptibility to thrombotic vascular diseases. ABO is also known to be a strong trans-protein quantitative trait locus for plas...
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪 From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Discovery Immunology @discovimmunol.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Fever isn’t just a symptom, it's a window into immunity. Maloney et al. show how temperature fluctuations, from tissues to T cell mitochondria, shape immune responses. Rising global temps make this research more critical than ever. 🔬🌡️ bit.ly/4cZ8gu7
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🧵How to write and manage your first research budgets The point of funding is to convert it into quality research. A well-spent research budget should fund the idea it was raised on, plus revision experiments, plus preliminary data for the next grant. So you need to spend, while avoiding waste.
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 25/06/2025
Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. 🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This analysis suggests that at least 13.5% of 2024 abstracts were processed with LLMs, reaching 40% for some subcorpora
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Ian Sample @iansample.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
We’re hiring for a major role in the US, an investigative journalist to cover what’s happening with science in the US and beyond. This is extremely important territory for us. 🧪 workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795 The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter
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The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
There's no 'new normal' until we stop burning fossil fuels - it just keeps getting worse & worse.
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Delighted to be in beautiful Tartu sharing our experience studying immune variability in @milieuinterieur.bsky.social with SySAge & University Tartu
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
« neural-network models were outperformed by linear regression models for both genetic-only and genetic+environmental input scenarios »
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Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
This is what the science machine does. No massive breakthrough. No single cure. Just lots and lots of cumulative knowledge that makes things better… www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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UK cancer survival rate doubles since 1970s amid ‘golden age’, report says
Half of those diagnosed will now survive for 10 years or more after advances in diagnosis and treatment
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Darragh Duffy @darraghduffy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
« this comparison shows the value of genotype information fell by more than two orders of magnitude within a decade »
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Michael White @mtwhite.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Calling diagnostics developers. If you know any companies in your network that can develop portable readers for RDTs, please check out the following request for proposals coordinated by FIND. Can include standalone readers or mobile-phone based systems. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Calls for partners - FIND
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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
⚡⚡ Don't miss this! 👇 The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants offer $150,000 💰 to support early career researchers in immunology-related fields. Apply by June 22, 2025 🗓️ More info ℹ️: www.michelsonmedicalresearch.org/michelson-pr... #Immunology #Grants #EarlyCareerResearchers
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Milieu Intérieur Consortium @milieuinterieur.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Join the 1st EFIS Sex Differences in Immunity Congress – October 23, 2025 @pasteur.fr @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social Registration link lnkd.in/emerimQc abstracts welcome from all researchers, scientists, clinicians #immunosky
Poster for EFIS sex Differences in Immunity Congress on 23 October at Institut Pasteur Paris
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) is one of the best research institutes in Portugal. It's currently recruiting for three Group Leaders (junior or senior) across different areas, including systems biology and bioinformatics. gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
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