Reposted by Dmitri KotovThe American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 17/09/2026On the occasion of his retirement, colleagues and former trainees celebrate AAI Past President Marc K. Jenkins, PhD, with stories about his mentorship and working in his lab. Read more in #AAInews: ow.ly/opvh50ZO0mg 032
Reposted by Dmitri Kotovsarasuliman.bsky.social @sarasuliman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026For innate T cell enthusiasts, happy to share our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We show that mycobacterial lipid–reactive CD1b-specific T cells transcriptionally resemble conventional CD4 T cells more than other innate-like T cells, challenging how we classify these T cells. #CD1b #GEMbiorxiv.org| bioRxivbioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by openRxiv, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific communication 176
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My lab recently got an NIH grant, so my lab is hiring a postdoc with cellular immunology experience interested in studying the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. No previous BSL3 experience required! wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Research Associate - Infectious DiseasesLocation SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110 Position Summary In support of a recently funded NIH DP2 award, we are looking for a cellular immunologist to join the Kotov lab as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. We... 011
Reposted by Dmitri KotovBrittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 25/07/2026As mentioned, this isn’t from the editors, but the fact that Science even ran this is shocking AND refreshing. 19231
Reposted by Dmitri KotovAll Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Seen in an old cookbook, a recipe that resonates with me today. 2776260986
Reposted by Dmitri Kotovanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 17/06/2026A 20 year study on 2 NIH diversity programs in Science Advances shows they doubled undergrads' odds of getting a Ph.D. That is, before the funding for those programs and for the study itself was terminated last year: www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n...statnews.comNIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study findsA new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D. 2193128
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Here is a great template to comment on the proposed OMB regulations. Please make your voice heard! 000
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This matters. Important to read this summary of changes to understand how Vought is trying to undermine US science. 000
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026So... I got more information about this plan. The most important points follow on the next posts. 1/3 77776
Reposted by Dmitri KotovPatrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 2138126
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Please fill this out if you care about science. The vast majority of what we understand about the host response to TB was first identified in mice and then demonstrated in humans. Small animal models continue to be an essential component (in partnership with NAMs) of infectious disease research! 111
Reposted by Dmitri KotovDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Grant review homophily drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/g...drugmonkey.wordpress.comGrant review homophilyA small literature on citation homophily in science describes a bias in which white men cite papers authored by white men more than is warranted, and cite papers authored by women or authors of col… 062
Reposted by Dmitri KotovNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Let’s look at it another way: From 1986-2017, 87.7% of NIGMS MERIT awards went to men. From 2000-2017, 84.9% of NIGMS MERIT awards went to men. From 2007-2017, 80% of NIGMS MERIT awards went to men. These statistics overlap with a period when men were submitting ~2/3 of NIHgrants 1148
Reposted by Dmitri KotovTeresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis 14568
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 08/05/2026Photo by @nicolehester.bsky.social for The Tennesseean www.tennessean.com/picture-gall... 5358042226
Reposted by Dmitri KotovLauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 584101
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Interested in microbiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions? Come work with us! Our department at OHSU is opening a search for a new tenure-track faculty position. See the job advertisement for details. Please share within your networks! www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comFaculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position. 03336
Reposted by Dmitri KotovBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 02/05/2026New CDC MMWR shows 50 large TB outbreaks in the US, 2017–2023. 1,092 cases. 23 states. 79% of outbreak cases were US-born. TB is doing what TB does, exploiting the cracks that inequality created through homelessness, substance use, incarceration, poverty. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...cdc.govLarge Tuberculosis Outbreaks — United States, 2017–2023This report describes 50 large tuberculosis outbreaks in 23 states during 2017–2023. 19448
Reposted by Dmitri KotovNEJM.org @nejm.org · 29/04/2026Rapid, affordable, and easy-to-use diagnostic testing for tuberculosis is needed. In a multinational study, the accuracy of a tuberculosis diagnostic deployable to peripheral health care centers was assessed. Full study results: nej.md/48RWCjW #InfectiousDisease 196
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Cool study with lot of parallels between Crypto and Mtb! Congratulations Erin and Eric. 110
Reposted by Dmitri KotovScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 20/04/2026And finally: K grants These support post-docs and early career researchers. Landing one of these can be your ticket to a tenure track gig. They're career-makers. # of new grants issued through April 15 in FY2024 (the last “normal” year): 374 FY2025: 252 FY2026: 140 25618
Reposted by Dmitri KotovBWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I know at least 5 peeps w/NIH grants that have scored 1-4% who are not being funded. My hopes are those who are funded are using their resources to help others, particularly junior faculty. Sharing resources, personnel, time, etc… If we don’t all pull together, science and the country suffers. 63910
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Love to see this out! Congratulations Kayla and Sarah!! BarSeq is a huge advance for transposon screening in Mtb. 041
Reposted by Dmitri KotovCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2026Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.king5.comUW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answersA union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation. 8541372247
Reposted by Dmitri KotovThe American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 03/04/2026AAI strongly urges Congress to reject the Administration's proposal to cut the NIH budget by $5.8 billion and continue its longstanding support for lifesaving biomedical research. Read our statement in full: ow.ly/cVXj50YCWfK 013
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026NIH and NSF Updates (using graphs from grant-witness.us) NIH all awards (New and Non-Competitive Renewal, Type 1 and Type 5, consistent with what is shown on NIH Reporter) The flattening MAY be due to the lack of an OMB apportionment, which has now been remedied. 1/5 13519
Reposted by Dmitri KotovNature @nature.com · 30/03/2026Becoming a parent is much more detrimental to women’s academic careers than it is to men’s Read the full story: go.nature.com/4v4rxmQ 6252155
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Teaching my kid to read and just heard myself say “sound out ei then it's a silent gh and then the t”. A silent gh? This is how we spell 8? Wtf English. 000
Reposted by Dmitri KotovDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 24/03/2026NIH Fellowship awards for FY2025 by ethnicity drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/n...drugmonkey.wordpress.comNIH Fellowship awards for FY2025 by ethnicityThe NIH Data Book page reporting Research Project Grants (RPG) and Fellowship awards by ethnicity has been updated for FY2025. From this page we can look at the impact of FY2025 chaos on the fundin… 12217
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If they knew how to address problems then they would release NOFOs (potentially focused on concepts only they believe in…). Instead, this is another example of the current administration only knowing how to tear systems down. 000
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Working on a NIH multiyear funding tracker... This looks at the amount of multiyear funding (grants having a budget period 366 days or longer) for new and competitive renewal awards divided by the total amount of new and competitive renewal award funding over the same period. 1/5 35932
Reposted by Dmitri KotovAlexandre Gouzy @alexandregouzy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I’m pleased 🤗 to share our new preprint exploring the mode of action and resistance of the antitubercular drug pyrazinamide (PZA) 💊 Thanks to everyone who have participated 🙌 We hope these findings will help the fight against drug resistance in tuberculosis. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 43320
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Very cool SP100 family biology. Anecdotal, but over expressing Sp140 caused cell death. Potentially there are more interactions than just Sp100 and Sp110. 000
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted. What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards. Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science. 18698420
Reposted by Dmitri KotovJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Its time to impeach: actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...actionnetwork.orgCivil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell VoughtThe Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ... 1158
Dmitri Kotov @dmitrikotov.bsky.social · 05/03/2026This is a really great looking graph if you hate science. It would be great if we see a significant uptick in the pace of awards moving forward, but my guess is the chances of that are slim. 020
