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Natalia Sampaio

@drnatsampaio.bsky.social
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Researcher - innate immunity, RNA sensors, viruses, inflammation, autoimmunity. Hudson Institute, Monash Uni, Melbourne. Mum, T1D, tomato-grower, she/her www.hudson.org.au/researcher-profil…

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Lauren Slosky @laurenslosky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Our Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota is looking for another tenure-track Assistant Professor! Please pass along to those in your network who may be interested. 💛〽️ Join us! 👉 jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/680440/ass…  #FacultyJobs #Pharmacology #TenureTrack 🧪🔵🧠
Aerial view of the University of Minnesota’s medical campus along the Mississippi River, with autumn-colored trees lining the riverbank and the downtown Minneapolis skyline in the distance beneath a clear blue sky.
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Want to get up to date on the latest in #RNA sensing and #virus infections? Lucky for you, we just published a review! Led by my talented PhD student Sofia Maceratessi, we've reviewed new discoveries in the field in the last 2-3 years. Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library
Activation of cytosolic dsRNA sensors by viral infection generates multiple outcomes. dsRNA generated during viral infection, either of viral origin or from endogenous sources, can activate multiple ....
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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (gw4biomed.ac.uk/how-does-tem...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky **Please share** the ad below with anyone who may be interested.
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Redmond O'Connell @redmondoconnell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We're hiring! Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoc position in the labs of Prof Mark Cunningham and @connelllab.bsky.social at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience as part of the MAP-IT project investigating the use of OPM-MEG to improve localisation of glioma-associated epilepsy
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today is Australia’s first-ever Medical Research Giving Day! 🔬 Every $1 donated to medical research returns $4, turning discoveries into breakthroughs. ❤️ Gifts to @hudsonresearch.bsky.social today will be matched up to $10,000. Support medical research: bit.ly/4qVWpE8 #MedicalResearchGivingDay
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Join Australia's first ever Medical Research Giving Day. On 9 September 2026, more than 30 medical research institutes will unite for one day to fund the breakthroughs that improve and save lives.
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨 Join our lab - we are #hiring a postdoctoral fellow in "Pathogen sensing, innate immunity and autoimmunity"! @dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social Deadline for application: 20.09.2026 Starting date: from 1.01.2027 #PostdocJobs More info and applications: l1nq.com/cai1vy7 Please share
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Loved chatting to @drshanerrr.bsky.social on @3rrrfm.bsky.social Einstein-A-Go-Go. Took along my 7yo: “Mum, I can’t believe you were on the radio!” Talking #innateimmunity, #virus #infection and #inflammation research at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Particularly our recent #MDA5 study. #scicomm
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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thank you to everyone who shared our Executive Director search last week! As our effort takes off, 2 more positions are now open: a Clinical Trials Regulatory Manager and a Clinical Coordinator Please share with anyone who might be a fit!
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MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine @imm.ox.ac.uk · 20/08/2026
#WIMMReads 🧪 From the Rehwinkel Group: new study suggests MDA5 can act as a cellular “guard”: during viral infection, it senses disruption to the cell’s own RNA processing — not only viral RNA. #Immunology #Academicsky @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
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Loss of cellular RNA homeostasis contributes to MDA5 activation during virus infection - Nature Immunology
MDA5 detects double-stranded RNA during viral infections. This work shows that MDA5 binds aberrant host RNA induced during viral infection. Rescue of aberrant cytoplasmic RNA during infection abrogate...
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A great lab to work in!!!!
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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Most basic science departments at UCSF are having faculty searches this year. Biochemistry & Biophysics, Microbiology & Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and more. We're looking for new and exciting science and nice people. You'll find them all at aprecruit.ucsf.edu
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Welcome - AP Recruit
University of California, San Francisco Online Faculty Recruitment
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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
At this rate we're going to need a curated list of which commercial antibodies are reliable at all... 'The latest search (...) reported that he had found more than 18,000 further questionable images associated with antibodies sold by 15 companies, and released a database of them.'
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More than 18,000 questionable images found in antibody catalogues of 15 companies
Science sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies.
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🍁 Bryan Heit, PhD 🍁 @bryanheit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our antibody providers are involved in the mass production and presentation of fraudulent western blot "validation" images. Scientists would be fired for dojng this - why do antibody providers get a free pass?
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Omg!!!!! I’m horrified, but yet again, completely unsurprised. When the Thermo antibody saga was unveiled a few months ago, I was wondering how widespread this was and where it was coming from.
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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Want to push the frontiers of science? The ISTA-Fellow program offers fully funded (2-year) postdoctoral fellowships for candidates who have completed, or will soon complete, their PhD in the natural or computer sciences, mathematics, or any related discipline. Apply now 👉 bit.ly/3TTWjNj
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What a gross person
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Three positions advertising in friendly lab on butterfly rearing & experiment support, image-based identification platform development, developing transgenic insects. PDRA/PDRF (2x): careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13... careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13... GRA: careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate or Fellow This Advanced Research and Innovation Agency funded full...
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A nice reminder for me to get my #SARSCoV2 #COVID booster! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Potent type-specific de novo antibodies complement broadly reactive imprinted antibodies in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants - Nature Immunology
Updated SARS-CoV-2 boosters broaden humoral immunity by recalling cross-reactive antibodies and eliciting new less cross-reactive Omicron type-specific antibodies that target distinct RBD epitopes and...
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
VACANCY - Funded by @European Research Council (ERC), we have three exciting opportunities for Postdoctoral Researchers to join the newly appointed Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social Group. These roles span: Developmental biology - okt.to/nq50wC 🧵
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
😬 it’s not looking like a great time over there guys…
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
HIRING MICROBIOLOGIST: effective start asap! The PDRA/PDRF (per xp) will investigate the interactions of bumblebee antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with the gut microbiota & more. Our work has shown AMPs have striking specificity for ecological microbes. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13... 1/2
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Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This job is part of an Advanced Research + Inventio...
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Can confirm….
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I love this bacterial immunity field, it’s so cool! The bacteria have already done all the cool #innateimmunity pathways
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Simpsons Did It! South Park Meme
ALT: Simpsons Did It! South Park Meme
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We set out to map what #RNA binds to immune receptor #MDA5 during #virus infection. Our findings were unexpected: rather than viral, it was host RNA! Excited (translate: frankly, knackered) to share our paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Immunology! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵👇
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Maria Jalbrzikowski @mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
HIRING: Staff Scientist @ NeRD Lab at Boston Children's Hospital. Come join a powerhouse lab of 14 remarkable women. Looking for someone who loves neurodevelopment, sleep, & psychopathology, thrives on collaboration, & is excited to become the scientific backbone of our lab. tinyurl.com/mveskh4p
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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨Job Alert!🚨 Assistant/Associate Professor of Human Communication and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Come join us here in Silicorn Valley! Deadline Sept. 15. #AcademicSky #AcademicJobs illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant/Associate Professor- Communication, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Duties & Responsibilities
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Jason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ad forthcoming, but I am hiring for a postdoc or staff scientist to advance related investigations of the virus-host conflict. This position is ~80-100% computational, but with opportunities for experimental work if desired. If interested, shoot me an email with your CV! Reposts appreciated! 15/15
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Sequential kidney biopsies is quite an undertaking 😱. How awesome that there were volunteers willing to participate! Side note: should I be on SGLT2 inhibitors 🤔… #T1D
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hi all, putting feelers out: folks looking for a job ASAP in the 🇬🇧 in Cornwall, or willing to move? Collaborating group hiring a couple roles with skills in any of: - insect injections (incl. gene edits) - machine learning for image analysis - experience with 🦋 a plus! Can email me at link below.
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Discovery
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
😬🫠👎
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BuechlerLab @buechlerlab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The #buechlerlab is looking for #postdoc(s) to study how #fibroblasts control #inflammation and #immunity. Please see below and reach out if you are interested~ www.buechlerlab.com
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cool!!!
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#Biomni is amazing, but I am missing a critical point from the discussion: What is the long-term influence of these tools on trainees? Will trainees ever become experts if they never do the work? Autonomous biomedical research with an artificial intelligence agent www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Autonomous biomedical research with an artificial intelligence agent
Biomedical research is increasingly constrained by repetitive, fragmented workflows that slow discovery. We introduce Biomni, a general-purpose biomedical artificial intelligence agent that autonomous...
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The stuff nightmares are made of 🐍
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I see the same with students using #AI to write their Honours/Masters thesis. It may be less work for them to produce a (often mediocre) document, but it MORE work for me to assess it... AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive
There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...
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Martin Sauvageau @martinsauvageau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great opportunity! We’re looking to hire a Platform Manager to lead the decelopment and operations of the @ircm.bsky.social RNA Therapeutics core facility. If you have solid expertise in #RNA biology, particularly in methodologies to synthesize and purify oligonucleotides, mRNA and LNPs, apply now!
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
***Screaming into the void*** Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
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Karolina Lempert @klempert.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hi all! I’m looking for a full-time RA / lab manager (start date: late Aug or Sept, 1 year of funding guaranteed). Ideal candidate is a recent grad w/ relevant research experience. App review has begun, so if you’re interested, please apply here ASAP, by 7/12! Thx! phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
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Hiring Research Assistant, - Garden City, N.Y.
View job details and apply now
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping?” Speaks to my soul. I have pondered this exact question many times…. 🥲🧫🧬🥼🧪
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Connor G G Bamford @connorggbamford.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Please share 🚨 We have a postdoc position open on avian influenza virus tracking and genomics across natural to develop an early-warning system to protect human and animal health hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Job profile
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
That’s pretty cool!
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Rodrigo Braga @rodbraga.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Please RT - We are looking for someone who wants to establish and lead a cutting-edge neuroimaging center at Northwestern, working closely with multiple labs, including my own, in neuroscience research broadly construed. If you are curious, dm me and I'm happy to answer questions
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Simon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A new group dedicated to evolutionary ecology! This is an opportunity to have a permanent community space for the field, as well as ensure regular conferences like #ExE2026. But it needs your help 👇
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Outrageous!!!!!! www.genomeweb.com/business-new... (note: behind paywall but accessible for anyone who makes an account with an institute email)
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Thermo Fisher's Response to Antibody Image Controversy Sparks Outcry From Researchers
Researchers have identified over 460 "problematic" Western blot images in Thermo Fisher's online antibody catalog, while the company denies any wrongdoing.
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It’s always a pleasure to walk through @monashuniversity.bsky.social Clayton campus and experience the stunning gardens. At times it’s like walking through a forest! I am also lowkey obsessed with banksias and they have so many in bloom! #banksia
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Can’t wait to present at this online workshop on #sciencecommunication I have a lot to say about crafting and delivering a good presentation! Honestly though folks, maybe don’t give me a soapbox… well, we’ll see!
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Kresten Lindorff-Larsen @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Come join the new Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design as a group leader Cool science in a great scientific environment in wonderful and very family friendly Copenhagen There are two positions that can either be at TT assistant or associate prof level employment.ku.dk/tenure-track...
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of De novo Protein Design
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design at the University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint two new group leaders in de novo protein design from 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. These positions will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level and associated with the Department of Biology (Faculty of Science) or the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences).
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
😂
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Prof Danny Altmann @daltmann.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Calling all students with a research interest in any area of infection/immunity! We're looking for great science writing. The Robin Weiss Prize is to commemorate an inspirational, creative scientist who was highly gifted in writing accessible, readable science. Details here: lnkd.in/eYAHHkT7
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Altegoerlab @faltegoer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
As promised: We have an open 2-year postdoc position in my lab at HHU Düsseldorf, starting September 2026. Come join us and help pioneering structural biology of fungal GPCRs! More about the lab: altegoerlab.de Apply here: karriere.hhu.de/index.php?ac... Please share with interested candidates!
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Postdoc (m/f/d) structural biology of fungal G-Protein coupled receptors
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