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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Caspase-11–mediated hyperinflammation impairs CD8+ T cell immunity and viral clearance in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection @insight.jci.org @ohiostatemed.bsky.social insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💉🦠 A single dose of the #HPV #vaccine is highly effective at preventing #infections that can cause #cervical #cancer, adding evidence that one shot may provide strong protection. #Vaccines #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Microsky via @apnews.com apnews.com/article/hpv-...
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This was the 7th Infect-Net Network meeting. It was a very interactive meeting with wonderful female scientists. Looking forward to the next on-site Event September next year in Essen. #Infect-Net #visibility #Connecticut 📸 by Luisa Härtig (HIRI)
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Measles outbreak in Chicago shelter cost nearly $9 million, CDC estimates The response was one of the most resource-intensive in the United States since measles was eliminated in 2000. Read more: bit.ly/4hiezvr 📷: Federal Register / Flickr cc
Shelter for unhoused people
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ebola outbreak in DRC approaches 7,800 cases Only 85% of identified case contacts are under follow-up. Read more: bit.ly/4AoMMCh 📷: UNMEER / Flickr cc
dignified burial
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Der zunehmende Druck durch #Antibiotikaresistenzen macht deutlich: Es braucht neue therapeutische Mittel. Forschende des @helmholtzhips.bsky.social zeigen mit Corramycin aus Bodenbakterien einen Ansatz gegen #Tuberkulose – auch wirksam gegen resistente Stämme. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...
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Neuer Wirkmechanismus gegen einen alten Gegner
Naturstoff aus Bodenbakterien eröffnet neuen Ansatz gegen resistente Tuberkulose, einer der tödlichsten Infektionskrankheiten weltweit.
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Nature @nature.com · 23/09/2026
Ten researchers and faculty members share what surprised them when they began teaching — and what they wish they had known before walking into the room go.nature.com/4d2ERRf
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About to give your first lecture? Read this first
Ten researchers and faculty members share what surprised them when they began teaching — and what they wish they had known before walking into the room.
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our 7th Networking Meeting is now over. It was geraten. Thanks to all who contributed to it. And we are happy to announce our next Network Meeting taking place from 16. - 17.09.2027 in Essen. SAVE THE DATE!
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And last but not least Lisa Tölle presents insights into the research and activities of the @meta-ifif.bsky.social initiative Moms@Science
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Afterwards we had a lively panel discussion about age-specific challenges faced by female scientists with @ffaberlab.bsky.social @jeaninerismondo.bsky.social, Michaela Petter and Ina Vorberg moderated by @gabrielepradel.bsky.social
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On day 2, we start with a talk by Claudia Peus from the Institute for Lifelong Learning @tum.de about Lifelong Learnibg and Leadership in Academia
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To get interactive, we will now do a "World Café" on topics selected by the participants. #WorldCafe #networking #connect
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now we have the General Assembly of our #Infect-Net association presented by @gabrielepradel.bsky.social If you also want to join, please visit our website infectnet.org/en/
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We continue with a "Meet the PI" Session where peers can get career advice and input by established female scientists #Infect-Net #womeninSTEM #connect
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The last talk of the first session is given by Dorothee Viemann about age-dependent outcomes in human respiratory viral infections #Infect-Net #viralinfections
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The next talk is by Stephanie Jung from @unibonn.bsky.social who talks about MDA5-dependent IFN response during Hepatitis D virus infection #Infect-Net #Hepatitis #innateimmunity
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now, one of our hosts, Franziska Faber, presents her work on programmable RNA antibiotics #Infect-Net #asobiotics #Clostridioides
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now we continue with @sharmalab.bsky.social who talks about the role of small RNAs and small proteins in flagella biogenesis of Campylobacter jejuni #Infect-Net #smallRNAs #regulation
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
First up, our keynote speaker Katharina Höfer, wo recently moved to the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy in Regensburg. She talks about covalent RNA-Protein networks and their role in phage infection #Infect-Net #RNA #NAD-RNA #Phages
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome speech from our hosts Franziska Faber and Stefanie Kampmeier! Looking forward to a nice meeting to connect #Infect-Net #womeninstem #networking
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Getting ready for the 7th network meeting of #Infect-Net
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Have you been aware of the GLOBAL IMMUNOTALKS series?Great opportunity to meet immunologists from all over the world!
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
High-flying superbugs: Bouncy castles tied to MRSA skin infections An outbreak of the resistant bacteria affected 47 children who attended a neighborhood party in Ireland, plus a close contact. Read more: bit.ly/4d3Bp95
Young boys and girls on a multicolored bouncy castle
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Martin Steinegger 🇺🇦 @martinsteinegger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fold Spacer lets you fly through protein structures (Weekend project #2). It’s my first game: I originally set out to build a racer with structures as the tracks, but was a little too crazy. So it became this instead. You can upload your own structures. 🌐 martin-steinegger.github.io/Fold-Spacer/
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Pennsylvania woman dies of measles complications, the state's third such fatality this year Read more: bit.ly/3UIqsU3 📷: Joseph / Flickr
The Jefferson County courthouse is a two-story red brick building with a white clock tower crowning the entrance.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Denmark hasn't identified a single case of congenital syphilis since 2016 New research attributes this achievement to a comprehensive prenatal screening program. Read more: bit.ly/4hbjA9d
Profile view of a pregnant woman in a white shirt and grey cardigan. Her face isn't visible. Left hand rests on top of her bump, and right hand cradles the bottom of the bump.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 15/09/2026
Changes in the female brain during menopause contrast sharply with those seen during pregnancy and puberty, according to research in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4qZRLoJ #Neuroskyence 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows monthly rates of gray matter volume change across three female hormonal transitions.
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Opening for 2 junior professor positions!
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 07/09/2026
Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 7 Sep: On 6 Sep, DRC reported 6 604 (+82) cases & 3 175 (+41) deaths. 851 patients remain in isolation. EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW. Info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #PublicHealth #Ebola #IDsky #EpiSky
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers @natrevdiseaseprimers.nature.com · 07/09/2026
Following primary infection, varicella zoster virus establishes latency in sensory ganglia and may reactivate later to cause herpes zoster. dlvr.it/TVMDVL
This Figure shows the life cycle of the varicella zoster virus
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🔬🦠 Changing the #antibiotic playbook to catch an ESKAPE artist ... #Microbiology #Biomed #LifeSciences #Microsky via @eurekalert.bsky.social www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Changing the antibiotic playbook to catch an ESKAPE artist
IIT Gandhinagar, Jamia Millia Islamia, and partner institutions developed a potential antimicrobial molecule, DSA3, that targets Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) by disabling thymidine kinase (TK),…
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🦠💉 Pennsylvania’s #Measles #outbreak has hit Lancaster County especially hard, with hundreds of cases and the recent death of an #infant highlighting the risks of low #vaccination coverage. #Virus #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Microsky via @post-gazette.com www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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Pennsylvania’s measles crisis: Inside the nation’s largest outbreak
LANCASTER — For Hilda Smucker, the signs that her daughter was sickened with measles came soon after she arrived from camp. It started with tiny...
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🦠🧠 More than 90% of people carry #Varicella #Zoster #Virus, and research highlights how the virus can cause neurological and systemic diseases beyond #chickenpox and #shingles. #VZV #Infections #Biomed #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
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Over 90% of people carry this virus—and it can cause more than chickenpox and shingles
New research published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers is shedding light on the surprisingly broad range of neurological and systemic diseases that can be caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV),…
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@bavastroeva.bsky.social @bavastroeva.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Coronaschutzimpfung Stuttgart beim Dottore Grundimmunisierung ab 6. LM Booster auch nach Infektionen ALLE Impfwilligen Termine: (24.9., 8.10.), 22.10. ❗️➡️❗️Zusatztermin: Samstag, 10.10.‘26 ➡️DN / E-mail #CovidIsNotOver #BildungSicher #ProtectTheKids #DrMcCoy #Kinderimpfung
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and treatments for post-viral syndromes www.nature.com/articles/d41... @simonmakin.bsky.social @nature.com
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When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and treatments for post-viral syndromes
Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Study: RSV vaccine effective against hospitalization, death in nursing home residents The vaccine was an estimated 73% effective at preventing hospitalizations and 56% effective in protecting against death. Read more: bit.ly/3Utnnag
Older woman on oxygen in a hospital bed
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ebola kills 3,000 in DRC as control efforts aren’t measuring up A new CDC report shows most cases are from new transmission chains. Read more: bit.ly/46H2D1i 📷: UK DFID/Flickr CC
Ebola workers
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ASM @asm.org · 31/08/2026
#MicrobiologyMonday: 150 years ago, Robert Koch identified Bacillus anthracis as the cause of anthrax. However, the first mention of the word "anthrax" to describe the disease appeared much earlier—around 400 BCE. Learn more in #MMBRJournal: asm.social/349
Observations of the B. anthracis capsule by John M’Fadyean. Figure from reference 127. Original legend: “Blood from the tail of a cow dead of anthrax. The greenish-blue bodies are the nuclei of leucocytes; the anthrax bacilli are stained dark blue, and between them is seen the reddish-purple or violet material.”
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐳𝐮𝐦 7. 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭-𝐍𝐞𝐭-𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐳𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧 📅 22.–23. September 2026 📍 Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum, Universität Würzburg 🧬 Hier unsere 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞-𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧 Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social "𝐑𝐍𝐀 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐍𝐀-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧":
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sigtrans.bsky.social @sigtrans.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Registration is possible for the CellComm Summit / 29th STS Meeting. November 2-4 in Weimar! Application for Awards and grants is still possible.
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Es sind nur noch wenige Tage Zeit, sich für unser 7. Netzwerktreffen in Würzburg anzumelden. Zur Anmeldung geht es hier 👇👇👇 www.hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de/formulare/7t...
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Interesse an einem spannenden Workshop zum Thema One Health? Dann schnappt Euch die letzten Plätze 👇👇👇👇
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 25/08/2026
Forschung, die weiterführt: #Bioprinting eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten. Was einst Grundlagenforschung war, verändert die Medizin und die Therapien der Zukunft. Zum Beispiel, wenn es um menschliche Organe geht. Wie weit die Wissenschaft aktuell ist. 👇
Slide 1 von 4 mit einem Bild im Hintergrund, das ein menschliches Herz aus klitzekeinen Bausteinen zeigt. Überschrift:
Wenn Spenderorgane fehlen
Gewebe aus dem Drucker
und der Slogan "Wie uns Wissen weiterbringt"Slide 2 von 4:
Gleiches Bild, wie inm ersten Slide mit Textfeld:
Gibt es Alternativen zur Organspende?
Beim 3D-Bioprinting werden lebende Zellen und Biomaterialien Schicht für Schicht zu räumlichen Strukturen aufgebaut. So lassen sich menschliche Gewebe im Labor mittlerweile nachbilden. Slide 3 von 4:
Gleiches Bild und Textfeld:
Gedruckte Gewebemodelle helfen schon heute, Krankheiten und Medikamente zu erforschen – und könnten Tierversuche reduzieren. Langfristiges Ziel der Forschung sind komplexere Gewebe und eines Tages vielleicht transplantierbare Ersatzorgane.Slide 4 von 4. Text auf Violett:
Was es dafür braucht:
- Innovative Menschen aus aller Welt
- Neugier und Offenheit
- Deine Unterstützung
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sigtrans.bsky.social @sigtrans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🏆 𝐆𝐁𝐌 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢on 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 With the award, the @gbmev.bsky.social recognizes young scientists developing methods in the fields of #biochemistry, #molecularbiology, and #signaltransduction. 🔬 Register for the #CellCommSummit until August 30. We look forward to seeing your innovative methods!
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thought you should know about this!
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Remember to register for our 7th Infect-Net network meeting in Würzburg. Registration Deadline is 31.08.2026 Registration link: www.hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de/formulare/7t...
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Vivek Mutalik @vivekmutalik.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
New Preprint 🥳 Here we wondered how phages that have been extensively studied in laboratory E. coli strains actually behave when they encounter a real pathogen such as O157:H7 strain...one with a far more complex cell surface & one of the most consequential foodborne pathogens in the United States.
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Animated E. coli Bacteria Drawing
Alt: Animated E. coli Bacteria Drawing
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Nature @nature.com · 25/07/2026
Researchers have discovered a contagious cancer in catfish – just the fourth example of tumour cells that spread naturally from one animal to another go.nature.com/4buKZ43
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Rare contagious cancer discovered in wild catfish
Nature - Transmissible tumours have been found in only a few types of animal, but there might be many more out there.
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@ideberitlange.bsky.social zum Zusammenhang von Atemwegserkrankungen und Todesfällen durch Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen:
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Das #Mikrobiom ist ein Faktor bei der Entstehung der Darmerkrankung #MorbusCrohn. Forscher:innen aus Kanada haben in einem Mausmodell gezeigt, dass sie das Mikrobiom durch #Bakteriophagen gezielt modulieren und Symptome dadurch lindern können. via #BildDerWissenschaft wissenschaft.de/artikel/phag...
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Phagen könnten Morbus-Crohn-Symptome lindern
Viren, die problematische Darmbakterien unschädlich machen, könnten die Behandlung der entzündlichen Darmerkrankung unterstützen, zeigt eine Studie an Mäusen.
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