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Jia Liu

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Poxvirus, SAMD9/9L, APOBEC3, viral pathogenesis and evolution medicine.uams.edu/mbim/faculty/prim…

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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The face of someone who’s devoted their life to service, science and space exploration needing to listen to some draft-dodging, out-of-shape bozo brag that he easily could’ve been an astronaut.
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. cbsn.ws/4daiCrv
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How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health
Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.
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Siân Owen @sianowen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases! www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/ This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!) Reposts appreciated 🙏
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology @natrevmcb.nature.com · 09/01/2026
New Online! The mechanistic basis and cellular functions of UFMylation
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The mechanistic basis and cellular functions of UFMylation
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00944-yUFMylation, a ubiquitin-like modification, regulates endoplasmic reticulum-associated ribosome quality control by conjugating UFM1 to the ribosomal subunit RPL26, preserving ribosome integrity under stress. This Review explores the structural basis of UFMylation and its emerging functional breadth, and it discusses putative UFMylation substrates.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
We are looking for a research scientist to join us! asv.mcjobboard.net/jobs/221333?...
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Research Associate I
A research assistant/associate position is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Jia Liu at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  Learn more about the lab: https://mbi...
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Lucie Etienne @lucievirevolte.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Yay! Joy & excitement for the #science ahead & for our #team @ciri-lyon.bsky.social, who is getting @erc.europa.eu #Consolidator grant support to work on the FUNctional EVOlution of mammalian innate immunity #FUNEVO ! So thankful to #ERC and #everyone who contributed & provided support along the way
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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!
WHY YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE EVERY YEAR
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to be high in the elderly (over age 65) and very young (under age 2). In 2024, nearly 50,000 people died in the US from COVID-19 and it is still the third leading cause of death in adults and eighth in children.
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Among children and adolescents ages 6 months-17 years hospitalized with COVID-19, 41% had no underlying health conditions. In adults, COVID-19 related hospitalizations increases with underlying medical conditions.
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Most adults hospitalized with COVID-19 had received no COVID-19 vaccine since September 2022. In children, majority of those hospitalized were not vaccinated.
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While efficacy on protection against infection is low due to the evolving variants and does also wane, studies have shown the updated vaccines are still nearly 60% effective against hospitalization and death.
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Studies show that those who were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine and get infected are less likely to develop post-COVID conditions such as Long Covid and MIS-C compared to those who are unvaccinated.
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Despite what some disinformation spreaders say, the COVID-19 vaccine is very safe. On myocarditis, countless studies have shown that the risk is significantly higher and more severe with infection compared to the lower incidence with the vaccines.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New announcement from NIH has been very succinct since this year. Hope you will find it helpful to identify new funding possibilities. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-HD-25-028: Notice of NICHD Participation in PAR-25-442, "Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of NICHD Participation in PAR-25-442,
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54396.html
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Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Infection and Immunity - CIHR
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Our work on a patented myxoma virus immunotherapeutic platform is finally out! www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17...
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
... magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/i-a...
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“I Am Determined to Carry On This Vital Work”
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Here is a link to a good CNN story including an interview with two of the NIH folks who wrote the #BethesdaDeclaration and stood up. More bravery facing the cameras. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD8y...
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NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
YouTube video by CNN
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/06/2025
I signed the Bethesda Declaration support letter and please consider signing it as well! Support NIH scientists and staff!!
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Sternberg Lab @sternberglab.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
1/10 New pre-print(s) from the Sternberg Lab in collaboration with Leifu Chang's Lab! We uncover the unprecedented molecular mechanism of CRISPR-Cas12f-like proteins, which drive RNA-guided transcription independently of canonical promoter motifs. Full story here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
If randomly kidnapping people (including first grade kids) from places of work, education, worship, and immigration appointments and disappearing them without due process to foreign prisons does not meet your definition of fascism, then your definition of fascism is wrong.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Quietly, F32 mechanism expired and academic postdocs may not be eligible for the revised postdoc grant... grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
👏🏽👏🏽 Free public health supplies are being provided at 51 kiosks throughout Los Angeles County. The supplies include COVID-19 rapid tests, Naloxone, condoms, etc www.latimes.com/california/s...
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COVID-19 tests, other health supplies provided free at 51 kiosks across L.A. County. What you need to know
Free public health supplies are being provided at 51 kiosks throughout Los Angeles County. The supplies include COVID-19 rapid tests, Naloxone, condoms and fentanyl test strips.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
When hurricane season hits but we have no warning because NOAA was disbanded & no one can get help because FEMA was disbanded, when it’s open season for every infectious disease under the sun because CDC was disbanded, I hope we still appreciate the military parade that only serves one person’s ego.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
NCE link is temporarily disabled. Plan your budget wisely, PIs. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-110: Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions NOT-OD-25-110. NIH
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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Excited about #ASV2025?! You should be! We have a line-up of amazing speakers and activities. Example: our Satellite Symposia "Emerging Zoonoses and Priority Pathogens" will focus on work being done globally to prevent and respond to emerging pathogens including HPAI, mpox, Nipah virus, and others!
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ASV 2025 | American Society for Virology
The website for the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology.
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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 13/03/2025
A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
If your grant is "reassigned" or removed this week before the study section review. This may be due to a new round of review on NIH research priorities under NIH's statutory and regulatory authorities. Hang in there.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Shapes and forms to make one feel isolated and defeated. Sometimes it sounds "I won't prioritize you, and you sure will understand". Other times, it goes "I never see anyone as pregnant as you." If any of these sounds familiar, don't take them seriously. Survive first.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Good morning from Arkansas! Here for science.
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Jeremy Kamil @macroliter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
🧪 #StandUpForScience wapo.st/3DcGEoa 🎁 🔗
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‘Stand Up for Science’ rallies call for Trump to reverse research cuts
The Stand Up for Science rallies are a response to the Trump administration’s actions, which critics see as a threat to scientific progress.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
It was a great day for science in Arkansas! arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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Arkansans hold rally to protest Trump science research funding cuts - Arkansas Times
Two individuals shared how they had been fired from the NIH and the USDA only months after starting their roles with the agencies.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US. Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪 We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/03/2025
On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone. Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
navy blue background with white text that says "3 days until we stand up for science"
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Can’t wait to celebrate all the amazing accomplishments of science for Arkansans! standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
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Local SUFS Events
Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing…
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
See how NIH funding affects your home state: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Andy Pekosz @andrewpekosz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
A massive loss to the virology community. Ann was an amazing scientist and mentor, whose service to UW and the virology community in general will be sorely missed. www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/a...
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Ann Carol Palmenberg, Ph.D Obituary February 20, 2025 - Cress Funeral and Cremation Services
View Ann Carol Palmenberg, Ph.D's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
You can freely access all PubMed records at Europepmc.org - I just checked and it's up and running.
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Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Boston Globe: 'Why is there no national day of remembrance for those who died of COVID-19' 'Massachusetts State Representatives Natalie Blais & Mindy Domb..spokesperson for Domb’s office said this session she is focusing on bills addressing long COVID research' www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/01/n...
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Why is there no national day of remembrance for those who died of COVID-19? - The Boston Globe
Five years after the virus emerged, Americans have not coalesced around an understanding of how COVID shaped us and what we've lost.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
It took years of investment to achieve innovation. If we stop investing now, US will lag behind. A little-known Chinese company made a drug that beat the world’s biggest-selling medicine www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
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A little-known Chinese company made a drug that beat the world’s biggest selling medicine | CNN Business
China’s DeepSeek shocked the world by delivering unexpected innovation at an unbelievable price. But this disruptive trend isn’t confined to Big Tech: It has been quietly happening in the pharmaceutic...
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
An event is worth noticing in Little Rock, Arkansas. I don't discuss non-science issues on this platform, but science and technology save lives and create jobs.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
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Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 7, ending February 15, 2025
Seasonal influenza activity is continuing to increase but remains low nationally.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Study sections meeting this week likely won't happen. The procedure loophole was used effectively shutting down NIH funding operations.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 22/02/2025
🚨PA colleagues: "Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania." "If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC Get out your Other Support and share that info!
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Microsoft Forms
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
It's happening. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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NPR @npr.org · 21/02/2025
With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.
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Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster?
With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Fantastic work ongoing! Highly recommended!
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Besides BV, what other study sections are rescheduled? Please share. I'm also reaching out to SRO to see if any policy changes... What a time with uncertainty...
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It's so frustrating that X is flooded with misinformation and nonsense. I didn't see the usual paper updates that I used to see. I'll need to go somewhere else for science and technology news...
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Anyone else used this technique? Please share your experience! www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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TurboCas: A method for locus-specific labeling of genomic regions and isolating their associated protein interactome
Cenik et al. describe TurboCas, a single-guide-RNA-directed dCas9-miniTurbo construct that can identify chromatin-binding proteins at single loci in the mammalian genome. Labeling of the FOS promoter identifies heat shock regulators, including FUBP3. MYC promoter labeling demonstrates the super elongation complex and BRD4 as MYC regulators.
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Jia Liu @jialiu.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Very interesting study. Make sense! phys.org/news/2024-12...
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Heterogeneous host populations drive evolution of more virulent pathogens, modeling study shows
The evolution of pathogens has received attention in a wide range of scientific fields, such as epidemiology, demography, and evolutionary ecology. Understanding pathogen evolution is particularly urg...
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Pregnancy enhances natural immunity to block severe flu "This fascinating response in the nasal cavity is the body’s way of adding an extra layer of protection, which turns on during pregnancy." Open Access www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Jeremy Kamil @macroliter.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
🧪Yup. Looks like you can atone for original antigenic sin. As with all learning, repetition is key 🥲 (The sky ain’t falling. Imprinting is real, but reports of the immune system’s demise were premature.) h/t @thelonevirologist.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Repeated Omicron exposures override ancestral SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting - Nature
Exposure to early variants of SARS-CoV-2 results in immune imprinting in mouse models and in humans, reducing neutralizing antibody titres against Omicron variants, which could be mitigated with multi...
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