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Lauren B. Rodda

@laurenrodda.bsky.social
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Immunologist investigating tissue resident memory B cells, opinions my own, Assistant Professor, Rodda Lab Oregon Health & Sciences University Portland, OR USA

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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
This cool study on compounds that can kill Plasmodium inside mosquitoes and can be applied to bed-nets was contributed to by the Riscoe lab at MMI!
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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Congratulations to the Tafesse lab on their recent publication on the effects on timing in repeat vaccinations!
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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Congratulations to the groups of Eric Barklis and @tafesselab.bsky.social for reporting an analysis of factors that regulate HIV-1 fusion in reverse pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Analysis of Factors That Regulate HIV-1 Fusion in Reverse
Based on observations that HIV-1 envelope (Env) proteins on the surfaces of cells have the capacity to fuse with neighboring cells or enveloped viruses that express CD4 receptors and CXCR4 co-receptor...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/04/2025
Vaccine scientists and medical leaders have announced they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. scim.ag/3ES9r1Q
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Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation
Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves
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WHO @who.int · 27/04/2025
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the past 50 years. A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/wiw2025
Every 10 seconds vaccination saves a life. Immunization for all is humanly possible.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Some important additional considerations about the need to comment of the implementation of schedule F. First, several sources have indicated that Institute Director and Division Director positions would likely be converted but not Program Officers. 1/n
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.
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NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Science, not silence! @rauchlab.bsky.social
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Science Magazine @science.org · 31/03/2025
In a landmark commentary last year, 24 scientists from around the globe—all of whom either identify as trans or have trans family members—called for recognition and support from the research community. #TransDayOfVisibility scim.ag/4l8LK5O
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‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community
“Rigorous science demands” it, authors write in landmark commentary
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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 31/03/2025
AAI is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where women can thrive. We are committed to providing resources, mentorship, and opportunities to empower the next generation of women immunologists. Learn more at aai.org. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Celebrating Women in Immunology
YouTube video by The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Federal funding of biomedical research has been a remarkably successful partnership, with benefits that are so intertwined in our daily lives that they can be easy to take for granted. So what will we lose if the U.S. continues to defund research? theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
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Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.
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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!
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List of Terminated NIH Grants as of 3-22-2025 (Source: https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf)
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Science Magazine @science.org · 21/03/2025
Some scientists had argued that the “forest gardens” of the Pacific Northwest were accidental byproducts of fire, flood, or land clearing. But a 2021 study showed the contrary: Indigenous peoples deliberately cultivated them. scim.ag/41Gocwe #InternationalDayOfForests
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Pacific Northwest's ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways
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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
New research from the @jnpruneda.bsky.social and @michaelnadbio.bsky.social labs: In this collaborative work, the groups show that ubiquitin is directly linked to mono-ADP-ribose modifications on proteins, a process called “MARUbylation". www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Ubiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO Journal
imageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ...
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OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New publication out of the @rauchlab.bsky.social at OHSU MMI
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Of the most significant public health measures introduced during Covid, which have held up scientifically, and which turned out to be wrongheaded? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/h...
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Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed? (Gift Article)
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved millions of lives.
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
As federal funding for research is uncertain, we need to diversify funding sources for our PhD students. Here is a comprehensive list of >160 PhD fellowships and funding opportunities, mostly from private foundations and scientific societies. Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
For a more full breakdown, check out @erininthemorning.com’s newsletter post: www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...
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Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social great turnout in Oregon for #standupforscience2025 !!! Thanks to all the amazing speakers!!!
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Oregonians standing up for Science!
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Science is a public good! Join us in Salem, OR right now! #standupforscience
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Resist List @resistlist.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s emergency request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid "The ruling represented one of the court’s first moves in response to the flurry of litigation filed" because of Trump/Musk's govt cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid
The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/03/2025
Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic. scim.ag/43ppHl2
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New NIH grant terminations target transgender studies—even in mice
Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Bluetorial: The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Join me on Friday to Stand Up for Science! Standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/03/2025
"To protect scientists and scientific output, US stakeholders must work to protect [racial] affinity groups from government interference," write the authors of a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4ki1MtL
Quote stating "Racial affinity groups ... strengthen the STEM community." attributed to Chaudhary et al.
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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@laurenrodda.bsky.social, @nicelab.bsky.social , @jnpruneda.bsky.social and I wrote an OpEd on the impacts of NIH cuts on Oregon: www.bizjournals.com/portland/new... It was signed by over 450 OHSU researchers! It’s unfortunately paywalled, DM me if you’d like a gift link or a pdf of it.
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Opinion: Scientists on how NIH cuts will hurt all Oregonians. - Portland Business Journal
"These cuts will cripple biomedical research and drug development in the U.S. We should be investing more in science, not less."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/03/2025
WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025
Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The horror show moves to the next level… Grant termination based on studying transgender issues!
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The World Health Organization calculates that measles vaccinations saved 60 million lives, 2000-2023. On Thursday, CDC scientists were forbidden to co-author papers with WHO colleagues. Other attacks on science + what to do about them in this week's debrief buttondown.com/liminalcreat... (1 of 11)
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Week 6
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
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Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I ❤️ UW Immunology. Thank you @jmoltke.bsky.social. komonews.com/news/local/t...
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Seattle scientists protest Trump's medical funding freeze, warn of research impacts
Biomedical research is teetering on a crisis after President Donald Trump held up the grant money that helps fund the industry, pending a review of all federal
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
A federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion
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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Universities that advertised their commitment to diversity in glossy brochures & fundraising campaigns now face a reckoning: was it real or just marketing? The admin bets they’ll stay silent to keep their funding. But the cost of inaction will be far greater. greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
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This Is Not a Drill: How Universities Can Save DEI
A roadmap for university faculty, staff, and administrators to support DEI through legal challenges, collective resistance, and institutional protections for faculty.
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
NIH funding freeze stalls $1.5 billion in medical research grant funding : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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Sheila Crowell, PhD @sheilacrowell.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
This article provides a helpful summary and @katiew.bsky.social is quoted!!
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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
In light of policies to defund biomedical research, and with judicial hearings happening today, we hope to highlight the many ways biomedical research improves people's lives, and to convey how damaging the proposed cuts would be... not just for us researchers, but for everyone.
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Federal Register block is intentionally being used to stop NIH from awarding grants. They might not call it a freeze, but things are effectively frozen. We need legal action ASAP.
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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Join me in standing up for science on March 7. in Salem, Oregon! Tell your friends and bring them too!! This is a nation wide event, with every state having at least one gathering. We need to show up strong!!! standupforscience2025.org
A flyer for the “stand up for science” event March 7, 2025, at the Oregon capitol (Salem)
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 06/02/2025
NEW Review: B cells in non-lymphoid tissues by Abrar Samiea @georgecelis.bsky.social Rashi Yadav @laurenrodda.bsky.social @joshuamoreau.bsky.social Highlighting new insights into mechanisms of tissue B cell function and immunotherapeutic targets #immunology #immunosky
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B cells in non-lymphoid tissues - Nature Reviews Immunology
B cells are major drivers of systemic immunity, but they also act locally in non-lymphoid organs. This Review highlights new insights into mechanisms of tissue B cell function as well as efforts to le...
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Excited our review on B cells in non-lymphoid tissues is out now! Across infection, cancer, autoimmunity and at homeostasis B cells are functioning in non-lymphoid tissues. @natrevimmunol.bsky.social Check it out! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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B cells in non-lymphoid tissues - Nature Reviews Immunology
B cells are major drivers of systemic immunity, but they also act locally in non-lymphoid organs. This Review highlights new insights into mechanisms of tissue B cell function as well as efforts to le...
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Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
When you skeet out a new preprint, also call out the NIH-funding that made it happen so taxpayers see the ground-breaking discoveries they have supported.
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Marion Pepper @marionpepper.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My weekend with immunologists devising new strategies to treat cancer, allergy, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity and infection. The WH has just paused peer-reviewed NIH funding that pays for these studies. If you care about human life, write your representatives. Demand that NIH funding is restored asap.
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Enjoying an excellent Midwinter Conference of Immunologists @midwinter-immun.bsky.social with a great OHSU MMI crew! @ohsummi.bsky.social @rauchlab.bsky.social Fikadu Tafesse, Hugh Neri @georgecelis.bsky.social
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Congratulations @georgecelis.bsky.social on earning the 2024 Sears Advanced Training Fellowship!
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Lab holiday party at mini golf! Art by local artist Mike Bennett. @georgecelis.bsky.social and Anna Dewitt
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
TBT Moss walls at the lab BBQ this summer!
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
So grateful to get to work with this awesome team! Sofia Reeves, @georgecelis.bsky.social, Anna Dewitt!
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Lauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A little of a year since I opened the lab!
Dr. Rodda showing the lab space up and running
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